STANDARD

CITY OF SACRAMENTO

STANDARD

SPECIFICATIONS

FOR PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION

November 2020

STANDARD

SPECIFICATIONS

FOR PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION

City of Sacramento

California

Adopted by City Council

November 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Title Pages

Section 1 Definitions and Terms 1-1 to 1-6

Section 2 Bid/Proposal Requirements and Conditions 2-1 to 2-6

Section 3 Award and Execution of Contract 3-1 to 3-3

Section 4 Scope of Work 4-1 to 4-8

Section 5 Control of Work and Materials 5-1 to 5-12

Section 6 Legal Relations and Responsibilities to the Public 6-1 to 6-17

Section 7 Prosecution and Progress 7-1 to 7-7

Section 8 Measurement and Payment 8-1 to 8-7

Section 9 Reserved 9-1

Section 10 Construction Materials 10-1 to 10-55

Section 11 Preconstruction Photographs 11-1 to 11-2

Section 12 Clearing and Grubbing, Tree Removal 12-1 to 12-2

Section 13 Existing Facilities 13-1 to 13-5

Section 14 Earthwork, Excavation, Embankment and Sub-grade 14-1 to 14-8

Section 15 Water Used in Construction 15-1 to 15-2

Section 16 Water Quality Control 16-1 to 16-6

Section 17 Laying Aggregate Base 17-1 to 17-3

Section 18 Headers 18-1 to 18-2

Section 19 Portland Cement Concrete Pavement, Joints and Curing 19-1 to 19-4

Section 20 Concrete in Structures 20-1 to 20-15

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Title Pages

Section 21 Placing Steel Reinforcement 21-1 to 21-4

Section 22 Asphaltic Concrete 22-1 to 22-11

Section 23 Bituminous Seal 23-1 to 23-13

Section 24 Curbs, Gutters, and Sidewalks 24-1 to 24-5

Section 25 Sanitary Sewer and Drainage Manholes 25-1 to 25-7

Section 26 Laying Sewer and Drain Pipe 26-1 to 26-24

Section 27 Water Distribution Systems 27-1 to 27-37

Section 28 Driveway Culvert and Sidewalk French Drains 28-1 to 28-3

Section 29 Moving or Changing Utilities and Water Services 29-1

Section 30 Drain Inlets, Gutter Drains and Ditch Boxes 30-1

Section 31 Construction of Chain Link Fence 31-1 to 31-2

Section 32 Traffic Signs, Markings and Barricades 32-1 to 32-10

Section 33 Pneumatically Applied Mortar 33-1 to 33-4

Section 34 Electrical 34-1 to 34-15

Section 35 Landscape Planting 35-1 to 35-24

Section 36 Irrigation System 36-1 to 36-8

Section 37 Boring and Jacking 37-1 to 37-6

Section 38 Standard Drawings 38-1 to 38-10

Index i-1 to i-14

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Section 1

DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

Unless expressly indicated otherwise, the following terms or abbreviations used

in these Specifications, or in any other Contract Documents, are defined as follows:

1-1 “A.A.S.H.T.O.” The American Association of State Highway and

Transportation Officials.

1-2 “Addendum” means a document issued prior to the execution of the

Agreement, that modifies or interprets any of the Contract Documents,

by additions, deletions, clarifications, or corrections.

1-3 “Agreement” means the written agreement executed by Contractor and

City, that constitutes one of the Contract Documents.

1-4 “A.S.T.M.” The American Society for Testing Materials.

1-5 “A.W.W.A.” The American Water Works Association.

1-6 “Bid” means a response to a request or invitation for bids or proposals. A

“formal” Bid means a Bid submitted for a Contract required to be awarded

by the Sacramento City Council pursuant to the Sacramento City Code,

and “formal” bidding means the bidding process used for such Contracts.

1-7 “Bid Form” means the approved form upon which the City requires formal

Bids for the Work to be prepared and submitted.

1-8 “Bid Security” means the bid security furnished by the Bidder as a

guarantee of good faith that it will enter into a Contract and execute the

required Bonds covering the Work if awarded the Contract.

1-9 “Bidder” means any individual, partnership, corporation, or other entity

or combination thereof, submitting a Bid, whether acting directly or

through a duly authorized representative.

1-10 “Change Order” means an amendment to a Contract issued after the

effective date of the Contract.

1-11 “City” means the charter municipal corporation known as the City of

Sacramento, in the State of California.

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1-12 “City Council” means the City Council of the City of Sacramento or any

other board, body, official or officials, to which or to whom the power

belonging to the City Council may pass.

1-13 “City Manager” means the City Manager of the City of Sacramento acting

either directly or through properly authorized representatives acting

within the scope of their authorized duties.

1-14 “Completion Date” means the date for completion of the entire Work as

defined in Section 9 of the Agreement.

1-15 “Contract” shall mean the written Contract Documents covering the

performance of the Work including the furnishing of labor, materials,

tools, and equipment.

1-16 “Contract Documents” means the various documents that make up the

Contract, which are identified in Section 1 of the Agreement.

1-17 “Contract Price” means the total dollar amount of the Contract.

1-18 "Contractor” means the individual, partnership, corporation, or other

entity or combination thereof, or its duly authorized representative, that

has entered into a Contract with the City.

1-19 “Controlling Operation” means an item of Work on the project’s critical

path whose duration time directly affects the date that the entire Work

can be completed.

1-20 “Critical Path Method Schedule” or “CPM Schedule” means a schedule

with a consecutive sequence for completion of the Work with the least

amount of float period(s).

1-21 “Day” means a working day, unless otherwise expressly defined in the

Special Provisions.

1-22 “Date of signing” means the date upon which the Contract, properly

executed by Contractor and delivered to the City, was executed by the

City.

1-23 “Director” means the Director of the City Department administering the

Contract.

1-24 “Division Manager” means the Division Manager of the City department

and division administering the Contract, or other City employee

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designated by such Division Manager to perform any duties assigned to the

Division Manager in these Specifications.

1-25 “Engineer” means the Director, the Director’s subordinates, or other City

representative(s) who have been duly authorized to exercise control and

supervision of the Work. The Engineer typically is, but is not required to

be, either a professional engineer architect, or landscape architect,

depending on the nature of the Work.

1-26 “Federal Specifications” means the Standard Specifications of the United

States Government designated in the Contract Documents.

1-27 “Field Order” means a written instruction from the Engineer to

Contractor made in the field.

1-28 “Finance Director” means the Director of the Department of Finance of

the City of Sacramento and includes the “City Controller” as used in the

Sacramento City Charter.

1-29 “Fixed cost” means a cost that remains constant regardless of the

quantity of work done.

1-30 “Float period” means such period(s) of time as may be shown on

Contractor’s schedule(s) that are not allocated to the performance and

completion of the Controlling Operation(s) of the Work.

1-31 “Inspector” means an engineering or construction inspector acting within

the authorized scope of the particular duties and authority delegated to

such inspector by the City.

1-32 “Laws or Regulations” means any and all applicable laws, rules,

regulations, ordinances, codes, resolutions, requirements and/or orders

of any and all governmental bodies, agencies, authorities and courts,

including but not limited to provisions of the Sacramento City Charter and

City Code.

1-33 “LBE participation” means participation in performance of the Work by

Local Business Enterprises in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII

of Chapter 3.60 of the Sacramento City Code and the policies and

procedures adopted to implement those provisions.

1-34 “Liquidated damages” means the sum or sums prescribed in the Contract

Documents, pursuant to the authority of Government Code Section

53069.85, to be paid to the City or to be deducted from any payment due

or to become due to Contractor for delay beyond the time allowed in the

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Contract Documents for completing the whole, or any specified portion,

of the Work.

1-35 “Landscape Architect” means a Landscape Architect of the City of

Sacramento assigned to the Work.

1-36 “Payment Bond” has the same meaning as in Section 3096 of the California

Civil Code, and refers to the approved form of security furnished by

Contractor and its Surety to guarantee the payment in full of all bills,

accounts and related costs for labor and materials used in construction of

the Work.

1-37 “Performance Bond” means the approved form of security furnished by

Contractor and its Surety to guarantee Contractor’s performance and

completion of the Work in accordance with the terms of the Contract.

1-38 “Plans” means the official Project Plans and Standard Drawings, profiles,

typical cross sections, general cross sections, working drawings and

supplemental drawings, or reproductions thereof, approved by the

Director, that show the location, character, dimensions and details of the

work to be performed. All such documents are part of the Plans whether

or not reproduced in the Special Provisions. In this definition, the terms

“Standard Drawings” and “Project Plans” mean:

(1) “Standard Drawings”: The Standard Drawings or Standard Drawing as

set forth in these Specifications. “Standard Drawing(s)” means

“Standard Detail(s)”.

(2) “Project Plans”: The Project Plans or Plans include specific details and

dimensions peculiar to the Work and that are supplemented by the

Standard Drawings as they may apply.

1-39 “Project Estimate” means the list of estimated quantities of Work to be

performed that is included in the Notice to Contractors

1-40 “Proposal” means the offer of the Bidder, including a Bid, for performance

and completion of the Work when properly completed, executed,

guaranteed and submitted on the Bid form.

1-41 “Special Provisions” means the specific clauses setting forth conditions or

requirements peculiar to the Work and supplementary to these

Specifications.

1-42 “Specifications” means the directions, provisions, and requirements

contained herein. In the Contract Documents, including the Special

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Provisions, these Specifications may also be referred to as the “Standard

Specifications”.

1-43 “State Specifications” means the Standard Specifications of the State of

California, Department of Transportation, as currently approved and in

effect and as thereafter amended or renumbered.

1-44 “Subcontractor” means any person or firm of any tier directly or indirectly

utilized by Contractor to perform any portion of the Work.

1-45 “Substantially complete” means that the Engineer has determined that all

of the Work has been performed, but there are minor deficiencies, as

determined by the Engineer, that do not prevent the Work from being

fully functional nor pose any risk to the public health, safety or welfare

or public or private property, as determined by the Engineer. The Work

shall be considered substantially complete on the date that the Engineer

issues a punch list to Contractor as specified in Section 8-4 of these

Specifications.

1-46 “Supplier” means any person or firm directly or indirectly supplying any

materials or equipment for performance of, or incorporation in, the Work.

1-47 “Work” means all actions and activities that Contractor is contractually

required to undertake and perform as specified, indicated, shown, or

implied in the Contract, including all duly authorized Change Orders.

1-48 “Working day” means any day, except for the following:

(1) Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, unless otherwise indicated in

the Special Provisions.

(2) Days on which Contractor is prevented from proceeding with the

current Controlling Operation(s) of Work for at least (5) hours per day

due to inclement weather, or conditions resulting immediately

therefrom, as determined by the Engineer.

(3) Days on which Contractor is specifically required pursuant to the

Contract Documents or by operation of law to suspend the Controlling

Operation or Operations of Work, except in cases where such

requirement applies due to the failure on the part of Contractor or any

Subcontractor to carry out orders or to perform any provision of the

Contract.

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Section 2

BID/PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS

2-1 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

“Notice to Contractors” is published by the City Clerk for formally bid

contracts in accordance with Article III of Chapter 3.60 of the Sacramento City

Code. Among other provisions, the Notice to Contractors makes reference to

Section 1770 et seq. of the Labor Code relating to determinations regarding

prevailing wages. Contractor shall pay prevailing wages according to the rates

established by these determinations. Copies of these determinations are on file

in the Office of the Director and shall be made available to any interested party

on request, and also may be retrieved from the internet at www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr.

A summary of the labor compliance requirements will be presented at

the pre-construction meeting. Each contractor and subcontractor (at all

levels/tiers) is required to submit certified payrolls and labor compliance

documentation electronically at the discretion of and in the manner specified

by, the City of Sacramento.

Electronic submittal will be through a web-based system, accessed on

the World Wide Web by a web browser.

Use of the system may entail additional data entry of weekly payroll

information including; employee identification, labor classification, total

hours worked and hours worked on this project, wage and benefit rates paid,

etc. The contractor’s payroll and accounting software may be capable of

generating a ‘comma delimited file’ that will interface with the software. If

the ‘comma delimited file’ option does not work, it is still the responsibility

of the contractor and subcontractors to manually enter their data into the

system specified by City of Sacramento, meeting the required deadlines for

those documents.

Every lower-tier subcontractor and vendor is required to provide labor

compliance documentation.

2-2 BID FORM

A Bid Form shall be made available to each prospective Bidder.

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2-3 PROJECT ESTIMATE

The quantities included in the Project Estimate in the Notice to

Contractors, Bid Form and Contract are approximate only, and are given as a

basis for comparison of Bids. The City does not, expressly or by implication,

represent or agree that the actual amount of Work will equal the approximate

estimate. The City reserves the right to increase or decrease the amount of any

class or portion of the Work, or to omit portions of the Work, as may be deemed

necessary or advisable in the sole discretion of the Engineer, as provided in the

Contract Documents.

2-4 EXAMINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND SITE OF WORK

All Bidders shall carefully inspect the site of the contemplated Work, and

carefully review the Plans, Specifications, the Proposal and the other Contract

Documents. The submission of a Bid is conclusive evidence that the Bidder has

investigated and is satisfied as to the conditions to be encountered, the

character, quality, quantity and scope of Work to be performed, the quantities

of materials to be furnished, and the requirements of the Contract Documents,

and that the Bidder is aware of no material discrepancy between such conditions,

the character, quality, quantity and scope of Work to be performed, the

quantities of materials to be furnished, and the requirements of the Contract

Documents. If the Engineer has made investigations of conditions in areas where

the Work is to be performed or in other areas, some of which may constitute

possible local material sources, such investigations are made only for the purpose

of study and design. Subject to and upon the conditions set forth below, where

such investigations have been made, prospective Bidders or Contractor may,

upon written request, inspect the records of such investigations. Any inspection

of the records shall be made at such place or places that may be specified in the

Special Provisions or by the Engineer.

The records of such investigations are not part of the Contract and are

shown solely for the convenience of prospective Bidders or Contractor. The

Engineer and the City assume no responsibility whatsoever in respect to the

sufficiency or accuracy of such investigations, the records of the investigation,

or any interpretation in the investigation or made by the Engineer and that there

is no representation, warranty or guarantee, either express or implied, that the

conditions indicated by such investigations or records of the investigations are

representative of those existing throughout such areas, or any part thereof, or

that unanticipated developments may not occur, or that materials other than or

in proportion different from those indicated, may not be encountered.

The availability for use of information described in this Section is not a

waiver of the provisions of the first paragraph of this Section and all prospective

Bidders and Contractor are cautioned to make such independent investigations

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and examinations as each of them may consider necessary to sufficiently inform

itself as to the conditions to be encountered in the performance of the Work,

and, with respect to possible local material sources, the quality and quantity of

material available from such sources and the type and extent of processing that

may be required in order to produce material conforming to the requirements of

the Contract. No information derived from such inspection of records of

investigations or interpretations made by the Engineer relieves any prospective

Bidder or Contractor from any risk or from properly fulfilling the terms of the

Contract.

2-5 PREPARATION OF PROPOSAL

Bid Forms and the plans and specifications are available on the City’s

website. Bids not presented on the Bid form shall be rejected.

Proposals must set forth in clearly legible figures, an item price and a

total for each item in the respective spaces provided, and must be signed by the

Bidder, who shall fill out all blanks in the Bid Form.

2-6 DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT BID – MATHEMATICAL ERROR

In determining the amount bid by each Bidder, the City may disregard

computations that contain obvious mathematical errors in addition, subtraction,

multiplication, and division that appear on the face of the Proposal. When such

a computational error appears on the face of the Proposal, the City may, but is

not obligated to correct any such error and compute the total amount bid by said

Bidder on the basis of the corrected figure or figures to determine which Bidder

has submitted the lowest bid. However, the City has no responsibility or liability

to any bidder if the City determines which Bidder has submitted the lowest bid

without doing so.

When an item price is required to be set forth in the Proposal, and the

total price for the item is not consistent with the figure that is derived by

multiplying the item price by the Project Estimate of the quantity of work to be

performed for said item, the item price shall prevail over the total price for the

item. The total to be paid for each item shall be based upon the item price and

not the total price for the item. If the Proposal contains only a total price for

the item, and not the item price, the City shall determine the item price by

dividing the total price for the item by the stated Project Estimate of the

quantity of work to be performed for the item.

If the Proposal contains neither the item price nor the total price for the

item, then it shall be deemed non-responsive and will be rejected.

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2-7 REJECTION OF PROPOSALS

Proposals may be rejected if they show any alteration of form, additions

not called for, mathematical errors, conditional Bids, changes that make the

Proposal illegible, or contain irregularities.

When Proposals are signed by an agent, other than an officer or officers

of the corporation authorized to sign contracts on its behalf or a member of a

partnership, a “power of attorney” must be filed with the City of Sacramento

prior to opening Bids or submitted with the Proposal; otherwise, the Proposal

shall be rejected as non-responsive. The City reserves the right to waive any

informalities or minor irregularities in the Bids.

2-8 BID SECURITY

All Bids shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of Bidder’s

security: Cashier’s check, a certified check, or a Bidder’s Bond executed by a

surety insurer admitted and duly authorized to transact business in the State of

California, made payable to the City.

No Bidder’s Bond shall be accepted unless it substantially conforms to the

Bond form included in the Special Provisions. Bidder’s Bond forms may be

obtained from the Engineer. The Engineer may waive the requirement to furnish

Bid Security for Contracts that may be awarded without City Council approval

pursuant to the Sacramento City Code.

2-9 SUBCONTRACTORS

Each contractor or subcontractor performing any work for the City of

Sacramento, must be currently registered with the California Department of

Industrial Relations (DIR), as specified in Labor Code Section 1725.5. Labor Code

Section 1771.1 (enacted by SB 854) provides that a Contractor or subcontractor

is not qualified to bid on, or be listed in a Proposal (subject to the requirements

of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code), or engage in the performance of

any Work, unless currently registered and qualified pursuant to Labor Code

Section 1725.5.

In addition, each Bidder and each Contractor shall, to the extent required

by law, comply with to the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act of

the State of California (Public Contract Code Sections 4100 et seq.) and shall, in

the Bid, on a form provided by the City, set forth:

1. The name and location of the place of business and the California

contractor license number for each proposed Subcontractor who shall

perform work or labor or render service to the prime Contractor in or

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about the construction of the Work, or a Subcontractor licensed by the

State of California who, under a subcontract to the prime Contractor,

specially fabricates and installs a portion of the Work or improvement

according to detailed drawings contained in the Plans and Specifications,

in an amount in excess of one-half of one percent of the prime

Contractor’s total bid or, in the case of bids for the construction of streets

or highways, including bridges, in excess of one-half of one percent of the

prime Contractor’s total bid or $10,000, whichever is greater.

2. The portion and dollar amount of the work that will be done by

each such Subcontractor. The prime Contractor shall list only one

Subcontractor for each such portion as is defined by the prime

Contractor in the Bid.

3. Every Bidder shall list the Contractor’s current DIR registration

number and the current DIR registration number of all listed

subcontractors, on the Subcontractor and Local Business Enterprise

(LBE) Participation Verification Form included in the contractor’s

bid.

In addition to the above requirements, Contractor shall perform with its

own organization and with the assistance of workers under its immediate

superintendence, work of a value not less than twenty percent (20%) of the value

of all Work in the Contract. The dollar amount of subcontracted work that is

specifically indicated by the Bidder on the form provided by the City shall be

used to determine the value of work being subcontracted, as well as the value

of LBE Subcontractor participation for purposes of determining compliance with

LBE participation requirements, unless the Engineer determines such value to be

significantly misstated. The Bidder shall provide such bidding information as may

be requested by the Engineer to make this determination.

2-10 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL

The Proposal shall be submitted as directed in the Notice to Contractors

in a sealed envelope provided by the City. The Bidder shall plainly mark the

exterior of the envelope in which the Proposal is submitted to indicate that it

contains a proposal for the project for which the proposal is submitted, and the

date of the Bid opening therefor. Proposals submitted in envelopes that are not

properly marked may be rejected. The Proposal cannot be withdrawn or

modified after the time specified for opening of the Bids, except as may be

authorized under Section 2-12 below.

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2-11 PUBLIC OPENING OF PROPOSALS

Proposals shall be opened and read publicly at the time and place

indicated in the Notice to Contractors. Bidders or their authorized agents may

be present.

2-12 RELIEF OF BIDDERS

A Bidder may request relief from its Bid, pursuant to the provisions of

Public Contract Code Section 5100 et seq.

2-13 DISQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS

City shall not consider more than one Proposal from an individual,

partnership, corporation, or other entity or combination thereof, under the same

or different names. If City has reasonable grounds to believe that any individual,

partnership, corporation or combination thereof is interested in more than one

Proposal as a prime Bidder for the work contemplated, City may reject all

Proposals in which such individual, partnership, corporation or combination

thereof is interested. If City has reason to believe that collusion exists among

any Bidders, City may reject the Proposals. City may reject a Proposal in which

the bid(s) submitted for one or more items are obviously unbalanced, as

reasonably determined by City.

2-14 LICENSING OF BIDDERS

All Bidders and Contractors shall be licensed in accordance with the laws

of California and any Bidder or Contractor not so licensed is subject to the

penalties imposed by such laws. The Bidder’s or Contractor’s license must be of

a class that permits its holder to do the Work contemplated as of the date the

Proposal is submitted and such license must be maintained for the duration of

the work. The Bidder shall indicate its license number and class in the space

provided for that purpose on the Bid Form.

The City shall specify the classification of license that a Contractor must

possess at the time a Contract is awarded. This shall be included in the Plans

and Notice to Contractors (Public Contract Code Section 3300).

2-15 PREQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS

The City may establish prequalification requirements for Bidders on one

or more Contracts consistent with applicable provisions of the City Code, and

other applicable laws or regulations. The City may establish prequalification

requirements for Bidders on one or more Contracts consistent with applicable

provisions of the City Code, and any other Laws or Regulations if applicable.

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2-16 JOINT VENTURE BIDS

If two or more prospective Bidders desire to bid as a joint venture on a

project, the prospective Bidders must first file an affidavit of joint venture with

the City on a form approved by the Engineer. The affidavit of joint venture is

valid only for the specific project for which it is filed. If an affidavit of joint

venture is not filed and approved by the Engineer prior to Bid opening, the joint

bid shall be rejected. On projects for which pre-qualification is required, each

party to the joint venture must separately pre-qualify in order to file a joint

venture affidavit. Joint venture bidders must comply with the California

Business and Professions Code, sections 7029 and 7029.1. A joint venture is not

required to have a current DIR registration number until after contract award,

so long as the prospective partners in the joint venture each have current DIR

registration numbers at the time of Bid opening. And a joint venture shall not be

qualified as a Local Business Entity unless the prospective partners in the joint

venture would separately qualify as Local Business Entities at the time of bid

opening.

2-17 AGREEMENT TO ASSIGN

If a Bid is accepted, the Bidder will assign to City all rights, title, and

interest in and to all causes of action it may have under Section 4 of the Clayton

Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 15) or under the Cartwright Act, Chapter 2 (commencing with

Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code),

arising from purchases of goods, materials, or services by the Bidder pursuant to

the Contract. The assignment is effective at the time the City tenders final

payment to the Bidder without further acknowledgement by the parties (Cal.

Govt. Code §4552).

2-18 COMMUNITY WORKFORCE TRAINING AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE

If the Engineer’s estimate for a project or the actual Contract awarded

exceeds $1,000,000, the City’s Local Hire and Community Workforce Training

Program and the City’s Community Workforce Training Agreement (CWTA) apply.

By submitting a Proposal for such a project, the Contractor acknowledges

that it has read and understands all the requirements, terms, and conditions of

the CWTA and CWTA Summary attached to the request or invitation for bids or

proposals (or otherwise available from the City), and has included all costs

associated with compliance with the CWTA in its Bid.

If the CWTA applies, the Contractor must execute Addendum A to the

CWTA (“Agreement to be Bound”) and provide an executed original to the City

before the Contract can be awarded. Each subcontractor for Work covered by

the CWTA, including subcontractors not listed at the time of bid or otherwise

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hired after contract award, must also execute Addendum A to the CWTA. No

Contractor or subcontractor may perform Work prior to executing Addendum A

and providing the executed original to the City. The failure to sign and submit

Addendum A by the Contractor, shall be grounds for awarding the Contract to

another bidder. The failure to sign and submit Addendum A by any subcontractor

shall be grounds for subcontractor substitution and/or for the City to withhold

payment for the Work performed in the absence of the necessary Addendum A.

Contractor must include the provisions of this section, as well as a copy

of the CWTA and the CWTA Summary, in every subcontract for Work covered by

the CWTA. By submitting a bid, Contractor represents that if the bid amount

exceeds $1,000,000, the Contractor and all its subcontractors performing Work

covered by the CWTA will execute the Agreement to be Bound if awarded the

contract.

The failure to submit an Addendum A or to otherwise comply with the

requirements of the CWTA on this project may also result in a future

determination that the Contractor and/or subcontractor is not responsible

(pursuant to City Code section 3.60.020) when bidding on future projects for the

City of Sacramento.

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Section 3

AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT

3-1 AWARD OF CONTRACT

Unless otherwise provided in the Special Provisions, or otherwise

authorized by the City Council in accordance with applicable provisions of the

Sacramento City Code, the award of a formally bid Contract, if it is awarded, will

be to the lowest responsible Bidder (as defined in section 3.60.020 of the

Sacramento City Code) whose Bid complies with the specific requirements of the

Contract Documents. The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all

Proposals.

3-2 TIME OF AWARD

The award of a formally bid Contract, if made, will be made within sixty

(60) calendar days after the opening of the Proposals.

If the lowest responsible Bidder refuses or fails to execute the Contract,

the City Council may award the Contract to the second lowest responsible Bidder.

Such award, if made, will be made within ninety (90) calendar days after the

opening of Proposals.

If the second lowest responsible Bidder refuses or fails to execute the

Contract, the City Council may award the Contract to the third lowest

responsible Bidder. Such award, if made, will be made within one hundred and

twenty (120) calendar days after the opening of the Proposals.

The periods of time specified above within which the award of the

Contract may be made, may be extended by written agreement between the

Engineer and the applicable Bidder.

3-3 COMPARISON OF BIDS

All Bids shall be compared on the basis of the Project Estimate of

quantities of Work to be done, with such corrections in mathematical errors

appearing on the face of the Proposal as the City may choose to make pursuant

to Section 2-6 of these Specifications.

3-4 PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS

The successful Bidder shall provide Performance and Bonds to the City,

each for a sum equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. Each

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Bond shall be executed by a surety insurer admitted and duly authorized to

transact business in the State of California. If the Contract Price is increased by

Change Order, Contractor shall increase the Performance and/or Payment Bond

amount(s) if and to the extent required by the Engineer.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any Contract awarded for a Contract

Price of $25,000.00 or less, no Performance Bond or Payment Bond is required

unless specifically required in the Special Provisions, except as otherwise

required by any laws or regulations.

3-5 RETURN OF BID SECURITY

After bids have been received and reviewed, Bid Security will be returned

to the respective Bidders except those submitted by the three lowest responsible

Bidders. The Bid Security of the three lowest responsible Bidders will be returned

after the Contract is executed, subject to the provisions of Section 3-7 below.

3-6 EXECUTION OF CONTRACT

The Contract shall be executed by the successful Bidder and returned to

the City together with the Performance and Payment Bonds, not later than

fifteen (15) calendar days after the date the Contract is awarded.

3-7 FAILURE TO EXECUTE CONTRACT

Failure of the lowest responsible Bidder, the second lowest responsible

Bidder, or the third lowest responsible Bidder to execute a formally bid Contract

and file acceptable Bonds and insurance as provided in the Contract Documents

shall be just cause for the City Council to void the Contract award to that Bidder

and utilize that Bidder’s Bid Security to recover the City’s cost as provided

below.

If the lowest responsible bidder refuses or fails to execute the Contract

as required herein, the City Council may award the Contract to the second lowest

responsible Bidder. If this occurs, the amount of the lowest responsible Bidder’s

Bid Security shall be applied by the City to the difference between the lowest

Bid and the Bid of the second lowest responsible Bidder and the surplus, if any,

shall be returned to the lowest responsible Bidder if a check is used, or shall be

credited to the surety on the Bidder’s Bond if a Bond is used.

On refusal or failure of the second lowest responsible Bidder to execute

the Contract, the City Council may award the Contract to the third lowest

responsible Bidder. If this occurs, in addition to application of the lowest

Bidder’s Bid Security as provided above, the amount of the second lowest

responsible Bidder’s Bid Security shall be applied by the City to the difference

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between the second lowest Bid and the Bid of the third lowest responsible

Bidder, and the surplus, if any, shall be returned to the second lowest responsible

Bidder if a check is used, or credited to the surety on the second lowest Bidder’s

Bond if a Bond is used.

The successful Bidder may file with the Engineer a written notice, signed

by the Bidder or its authorized representative, specifying that the Bidder will

refuse to execute the Contract if presented. The filing of such notice shall

immediately have the same force and effect as the failure or refusal of the

Bidder to execute the Contract and furnish acceptable Bonds within the time

prescribed above.

3-8 FORM OF AGREEMENT AND SURETY BONDS

The form of the Agreement and the form of the Payment and Performance

Bonds required to be executed by the successful Bidder shall be approved by the

City Attorney.

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Section 4

SCOPE OF WORK

4-1 INTENT OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS

The intent of the Plans and Specifications is to prescribe the details for

the completion of the Work that Contractor undertakes to perform in accordance

with the terms of the Contract. Where the Plans and Specifications describe

portions of the Work in general terms, but not in complete detail, it is understood

that only the best general practice is to prevail and that only materials and

workmanship of the best quality shall be used. Unless otherwise specified,

Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals,

and do all the Work involved in executing the Contract in a satisfactory and

workmanlike manner.

4-2 CLEANING UP

Contractor shall not allow the site of the Work to become littered with

trash, debris, garbage or waste material, and shall maintain the site in a neat,

orderly, safe and healthful condition until completion and acceptance of the

Work. Before final inspection of the Work, Contractor shall clean the work site

and all ground occupied by Contractor in connection with the Work of all rubbish,

excess materials, falsework, temporary structures and equipment. All parts of

the Work shall be left in a neat and presentable condition. Contractor shall

implement a program of proper cleaning and “housekeeping” practices,

employee training and other measures as needed to consistently maintain a clean

Work site and shall at all times take all measures necessary to protect work in

place and materials and equipment stored on site from contamination by dust,

dirt, debris or mold. Full compensation for cleaning up and protection of work,

materials and equipment is included in the prices paid for the various Contract

items of work, and no separate or additional payment shall be made for cleaning

up and protection of work, materials and equipment.

4-3 LINES AND GRADES

All Work done under this Contract shall be done to the lines and grades

shown on the drawings. Contractor shall keep the Engineer informed, at least 2

working days in advance, of the times and places at which Contractor wishes to

do work, in order that lines and grades may be furnished and necessary

measurements for record and payment made with the minimum of inconvenience

to the Engineer and delay to Contractor.

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The datum to which all elevations mentioned herein or shown on the

drawings refer is the official datum of the City of Sacramento, unless specifically

shown or stated to be otherwise.

4-4 CHANGES IN THE WORK

The City reserves the right to make such alterations, deviations, additions

to or deletions from the Work or any of the Contract Documents, including the

right to increase or decrease the quantity of any item or portion of the Work or

to eliminate any item or portion of the Work, as may be deemed necessary or

advisable by the Engineer, and to require such extra work as may be determined

by the Engineer to be necessary for the proper completion or construction of the

whole Work.

Any such changes shall be set forth in a Change Order that shall specify,

in addition to the work to be done or omitted in connection with the change

made, the adjustment of Contract time, if any, and the increase or decrease in

Contractor’s compensation, if any, for that work. A Change Order issued by the

Engineer shall not be deemed approved and effective until signed by Contractor

(or otherwise deemed approved by Contractor as provided in this Section) and

approved by the City in accordance with applicable approval requirements of the

Sacramento City Code. The City’s payment in accordance with the provisions for

compensation set forth in an approved Change Order shall constitute full

compensation for all work included in or required by the Change Order, including

all direct, indirect and consequential costs incurred or claimed by the

Contractor.

Contractor may contest the terms or conditions of a Change Order issued

by the Engineer by submitting a written protest to the Engineer within 15

calendar days after Contractor’s receipt of such Change Order. The protest shall

state the points of disagreement, the applicable Contract Document references,

and the quantities and costs involved. If a written protest is not submitted within

the 15 calendar day period; (1) payment shall be made as set forth in the Change

Order, and Contractor shall not be entitled to any additional compensation for

all work included therein or required thereby; and (2) the Change Order shall be

deemed to have been approved and executed by Contractor.

Upon receipt of an approved Change Order, Contractor shall proceed with

the ordered work. In those instances where the Work would be delayed by

waiting for City to issue and/or approve a Change Order, the Engineer may direct

work to be done by issuing a written Field Order, and Contractor shall proceed

with the work so ordered prior to actual receipt of an approved Change Order.

In those cases, the Engineer shall, as soon as practicable, issue a Change Order

for the ordered work.

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Increases or decreases in the quantity of a unit price bid item of Work

shall be determined by comparing the total quantity of that item of Work with

the bid quantity. If the total quantity of a unit price bid item of Work is

increased, the Engineer shall determine in the Engineer’s sole discretion whether

to pay for the additional quantity of the item (i) at the Contract unit price for

the item, (ii) at a different unit price or in a lump sum, if such price or sum is

agreed to by Contractor, or (iii) by cost and percentage, as provided in Section

8-10 below. If the total quantity of any item of Work required under the Contract

is decreased, the Engineer shall determine the reduction in compensation for the

item based on the Contract unit price for the item; provided that if the

compensation for any “major item” (defined below) is reduced by more than 20%

of the cost bid for that item, the Engineer may agree to pay Contractor for lost

overhead resulting from such reduction, if any, as determined by the Engineer

in the Engineer’s sole discretion; provided, further, that if the Engineer

eliminates in its entirety an item of the Work, the reduction in compensation

therefore shall be determined in accordance with Section 4-5 below.

As used in this Section and Section 4-5, “major item” means an item of

the Work with a cost, computed on the basis of the bid quantity for the item,

that exceeds the following percentages of the Contract price:

1. 10 % of the original Contract price, for Contracts originally awarded for a

price of less than one million dollars.

2. 8 % of the original Contract price, for Contracts originally awarded for a

price of at least one million dollars but less than five million dollars.

3. 6 % of the original Contract price, for Contracts originally awarded for a

price of at least five million dollars but less than ten million dollars.

4. 5 % of the original Contract price, for Contracts originally awarded for a

price of ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) or more.

For extra work that does not constitute an increase of a unit price bid

item of the Work, the Engineer shall determine, in the Engineer’s sole discretion,

whether to pay for the extra work (i) at a unit price or lump sum agreed to by

Contractor, or (ii) by cost and percentage, as provided in Section 8-10.

4-5 ELIMINATED ITEMS

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Contract Documents, the

Engineer may at any time, in writing, entirely eliminate any item(s) of the Work

if the Engineer determines, in the Engineer’s sole discretion, that the item is

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unnecessary to the project or will be performed by the City’s own personnel.

Any elimination of Work is not a waiver or invalidation of any of the conditions

or provisions of the Contract. If any item of Work is entirely eliminated,

Contractor shall not receive any compensation for the eliminated item, except

for actual costs incurred in connection with the eliminated Contract item if

reasonably incurred prior to the date of notification in writing by the Engineer

of the elimination. The payment by City for actual costs reasonably incurred by

Contractor, if any, prior to elimination of an item as provided in this Section

shall be computed in the same manner as if the work were to be paid by cost

and percentage as provided in Section 8-10 of these Specifications. In addition,

if any major item is entirely eliminated, the Engineer may agree, in the

Engineer’s sole discretion, to pay Contractor for lost overhead resulting from the

elimination.

If material acceptable to the City is ordered by Contractor for the

eliminated item prior to the date of notification of the elimination by the

Engineer, and if orders for that material cannot be canceled, the material shall

be paid for at the actual cost to Contractor. If so, the material paid for shall

become the property of the City. If the material is returnable to the vendor and

if the Engineer so directs, the material shall be returned and Contractor shall be

paid for the actual cost of charges made by the vendor for returning the material.

4-6 EXTRA WORK

Work is considered extra work only when the Engineer determines that

the work is not covered by any of the various items for which there is a bid price

or by combinations of those items. Contractor shall perform extra work and

furnish labor, material and equipment for extra work upon receipt of a Change

Order or other written order of the Engineer (including a Field Order) directing

Contractor to perform such extra work, in accordance with the provisions of

Section 4-4 above. Extra work must be authorized in writing by the Engineer

before the work is started. No payment shall be made for extra work performed

prior to Engineer’s prior written authorization.

4-7 GENERAL

The parties intend that differences between the City and Contractor,

arising under the Contract, be brought to the attention of the Engineer at the

earliest possible time in order that such matters may be settled, if possible, or

other appropriate action promptly taken. The City and Contractor agree to

initially strive to resolve all disputes amicably and in an informal manner. Any

dispute resolved informally shall be documented by the Engineer, and if the

dispute resolution involves a change in the Contract Work, increase or decrease

in the compensation due the Contractor, or adjustment in the time of completion

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of the Work, then the informal dispute resolution shall be confirmed by a Change

Order pursuant to the Contract and Section 4-4 above. Informal discussions or

negotiations with the Engineer or other City representatives concerning informal

resolution of a dispute shall not suspend the claim filing and other deadlines

provided below, unless so provided by the Engineer in writing.

4-8 COMPLIANCE REQUIRED

Except as specifically otherwise provided in these Specifications,

Contractor shall not be entitled to payment of any additional compensation or

damages for any cause, including, but not limited to, any act or failure to act,

by the Engineer or the City, or any officer, employee, agent or contractor of the

City, the presence or discovery of any condition, or the happening of any event

or occurrence, unless Contractor gives the Engineer timely written notice of and

supporting data for any such potential claim and complies with the dispute

procedure as specified below. If the Contractor fails to timely file a written

Claim in accordance with Section 4-10 below, then the Contractor shall be

deemed to have waived any right or remedy to thereafter pursue the claim

against the City in any administrative, arbitration or litigation proceeding.

4-9 DEFINITION OF CLAIM

A “Claim” means a separate demand by the Contractor for: (a) a time

extension (including a demand for relief from damages or penalties for delay

assessed by the City under the Contract); (b) payment of money or damages

arising from work done by, or on behalf of, the Contractor pursuant to the

Contract and payment of which is not otherwise expressly provided for or the

Contractor is not otherwise entitled to; or (c) payment of an amount that is

disputed by the City.

The procedures and remedies set forth in sections 4.7-4.11 shall not apply

to: (i) any claim by the City against the Contractor or its surety or sureties (unless

the City, in its sole discretion, opts to proceed hereunder); (ii) any claim or

dispute relating to stop notices; or (iii) any claim relating to the approval, refusal

to approve or substitution of any subcontractor, regardless of tier, pursuant to

Public Contract Code section 4700, et seq.

4-10 REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING CONTRACT CLAIM; CONTENTS; FILING

DEADLINE

The Contractor may file a Claim with the Engineer. A Claim must: (a) be

in writing; (b) be labeled or clearly indicated as a Claim under the Contract; (c)

set forth in detail the reasons why the Contractor believes additional

compensation or a time extension is or may be due, the nature of the costs

involved, and, insofar as possible, the amount of the Claim; (d) include

documents that support and substantiate the Claim; and (e) include the following

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certification, properly completed and executed by Contractor or any officer of

Contractor:

I, _______________________________BEING THE

______________________(must be an owner or officer)

OF____________________(CONTRACTOR), DECLARE UNDER PENALTY OF

PERJURY UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND I DO PERSONALLY

CERTIFY AND ATTEST THAT: I HAVE THOROUGHLY REVIEWED THE ATTACHED

CLAIM FOR ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AND/OR EXTENSION OF TIME, AND KNOW

ITS CONTENTS, AND THE CLAIM IS TRUTHFUL AND ACCURATE; THAT THE AMOUNT

AND/OR CONTRACT TIME EXTENSION REQUESTED ACCURATELY REFLECTS THE

CONTRACT ADJUSTMENT FOR WHICH THE OWNER IS LIABLE; AND FURTHER, THAT

I AM FAMILIAR WITH CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE SECTON 72 AND CALIFORNIA

GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 12650, ET SEQ., PERTAINING TO FALSE CLAIMS, AND

FURTHER KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT SUBMISSION OR CERTIFICATION OF A

FALSE CLAIM MAY LEAD TO FINES, IMPRISONMENT, AND OTHER SEVERE LEGAL

CONSEQUENCES.

A Claim must be submitted to the Engineer within the following claim

filing deadlines: (a) if the Claim relates to extra, additional or unforeseen work

for which the Contractor intends to demand additional compensation, a time

extension, or both, notice shall be given to the Engineer prior to the time that

the Contractor commences performance of the work giving rise to the potential

claim for additional compensation or time extension, and Contractor shall not

proceed with that work until so directed by the Engineer in writing; and (b) for

all other Claims not included within (a) such as matters covered by the liquidated

damages provisions of the Contract or a Claim that is based directly and solely

on differences in measurements or errors in computation of Contract pay

quantities, the claim must be filed on or before 15 days after the date of the

occurrence, event or circumstance giving rise to the Claim. In no event shall a

Claim be filed later than the date of final payment.

Any additional data supporting the Claim must be given to the Engineer

not later than 30 days after the date of such written notice, unless the Engineer,

in writing, allows an additional period of time to ascertain more accurate data

supporting the claim. This data shall be accompanied by Contractor’s written

statement that the amount claimed covers all known amounts (direct, indirect,

and consequential) to which Contractor is entitled as a result of such condition,

act, failure to act, event, thing or occurrence.

4-11 ALL CLAIMS SUBJECT TO PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 9204;

PROCEDURE

This procedure applies to the handling and resolution of all Claims sent to

the City, whether or not by registered mail or certified mail with return receipt

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requested in accordance with Public Contract Code section 9204(c)(1). With

respect to all Claims submitted to the City in accordance with this procedure,

the provisions of Public Contract Code section 9204 shall apply. Pursuant to

Public Contract Code section 9204(f), the City has prescribed reasonable change

order, claim, and dispute resolution procedures and requirements in addition to

the provisions of section 9204 that do not conflict with or otherwise impair

section 9204’s timeframes and procedures.

1. Upon receipt of a properly submitted Claim, the Engineer shall conduct a

reasonable review of the Claim and, within a period of 45 calendar days,

provide the Contractor a written statement identifying what portion of

the claim is disputed and what portion is undisputed. Upon receipt of a

Claim, the Engineer and Contractor may, by mutual agreement, extend

the 45-calendar day time period.

2. The Contractor shall furnish reasonable documentation to support the

claim consistent with the requirements of Section 4.10.

3. If the Contractor disputes the Engineer’s written response, the Contractor

may request in writing an informal conference to meet and confer for

settlement of the issues in dispute. Such request by Contractor shall be

made within 15 calendar days from the date of the written statement

given by the Engineer. Upon receipt of a request in writing, the City shall

schedule a conference within 30 calendar days for settlement of the

dispute. The informal conference shall be conducted by the Division

Manager for the purpose of resolving the dispute.

4. Written notice of the date, time and location of the conference shall be

provided to Contractor not less than ten calendar days prior to the date

of the conference. On such date, or such other date to which the parties

may agree, Contractor shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to

present Contractor’s position on and substantiation for the Claim. The

conference shall be conducted in an informal manner, and no record shall

be made of the proceedings, except that any written materials submitted

by the City or Contractor shall be preserved by the Division Manager until

the Work is finally accepted by the City.

5. Within ten days following the conclusion of the conference, if the Claim

or any portion of the Claim remains in dispute, the Division Manager shall

provide the Contractor a written decision identifying the portion of the

Claim that remains in dispute and the portion that is undisputed. Any

decision by the Division Manager to pay additional compensation to the

Contractor shall be contingent upon approval of a change order

authorizing such compensation by the Sacramento City Council, unless

City Council approval of the change order is not required under the

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Sacramento City Code. Payment due on an undisputed portion of the claim

shall be processed and made within 60 calendar days after the Division

Manager issues the written decision.

6. If the Contractor disagrees with the Division Manager decision, the

Contractor shall, within 14 calendar days after the Contractor receives

the Division Manager’s decision, file a written request with the City to

submit the disputed portion of the claim to nonbinding mediation, with

the City and the Contractor sharing the associated costs equally.

Contractor hereby expressly waives all Claims not timely submitted to

mediation in accordance with this Section. The City and Contractor shall

mutually agree to a mediator or mediators within 10 days after the

disputed portion of the claim has been identified in writing. As part of the

process of evaluating a proposed mediator, each party may request that

the proposed mediator(s) disclose any prior or existing financial

relationship with either party. If the parties cannot agree upon a mediator

or mediators, each party shall select a mediator and those mediators shall

select a qualified neutral third party or parties to mediate with regard to

the disputed portion of the claim. Each party shall bear the fees and costs

charged by its respective mediator in connection with the selection of the

neutral mediator. If mediation is unsuccessful, the parts of the claim

remaining in dispute shall be subject to applicable procedures set out in

subsection 9 below.

7. The mediator, using advice and input from the parties, shall set the time

of each mediation session, as well as the mediation protocol (i.e.,

submission of briefs, statement of damages, etc.). The mediation will be

held at any convenient location agreeable to the mediator and the parties,

as the mediator determines. All reasonable efforts will be made by the

parties and the mediator to schedule the first session within 30 calendar

days after selection of the mediator.

8. The mediation may be terminated: (a) by the execution of a settlement

agreement by the parties; (b) by a written declaration of the mediator to

the effect that further efforts at mediation are no longer worthwhile; or

mediation proceedings are terminated.

9. If, at the termination of the mediation proceedings pursuant to Section

4.11.8, the Claim(s), or any portion thereof, remain(s) in dispute, the

City’s position shall constitute its final decision with regard to the

Claim(s). Any litigation arising out of the Claim(s) and the Contract

Documents shall be brought in the Sacramento County Superior Court, and

Contractor expressly waives the removal provisions of California Code of

Civil Procedure Section 394.

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4-12 CONTRACT WORK PENDING CLAIM RESOLUTION

In the event of any dispute between the City and Contractor, or during

the pendency of any Claim(s) or associated proceedings under this Section or the

Contract Documents, Contractor shall not stop, or delay performance of, the

Work, but shall prosecute the Work diligently to completion in the manner

directed by the Engineer.

4-13 DISPUTES INVOLVING DESIGN PROFESSIONALS

If any Claim(s) asserted by the Contractor arise from or is/are related, in

any manner, to conduct or actions for which a design professional may be

responsible, the parties acknowledge and agree that the City may, in its sole

discretion, require the participation the design professional in any dispute

proceeding under this Section. This right shall remain solely within the discretion

of the City, and Contractor shall have no rights under the Contract Documents

to require or seek to compel the participation the design professional in any

dispute proceeding under this Section or elsewhere under the Contract

Documents.

4-14 ATTEMPT TO COMPROMISE AND SETTLE

All communications, statements, correspondence, information and other

evidence, whether documentary or oral, made or presented at, or in

anticipation of, the dispute resolution procedures set forth in sections 4.7-4.11

shall be deemed an attempt to compromise and settle the Contractor’s claim

under California Evidence Code section 1152, and as such will be inadmissible

for any reason in any litigation that may arise pertaining to the Claim or the

Contract.

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Section 5

CONTROL OF WORK AND MATERIALS

5-1 AUTHORITY OF ENGINEER

As defined in Section 1 of these Specifications, “Engineer” may mean

either the Director or the representatives authorized by the Director to exercise

control and supervision of the Work. Much of the actual supervision and control

of the project may be by subordinate representatives designated as “Engineer.”

However, whenever in these Specifications, Plans or Special Provisions, the

Director is designated as the authority in any matter, it will mean only the

Director and not subordinates working under the Director’s supervision.

Whenever the word “Engineer” is used in these Specifications, Plans or Special

Provisions, then either the Director’s subordinates assigned to the supervision

and control of the Work or the Director will exercise such authority.

The Engineer will decide any and all questions as to the quality and

acceptability of materials furnished, work performed, and rate of progress of the

Work. The Engineer will decide all questions as to the interpretation of the

Specifications, Plans or Special Provisions, the fulfillment of the Contract on the

part of Contractor, and the rights of different contractors on the project. The

Engineer will determine the amount and quality of the Work performed and

materials furnished, for payment under the Contract.

Whenever, in these Specifications, or upon the Plans, the words

“directed,” “required,” “permitted,” “ordered,” “designated,” “prescribed,” or

words of like import are used, the direction, requirement, permission, order,

designation, or prescription of the Engineer is intended. Similarly, the words

“approved,” “acceptable,” “satisfactory,” or words of like import, mean

approved by, or acceptable to, or satisfactory to the Engineer, subject in each

case to the final determination of the Director or the City Council.

5-2 CONFORMITY WITH PLANS AND ALLOWABLE DEVIATIONS

Finished surfaces shall conform to the lines, grades, cross-sections, and

dimensions shown on the approved Plans and working drawings, unless a

deviation from the Plans is authorized in writing by the Engineer.

5-3 COORDINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

These Specifications, the Plans, Special Provisions, and all supplementary

Plans, drawings, and other Contract Documents are essential parts of the

Contract, and a requirement occurring in one is just as binding as though

occurring in all. These documents are intended to be integrated to describe and

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provide for a complete Work. Whenever a reference is made in these

Specifications to a Section or subsection of another agency’s Specifications, such

reference shall be deemed to include the General Provisions of such other

Specifications of which the Section or subsection is a part, to the extent

pertinent to the reference and not inconsistent with the other Contract

Documents. In the event of a conflict in the Contract Documents, unless

expressly indicated otherwise, the governing priorities are as follows:

1. A Change Order.

2. The Agreement.

3. Addenda. Subsequent addenda shall govern over prior addenda only to

the extent specified.

4. In case of conflict between the Specifications and the Special Provisions,

the Special Provisions shall govern.

5. In case of conflict between Plans and Specifications, the Plans shall govern

in matters of quantity and the Specifications shall govern in matters of

quality.

6. In case of conflict within the Plans involving quantities and quality,

Contractor shall furnish the greater quantity and quality material and

procedure.

7. In case of conflict within a plan sheet involving figured or numerical

dimensions the profile shall govern over the layout.

8. In case of conflict within the Specifications involving quality of material

or procedure, Contractor shall furnish the higher quality material and

procedure.

9. Specific notes shall govern over other notes and other portions of the Plans

except Schedules.

10. Larger scale drawings shall govern over smaller scale drawings.

11. Detail plans shall govern over standard plates bound within the

Specifications.

12. Figured or numerical dimensions shall govern over dimensions obtained by

scaling.

13. Where provisions of codes, safety orders, Contract Documents, referenced

manufacturers’ specifications or industry standards are in conflict, the

more restrictive and higher quality shall govern.

Contractor shall not take advantage of any error, discrepancy or omission

in any of the Contract Documents if such error, discrepancy or omission was or

should have been apparent to Contractor. As soon as Contractor discovers any

apparent error, discrepancy or omission, Contractor shall immediately notify the

Engineer, so that the Engineer may make a determination on the matter, which

determination shall be final, subject to Contractor’s right to submit a claim in

accordance with applicable provisions of the Contract Documents.

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The Work shall be performed and completed according to the meaning

and intent of the Contract Documents.

In addition to the drawings made a part of this Contract at time of signing,

by incorporation or reference, the Engineer may furnish such additional drawings

from time to time during the progress of the Work, as are necessary to make

clear and to define in greater detail, as may be necessary, the intent of the

Specifications, Plans, Special Provisions and other Contract Documents and

Contractor shall make its Work conform to all such drawings.

Should it appear that the Work to be done or any of the matters related

to the Work are not sufficiently detailed or explained in the Contract Documents,

Contractor shall provide the Engineer with a request for information (RFI)

requesting such information or explanations as may be necessary to complete

the Work. The City shall respond to RFIs within 20 calendar days of receipt,

unless the Engineer reasonably determines that a longer time period is necessary

to provide the information requested by Contractor. The City response (but not

Contractor’s RFI) shall become part of the Contract, and Contractor shall be

responsible for conforming its activities and operations, including the activities

and operations of all subcontractors and suppliers, to all applicable

requirements, terms and conditions of the City’s response.

5-4 COOPERATION OF CONTRACTOR

After all necessary signatures by City, City will supply Contractor a copy

of the Plans, Special Provisions, and the fully executed Agreement. City will also

make available to Contractor at least five (5) copies of the Plans and Special

Provisions for Contractor’s use in prosecuting the Work. If Contractor requests

additional copies of the Plans or Special Provisions, the City or its designated

reprographics firm will supply such additional copies at Contractor’s expense.

Contractor shall give the Work the constant attention necessary to

facilitate the satisfactory progress of the Work. Contractor shall cooperate with

the Engineer, inspectors and with other contractors in every way possible.

Contractor shall at all times have a competent Superintendent at the site of the

Work. Contractor’s Superintendent shall be fully authorized as Contractor’s

agent on the Work. The Superintendent shall be capable of reading and

understanding all of the Contract Documents. Unless otherwise approved by the

Engineer, the Superintendent shall be an employee of Contractor responsible for

providing continuous on-site supervision of the Work and shall be fully authorized

to receive and follow any instruction given by the Engineer and to sign Change

Orders on behalf of Contractor. Unless specifically called for by the Special

Provisions, Contractor is not required to provide an office for use by the

Engineer.

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If requested by the Engineer, Contractor shall provide daily reports signed

by Contractor’s Superintendent indicating the location and description of

operations and details of the equipment and labor used to perform the items of

Work. Such details shall include the description of the items of Work, names and

classifications of laborers, hours worked, description of equipment used,

equipment numbers, and hours equipment are in use, and hours equipment may

be idle.

5-5 CONSTRUCTION STAKES

The Engineer will furnish Contractor with all lines, grades and

measurements necessary for the proper prosecution and control of the Work

unless stated otherwise in the Special Provisions. Contractor shall provide the

Engineer with the City’s standard Survey Request Form at least three (3) working

days before construction stakes are required. The Engineer may reject any

unreasonable or incomplete Survey Request Form and require Contractor to

resubmit. Contractor shall have no claim for any costs, damages or extensions of

time arising from any delay caused by Contractor’s submittal of an unreasonable

or incomplete Survey Request Form.

Such stakes and markings as the Engineer may set for either the City’s or

Contractor’s guidance shall be preserved by Contractor. In the event that the

stakes or marks placed by the Engineer are destroyed through carelessness or

negligence on the part of Contractor or any Subcontractor and the destruction

of these stakes or marks causes a delay in the Work, Contractor shall have no

claim for damages or extensions of time. Additionally, the City reserves the right

to charge Contractor or deduct from the progress payments the costs to the City

for any re-staking or remarking required as a result of carelessness or negligence

on the part of Contractor or any Subcontractor.

5-6 PERMANENT SURVEY MONUMENTS

Contractor is responsible for verifying that the arrangements have been

made for preserving and perpetuating all permanent survey monuments that will

be affected by the Work. Contractor is responsible for preserving all permanent

survey monuments that are not proposed to be disturbed. Contractor shall

provide a minimum of ten (10) working day notice to Engineer prior to

disturbance or removal of any permanent survey monument, and shall coordinate

with the Engineer to reset monuments or provide permanent witness monuments

and file the required documentation with the County Surveyor pursuant to

Business and Professions Code Section 8771.

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5-7 SUBMITTALS

Contractor shall supply all submittals required by the Special Provisions or

the Engineer. Unless otherwise specified herein, Contractor shall deliver five (5)

copies of the submittals to the Engineer when required by the Contract

Documents or the Engineer. Within twenty (20) calendar days after receipt of a

submittal, the Engineer will return two (2) marked copies of the submittal to

Contractor indicating one of the following four (4) actions taken by the Engineer,

in the Engineer’s sole discretion:

1. If the Engineer’s review indicates no exceptions, copies will be returned

marked "NO EXCEPTIONS TAKEN." Contractor may immediately

incorporate the material and equipment covered by the submittal into the

Work.

2. If the Engineer’s review indicates limited corrections are required, copies

will be returned marked "MAKE CORRECTIONS NOTED." Contractor may

immediately incorporate into the Work the material and equipment

covered by the corrected submittal, with the corrections noted by the

Engineer.

3. If the Engineer’s review indicates insufficient or incorrect data has been

submitted, copies will be returned marked "REVISE AND RESUBMIT." No

work may begin on incorporating the material and equipment covered by

this submittal into the Work until the submittal is revised, resubmitted,

and returned marked either "NO EXCEPTIONS TAKEN" or "MAKE

CORRECTIONS NOTED."

4. If the Engineer’s review indicates the material and equipment submittal

is unacceptable, copies will be returned marked "RESUBMIT." No work

may begin on incorporating the material and equipment covered by this

submittal into the Work until a new submittal is submitted and returned

marked either "NO EXCEPTIONS TAKEN" or "MAKE CORRECTIONS NOTED."

After approval by the Engineer, submittals (including any corrections

noted by the Engineer) shall become a part of the Contract, and the work shall

be done in conformity with such approved submittals. No work shall be started

or material or equipment purchased until the submittals have been approved.

Submittals furnished to the Engineer shall include finished drawings, if required,

that are neat, legible, to scale, and drawn to as large scale as reasonably

possible.

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5-8 RECORD DRAWINGS

Contractor shall maintain a neatly and accurately marked set of record

drawings showing the final locations and layout of all facilities as-built. Drawings

shall be kept current weekly, with all work instructions and Change Orders,

accommodations, and construction adjustments. Drawings are subject to the

inspection by the Engineer at all times, and progress payments, or portions of

progress payments, may be withheld if drawings are not accurate and current.

Prior to City’s acceptance of the Work, Contractor shall deliver to the Engineer

one (1) set of neatly marked record drawings, accurately showing all the

information required above. If the Engineer does not approve the record

drawings, Contractor shall revise and resubmit the record drawings as necessary

to obtain the Engineer’s approval. If Contractor fails to comply with the

requirements of this section, the City may deduct and retain the cost of

preparing the record drawings from the Contract.

5-9 SUGGESTIONS TO CONTRACTOR ADOPTED AT CONTRACTOR’S OWN RISK

Contractor is solely responsible for determining whether to follow or

utilize any plan or method of work suggested by the Engineer to Contractor in

whole or in part, and Contractor shall assume all risks for this determination.

The Engineer and City will assume no responsibility or risk.

5-10 REQUEST FOR MODIFICATION OF WORK

Should conditions occur during the progress of the Work that make it

impossible for Contractor to comply strictly with the terms of the Contract with

respect to a portion of the Work, Contractor shall make written request to the

Engineer for a modification of such portion of the Work, provided that any

modification is not detrimental to the Work or create any additional cost to the

City. If the modification is acceptable to the Engineer, Contractor will be notified

in writing, consistent with any conditions specified by the Engineer. If a

modification is not acceptable to the Engineer, Contractor shall determine some

other method of performing such portion of the Work that is acceptable to

Engineer.

Such approved modifications do not affect or alter the application of any

provision of the Contract to any portion of the Work for which no modification is

approved by the Engineer.

5-11 RIGHT TO PERFORM EXTRA WORK

In case of neglect or refusal by Contractor to perform any extra work as

directed by the Engineer pursuant to Section 4-6 of these Specifications or to

make satisfactory progress in the execution of extra work, the City may employ

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any person or persons to perform such work, and Contractor shall not in any way

interfere with the person or persons so employed.

5-12 PROVISIONS FOR EMERGENCIES

If, in the opinion of the Engineer, Contractor has not taken sufficient

precautions for the safety of the public or the protection of the Work or adjacent

structures or property and immediate action is necessary in order to protect the

public, any person or any property or property interest (“emergency work”), the

Engineer, with or without notice to Contractor, may, but is not obligated to,

take such action or obtain or provide for such work and material as the Engineer

may consider necessary and adequate to furnish such protection.

The City’s cost to perform, obtain or provide for such action, work and

material shall be paid by Contractor, and may be deducted by City from any

payment due or to become due to Contractor.

The performance of emergency work under the direction of the Engineer

shall in no way relieve Contractor from its responsibility or liability for any

damages that may occur while or after any actions are or have been taken by

the Engineer.

5-13 SUSPENSION OF WORK TO PROTECT HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE OF

PERSONS OR PROPERTY

If the Engineer determines, in the Engineer’s sole discretion, that a

situation exists where continuation of the Work is illegal or endanger the health,

safety or welfare of persons or property on or affected by the Work, the Engineer

may order Contractor in writing to delay or suspend the Work in whole or in part

for a period of time equal to the period of time while such situation exists. Any

order given to Contractor to suspend or delay the Work shall identify the

situation that makes the suspension or delay necessary.

Such order of the Engineer does not modify or invalidate in any way any

of the provisions of this Contract, and Contractor is not entitled to any damages

or compensation from City on account of such delay or suspension.

5-14 RIGHT TO RETAIN IMPERFECT WORK

If any portion of the work done or material furnished under this Contract

is defective and not in accordance with the Contract Documents, and if the

defect is not of sufficient magnitude or importance to make the Work or any

portion of the Work dangerous or undesirable, the Engineer may, but is not

obligated to, retain the defective work instead of requiring the work to be

removed and reconstructed. The Engineer may make such deduction from the

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payments due or to become due to Contractor as determined appropriate by the

Engineer to account for the defector pay the City’s costs of removal and

reconstruction.

5-15 STORAGE OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Contractor is solely responsible for protecting work in place and materials

and equipment stored on-site or off-site from contamination by dust, dirt, debris

or mold. Materials and equipment shall be stored so as to ensure the

preservation of their quality and fitness for the Work. Stores of equipment and

materials shall be located to facilitate inspection by the City. Contractor is

responsible for all damages that occur in connection with the care and protection

of all materials and equipment to be incorporated in the Work until the

completion and final acceptance of the Work by the City.

Prior to storing any materials or equipment on private property not owned

by Contractor, Contractor shall obtain written permission from the property

owner and, if different than the property owner, the occupant of the property.

Contractor is solely responsible for obtaining such permission and complying with

any and all conditions and requirements of the property owner or occupant.

Contractor is solely responsible for maintaining adequate security and

warning signs and controlling dirt, debris and dust within the limits of

Contractor’s storage areas at all times. Contractor shall take all steps necessary

or required by the Engineer to prevent and eliminate blowing dust.

Prior to commencing the Work, Contractor shall submit a written “Storage

of Materials and Equipment Plan” for approval by the Engineer. The Plan shall

specify the location, entry date and exit date for all locations where Contractor

will store materials or equipment, and a site maintenance plan for all locations.

Additionally, this Plan shall describe the measures that Contractor will undertake

to minimize impacts to driveways, residents and the general public in the vicinity

of such storage locations during work and non-work hours. If this Plan is not

approved by the Engineer, Contractor shall revise and resubmit the Plan as

necessary to obtain the Engineer’s approval.

5-16 MANUFACTURER’S DIRECTION

Manufactured articles, material, and equipment shall be applied,

installed, connected, erected, adjusted, tested, used, cleaned, maintained, and

conditioned as recommended by the manufacturer. Copies of the manufacturer's

installation instructions and procedures shall be submitted, in accordance with

Section 5-7 of these Specifications.

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5-17 QUALITY OF MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP

If the Contract provides that Contractor shall furnish materials or

manufactured articles or shall do work for which no detailed specifications are

set forth, the materials or manufactured articles shall be of the best grade in

quality and workmanship obtainable in the market from firms of established good

reputation, or, if not ordinarily carried in stock, shall conform to the usual

standards for first-class materials or articles of the kind required, with due

consideration of their intended use. The work performed shall fully conform

with the intent to secure the best standard of construction and equipment for

the Work as a whole or in part.

5-18 TRADE NAMES AND ALTERNATIVES

For convenience in designation, certain articles or materials to be

incorporated in the Work may be designated under a trade name or the name of

a manufacturer and its catalogue information. Unless the trade or manufacturer

name is expressly designated as the only brand that will be accepted, for one or

more of the purposes specified in Public Contract Code Section 3400(b), such

designation is deemed to include the words “or equal,” so that the use of an

alternative article or material of equal quality and possesses the required

features and characteristics for the purpose intended will be permitted, subject

to the following requirements:

The burden of proof as to the quality and suitability of alternatives is upon

Contractor, who shall furnish all relevant information as required by the

Engineer. The Engineer will be the sole judge as to the quality and suitability of

alternative articles or materials. The Engineer’s decision will be final.

If the Contract Documents permit the substitution of a similar or

equivalent material or article, no tests or action relating to the approval of the

substitute material will be made until the request for substitution is made in

writing by Contractor accompanied by complete data as to the equality of the

material or article proposed. Such requests shall be made in ample time to

permit approval without delaying the work, but need not be made within thirty

(30) days after award of the Contract.

5-19 DUTIES AND POWERS OF INSPECTORS

Inspectors are representatives of the City with respect to the duties and

powers entrusted to them, subject to any limitations on their authority specified

by contract or under any Laws or Regulations. Their duty is to inspect materials

and workmanship of those portions of the Work to which they are assigned, either

individually or collectively, under instructions of the Engineer, and to report any

deviations from the Contract Documents. If an inspector deems it necessary, the

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inspectors may order Contractor to stop the Work until the Engineer determines

and orders that the Work may proceed.

5-20 INSPECTION

All work and materials furnished pursuant to this Contract are subject to

inspection and approval or rejection by the Engineer and such assistants as the

Engineer deems necessary. Contractor shall notify the Engineer of the time and

place of any factory tests required by the Contract, and the time and place of

preparation, manufacture or construction of any material for the Work, or any

part of the Work, that the Engineer notifies Contractor the Engineer wishes to

inspect.

Contractor shall give notice not less than three (3) working days in

advance of the beginning of the work on any such material or of the beginning

of any such test to allow the Engineer to make arrangements for inspecting and

testing or witnessing the inspection or testing, if such inspection and testing or

witnessing are deemed beneficial by the Engineer or are required by the

Contract.

If the Engineer considers it proper and practicable, the Engineer will, at

the written request of Contractor, cause materials intended for use in the Work

to be inspected at the point of production or manufacture. The Engineer may at

any time cause such an inspection, however, it will not be undertaken until the

Engineer is assured of the cooperation and assistance of both Contractor and the

material producer. The Engineer or the Engineer’s authorized representative(s)

will have free entry at all times to such parts of the plant as concerns the

manufacture or production of the materials. Adequate facilities shall be

furnished free of charge to make the necessary inspection. Notwithstanding the

foregoing, the City shall have no obligation to inspect materials at the source of

supply.

Unless authorized by the Engineer, any work done in the absence of an

inspector that is completed or in progress shall be subject to inspection. If

required by the Engineer, Contractor shall furnish all tools, labor, materials, and

other facilities necessary to make such inspection, even to the extent of

uncovering or taking down portions of the finished work. Contractor shall pay

the cost of such inspection and removing any defective work and performing any

necessary reconstruction.

5-21 REMOVAL OF REJECTED MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES

Contractor shall remove from the site of the Work, without delay, all

rejected materials or structures brought to or incorporated in the Work. If

Contractor fails to do so, or to make satisfactory progress in doing so within

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forty-eight (48) hours after the service of a written notice from the Engineer,

the rejected material or work may be removed by City and the City may deduct

the cost of such removal from any payments that are due or may become due to

Contractor. No such rejected material shall again be offered for use by

Contractor under this Contract or any other contract with City. Contractor shall

not use any such rejected material in the performance of the Contract.

5-22 APPROVAL OF SOURCES OF SUPPLY OF MATERIALS

The Engineer may require Contractor to provide information on the source

of supply of materials for the Work and may require that the Engineer’s approval

be obtained prior to Contractor securing any or all materials. The Engineer may

require Contractor to submit representative samples of materials for inspection

and testing by City.

Even though a source of supply has been approved, the approval shall not

prevent subsequent disapproval or rejection of materials, if the quality of the

product or material is later determined to be below the standard or requirements

set by any of the Contract Documents.

5-23 PREPARATION FOR TESTING

Contractor shall maintain proper facilities and provide safe access for

inspection by City of all parts of the Work and of the shops or other locations

where any portion of the Work is prepared. Where the Specifications or Special

Provisions require work to be specially tested or approved, it shall not be tested

or covered up without at least a 24 hour written notice to the Engineer of its

readiness for inspection unless the written approval of the Engineer for such

testing or covering is first obtained.

5-24 METHODS OF SAMPLING AND TESTING

Contractor shall furnish samples of materials for testing as required by

the Engineer. Contractor shall furnish such samples without cost to City. Testing

shall be done to such standards as may be set forth in the Contract Documents.

References made in these documents to standard methods of testing materials

shall by such reference make such standards a part of the Contract.

5-25 REFERENCE TO STATE, FEDERAL OR NATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS

Whenever a reference is made in the Contract Documents to a

specification or test designation either of the A.S.T.M., the A.A.S.H.T.O., the

A.W.W.A., the Federal Specifications, or any other recognized national

organization or State of California agency, and the number or other

identification representing the year of adoption or latest revision is omitted, it

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shall mean the specification or test designation in effect on the day the Notice

to Contractors for the Work was dated.

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Section 6

LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE PUBLIC

6-1 LAWS TO BE OBSERVED

Contractor shall be familiar with all Federal, State, and local Laws or

Regulations that affect those engaged or employed in the Work, or the material

or equipment used in or upon the site of the Work, or the conduct of the Work.

Any misunderstanding or ignorance on the part of Contractor of such Laws or

Regulations shall not in any way relieve Contractor of any responsibility under

the Laws or Regulations or the Contract or otherwise modify the Contract.

Contractor shall observe and comply with all Laws or Regulations affecting

the conduct of the Work, and Contractor and its Sureties shall defend, indemnify

and hold harmless City and all of its officers, agents, and employees against any

claim for liability arising from, based upon, or resulting from a condition created

as a result of, the violation of any such Law or Regulation, whether by Contractor

or any Subcontractor or Supplier or any of their respective officers, employees

or agents.

6-2 CERTAIN LAWS AFFECTING THE WORK

This list is not a comprehensive inventory of applicable Laws and

Regulations, but is a summary of a few selected State laws and City ordinances

applicable to the Work.

1. State Laws

a. Labor Discrimination

Contractor shall not discriminate in the employment of persons on

any ground listed in Labor Code Section 1735. The penalty for any such

discrimination will be as set forth in the Labor Code, Section 1735, and

Chapter 1 of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.

b. Fair Labor Standards Act

Contractors shall comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

(52 Stat. 1060) as amended as it may be applicable.

c. Contractor Licensing

Bidders and Contractors shall maintain license as required by

Chapter 9 of Division III of the Business and Professions Code.

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d. Subcontractors

The rules concerning the use of Subcontractors have been discussed

in Section 2-9 of these Specifications. Particular reference was made

therein to Section 4101 to Section 4113, inclusive, of the Public Contract

Code.

e. Underground Service Alert

Prior to conducting any excavation, Contractor shall contact the

Underground Service Alert – Northern California as required by

Government Code Section 4216.2, and shall take any and all other actions

necessary to comply with and shall be subject to the provisions of

Government Code Sections 4216.2 through 4216.9, inclusive.

2. Local Ordinances

a. Prevailing Wages

Pursuant to Section 3.60.180 of the Sacramento City Code,

Contractor shall pay not less than the prevailing rate of wages as

determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial

Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1773. The wage rate

determinations may be viewed on the Internet at

http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/. Withholdings and penalties shall be as set

forth in Section 3.60.180 of the Sacramento City Code and applicable

Labor Code provisions.

For Federally funded projects, Contractor shall pay the higher of

the Federal Davis Bacon Wage Rate, that is published with the Contract,

or the rate specified herein for each trade or work classification

employed. Contractor is responsible for submitting all required original

signed payroll documents to the City for itself and all Subcontractors. The

City shall not recognize any claim for additional compensation because of

the payment by Contractor of any wage rate in excess of the prevailing

wage rate required under the Contract.

The wage rates determined by the Director of the California

Department of Industrial Relations refer to expiration dates. Prevailing

wage determinations with a single asterisk (*) after the expiration date

apply to any contract advertised for bids prior to the expiration date and

are good for the life of the contract. Prevailing wage determinations with

double asterisks (**) after the expiration date indicate that the wage rate

to be paid for work performed after this date has been predetermined. If

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Work under the Contract will extend past this date, Contractor and its

Subcontractors will be required to pay the new rate after such expiration

date.

Contractor should contact the Prevailing Wage Unit, Division of

Labor Statistics and Research (DLSR), (415-703-4780), to obtain

predetermined wage changes for rates designated by a double asterisk (**)

after the expiration date. The possibility of wage increases is one of the

elements to be considered by Contractor in determining its bid, and shall

not under any circumstances, be considered as the basis of a claim for

additional compensation or damages against the City under the Contract.

b. Hours of Labor

Contractor shall comply with the provisions of Section 3.60.180 of

the Sacramento City Code regarding the maximum hours of labor.

Withholdings and penalties shall be a set forth in Section 3.60.180 of the

Sacramento City Code and applicable Labor Code provisions.

c. Apprentices

Contractor shall comply with the provisions of Section 3.60.190 of

the Sacramento City Code, as well as any other applicable Laws or

Regulations.

d. Grading, Erosion, and Sediment Control

Contractor shall be responsible for the implementation and

maintenance of erosion, sediment and pollution control measures,

otherwise known as Best Management Practices (BMPs) within the limits

of the Work site and all areas impacted by the project at all times during

the course of construction, including evenings, nights, weekends and

holidays in addition to the normal working days in accordance with the

provisions of Chapter 15.88 of the Sacramento City Code.

e. Storm Water Management and Discharge Control

Contractor shall be responsible for the implementation and

maintenance of all BMP measures necessary to effectively prevent the

discharge of sediment, construction debris, trash, and all associated

construction pollutants from discharging to a river, creek, roadside ditch,

canal, basin and/or the storm water conveyance system in accordance

with Chapter 13.16, and Section 15.40.040 of the Sacramento City Code.

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f. Work Affecting the Public Right-of-way

Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining City approval of and

complying with a traffic control plan, providing for the maintenance of

construction areas affected by the Work, protecting existing facilities in

the Work area, repairing any existing facilities damaged by Contractor’s

operations, and notifying the public prior to performing the Work in

accordance with the provisions of Chapter 12.20 of the Sacramento City

Code.

g. Noise Regulations

Contractor shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 8.68 of the

Sacramento City Code.

h. Dust Regulations

Contractor shall take reasonable cautions to prevent and control

the movement of dust created by Contractor’s Work activities in

accordance with Section 15.40.050 of the Sacramento City Code. Proposed

and implemented measures shall be in compliance with sections d and e.

The Engineer may stop Work activities during conditions of high winds that

may carry dust from the Work-site.

3. Amendments and Ordinance Changes

The statute and ordinance citations set forth above shall be deemed to

refer to future amended or renumbered versions of the statute or

ordinance cited.

6-3 PERMITS, LICENSES AND FEES

Unless otherwise indicated in the Special Provisions, Contractor shall at

Contractor’s sole expense obtain all necessary permits and licenses for the

construction of the Work, give all necessary notices, pay all fees required by law,

and comply with all Laws and Regulations relating to the Work and to the

preservation of the public health and safety.

6-4 PROTECTION OF CITY AGAINST PATENT CLAIMS

Contractor shall assume all cost arising from the use of patented,

copyrighted, trademarked or other similarly protected materials, equipment,

devices, or processes used on or incorporated in the Work and shall defend,

indemnify and hold harmless the City of Sacramento together with all of its

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officers and employees, and their duly authorized representatives, from any and

all claims and actions, including claims and actions for violation of intellectual

property rights, arising on account of the use of any such materials, equipment,

devices, or processes by Contractor or any Subcontractor or Supplier. Before final

payment is made on the Contract, if requested by Engineer, Contractor shall

furnish acceptable proof of a proper release from all claims, costs, and liabilities

arising from the use of such materials, equipment, devices, or processes used on

or incorporated in the Work.

6-5 SANITARY REGULATIONS

Contractor shall comply with all Laws or Regulations governing sanitation

and public health, and shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City of

Sacramento together with all of its officers and employees, and their duly

authorized representatives, from any and all claims, actions or other liabilities

arising on account of any failure to do so by Contractor or any Subcontractor or

Supplier.

Contractor shall construct and maintain the necessary sanitary

conveniences for the use of the workers in such a manner and at such points as

shall be approved by the Engineer, and the use of these facilities shall be strictly

enforced.

Contractor shall obey and enforce such sanitary regulations and orders and

shall take such precautions against contagious or infectious diseases as required

by any Laws or Regulations or as the Engineer may deem necessary.

6-6 PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND SAFETY

Contractor shall protect and preserve the safety of the public during the

progress of the Work. Contractor shall not unnecessarily cause inconvenience to

the public during the progress of the Work and shall minimize the inconvenience

caused by Contractor’s operations. Such operations include, but are not limited

to, work performed on or adjacent to the Work site, traffic lane and pedestrian

closures and deliveries of material and equipment.

Materials shall be stored on the work site so that no hazard to the public

and no damage to public property will result. Damage to property caused by

Contractor shall be repaired at Contractor’s expense to the satisfaction of the

Engineer. Spills resulting from hauling operations along or across any public

traveled way shall be removed immediately by Contractor at Contractor’s

expense. Water or dust palliative shall be applied as necessary or if ordered by

the Engineer for the alleviation or prevention of dust. Contractor shall insure

that all utility services to customers in the project area are maintained.

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Applicable Public Utilities Commission regulations are in effect at railroad grade

crossings. Contractor shall not interfere with or impair railroad operations. If

the Work could affect railroad operations, Contractor shall contact the railroad

prior to construction and comply with all requirements pertaining to railroad

operations or facilities.

6-7 HOUSEKEEPING PRACTICES

Contractor shall implement good housekeeping practices during all

construction activities until completion and final acceptance of the Work. In

addition to practices specified elsewhere in the Contract Documents, Contractor

shall implement, at a minimum, the following housekeeping practices: solid

waste management, material storage and delivery area, concrete waste

management, trash management, and spill prevention and control.

Solid Waste Management: Contractor shall maintain a clean construction

site and provide designated areas for waste collection. The waste collection

areas shall contain leak-proof disposal containers with lids or covers. Site trash

shall be collected daily and placed in the disposal containers. Contractor shall

make arrangements for regular waste collection and regularly inspect the waste

disposal areas to determine if potential pollutant discharges exist.

Material Storage and Delivery Area: Contractor shall provide one central

material storage and delivery area (MSDA) for the duration of the Work. This

area shall be fenced or otherwise protected such that runoff will not leave the

MSDA site. Contractor shall regularly inspect the MSDA site to ensure that any

hazardous or non-hazardous materials have not spilled.

Concrete Waste Management: Contractor shall arrange for off-site

disposal of concrete wastes or disposed of in one designated area. Concrete

wastes, including left-over concrete and material from washing out the concrete

truck, shall not be disposed to the storm drain system via curb and gutter or

otherwise. If a designated area is provided, the area shall be bermed and

protected from the elements to allow the concrete to dry. The dried concrete

waste shall be removed and disposed of properly by Contractor at Contractor’s

expense. Proof of proper disposal may be required by the City inspector or

engineer.

Spill Prevention and Control: Contractor is responsible for instructing

employees and Subcontractors about preventing spills of hazardous materials and

controlling spills if they occur. Proper spill control and cleanup materials shall

be kept on-site near the MSDA and updated as materials change on site. If a

significant spill has entered the City’s drainage system, Contractor shall contact

the City’s drainage maintenance supervisor to ensure the discharge has not

impacted a body of water or drainage facility.

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More information about required BMPs can be obtained by referring to the

City of Sacramento's Administrative and Technical Procedures Manual for

Grading, Erosion and Sediment Control available online at:

https://www.cityofsacramento.org/-/media/Corporate/Files/DOU/Specs-

Drawings/Sediment-control-manual.pdf?la=en

6-8 TRENCH SAFETY PLANS

Before beginning excavation for a trench five (5) feet or more in depth,

Contractor shall secure a permit from the Division of Industrial Safety. A copy

of this permit must be available at the construction site.

When required on the Plans or by the Engineer, Contractor shall submit to

the Engineer a detailed Plan showing the design of shoring, bracing, sloping or

other provisions to be made for worker protection from the hazard of caving

ground. Such Plan shall be approved by the Engineer at least five (5) days before

Contractor intends to begin work on the trench. If the Plan varies from the

shoring system standards established by the Construction Safety Orders of the

Division of Industrial Safety, the Plan shall be prepared by a registered civil or

structural engineer. Nothing in this provision allows the use of shoring, sloping

or protective systems less effective than that required by the Construction Safety

Orders of the Division of Industrial Safety.

Contractor’s bid for any item requiring excavation shall include all costs

to furnish, install, maintain and remove adequate sheeting, shoring and bracing,

and any other measures necessary to maintain adequate worker protection and

conform to all applicable safety orders.

6-9 COMPLIANCE WITH OSHA

Contractor is responsible for strict compliance with applicable

requirements of the California Occupational Safety and Health Act (Labor Code

Sections 6500 et seq.). This includes, but is not limited to, all applicable

Construction Safety Orders issued by the State of California, Division of Industrial

Safety, under Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations.

6-10 TRAFFIC CONTROL REQUIREMENTS

Contractor is solely responsible for furnishing, installing and maintaining

all warning signs and devices necessary to safeguard the public and the Work,

and to provide for the proper and safe routing of vehicular, bicycle, and

pedestrian traffic during the performance of the Work. This requirement is for

the duration of the project, and is not limited to working hours. The use of

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flagmen, barricades, and construction signing shall comply with the current

edition of the California “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.”

Contractor shall submit a traffic control plan showing proposed traffic

control measures and detours for vehicles and pedestrians a minimum of ten (10)

working days prior to the start of any Work within or affecting the street right of

way. The traffic control plan shall include the following information pursuant to

City Code Chapter 12.20:

1. The name and business address of the applicant.

2. Diagram showing:

a. The location of the proposed work area;

b. The location of areas where the public right-of-way will be closed

or obstructed; and

c. The placement of traffic control devices necessary to perform the

work.

3. The proposed phases of traffic control in a narrative format including a

description and dates for the beginning and ending of each phase.

4. The time periods when the traffic control will be in effect.

5. A statement that the applicant will comply with the City’s noise ordinance

during the performance of all work.

6. A statement that the applicant understands that the plan may be modified

by the director at any time in order to eliminate or avoid traffic conditions

that are hazardous to the safety of the public.

Contractor shall not work until a City-approved traffic control plan is on

file with the Engineer. If the Engineer determines at any time that actual traffic

conditions render the approved plan inadequate to ensure public safety, the

Engineer may require the plan to be immediately modified. If a hazardous

condition cannot be eliminated by plan modification the Engineer may require

work under the plan to be stopped, and the plan suspended, until the safety

hazard is remedied. Contractor is not entitled to any costs, damages or

extension of Contract time arising from any stop work order issued by the

Engineer under this Section.

Contractor shall provide safe pedestrian, bicycle, and disabled access

through or around the construction area. It construction activities will block or

limit access to a Class IV bikeway, as designated in the City Bicycle Master Plan,

Contractor may be required to provide a minimum Class II bike lane as an

alternative in the traffic control plan to provide continuity in the protected

bicycle network. Sidewalk closure shall comply with the “Policy for Sidewalk

Closures” established by the City of Sacramento’s Department of Public Works

pursuant to federal and state disability access laws and regulations. Contractor

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shall provide access to all existing driveways, adjacent parking areas, and

buildings at all times unless other arrangements are made with the property

owner and approved by the Engineer. Access for emergency vehicles shall be

clear at all times.

Contractor shall use skid resistant steel plates to cover all excavations

permitted to remain open in the roadway during non-working hours. Steel plates

shall be placed in a safe and proper manner that does not impede the passage of

pedestrians, bicycles, and the disabled community.

All Work within public streets and right-of-way shall be done in an

expeditious manner so as to cause as little inconvenience to the public as

possible. Unless otherwise approved, Contractor shall maintain at least one

travel lane in each direction at all times on two-way Primary Streets (defined

below), and at least two travel lanes at all times on one-way Primary Streets.

On working days, between 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00

p.m., Contractor shall maintain the number of lanes normally available on all

Primary Streets unless otherwise approved in writing by the City Traffic Engineer.

In addition to the foregoing, on working days, Contractor shall maintain the

number of lanes normally available on J Street between Interstate 5 and 16

Street between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise approved

in writing by the City Traffic Engineer.

“Primary Streets” are defined as any one of the following streets and its

adjacent public sidewalk:

3rd St. between I St. & Broadway G St. between 3rd St. & Alhambra Blvd.

5th St. between H St. & Broadway Garden Highway

6th St. between H St. & Q St. Greenhaven Dr.

7th St. between G St. & T St. H St.

8th St. between G St. & Broadway Heritage Lane

9th St. between G St. & Broadway Hornet Dr.

10th St. between G St. & Broadway Howe Ave.

11 th St. between G St. & Q St. I St. between 3rd St. & 29th St.

12th Ave. btwn Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. & Sutterville Rd J St.

12th St. between N 12th St. & W St. Jackson Road

13th St. between H St. & L St. Jibboom St.

14th St. between G St. & L St. K St. between 15th St. & Alhambra Blvd.

15th St. between F St. & Broadway L St. between 3rd St. & Alhambra Blvd.

16th St. between N 16th St. & Broadway La Mancha Way

19th St. between G St. & Broadway La Riviera Dr.

21st St. between 4th Ave. & G St Land Park Dr.

24th St btwn (Knight Way & Meadowview Rd, W St. & 2nd Ave) Mack Road

29th St. between D St. & W St. Main Ave. west of Kelton Way

30th St. between E St. & T St. Marconi Ave.

34th St. between Folsom Blvd. & Broadway Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

43rd Ave. west of South Land Park Dr. Marysville Blvd. btwn Del Paso Blvd. & Bell Ave.

47th Ave., city portions between 24th St. & Stockton Blvd. Meadowview Road

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55th St. Fruitridge Road

65th St. between Folsom Blvd. & Broadway Munroe St.

65th St. Expressway between Elvas Ave. & south city boundary N St. between 2nd St. & Alhambra Blvd.

North 12th St. Natomas Blvd.

Alta Arden Expressway N 16th St. Alhambra Blvd. btwn E. St & Broadway

Alta Valley Way North B St. between N Th St. & 16th St.

American River Dr. between Howe Ave. & Munroe St. Northgate Blvd.

Arcade Blvd. between Marysville Blvd. & Marconi Ave. Norwood Ave.

Arden Way P St. between 2nd St. & Stockton Blvd.

Arena Blvd Pocket Road

Azevedo Dr. Point West Way

Broadway Power Inn Road

Bruceville Road Q St. between 2nd St. & Alhambra Blvd.

Capitol Ave. between 15th St. & Folsom Blvd. Raley Blvd.

Carlson Dr. Response Road

Center Parkway Richards Blvd.

Challenge Way Rio Linda Blvd.

College Town Dr. Riverside Blvd.

Connie Dr. between Roseville Road & Marconi Ave. Roseville Road

Cosumnes River Blvd. Royal Oaks Dr.

Del Paso Blvd. south of Marysville Blvd. San Juan Road

Del Paso Rd. Seamas Ave. east of Riverside Blvd.

E St. between 7th St. & Alhambra Blvd. South Land Park Dr.

East Commerce Way South Watt Ave.

El Camino Ave. Sproule Ave.

Elder Creek Road Stockton Blvd.

Elsie Ave. Sunbeam Ave.

Elvas Ave. between 56th St. & 65th St. Sutterville Road

Ethan Way T St. between 34th St. & 39th St.

Evergreen St. Truxel Road

Exposition Blvd. University btwn Campus Commons & Fair Oaks.

Fair Oaks Blvd. Valley Hi Dr. between Franklin Blvd. & Mack Road

Florin Perkins Road W St. between 3rd St. & 29th St.

Florin Road West EI Camino Ave.

Folsom Blvd. Windbridge Dr.

Franklin Blvd. Winding Way

Freeport Blvd. X St. btwn 3 rd St. & Alhambra Blvd

The above definition of “Primary Streets” may be modified at any time

upon written notice to Contractor by City, as the City Traffic Engineer deems

necessary.

6-11 HOLIDAY SEASON CONSTRUCTION MORATORIUM

During the holiday season, construction will be suspended on Holiday

Season Moratorium Streets (defined below) unless otherwise approved in writing

by the City Traffic Engineer. “Holiday season” means the period of time

beginning on Thanksgiving Day and ending on the first regular working day

following New Year’s Day.

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No new work that would interfere with traffic during the holiday season

shall begin on any Holiday Season Moratorium Streets after November 1. All

existing conditions within any Holiday Season Moratorium Streets shall be

restored to their original or better condition prior to the start of the holiday

season, and all unauthorized steel plates, barricades, and barriers shall be

removed from all traffic lanes.

Contractor may submit a written request to work within any Holiday

Season Moratorium Streets during the holiday season. The request shall specify

the time, date, and description of the work to be performed in the Holiday

Season Moratorium Streets and the full extent of Contractor’s proposed lane and

sidewalk closure. The City Traffic Engineer will decide whether to approve,

conditionally approve or deny such request, in whole or in part, in the City Traffic

Engineer’s sole discretion.

Emergency repairs to any Holiday Season Moratorium Streets are

permitted during the holiday season, provided that Contractor notifies the

Engineer at least one (1) hour in advance during working hours. If the emergency

arises during non-working hours, Contractor shall notify the Engineer before 9:00

a.m. the following workday. Any emergency repairs performed by Contractor

shall otherwise comply with the Contract Documents and all applicable Laws or

Regulations.

“Holiday Season Moratorium Streets” are defined as follows:

Avenue between Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Sutterville Road

Street between 4

Avenue and G Street

Street, between (Knight Way and Meadowview Rd) and (W Street and 2

Avenue)

Street south of Fruitridge Road

Alta Arden Expressway

Arden Way

Broadway

Challenge Way

Del Paso Boulevard south of Marysville Blvd

El Camino Avenue

Ethan Way

Evergreen Street

Exposition Boulevard

Fair Oaks Boulevard

Florin Boulevard

Folsom Boulevard

Franklin Boulevard

Freeport Blvd, within one block of all its side streets between Broadway and Blair Ave

Fruitridge Road between Rickey Dr and 59th Street

Greenhaven Drive between Havenhurst Dr and Windbridge Dr

H Street

Heritage Lane

Howe Avenue

J Street

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La Mancha Way

Mack Road

Marconi Avenue

Marysville Boulevard between Del Paso Boulevard and Bell Avenue

Meadowgate Dr between Munson Way and Franklin Boulevard

Meadowview Road

Munson Way

Natomas Boulevard

Northgate Boulevard

Point West Way

Power Inn Road

Response Road

Royal Oaks Drive

San Juan Road

Stockton Blvd, and w/in one block of all its side streets from Perry Ave to the south City limits

Truxel Road

Valley Hi Drive north of Wyndham Way

West El Camino Avenue

The definition of “Holiday Season Moratorium Streets” may be modified

at any time upon written notice to Contractor, as the City Traffic Engineer deems

necessary.

In addition to the above listed streets, no work shall be performed during

the holiday season on any street in the area bounded by the American River on

the north, the Sacramento River on the west, one block south of Broadway on

the south, and 34

Street on the east, without obtaining permission in writing

from the City Traffic Engineer.

6-12 CONTRACTOR NOT AN AGENT OF CITY

During the term of the Contract, Contractor shall be an independent

contractor and shall not under any circumstances be considered an employee,

agent, or other representative of the City. Contractor is not authorized to bind

City to any obligation. Nothing in this Contract creates any relationship of joint

venture, partnership or any other association of any nature whatsoever between

City and Contractor other than that of owner and independent contractor. City

has the right to control Contractor only insofar as provided in this Contract and

only insofar as the results of Contractor’s work pursuant to the Contract. The

City’s right of supervision does not reduce or abrogate Contractor’s liability for

any and all damage or injury to persons, public property or private property that

may arise directly or indirectly from Contractor’s performance of the Work.

6-13 APPROVAL OF CONTRACTOR’S PLANS NO RELEASE FROM LIABILITY

The approval by the Engineer of any drawing or any method of work

proposed by Contractor does not relieve Contractor of responsibility for any

errors and is not an assumption of risk or liability by City or any City officer or

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employee. Contractor has no claim under the Contract on account of the failure

or partial failure or inefficiency of any plan or method so approved. Such

approval by the Engineer merely means that the Engineer has no objection to

Contractor’s using, at Contractor’s sole responsibility and risk, the plan or

method Contractor proposes.

6-14 CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT MORTGAGE EQUIPMENT

Contractor shall not mortgage or otherwise convey the title of the plant,

machinery, tools, appliances, supplies, or materials that may at any time be in

use, or further required or useful, in the performance of the Contract, without

prior written consent of the Engineer.

6-15 PROPERTY RIGHTS IN MATERIALS

Contractor is not vested with any right of property in the materials used

after they have been attached, or affixed to the Work, and on which partial

payments have been made by City. All such materials shall be the property of

Contractor and City jointly as their interests may appear, and may not be

removed from the Work by Contractor without the consent of City.

6-16 USE OF EXPLOSIVES

Explosives shall not be used on the Work unless permission to use them is

granted by the Engineer in writing, and only then under such conditions as may

be prescribed by the Engineer and in compliance with all applicable Laws or

Regulations.

6-17 CONTRACTOR’S LEGAL ADDRESS

At Contractor’s on site office, Contractor shall provide a representative

authorized to receive drawings, samples, notices, letters, instructions,

explanation or other communications or articles from City. Drawings, samples,

notices, letters, instructions, explanations, or other articles or communications

may be mailed or personally delivered either to Contractor’s address given in the

Proposal, or to Contractor’s representative at the site of the Work, or to

Contractor’s office at the site of the Work. The delivery at any of these places

of any such item from City to Contractor shall be deemed sufficient service upon

Contractor, and the date of such service shall be the date of mailing or personal

delivery. The address given in the Proposal may be changed by notice in writing

from Contractor to City. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to preclude

or render inoperative the service of any drawing, sample, notice, letter,

instruction, explanation, article or communication to or upon any authorized

representative of Contractor personally.

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6-18 ON STREET PARKING REMOVAL

In performing the Work, Contractor shall minimize the inconvenience to the

public and shall only place “No Parking” signs in areas where parking clearly needs

to be removed to safely perform the Work. “No Parking” signs shall be 11” by 17”

inches, with red letters on white construction paper or other material approved

by the Engineer, and shall comply with all applicable Laws or Regulations. “No

Parking” signs shall be neat and clean, and clearly indicate the specific times

and dates when parking is to be prohibited. “No Parking” signs shall be securely

fastened to barricades, and not placed on trees, utility poles, or other facilities

not approved by the Engineer.

Contractor shall maintain the “No Parking” signs and barricades prior to and

during the course of the Work. Contractor shall verify three days prior to

commencing the Work, and continuously during the course of the Work, that the

signs and barricades are adequately visible and properly placed.

The Engineer may arrange for vehicles that interfere with the Work to be

towed. No vehicles parked in a “No Parking” area will be towed without

acceptable documentation that the signs and barricades are properly placed, and

no towing is allowed unless the Engineer determines that a reasonable person

would have been able to determine that parking is not allowed. If Contractor

requests towing of a vehicle, Contractor shall include in such request written

documentation indicating that the “No Parking” barricades were placed at least

seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the start of Work, and Contractor shall

provide a photograph of the vehicle to be towed, showing the nearest “No

Parking” sign. Contractor shall reimburse City for any payment of a claim filed

against the City for the towing of any vehicle without the Engineer’s approval or

acceptable documentation as provided herein.

In Non-Metered Areas

Seventy-two (72) hours prior to the start of Work, Contractor shall place

“No Parking” signs on approved barricades at fifty (50) to sixty (60) foot

intervals.

In Metered Parking Areas

Contractor shall obtain permission to remove parking stalls from the City

Parking Division not less than three (3) working days before the start of construction

and shall be responsible for the payment of parking removal fees pursuant to

applicable provisions of the Sacramento City Code. It is recommended that

Contractor consult with the City’s Parking Division to obtain an estimate of the

fees.

If Contractor pays the applicable fees and the removal of parking stalls is

approved by City, seventy-two (72) hours prior to the start of Work, Contractor

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shall place “No Parking” signs adjacent to every third parking stall to be

removed, when an entire block of parking is to be removed. Contractor shall

move these signs into every third parking stall at the beginning of the workday, in

conjunction with the covering of parking meters for all stalls to be removed. If

Contractor only needs to remove a portion of parking stalls on a block, every stall

removed shall be barricaded with a “No Parking” sign in conjunction with the

covering of parking meters for all stalls to be removed. Contractor shall comply

with any other conditions specified by the City for such parking stall removals.

In addition to the foregoing, Contractor shall comply with all applicable

requirements of the Sacramento City Code pertaining to on-street parking removal.

6-19 MAIN AND TRUNKLINE UTILITIES

The City is a member of the Underground Service Alert (U.S.A.) one-call

program. Contractor or any Subcontractor must notify the U.S.A. at least two (2)

working days, but not more than fourteen (14) calendar days, in advance of

performing excavation work as provided in Government Code Section 4216.2, and

Contractor shall comply with all other applicable requirements specified in

Article 2 of Division 5 of the Government Code, commencing with Section 4216.

Contractor is responsible for the timely removal, relocation or protection

of any existing main or trunkline utility facilities located on the Work site and

identified on any of the Contract Documents in their approximate location

(defined below). Subject to the provisions of this Section, City is responsible for

the timely removal, relocation or protection of any existing main or trunkline

utility facilities located on the Work site that are not identified in any Contract

Documents in their approximate location. This does not require City to indicate

the presence of existing service laterals or appurtenances whenever the

presence of existing service laterals on the site can be inferred from the

presence of other visible facilities, such as buildings, meter and junction boxes,

valves, service facilities, identification markings and other indicators, on, or

adjacent to, the Work site. Contractor is responsible for the timely removal,

relocation or protection of such service laterals.

If existing main or trunk line utility facilities on the Work site need to be

located or repaired, or removed and relocated, or protected, and the subsurface

main or trunk line utility facilities were not identified in any of the Contract

Documents at their approximate location, and any damage occurring to such

main or trunk line facilities was not due to the failure of Contractor or any

Subcontractor to use reasonable care, City shall pay for the cost of locating and

repairing, or removing and relocating, or protecting such main or trunk line

utility facilities. A subsurface main or facility is deemed to be in the

“approximate location” shown on the Contract Documents if the main or facility

or any portion of it is located within a strip of land extending twenty-four inches

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(24”) on either side of the location for the exterior surface of the main or facility

shown on any of the Contract Documents. “Approximate location” does not refer

to the depth of the subsurface main or facility.

The City’s obligation to pay in instances of a discovery of main or trunk

line facilities on site in the circumstances described above is limited strictly to

the costs described above and for any equipment on the site of the Work

necessarily idled as a result of such circumstances.

In the event the completion of the project is delayed by (1) City’s failure

to provide for the repair, removal, relocation or protection of an existing main

or trunk line utility facility not identified in its approximate location on any of

the Contract Documents, or (2) failure by another owner of an existing main or

trunk line utility facility to provide for the repair, removal, relocation or

protection of such main or facility, except in cases where Contractor is

responsible under the Contract for causing such repair, removal, relocation or

protection to occur, then such delay shall be an Excusable Delay as that term is

defined in the Contract Documents.

Nothing in this section relieves a utility from a contractual or legal

obligation to pay the cost of removal or relocation of existing utility facilities.

For facilities owned by a public utility, the public utility has the sole discretion

to perform repairs or relocation work or permit Contractor to do such repairs or

relocation work at a reasonable price. Nothing in this section precludes City

from pursuing any appropriate remedy against the utility for delays that are the

responsibility of the utility.

If, after commencing the Work, Contractor discovers existing main or

trunk line utility facilities located on the site of the Work that were not identified

on any of the Contract Documents in their approximate location, Contractor shall

immediately notify the Engineer and the owner of the utility facility in writing

by the most expeditious means available.

6-20 ITEMS CONTAINING TRADE SECRETS OR PROPRIETARY RIGHTS PROHIBITED

Neither Contractor nor any Subcontractor shall furnish any item or

combination of items to which, or in which, Contractor or any Subcontractor or

Supplier claims any trade secret or proprietary right. City shall own without

restriction all items furnished under this Contract. Such items shall include but

not be limited to, any item assembly, combination of items, process, electrical

or mechanical or electro-mechanical or microprocessor process or program, or

any combination or sequence of these items. Neither Contractor nor any

Subcontractor shall furnish any item or combination of items pursuant to this

Contract containing any program or programmable item without first obtaining

the written consent of the Engineer, that may be withheld or conditioned in any

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manner determined to be in the best interest of the City by the Engineer in the

Engineer’s sole discretion. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of

this Section and Section 5-18 (“Trade Names and Alternatives”), the provisions

of this Section shall prevail.

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Section 7

PROSECUTION AND PROGRESS

7-1 ASSIGNMENT

The Contract may be assigned only upon written consent of the City, and

also with the consent of Contractor’s Sureties.

7-2 WORK SCHEDULE AND ADEQUATE RESOURCES

Contractor shall perform the Work under this Contract with all materials,

tools, machinery, apparatus, and labor necessary to the complete and timely

execution of everything described, shown or reasonably implied under this

Contract on or before the Contract Completion Date.

Contractor shall give full information to the Engineer as to Contractor’s

plans for carrying on any part of the Work before commencing that Work.

Contractor shall submit to the Engineer prior to the pre-construction meeting or

as otherwise required in the Special Provisions a detailed achievable schedule

for the various items of Work and for completion of the Work as a whole, using

the critical path method (CPM) or other format acceptable to the Engineer. If

such schedule is not accepted in writing by the Engineer, Contractor shall revise

and resubmit the schedule as necessary to obtain the Engineer’s written

acceptance. If at any time during performance of the Work the Engineer notifies

Contractor that its latest accepted schedule is not reasonable or does not

accurately reflect the current progress or sequence of Work, Contractor shall

revise and resubmit an updated schedule within five (5) working days of the

Engineer’s notification. If such updated schedule is not accepted in writing by

the Engineer, Contractor shall revise and resubmit the schedule as necessary to

obtain the Engineer’s written acceptance. Notwithstanding any contrary

provision of the Contract Documents, Contractor is not entitled to claim any

damages or compensation for any delay caused by the City unless Contractor’s

claim of City-caused delay is substantiated by an accurate CPM schedule

accepted by the Engineer indicating the Controlling Operation(s) and sequence

of Work, that Contractor submitted to the City prior to the occurrence of the

delay.

The schedule(s) required by this section shall show the order in which

Contractor proposes to carry out the Work, the total float period, the logical

relationships between Work activities, the critical path, the dates on which

Contractor will commence the different tasks comprising the Work (including

procurement of materials, plant, and equipment), and the contemplated dates

for completing such tasks.

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The schedule(s) submitted shall be consistent in all respects with the

completion time requirements and any order of work requirements indicated in

the Contract.

Subsequent to the time that submittal of a schedule is required in

accordance with these Specifications, no progress payments will be made for any

Work until such schedule has been submitted to the Engineer.

If at any time before the beginning or during the progress of the Work,

any part of Contractor’s plant, or equipment, or any of Contractor’s methods of

execution of the Work, appear to the Engineer to be unsafe, inefficient, or

inadequate to insure the required quality or rate of progress of the Work, the

Engineer may order Contractor to increase or improve its facilities or methods,

and Contractor shall promptly comply with such orders at no cost to the City;

but neither compliance with such orders nor failure of the Engineer to issue such

orders shall relieve Contractor from its obligation to secure the degree of safety,

the quality of the Work, and the rate of progress required of Contractor under

the Contract Documents. Contractor alone is responsible for the safety,

adequacy, and efficiency of its plant, equipment, and methods.

7-3 WORK UNDER UNFAVORABLE WEATHER AND OTHER ADVERSE CONDITIONS

During unfavorable weather and other adverse conditions, Contractor

shall pursue only such portions of the Work as will not be damaged by the

weather or other adverse conditions. If the quality or efficiency of any portions

of the Work will be affected by any unfavorable conditions, such portions shall

not be performed while those conditions exist, unless Contractor can overcome

these conditions by special means or precautions approved by the Engineer.

7-4 SATURDAY, SUNDAY, HOLIDAY, AND NIGHT WORK

No work shall be done between the hours of 6 p.m. and 7 a.m., nor on

Saturdays, Sundays or legal holidays, except such work necessary for the proper

care and protection of work already performed or except in case of emergency

or special situation, and in any case only with the permission of the Engineer or

as specified in the Special Provisions.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Contractor first requests and obtains

the written permission of the Engineer, Contractor may establish different hours

of work as a regular procedure, as specifically approved by the Engineer.

However, the Engineer may revoke such permission at any time for any reason.

If such off-period work is approved, Contractor shall comply with any and all

conditions established for such work by the Engineer at Contractor’s own cost

and expense, and Contractor shall pay any and all costs incurred by the City in

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connection with such off-period work, including but not limited to the City’s

costs to inspect such work.

7-5 SEPARATE CONTRACTS

City reserves the right to let other contracts in connection with the

project. Contractor shall afford other contractors reasonable opportunity for

the introduction and storage of their materials and the execution of their work

and shall properly connect and coordinate Contractor’s work with theirs.

If any part of Contractor’s Work depends for proper execution or results

upon the work of any other contractor, Contractor shall inspect and promptly

report to the Engineer any defects in such work that render it unsuitable for such

proper execution or results. Contractor’s failure to inspect and report any

defects in the work shall constitute an acceptance of the other contractor’s work

as fit and proper for the reception of Contractor’s Work, except as to defects

not arising from the Contractor’s Work that may develop in the other

contractor’s work after the execution of Contractor’s Work.

7-6 REMOVAL OF UNSATISFACTORY EMPLOYEES

Contractor and Contractor’s Subcontractors shall, on the site of the Work,

employ only competent persons skilled in their respective lines of work.

Whenever the Engineer notifies Contractor that any person employed by or

representing Contractor or any Subcontractor on the Work is, in the Engineer’s

opinion, incompetent, unfaithful or disorderly, or refuses to carry out the

provisions of this Contract, or uses threatening or abusive language to or

otherwise threatens or abuses any City employee or representative or any

member of the public, or is otherwise unsatisfactory, Contractor shall remove or

require its Subcontractor to remove the person from the Work and shall not

return that person to the Work unless approved by the Engineer.

7-7 PROTECTION OF WORK, PERSONS AND PROPERTY AGAINST DAMAGE

Contractor shall protect the Work, all materials incorporated or to be

incorporated in the Work and all equipment used in connection with the Work,

whether located on or off the Work-site, and all public and private improvements

and facilities within the site of the Work, from damage due to the nature of the

Work, the action of the elements, trespassers, vandalism, fire or any other cause

whatsoever, until the completion and City acceptance of the Work. The City does

not have or assume any responsibility for collecting indemnity from any person

or persons causing damage to the work or property of Contractor. Any and all

costs incurred by Contractor to protect the Work, materials, equipment,

improvements and facilities as provided above shall be included in Contractor’s

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Proposal and Contractor shall not be entitled to any additional compensation or

damages from City.

Contractor shall furnish such guards, fences, warning signs, walks, and

lights as is necessary, or as may be ordered by the Engineer, and shall take all

other necessary precautions to prevent damage or injury to persons or property.

Existing public and private improvements including utilities and adjacent

properties shall be protected from potential damage resulting from the

operations of Contractor or any Subcontractor. Typical improvements to be

protected include, but are not limited to: trees, shrubbery, fences, walls,

existing pavement, sidewalks, street improvements and underground utilities

that are either to be, or not to be, removed under the Contract.

All existing street signage, markings and striping damaged as a result of

construction shall be replaced in kind by Contractor, to the satisfaction of the

Engineer. In the case of partial damage, the whole stripe or marking in its

entirety shall be replaced. Temporary marking and striping shall be installed

within 3 working days of any damage.

All painted or other markings, such as Underground Service Alert (USA)

markings, on the pavement, sidewalk or gutters used for constructing the project

shall be removed by Contractor before final acceptance of the Work.

If public or private improvements are damaged by the operations of

Contractor or any Subcontractor, the damaged improvements shall be replaced

or restored at Contractor’s expense to pre-damage condition.

Any underground facility not shown on the Plans does not relieve

Contractor of the responsibility to appropriately notify USA in order to determine

the location of underground facilities, or to exercise sound judgment when

working in the vicinity of known, visible or reasonably ascertainable underground

facilities. It is Contractor’s responsibility to ascertain the location of those

underground facilities that may be subject to damage by reason of Contractor’s

operations.

7-8 TIME OF COMPLETION

Contractor shall complete all Work within the time set forth in the

Agreement.

Contractor shall not be charged for a working day on which the Engineer

determines, that as a result of inclement weather or conditions resulting from

the weather, Contractor is or was prevented from engaging in the current

Controlling Operation or Operations of the Work with its normal labor and effort

for at least five (5) hours of the day.

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The current Controlling Operation or Operations mean any feature of the

Work (e.g., an operation or activity, or a settlement or curing period) that, if

delayed or prolonged, will necessarily delay the time of completion of the entire

Work, as determined by the Engineer based on Contractor’s most recent schedule

that has been accepted by the Engineer.

The Engineer will furnish Contractor a weekly statement showing the

number of working days charged to the Contract for the preceding week, the

number of working days of time extensions being considered or approved, the

number of working days originally specified for the completion of the Contract

and the extended date for completion, if any, except when working days are not

being charged in accordance with the provisions in Section 7-9 “Temporary

Suspension of Work.” Contractor is allowed 15 calendar days from the date of

the Engineer’s issuance of the weekly statement of working days in which to file

a written protest of the Engineer’s determination of working days; otherwise the

weekly statement is deemed accepted by Contractor as correct.

7-9 TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF WORK

The Engineer has the authority to suspend the performance of the Work

wholly or in part, for such period as the Engineer deems necessary, due to

unsuitable weather, or for such other conditions as are considered unfavorable

for the suitable prosecution of the Work, or for such time as the Engineer may

deem necessary due to the failure on the part of Contractor or any Subcontractor

to carry out orders, or to satisfactorily perform any provision of the Contract.

Contractor shall immediately comply with the written order of the Engineer to

suspend the Work wholly or in part. The suspended Work shall be resumed when

conditions are favorable or methods are corrected, as ordered or approved in

writing by the Engineer.

If a suspension of Work or any portion of the Work is ordered by reason of

the failure of Contractor or any Subcontractor to carry out orders or to

satisfactorily perform any portion of the Contract, or by reason of weather

conditions being unsuitable for performing any item or items of Work, which

items, in the opinion of the Engineer, could have been performed prior to the

occurrence of such unsuitable weather conditions had Contractor diligently

prosecuted the Work in accordance with the Contract when weather conditions

were suitable, Contractor shall perform at its own expense all the work necessary

to (i) preserve and protect the Work and related facilities and improvements

from weather and other environmental conditions during the period of

suspension, (ii) repair any damage to the Work and/or related facilities and

improvements occurring before, during or after the period of suspension, and

(iii) provide a safe, smooth, and unobstructed passageway through construction

for use by public traffic and any other public use during the period of suspension.

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In the event Contractor fails to timely perform such Work, the City may perform

such work and the cost of the Work will be paid by Contractor or will be deducted

from moneys due or to become due Contractor under the Contract.

Except as may be provided otherwise in the Contract Documents, if the

Engineer orders a suspension of all or a portion of the Work, or a portion of the

Work that is the current Controlling Operation or Operations, by reason of

unsuitable weather conditions, and in the opinion of the Engineer the suspension

is not due to the failure of the Contractor or any Subcontractor to carry out

orders or to satisfactorily perform any portion of the Contract nor due to the

Contractor’s failure to diligently prosecute the Work in accordance with the

Contract prior to such suspension, Contractor shall perform all work necessary

to (i) preserve and protect the Work and related facilities and improvements

from weather and other environmental conditions during the period of

suspension, and (ii) provide a safe, smooth, and unobstructed passageway

through construction for use by public traffic and any other public use during the

period of suspension, provided that the cost of such work shall, upon approval

by the Engineer, be paid for as extra work as provided in Section 4-4 above, or,

at the option of the Engineer, all or a portion of such work shall be performed

by the City at no cost to Contractor.

If the Engineer orders a suspension of all of the Work, or a portion of the

Work that is the current Controlling Operation or Operations, due to unsuitable

weather or due to such other conditions that the Engineer considers unfavorable

to the suitable prosecution of the Work, and in the opinion of the Engineer the

suspension is not due to the failure of the Contractor or any Subcontractor to

carry out orders or to satisfactorily perform any portion of the Contract nor due

to the Contractor’s failure to diligently prosecute the Work in accordance with

the Contract prior to the suspension, the days on which the suspension is in effect

shall not be considered working days. If a portion of Work at the time of such

suspension is not a current Controlling Operation or Operations, but subsequently

becomes the current Controlling Operation or Operations, the determination of

working days will be made on the basis of the current Controlling Operation or

Operations.

If a suspension of all or a portion of the Work is ordered by the Engineer,

due to the failure on the part of Contractor or any Subcontractor to carry out

orders given or to satisfactorily perform any provision of the Contract, or by

reason of weather conditions being unsuitable for performing any item or items

of Work, which items, in the opinion of the Engineer, could have been performed

prior to the occurrence of such unsuitable weather conditions had Contractor

diligently prosecuted the Work in accordance with the Contract when weather

conditions were suitable, the days on which the suspension order is in effect shall

be considered working days unless such days are not working days pursuant to

Section 1-48(1) of these Specifications.

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A suspension of Work under any of the conditions set forth in this Section

shall not relieve Contractor of its responsibilities under the Contract Documents.

This Section 7-9 does not apply to any suspension of work to protect the health,

safety, welfare or condition of persons or property pursuant to Section 5-13 of

these Specifications.

7-10 DETOURS

Contractor shall construct and remove detours and detour bridges for the

use of public traffic as provided in the Special Provisions, or as shown on the

Plans, or as directed by the Engineer. Payment for such work shall be made as

set forth in the Special Provisions, or, if not addressed there, at the Contract

prices for the items of work involved if such prices are specified in the Contract.

If not addressed in the Special Provisions and no such prices are specified in the

Contract, all detours shall be constructed and removed at no additional charge

by Contractor.

Contractor shall pay all costs of repairing damage to detours caused by

public traffic.

When public traffic is routed through the Work, Contractor’s obligation to

provide for a safe passageway through construction operations shall not be

considered to constitute construction or maintenance of a detour and Contractor

shall not be entitled to any additional payment therefor, unless otherwise

specified in the Special Provisions.

Detours constructed by Contractor exclusively for Contractor’s or any

Subcontractor’s own use and convenience for hauling materials and equipment

shall be constructed and maintained by Contractor at its own expense.

The failure or refusal of Contractor to construct and maintain adequate

detours at the proper time and in satisfactory condition for use by public traffic

shall be sufficient cause for closing down the Work until the Engineer determines

that such detours have been constructed and are in satisfactory condition for use

by public traffic. Contractor is solely responsible for all costs incurred to repair

any damage to any detour caused by Contractor’s or any Subcontractor’s hauling

or other activity.

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Section 8

MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

8-1 MEASUREMENT OF QUANTITIES

The Engineer shall determine quantities of Work acceptably completed

under the terms of the Contract, or as directed by the Engineer in writing, based

on measurements taken by the Engineer or the Engineer’s assistants. In

computing quantities, the length, area, solid content, number, weight or time

in standard units, as the case may be, shall be computed as specified in the

Contract. All earth excavation shall be computed to the neat lines and grades

as set and directed by the Engineer and shall be computed in relation to the

original undisturbed condition.

8-2 SCOPE OF PAYMENT

The compensation provided by the Contract constitutes full payment for

all materials, supplies, equipment, tools, labor, and all incidentals necessary to

complete the Work; for performing all work and services contemplated and

implied by the Contract; for loss or damage arising from the nature of the Work,

or from action of the elements; from unforeseen difficulties that may be

encountered during the performance of the Work; for all risks of every

description connected with the performance of the Work, and for any

infringement of patent, trademark, or copyright; and for completing the Work

according to the Contract Documents.

For unit price items, payment for those items at the unit price bid by

Contractor constitutes full payment for all work and services related to such

items, except as otherwise specified in the Contract Documents. For any work

or services required to perform the Work that are not specifically described in

the Contract Documents, Contractor will include payment for such work and

services under the bid of any item(s) that Contractor deems appropriate and

City shall not pay additional compensation for any such work or services. No

payment shall be made for materials stored on- or off-site until such materials

are properly installed and incorporated in the Work.

8-3 PAYMENT ON ENGINEER’S CERTIFICATE

City shall make no payment pursuant to the Contract until the Engineer

certifies that such payment is due on account of Work done and material

furnished in accordance with the Contract.

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8-4 COMPLETION OF WORK AND FINAL PAYMENT

1. Issuance of Punchlist

A punch list may be issued when the Engineer determines as provided

below, that the work is “substantially complete” as that term is defined in

Section 1 of these Specifications. The Engineer may issue a punch list on the

Engineer’s own initiative or in response to Contractor’s request. If Contracto4r

believes the Work is substantially complete and requests issuance of a punch

list, the following provisions shall apply:

a. Contractor shall submit to the Engineer a written request for

issuance of a punch list. Contractor also shall provide any

information relating to the Work that may be requested by the

Engineer after receiving Contractor’s request. The Engineer shall

request such information, if any, not later than five (5) working

days after receiving Contractor’s request for issuance of a punch

list.

b. After reviewing the request and information and performing such

other investigations, inspections or reviews necessary to ascertain

the condition or status of the Work, the Engineer, in the Engineer’s

sole discretion, shall either (1) issue a punch list, or (2) notify

Contractor in writing that the Work is not yet substantially

complete, and include a list of items of the Work that are not yet

complete and have more than minor deficiencies. Unless

otherwise agreed by the parties, the Engineer shall take one of the

above actions within ten (10) working days after receiving

Contractor’s request for issuance of a punch list, or, if the

Engineer requests information, within ten (10) working days after

the Engineer receives such information. Any subsequent requests

by Contractor for issuance of a punch list shall be made in

accordance with the provisions of this Section.

The City may issue one or more punch lists, as determined necessary or

appropriate by the Engineer. The issuance of a punch list is solely for purposes

of identifying items of the Work that have minor deficiencies, and shall not

modify or otherwise affect the meaning, application or operation of any

provision of the Contract Documents, including but not limited to any warranty,

liquidated damages or termination provisions.

2. Final Acceptance of the Work

Final acceptance occurs when the Engineer determines that the entire

Work is complete. The Engineer may make this determination on the Engineer’s

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own initiative or in response to Contractor’s request. If Contractor believes the

entire Work, including all punch list work, is complete and requests final

acceptance, the following provisions shall apply:

a. Contractor shall submit to the Engineer a written request for final

acceptance. Contractor shall provide any information relating to

the condition or status of the Work as requested by the Engineer.

The Engineer shall request such information, if any, not later than

five (5) working days after receiving Contractor’s request for final

acceptance.

b. After reviewing such request and information and performing such

other investigations, inspections or reviews as may be necessary

to ascertain the condition or status of the Work, the Engineer, in

the Engineer’s sole discretion, shall either (1) issue final

acceptance establishing the date of completion of the entire

Work, or (2) notify Contractor in writing that the entire Work is

not yet complete, and include a list of items of the Work that are

deficient. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the Engineer

shall take one of the above actions within ten (10) working days

after receiving Contractor’s request for final acceptance, or, if the

Engineer requests information, within ten (10) working days after

the Engineer receives such information. Any subsequent requests

by Contractor for final acceptance shall be made in accordance

with the provisions of this Section. The date of completion of the

entire Work determined by the Engineer shall be specified in any

Notice of Completion filed pursuant to Civil Code Section 3093.

Completion of the Work shall not be deemed to occur under the Contract

for any purpose until the Engineer determines the date of completion as

provided above.

3. Final Payment

After determining the date of completion, the Engineer shall make a final

estimate of the amount and value of Work performed under the Contract If

necessary, the Engineer shall prepare a balancing Change Order. The Engineer

shall send the final estimate to Contractor with a balancing Change Order, if

required, for Contractor’s review and signature.

Not later than fifteen (15) calendar days after receiving the final

estimate and balancing Change Order, if any, Contractor shall either (1) sign

the final estimate and balancing Change Order, if any, and return them to the

Engineer, or (2) notify the Engineer in writing of any disagreement with the final

estimate. If Contractor fails within this time period to either return the signed

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final estimate and balancing Change Order, if any, or notify the Engineer in

writing of any disagreement with the final estimate, this is deemed acceptance

by Contractor of the Engineer’s final estimate and balancing Change Order (if

any).

After Contractor’s signature or acceptance of the final estimate and

balancing Change Order, if any, the City may approve the final payment amount

and execute the balancing Change Order, if any, in accordance with applicable

approval requirements of the Sacramento City Code. If Contractor timely

notifies the Engineer in writing of a disagreement with the final estimate, if

such disagreement is not resolved fifteen (15) calendar days after the Engineer

receives such notification, the City may unilaterally approve a final payment

amount and execute a balancing Change Order, if required, in accordance with

applicable approval requirements of the Sacramento City Code. The unilateral

approval by the City does not affect Contractor’s right to seek additional

compensation, if any, but only to the extent authorized under other provision(s)

of the Contract Documents.

The City’s final payment consists of the entire sum found to be due by

the Engineer after deducting all previous payments and all amounts charged

against or withheld from Contractor under any provision of the Contract

Documents or any Laws or Regulations, and all amounts retained under the

provisions of the Contract. All prior partial estimates and payments are subject

to correction in the final estimate and payment. The City’s release of any

amounts charged, withheld or retained at the time of final payment are not

considered a “final payment” as the term is used herein.

No payment made under the Contract constitutes acceptance by City of

any defective work or improper materials.

8-5 ASSIGNMENT OF CLAIMS

Contractor shall not assign any right to any portion of the moneys that

may become due or may be claimed to become due to Contractor under the

Contract without the written approval of the City. No person other than the

party signing the Contract shall have any claim arising from the Contract, except

as specifically provided in these Specifications.

8-6 PAYMENTS BY CONTRACTOR

1. Contractor shall provide all labor, services, materials, and equipment

necessary to perform and complete the Work under the Contract. Except

as otherwise approved by City, Contractor shall: (1) pay in full for

transportation and utility services on or before the 20

day of the month

following the calendar month in which such services are rendered; and,

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(2) pay for at least 90% of the cost off all materials, tools, and other

expendable equipment, on or before the 10

day after payment by City

of any progress payment relating to those costs.

2. In the absence of other provisions in the Contract applicable to any

Subcontractor, Contractor shall pay each Subcontractor, within ten (10)

days after each payment City makes Contractor, the sum allowed in such

payment for and on account of the Work performed by the Subcontractor,

to the extent of the Subcontractor’s interest therein, as required by

Section 7108.5 of the California Business and Professions Code.

3. In addition to other responsibilities specified in the Contract Documents,

Contractor is responsible for payment of:

a. Restaking costs resulting from loss of stakes and survey markers

due to Contractor’s or any Subcontractor’s negligence;

b. Repeat testing of soils and materials when the previous testing

results failed to meet the requirement(s) specified in the Contract

Documents; and

c. Overtime inspection costs when the Engineer determines the

overtime inspection was performed primarily to benefit

Contractor.

8-7 RELEASE AT TIME OF FINAL PAYMENT

If requested by City, as a condition precedent to final payment,

Contractor and each assignee under any assignment approved in accordance

with the Contract Documents and in effect at the time of final payment, shall

execute and deliver a release in form and substance satisfactory to City that

discharges City, its officers, agents and employees of and from all liability,

obligations and claims arising under the Contract, provided that disputed

Contract claims in stated amounts may be specifically excluded by Contractor

from the operation of the release pursuant to Public Contract Code Section

7100, but only to the extent that Contractor has complied with all procedures

and requirements applicable to the presentation and processing of such claim(s)

under the Contract Documents.

8-8 EXTRA WORK A PART OF THE CONTRACT

If extra work is ordered or authorized by the City in accordance with the

Contract, such work is a part of the Contract and subject to each and all of its

terms and conditions.

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8-9 INSPECTION AND PAYMENTS NO WAIVER OF CONTRACT PROVISIONS

No inspection, order, measurement, approval, modification, certificate,

payment, acceptance of work or material (including, but not limited to,

acceptance of the entire Work), extension of time or possession of any part of

or the entire Work shall operate as a waiver of any of the terms and conditions

of the Contract, the powers reserved in the Contract to the City, or any right of

City to damages or to reject work in whole or part. No waiver of any breach of

the Contract constitutes a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. All

remedies provided in the Contract are cumulative and in addition to all other

rights and remedies that may exist at law or in equity.

8-10 PAYMENT BY COST AND PERCENTAGE

Payment by cost and percentage shall be made as follows:

1. For all materials purchased by Contractor and used in the specific portion

of the Work, Contractor shall receive the actual cost of such materials

including freight charges, as shown by original receipted bills for material

and freight, to which shall be added an amount equal to fifteen percent

(15%) of the sum.

2. For all labor of any class including foremen engaged in the specific

portion of the Work, Contractor shall receive the prevailing wage and

fringe benefits (not including payroll taxes) paid for each hour such labor

is engaged in the specific work, in accordance with the following method

of calculation:

1.33 [(hourly wage + fringes) + 0.24 (hourly wage + fringes)]

3. For any Contractor-owned machine, power machinery and equipment

deemed necessary and desirable to use on the specific portion of the

Work, Contractor is allowed a rental price equivalent to the current

Caltrans rental rate (less any state mark-ups) +15%. For machines and

equipment rented by Contractor, a rental price, fully maintained, must

be agreed upon by City and Contractor in writing before the specific work

is begun, for each hour such machines and equipment are used, to which

shall be added no percentage. If a rental price is not agreed to in writing

as specified herein the current Caltrans rental rate shall be used.

4. Where extra work under cost and percentage is being performed by a

Subcontractor, Contractor is allowed a five percent (5%) surcharge on the

combined total of (1), (2), and (3) above for work performed by the

Subcontractor. This surcharge is only allowed to Contractor and not to

any Subcontractors.

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Contractor shall keep and present to the City in such form as the Engineer

may direct, complete and correct documentation of the net cost of all labor and

materials subject to the provisions of this Section.

No claim for payment for extra work, whether done by cost and

percentage or otherwise, can be honored unless the Engineer has given prior

written authority and permission for such work.

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Section 9

(RESERVED)

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Section 10

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

This Section describes various classes and types of materials used in public

construction within the City of Sacramento. Materials to be used for the work

and not included in this section shall be described and specified in the Special

Provisions.

10-1 PORTLAND CEMENT

Unless otherwise specified in the Special Provisions, all cement used in

concrete shall conform to ASTM C 150 and these Specifications, and shall be Type

II, unless otherwise specified herein.

ASTM C 150, Type III, Portland cement shall be used for concrete requiring

high early strength where specifically required by the Special Provisions.

Type II and Type III Portland cements shall be “low alkali” containing not

more than 0.60 percent by weight of alkalies, calculated as the percentage of

O plus 0.658 times the percentage of K

When directed by the Engineer, Contractor shall furnish certificates of

compliance stating that the cement delivered to the work complies with these

Specifications.

10-2 CONCRETE AGGREGATES

Unless otherwise specified in the Special Provisions all concrete

aggregates shall conform to ASTM C 33, except that grading requirements shall

be as specified in Section 10-5 of these Specifications.

10-3 WATER FOR CONCRETE

Water used for mixing concrete and water used for curing concrete shall

be clean, free from oil, acid, alkalies, vegetable matter, or other deleterious

matter. No water containing excessive amounts of salts, sulphates, or chlorides

shall be used.

10-4 PREFORMED EXPANSION JOINT FILLER

Unless otherwise specified in the Special Provisions, preformed expansion

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joint filler material shall conform to ASTM D 1751.

10-5 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE

1. Composition:

Portland cement concrete (referred to herein as concrete) shall be

composed of Portland Cement, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate, admixtures if

used, and water.

Concrete shall be designated as one of the following classes:

Class “A” Concrete shall contain six (6) sacks (564 pounds) of Portland

cement per cubic yard and shall have a maximum size of coarse aggregate of one

and one-half inches (1½").

Class “B” Concrete shall contain six (6) sacks (564 pounds) of Portland

cement per cubic yard and shall have a maximum size of coarse aggregate of one

inch (1")

Class “C” Concrete shall contain five (5) sacks (470 pounds) of Portland

cement per cubic yard and shall have a maximum size of coarse aggregate of one

inch (1”).

Class “D” Concrete shall contain five (5) sacks (470 pounds) of Portland

cement per cubic yard and shall have a maximum size of coarse aggregate of

three-quarters inch (¾").

When approved by the Engineer, fly ash conforming to ASTM C 618 may be

used to replace up to 20 percent of the Portland cement requirement for Class

A and B concrete except that fly ash shall not replace Portland cement for

concrete used to pave alleys.

Should the quantity of ingredients designed to produce a cubic yard of

finished concrete result in a yield greater than one cubic yard, the relative

proportions of fine and coarse aggregates shall be adjusted as necessary to

maintain a constant quantity of Portland cement in each cubic yard of concrete.

Contractor shall determine the mix proportions for all concrete to be used

in the work. A mix design for each class of concrete used in the work shall be

submitted to the Engineer for approval at least five (5) working days prior to the

proposed concrete being incorporated into the work.

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10-5 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE (cont.)

2. Proportioning:

The coarse and fine aggregates shall be combined in such proportions

that the percentage composition by weight of the individual and primary sizes of

aggregates and of the combined aggregates, as determined by laboratory screens

and sieves, will be as follows:

GRADING AND COMPOSITION REQUIREMENTS

Sieve

Size

Designation and Nominal Size

Percentage Passing Sieves

Primary Aggregate Sizes

Combined Aggregate Sizes

1½x

1" x

Fine

1½"

¾"

No. 4

Max.

1½"

¾"

⅜"

No. 4

No. 8

No. 16

No. 30

No. 50

No. 100

No. 200

100

88-100

1-59

0-17

0-7

0-2

100

88-100

37-100

0-53

0-16

0-6

0-2

100

95-100

65-95

45-85

25-55

10-35

2-10

0-5

100

90-100

50-86

45-75

38-55

30-45

23-38

17-33

10-22

4-9

1-3

0-2

100

90-100

55-100

45-75

35-60

27-45

20-35

12-25

5-15

1-5

0-2

100

90-100

60-80

40-60

30-45

20-35

13-23

5-15

1-5

0-2

In addition to the above required grading analysis in the primary aggregate

size, the distribution of the fine aggregate sizes shall be such that the difference

between the total percentage passing the No. 16 sieve and the total percentage

passing the No. 30 sieve shall be between 10 and 40; and the difference between

the percentage passing the No. 30 and No. 50 sieves shall be between 10 and 40.

Exact proportions of primary aggregate sizes used in the concrete mix

shall be as designated and/or approved by the Engineer. The Engineer may

adjust the mix to accommodate changes in aggregates and moisture contents, to

improve mixing and placing characteristics and to secure maximum quality of

the finished concrete.

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10-5 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE (cont.)

3. Mixing:

All concrete mixing shall be done in machine batch mixers of an approved

type, having a capacity of not less than a full one-sack batch, unless the quantity

to be mixed is, in the opinion of the Engineer, too small to justify the use of a

batch mixer. Sacks of cement shall be completely emptied by dumping directly

upon other materials previously measured into the mixer, and no splitting of

sacks of cement will be allowed, except where Contractor provides suitable

equipment approved by the Engineer, the cement may be weighed into the batch

from bulk storage.

Mixing shall continue for not less than one (1) minute and in mixers larger

than one cubic yard capacity this minimum shall be increased so that minimum

mixing time shall not be less than one (1) minute for each cubic yard or part

thereof of mixer capacity.

Where transit mixers are used, the mixing period shall conform to the

requirements of ASTM C 94.

The total volume of material mixed per batch shall not exceed the rated

capacity of the mixer as determined by the standard requirements of the

Associated General Contractors of America. All mixing equipment shall be

operated at the speeds recommended by the manufacturer, provided, however,

that the revolving drum type, except on transit mixers, shall not make less than

fourteen (14) or more than eighteen (18) revolutions per minute, and that the

rotation rate of transit mixing drums be such as to produce a peripheral speed

of approximately two hundred feet (200’) per minute. Each paving mixer or

stationary mixer shall be equipped with an acceptable timing device.

Should Contractor elect to utilize transit mixing equipment, he shall make

adequate advance arrangements for preventing delays in delivery and placing of

the concrete. An interval of more than forty-five (45) minutes between any two

consecutive batches or loads, or a delivery and placing rate of less than eight (8)

cubic yards of concrete per hour, shall constitute cause for shutting down the

work for the remainder of the day, and if so ordered by the Engineer, Contractor

shall make at his own expense, a construction joint at

the location and of the type directed by the Engineer, in the concrete already

placed.

Transit-mixed concrete shall be delivered to the site of the work and

discharge shall be completed within ninety (90) minutes after the addition of the

cement to the aggregates or before the drum has been revolved 250

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10-5 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE (cont.)

revolutions, whichever comes first. In hot weather or under conditions

contributing to quick stiffening of the concrete or when the temperature of the

concrete is 85 F. or above, the time between the introduction of the cement to

the aggregates and discharge shall not exceed forty-five (45) minutes.

A ticket showing volume of concrete and the mix number shall accompany

each batch of transit-mixed concrete delivered to the job site. The ticket shall

also show the time of day at which the materials were batched.

4. Placing:

The placing of the concrete from a stationary or transit mixer must be

done in such a manner as to avoid separation of constituent materials of the

concrete. The Engineer shall have the right to stop concrete pouring if the

placing of the concrete is improper in this respect.

5. Water Control:

Within the limits hereinafter specified, the amount of water required for

the proper consistency of concrete shall be determined by the slump test in

accordance with ASTM C 143, except that the ratio of weight of water (water

cement ratio) shall not exceed 0.55 unless otherwise approved by the Engineer.

The allowance for slump, unless otherwise directed by the Engineer, shall

be as follows:

a. concrete paving and reinforced structures (heavy sections), not

more than three inches (3");

b. reinforced structures (thin sections) and columns, not more than

four inches (4");

concrete placed under water, not less than six inches (6") nor more

than eight inches (8").

No additional mixing water shall be incorporated into the concrete during

hauling or after arrival at the delivery point, unless authorized by the Engineer.

If the Engineer authorizes additional water to be incorporated into the concrete,

the drum shall be revolved not less than 30 revolutions at mixing speed after the

water is added and before discharge is commenced.

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10-5 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE (cont.)

If mixing in transit is allowed, the control equipment as above specified

shall be at the proportioning plant and there shall be no water added after the

mixture leaves the plant, unless directed by the Engineer.

Contractor shall furnish, without charge, such materials as may be

required for making tests of concrete during the progress of the work. Such tests

will be made at the expense of the City of Sacramento, except that, if tested

concrete does not meet required standards, the cost of additional testing shall

be borne by Contractor.

No concrete shall be used which has partially set, and no concrete shall

be re-tempered or remixed.

10-6 CURING COMPOUNDS FOR CONCRETE

Concrete curing compounds shall be used where specified in these

Specifications and the Special Provisions. The compounds shall conform to the

requirements of Section 90, “Concrete,” of the State Specifications.

10-7 AGGREGATE BASES

Aggregate bases shall conform to the requirements of Section 26 of the

State Specifications, except as modified herein.

The combined aggregate shall conform to the grading specified for the

three-quarter inch (¾") maximum aggregate for Class 2 aggregate base, unless

otherwise specified in the Special Provisions. Aggregate may include material

processed from reclaimed asphalt concrete, Portland cement concrete, lean

concrete base, cement treated base or a combination of any of these materials.

The amount of reclaimed material may constitute up to 100% of the total volume

of the aggregate used.

Aggregate base will be paid for at the contract price bid per ton or per

cubic yard delivered to the job and placed according to the Plans and

Specifications. The method used on any work will be shown by the list of

quantities on the Proposal and by the type of unit price requested in the

Proposal.

The weight of material to be paid for will be determined by deducting

from the weight of material delivered to the work, the weight of water in the

material, at the time of weighing, as determined by California Test 226, in excess

of one (1) percentage point more than the optimum moisture content as

determined by ASTM D 1557. The weight of water deducted as provided in this

Section will not be paid for.

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Quantities of aggregate base to be paid for by the ton or cubic yard will

be calculated on the basis of the dimensions shown on the plans adjusted by the

amount of any change ordered by the Engineer. No allowance will be made for

aggregate base placed outside said dimensions unless otherwise ordered by the

Engineer.

The above prices and payment shall be full compensation for furnishing

all labor, material, tools, equipment, water, and incidentals, and for all work

involved in constructing aggregate base complete in place as shown on the Plans,

and as specified in these Specifications and the Special Provisions or as directed

by the Engineer.

10-8 AGGREGATE SUBBASE (GRADED)

Aggregate subbase shall conform to the requirements of Section 25 of the

State specifications. Aggregate subbase shall be Class 1, unless otherwise

approved by the Engineer.

Payment for aggregate subbase shall be per ton of material delivered to

the job and placed in accordance with the Plans and Special Provisions. The

weight of material to be paid for will be determined by deducting from the

weight of material delivered to the work, the weight of water in the material,

at the time of weighing, as determined by California Test 226, in excess of one

(1) percentage point more than the optimum moisture content as determined by

ASTM D 1557. The weight of water deducted as provided in this Section will not

be paid for.

The compacting of the material shall be done in accordance with the

requirements for placing aggregate bases, as provided in these Specifications.

Payment for the material at a price per ton or cubic yard shall constitute

full compensation for furnishing, hauling, placing, compacting, and finishing the

material including the furnishing of all labor, material, tools, equipment, water

and incidentals.

10-9 CEMENT TREATED BASES

Road-mixed and plant-mixed cement treated bases shall conform to the

requirements of Section 27 of the State Specifications.

Measurement and payment for cement treated bases shall be in

accordance with the State Specifications or may be paid for at a price per ton or

cubic yard of cement treated base complete in place as so indicated in the

Special Provisions.

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10-10 LIME STABILIZATION

Lime stabilization shall conform to the requirements of Section 24 of the

State Specifications, except as modified herein.

Unless otherwise specified in the Special Provisions or approved by the

Engineer the amount of lime to be added shall constitute a minimum of four and

one-half percent (4.5%) by unit weight of the material to be stabilized.

10-11 TREATED PERMEABLE BASES

Treated permeable bases shall conform to the requirements of Section 29

of the State Specifications.

10-12 GEOGRID

Geogrid may be used in areas requiring soil stabilization, such as

unsuitable subgrade, or as specified in the Special Provisions, or as approved by

the Engineer. Geogrid material shall conform to the following requirements

unless otherwise specified in the Special Provisions.

The reinforcement material shall be biaxially oriented geogrid with high

tensile modulus in relation to the material being reinforced, with large

apertures, thick ribs and junctions to permit significant mechanical interlock

with the material being reinforced, and with high continuity of tensile strength

through all ribs of the structure.

The geogrid shall maintain its reinforcement and interlock under normal

construction practices, and be resistant to both ultraviolet degradation and all

forms of biological degradation normally encountered in the material being

reinforced. Geotextiles shall not be accepted as reinforcing material. The

geogrid shall be installed per the manufacturers recommendations and as

specified in the Special Provisions. Grid ties shall be installed a maximum of

twenty feet apart and overlaps shall be a minimum of two feet, unless otherwise

approved by the Engineer.

The geogrid shall be a single-layer grid that meets the dimensions and

properties outlined below. Multi-layered grids fastened together shall not be

acceptable. The biaxial geogrids shall conform to the property requirements

listed below:

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Property

Test Method

Units

Value

Mass

ASTM D

5261-92

oz/sy

8.75 (nom)

Tensile

Peak Tensile MD (a)

GRI GG1

lb/ft

1,200 (min)

Tensile at 5% MD

GRI GG1

lb/ft

810 (min)

Peak Tensile CMD (b)

GRI GG1

lb/ft

1,970 (min)

Tensile at 5% CMD

GRI GG1

lb/ft

1,340 (min)

Stiffness

Torsional Stiffness

Corps of

Engineers

cm-kg/de

6.5 (min)

Flexural Stiffness True

Initial

ASTM D 1388

mg-cm

750,000 (min)

Modulus in Use MD (c)

GRI GG1 (b)

lb/ft

20,500 (min)

True Initial Modulus in

Use CMD (c)

GRI GG1

lb/ft

30,000 (min)

Interlock

MD dimension

I. D. Calipered

0.75-1.50

CMD dimension

I. D. Calipered

0.75-1.50

Open area (d)

COE Method

Modified

70 (min)

Junctions

Efficiency

GRI GG2

90 (min)

Strength MD

GRI GG2

lb/ft

1,080 (min)

Strength CMD

GRI GG2

lb/ft

1,778 (min)

(a) MD - Machine Direction which is along roll length

CMD - Cross Machine Direction which is across the roll width.

(b) Resistance to in-plane rotational movement measured by

applying a 20 cm-kg moment to the central junction of a 9" x 9"

specimen restrained at its perimeter. (U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers Methodology).

measured via GRI-GG1 without deforming test materials under load

before measuring such resistance or employing “secant” or “offset”

tangent methods of measurement so as to overstate tensile

properties.

(d) Percent open area measured without magnification by Corps of

Engineers method as specified in CW 02215 Civil Works Construction

Guide, November 1977.

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Stress transfer capability through junctions (i.e. material overlaps). The

value of the Peak Tensile Strength CMD multiplied by Junction Efficiency shall

be greater than 1,080 lb/ft.

10-13 BEDDING SAND

Bedding Sand shall have a minimum sand equivalent of 50. Ninety to one

hundred percent (90-100%) shall pass the #4 sieve and a maximum of fifteen

percent (15%) shall pass the #200 sieve. Sand material shall be of a good quality

with a minimum resistivity of 5,000 ohm-cm., a minimum pH of 6.0, a maximum

chloride concentration of 300 ppm and a maximum sulfate concentration of 1,000

ppm.

Chemical

Analysis

ASTM Method

Conductivity

D 1125

Sulfate

D 516A (SM 4500)

D 2976/D 4972/G 51

Chlorides

D 512C

10-14 CRUSHED SCREENINGS

In these Specifications, in the Special Provisions, or on the Plans, the use

of crushed screenings may be specified for certain purposes. When so specified

this shall mean a uniformly graded material that is the product of crushing rock

or gravel; free of organic matter, oil, alkali, or other deleterious substances and

is hard, sound and durable.

Unless otherwise indicated in the Special Provisions, the crushed

screenings shall conform to the requirements for Class 1 Permeable Material

Type A as set forth in Section 68 of the State Specifications.

10-15 SLURRY CEMENT BACKFILL

Slurry Cement Backfill specified herein for use as trench backfill shall

conform to the requirements of Section 19 of the State Specifications and must

be a fluid workable mixture of aggregate, cement, and water.

Slurry cement backfill may be used as structure backfill only for pipe

culverts.

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10-16 CONTROL DENSITY FILL (CDF)

Control Density Fill (CDF), also known as Controlled Low Strength Material

(CLSM) or Ready Mixed Flowable Fill (RFF) as processed and distributed by the

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association and referred to herein as CDF type

materials), may be used as an alternate initial backfill and/or trench backfill

material, if approved by the Engineer, or if specified in the Special Provisions.

CDF type materials may only be used as an alternate trench backfill material

above the initial backfill material if approved in writing by the engineer and the

material supplier submits strength tests performed in accordance with either

ASTM C31 & C39 or ASTM D4832 that show the mix consistently has a 28-day

compressive strength not exceeding 150 psi. Separate approval by the Engineer

of CDF type materials as specified herein is not required for filling abandoned

pipelines.

Hand Excavatable: Material shall be a hand excavatable mixture of

cement, aggregate, entrained-air admixture, and water mixed in accordance

with ASTM C 94. The 28-day compressive strength shall not exceed 150 psi unless

otherwise directed or approved in writing by the Engineer when used for trench

backfill above the initial backfill zone.

Flowable: Material shall be flowable with a high slump, non-segregating

consistency that readily flows and fills voids, congested areas, difficult to reach

places, and that may additionally be used for pipe abandonment, structure

backfill, and structure cavity fill as directed.

Rapid Set: Material shall obtain early strength gain, to allow traffic load

or other live loads on the fill in less than one (1) day after placing the material.

Cement: Shall be type I or II in accordance with ASTM C 150. Mix designs

consisting of up to equal parts cement and Type F pozzolan conforming to ASTM

C618 may be submitted for consideration.

Pozzolan: Shall be added to improve flowability and shall be type F in

accordance with the requirements of ASTM C 618.

Aggregate: Coarse aggregate, if used, shall consist of well graded mixture

of crushed rock with a maximum size aggregate of ⅜ inch. 100% shall pass the

½-inch sieve. Not more than 30% shall be retained by the ⅜ inch sieve and not

more than 12% shall pass the number 200 sieve. Mix designs consisting of sand

only with no coarse aggregate may be submitted for consideration. All aggregate

shall be free from organic matter and not contain more alkali, sulfates, or salts

than the native materials at the site of work.

Admixtures: Air entrainment admixture shall be added (minimum of 8%,

maximum of 20%) to improve workability in accordance with ASTM C 260.

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Water: Shall be potable, clean, and free from silty organic matter, alkali,

salts, or other impurities.

Compressive Strength: The minimum 28 day compressive strength shall be

20 psi and the maximum shall be 150 psi.

Mixing, transporting and placing CDF type materials shall be in accordance

with ACI 304 and ACI 304.6R. Prior to placement, the trench shall be free of

loose soil and the trench bottom shall be stable and non-yielding with no excess

moisture. The pipe haunch areas shall be clear so that the CDF type material

will readily flow around the pipe. Place CDF type material simultaneously on

both sides of the pipe to minimize potential lateral displacement of the pipe.

Also, pipe sections may need to be secured against floating during CDF type

material placement, or place the material in lifts to reduce the potential for

flotation. Commence placement of granular trench backfill above CDF type

initial backfill only when overlying material placement and compaction will not

cause deformation of the initial backfill.

10-17 CLEAN CRUSHED ROCK

In these Specifications, on the Plans, or in the Special Provisions, the use

of clean crushed rock may be specified for certain purposes. When so indicated

on the Plans or in the Special Provisions, a clean crushed rock of the type

indicated shall be provided which is the product of crushing rock or gravel.

Clean crushed rock shall have a minimum Cleanliness Value of sixty (60)

as determined by California Test 227, and the portion of the material which is

retained on the ⅜-inch sieve shall contain at least fifty percent (50%) of particles

having three (3) or more fractured faces. The percentage composition by weight

of clean crushed rock shall conform to the following gradations for the Type

specified.

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% Passing Sieves

Sieve

Size

Type A

Type B

Type C

Type D

100

1½"

100

90-100

¾"

100

70-100

30-60

0-17

½"

90-100

30-60

0-20

⅜"

20-60

0-20

0-6

0-7

No. 4

0-15

0-5

No. 200

0-2

10-18 ASPHALT BINDERS AND ASPHALTIC EMULSIONS

Asphalt binders and asphaltic emulsions as required by these

Specifications or by the Special Provisions shall mean respectively the asphalt

binders as specified in Section 92 of the State Specifications and asphaltic

emulsions as specified in Section 94 of the State Specifications.

10-19 SEWER AND DRAINAGE PIPE

1. Joints

Unless otherwise specified herein, sewer and drain pipes shall have

elastomeric gasket joints providing a water tight seal. An exception to this

requirement is fusion welded solid wall HDPE. Any leakage in solid wall, fusion

jointed HDPE means that a joint is faulty and must be repaired at the

contractor’s expense.

2. Manhole Connections

Unless otherwise specified, connecting a 24 inch or smaller inside

diameter pipe, not cast into the base of a manhole, shall be accomplished by

using a coring machine. The annular space between the outside of the pipe and

the manhole wall shall be sealed by using a flexible annular space filler such as

"Kor-N-Seal Cavity O-Ring" by NPC Inc. or approved equal. Such connection shall

be made in conformance with manufacturer’s recommendations.

Unless otherwise specified, connecting a pipe with an inside diameter

greater than 24 inch to a manhole shall be accomplished by cutting a hole into

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the manhole and grouting in the pipe. The hole shall be no more than the pipe

outside diameter plus the thickness of the manhole wall. The annular space

between the outside surface of the pipe and the hole in the wall shall be filled

with non-shrink grout and the pipe shall be properly installed with an approved

water stop.

In the connection of the pipe to a drop inlet, the use of a coring machine

and flexible annular space filler are not required.

3. Deflection

For all flexible pipe and fittings, the minimum pipe stiffness at 5%

deflection shall be 46 PSI according to ASTM D 2412. All flexible conduits shall

be tested with a mandrel 5% smaller than the average inside diameter of the

pipe no sooner than 96 hours after placement of the backfill. Mandrel tests may

be performed by the City after a 6 month period of time at which time a

maximum deflection of 7-1/2% from the base I.D. will be allowed. The mandrel

used shall be the PHOS PVC Sewer Pipe Deflection Gauge or other deflection

gauge approved by the Engineer.

4. Drainage and Sewer Pipe Requirements

The requirements for the various types of pipe are summarized in the

following paragraphs:

a. Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS)

ABS gravity sewer pipe and fittings in sizes 4" & 6" shall conform to

ASTM D 2661. Eight inch (8") and larger in diameter shall conform to either

ASTM D 2751, SDR 23.5 or ASTM D 2680 (ABS composite pipe).

Joints shall be solvent cemented (SC). All Service connections shall

be installed with “Tee” fittings. Saddles are not approved. When the

sewer main is of a material other than ABS, the connection joint to the

sewer main shall be made with a flexible adapter manufactured by

FERNCO, or approved equal.

b. Closed Profile Poly Vinyl Chloride (CPPVC)

CPPVC pipe with integral bell and spigot joints shall conform to

ASTM F 1803. Joints shall be of the bell and spigot type with elastomeric

seals conforming to the requirements of ASTM D 3212. Gaskets shall be

factory installed and chemically bonded to the bell end of the pipe.

Gasket material shall conform to ASTM F 477 and shall be capable of the

same water tightness requirements as smooth or solid wall PVC pipe.

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c. High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Solid Wall Fusion Jointed

HDPE pipe shall be as manufactured by Phillips Drisco pipe, a

division of Phillips Petroleum company, or equal. The material shall be

listed by PPI (Plastic Pipe Institute, a division of the Society of the Plastics

Industry) in PPI TR-4 with a 73.4°F hydrostatic design basis of 800 psi. The

PPI listing shall be in the name of the pipe manufacturer and shall be

based on ASTM D 2837 and PPI TR-3 testing and validation of samples of

the pipe manufacturer’s production pipe.

Material Requirements - Pipe shall be high molecular weight, high

density polyethylene pipe and shall have a standard dimension ratio of

32.5 (SDR 32.5). The material shall have a standard PE code designation

of PE 3408 and have a cell classification of 345434C as described in ASTM

D 3350. The pipe shall contain no recycled compound except that

generated in the manufacturer’s own plant from resin of the same

specification from the same raw material pipe

The pipe shall be homogeneous throughout and free of visible

cracks, bubbles, holes, foreign inclusions or other injurious defects. It

shall be uniform in color, opacity, density, and other physical properties

and produced to the dimensions and tolerances specified in ASTM F 714.

The inside and outside surfaces shall be semi-matte or glossy in

appearance. Any pipe not meeting these criteria shall be rejected.

The polyethylene pipe manufacturer shall provide certification that

stress regression testing has been performed on the specific product. The

said certification shall include a stress life curve per ASTM D 2837. The

stress regression testing shall have been done in accordance with ASTM D

2837, and the manufacturer shall provide a product supplying a minimum

Hydrostatic Design basis (HDR) of 1,600 psi, as determined in accordance

with ASTM D 2837.

The manufacturer’s certification shall state that the pipe was

manufactured from one specific resin in compliance with these

specifications. The certification shall state the specific resin used, its

source, and list its compliance to these specifications.

Joints - All joints for the buried polyethylene pipe shall be of the

thermal butt fusion type or bolted flanges reinforced with stainless steel.

Fittings - Polyethylene fittings shall be of the same material as the

pipe and manufactured by the pipe manufacturer.

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d. Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

PVC drain pipe and fittings, with at least eighteen inches (18”) of

cover to sub-grade, shall conform to ASTM D 3034 and ASTM F 679 and

shall be SDR 35 pipe with elastomeric gasket joints providing a watertight

seal.

PVC drain pipe and fittings, with less than eighteen inches (18”) of

cover to sub-grade, shall be class 100 SDR 25 or 26 pipe conforming to

AWWA C 900.

All joints shall be integral wall bell and spigot configuration,

factory formed. Pipes at joints are not to be inserted beyond “stop-mark”

on spigot end. All service connections shall be installed with “Tee”

fittings, gasketed “Tee” saddles with stainless steel bands, or other

approved tapping devices. Solvent welded “Wye” saddles are not

approved. All rubber rings shall conform to ASTM F 477.

e. Reinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP)

Reinforced concrete pipe shall conform to ASTM C 76 Class III, IV,

or V. The class of pipe will be shown on the Plans or indicated in the

Special Provisions. Sections of circular pipe with elliptical reinforcing shall

have the location of the minor axis of the reinforcing indicated by three

inch (3”) wide, waterproof, painted stripes on the inside and outside of

the pipe at the top and bottom, at least twelve inches (12”) long at each

end of the pipe section.

Joint materials for concrete pipe shall be rubber gasket joints

conforming to the requirements of ASTM C 443 and shall be flexible and

able to withstand expansion, contraction, and settlement. All rubber

gaskets shall be stored in as cool a place as practicable, preferably at 70º

F. or less, and in no case shall the rubber gaskets be exposed to the direct

rays of the sun.

Rubber gaskets, of the type requiring lubrication, shall be

lubricated with the lubricant recommended and supplied by the

manufacturer of the pipe.

f. Vitrified Clay Pipe (VCP)

Vitrified clay pipe shall conform to the specifications for extra

strength clay pipe as set forth in ASTM C 700.

Stoppers shall be used with branch pipes that are to be left

unconnected. Stoppers for branch pipes having flexible compression

joints may be either clay discs with flexible compression joints, factory

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applied, that will mate with the branch joint; or a resilient material of

controlled design and dimensions for mating with the branch pipe to which

it is to be applied; or, of other material approved by the Engineer.

Wooden stoppers will not be accepted.

Joint materials for vitrified clay pipe shall be an approved type of

factory-made mechanical compression joint conforming to the

requirements of ASTM C 425. Banded rubber couplings and sleeves

conforming to ASTM C 425 are acceptable.

g. Corrugated Metal Pipe

Corrugated metal pipe may only be used for driveway culverts and

shall conform to ASTM A 760, Type 1 or 1R. Minimum depth of cover shall

be 6 inches.

h. Corrugated HDPE Pipe

Corrugated High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipe may only be

used for driveway culverts. HDPE pipe shall have smooth interior and shall

be Type S conforming to AASHTO M 252 for four inch (4”) through ten inch

(10”) diameter pipe and to AASHTO M 294 for twelve inch (12”) and larger

pipe. Provide Grade 2A2 gasketed joints in conformance with ASTM D

1056. Installation shall be in accordance with manufacturer’s standards

and ASTM D 2321. Minimum depth of cover shall be 12 inches.

i. Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin Pipe

Unless indicated otherwise in the Special Provisions, Glass-Fiber-

Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin Pipe shall conform to the requirements

of ASTM D 3262 with a pipe stiffness designation C (36 psi).

10-20 SUBSURFACE DRAINS

Subsurface drains shall comply with Section 68 of the State Specifications.

10-21 RESERVED

10-22 FIELD ASSEMBLED PLATE CULVERT

Field assembled plate culverts shall conform to Section 67 of the State

Specifications.

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10-23 REINFORCING STEEL

Reinforcing steel shall conform to Section 52, “Reinforcement”, in the

State Specifications. Unless otherwise provided by the Special Provisions, bar

reinforcement shall be deformed Grade 60 conforming to ASTM A 615, “Deformed

Billet-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement”.

Welded steel wire fabric for concrete reinforcement shall conform to

ASTM A 185. The gauge of the wire and the dimensions of the mesh will be as

shown on the Plans or indicated in the Special Provisions.

10-24 CURB DOWEL AND TIE BARS

Dowel and tie bars for curbs shall conform to ASTM A 615. Grade 60 or

Grade 40 may be used at Contractor’s option.

10-25 CASTINGS FOR MANHOLES, COVERS, ETC.

Casting for manhole heads, covers, and other purposes shall be tough gray

iron, free from cracks, holes, swells and cold sheets, be of workmanlike finish,

and conform to ASTM A 48/A 48M, Class 30. The quality shall be such that a blow

from a hammer will produce an indentation on a rectangular edge of the casting,

without flaking or cracking the metal.

All castings are to be manufactured true to pattern and with satisfactory

fit of component parts. Round frames and covers shall have machined bearing

surfaces. All manhole covers which do not fit neatly and bear firmly in the ring

shall be rejected.

Alternate Castings for manhole covers

Where specified, casting shall be constructed of ductile iron in

conformance with ASTM A536A, Class 60-45-12. Castings shall match the

dimensions shown in Section 38. Cover shall be hinged and may or may not be

gasketed. Gasket shall be mechanically fitted to frame such that removal and

attachment can be accomplished without the use of tools and glue, per

manufacturer's instructions. Lid shall have a rated capacity in excess of H20

loading per AASHTO.

10-26 WATER PIPE – Distribution (12 inch diameter & smaller)

Water Distribution System pipe shall be of the material type as indicated

on the Plans or specified in the Special Provisions and shall comply with AWWA

standards and NSF/ANSI Standard 61. All pipe shall be the regular product of a

firm which has successfully manufactured comparable pipe for at least three (3)

years.

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Unless otherwise directed or approved:

• 12-inch diameter buried pipe shall be ductile iron only, and

• 12-inch diameter and smaller pipes placed on bridges shall be

liquid-epoxy lined and coated welded steel per AWWA C200 and

AWWA 210.

1. Ductile Iron Pipe

All ductile iron pipe shall conform to the following AWWA Standards as

listed below:

a. AWWA C 104 (ANSI A21.4), “Cement-Mortar Lining for Ductile-Iron

Pipe and Fittings for Water,” if cement-mortar lined.

b. AWWA C 111 (ANSI A21.11), “Rubber-Gasket Joints for Ductile-Iron

Pressure Pipe and Fittings.”

c. AWWA C 150 (ANSI A21.50), “Thickness Design of Ductile-Iron

Pipe.”

d. AWWA C 151 (ANSI A21.51), “Ductile-Iron Pipe, Centrifugally Cast,

for Water.”

Pipe shall comply with the following requirements:

a. Size – 4, 6, 8, 12 inch diameter only

b. Laying Condition – Type 5

c. Minimum Depth of Cover – Three (3) feet for improved; four and

one-half (4 -1/2) feet

for unimproved

d. Working Pressure-150psi

e. Laying Length – Minimum eighteen (18) foot nominal lengths with

allowable trim pipe lengths in accordance with AWWA C 151 and

special shorter lengths provided as required by the drawings.

f. Joints – Push on or mechanical

g. Restrained Joints – Bolted flanged connections, push-on locking

gasket such as “Field-Lok” gaskets as manufactured by U.S. Pipe,

push-on joint restraint such as “TR-Flex” as manufactured by U.S.

Pipe, wedge action joint mechanism such as “Megalug” as

manufactured by EBAA Iron, Inc. or approved equal.

h. Gasket Lubricant – Minimum required plus 10% additional

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i. Pressure Class-350

j. Linings–Standard thickness of cement w/ asphalt seal coat.

Coatings–Minimum one (1) mil thick petroleum asphaltic material.

k. Certification by Manufacturer Required

2. Polyvinyl Chloride Pipe

All polyvinyl chloride pipe in sizes ranging from four through eight inch

(4”-8”) shall conform to AWWA C 900 “Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pressure Pipe,”

or AWWA C 909 “Molecularly Oriented Polyvinyl Chloride (PVCO) Pressure Pipe”.

Pipe shall be manufactured with cast iron outside diameters (CIOD) for all sizes.

Pipe shall comply with the following requirements:

a. Size – 4, 6, 8, 12 inch diameter only

b. Class 150

c. Dimension Ratio – 18

d. Laying Length – 20 feet

e. Joints – Integral bell and spigot joints conforming to the

requirements ASTM D 3139 with factory supplied elastomeric

gaskets meeting the requirements of ASTM F 477.

f. Restrained Joints – Bolted flanged connections, Wedge action joint

mechanism such as “Megalug” as manufactured by EBAA Iron, Inc.

or approved equal.

g. Gasket Lubricant–Minimum required plus 10% additional

h. Each pipe length shall be marked showing the nominal pipe size and

O.D. base, the AWWA pressure class, the AWWA specification

designation, and the seal of the testing agency that verified the

suitability of the material.

10-27 WATER PIPE FITTINGS – Distribution (12 inch diameter & smaller)

Water pipe fittings shall be of the material type as indicated on the Plans

or specified in the Special Provisions and comply with AWWA standards and AWSI

61. All fittings shall be the regular product of a firm which has successfully

manufactured comparable fittings for at least three (3) years.

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All water pipe fittings shall be Ductile Iron and shall conform to the

following AWWA Standards:

1. AWWA C 104 (ANSI A21.4), “Cement-Mortar Lining for Ductile-Iron Pipe

and Fittings for Water,” if cement-mortar lined.

2. AWWA C 110 (ANSI A21.10), “Ductile-Iron and Gray-Iron Fittings for

Water.”

3. AWWA C 111 (ANSI A21.11), “Rubber-Gasket Joints for Ductile-Iron

Pressure Pipe and Fittings.”

4. AWWA C 153 (ANSI A21.53) “Ductile-Iron Compact Fittings for Water

Service.”

5. AWWA C 116 (ANSI A21.16) “Protective Fusion-Bonded Epoxy Coatings for

the Interior and Exterior surfaces of the Ductile-Iron and Gray-Iron Fittings

for Water Supply Service,” if fusion-bonded epoxy lined or coated.

Fittings shall comply with the following requirements:

1. Pressure Rating – 250 psi minimum.

2. Coatings – Exterior: Minimum one (1) mil thick petroleum asphaltic

material coated. Interior: Lined with standard thickness cement and

asphaltic seal coated. Or, exterior and interior: Minimum eight (8) mil

thick fusion bonded epoxy coated.

3. Joints – Push-On, mechanical, or flange

4. Certification by manufacturer

5. Dimensions – AWWA C 153 Compact Fittings are approved.

6. Bolts shall be carbon steel ASTM A 307, Grade B. Nuts shall be heavy hex

nuts conforming to ASTM A 563, Grade C3.

7. Rubber gaskets for flanged joints shall be full faced with a thickness of

eight of an inch (⅛”). The material used for the rubber gaskets shall be

hardness (Shore A) 70 to 85 suitable for a minimum of one hundred and

fifty pounds per square inch (150 psi), cold water service.

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10-28 WATER PIPE – Transmission (greater than 12 inch diameter)

Water Transmission System pipe shall be of the material type as indicated on the

Plans or specified in the Special Provisions and comply with AWWA standards and ANSI

61. All pipe shall be the regular product of a firm which has successfully manufactured

comparable pipe for at least three (3) years. Pipe shall conform to the following

requirements:

1. Welded Steel Pipe (WSP)

All welded steel pipe shall conform to the following AWWA Standards:

a. AWWA C 200, “Steel Water Pipe – 6 in. and larger.”

b. AWWA M 11, “Steel Pipe – A Guide for Design and Installation”

except as modified herein.

c. AWWA C 205, “Cement-Mortar Protective Lining and Coating for

Steel Water Pipe – 4 in. and Larger – Shop Applied.”

Pipe shall comply with the following requirements:

a. Pipe shall be designed for one hundred and fifty pounds per square

inch (150 psi) working pressure with an additional seventy-five

pounds per square inch (75 psi) allowance for surge. Pipe design

shall be in accordance with AWWA M 11 to withstand the

simultaneous application of external earth loads , HS-20 live load

and internal pressures. The minimum steel cylinder thickness shall

be ten (10) gauge. Drawings shall be submitted to the Engineer for

approval and shall include the following:

i. Pipeline layout showing stations and elevations;

ii. Details of standard pipe, joints, specials and fittings;

iii. Calculations for pipe design field welded joint restraint and

fittings reinforcement;

iv. Details of joint bonding and field welded joint restraint

calculations.

b. The nominal diameter or inside diameter of the pipe and other

fabricated steel sections as shown on the plans is the clear

diameter of the lined pipe after the application of the interior

mortar lining.

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10-28 WATER PIPE – Transmission (greater than 12 inch diameter) (cont.)

c. Each piece of pipe shall be hydrostatically tested and the stress in

the pipe during testing shall not be less than seventy-five percent

(75%) of the steel minimum yield strength.

d. Minimum Depth of Cover shall be three feet (3’) in improved and

four and a half feet (4½’) in unimproved areas.

e. Laying Length – thirty-two to fifty feet (32’-50’), depending on the

shop practice of the manufacturer or fabricator, unless otherwise

required by the Contract Documents. Sufficient short pieces shall

be provided to allow for two foot (2’) adjustments within each one-

half mile of straight pipe.

f. Pipe End Finish – The end finish of individual lengths of pipe to be

provided under these Special Provisions shall be one of the

following types, unless otherwise indicated on the Plans:

i. Bell and spigot pipe ends for joints with rubber gaskets.

a. Bell and spigot pipe ends for field welded joints.

b. Plain-ends fitted for butt straps for field welded joints.

iv. Plain-ends fitted with flanges.

v. Plain-ends for mechanically coupled field joints.

The types of joints proposed to be used shall have been thoroughly tested

for water leaks at the design pressures. The Engineer may require Contractor to

furnish a record of experience in installing the types of joints for comparable

sizes of pipe called for on the Plans. Details of the type of pipe joints proposed

to be used shall be included with the shop drawings and lay sheets submitted for

the pipe.

Cement mortar lining and coating for WSP shall conform to AWWA C 205.

Field joints shall be lined and coated to match pipe in accordance with AWWA C

205.

Bell and Spigot Joints with Rubber Gaskets for WSP shall employ joint rings

(Carnegie rings) and shall be designed and fabricated to accommodate a rubber

0-ring gasket seal in accordance with AWWA C 303.

The field welding of WSP with bell and spigot joint rings (Carnegie rings)

or lap joints shall conform to Standard Drawing W-903. Lap joints shall conform

to AWWA C 200.

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10-28 WATER PIPE – Transmission (greater than 12 inch diameter) (cont.)

Field welded butt-strap joints shall typically only be used for closure

pieces and shall conform to Standard Drawing W-904. The ends of pipes to be

fitted with butt straps for field welded joints shall conform to AWWA C 200.

When field conditions warrant and with the approval of the Engineer,

straight butt strap welded joints may be used for directional changes in pipe

alignment of up to five (5°) degrees.

WSP pipe flanges shall conform and be fitted to plain-end pipe in

accordance with AWWA C 207, Class D, and AWWA C 200.

Rubber gaskets for flanged joints shall be full faced with a thickness of

eight of an inch (⅛”). The material used for the rubber gaskets shall be hardness

(Shore A) 70 to 85 suitable for a minimum of one hundred and fifty pounds

per square inch (150 psi), cold water service.

Bolts shall be carbon steel ASTM A 307, Grade B. Nuts shall be heavy hex

nuts conforming to ASTM A 563, Grade C3.

WSP ends for mechanically coupled field joints shall be plain and conform to

AWWA C 200 and these Standards Specifications. Mechanically coupled joints

shall conform to the material, dimensions, and tests of AWWA C 219.

All plain-end pipe joined by flexible couplings shall be fitted with stiffener

rings welded to the exterior pipe surface in a plane perpendicular to the axis of

the pipe.

Stiffener rings shall have minimum dimensions of three eights inch (⅜”)

thick by three inches (3”) in width. Stiffener rings that are to be integral with a

joint harness shall be suitably increased in thickness and reinforced with plate

gussets to adequately withstand the thrust from adjacent fittings. Stiffener rings

and harness rings or lugs shall be installed at the pipe manufacturing or

fabrication shop. Material for stiffener rings and plate gussets shall be carbon

steel meeting the requirements of ASTM A 36 or ASTM A 283, Grade D.

All mechanically coupled field joints shall be encased with eight (8) mil

minimum thickness polyethylene material.

Restrained Joints for WSP transmission lines shall conform to the

requirements set forth in AWWA M 11, “Steel Pipe - A Guide for Design and

Installation.” Joints shall be one of the following types:

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10-28 WATER PIPE – Transmission (greater than 12 inch diameter) (cont.)

a. Lap welded slip joint – The joint shall conform to and be welded in

accordance with Standard Drawing W-903 in section 38 of these

Standard Specifications.

b. Double welded butt strap joint – Butt straps shall conform to and

be welded in accordance with Standard Drawing W-904 in section

38 of these Standard Specifications.

c. Flanged and bolted – Flanges shall be in accordance with AWWA C

207 Class D for operating pressures to one hundred and fifty pounds

per square inch (150 psi) and surge pressures to two hundred and

twenty five pounds per square inch (225 psi).

d. Mechanical coupling – Mechanical couplings shall be as specified in

section 10-29 of these Standard Specifications and shall be

harnessed for the maximum pressure in accordance with AWWA M

11.

e. Carnegie end rings restrained by means of welding the bell and

spigot ring in accordance with Standard Drawing W-903 in section

38 of these Standard Specifications

Dimensions for standard and special fittings including tees, wyes, crosses,

bends and elbows, reducers, flanged side and bottom outlets, access manholes,

etc. shall conform to AWWA C 208. Materials and fabrication of standard and

special fittings shall conform to AWWA C 200. All fittings shall be designed to

have a strength at least equal to that of the adjacent straight pipe. Flanged

outlets shall be designed in accordance with the AWWA Design Manual M 11.

The required transverse steel area in all welded steel pipe fittings shall

be provided by the steel cylinder. The length of reducers shall not be less than

the diameter of the largest end.

Cement mortar lining and coating of fittings shall conform to the

applicable sections of AWWA C 205 and these Standard Specifications.

2. Concrete Cylinder Pipe (CCP)

All concrete cylinder pipe shall conform to the following:

a. AWWA C 303, “Concrete Pressure Pipe, Bar-Wrapped, Steel-

Cylinder Type.”

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10-28 WATER PIPE – Transmission (greater than 12 inch diameter) (cont.)

b. AWWA Manual M 9 “Concrete Pressure Pipe” except as modified

herein.

Pipe shall comply with the following requirements:

a. Pipe shall be designed for one hundred and fifty pounds per square

inch (150 psi) working pressure with an additional seventy-five

pounds per square inch (75 psi) allowance for surge. Pipe shall be

designed in accordance with ANSI/AWWA C 303, and AWWA Manual

M9 to withstand the simultaneous application of external earth

loads, HS-20 live load and internal pressures. Drawings shall be

submitted to the Engineer for approval and shall include the

following:

i. Pipeline layout showing stations and elevations;

ii. Details of standard pipe, joints, specials and fittings;

iii. Calculations for pipe design field welded joint restraint and

fittings reinforcement;

iii. Details of joint bonding and calculations.

b. The cylinders shall be true right cylinders formed from one piece

of sheet or coil steel. Field circumferential butt welds are not

acceptable.

c. Minimum steel cylinders shall be ten (10) gage.

d. The nominal diameter or inside diameter of the pipe and other

fabricated steel sections as shown on the plans is the clear

diameter of the lined pipe after the application of the interior

mortar lining

e. Laying Length – thirty two to forty feet (32’- 40’) for concrete

cylinder pipe depending on the shop practice of the manufacturer

or fabricator, unless otherwise required by the Contract

Documents. Sufficient short pieces shall be provided to allow for

two foot (2’) adjustments within each one-half mile of straight

pipe.

10-27

10-28 WATER PIPE – Transmission (greater than 12 inch diameter) (cont.)

f. Pipe End Finish - The end finish of individual lengths of CCP to be

provided under these Standard Specifications shall be one of the

following types, unless otherwise indicated on the Plans:

i. Bell and spigot pipe ends for joints with rubber gaskets.

ii. Bell and spigot pipe ends for field welded joints.

iii. Plain-ends fitted for butt straps for field welded joints.

iv. Plain-ends fitted with flanges.

v. Plain-ends for mechanically coupled field joints.

The types of joints proposed to be used shall have been thoroughly tested

for water leaks at the design pressures. The Engineer may require Contractor to

furnish a record of experience in installing the types of joints for comparable

sizes of pipe called for on the Plans. Details of the type of pipe joints proposed

to be used shall be included with the shop drawings and lay sheets submitted for

the pipe.

The exposed inside and outside surfaces of the joints, flanges,

reinforcement lugs, and all other exposed steel shall be protected from the

formation of rust with an AWWA approved coating applied at the time of

manufacture or fabrication of the pipe.

The CCP ends shall employ joint rings (Carnegie rings) and shall be

designed and fabricated to accommodate a rubber 0-ring gasket seal in

accordance with AWWA C 303.

The field welding of CCP with bell and spigot joint rings (Carnegie rings)

or lap joints shall conform to the Drawing W-903, Section 38 of these Standard

Specifications. Lap joints shall conform to AWWA C 200.

Field welded butt-strap joints for CCP shall be typically used for closure

pieces and shall conform to Standard Drawing W-904. The ends of pipes to be

fitted with butt straps for field welded joints shall conform to AWWA C 200.

When field conditions warrant and with the approval of the Engineer,

straight butt-strap welded joints may be used for directional changes in pipe

alignment of up to five degrees (5°).

10-28

10-28 WATER PIPE – Transmission (greater than 12 inch diameter) (cont.)

Steel pipe flanges for CCP shall conform and be fitted to plain-end pipe in

accordance with AWWA C 207, Class D, and AWWA C 200.

Rubber gaskets for flanged joints shall be full faced with a thickness of

eighth of an inch (⅛”). The material used for the rubber gaskets shall be hardness

(Shore A) 70 to 85 suitable for a minimum of one hundred and fifty pounds per

square inch (150 psi), cold water service.

Bolts shall be carbon steel ASTM A 307, Grade B. Nuts shall be heavy hex

nuts conforming to ASTM A 563, Grade C3.

CCP ends for mechanically coupled field joints shall be plain and conform

to AWWA C 200 and these Standard Specifications. Mechanically coupled joints

shall conform to the material, dimensions, and tests of AWWA C 219.

All plain-end pipe joined by flexible couplings shall be fitted with stiffener

rings welded to the exterior pipe surface in a plane perpendicular to the axis of

the pipe. Stiffener rings shall have minimum dimensions of three eighths inch

(⅜”) thick by three inches (3”) in width.

Stiffener rings that are to be integral with a joint harness shall be suitably

increased in thickness and reinforced with plate gussets to adequately withstand

the thrust from adjacent fittings. Stiffener rings and harness rings or lugs shall

be installed at the pipe manufacturing or fabrication shop. Material for stiffener

rings and plate gussets shall be carbon steel meeting the requirements of ASTM

A 36 or ASTM A 283, Grade D.

All mechanically coupled field joints shall be encased with eight (8) mil

minimum thickness polyethylene material.

Restrained Joints for CCP transmission lines shall conform to the

requirements set forth in AWWA M 9, "Concrete Pressure Pipe." Joints shall be

one of the following types:

a. Lap welded slip joint – The joint shall conform to and be welded in

accordance with Standard Drawing W-903 in section 38 of these

Standard Specifications.

b. Double welded butt strap joint - Butt straps shall conform to and

be welded in accordance with Standard Drawing W-904 in section

38 of these Standard Specifications.

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10-28 WATER PIPE – Transmission (greater than 12 inch diameter) (cont.)

c. Flanged and bolted – Flanges shall be in accordance with AWWA C

207 Class D for operating pressures to one hundred and fifty pounds

per square inch (150 psi) and surge pressures to two hundred and

twenty five pounds per square inch (225 psi).

d. Mechanical coupling – Mechanical couplings shall be as specified in

section 10-29 of these Standard Specifications and shall be

harnessed for the maximum pressure in accordance with AWWA M

e. Carnegie end rings restrained by means of welding the bell and

spigot ring in accordance with Standard Drawing W-903 in section

38 of these Standard Specifications.

Standard and special fittings for CCP shall include adapters, reducers,

bends, tees, wyes, connections to mainline valves, closures, beveled pipe,

restrained-joint pipe, short pipe, and pipe with outlets required for branches,

access manholes, air valves, and blow-offs. The fabrication and manufacture of

standard and special fittings shall conform to the requirements of Section 4 of

AWWA C 303.

3. Ductile Iron Pipe (DIP)

All ductile iron pipe shall conform to the following:

a. AWWA C 104 (ANSI A21.4), “Cement-Mortar Lining for Ductile-Iron

Pipe and Fittings for Water.”

b. AWWA C 110 (ANSI A21.10), " Ductile Iron and Gray Iron Fittings for

Water."

c. AWWA C 111 (ANSI A21.11), “Rubber-Gasket Joints for Ductile-Iron

Pressure Pipe and Fittings.”

d. AWWA C 150 (ANSI A21.50), “Thickness Design of Ductile-Iron

Pipe.”

e. AWWA C 151 (ANSI A21.51), “Ductile Iron Pipe, Centrifugally Cast,

for Water.”

f. AWWA C 153 (ANSI A21.53), "Ductile-Iron Compact Fittings for

Water Service."

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10-28 WATER PIPE – Transmission (greater than 12 inch diameter) (cont.)

g. AWWA M41, "Ductile-Iron Pipe and Fittings."

DIP shall also comply with the following requirements:

a. The minimum wall thickness design shall be determined using

AWWA C 150/A21.50.

b. The design working pressure shall be one hundred and fifty pounds

per square inch (150 psi) minimum.

c. When determining the wall thickness of the pipe, the following

shall be considered:

i. internal pressure, including static and transient pressure;

ii. external pressure, including trench loading and earth fill;

and

iii. practical considerations for handling, shipping, lining and

coating, or similar operations.

d. Nominal inside diameter shall not be less than the design diameter

or size specified.

e. Hydrostatic testing shall be made before the application of cement-

mortar lining.

f. Ductile iron pipe laying lengths shall be furnished in standard

lengths suited to the manufacturer's shop practice and in

accordance with AWWA C 151/A21.51. Sufficient field pieces shall

be provided to allow for a two foot (2’) adjustment - within each

one-half mile of straight pipe.

All DIP and fittings shall be cement-mortar lined in accordance with AWWA

C 104/A21.4.

Pipe shall be lined by a centrifugal process. Fittings shall be lined by a

projection method or by hand application.

The entire ductile iron pipeline including fittings, valves and

appurtenances shall be encased in polyethylene material with a minimum

thickness of eight (8) mil. The polyethylene shall conform to and be installed in

accordance with AWWA C 105/A21.5.

10-31

10-28 WATER PIPE – Transmission (greater than 12 inch diameter) (cont.)

The end finish of individual lengths of DIP to be provided under these

Standard Specifications shall be one of the following types, unless otherwise

indicated on the Plans:

a. Bell and spigot pipe ends for joints with rubber gaskets.

b. Mechanically coupled field joints.

c. Plain-ends fitted with threaded flanges.

The types of joints proposed to be used shall have been thoroughly tested

for water leaks at the design pressures. The Engineer may require Contractor to

furnish a record of experience in installing the types of joints for comparable

sizes of pipe called for on the Plans. Details of the type of pipe joints proposed

to be used shall be included with the shop drawings and lay sheets submitted for

the pipe.

The exposed inside and outside surfaces of the pipe joints shall be

protected from the formation of rust with an AWWA approved coating applied at

the time of manufacture of the pipe.

Bell and spigot joints with rubber gaskets for DIP shall conform to the

requirements of AWWA C 111/A21.11 regarding push-on joints.

Mechanically coupled field joints, bolts and nuts for DIP shall conform to

the requirements of AWWA C 111/A21.11. All mechanically coupled field joints

shall be encased with a minimum eight (8) mil thick polyethylene.

Bolts shall be carbon steel ASTM A 307, Grade B. Nuts shall be heavy hex

nuts conforming to ASTM A 563, Grade C3.

Ends fitted with threaded flanges for DIP shall conform to the

requirements of AWWA C 115/A21.15.

Pipe ends fitted with restraining rings for DIP shall receive approval by the

Engineer prior to the installation of the pipe. It is suggested that test documents

from the manufacturer's testing documentation be submitted with the required

pipe lay sheet submittals.

Restrained Joints for Ductile Iron transmission mains shall be one of the

following types:

a. Flanged and bolted – Flanges shall be in accordance with AWWA C

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10-28 WATER PIPE – Transmission (greater than 12 inch diameter) (cont.)

110 or AWWA C 153 for operating pressures to one hundred and fifty

pounds per square inch (150 psi) and surge pressures to two

hundred and twenty five pounds per square inch (225 psi).

b. Push-on locking gasket such as "Field-Lok" gaskets as manufactured

by U.S. Pipe.

c. Push-on joint restraint such as "TR-Flex" as manufactured by U.S.

Pipe.

d. Wedge action joint mechanism such as "Megalug" as manufactured

by EBAA Iron, Inc. or approved equal.

e. Mechanical coupling – Mechanical couplings shall be as specified in

section 10-29 of these Standard Specifications.

Fittings and openings for DIP shall conform to the requirements of AWWA

C 110/A21.10. Where outlets are required, tees shall be used, with the outlet

branch being flanged.

Bolts shall be carbon steel ASTM A 307, Grade B. Nuts shall be heavy hex

nuts conforming to ASTM A 563, Grade C3.

10-29 BUTTERFLY VALVES & FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS (Transmission)

1. General

Butterfly valves shall be short bodied, tight closing, and rubber-seated

with flanged ends. Butterfly valves shall comply with the requirements of AWWA

C 504, Class 150B and these Standard Specifications. Valves shall be bubble-tight

at rated pressures in either direction, and shall be satisfactory for

throttling service and/or operation and for valve operation after long periods of

inactivity. All butterfly valves shall be Triton XR or Groundhog valves as

manufactured by the Henry Pratt Company, Lineseal III valves as manufactured

by Mueller Company, or approved equals.

Valve discs shall rotate ninety degrees (90˚) from the full open position

to the tight shut position. The valves shall allow for an angular mis-position of

the disc up to one degree (1˚) off center without leakage. The manufacturer

shall have successfully manufactured tight-closing, rubber seated AWWA

butterfly valves for a period of at least five (5) years with local installation list.

10-33

Butterfly valves shall be provided with manual actuators. The actuators

shall provide sufficient output torque to operate the valves at a shutoff pressure

of one hundred and fifty pounds per square inch (150 psi) and at a maximum flow

velocity of sixteen feet per second (16 fps) when opening or closing. In no case

shall the torque rating be less than required for Class 150B valves per AWWA C

504. The Engineer may request Contractor to provide torque and actuator

calculations to verify compliance.

2. Butterfly Valve Materials and Construction

Materials for all parts and components shall be suitable for the intended

use of the valve considering strength, ductility and corrosion protection. All

materials shall conform to the requirements of AWWA C 504. Valves shall comply

with NSF/ANSI 61.

Valve Disc: Valve discs shall be constructed from ductile iron ASTM A 536

for valve sizes thirty inches (30”) and larger, from cast iron ASTM A 126, Class B

for valve sizes less than twenty inches (20”), or from cast iron ASTM A 48/A 48M

Class 40 for twenty-four inch (24”) valves. Valve discs shall be furnished with

316 stainless steel seating edge, ground smooth and polished to mate with the

rubber seat on the body. The disc shall not have any hollow chambers that can

entrap water or ribs transverse to the flow stream. All surfaces shall be visually

inspected and measured to assure all structural members are at full design

parameters.

Valve Seat: All seats shall be Buna-N rubber in the body design. Valves

twenty inches (20”) and smaller shall have bonded seats that meet the test

procedures of ASTM D 429 Method B. Seats for valve sizes twenty-four inches

(24”) and larger shall be retained in the valve body by mechanical means without

retaining rings, segments, screws or hardware of any kind in the flow stream.

Seats shall be a full three hundred and sixty degrees (360°) without interruption

and have a plurality of grooves mating with a spherical disc edge

seating surface. Valve seats shall be field adjustable around the full three

hundred and sixty degrees (360°) circumference and replaceable without

dismantling operator, disc or shaft and without removing the valve from the line.

Seats attached to the valve disc are not allowed.

Valve Shaft: All shafts shall be turned, ground and polished and

constructed of 18-8 Type 304 stainless steel conforming to ASTM A 276. Valve

shaft seals shall consist of self-adjusting "V" type packing capable of replacement

without removal of the valve shaft.

10-34

10-29 BUTTERFLY VALVES & FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS (Transmission) (cont.)

Valve Bearings: All valves shall be fitted with non-metallic sleeve-type

bearings. Bearings shall be corrosion resistant and self-lubricating. Bearing load

shall not exceed one-fifth of the compressible strength of the bearing or shaft

material. Non-adjustable thrust bearings designed to center the valve disc shall

be furnished with the valve assembly and be preset at the factory.

Manual Valve Actuator: Manual valve actuators shall be of the traveling

nut or permanently lubricated worm gear reducer type suitable for continuously

buried and submerged use. All actuator gearing shall be totally enclosed in a

rugged case that is both water tight and lubricant tight.

Actuators shall be fully grease packed and totally sealed by gaskets, O-

rings, or similar means before shipment. A gasketed removable cover plate shall

be provided for maintenance purposes. Actuators shall have a built in packing

leak bypass to eliminate possible leakage into the actuator housing. Stuffing

boxes are not acceptable.

Manual valve actuators shall be capable of withstanding an input torque

of four hundred and fifty foot-pounds (450 ft-lbs) against the open and closed

stops. The valve disc shall be moved through its full stroke with a minimum

number of turns of the operating shaft consistent with the torque limitations.

The valve actuator mechanism shall be self-locking and shall hold the

valve disc rigidly in any intermediate position between full open and fully closed

without creeping or fluttering. Machining and fitting of all parts shall be held to

close tolerances to reduce backlash and to keep lost motion to a minimum.

The actuator shall be equipped with a standard water works two inch (2”)

square wrench nut. The actuator shall open the valve left (counterclockwise),

and shall be furnished with a position indicator if installed in a vault. Provide

valve operating nut extensions in accordance with Standard Drawing W-308 in

Section 38 of these Standard Specifications when installed

valve operating nut is in excess of thirty inches (30”) below finish grade.

Valve Exterior Coating: The exterior of the butterfly valves shall be shop

coated with two part liquid epoxy per AWWA C550. The coating shall have a

nominal thickness of eight (8) mils. Machine finished bearing surfaces shall not

be painted. Exposed machined surfaces shall be covered with slush grease or

other readily removable protective coating before shipment.

Valve Interior Coating: All interior ferrous surfaces of the butterfly

valves, including the disc, which are exposed to fluid flow shall be factory coated

10-35

10-29 BUTTERFLY VALVES & FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS (Transmission) (cont.)

with a two part liquid epoxy coating conforming to AWWA C 550 for potable

water. The coating shall have a nominal thickness of eight (8) mils.

With no exceptions, all damage to coating incurred during shipping shall

be repaired with the original coating material only. The coating shall be

NSF/ANSI 61 certified.

Bolts and Nuts: Bolts connecting valves to main shall be carbon steel

ASTM A 307, Grade B. Nuts shall be heavy hex nuts conforming to ASTM A 563,

Grade C3. Bolts that thread into the valve body shall have the same thread pitch

as the valve body.

3. Flexible Couplings

Flexible couplings suitable for water main applications shall be as

manufactured by Smith Blair, Inc., Series 411 or 413, or Dresser Industries, Inc.,

Style 38 or 162, or an approved equal. The steel middle ring of the flexible

coupling shall be lined and coated with fusion bonded epoxy per AWWA C 213.

The flexible couplings shall be installed with provision for thrust restraint

ties attached to the water main pipe. The thrust restraint ties on the pipe shall

be welded lugs, lugs cast integrally with the pipe, or friction collars. Anchor

studs placed perpendicular to the long axis of the pipe are unacceptable.

Resistance to hydraulic thrust shall be adequate to sustain a force developed by

a test pressure of two hundred and twenty five pounds per square inch (225 psi).

Flanged coupling adapters shall be Smith Blair 913, Romac Style FC400 or

equal for steel piping with insulating gasket. Couplings shall be provided with

thrust ties attached to the pipe with welding lugs, cast-in-place lugs, or friction

collars. Lugs shall have a minimum thickness equal to that of adjacent flange

and shall have holes the same size as those on the flange. Anchor studs placed

perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the pipe are unacceptable.

10-30 APPURTENANCES

i. Air Vacuum and Release Valves

Combination air vacuum and release valves for water transmission mains

shall be two (2”) or four inches (4”) in size. The air vacuum and release valves

shall have cast iron bodies and be equal to APCO Valve and Primer Corporation,

Model 145C for the two-inch (2”) valve and Model 149C for the four-inch (4”)

valve.

10-36

ii. Blind Flanges and Dished Heads

Blind flanges and dished heads for water transmission mains shall conform

to the requirements of AWWA C 207 and NSF/ANSI 61. Design pressure

classification shall be equivalent to that of the immediately adjacent pipe,

valve, or appurtenance. Blind flanges and dished heads shall be epoxy coated.

The epoxy coating shall have a minimum thickness of eight (8) mils and shall

conform to the requirements of AWWA C 213. Temporary blind flanges and

dished heads that are used during construction of the transmission main do not

need to be coated when approved by the Engineer.

10-31 FIRE HYDRANTS

All Standard (Low Risk) fire hydrants shall be as specified herein unless

otherwise indicated on the Plans or Special Provisions.

1. All fire hydrants shall conform to AWWA C 502 for Dry-Barrel Fire Hydrants

as currently in effect or amended and ANSI 61. An Affidavit of Compliance

as per Section 1.7 of AWWA C 502. Standard shall be furnished with all

hydrants or groups of hydrants. The Certificate of Compliance shall

provide assurance that all material and manufacturing requirements have

been met and head losses are within specified limits.

2. Table 3 of AWWA C 502 is amended to limit loss of head (drop in pressure)

to a maximum of three pounds per square inch (3 psi) at a flow rate of

one thousand gallons per minute (1000 gpm) through one four and one-

half inch (4½") diameter pumper outlet nozzle.

3. Markings-All fire hydrants shall be clearly and permanently marked so as

to be readily discernable and legible after hydrants have been installed.

Such marking should include:

a. Name of manufacturer

b. Model name or number

c. Size of main valve opening

d. Date of manufacture

e. Direction of operation

f. Ground or bury line (mark to reflect point of bury to

maximize breakaway features.)

10-37

10-31 FIRE HYDRANTS (cont.)

4. Two (2) copies of operating manuals and/or descriptive literature shall be

furnished with all fire hydrants or groups of hydrants supplied by the same

manufacturer. The manuals or literature shall include assembly drawings,

schedule of parts, maintenance instructions, and complete tool kits.

5. A complete tool kit for those fire hydrants requiring special tools shall be

provided.

6. In addition to the above, Standard fire hydrants shall meet the following

requirements:

a. Size and Type of Inlet Connection:

i. Standard Hydrants-Dimension of the foot piece shall be as

required to fit cast or ductile iron pipe of six inches (6")

nominal inside diameter.

ii. Connection-Type of inlet connection for standard shall be

either mechanical joint or “push-on” rubber ring. If the

“push-on” rubber ring type is used the foot piece shall be

provided with lugs for harnessing the hydrant to the branch

or lead connection pipe or fitting.

b. Breakaway Features-A frangible section immediately above the

ground or bury line is required. If breakable features depend upon

bolts of reduced cross-section, hollowed out bolts will not be

permitted.

c. Number and Size of Outlet Nozzles Standard Hydrants – Two (2) hose

nozzles each with a nominal inside diameter of two and one-

half inches (2½") and one (1) pumper nozzle with a nominal inside

diameter of four and one-half inches (4½").

d. Outlet Nozzle Arrangement- Standard Hydrant-Nozzle arrangement

requires that the two (2) two and one-half inch (2½") diameter hose

nozzles be opposite (180°) of each other. The single four and one-

half inch (4½") diameter pumper nozzle shall be at right angles

(90°) to the hose nozzles. The horizontal centerline of all nozzles

shall be on the same plane and not less than sixteen inches (16")

above the hydrant ground flange or bury line.

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10-31 FIRE HYDRANTS (cont.)

e. Three hundred sixty Degree (360°) Nozzle Rotation-Nozzles, or the

entire above ground section, shall allow three hundred sixty degree

(360°) rotation to the exact desired position after installation.

f. Outlet Hose Nozzles and Threads-Hose nozzles shall be made of

Grade I. VII, or X bronze. The hose nozzles shall be fastened into

the hydrant outlet tap by a thread of not less than seven and one

half (7½) threads per inch. A pin shall be employed to prevent the

threaded outlet hose nozzle from turning or backing out. The cap

or hose accepting end of the outlet nozzles shall be threaded with

National (American) Standard Fire-Hose Coupling Screw Threads.

g. Nozzle Cap Materials-Grey cast or ductile iron caps with a recess at

the inner end of the thread to retain a gasket. Caps shall be

securely chained to the hydrant barrel with a metal chain having

links made from stock not less than one-eighth inch (⅛") in

diameter. The attachment shall permit free rotation of the cap.

h. Size of Hydrant- Nominal diameter of main valve shall be a

minimum of five inches (5").

i. Main Valve Seat and Seat Ring-Shall be bronze to bronze in hydrants

which have the main valve assembly in the lower end of the barrel.

Threads shall be isolated from the waterway by O-ring seals.

j. Size and Shape of Operating Nut and Outlet Nozzle Cap Nuts shall

be the National standard 1½-inch pentagonal, full section without

undercutting or hollowing out. A threaded hole not to exceed one-

quarter inch (¼") in diameter will be allowed in the operating nut

for lubrication purposes. Any such hole shall be plugged flush with

the top of the operating nut and be water tight.

k. Operating Stem, Nut, and Lubricate Reservoir-The nut shall be

made of bronze. Threads shall be lubricated by an oil or grease

reservoir sealed by double O-rings, top and bottom to prevent

intrusion of moisture and dirt. Length of operating stem surface in

contact with O-ring seals shall be protected by a bronze sleeve.

A weather shield shall be provided to prevent dirt and moisture

from entering between the sides of the operating nut and the hold

down nut, or bonnet opening. Wet top hydrants are not

acceptable.

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10-31 FIRE HYDRANTS (cont.)

l. Direction of Rotation: Hydrants shall open left (counter clockwise).

m. Stuffing boxes, if used, shall be provided with O-ring seals.

n. Barrel Drain Outlet-None required. If hydrant is provided with such

an outlet, it must be plugged with a threaded bronze or cast iron

plug.

o. Toggle Joint Hydrants-Shall be provided with bronze parts as

follows: nozzles, lower threaded stem or spindle, stem nuts, seat

ring, gate pins, cotter pins, main valve gate threaded stud, and

nut.

p. All nozzles, caps, operating nuts, O-rings, friction bearing threaded

surfaces, and grease fittings shall be lubricated with the

appropriate factory recommended lubricating material. All

reservoirs designed to hold a designated quantity of lubricant shall

be filled to maximum capacity.

7. A coat of aluminum exterior paint shall be applied as a color or finish coat

over the primer coat on the top (above ground) section. All hydrant

bonnets shall be painted with OSHA approved safety paint. The color shall

be based on the diameter of the main that the hydrant is connected to,

as follows:

Red: for 6” and smaller mains

Yellow: for 8” – 10” mains

Green: for 12” and larger mains

8. Bolts shall be carbon steel ASTM A 307, Grade B. Nuts shall be heavy hex

nuts conforming to ASTM A 563, Grade C3.

10-32 VALVES

1. Gate valves shall be cast iron, bronze disc, parallel seat, and non-rising

stem with a two inch (2") square operating nut. Valves shall conform to

AWWA C 500. All interior and exterior ferrous surfaces shall be and coated

with factory applied epoxy in accordance with AWWA C 550. Minimum

thickness shall be eight (8) mils.

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2. Resilient – Seated gate valves shall be cast iron, non-rising stem with a

two inch (2") square operating nut. Valves shall conform to AWWA C 509.

All interior and exterior ferrous surfaces shall be and coated with factory

applied epoxy in accordance with AWWA C 550. Minimum thickness shall

be eight (8) mils.

3. Valves provided shall open left (counter clockwise), and shall have bonnet

and valve body markings in accordance with the indicated AWWA

standards. Unless otherwise directed, furnish valves with flange,

mechanical, and/or push-on joints in accordance with the plans and

special provisions. Provide valve operating nut extensions in accordance

with Standard Drawing W-308 in Section 38 of these Standard

Specifications when installed valve operating nut is in excess of thirty

inches (30”) below finish grade.

4. Swing check valves are contained on an approved listing maintained by

the Department of Utilities. Alternate swing check valves shall be added

to this list upon review, test and acceptance by the Utility Department.

5. Bolts shall be carbon steel ASTM A 307, Grade B. Nuts shall be heavy hex

nuts conforming to ASTM A 563, Grade C3.

10-33 VALVE BOXES AND COVERS, DROP CAPS, AND SERVICE VALVE BOXES

Valve boxes and valve box covers for streets and alleys, and drop caps in

public utility easements shall conform to Standard Drawing W-303. The castings

shall be ductile iron with a minimum tensile strength of twenty five.

thousand pounds per square inch (25,000 psi). Riser sections shall be (8”)

diameter SDR 35 PVC pipe.

Service valve boxes shall be in conformance with Standard Drawings W-

305 and W-307. The riser portion shall be as shown.

10-34 WATER SERVICE CONNECTION MATERIALS

Water service material shall be either copper or polyethylene tubing. The

Department of Utilities maintains a listing of approved water service connection

fittings which establish a standard of material quality. Fitting used shall be

limited to those on the list. Alternate material may be added to this list upon

review, testing and acceptance by the Department of Utilities.

Copper service tubing shall conform to ASTM B 88, Type K, soft tempered.

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Polyethylene tubing shall be two hundred pounds per square inch (200

psi), SDR-9 conforming to ASTM D 2737 and AWWA C 901 standards. Tubing shall

be copper tube size and shall be manufactured for use with compression or

Mueller Insta-tite fittings. Stainless steel insert stiffeners shall be used at all

compression joints. Insert stiffeners shall be flared at one end and beveled at

the approximately forty five degrees (45°) at the other end. Stiffeners shall be

supplied by the fitting manufacturer. Tubing shall be clearly marked showing

manufacturer’s trade name, nominal size, type of material, pressure rating, and

the seal of approval of an accredited testing laboratory.

Threads for underground water service connection fittings shall conform

to AWWA C 800 Threads for Underground Service Line Fittings.

10-35 JOINT MATERIALS FOR CLAY PIPE

Joint materials for vitrified clay pipe shall be an approved type of factory-

made mechanical compression joint conforming to the requirements of ASTM C

425. Banded rubber couplings and sleeves conforming to ASTM C 425 are

acceptable.

10-36 JOINT MATERIALS FOR CONCRETE PIPE

Joint materials for concrete pipe shall be rubber gasket joints conforming

to the requirements of ASTM C 443 and shall be flexible and able to withstand

expansion, contraction, and settlement. All rubber gaskets shall be stored in as

cool a place as practicable, preferably at 70º F. or less, and in no

case shall the rubber gaskets be exposed to the direct rays of the sun. Rubber

gaskets, of the type requiring lubrication, shall be lubricated with the lubricant

recommended and supplied by the manufacturer of the pipe.

10-37 JOINT MATERIALS FOR MANHOLES

Joint materials for precast reinforced concrete manhole sections shall

conform to one of the following:

1. Mortar proportioned as one (1) cubic foot of Portland Cement to two (2)

cubic feet of concrete sand. All mortar shall be used within thirty (30)

minutes after the mixing water has been added.

2. Preformed plastic sealing compound shall conform to Type 1 – Rope Form,

one and one-half inch (1½") diameter, Federal Specification SS-S-210A.

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10-38 FENCING

CHAIN LINK

1. All chain link fence and gates shall conform to the requirements set forth

in Section 80-4 of the State Specifications and the Chain Link Fence

Manufacturers Institute Product Manual (Standard Industrial), except as

herein modified or as modified in the special provisions.

2. The carbon content of steel posts shall not exceed 0.82 percent (.82%).

3. The fence shall be constructed zinc coated fabric as shown on the Plans

or specified in the Special Provisions.

4. Chain link fence fabric shall meet the requirements of zinc-coated steel

chain link fence fabric, ASTM A 392 with Class I zinc coating. Unless

otherwise indicated on the Plans or in the Special Provisions, the fabric

shall be a two inch (2") mesh of nine (9) gauge wire, with a minimum

breaking strength of twelve hundred and ninety (1,290) pounds. Selvage

shall be twisted top and knuckled bottom.

FENCE MEMBER

DIMENSION O.D.

SECTION TYPE

MINIMALWEIGHT

LBS./LINEAL FOOT

Line Post

2.375”

Sch. 40 pipe

Hi-strength tubing

3.65

3.12

Terminal,

Corner,

Latch Posts

2.875”

Sch. 40 pipe

Hi-strength tubing

5.79

4.64

Horizontal,

Diagonal

Braces, Top

Rails

1.660”

Sch. 40 pipe

Hi-strength tubing

2.27

1.82

Gate Frames

2.375”

Sch. 40 pipe

Hi-strength tubing

3.65

3.12

Gate Posts:

Gate Width

Up thru 6’

2.875”

Sch. 40 pipe

Hi-strength tubing

5.79

4.64

Over 6’ thru 12’

4.500”

4.000”

Sch. 40 pipe

Hi-strength tubing

10.70

4.64

Over 12’ thru 18’

5.563”

Sch. 40 pipe

14.62

Over 18’ to 24’

Max

6.625”

Sch. 40 pipe

18.97

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10-38 FENCING (cont.)

5. Posts and rails shall be as specified above, unless otherwise indicated on

the Plans or specified in the Special Provisions. Contractor shall have the

option of section types to be used with the condition that the option

exercised shall be uniform throughout the project.

6. Round posts, rails and /or braces shall be Schedule 40 pipe or high strength

tubing as follows:

a. Schedule 40 sections shall be standard weight, hot dipped

galvanized steel pipe in conformance with ASTM F 1083, with not

less than 1.8 oz/sf Grade E zinc.

b. High strength tubing shall be steel pipe, cold-formed and welded

per ASTM F 1043, Group 1C, minimum yield strength 50,000 psi

steel. The external coating shall be Type B zinc, with a polymer

film, 0.90 oz/sf minimum zinc, with a chromate conversion and

verifiable polymer film. The internal coating shall be Type B, 0.90

oz/sf minimum zinc, or zinc pigmented 81% nominal coating with

0.30 mils minimum thickness.

c. Zinc weight shall be determined in accordance with ASTM A 90.

7. Fittings shall be hot-dip galvanized and shall be of malleable, cast iron,

or pressed steel. Cap shall be hot dip galvanized steel sized to post

dimension, and shall be retained to posts with powder actuated Hilti or

comparable Zink coated fasteners.

8. Barbed wire shall be Class 3, zinc coated, 12.5 gage wire with four point

round, 14 gage barbs at 5-inch spacing in accordance with ASTM A 121.

9. Fabric is to be fastened to line posts top and bottom rails with 9 gage

galvanized tie wires spaced approximately fourteen inches (14") apart

10. Unless otherwise set forth in the Special Provisions all fence shall be

constructed with a top rail, and a bottom tension wire.

11. A Certificate of Compliance shall be furnished to the Engineer prior to the

installation of any chain link fencing, gates or components stating that the

steel and protective coatings comply with the above requirements. Said

Certification shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 6,

“Control of Materials”, of the State Specifications.

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10-38 FENCING (cont.)

POST AND CABLE FENCE

1. Post shall be 6” X 6" x 6’ Douglas fir post pressure treated for

underground use. The post shall not have significant splintering. If the

contractor cuts the Douglas fir post they must seal in all areas which

have been cut with Thompson’s Water Seal Advanced Clear Multi-Surface

Waterproofer or approved equal.

2. Cable shall be galvanized barrier cable, steel strand, and zinc plated to

protect it from corrosion per ASTM A475 sixed as shown on the plans.

3. All bolts and cable clamps shall be galvanized steel to minimize rust.

4. Concrete Footing shall be Portland Cement Concrete Class "C",

conforming to Section 10-1/5 of the Standard Specifications. Concrete

footings shall be installed at all end posts, at bends or at the locations

specified on the plans.

10-39 SOIL AMENDMENT

Soil amendment shall be of the type specified by the engineer, unless

otherwise indicated in the Special Provisions. Soil amendments shall be installed

per the soils analysis recommendations.

10-40 IRON SULFATE

Iron Sulfate shall be ferric sulfate in pelleted or granular form as need to

correct any deficiencies that have been identified in a soil analysis for a site.

Iron Sulfate shall conform to the requirements of the Agricultural Code of

the State of California unless otherwise indicated in the Special Provisions.

10-41 COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER

Commercial fertilizer shall be uniformly sized, homogenous pelleted form

and shall be guaranteed to comply with recommendations to correct any

deficiencies that have been identified in a soil analysis specified in the Special

Provisions. Commercial fertilizer shall be as specified in the Special Provisions.

10-42 SEED

Seed shall be labeled in accordance with the California Department of

Agriculture State Seed Law and Regulations effective on the date of invitation

for bids. Seed which has become wet, moldy, or otherwise damaged in transit

or in storage will be subject to test at the discretion of the Landscape Architect

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or of the Engineer.

Seed shall be supplied in unopened containers by a commercial seed

dealer. It may be either mixed or in separate containers for each lot. Seed shall

be as specified in the Special Provisions.

10-43 PLANTS

Plants shall be the variety and sizes shown on the Plans and shall conform

to the requirements of these Specifications.

Contractor shall place an order for the required number of plants including

a reasonable number of replacement plants within ten (10) working days after

they have received notice of award of the Contract. Contractor shall submit a

copy of the order showing the number of plants ordered, from whom ordered

and the anticipated delivery date, and request for substitutions for all plant

materials that are unavailable to the Landscape Architect within fifteen (15)

working days after award of the Contract. No substitutions will be made that

are not requested as specified above.

All plants shall comply with Federal and State laws requiring inspection

for plant diseases and infestations. Any inspection certificates required by law

shall accompany each shipment of plants and certificates shall be delivered to

the Landscape Architect.

Contractor shall obtain clearance from the County Agricultural

Commissioner as required by law before planting plants delivered from outside

the County. Evidence that such clearance has been obtained shall be filed with

the Landscape Architect.

All plants furnished by Contractor shall be true to type or name as shown

on the Plans and shall be tagged in accordance with the standard practice

recommended by the American Association of Nurserymen.

Plants furnished by Contractor shall be healthy, shapely and well rooted.

Roots shall show no evidence of having been restricted or deformed at any time.

Plants shall be well grown, free from insects, disease or mechanical injury. No

plants shall be transported to any planting area that is not thoroughly wet

throughout the ball of earth surrounding the roots.

Plants shall be inspected by the Engineer prior to planting. Any plants

rejected shall be removed from the site and replaced by Contractor, at his

expense.

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10-44 PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPE

Plastic pipe for irrigation systems shall be polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic

pipe extruded from one hundred percent (100%) virgin material and shall conform

to ASTM D 2241.

Plastic pipe on the supply side of the irrigation control valve shall be one

or more of the following types as indicated in the Special Provisions.

1. 2” or smaller shall be PVC-1120 Schedule 40 solvent weld pipe.

2. 2½" or larger shall be PVC-1120 Schedule 40 integrally molded ring-tite

pipe, or

3. PVC-1120 Class 315.

Plastic pipe on the discharge side of the irrigation control valve shall be

PVC-1120 Class 200 solvent weld pipe.

10-45 PLASTIC POTABLE PIPE

Plastic pipe for potable water systems within City parks and recreation

areas and where designated on the Plans, shall be polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic

pipe extruded from one hundred percent (100%) virgin material conforming to

ASTM D 2241. Plastic potable pipe one and one-half inches (1½") and smaller

shall be PVC Class 315 solvent weld; two inches (2") and larger shall be Schedule

40 PVC.

10-46 PLASTIC IRRIGATION PIPE FITTINGS

Fittings for PVC plastic pipe shall be rigid polyvinyl chloride, Schedule 80

high impact fittings upstream of the automatic control valve and Schedule 40

fitting downstream from the automatic control valve. Fitting 2” and less shall be

solvent weld type fitting, fittings 2 ½” and larger shall be ring-tite fittings.

Plastic fittings shall have a higher bursting pressure rating than the pipe which

they join.

All joints utilizing ring-tite fittings and pipe shall be sealed with rubber

rings. Fittings shall be of the joint design as recommended by the manufacturer.

Ring type plastic pipe and fittings shall be assembled with a non-toxic lubricant

as recommended by the manufacturer.

1. 2" or smaller shall be PVC-1120 Schedule 40 solvent weld pipe.

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2. 2½" or larger shall be PVC-1120 Schedule integrally molded ring-tite pipe,

or approved equal.

10-47 ELECTRIC AUTOMATIC CONTROLLER

The irrigation system controller shall be a microprocessor based/micro

electronics solid-state type, capable of fully automatic or manual operation of

the system. It shall be housed in a wall mountable, weatherproof, lockable steel

cabinet.

The controller shall operate on a minimum of 117 volts A.C. power input

and be capable of operating up to two 23 volt A.C. electric remote control valves

per station. The controller shall have a reset circuit breaker to protect it from

field wire short circuits entering the controller.

The controller shall be a State approved Water Wise Controller and it shall

have a maximum of 24 stations. Each station of the 4 station and 6 station

models shall have the capability of being programmed to operate for 0 to 60

minutes in 1 minute increments or 0 to 6 hours in 1 hour increments. Each station

of the 8 station and 12 station models shall have the capability of being

programmed to operate for 0 to 99 minutes in one minute increments or 0 to 9.9

hours in 0.1 hour increments. The controller shall have two independent

programs with three automatic starts per day for each. Each station on the

controller shall be assignable to either or both programs. The controller shall

have 14-day programming for flexibility in programming day starts. During

operation, the controller shall provide a monitoring readout indicating station in

operation and time remaining. The controller shall have a 12-hour AM/PM clock.

The 6, 8, 12 and 24 station models shall have a master valve/remote pump

start circuit for use with a mainline master valve to pressurize system when the

irrigation cycle starts, or to activate a remote pump start relay to the pump

during the irrigation cycle.

The controller shall be capable of being operated manually at any time.

A manual “single station” operation for programmed time or new time setting

shall be possible without affecting the original program.

The controller shall have a factory preset back-up program for standby

operation in the event of a program loss and a battery back-up circuit to maintain

program during power loss.

The controller shall be as specified in the Special Provisions.

Electric Controller Enclosure Cabinet shall be as shown on the Standard

Drawings in Section 38 of these Specifications. Cabinet shall be fabricated from

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12 gauge stainless steel. Joints shall be seam welded and external welds ground

smooth to a minimum one-eighth inch (⅛") radius.

10-48 IRRIGATION CONTROL CONDUCTORS

Irrigation Control Conductors shall be underground feeder types (U.F.)

with 4/64" minimum thickness of TW grade polyvinyl chloride insulation.

Control conductors shall be No. 14 AWG, unless otherwise indicated in the

Special Provisions. Insulation shall be any color except white.

Neutral conductors shall be No.12 AWG, unless otherwise indicated in the

Special Provisions. Insulation shall be white.

All irrigation control wires shall be installed in a minimum of a 9” round pull box

or within the irrigation controller valve box. No splice will be allowed that are

not placed in a pull box. Control wires spices shall have a direct bury splice kit

installed at each splice. The splice kit shall consist of a high impact, UV-resistant

polypropylene tube filled with moisture-resistant grease.

10-49 BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY

Backflow Devices are contained on a listing of approved backflow

prevention devices. Backflow devices used shall be limited to those on the list.

The list of approved backflow devices is available from the Engineer or from the

Customer Service Office of the Utilities Department. Alternate backflow devices

shall be subject to approval by the City Cross-connection Control Specialist.

Metal Backflow Enclosures shall be an insulated enclosure and lockable per

Placer Waterworks, Inc. or approved equal.

10-50 ELECTRIC REMOTE CONTROL VALVES-SIZES ¾" TO 2"

Electric remote control valves shall have a brass or bronze body with

straight or angle pattern. Valves shall be normally closed and shall be the same

size as the pipeline which they control, unless otherwise indicated in the Special

Provisions.

Electric remote control valves shall be capable of withstanding a working

pressure of two hundred pounds per square inch (200 psi). Valves shall be

completely serviceable from the top without removing the valve body from the

system and shall have a wheel or nut type manual adjustment feature to regulate

flow from fully open to closed. The adjustment shall remain in set position when

the valve is operated manually or automatically. The adjustment feature shall

regulate automatic closing time to not less than four (4) seconds. Each valve

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solenoid shall be designed for operation on a 24 volt 60 cycle AC circuit at a 3.1

watt maximum. All valves shall have a shut off ball or gate valve on the mainline

side of the water flow adjacent to each valve.

10-51 MANUAL CONTROL VALVES

Manual control valves shall be straight or angle pattern globe valves of

brass or bronze construction with replaceable compression discs and shall be of

the same size as the pipeline which said valve serves, unless otherwise shown on

the Plans. Control valves shall be capable of withstanding a working pressure of

two hundred pounds per square inch (200 psi).

10-52 IRRIGATION VALVE BOXES

Irrigation valve boxes shall be one of the following types; as indicated on

the Plans or in the Special Provisions, or directed by the Engineer:

1. Portland cement concrete boxes with a one piece concrete or cast iron

cover, rated for an H2O traffic loading.

2. Plastic boxes conforming to ASTM D 638, tensile strength 3400 psi and

impact strength of 1.5 pounds per inch. All plastic valve box lids shall have

a bolt to secure the lid to the box.

Valve box extensions shall be of the same type as the valve box and all

covers shall be lockable and be legibly marked “Water or Irrigation.”

10-53 QUICK COUPLING VALVES

Quick coupling valves shall be brass or bronze construction, single slot

type with one inch (1") threaded pipe connection and one inch (1") key

connection, guaranteed to withstand normal working pressure of one hundred

and fifty pounds per square inch (150 psi) without leakage. Quick couplers shall

be installed with swing joint assembly and shall be installed a minimum of one

foot (1') from curbs and walks where applicable. Installed per the plans.

10-54 ELECTRONIC MARKER SYSTEM (EMS)

Electronic marker systems shall consist of a two-part system: Marker

Locator and Markers.

Marker Locator: The EMS II shall consist of a CB-radio sized electronics

package (4 lbs.) with a shoulder strap and a lightweight (1.5 lbs.) hand-held

antenna probe. The electronics package shall produce an audible pulsating signal

and have a meter indicating signal strength simultaneously. The probe shall

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operate on eight (8) standard “C” cell alkaline batteries, produce a ticking sound

when it is on, and transmit low frequency radio signals to the marker.

Markers: The EMS electronic markers shall be air core based and shall be

reusable, with passive-tuned coil antennas encased in waterproof, high-stress,

crack-resistant polyethylene, impervious to minerals, chemicals or temperature

extremes. The markers shall be the mini-markers, approximately 8-¼" in

diameter, color-coded and tuned to the frequency for water. The markers shall

be buried approximately two inches (2") above the valve cover.

10-55 GROUT

This section specifies grout for uses other than masonry.

1. All grouts shall conform to applicable portions of the following:

ASTM C 33 Concrete Aggregates

ASTM C 40 Organic Impurities in Fine Aggregates for Concrete

ASTM C 88 Soundness of Aggregates by Use of Sodium Sulfate or Magnesium

Sulfate

ASTM C 117 Material Finer Than 75 um (No. 200) Sieve in Mineral Aggregates

by Washing

ASTM C 136 Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates

ASTM C 150 Portland Cement

ASTM C 289 Potential Reactivity of Aggregates (Chemical Method)

ASTM C 494 Chemical Admixtures for Concrete

ASTM C 881 Epoxy-Resin-Base Bonding Systems for Concrete

ASTM D 2419 Standard Test Method for Sand Equivalent Value of Soils and Fine

Aggregate

ASTM E 329 Inspection and Testing Agencies for Concrete, Steel, and

Bituminous Materials as Used in Construction

CRD-C621 Corps of Engineers Specification for Nonshrink Grout

a. These provisions shall pertain to dry pack, cement, non-shrink,

pressure and epoxy grouts, including adhesive capsules and polymer

concrete.

b. Portland cement portion of grout shall be ASTM C 150 Type II or

Type V, low alkali, containing less than 0.60 percent alkalies.

Aggregate in grout shall be non-reactive and shall be washed before

use. When sources of aggregate are changed, test reports shall be

provided for the new material. The tests specified shall be

performed prior to commencing grout work.

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10-55 GROUT (cont.)

c. The fine aggregate portion of grout shall be hard, dense, durable

particles of either sand or crushed stone regularly graded from

coarse to fine and shall conform to ASTM C 33 as modified herein.

When tested in accordance with ASTM C 136, gradation shall be

such that one hundred percent (100%) by weight will pass a

standard No. 8 mesh sleeve and no less than forty-five percent

(45%) by weight will pass a standard No. 40 mesh sieve.

d. Variation from the specified gradations in individual tests will be

acceptable if the average of three consecutive tests is within the

specified limits and the variation is within the permissible variation

listed below:

U.S. standard sieve size

Permissible variation in

individual tests, percent

30 or coarse

50 or finer

0.5

e. Other tests shall be in accordance with the following specifications:

Test

Test Method

Requirements

Organic Impurities

ASTM C 40

Color lighter than standard

Amount of Material

Passing No. 200 Sieve

ASTM C 117

3% maximum by weight

Soundness

ASTM C 88

10% maximum loss with

sodium sulfate

Reactivity

ASTM C 289

Innocuous aggregate

Sand Equivalent

ASTM D 2419

Minimum 80

2. Grout admixtures shall conform to the following:

a. Admixtures shall be compatible with the grout. Calcium chloride or

admixtures containing calcium chloride are not acceptable.

Admixtures shall be used in accordance with the manufacturer's

recommendations and shall be added separately to the grout mix.

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10-55 GROUT (cont.)

Water reducing retarder shall be ASTM C 494 Type D and shall be

Master Builders Pozzolith 300-R, Sika Corporation Plastiment, or

equal. Lubricant additive for cement pressure grouting shall be

Intrusion Prepakt Intrusion Aid, Sika Intraplast N, or equal.

b. Water for washing aggregate, for mixing and for curing shall be free

from oil and deleterious amounts of acids, alkalies, and organic

materials; shall not contain more than 1000 mg/1 of chlorides as

Cl, nor more than 1300 mg/1 of sulfates as SO

; and shall not

contain an amount of impurities that may cause a change of more

than twenty-five percent (25%) in the setting time of the cement

nor a reduction of more than five percent (5%) in the compressive

strength of the grout at fourteen (14) days when compared with

the result obtained with distilled water. Additionally, water used

for curing shall not contain an amount of impurities sufficient to

discolor the grout.

3. Drypack Grout

a. Drypack grout shall be used for built-up surfaces, setting

miscellaneous metal items and minor repairs and shall be a mixture

of approximately one (1) part cement, 1-1/2 to two (2) parts sand,

water reducing retarder, and sufficient water to make a stiff

workable mix.

b. Surfaces required to be built up with drypack grout shall be

roughened with a wire brush, cleaned, and immediately coated

with an acrylic bonding agent such as Burke Acrylic Bondcrete, or

equal, at the rate of 200 sq. ft. per gallon. Follow with placement

of the grout after a minimum of one hour and after the film is dry

to the touch. Install bonding agent in strict accordance with

manufacturer's instructions. The drypack grout shall be applied in

bands or strips to form a covering of the required thickness. The

covering shall be smooth. Construction joints in the grout shall be

sloped and shall be cleaned and wetted before application is

resumed.

c. Drypack grout shall be cured as for Cast-In-Place Concrete. Grout

shall not be placed during freezing weather unless adequate

protection is provided.

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10-55 GROUT (cont.)

4. Cement Grout

a. Cement grout shall be used for filling nonbearing portions of

equipment pads and pressure grouting and shall be a mixture of one

(1) part cement, two (2) parts sand, proportioned by volume,

admixtures for pressure grouting, and sufficient water to form a

workable mix.

b. Except for the specialized equipment for pressure grouting,

mixing, and placing apparatus shall be similar to that normally

used for cast-in-place concrete. Grout shall be mixed for a period

of at least one (1) minute. Diluted grout shall be agitated to keep

ingredients mixed.

5. Nonshrink Grout

a. Nonshrink, nonmetallic aggregate grout shall be used for the

bearing surfaces of machinery and equipment bases, column base

plates and bearing plates. Nonshrink metallic aggregate grout shall

be used for setting anchor bolts and grouting reinforcing steel

holes. Nonmetallic aggregate grout shall be Five Star Products, Inc.

Five Star Grout, Master Builders Masterflow 928, Burke Company

Non-Ferrous, Non-Shrink Grout, or equal. Grout shall meet the

requirements of ASTM C1107 and shall be placed in accordance with

manufacturer's instructions.

b. Holes required for grouting shall be blown clean with compressed

air and left free of dust or standing water. Horizontal holes for

grouting shall be drilled at a slight downward angle to facilitate

holding the grout until setting is complete. Bolts or reinforcing

steel installed in horizontal grout holes shall be bent slightly

accordingly.

6. Epoxy Grout

a. Epoxy grout shall be used for repairing cracks by pressure grouting

or gravity flow, repairing structural concrete, and may be used for

setting reinforcing dowels or anchor bolts into holes for grouting.

Except as noted below, epoxy grout shall be a high modulus, two

(2) component, moisture insensitive, one hundred percent (100%)

solids, thermosetting modified polyamide epoxy compound. The

consistency shall be a paste form capable of not sagging in

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10-55 GROUT (cont.)

horizontal or overhead anchoring configurations. Material shall

conform to ASTM C 881 Type 1, Grade 3, such as Master Builder

Concresive 1440 series, Sika Corporation Sikadur Hi-Mod Series,

Adhesive Technology Corporation Solidbond 200 or equal, and shall

have a heat deflection temperature in excess of 130 degrees F.

b. Epoxy for pressure grouting/crack injection shall be a two (2)

component, moisture insensitive, high modulus, injection grade,

one hundred percent (100%) solids, blend of epoxy-resin

compounds. The consistency shall be as required to achieve

complete penetration in hairline cracks and larger. Material shall

conform to ASTM C 881 Type 1 Grade 1, such as Sika Corporation

Sikadur 52, Master Builders Concresive LPL, Adhesive Technology

Corporation SLV 300 series, or equal.

c. Concrete shall be primed in accordance with the grout

manufacturer's instructions.

d. Use of epoxy grout for anchorage of bolts or reinforcing dowels shall

be subject to the following conditions:

e. Use shall be limited to locations where exposure, on an

intermittent or continuous basis, to acid concentrations higher than

ten percent (10%), to chlorine gas, or to machine or diesel oils, is

extremely unlikely.

f. Use shall be limited to applications where exposure to fire or

exposure to concrete or rod temperature above the product's heat

deflection temperature or 120 degrees F (whichever is less) is

extremely unlikely. Overhead applications (such as pipe supports)

because of the above concerns, shall be disallowed.

g. Approval from Engineer for specific application and from supplier

of equipment to be anchored, if applicable.

h. Anchor diameter and grade of steel shall be per contract documents

or per equipment supplier specifications. Anchor shall be threaded

or deformed full length of embedment and shall be free of rust,

scale, grease, and oils. Embedment depth and hole diameter shall

be as specified. Holes shall have rough surfaces, such as can be

achieved using a rotary percussion drill. Holes shall be blown clean

with compressed air and be free of dust or standing water prior to

application of grout. Anchor shall be left undisturbed and unloaded

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for full curing period. Anchors shall not be placed in concrete below

twenty-five degrees (25°) F.

10-56 POLYMER CONCRETE (FOR RESURFACING OR PATCHING)

Polymer concrete (for resurfacing or patching) shall consist of a liquid

binder and dry aggregate mixed together to make a mortar or grout of a

consistency as required for the application. The liquid binder shall be a chemical

and oil resistant, stress relieved, low modulus, moisture insensitive, two-

component epoxy-resin compound. The consistency shall be similar to

lightweight oil for proper mixing with aggregate. Material shall conform to ASTM

C 881 Type 3 Grade 1, such as Sika Corporation Sikadur Lo-Mod series, Adhesive

Engineering Concresive 1470, Adhesive Technology Corporation 400 series, or

equal.

The aggregate shall be oven dry in sealed packages until time of mixing

and shall be of size and consistency compatible with recommendations of

manufacturer of liquid binder for intended application.

Primer, if required for polymer concrete, shall be provided per

manufacturer's recommendation.

10-57 ADHESIVE CAPSULES FOR DOWEL ANCHORAGE

Adhesive resin capsules may be used for setting and anchoring reinforcing

dowels or anchor bolts into predrilled holes in concrete.

Adhesive resin capsules shall consist of sealed glass capsules containing

pre-measured amounts of a polyester or vinylester resin, quartz sand aggregate

and a hardener contained in a separate vial within the capsule. Adhesive

capsules shall be Hilti HVA Capsules, Molly Parabond Capsules, or equal.

10-58 PRESSURE GROUTING

Pressure grouting equipment shall include a mixer and holdover agitator

tanks and shall be designed to place grout at pressures up to fifty (50) psi.

Gauges shall be provided to indicate pressure used. The mixer shall be provided

with a meter capable of indicating to 1/10 of a cubic foot the volume of grout

used.

Grouting, once commenced, shall be completed without stoppage. In case

of breakdown of equipment, the Contractor shall wash out the grouting system

sufficiently to ensure fresh grout and adequate bond and penetration will occur

upon restarting the grouting operation. Grout pressure shall be maintained until

grout has set.

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Section 11

PRECONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPHS

11-1 REQUIREMENT

Preconstruction photographs are required when specifically called for in

the special provisions or on the plans.

11-2 SPECIFICATION

When pre-construction photographs are required, Contractor shall provide

the Engineer in an email, cloud share file, thumb drive, or other approved

method and the photo shall be a jpg or pdf format. The photographs shall be

taken at one hundred foot (100’) intervals, or closer as necessary to document

existing conditions, along the route of the project before any work is started.

Each view shall contain the date, project name, lateral or street, and station.

This data shall not block the important areas of the picture and should be of the

smallest size possible consistent with legible presentation of the required

information when a 4” X 6” print is viewed.

All prints shall show good details in both shaded and sunlit areas. Digital

photos are used a minimum resolution of 4 mega pixels is required.

At the option of Contractor, a video recording in an acceptable digital

format may be submitted in lieu of pre-construction photographs. All essential

features of the project area are to be recorded and all orientations of the view

recorded in an accurate manner satisfactory to the Engineer.

Contractor shall submit the pre-construction photographs or digital video

recording to the Engineer for review and approval prior to the starting of work.

11-3 PAYMENT

Payment for preconstruction photographs shall be at the lump sum price

bid and shall include full compensation for providing all labor, materials, tools,

and equipment necessary to furnish the required products.

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Section 12

CLEARING AND GRUBBING, AND TREE REMOVAL

12-1 TREES

Unless specifically indicated on the Plans or set forth in the Special

Provisions no trees may be removed without direct authority of the Engineer.

For the purposes of this section trees shall be considered as those having

a trunk diameter of four inches (4”) and greater measured at a height of four

and a half feet (4’-6”) above the ground.

In cases where tree removal is shown on the Plans or is called for by the

Special Provisions the Contract may either require a lump sum price for removal

of all trees or a unit price per each tree.

12-2 CLEARING AND GRUBBING

1. General

Clearing and grubbing shall consist of removing all objectionable material

from within the rights-of-way, construction areas, or other areas that may be

specified in the Special Provisions or as indicated on the plans which interferes

with the work.

2. Vegetation and Debris

All vegetation such as weeds, grass, shrubbery, roots, and stumps and

debris such as broken concrete and trash shall be removed. Tree branches which

extend over roadways shall be trimmed to provide a minimum vertical clearance

of fourteen feet (14’). Contractor shall have a California, C61 license, allowing

him/her to perform D49 tree work and an arborist certified by the International

Society of Arboriculture (ISA) on staff. All work shall be supervised by an ISA

Certified Arborist and shall comply with the American National Standards

Institute (ANSI) Standard Practices for Tree Care Operations (ANSI A300), the

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Safety Requirements for

Arboriculture Operations (ANSI z133)and the City of Sacramento Tree Ordinance

Title 12.56-12.. Trees, shrubbery, lawns, and other vegetation adjacent to the

work that is not to be removed shall be protected from injury or damage resulting

from Contractor’s operations.

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3. Existing Facilities

Existing facilities such as pavements, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, lawn

sprinklers, mailboxes, fences, pipes, and culverts that interfere with the work

shall be removed under the item of clearing and grubbing unless the Plans or

Special Provisions provide for separate items.

The methods of removing existing facilities shall conform to Section 13 of

these Specifications.

4. Disposal

Materials resulting from clearing and grubbing operations and that are

not to be salvaged or otherwise used shall be disposed of outside the project

limits at an appropriate site and at the expense of Contractor.

12-3 PAYMENT

In a lump sum contract, all clearing and grubbing is included in the lump

sum bid. In unit price contracts, payment for clearing or for clearing and

grubbing shall be at the lump sum price bid and shall include full compensation

for all work required to complete this item. Payment for tree removal will be

either at the lump sum price bid or at the price bid per each tree to remove as

indicated in the Contract Documents. Where no separate bid item is included for

tree removal, tree removal shall be included in "clearing” or “clearing and

grubbing”.

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Section 13

EXISTING FACILITIES

13-1 PROTECTION

Existing facilities within the rights-of-way and construction areas that do

not interfere with the work shall be protected from damage. Existing

improvements, utilities, and adjacent property shall be protected from damage

resulting from Contractor's operations. All trees, lawn, shrubbery, fences, walls,

irrigation systems, and other improvements including, but not limited to,

existing pavements, sidewalks, street improvements and underground utilities

and other improvements not to be removed shall be protected from damage by

Contractor throughout the construction period.

Contractor shall be responsible for repairing damage to existing

improvements or replacing in kind at the Engineer’s option.

All signs and street marking damage due to Contractor’s operation shall

be replaced in kind by Contractor. In the case of partial damage to lane stripes

and traffic lettering the whole stripe or letter shall be replaced. Temporary

markings and striping shall be installed within three (3) working days of damage.

All painted or other disfiguring marks on the pavement, sidewalk or gutters shall

be removed by Contractor before the work has been accepted.

13-2 MAINTAINING WATER, SEWER, AND DRAINAGE FLOWS

Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining all existing water, sewer,

and drainage facilities within the limits of the project until new improvements

are complete and functioning.

Contractor may elect to cut existing water service laterals and/or sewer

services or tunnel beneath them. All water service laterals or sewer services cut

by trench excavation or other construction activities shall become the

responsibility of Contractor to repair. Maximum time of interruption of water

service to any residence or business shall be four (4) hours. Any cut sewer

services shall be replaced or repaired by nightfall of the same day per Standard

Drawings S-230, S-260, and S-265 of Section 38 of the Standard Specifications.

Should Contractor choose to cut existing water service laterals or sewer

services, Contractor shall notify the Engineer at least three (3) working days in

advance and shall give residences and businesses twenty-four (24) hour notice of

interruption of service.

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Should Contractor desire City forces to cut and repair existing water,

sewer, or drain services, Contractor shall contact the Engineer at least three (3)

working days in advance to schedule and coordinate the work. No compensation

will be paid to Contractor for the repair by City crews of any water service

laterals or sewer services accidentally or purposely cut by Contractor and all

such work performed by City crews at the request of Contractor shall be at

Contractor's expense. Any work performed or materials provided by City crews

to repair and maintain existing drainage systems shall be at Contractor's expense

or shall be deducted from amounts owed to Contractor.

Whenever, in the opinion of the Engineer, there arises an emergency

situation within the limits of the project that involves maintenance of water,

sewer, or drainage, or a situation that poses a danger to the public safety, or

inconvenience and/or unreasonable nuisance to the general public, City's forces

may be called upon to perform any work necessary to relieve the emergency.

Contractor's attention is directed to Section 5-12 "Provisions for Emergencies."

If such emergency is the result of negligence by Contractor, the cost of

any corrective measures taken or work performed by City crews shall be billed

directly to Contractor or may be deducted from any payments owed to

Contractor. The performance of such emergency work by the City forces shall

not relieve Contractor of any responsibilities, obligations, or liabilities under the

contract for the project.

Should it become necessary for Contractor to temporarily divert or convey

flows carried by existing water, sewer, or drainage systems (which include, but

are not necessarily limited to, pipelines, channels and pump stations),

Contractor shall prepare a detailed, effective plan including, at minimum, the

quantity of flow to be conveyed and/or the volume to be impounded, the

number, size, and material type of any pipes, the size and configuration of any

channel, the size and configuration of any impoundment basin, all pumping

information (if applicable), the point of discharge and discharge details.

The plan shall be submitted to the Engineer for approval a minimum of

ten (10) working days prior to the start of any work affected thereby and

Contractor shall not begin such work until the plan is approved and is on file with

the Engineer.

No separate payment will be paid to Contractor for maintenance of

existing facilities; the cost of this work shall be included in the various contract

items of work.

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13-3 REMOVING/RELOCATING

Existing facilities that interfere with the work shall be removed, reset,

relocated, adjusted, or otherwise worked on as specified herein, on the Plans,

or as directed by the Engineer. Removed facilities that are not to be salvaged or

otherwise used shall be disposed of away from the project. Holes or depressions

resulting from the removed facilities shall be filled, compacted, and brought to

grade at the direction of the Engineer.

1. Asphalt and Concrete

Asphalt and concrete such as pavements, curbs, gutters, and

sidewalks that are to be removed shall be cut to neat, straight lines

with an approved saw or other means acceptable to the Engineer.

Where the edge of the pavement removal is within two (2) feet of

existing building, curb and gutter, or existing pavement edge, the

remaining pavement shall also be removed and replaced. The exact

limit of the asphalt and concrete to be removed shall be determined in

the field by the Engineer. Any temporary surface placed shall be

marked with the Contractor’s name until such time as final restoration

has been placed to the City’s satisfaction.

2. Mailboxes

Existing mailboxes and supports shall be removed and reset

where shown on the Plans or as directed by the Engineer. Existing posts

shall be removed and transported from the job site and replaced with

4 X 4 pressure treated Douglas fir posts conforming to the provisions of

Section 82, “Signs and Markers” of the State Specifications. The

mailboxes shall be suitably mounted on a platform which shall be set

three and one-half feet (3½’) to four feet (4’) above the ground. Posts

shall be set at least two feet (2’) in the ground and firmly positioned

by tamping. Existing newspaper receptacles shall be attached to new

posts.

Existing mailbox supports constructed of material other than

normal 4 X 4 wooden posts shall be stacked in the owner’s yard for his

recovery. Contractor shall replace with 4 X 4 wooden posts as described

above.

3. Fences

Fences shall be relocated where shown on the Plans or as

directed by the Engineer. Fence shall be relocated to provide three foot

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(3’) minimum clearance from relocated or new fire hydrants. Replace

only deteriorated fence parts.

The intent of this specification is for Contractor to relocate the

fence in a more suitable location without completely rebuilding it and

with an absolute minimum of effort and expense. It may not be known

how much of any type of fencing Contractor will be required to replace.

Contractor shall submit a unit price per lineal foot of fence to replace

regardless of type or quantity.

4. Sprinklers and lights

Lawn sprinkler system pipes, heads, and yard lighting systems

shall be relocated and re-plumbed to insure continued operation to an

equal or better condition.

5. Pipes and Culverts

Pipes and culverts that are no longer to be used shall be removed

if they are within two feet (2’) of sub-grade. Such pipes that are lower

than the aforementioned, shall be removed or the ends shall be plugged

with concrete at the option of Contractor. Concrete plugs installed in

the ends of abandoned sewer or storm drain lines shall be Class “C” or

“D” concrete that extends at least two feet (2’) into the pipe from the

exposed end. Refer to Section 27-3 for capping the ends of water mains.

6. Abandonment of water service

Abandon the water service by closing corporation stop and

crimping and cutting water service adjacent to the distribution main.

7. Existing Utilities

Unless otherwise noted, the location, alignment, and depth of

existing underground utilities as shown on the Plans is taken from public

records and no responsibility is assumed for the accuracy thereof. For

the most part, underground utility services are not shown on the Plans.

Attention is directed to the provisions in Section 6-19, "Main and Trunk

line Utilities." The cost of relocating existing overhead and/or

underground utilities not specified on the plans to be relocated, but

which Contractor elects to relocate or cut and reconnect at his/her own

convenience shall be borne by Contractor.

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13-4 PAVEMENT FOR TRENCH SURFACE RESTORATION

Contractor shall restore surfaces in kind (using the same material as

existing) unless otherwise noted on the Plans or Special Provisions.

Any temporary surface placed shall be marked with the Contractor’s

name until such time as final restoration has been placed to the City’s

satisfaction.

Asphalt pavement surface restoration for trenches shall conform to the

applicable provisions of Sections 10, 22, 26 and 27.

Restoration of existing concrete pavement shall consist of a minimum of

six (6) inches of Portland cement concrete. Portland cement concrete pavement

and its placement shall conform to the requirements of Sections 10 and 19.

13-5 PAYMENT

There will be no separate payment for existing utilities work as described

in this section, but full compensation will be considered as included in the bid

for items of work Contractor deems appropriate.

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Section 14

EARTHWORK, EXCAVATION, EMBANKMENT AND SUBGRADE

14-1 ROADWAY EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL

In the Contract this item shall consist of excavating, removing, and

satisfactory disposal of all material within the limits of the work for roadways,

drainage channels, ditches, and any other work as may be specified in the Special

Provisions or shown on the Plans. Suitable excavated material may be used for

embankment and for backfilling. The rough excavation shall be carried to such

depths that sufficient material will be left above the finished grade to allow for

compaction to the required grade. Should Contractor excavate below the

designated lines he will be required to replace the material with suitably

compacted import material or Class “D” Concrete as determined by the

Engineer, without cost to the City.

No excavation shall be started on a project until approval has been given

by the Engineer. This approval is to assure all necessary surveys, cross sections,

and measurements which may be required for determining the quantities

removed are performed.

If all or part of the excavated material is to be used as fill, and preparation

for the fill placement has not been made, the Engineer may require the

stockpiling of this material. The Engineer shall have the right to select excavated

material to be used in fill.

Payment for excavation shall be based on cross section measurements

taken prior to the beginning of work and the final lines and grades of the finished

section. Payment shall be made per cubic yard of material excavated in

accordance with the Plans.

14-2 STRUCTURE EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL

All compaction test results and test agent information shall be submitted to the

Engineer for review and approval. Placement of forms, foundations, or footings

shall not begin until the City has received written verification that the

compaction test results meet the requirements of this specification.

Structure excavation shall consist of excavation performed to place

structures such as footings, walls, manholes, junction boxes, etc.

Payment for structure excavation and backfilling shall be considered as

included in the prices paid for the various items of work involved and no separate

payment will be made therefore.

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Excavation for placement of manholes will be paid for under the price bid

for manholes, complete in place.

Backfill material shall be specified in the Special Provisions or indicated

on the Plans. The backfill material shall be compacted by mechanically tamping

in maximum eight-inch (8”) layers so as to achieve a minimum relative

compaction of ninety-five percent (95%).

Material excavated in excess of that required for backfilling will be

disposed of away from the site of the work, unless otherwise permitted by the

Engineer.

14-3 TRENCH EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL

Trench excavation shall consist of the excavation required to install

pipelines and its cost will not be paid for separately but compensation will be

included in the price bid for placing pipe.

Before excavation of the pipe trench in fill areas of roadway

embankments, the fill area or embankment shall be completed to a height above

the pipe invert grade line of not less than twice the internal pipe diameter or to

final fill or embankment subgrade, whichever is lower, but in no case less than

twelve inches (12”) above the top of the pipe. Such embankment shall be

compacted to a minimum relative compaction of ninety percent (90%) for a

distance on each side of the pipe equal to a least two (2) pipe diameters. The

remainder embankment shall be compacted as specified elsewhere in these

Specifications for the type of construction being pre-formed, or as specified in

the Special Provisions or the Plans.

Backfill shall be placed as shown on Standard Drawing T-80, shall be

provided by Contractor and shall be placed in accordance with these Standard

Specifications and the pipe manufacturer’s recommendations. Initial backfill

shall be the material between the top of the bedding material and six inches (6”)

above the top of the bell or barrel if the pipe does not have a bell.

Initial backfill shall be placed immediately after pipe joints have been

completed, inspected, and passed by the Engineer. The material shall be

carefully placed so as not to disturb or damage the pipe and shall be brought up

evenly on both sides. Initial backfill material shall be placed in layers not

exceeding eight inches (8”) in depth before compaction at or near optimum

moisture content. Contractor shall place initial backfill by shovel slicing,

tamping, and/or vibratory compaction in order to produce firmly compacted

material under the haunches of the pipe. Compaction shall be by mechanical

pneumatic or vibratory compaction equipment approved by the Engineer. Care

shall be used to avoid dislodging the pipe. No wedging or blocking of the pipe

shall be permitted. Ponding and jetting methods of achieving compaction shall

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not be allowed. The compacted material must achieve a relative compaction of

at least ninety percent (90%) as determined by ASTM D 698.

When the bedding material for the pipe consists of crushed rock, sand

shall not be used as initial backfill material.

Unless otherwise approved by Engineer, trench backfill, as shown on

Standard Drawing T-80, shall be provided, and placed to grade by Contractor, in

accordance with these Standard Specifications and the pipe manufacturer’s

recommendations. Trench backfill shall be the material between the initial

backfill and the top of trench or sub-grade. The material for trench backfill may

be of job excavated, native material provided that such material is free of

organic materials or other unsuitable materials as determined by the Engineer

that may cause voids or depressions to develop during or after placement of the

backfill. Rocks, stones, and solid earth chunks exceeding three inches (3") in

greatest dimension shall be removed from the trench backfill material.

Unless otherwise indicated on the Plans or specified in the Special

Provisions, trench backfill material shall be placed in layers not exceeding eight

inches (8”) in depth before compaction at or near optimum moisture content.

Until the total backfill above the top of the pipe exceeds three feet (3’),

machine-placed backfill material shall not be allowed to “freefall” more than

two feet (2’).

Unless otherwise shown on the Plans or specified in the Special Provisions,

compaction of trench backfill material shall be by mechanical pneumatic or

vibratory compaction equipment. Minimum relative compaction of trench

backfill material shall be ninety percent (90%) when tested according to ASTM D

1557, except that the top six inches (6”) below the subgrade shall be compacted

to a relative compaction of ninety-five percent (95%). Trenches in easements

outside the street rights-of-way may be compacted to ninety percent (90%)

relative compaction throughout the depth. Compaction testing will be performed

by the Engineer and the cost thereof will be borne by the City, except that

retests of areas which fail to meet the required compaction will be charged to

Contractor and deducted from any payment due Contractor for work performed

under the terms of the Proposal.

Ponding and jetting methods of achieving compaction are not allowed.

Refer to Section 10-16 Controlled Density Fill (CDF) regarding approval

and mix design requirements for use of CDF, CLSM, and/or RFF as an alternate

to granular material for initial backfill and trench backfill materials.

14-4 TEMPORARY PAVING

Unless stated otherwise in Contract documents, at the end of the day and

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prior to opening to traffic, trenches shall be temporarily paved to provide a

smooth riding surface. The paving material may be asphalt concrete or

temporary paving, “cut back” or other Engineer approved material. Contractor

may use non-skid plates to cover trenching when approved by the Engineer.

Contractor shall nail down plates, and at edges Contractor shall create and

maintain a uniform taper using temporary paving to ensure a smooth traveling

surface over the plate.

Cutback shall be placed on the completed aggregate base course,

constructed per the Plans and Special Provisions and shall be placed so that the

compacted thickness is not less than two inches (2”).

Compaction of temporary paving shall be performed using steel wheel

rollers or mechanical equipment approved by the Engineer. Compaction by wheel

rolling with backhoes or other rubber tire construction equipment shall not be

allowed. The temporary paving shall be placed and maintained so that the

maximum deviation does not exceed one-half inch (½”) using a ten (10) foot

straight edge placed in any direction. If, in the opinion of the Engineer, the

temporary paving is not properly maintained, Engineer may direct Contractor to

install permanent asphalt concrete pavement at no additional cost to the City of

Sacramento.

14-5 EMBANKMENT AND FILL

Fill on a roadway will normally be made with material excavated on the

same work unless otherwise indicated by the Special Provisions or Plans.

Fill will be paid for per cubic yard measured in place by computing the

yardage between the original ground elevation and the final grades as shown on

the Plans.

Tests performed to determine relative compaction shall be performed

using the following methods:

1. ASTM D 1557 laboratory test for maximum dry density at optimum

moisture

2. ASTM D 2922 field test for in-place wet density by nuclear methods.

3. ASTM D 3017 field test for in-place moisture content by nuclear

methods.

Relative compaction shall mean the ratio of the field dry density to the

laboratory maximum dry density expressed as a percentage.

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In general, construction of fill shall be in accordance with the methods

set forth in the State Specifications. The relative compaction shall be at least

ninety percent (90%), unless otherwise indicated.

14-6 LANDSCAPE FILL

The contractor shall provide the engineer a soil analysis report for

proposed landscape fill material. Landscape fill shall consist of fertile, friable

soil of loamy character. It shall be obtained from well-drained arable land

outside of the project limits and shall be free from subsoil, refuse, roots, heavy

or stiff clay, stones larger than one inch (1”) in size, coarse sand, noxious weeds,

such as Bermuda, Nut Grass and Morning Glory, sticks, brush, litter and other

deleterious substances. Topsoil shall be capable of sustaining healthy plant life.

Landscape fill will be paid for per cubic yard, measured in place by

computing the yardage between the original ground elevation and the final

grades as shown on the Plans; which price shall include full compensation for all

labor, equipment and materials necessary for placement of landscape fill. The

relative compaction shall be eighty-five percent (85%), unless otherwise

indicated.

14-7 SUBGRADE

Sub-grades for pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalk, lined channels and

ditches, or for rock base under pavements shall be finished accurately and true

to the lines and sections shown on the Plans, within a tolerance of ±.05 feet.

The top six inches (6”) of sub-grade immediately prior to placing subsequent

material thereon shall have a relative compaction of not less than ninety-five

percent (95%). The sub-grade shall be free of segregated material and shall be

smooth and true to the required grade and cross section. Contractor shall repair,

at his expense, any damage to a prepared sub-grade caused by his operations or

by use of public traffic. No material shall be placed upon the prepared sub-

grade until it is in a condition meeting the requirements specified. Unless

otherwise provided by the Special Provisions, the finishing of sub-grade will not

be paid for as a separate item but this work will be included by Contractor under

such items as Contractor deems appropriate.

14-8 UNSUITABLE MATERIAL/IMPORT

1. Definition

Unsuitable Material for roadway sub-base and trench backfill is defined

as soil the Engineer determines to be:

a. Loose, unstable or yielding, or

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b. Unable to be compacted to specified density using ordinary

methods at optimum moisture content, or

c. Contains visible or excessive deleterious material as determined by

the Engineer, or

d. Too wet to be properly compacted and circumstances prevent

processing suitable in-place drying prior to being used as backfill;

e. Otherwise unsuitable for planned use.

2. Handling Trench Unsuitable Material

Whenever the bottom of the trench is soft or rocky, or rendered not

suitable by the Engineer for pipe bedding, the unsuitable material shall be

removed to a minimum depth of six inches (6”), or deeper as determined by the

Engineer, for pipelines or twelve inches (12”) for manholes or appurtenant

structures. Whenever excavated native soil is rendered by the Engineer to be

unsuitable for trench strata backfill, Contractor shall remove and replace with

import material approved by the Engineer.

For drainage, sewer and water pipelines the unsuitable material shall be

replaced with Class 2 aggregate base or approved equal and shall be compacted

to 90% relative compaction. For manholes and appurtenant structures, the

unsuitable material shall be replaced with material subject to the approval of

the Engineer. The Engineer may direct the Contractor to furnish and place

geotextile fabric below the bedding materials. The geotextile material shall be

a non-woven fabric equal to or exceeding the properties listed in the table

below.

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REQUIRED NONWOVEN GEOTEXTILE PROPERTIES

Physical

Property

Test Method

Acceptable

Minimum Test

Results

Tensile strength, lb

ASTM D 4632

200 lbs.

Elongation, %

ASTM D 4632

50%

Permittivity, sec-1

ASTM D 4491

1.5 sec

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Puncture strength, lb

ASTM D 4833

120 lbs.

Mullen Burst strength,

psi

ASTM D 3786

380 psi

The cost to remove and replace unsuitable bedding material to the above

specified depths shall be included in the specific bid item cost. Excavation of

unsuitable material beyond these depths, so ordered removed by the Engineer,

will be paid as extra work as provided in Section 4 unless otherwise specified in

the Special Provisions.

The cost to haul and replace native soil that is unsuitable for trench strata

backfill shall be a separate bid item that includes the import material price and

the transporting expenses for both unsuitable and the import material. The cost

to replace unsuitable material rendered unsuitable due to any act or omission of

Contractor or due to inclement weather shall be borne by Contractor and there

will be no compensation therefore.

Excavated unsuitable material shall be the property of Contractor and

shall be disposed of away from the project site. For off site disposal, Contractor

shall have written permission from the owner upon whose property the disposal

is to be made before any material is deposited thereon.

The quantity of unsuitable material/import for trenches shown on the Proposal

is for bidding purposes only. The unit price indicated will not be adjusted

because the actual quantity varies from the quantity shown on the Proposal.

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Payment for handling Unsuitable Material/Import shall be at the contract unit

price bid per tonnage of import.

3. Handling Roadway Unsuitable Material

For road sub-grades unsuitable material shall be replaced with pit run

base, aggregate base Class II, cement treated bases, lime treated bases, and

with geogrid.

Payment for handling Roadway Unsuitable Material/Import shall be at the

contract unit price bid per ton, shall be based solely on the tonnage of import,

and shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools and

equipment, and for performing all work necessary to complete this item in place.

As an alternate the Engineer may direct Contractor to furnish and place

geotextile fabric below the bedding materials. The geotextile material shall be

a high modulus woven fabric, and shall be inert to commonly encountered

chemicals, rot-proof, and resistant to ultraviolet light, insects, and rodents. The

geotextile fabric shall have a minimum grab tensile strength of two hundred

pounds (200 lbs.) in any direction as measured in accordance with ASTM D 4632,

a Mullen burst strength of at least four hundred pounds per square inch (400 psi)

per ASTM D 3786, and an Equivalent Opening Size no larger than the U.S.

Standard Sieve Number 50 as determined by ASTM D 4751. Geotextile fabric shall

be Mirafi 600X or equal. Each roll of fabric shall be handled and placed in

accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. Furnishing and placing

of geotextile fabric will be paid for as extra work as defined in 4-6, “Extra Work

Force Account” unless otherwise indicated.

Where geogrid is utilized Contractor shall furnish equipment required for

satisfactory progress and completion of the project. Before placement of the

geogrid, the site shall be cleared of all topsoil, trees, stumps, rocks, and other

debris. The grade shall be reasonably smoothed, minimizing all ruts, depressions,

and other distortions that would inhibit smooth and proper placement of the

geogrid. Geogrid shall be placed in accordance with the suppliers installation

recommendations, but in no case shall grid ties be placed less than twenty feet

apart or grid overlaps be less than two feet.

Geogrid shall be laid either at the elevation and alignment as shown on

the Plans or to the limits approved by the Engineer in the field and shall be

oriented such that the roll length runs parallel to the roadway. When geogrid

rolls are placed side-by-side, or end-to-end, they shall be overlapped a minimum

of two feet or a greater distance recommended by the supplier and approved by

the Engineer. Overlap geogrid in the direction that fill will be spread. Geogrid

material shall be tensioned by hand and secured to the ground surface.

Care shall be taken to ensure that geogrid sections do not separate at

overlaps during construction. Placement of geogrids around corners may require

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cutting of geogrid product and diagonal overlapping to ensure that excessive

buckling of grid material does not occur. No more than two layers of geogrid are

to be placed in direct contact with one another.

When very soft subgrade soils are encountered, fill material placed over

the geogrid shall be back dumped from trucks and bladed onto the geogrid in

such a manner that the fill rolls onto the geogrid ahead (e.g. by gradually raising

the dozer blade while moving forward), Geogrid installation procedures shall be

performed so that the geogrid does not “roll” or substantially deflect ahead of

the operation and possibly fold over onto itself as this undermines the structural

integrity of the geogrid. Care shall be taken during the initial lifts to avoid failing

the weak structure of the subgrade by preventing heavy equipment from placing

the initial lifts. On firmer but still structurally unsuitable subgrades, pneumatic

tired vehicles may operate directly upon the geogrid at slow speeds, less than 5

MPH, provided the geogrid does not require a protective coating.

Tracked construction equipment shall not operate directly on the geogrid.

A minimum fill thickness of 6 inches is required prior to operation of tracked

vehicles over the geogrid. Care shall be taken by the operators to avoid sudden

sharp turning. Fill material shall be placed over the geogrid to depth and

dimensions shown on the plans or as approved by the Engineer. The backfill

material placed in contact with the geogrid will be the approved aggregate base

material or a material with a maximum aggregate size of one and one-half inches

(1 ½”) and approved by the Engineer. For damaged or torn geogrids, or for

geogrids with protective coatings, any damage to the coating incurred during

transportation, storage or installation shall be repaired or replaced to the

satisfaction of the Engineer by Contractor at their expense. The coating shall be

restored to its original condition.

14-9 PAYMENT

Payment shall be at the unit price per cubic yard and shall include full

compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment and

incidentals, and for doing all work involved in the installation, and all other

necessary work as directed by the Engineer to conform with this item.

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Section 15

WATER USED IN CONSTRUCTION

15-1 WATER USED IN CONSTRUCTION

Elsewhere in these Specifications there is specified the quality of water

used for concrete. This paragraph is intended to cover only water used in

construction.

The application of water shall be under the control of the Engineer at all

times and shall be applied in the amounts and at the locations designated by the

Engineer or as specified.

At the option of Contractor, excavation areas may be watered prior to

excavating the material.

All equipment used for the application of water shall be equipped with a

positive means of shut off.

Unless otherwise permitted by the Engineer, at least one mobile unit with

a minimum capacity of 1,000 gallons shall be available for applying water on the

project at all times.

Water for compacting embankment material, sub-base, base and surfacing

material, and for controlling dust shall be applied by means of pressure-type

distributors that will insure a uniform application of water.

If Contractor elects to do so, he may use chemical additives in water used

for compaction. If such additives are used, furnishing and applying the additives

shall be at Contractor’s expense. The right is reserved by the Engineer to

prohibit the use of a particular type of additive, to designate the locations where

a particular type of additive is to be used, if the Engineer has reasonable grounds

for believing that such use will be in any way detrimental to the work.

Arrangements for obtaining water needed for construction purposes must

be made with the supplying agency. Proof of such arrangement, including

method of reimbursement, shall be subject to inspection and approval by the

Engineer.

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Unless otherwise approved by the Department of Utilities, connections to

the City’s water distribution system used to fill tank trucks or other such

equipment, shall include an air gap to separate the water supply from the

equipment to be filled. The Air-gap separation shall be at least double the

diameter of the supply pipe, measured vertically from the flood rim of the

receiving vessel to the supply pipe; however, in no case shall this separation be

less than one inch (1”). In no case will a direct connection to the City’s water

supply be allowed.

Water used in construction, including compacting fill, preparing sub-

grade, dust control, mixing concrete, concrete curing, laying and compacting

any type of base material, settling backfill in trenches or at structures, or water

used for any other purpose shall be provided and paid for in accordance with the

Department of Utilities “Water Hydrant Policy”. A copy of said policy is available

at Customer Services, 1395-35

Avenue.

15-2 PAYMENT

There will be no separate payment for water used during construction,

but the price therefore shall be considered included in whatever items

Contractor deems appropriate.

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Section 16

STORMWATER QUALITY CONTROL

16-1 WASTEWATER AND GROUND WATER DISCHARGES

Contractor shall be responsible for the control, removal, and disposal of

any groundwater that may be encountered in the course of excavating and

backfilling trenches, placing pipe, or constructing any other improvements

associated with the project. Unless approved in writing by the Engineer,

groundwater and/or water from trench dewatering shall be free of sediment and

other construction materials before entering the City sewer or storm drain

system. Approval from the City’s Department of Utilities will need to be

obtained prior to any pumping or discharging of water to the City storm drain or

sewer system.

Issues which require the regulation of groundwater discharges include:

influence on existing or unknown contaminate plumes, exceeding sewer and

drainage capacity, excessive demands on facility infrastructure, pumping costs,

and maintenance worker safety.

It is the responsibility of the contractor to verify that groundwater is free

of contamination through a regular monitoring program.

All Groundwater discharges within the City of Sacramento must be

arranged through the Department of Utilities, (916)808-1400, 1395 35

Avenue,

Sacramento CA 95822.

DISCHARGE TO SEWER SYSTEM

If 25,000 gallons of water per day, or more, is discharged to the City’s

Combined Sewer/Stormwater System, or Separate Sewer System, Contractor will

be required to obtain a discharge permit from the Sacramento County Regional

Sanitation District Industrial Waste Section (916-875-6470). The City will

reimburse Contractor for fees paid to the County to obtain a discharge permit,

but Contractor shall be responsible to pay any fines levied if Contractor does not

comply with the permit requirements.

All new discharges to the City of Sacramento’s combined or separated

sewer sytems must be regulated and monitored by the Department of Utilities

(refer City Council Resolution #92-439). Groundwater discharges to the City’s

sewer system are defined as follows:

1. Construction dewatering discharges

2. Treated or untreated contaminated groundwater cleanup discharges

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3. Uncontaminated groundwater discharges

Currently, two types of groundwater discharges to the combined and

separate sewer system are recognized by the Department of Utilities, which are:

limited discharges and long-term discharges. These types of discharges are

described as follows:

1. “Short Term discharges”

Short term discharges are discharges of 30 days duration or less and must

be approved through the Department of Utilities by an approval letter.

2. “Long-term discharges”

Long term discharges are discharges of greater duration than 30 days.

Long-term discharges must be approved through the Department of Utilities and

the City Clerk through the MOU process.

DISCHARGES TO THE STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM

Any discharges to the separate storm drainage system must be secured

with an individual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

permit from the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water

Board) and an MOU from the City. The NPDES permit must be received prior to

the City issuing an MOU to discharge to the City’s storm drainage system.

16-2 STORMWATER QUALITY

These requirements consist of regulations contained in the National

Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Stormwater Permit

issued to the City and the City’s Stormwater Management and Discharge Control

Ordinance.

Contractor shall comply with all City and County of Sacramento air

pollution control rules, regulations, ordinances, and statutes which apply to any

work performed pursuant to the contract, including any air pollution control

rules, regulations, ordinances, and statutes, specified in the Government Code.

Contractor shall be responsible for the control of dust within the limits of the

project at all times including weekends and holidays in addition to normal

working days. Contractor shall take whatever steps are necessary or required by

the Engineer to eliminate the nuisance of blowing dust to prevent sediment,

debris, or litter from entering the City storm drain system.

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16-3 EROSION, SEDIMENT, AND POLLUTION CONTROL

Contractor shall be responsible for the implementation and maintenance

of erosion, sediment and, pollution control measures, otherwise known as Best

Management Practices (BMPs), within the limits of the Work site and all areas

impacted by the project at all times during the course of construction, including

evenings, nights, weekends and holidays in addition to the normal working days,

in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 15.88 of the Sacramento City Code.

Contractor shall provide the following erosion, sediment, and pollution

control Best Management Practices (BMPs) when and where applicable:

Contractor shall place Filter Bags in and Gravel bags around any storm

drain inlets which receive runoff from the limits of the construction zone,

including storage and staging areas. Alternative storm drain inlet protection

BMPs may be used with approval of the Engineer. (See Section 38, drawings Q-

20 and Q-30)

Contractor shall cover all stockpiles prior to a forecasted rain event

and/or place gravel berms (or approved equal) around material piles as required

to prevent migration of material to gutters or storm drains.

Contractor shall keep gutter flowlines unimpeded and free of soil, debris,

and construction materials at all times.

Contractor shall install and maintain an effective construction entrance

at any soil to concrete/asphalt interface used by Contractor vehicles and

equipment in accordance with Section 38, drawing Q-10.

Contractor shall place silt fences, fiber rolls or approved equal at any soil

to concrete/asphalt interface at which soil may be washed onto the

concrete/asphalt in accordance with Section 38, drawings Q-40 and Q-50.

Wash water, slurry and sediment from concrete or asphalt saw-cutting

operations shall not be allowed to enter the City storm drain system, but instead

must be collected and disposed of, by Contractor, in a manner approved by the

Engineer.

Contractor is required to implement, at a minimum, the following

housekeeping practices:

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Site Cleanup:

Contractor shall be responsible for the control of dust, mud and debris

resulting from Contractor's operations within the limits of the project at all times

including weekends and holidays in addition to normal working hours. Contractor

shall take whatever steps are necessary or required by the Engineer and daily

clean up throughout the project shall be required as Contractor progresses with

the work.

Daily or as needed, all paved areas within the limits of the project shall

be cleaned and free of sediments, asphalt, concrete and any other construction

debris. Contractor shall not clean sediment and debris from the street by using

water to wash down streets.

Spillage of earth, gravel, concrete, asphalt, or other materials resulting

from hauling operations along or across any public traveled way shall be removed

immediately by Contractor at their expense. If site is not kept sufficiently clean,

the City will take measures to clean it and subtract the cost thereof from

payments owing the Contractor.

Solid Waste Management:

Contractor shall maintain a clean construction site. Contractor shall

provide designated areas for waste collection. The waste collection areas shall

be leak-proof containers with lids or covers. Site trash shall be collected daily

and placed in the disposal containers. Contractor shall make arrangements for

regular waste collection. Contractor shall also regularly inspect the waste

disposal areas to determine if potential pollutant discharges exist.

Hazardous Material Storage and Delivery Area:

Contractor shall provide one central hazardous material storage and

delivery area (HMSDA) for the duration of the project. Examples of hazardous

materials include pesticides and herbicides; fertilizers; detergents; petroleum

products; acids; lime; glues; paint; solvents and curing compounds. This area

shall be protected such that polluted runoff will not be allowed to leave the

HMSDA site. Contractor shall regularly inspect the HMSDA site to ensure that any

hazardous or non-hazardous materials have not spilled.

Concrete Waste Management:

Contractor shall arrange for concrete wastes to be disposed of off-site or

in one designated on-site area. Concrete wastes, including left-over concrete

and material from washing out the concrete truck, shall not be disposed or

washed into the storm drain system. A designated on-site concrete waste

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containment area shall be provided. The site shall be bermed and lined to keep

concrete waste from leaving the containment area. The dried concrete waste

shall be removed and disposed of properly by Contractor at their expense.

Spill Prevention and Control:

Contractor shall be responsible for instructing employees and sub-

contractors about preventing spills of hazardous materials such as equipment

fuel, and about controlling spills if they occur. Proper spill control and cleanup

materials and procedures shall be kept on site near the storage and equipment

fueling areas and updated as materials change on site. Contractor is strictly

responsible for the prevention, clean-up and consequences of any hazardous

materials spills.

Throughout the duration of the project, Contractor shall inspect and

maintain, in effective condition, all erosion, sediment, and pollution control

BMPs before and after each storm event and as needed. Contractor shall

immediately correct or replace any ineffective BMPs.

More information about required Best Management Practices and proper

Housekeeping Practices can be obtained by referring to the City of Sacramento's

Administrative and Technical Procedures Manual for Grading, Erosion and

Sediment Control available at https://www.cityofsacramento.org/-

/media/Corporate/Files/DOU/Specs-Drawings/Sediment-control-

manual.pdf?la=en

Contractor shall prepare and submit an erosion, sediment and pollution

control plan (ESC Plan) to the Engineer for review. The submittal shall include

a description of all pollutants to be managed during construction, and all

activities that could potentially impact a waterway. Detail plan of areas to be

disturbed and staging areas. All proposed BMP measures to be implemented to

mitigate pollutants and activities listed. The ESC Plan shall be submitted a

minimum of 48 hours prior to start of the work. Contractor shall not begin work

until an accepted ESC Plan is on file with the Engineer. The erosion, sediment

and pollution control plan shall be updated as necessary and re-submitted to the

Engineer.

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16-4 ENFORCEMENT

Per City Code Sections 15.88, 13.16 and 1.28, Contractor shall be subject

to Notice of Violations (NOVs) resulting in possible Stop Work Orders and

Administrative Penalties of up to $4,999 per day for non-compliance of this

section of the Special Provisions.

Per the State’s Porter Cologne Water Quality Act, Contractor shall also be

subject to inspection by Staff from the Central Valley Regional Water Quality

Control Board who have the authority to issue Notices of Violation (NOVs) and

Penalties of up to $10,000 per day for non-compliance. Contractor shall be liable

for any fines issued to the project by the State or Federal Government for NPDES

non-compliance due to Contractor negligence.

The City reserves the right to take corrective action and withhold the

City’s costs for corrective action from progress payments or final payment in

accordance with Section 7, Retention of Sums Charged against Contractor, of the

Agreement. Any fines, including third-party claims, levied against the Agency as

a result of Contractor’s non-compliance are Contractor’s sole responsibility and

will be withheld from progress payments or final payment in accordance with

Section 7, Retention of Sums Charged against Contractor, of the Agreement.

16-5 PAYMENT

There will be no separate payment for Water Quality Control and the cost

therefore shall be considered included in whatever item Contractor deems

appropriate.

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Section 17

LAYING AGGREGATE BASE

17-1 LAYING AGGREGATE BASES

Aggregate bases shall be placed on the prepared sub-grade to such a depth

that when thoroughly compacted it will conform to the grades and dimensions

shown on the Plans. The material shall be placed from vehicles through an

approved spreader box or other device. At locations which are inaccessible to

spreading equipment, the material may be spread by any means to obtain the

specified results. Material shall be placed and compacted in layers not to exceed

six inches (6”).

Segregation of the material shall be avoided and the material, as spread,

shall be free from pockets of rock or fine material. Segregated material must

be remixed by harrowing and blading.

After placing the material and shaping it by blade the compaction shall be

accomplished by tandem steel-wheel rollers weighing not less than 12-tons. In

lieu of tandem steel-wheel rollers, a pneumatic-tired roller of either the single

or double-axle type may be used. A pneumatic-tired roller must have a width

not less than four feet (4’) nor more than seven feet (7’). The space between

the side walls of adjacent tires shall not be greater than five inches (5”), and on

the double axle type the rear tires shall be staggered with relation to the front

tires. Such a roller will be equipped with mechanical means of distributing the

contact pressure uniformly among all tires and all tires shall be uniformly

inflated. The roller must be so constructed that the weight per tire can be varied

between 1000 and 2000 lbs. The operating weight of a pneumatic roller shall be

subject to the control of the Engineer. Alternative compacting equipment may

be used when approved by the Engineer.

Areas inaccessible to the roller shall be compacted by power tamping until

the base material is compacted to a relative compaction of at least 95 percent.

Aggregate bases shall be compacted to a minimum relative compaction of

ninety-five percent (95%) in accordance with the testing requirements of Section

14-5 of these Specifications.

The surface after compaction shall be tight and smooth and conform to

the requirements of Section 26 of the State Specifications. All water applied to

the aggregate base as it is placed on the job shall conform to Section 15 of these

Specifications.

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17-2 PAYMENTS

Payment for laying aggregate base shall be either at the contract price

bid per ton or per cubic yard delivered to the job and placed according to the

Plans and Specifications. Quantities of aggregate base to be paid for by the cubic

yard will be calculated on the basis of the dimensions shown on the Plans

adjusted by the amount of any change ordered by the Engineer. No allowances

will be made for any aggregate base placed outside said dimensions unless

otherwise directed by the Engineer.

The weight of material to be paid for will be determined by deducting from the

weight of material delivered to the work, the weight of water in the material,

at the time of weighing, as determined by California Test 226, in excess of one

percentage point more than the optimum moisture content as determined by

ASTM D 1557. The weight of water deducted as provided herein will not be paid

for.

Payment shall include full compensation for furnishing the material,

placing it on the roadway, applying water, compacting the material, finishing

the surface, and furnishing all labor and equipment necessary to perform the

work.

17-3 LAYING ROAD-MIXED AND PLANT-MIXED CEMENT TREATED BASES

Road-mixed and plant-mixed cement treated bases shall be spread and

compacted in accordance with Section 27 of the State Specifications.

17-4 LAYING ROAD-MIXED AND PLANT-MIXED CEMENT TREATED BASES

Road-mixed lime treated base shall be constructed in accordance with

Section 24 of the State Specification.

Lime to be mixed with the existing material shall conform to the

requirements set forth in Section 10-10 of these Specifications.

The percentage of hydrated lime to be added by weight shall be as set

forth in the Special Provisions.

Removal of rocks greater than two and one-half inches (2½”) in size shall

be included in the cost of the base in place.

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Lime treated base shall be compacted to a minimum relative compaction

of ninety-five percent (95%) in accordance with Section 14-5 of these

Specifications.

Lime treated base shall be paid for at the contract price bid per square

yard which shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials,

tools, equipment and incidentals, and for doing all work involved in constructing

lime treated base, complete in place, as shown on the Plans and as directed by

the Engineer.

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Section 18

HEADERS

18-1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Headers shall be placed upon an approved subgrade prepared in

conformance with the requirements of Section 14 of these Specifications.

Headers shall be set so that the top edge does not vary more than one-quarter

inch (¼”) from a true, straight line in the length of the header, and shall be

placed to the required grade and alignment of the edge of the finished

pavement. They shall be supported so that during the entire operation of placing,

rolling, and finishing the pavement, they will not, at any time, deviate laterally

more than one-quarter inch (¼”) or vertically more than one-eight inch (⅛”)

from proper line and grade.

18-2 HEADER JOINTS

Header joints shall be so designed that a non-yielding support is obtained

and double supporting stakes shall be provided at the joints. Headers shall be

spliced with a section of pressure treated Douglas Fir four feet (4’) in length,

shall be the same cross sectional dimension as the header and shall be nailed

lengthwise, lapping the joints.

18-3 HEADER MATERIAL

Headers shall be pressure treated Douglas Fir, in accordance with

Standard Grading Rules of the West Coast Lumbermen’s Association, and shall

consist of at least two inch thick nominal lumber. Their depth shall be equal to

the specified depth of the edge of the asphalt pavement plus at least one half

the depth of the aggregate base material, but shall not be less than six inches

(6”) deep. Timbers with rounded edges, ends or corners, or split ends, shall not

be used. Trex Header or approved equal shall have minimum of a one foot (1’)

metal stakes installed at three feet (3’) on center. The header shall be secured

to the stake with a minimum of two galvanized or deck coated screws.

Headers shall be secured by nailing to pressure treated Douglas Fir side

stakes spaced not more than four feet (4’) apart and driven vertically in such a

manner that their tops shall be one inch (1”) below the top edge of the header.

These stakes shall not be less than nominal 2x3 lumber, and shall be driven a

minimum of eighteen inches (18”) below the subgrade elevation. The length and

depth shall be increased when the character of the soil is such that it will not

provide sufficient rigidity.

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18-4 CONCRETE HEADERS

Concrete header shall be placed on native undisturbed grade or for

disturbed area the subgrade shall have a compaction rate of 85%. The curb shall

be a minimum of 6” wide and 6” thick. It shall be made out of Portland cement

concrete Type II, Class “C” and in conformance with Section 10-5. Metal

reinforcement is required to be installed in the curb and it needs to be a

minimum of #3 rebar running continuously throughout the length of the curb. At

joints or at beaks on the rebar the contractor shall overlap the sections of rebar

thirty (30) times the width of the rebar.

Expansion joints and score line shall conform with Section 24-6 of these

specifications. Expansion joints shall be placed at twenty feet (20’) on center

and score lines at ten feet (10’) on center.

18-5 MANTENANCE OF HEADERS

Headers must be trued up and maintained to the required line and grade

for a distance of at least one (1) day’s run ahead of the placing of asphaltic

concrete. When headers do not conform to the correct line and grade, or have

become loose, this shall be considered sufficient cause to stop work until the

fault is corrected to the satisfaction of the Engineer.

18-6 PAYMENT

Payment for headers shall be either at the lump sum price bid or the

price bid per lineal foot, as indicated in the contract documents, and shall

include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment,

processing and incidentals and for doing all work involved in placing and

maintaining headers.

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Section 19

PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT, JOINTS AND CURING

19-1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Portland Cement concrete pavement shall be constructed to the

dimensions, lines and grades shown on the Plans. Unless otherwise provided in

the Special Provisions, the pavement shall be constructed of Class “B” concrete,

conforming to the requirements of Section 10-5 of these Specifications. Unless

otherwise indicated in the Special Provisions, the Portland Cement used in the

concrete shall be Type II as described in Section 10-1 of these Specifications.

19-2 SUBGRADE

Sub-grade for concrete pavement shall be prepared as specified in Section

14-7 of these Specifications. Sub-grade shall also be free of all loose and

extraneous material when concrete is placed thereon and shall be uniformly

moist. Any excess water on the surface shall be removed prior to placing

concrete as directed by the Engineer.

19-3 SIDE FORMS

Side forms shall be furnished and installed in accordance with Section 18

of these Specifications.

19-4 CONCRETE CUTTING

Where new concrete is to join existing concrete, the existing concrete

shall be cut to a true line to a minimum depth of one and one-half inches (1½”)

with a power driven abrasive type saw.

19-5 EXPANSION JOINTS IN ALLEY PAVEMENT

An expansion joint shall be placed ten feet (10’) from each end of the

work and every twenty feet (20’) there from and at other places shown on the

Plans. The expansion joint material shall be not less than three-eighths inch

(⅜”) in thickness and shall conform to Section 10-4 of these Specifications.

19-6 PLACING CONCRETE PAVEMENT

Contractor shall make adequate advance arrangements for preventing

delay in delivery and placing of the concrete. An interval of more than 45

minutes between placing of any 2 consecutive batches or loads shall constitute

cause for stopping paving operations, and Contractor shall make a contact joint

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at his expense at the location and of the type directed by the Engineer in the

concrete already placed.

Slip-form paving and finishing machines shall be in satisfactory adjustment

and operational condition. Prior to placing concrete, Contractor shall

demonstrate proper adjustment of all screeds and floats on slip-form pavers by

measurements from grade stakes driven to known elevation. Satisfactory

operation and adjustment of all propulsion and control equipment, including pre-

erected grade and alignment lines, shall be demonstrated by moving slip-form

pavers and finishing machines over a five hundred foot (500’) length of prepared

sub-grade with all propulsion and control equipment fully operational.

Unless otherwise required by these Specifications, the Plans or the Special

Provisions, pavement shall be constructed in twelve foot (12’) traffic lane widths

separated by contact joints, or monolithically in multiples of twelve foot (12’)

traffic lane widths with a longitudinal weakened plane joint at each traffic lane

line.

All concrete shall be placed while fresh. The use of water for retempering

any concrete will not be permitted. The temperature of the concrete mix at the

time of placement shall not exceed 90° F.

19-7 FINISHING CONCRETE PAVEMENT

The surface of the concrete shall be finished smooth and true to grade

with wooden floats. Floats shall be operated from the end of the pavement and

parallel with the centerline of the pavement by means of a long handle.

The edge of the float shall be used to cut down all high areas and the

material so removed shall be floated into the depressions until a true surface is

obtained.

Finishers and floatmen shall be required to remain at work, after placing

of concrete has stopped, long enough to complete the finishing of the pavement

when the concrete has hardened sufficiently.

19-8 CURING PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT

The curing of Portland Cement concrete pavement shall be with a

pigmented sealing compound as specified in Section 10-6 of these Specifications.

The application of the sealing compound shall be in accordance with the

requirements of Section 90, “Concrete,” of the State Specifications.

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19-9 PROTECTION OF PAVEMENT

Contractor shall protect the surface of the concrete pavement against all

damage and markings, both from pedestrian and other traffic. Barriers shall be

placed at the proper locations to protect the concrete from traffic.

The concrete pavement shall be maintained at a temperature of not less

than 45°F for 72 hours after placement. When required by the Engineer,

Contractor shall submit a written outline of his proposed methods for protecting

the concrete pavement and maintaining the required temperature.

When required by the Special Provisions, bridges or other devices of the

type shown on the Plans, or approved by the Engineer, shall be installed across

the pavement to provide crossing for the public and private traffic such as will

prevent damaging or marking the pavement.

The crossing devices shall be maintained in satisfactory condition

throughout the period of use at any location, and, when no longer required, shall

be removed by and become the property of Contractor.

After the Engineer has ordered the pavement opened to traffic,

Contractor will not be held responsible for damage resulting from its use by

public traffic, provided, however, that Contractor shall be liable for any damage

to the newly laid pavement caused by his operations or due to an inferior

product.

19-10 PAVEMENT DAMAGE AND REPAIR

All damage done to or openings cut in concrete pavement or alley

crossings during the progress of the work shall be repaired by Contractor under

the direction of the Engineer, using for such repairs, materials conforming to the

requirements of these Specifications.

19-11 PAYMENT

Clearing, grubbing, and tree removal prior to grading for laying of

concrete pavement shall be paid for as set forth in Section 12 of these

Specifications.

Excavation and fill will be paid for as provided for in Section 14 of these

Specifications.

Sub-grade preparation shall be paid for in accordance with Section 14-7

of these Specifications.

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Payment for portland cement concrete pavement shall be per cubic yard

of concrete required to construct the pavement to the lines, grade and to the

thickness shown on the Plans. Should the sub-grade be low or irregular, thus

requiring additional yardage above that computed from the thickness specified

on the Plans, no allowance shall be made for such additional concrete yardage.

The price paid per cubic yard for furnishing and placing portland cement

concrete in pavements shall include full compensation for preparing and finishing

the sub-grade, cutting existing concrete, furnishing and placing the concrete,

furnishing and placing pre-molded joint filler, furnishing and installing expansion

joint material, finishing concrete surface, furnishing and applying curing

compound and bond breaker, protecting the pavement, repairing any damage

thereto before final acceptance and all other labor and materials to complete

the work.

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Section 20

CONCRETE IN STRUCTURES

20-1 GENERAL

“Concrete in structures” shall mean concrete placed in structures such as

culverts, headwalls, retaining walls, drop inlets, pump sumps, drain inlets, slabs,

foundations and other concrete structures. Concrete in structures shall be Class

“B” unless otherwise indicated. Concrete in pavements, curbs, gutters, and

sidewalks, shall be specifically excluded from this section.

The publications referred to hereinafter form a part of this specification

to the extent referenced. The publications are referred to in the text by the

basic designation only. The latest edition of publications in effect at the time of

bid shall govern.

American Concrete Institute (ACI) Standard:

ACI SP-15 Field Reference Manual: Standard Specifications for

Structural Concrete with Selected ACI and ASTM references.

ACI 211 Recommended Practice for Selecting Proportions for

Concrete.

ACI 301 Structural Concrete for Buildings.

ACI 302 Guide for Concrete Floor and Slab Construction.

ACI 304 Guide for Measuring, Mixing and Placing Concrete.

ACI 305 Hot Weather Concreting.

ACI 306 Cold Weather Concreting.

ACI 309 Consolidation of Concrete.

ACI 318 Building Code Requirement for Reinforced Concrete, with

Commentary.

ACI 347 Guide to Formwork for Concrete

ACI SP-4 Publication 4 Formwork for Concrete

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American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standards:

ASTM C 31

Method of Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens.

ASTM C 33 Concrete Aggregates.

ASTM C 39 Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens.

ASTM C 94 Ready Mixed Concrete.

ASTM C 143 Slump of Portland Cement Concrete.

ASTM C 150 Portland Cement.

ASTM C 171 Sheet Materials for Curing Concrete.

ASTM C 172 Method of Sampling Freshly Mixed Concrete.

ASTM C 192 Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the

Laboratory.

ASTM C 227

Test for Potential Alkali Reactivity of Cement-Aggregate

Combinations.

ASTM C 231 Air Content of Freshly Mixed Concrete by the Pressure

Method.

ASTM C 260 Air Entraining Admixture for Concrete.

ASTM C 289 Test of Potential Reactivity of Aggregates.

ASTM C 295 Petrographic Examination of Aggregates.

ASTM C 309 Liquid Membrane Forming Compounds for Curing

Concrete.

ASTM D 98 Calcium Chloride.

ASTM D 1785

Poly (Vinyl Chloride 40, 80 and 120.) PVC Plastic Pipe,

Schedules

ASTM C 138 Unit Weight, Yield and Air Content of Concrete

ASTM C 173 Air Content of Concrete by the Volumetric Method

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U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards Publications,

Product Standards:

PS1 Construction and Industrial Plywood

West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau (WCLB) Standard:

No. 16 Standard Grading and Dressing Rules for Douglas Fir,

Western Hemlock, Western Red Cedar, White Fir, and Sitka

Spruce Lumber.

National Forest Products Association (NFPA):National Design Specification for

stress grade lumber and its fastening.

Western Wood Products Association (WWPA): Western Lumber Grading Rules.

Concrete shall also conform to Section 10 of the Standard Specifications.

Notes pertaining to concrete on the Plan sheets are a part of these

Specifications.

Contractor shall submit the following in accordance with Section 5-7:

1. Proposed mix designs, including admixtures and curing material

2. Certificate of Compliance that concrete meets the specified requirements

and delivery tickets for all concrete delivered to the project site.

3. Shop Drawings including:

a. Formwork:

Drawings of all formwork showing form plywood patterns,

formwork, and ties.

b. Concrete placement:

Vertical limits of concrete placements horizontal lifts, and

construction joints.

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c. Shoring:

Drawings and structural calculations showing members,

connections, and anchorage of the proposed shoring system. Calculations

and drawings shall be stamped by a Civil Engineer currently licensed in

the State of California.

20-2 FOOTINGS

Footing elevations shown on the Plans shall be considered as approximate

only and only when excavation is completed and the character of the supporting

natural ground is ascertained can the elevation of the bottom of footings be

determined by the Engineer.

20-3 DRAIN INLETS

Drain Inlets shall conform to the Standard Drawings contained within

Section 38 of these Specifications.

Concrete for drain inlets shall be Class “A” or “B”, and shall conform to

Section 10 of these Specifications. The concrete box portion of the drain inlet

shall be cast to the proper grade in a maximum of two (2) placements of

concrete. Use of grout to adjust the drain inlet frame to the proper grade will

not be permitted without specific approval of the Engineer.

Reinforcing bar supports or other approved means shall be used to hold

the frame at proper grade during final placement of concrete. Broken pieces of

concrete, or other debris, shall not be used for this purpose. At the option of

Contractor, drain inlets may be furnished and installed as precast units, or the

units may be combined precast and cast-in-place structures, provided the

structures in place substantially conform to cast-in-place construction as

specified in these Specifications.

20-4 CONCRETE FORMWORK

Forms shall be designed, constructed, and maintained so as to insure that

after removal of forms, the formed concrete will have true surfaces free of

offset, waviness or bulges, and will conform accurately to the indicated shapes,

dimensions, lines, elevations, and positions.

Form shall be provided with accessories and openings in forms as required

for placement of equipment and materials. Remove forms after concrete has

cured.

Unless otherwise specified or approved by the Engineer, form materials

shall be as follows:

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1. Plywood:

PS 1, B-B Plyform Class 1, EXT-APA, edge-sealed, 5/8" thick when studs

are spaced 12" on center and 3/4" thick when studs are spaced 16" on center. As

an alternate OSB may be used, of equal quality, strength and dimensions.

2. Wood strips for forming reveals, chamfers and quirks:

Any close grain hardwood or softwood, free of knots.

3. Framing lumber:

Douglas Fir "Standard" grade, sized to uniform width and depth.

4. Sheathing:

Douglas Fir "Construction" grade boards and sheathing, 10" maximum

width.

Form accessories shall be as follows:

1. Form Ties:

Ties for concrete building structures, exposed to view shall be adjustable

type, arranged to leave no metal within 1" of surface. They shall have no lugs,

cones, or other devices that will leave holes larger than 1" diameter in exposed

concrete surfaces. In all other instances, “Snap” ties and spreaders shall be used

with approved clamps or separate metal spreaders. Do not use wood spreaders

or wire ties.

2. Form Coatings:

Burke Concrete Accessories, Inc.'s "Burke Release", Nox-Crete, or

approved equal. Apply per manufacturer's printed instructions.

Contractor shall provide openings for mechanical and electrical work and

work of other sections shall place items to be incorporated in concrete and

support on formwork and shall seal forms around openings to prevent concrete

seepage.

The design and engineering of all formwork, falsework and shoring, as well

as its construction and protection, is Contractor's responsibility and shall conform

to ACI 347 unless otherwise directed or approved.

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Forms for exposed concrete surfaces shall be designed and constructed so

that the formed surface of the concrete does not undulate excessively in any

direction between studs, joists, form stiffeners, form fasteners, or wales.

Undulations exceeding either 3/32 inch or 1/270 of the center to center distance

between studs, joists, form stiffeners, form fasteners or wales will be considered

to be excessive.

Forms shall be constructed to provide concrete conforming to dimensions

shown, and to tolerance limits listed in ACI 301 "Specifications for Structural

Concrete for Buildings".

Installation of forms shall conform to ACI 301, 347, P4 and this section.

Forms shall be designed for easy removal. Contractor shall not pry against face

of concrete, shall use wooden wedges only, and, in order that reused forms will

not contain patches resulting from alterations, forms for concrete exposed-to-

view shall be reused only on identical sections.

Forms shall not be used if there is any evidence of surface wear or tear

which would impair the quality of the exposed-to-view concrete. Forms shall be

thoroughly cleaned and re-lubricated before reuses. Formwork for exposed-to-

view concrete shall be observed continuously while concrete is being placed to

see that there are no changes of elevation, plumbness, or camber. If, during

construction, any weakness develops and the falsework shows any undue

settlement or distortion, the work shall be stopped, the affected construction

removed, if permanently damaged, and the falsework strengthened.

Forms shall be substantial, true to line and level, sufficiently tight to

prevent leakage and shall conform to indicated dimensions. Locate form ties for

exposed concrete in straight horizontal and vertical lines and as indicated on

Drawings and specified herein. Provide cleanout holes at bottom of forms.

Remove debris before concrete is placed. Construct forms for exposed surfaces

so that joints in forms are either horizontal or vertical and are located to the

pattern indicated.

External corners on all concrete shall be formed with chamfer strips in

corners of forms to form bevel at external angles. All form joints in forms for

exposed-to-view concrete shall be sealed with specified form tape to prevent

leakage. Camber soffits to accommodate anticipated deflections caused by wet

concrete and construction loads. Provide positive means of adjustment for

shores and struts. Take up settlement as concrete is placed.

20-5 REMOVAL OF FORMS

Remove forms, shoring and bracing carefully to avoid damage to fresh

concrete, but not before concrete is capable of self support and support of

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construction loads. Do not pull tie rods until concrete is hard enough to permit

withdrawal without damage to concrete. Pull ties that are entirely withdrawn

from wall toward inside face.

Regardless of strengths attained by concrete, leave forms in place for

following periods when supporting:

1. Vertical surfaces: 3 days minimum

2. Slabs, on grade: 7 days minimum

3. Beams, girders and elevated slabs: 15 days minimum, but do not remove

vertical support until concrete has reached its 28-day strength.

Before reuse of plywood forms, thoroughly clean, sand and recoat them

with form coating. Do not reuse plywood that has torn grain, patches, worn

edges, damaged phenolic resin covered surfaces, or other defects which would

impair texture of finished surface. Other wood forms shall be prepared for reuse

by thorough cleaning and recoat with form coating. Repair damaged forms and

replace loose or damaged boards.

Live loading of new construction while reshoring is under way is not

permitted. Do not over stress new construction by over tightening reshores.

Leave reshores in place until concrete has reached its specified 28-day strength.

Reshore floors that support shores under wet concrete, or leave original shores

in place. Reshores shall have at least half the capacity of the shores above and

be distributed in approximately the same pattern. Leave these reshores in place

until freshly placed concrete has reached 75% of its specified 28-day strength.

For concrete exposed-to-view in completed structures use specified "B-B"

or better plyform plywood or phenolic resin covered form board.

For concealed concrete, plywood, lumber or steel is acceptable. Footings

may be poured directly against earth banks where soil conditions are such that

vertical banks will remain stable during placing operations. Earth forms at walls

are not permitted.

20-6 REINFORCEMENT

Reinforcement shall conform to Section 21 of the Standard

Specifications.

20-7 DESIGN OF MIXES

Contractor shall be responsible to design concrete mixtures resulting in

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the required 28-day compressive strength and other required characteristics.

Design of mixes shall be in accordance with Section 10.

20- 8 PREPARING TO PLACE CONCRETE

Contractor shall provide inserts, required or shown on the Plans:

embedded items, including installation of work built into concrete such as

waterstop sleeves, anchor bolts, wood nailers, reglets, frames and sleeves for

piping, conduit and fittings. Forms shall be cut and reinforced as required to

accommodate them. No concrete shall be placed until all inserted items are

installed in their proper locations, secured against displacement, cleaned,

inspected and approved. Furnish ties and supports necessary to keep embedded

items in place when concrete is placed.

Contractor shall remove excess water from forms before concrete is

deposited, and shall remove hardened concrete, debris, and foreign materials

from interior of forms and from surfaces of mixing and conveying equipment.

Prior to placing concrete, Contractor shall wet wood forms sufficiently to

tighten up cracks and shall wet all other materials sufficiently to reduce suction

and maintain concrete workability.

Contractor shall lightly dampen subgrade no more than 24 hours in

advance of concrete placement, but do not muddy. Reroll where necessary for

smoothness and remove loose earth material.

Set screeds for flatwork placement at walls and at maximum of 8-foot

horizontal distance between adjacent screeds.

Concrete shall not be placed during rainy weather unless approved

measures are taken to prevent damage to concrete.

20- 9 FLATNESS TOLERANCE FOR FLOOR SLABS

Finish slabs monolithically. Uniformly slope floor slabs to provide positive

draining of indicated areas. Special care shall be taken so that a smooth, even

joint is obtained between successive pours.

Finished surfaces shall be true plane surfaces with no deviation in excess

of 1/8 inch measured using a 10 feet long straight edge.

Replace or repair any slab which fails to meet this standard. If slabs fail

to drain as indicated, remove drains and faulty floor section and refinish topping

so that it drains according to the Drawings. No deviations will be allowed.

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20-10 PLACING CONCRETE

Place concrete only after subgrade, forms, and reinforcement have been

approved. Limit free vertical drop in concrete walls or columns to three (3) feet.

In other concrete, limit the drop to five (5) feet. Deposit concrete in horizontal

layers not more than 18" deep and continue pouring until section is completed.

Control rate of pouring and depth of layers so that each layer will be covered

within one hour after it is poured. Pour columns to top and allow to settle two

(2) hours before additional concrete is placed. Place concrete continuously

between pour joints.

Grout mix shall be regular concrete mix with ½ the large aggregate

omitted. Use to cover the following before additional concrete is placed:

1. Flat form surfaces next to congested steel.

2. Construction joints.

3. Top of column and wall footings.

4. On surfaces where concrete has set.

Vibration and tamping shall be performed as concrete is placed in forms,

to work concrete around reinforcing steel, built-in items and into corners and

angles. Extra care shall be given to work architectural concrete around inserts,

reveals, quirks, corners and plastic cones of ties to preclude rock pockets, air

pockets, and other defects, and to produce sharp corners, edges and smooth

surfaces. Provide mechanical vibrators operated by experienced workers for

agitating concrete in forms. Vibrate thoroughly within five (5) minutes after layer

is placed. Carry vibration well into previous layer. Vibrators shall not be used

to transport concrete inside forms. Internal vibrators shall maintain a speed of

not less than 7,000 impulses per minute when submerged in concrete.

Supplement vibration by suitable methods to eliminate voids along forms for full

depth of layer as directed. Do not allow vibrators to strike overlaid plywood

surfaces. Do not use vibrators to work concrete along forms. Keep at least one

spare vibrator on job at all times while concrete is being placed. Comply with

ACI Committee 309 Consolidation of Concrete, Committee Report.

Upon completion of a pour and after concrete has partially hardened,

wash scum or laitance off concrete surface with stiff brush and stream of water.

When work is resumed, brush clean with wire brushes or sandblast, then place

fresh concrete.

The following applies when pumping concrete:

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1. General:

Do not use aluminum or aluminum lined pipe. Prevent concrete from

contacting aluminum fittings

2. Mix:

Do not add more water to mix unless approved by the Engineer. Check

that the mix design entered on delivery ticket complies with that ordered.

20-11 CONSTRUCTION JOINTS

The location and design of joints not shown or specified are subject to

approval of the Engineer prior to placement of concrete.

Where Horizontal joints occur in exposed concrete, set smooth painted

wood strips in form to provide a straight and level joint in which upper pour laps

lower pour. Place concrete level with, but not above top of pour joint strip as

shown on Drawings. Allow 24 hours before concrete is placed over horizontal

joints. Remove loose material and laitance. Clean by sandblasting, or wire

brushing. Allow enough time between placing of adjacent pour sections to

provide for initial shrinkage. Horizontal joints will not be allowed in beams,

girders and slabs unless otherwise indicated.

Vertical joints not shown on the Drawings shall be so made and located as

to least impair the strength of the structure and shall be approved by the

Engineer prior to placement of concrete.

20-12 EXPANSION JOINTS AND RUBBER WATERSTOPS

When premolded joint filler is shown on the Plans or specified, the filler

shall be placed in correct position before concrete is placed against the filler.

The edges of the concrete at the joint shall be edger finished. Unless otherwise

provided in the Special Provisions, expansion joint material shall be as specified

in Section 10-4 of these Specifications.

Neoprene or rubber water stops shall be placed where shown on the Plans,

and shall conform to the requirements of Section 51, “Concrete Structures,” of

the State Specifications.

20- 13 CURING OF CONCRETE

Concrete shall be cured in accordance with Section 90, “Concrete,” of the

State Specifications.

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20- 14 SURFACE FINISHES OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES

The ordinary surface finish required on concrete structures shall be that

obtained by careful forming, proper consolidation and even texture of concrete.

Immediately after forms have been removed, all form bolts shall be cut

off one inch (1") below the finished surface of the structure or snap ties removed.

Remove honeycombed and other defective concrete to sound concrete, but not

less than 1" deep. Make the walls of the cut area perpendicular to the surface.

Do not feather out the edges. Dampen the patch area and the adjacent area six

(6) inches around the patch area. Brush the patch area with a bond of neat

cement and water paste and apply patching mortar when the water sheen is off

the bond. The holes remaining shall be filled with cement mortar using one (1)

part cement to two (2) parts sand with the least water required to produce a

workable mass. Rework this mortar until it is the stiffest consistency that will

permit placing. After entirely filling voids, strike off the mortar slightly higher

than the surrounding surface, let set for one hour and finish flush with the

surrounding surface.

Any defects in the concrete surface caused by poor material in the forms,

poor form construction, or by voids or pockets in the concrete, yet are not

sufficiently severe to cause rejection of the pour, will be repaired and finished

to make the surface finish uniform. The Engineer will direct Contractor to

correct such defects and they shall be repaired without extra compensation.

The surface finish of any structure may be given further treatment if such

a requirement is called out on the plans or by the Special Provisions.

20-15 FINISHING FORMED SURFACES

Finish formed surfaces by removing any and all fins. The tolerances of

finished formed surfaces shall conform to ACI 301.

20-16 FLATWORK

Place floor slabs on grade in alternate strips. Place each unit against

construction joint forms with formed control joints perpendicular to the poured

strips. Pour slabs-on-grade against a moist subgrade. Wet the subgrade the day

before placing concrete. Moisten subgrade just ahead of concrete as it is placed.

Do not place concrete in standing water. Provide new, clean cut, sharp-edged

wood headers at construction joints of suspended slabs. Deposit concrete

evenly, consolidated with mechanical vibrators, particularly at side forms, and

screed to indicated elevations and contours. Maintain full indicated thickness of

slab over all parts of cambered support. Concrete shall be compacted with a

grid tamper to eliminate voids and pockets and to produce a uniformly dense

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slab. Where ground slabs are left to receive deferred finishes, provide protection

against contamination from time of placing concrete until time of placing finish.

Remove contamination mechanically leaving a clean surface.

Joint location and detail shall be as indicated. Tooling is required at

control and pour joints.

Control joints

After concrete surface is screeded, cut concrete with a cutting bar, or

other approved tool, approximately 1/4" thick x 2" deep. Form straight clean

lines. After slot is formed in stiff concrete, insert 1/8" thick x 1-1/2" strip of

tempered hardboard or plastic joint form zip strip. Butt strips neatly to line and

flush with concrete surface. Finish slab flush with top of hardboard strips

without tooling.

2. Construction joints:

Form construction joints with 2" nominal dressed lumber, or approved

steel forms. Provide enough stakes to prevent sagging and misalignment under

construction loads. Leave forms in place as long as possible and remove without

chipping the edge of the slab. Protect the slab edge until the adjacent slab is

placed.

3. Expansion joints

Provide sponge neoprene joint filler where shown on the Drawings. Place

filler to provide space for sealant as indicated. Seal joints with specified sealant

per manufacturer's printed instructions. Thickness of filler material is indicated.

Contractor shall apply a medium broom finish just after final troweling to

all flat slabs not specified to receive another finish.

Where wood float finish is indicated, screed slabs to elevations indicated.

Compact with motor driven disk type compactor float and bull float to smooth,

even surface. Perform final finishing with wood hand floats to give finished

surface uniform, slightly roughened texture.

Where steel trowel finish is indicated, tamp fresh concrete with a grid

tamper enough to raise a thin bed of mortar to surface. Before finishing, remove

any excess water. Level and compact with motor drive disk type compactor

float. Immediately after floating, the surface shall be further leveled and

compacted with a motor driven rotary trowel with flat-pitched blades. Final

troweling shall be done with steel hand trowel after surfaces have become hard

enough to produce a hard, dense, smooth, burnished surface.

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20-17 GROUTING AND DRYPACKING

Grout shall consist of one (1) part cement, two (2) parts sand and

sufficient water that the grout will just flow under its own weight. Water

reducing and workable agent may be added at Contractor's option.

Drypack shall consist of one (1) part cement, 2 parts sand, with just

enough water to bind the materials together.

Dampen surfaces before grouting and slush with neat cement. Force grout

into place and rod so as to fill all voids and provide uniform bearing under plates.

Provide smooth finish on exposed surfaces and damp cure for at least three (3)

days.

Non-shrink grout shall be used exclusively under structural steel base

plates in accordance with manufacturer's printed instructions.

When concrete overlay bonding is required, the surface of the existing

concrete is to be roughened by sandblasting to remove loose material, rust and

oils. Sufficient cement matrix should be removed to expose surface aggregates

and to form a roughened surface for bonding. Clean with a high pressure water

jet and allow to surface dry. Immediately apply an acrylic bonding agent such

as Burke Acrylic Bondcrete at the rate of 200 sq. ft. per gallon and follow with

placement of the concrete overlay after a minimum of one hour and after the

film is dry to the touch. Install bonding agent in strict accord with

manufacturer's instructions.

20-18 WEEP HOLES IN WALLS

Weep holes or drains in walls shall be provided as shown on the Plans and

with drain rock backing or as indicated. Placement of the drain rock behind the

weep hole shall be made in a manner satisfactory to the Engineer.

20-19 CONCRETE PLACED UNDER WATER

Unless specifically indicated on the Plans or called for by the Special

Provisions, no concrete may be poured underwater without approval of the

Engineer. When underwater placement of concrete is so approved, the

placement shall be by approved tremie or bottom dump bucket. The consistency

of the concrete shall be varied to suit this type of placement and must meet the

approval of the Engineer. Underwater pours shall be continuous until completed.

Pouring of concrete in running water will not be permitted.

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20-20 QUALITY CONTROL

The Engineer will be responsible for the routine quality control testing of

concrete mixes. Contractor shall assist the Engineer in obtaining samples of fresh

concrete.

Slump Test: Slump test shall be performed at the job site by the Engineer

in accordance with ASTM Test Method C 143.

Compressive Strength Tests: Each day concrete is poured, the Engineer

shall mold four concrete test cylinders in accordance with ASTM C 31. Contractor

shall pay for the service of an independent testing company to cure and test the

concrete cylinders in accordance with ASTM C 39 and C 172. Cylinders shall be

tested at 7 days, 14 days, 21 days, and 28 days. Methods of sampling and

testing concrete mixtures shall include but not be limited to the following:

Composite Samples: ASTM C 172.

Specimen Preparation: ASTM C 31.

Compressive Strength: ASTM C 39.

Air content: ASTM C 173 or C 231.

Slump: ASTM C 143.

Unit Weight: ASTM C 138

Evaluation and acceptance of concrete and concrete structures shall be

in accordance with Chapters 17 and 18 of ACI 301.

Any retesting and inspection of concrete due to inadequacy, deficiency,

failure, or removal shall be done at Contractor’s expense.

20-21 MEASUREMENT OF QUANTITIES

The volume of concrete to be paid for shall be determined by computation

from the dimensions of the structures as shown on the Plans and as amended by

approved change order. No deduction will be made for volume of reinforcing

steel.

20-22 PAYMENT FOR CONCRETE IN STRUCTURES

The price bid per cubic yard for concrete in structures shall include full

compensation for all excavation and backfill, unless there is a separate payment

for that item, for furnishing and building all necessary forms, for furnishing and

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placing all concrete, for furnishing and placing all reinforcing steel, for furnishing

and placing expansion joint material and rubber water stop if shown on the Plans,

for curing the concrete, for weep holes in walls, for finishing all concrete

surfaces, and for doing such other work as may be necessary to construct

concrete in structures as indicated on the Plans and in the special provisions.

Unless otherwise indicated in the Special Provisions payment for drop

inlets shall be at the unit price bid per each and shall include full compensation

for excavation, backfill, furnishing all material, labor, tools and equipment and

doing all work necessary for construction, complete in place.

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Section 21

PLACING STEEL REINFORCEMENT

21-1 MATERIALS

Provide reinforcing steel as shown on the Plans. Conform to Section 10-23

of these Standard Specifications except as modified herein. All materials covered

by this Section shall be manufactured in the United States.

The publications referred to hereinafter form a part of this specification

to the extent referenced. The publications are referred to in the text by the

basic designation only. The latest edition of publications at the time of bid shall

govern.

American Concrete Institute (ACI) Standard

ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Reinforced Concrete.

ACI SP-66 ACI Detailing Manual.

American Welding Society (AWS)

AWS D 12.1

Welding Reinforcing Steel, Metal Inserts and Connections

in Reinforced Concrete Construction.

Concrete Steel Reinforcing Institute (CRSI)

1 MSP Manual of Standard Practice

1 SPLBK Reinforcement Anchorages and Splices

1 PLACE Placing Reinforcing Bars

Use galvanized steel chairs and accessories or plastic coated units for work

exposed to view, weather, or moisture so that finished surfaces will not be

marred or stained; use precast concrete only (no metal), suitably sized for load

distribution, in slabs-on-grade. Use no supports of wood or other cellulose

material.

21-2 SUBMITTALS

Before starting concrete work, submit shop drawings in accordance with

Section 5. Comply with requirements of ACI 318, ACI SP-66, CRSI 1MSP, CRSI

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1SPLBK, and CRSI 1DET. Show bar size, dimensions, bends, placing, and

construction joint details. Submit drawing showing locations of any construction

joints not shown on the plans. Maximum submittal drawing size shall be 22-

inches by 34-inches. Submit type, size, and location of all slab and bar supports.

Hooks, lap splices, bends and offsets shall be in accordance with the drawings.

Obtain approval before shop fabrication. Such approval is intended only as an

additional precaution against errors, and shall not be construed as relieving

Contractor of his responsibilities for the accuracy of the information.

Submit Certificate of Compliance stating that reinforcement complies

with specified requirements. Reinforcing steel shall be properly identified.

Contractor shall bear costs for test of steel by an approved laboratory if the

reinforcing steel is not properly identified.

21-3 CLEANING

Reinforcing steel, before being placed in the forms, shall be thoroughly

cleaned of loose mill and rust scale, mortar, oil, dirt, and of coatings of any

character which would reduce or destroy the bond. Clean surfaces to be welded

of loose scale and all foreign material. Clean welds each time electrode is

changed. Chip burned edges clean before welds are deposited.

21-4 BENDING

Bending and Forming: Fabricate indicated size bars into shapes and

lengths shown on approved shop drawings by methods not injurious to materials.

Do not heat reinforcement for bending. Bars with kinks or bends not in schedule

will be rejected

Reinforcing steel shall conform accurately to the dimensions shown on the

Plans. The term “standard hook” used herein shall conform to ACI SP-66.

Bends for all bars other than stirrups, tie hooks, and standard hooks shall

have diameters on the inside of the bar not less than allowed by the above

references.

21-5 PREPARATION FOR PLACING

Bundle reinforcement and tag with suitable identification to facilitate

sorting and placing, and transport and store at site so as not to damage material.

Prior to installation of reinforcing steel work, Contractor shall inspect

surfaces to receive work, and arrange for satisfactory correction of defects in

workmanship and material that could have adverse affect on reinforcing steel

work.

Contractor shall receive approval in writing from the Engineer of all

reinforcing work prior to ordering concrete for placement.

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21-6 PLACING

Conform to CRSI 1 MSP, and CRSI 1 PLACE except as modified herein.

At each location during concrete placing, inspect reinforcement and

maintain bars in correct positions. Templates to maintain the correct position of

reinforcing may be required. Contractor shall install templates, if required by

the inspector, at no additional cost to the City.

Reinforcing bars shall be firmly and securely held in place at the

intersections by wiring with No. 14 or No. 16 wire and by using concrete or metal

chairs, spacers, metal hangers, supporting wires, and other approved devices of

sufficient strength to hold the reinforcement in its proper place as the concrete

is poured. These supporting devices and the wire shall be furnished by Contractor

at his own expense.

The clear distance between parallel bars shall not be less than two and

one-half (2½) diameters of the bar with a minimum of two inches (2”).

Reinforcing bars shall have a minimum concrete cover of not less than twice the

bar diameter and in no case less than one and one-half inches (1½”). The

concrete cover of slab steel may be less than this minimum if so shown on the

Plans. Reinforcing bars shall have a minimum concrete cover of three inches

(3”) from edges that are placed against earth or that are to be submerged in

water.

Wire mesh used for reinforcement shall be rolled flat before placing

concrete unless shown differently on the Plans. Mesh reinforcement shall be

held firmly in place against vertical or transverse movement by means of devices

satisfactory to the Engineer.

21-7 WELDS AND SPLICING

Reinforcing bars for beams and for longitudinal slab spans shall not be

spliced, except as shown on the Plans. Splices of tensile reinforcement at

points of maximum stress shall be avoided. Where bars are spliced, they shall

be either lapped at least forty-five (45) bar diameters for No. 8 bars and

smaller and sixty (60) bar diameters for Nos. 9, 10, and 11 bars. No lapped

splices will be permitted at points where the section is not sufficient to provide

a minimum distance to two inches (2”) between the splice and the nearest

adjacent bar or the surface of the concrete.

In lapped splices, the bars shall be placed in contact and wired together

in such a manner as to maintain a clearance of not less than the minimum clear

distance to other bars and the minimum clear distance to the surface of the

concrete. Splices shall be staggered at least the length required for a lapped

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splice and not more than one-third (1/3) of the bars may be spliced at one

location provided the specific clearances are maintained.

Where wire mesh reinforcement is spliced, it shall be lapped at least the

dimension of one (1) mesh.

21-8 PAYMENT FOR PLACING STEEL REINFORCEMENT

Payment for reinforcing steel shall not be made separately unless so

indicated by the Special Provisions, but shall be included in other bid items and

shall include full compensation for furnishing all steel, for cutting and bending,

for placing, for furnishing all wire, stirrups, hangers, and placement devices for

cleaning the reinforcement, and for insuring the proper placement of the steel

reinforcement in the finished structure.

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Section 22

ASPHALTIC CONCRETE

22-1 ASPHALTIC CONCRETE TYPE AND MIX DESIGN

Asphaltic concrete shall be Type A (coarse) or as designated on the Plans

or specified in the Special Provisions, and shall conform to the provisions of

Section 39 of the State Specifications.

Asphaltic concrete shall be produced in conformance with the

requirements of a job-mix formula. The job-mix formula will take into

consideration the quality of the aggregate, the type of asphalt binder material,

the immersion compression retention index, the void relationships and other

criteria, and said job-mix formula shall be the responsibility of Contractor. The

amount of asphalt binder material, as a percentage of the total weight of the

mixture shall be determined by California Test 367.

Contractor shall be responsible for designing a job-mix formula by the

material supplier or through an approved testing laboratory, and shall submit it

to the Engineer for approval ten (10) working days prior to any mixing and/or

placing of asphaltic concrete.

During the production of either mineral aggregate or asphaltic concrete,

the Engineer or Contractor may request that adjustments be made in the job-

mix formula. Such request shall be in writing and substantiated through the

material supplier or an approved testing laboratory. Consideration will be given

promptly to such request.

22-2 MATERIALS FOR ASPHALTIC CONCRETE

Aggregate material shall conform to the requirements of Section 39 of the

State Specifications for three-quarter inch (¾") maximum aggregate for major

streets and one half inch (½”) for residential streets or as determined by the

Engineer. Where two lifts are placed, the Engineer may require that the base

course be ¾" maximum aggregate and the surface course be ½”maximum

aggregate. Consideration shall be given to percentage of heavy vehicles and bus

stop locations.

Paving asphalts shall meet the requirements of Section 10-18 of these

Specifications.

Unless otherwise indicated on the Plans or in the Special Provisions,

asphalt binder to be mixed with aggregate shall be steam-refined paving asphalt:

PG 64-10 or PG 64-16 for residential and collector streets and PG 70-10 for on/off

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ramps, Intersections, arterials, and thoroughfares. Use ARHM-GG (Asphalt

Rubber hot Mix – Gap Graded) with PG 64-16 for overlays, unless otherwise

indicated.

22-3 MIXING EQUIPMENT FOR ASPHALTIC CONCRETE

Mixing equipment shall conform to that specified in Section 39 of the State

Specifications.

22-4 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PLACING ASPHALT CONCRETE AND ASPHALT

CONCRETE OVERLAYS

Contractor shall notify the public seventy-two (72) hours prior to the start

of work by placing door hangers to all business and residences that may be affected

by the work as determined by the Engineer. Contractor may be required to contact

business owners in person to explain the work schedule as determined by the

engineer. No work shall be permitted until the public has been notified.

If Required by the Engineer, Contractor shall notify the following City

departments and agencies seven (7) days prior to performing the work: Public

Works Solid Waste Division (Street Cleaning Section), Public Works Parking

Division, Public Works Street Maintenance Section (Traffic Signs and Markings

Section and Traffic Signals and Lighting Section), Police Department

Communications Center, Fire Department Communications Center, and

Sacramento Metro Regional Transit (bus stops and light rail). If required,

Contractor shall contact the appropriate representative of each City department

or agency, and provide a work schedule in writing.

Contractor shall be responsible for trimming of trees necessary to perform

the work as determined by the Engineer. Contractor shall obtain a tree-trimming

permit from City Tree Services Division prior to trimming trees.

Contractor shall be responsible for removing all yard waste and debris

effecting the work at his expense. Yard waste shall not be relocated to planter

strips, pedestrian areas, or other areas not approved by the Engineer. Garbage

cans that are temporarily removed from the street shall be placed back in their

original position at the end of the workday.

Contractor shall be responsible for removing all vegetation from the

roadway surface and edge of pavement, and sweeping in advance of placing the

pavement operation (prior to tack coat) to the satisfaction of the Engineer.

Contractor shall clean, sweep, and maintain the cleanliness of the streets

to be paved to the satisfaction of the Engineer throughout the course of the

work. Materials spilled or dispersed as a result of the work on adjacent streets

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shall also be cleaned at the expense of Contractor. The street shall be swept

with a mechanical type pickup machine and shall be left thoroughly clean and

clear of any pavement grindings at the end of each working day. The machine

shall spray adequate amounts of water to control dust.

Contractor shall remove and dispose of existing pavement markers prior

to placing asphalt. All thermoplastic limit lines, crosswalks, and legends applied

to the road surface shall be scarified prior to placing the overlay. Excess crack

seal shall be removed as directed by the Engineer.

Contractor shall place temporary pavement delineation necessary for the

safety of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Temporary pavement delineation

layout shall be approved by the Engineer.

All manholes and utility covers concealed with asphalt concrete shall be

carefully referenced out (“cross-tied”) prior to the placement of asphalt by

Contractor. All exposed survey monuments shall be referenced out prior to the

overlay, covered by an appropriate method approved by the Engineer, and

uncovered after the overlay without disturbing or damaging the survey

monument. All relevant iron (manholes, water valves, etc.) shall be lowered prior

to pavement planing as directed by the Engineer. Contractor shall submit “cross

ties” to the Engineer prior to the lowering of iron.

Contractor shall coordinate the removal of on-street parking with the

Engineer Seventy-two (72) hours prior to the start of work in accordance with

Section 6-18 of these specifications.

22-5 PAVEMENT KEYCUTTING, CONFORMS, AND PLANING

Where specified by the Engineer, pavement planing shall be done to

profile the street to a planer surface. The general depth of planing shall be

equal to the depth of the overlay unless otherwise approved by the Engineer.

Where specified by the Engineer, pavement keycutting shall be done to

provide a key wedge against existing gutter lips. Asphalt concrete removal shall

be to a minimum depth of one and a half inch (1½") adjacent to the lip and shall

be tapered to the existing pavement grade over a distance of eight feet (8')

minimum, from the gutter lip. At cross streets, where the condition of the side

street is very good, pavement keycutting shall continue in a straight line from

curb line to curb line parallel to the direction of work as directed by the

Engineer.

At the beginning and ending limits of pavement keycutting, a planed

pavement conform shall be constructed to the drawings shown in Section 38 of

these Standard Specifications or as directed by the Engineer. At cross streets,

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where the condition of the side street is poor, planed pavement conforms shall

be done between the lip of the main street to the curb return of the side streets.

When the beginning or ending limit of work is a crossing street, a fifty feet (50')

planed conform extending to the round corner of the crossing street shall be

constructed except that an eighteen foot (18') planed pavement conform shall

be constructed on residential streets. The conform shall span the full width of

the street for a distance of fifty feet (50') back from the limit line or feature

resulting in the discontinuity in the work. At bridge decks, the conform shall

span the full width of the street for a distance of fifty feet (50'). The depth of

cut shall be equal to the depth of overlay at the limit of work and shall be

progressively decreased to zero (0") over the conform length.

Where specified by the Engineer, pavement planing shall be done to retain

the existing street elevation. The depth of planing below the gutter lip shall be

equal to the specified thickness of asphalt concrete. The depth of planing at the

centerline shall be equal to the specified thickness of asphalt concrete to be

placed on the street, and shall increase from the lip of gutter to the street

centerline linearly should the specified depths differ.

Contractor shall exercise care to avoid damaging the gutter lips during the

grinding operations. Damaged gutter lips which have spalls in excess of one inch

(1") deep by five inches (5") long shall be repaired at Contractor's expense.

Grinding operations shall be completed to the satisfaction of the Engineer

prior to beginning the paving operation.

Contractor shall remove existing asphalt concrete from the top of the

gutter pan and from the face of gutter lip as directed by the Engineer.

The grindings shall become the property of Contractor and disposed of off-

site.

At the end of the workday, there shall not be any elevation difference

between planed pavement and unplaned pavement in the traveled vehicle lanes

and all curb ramps. Any differences that parallel the centerline of the street in

a longitudinal direction shall be sloped by either a temporary asphalt plant mix

cut back or additional planing, to produce a bevel within the planed pavement.

The slope of either the cutback or the bevel shall be not greater than one-inch

(1") vertical in twelve inches (12") horizontal. Other than for curb ramps,

elevation differences between planed pavement and lips of gutters are not

required to be sloped.

Elevation differences perpendicular to the centerline of the street, in a

transverse direction, or elevation differences between the planed street and

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cross-streets, shall be sloped as directed by the Engineer with cutback and shall

not exceed one inch (1") vertical in twelve inches (12") horizontal.

If Contractor fails to slope elevation differences as required by these

Special Provisions, Contractor shall pay administrative penalties of $500 per each

infraction per each calendar day elevation differences are not sloped.

Not more than three (3) calendar days shall elapse between the time

pavement planing and/or pavement keycutting begins on any particular section

of roadway and the time that the asphalt concrete surfacing is placed unless

approved by the Engineer.

22-6 PLACING

Placing of asphaltic concrete shall conform to the requirements of Section

39 of the State Specifications. The maximum paving lift shall be three inches (3")

thick.

Contractor shall fill and level all surface irregularities and ruts to ensure

compliance with specified tolerances.

Contractor shall use a thirty foot (30') leveling ski on the free floating edge

unless otherwise approved.

Before placing asphaltic concrete surface course on an asphaltic concrete

base course, a tack coat shall be applied unless otherwise approved.

The material shall be brought to the site of the work in suitable vehicles

so equipped that they will operate properly with the spreading equipment being

used. The Engineer shall have the right to remove any vehicle from service which

is not operating satisfactorily in the spreading of the material. Tarpaulins shall

be provided for all trucks and shall be used whenever the Engineer may direct.

Asphaltic concrete shall not be placed on a wet base or subgrade, and the

ambient air temperature shall be 50°F. and rising. The temperature of the mix

shall not exceed 320°F. nor shall it be laid at a temperature below 250°F unless

authorized by the Engineer.

When base course and surface course are used, the extent to which the

base course may be laid ahead of the surface course, and the requirement for a

tack coat, shall be determined by the Engineer.

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22-7 TACK COAT

Tack coats shall be in conformance with the requirements of Section 39

“Paint Binder (tack coat)” of the State Specifications. A tack coat shall be applied

to all planed surfaces, paved surfaces to be resurfaced, vertical surfaces of existing

pavements, curbs, gutters, and construction joints, and other surfaces as directed

by the Engineer.

Tack coats shall be SS-1 asphalt emulsion unless otherwise approved. The

proportion of SS-1 and water shall be 80/20, or as determined by the engineer, and

shall be applied to the surface at an application rate from .02 to 0.10 gallons per

square yard. Typical application rates vary from .05 gallons per square yard for

smooth finished surfaces to .10 gallons per square yard for planed pavement

surfaces.

Prior to applying tack coat, the street surface shall be swept clean by

brooming or washed clean to the satisfaction of the Engineer. The length of the

tack coat placed in advance of the paving operation shall be determined by the

Engineer to minimized degradation of the tack coat by vehicular traffic. The street

surface shall also be free of moisture and dry to the satisfaction of the Engineer.

Under cold weather conditions, the Engineer may approve the use and

application rate of PG 64-10 or PG 64-16 paving asphalt as a tack coat.

22-8 SPREADING AND COMPACTING

Spreading and compacting requirements shall be in conformance with

Section 39 of the State Specifications except as noted herein. Compaction shall

be subject to density testing as defined in Section 22-9 and 22-10 of these

specifications in accordance with California Test Methods 304 and 308.

Contractor shall furnish a minimum of two (2) ten (10) ton steel wheel

rollers and one (1) twelve (12) ton pneumatic tired roller unless otherwise

approved by the Engineer. Vibratory rollers may be substituted when approved

by the Engineer.

The initial or breakdown rolling of surface course shall be followed by

additional rolling consisting of three (3) complete coverage with a pneumatic-tire

roller, while the temperature of the mixture is at or above 150° F. The final rolling

of surface course shall be performed with a ten (10) ton, two (2) axle tandem

roller.

The rolling of the asphaltic concrete material shall commence

immediately after its placement. Rolling shall continue until all ruts and surface

imperfections are eliminated and the proper degree of compaction is achieved.

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Finish rolling shall be accomplished with a steel wheel tandem roller. A vibrating

roller may be used as the finish roller provided that it meets the requirements

for a finish roller as herein specified and is operated with the vibratory unit

turned off. Rolling shall commence at the lower edge and shall progress toward

the highest portion, except that when compacting layers which exceed 0.25-foot

in compacted thickness rolling shall commence at the center and shall progress

outwards.

At the commencement of the asphaltic concrete paving operations,

Contractor shall cooperate with City forces in establishing and agreeing upon a

rolling pattern that will insure the obtainment of the maximum possible density

in the compacted asphaltic concrete surface. Once the rolling pattern is

established, Contractor shall follow this pattern unless otherwise directed by the

Engineer.

The City will perform compaction testing at no cost to Contractor.

Contractor shall cooperate fully with City forces to take such tests, and shall

make all provisions to allow the Engineer to sample the asphaltic concrete

mixture from the completed surface immediately following placement by the

lay-down machine.

When a straightedge twelve feet (12') long is laid on the finished surface

and parallel with the center line, the surface shall not vary more than 0.01-foot

from the lower edge of the straightedge. The transverse slope of the finished

surface shall be uniform to a degree such that no depressions greater than 0.02-

foot are present when tested with a straightedge twelve feet (12') long laid in a

direction transverse to the center line and extending from edge to edge of a

twelve foot (12') traffic lane. Contractor shall conform to the tolerance

requirements of this specification unless otherwise approved by the Engineer in

writing prior to the start of work. Contractor shall request information regarding

tolerances for streets having a parabolic section prior to the start of work.

Contractor shall place asphalt such that its finished surface is ¼ to ½ inches

above the gutter lip.

Pavement surface shall be deemed unacceptable should the surface hold

water, the pavement ravel, an uneven gradation of mix be visible, or cracking

occur during rolling. Pavement shall be removed by surface planing (a minimum

depth of one and one-half inches (1½") when using one-half inch (½") mix, and

two inches (2") inches when using three-quarter inch mix), and repaved to the

satisfaction of the Engineer. Areas to be removed and replaced will be

determined by the Engineer. Should a significant amount of surface be deemed

unacceptable, the entire travel lane shall be resurfaced. A series of spot patches

will not be accepted. The mix design used during resurfacing shall be the same

as the adjacent pavement.

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Pursuant to Section 5-14 of these Specifications, the Engineer will have

the right and authority, but shall not be obligated, to retain imperfect work

instead of requiring the imperfect work to be removed and reconstructed. Patch

paving of imperfect work will not be allowed, and the amount of the deduction

shall be based on full travel lane widths from beginning to end of the work limits

or two nearest intersections as determined by the Engineer.

22-9 PAVEMENT DENSITY TESTING

Pavement density will be determined by comparing the average density

of cores taken from the compacted pavement to the maximum theoretical

density as determined by ASTM D 2041. As required by the Engineer, the

pavement will be inspected on a lot basis. A lot will consist of either five hundred

(500) tons of asphalt for a surfacing project or four hundred (400) lineal feet of

pavement for a trenching project. One sample shall be taken from each lot on a

random basis. One laboratory-compacted specimen shall be prepared from each

lot.

Cores for determining the density of compacted pavement will be taken

on a lot basis with a minimum of three cores per lot. The density of each core

shall be determined per ASTM D 2726-89. The cores shall be four inches (4”) in

diameter.

Contractor shall plug core holes taken by the material tester with asphalt

compacted greater than ninety percent (90%) of relative compaction if cores are

taken the same day as Contractor’s paving operations. The core holes shall be

plugged prior to the end of the workday. If required to facilitate the taking of

cores, Contractor shall leave lane closures in place for a reasonable period of

time (approximately thirty minutes after pavement has cooled enough to drive

on).

22-10 PAY FACTORS

For all asphalt pavement subject to acceptance testing, the lot will be

paid for using the following pay factors:

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In Place relative Compaction

Payment Factor

97.1% or higher (over-

asphalted mix)

90%

92% – 97%

100%

89%-91.9% (marginal air voids)

85%

88.9%or less (unacceptable air

voids)

Not acceptable (60% if otherwise

approved)

The amount paid shall be at the unit price bid times the pay factor. For

lots with average densities of 91.9% or less, the Engineer reserves the right to

deem the lot as not acceptable and require the work to be removed and

reconstructed. Unless otherwise approved by the Engineer, lots with average

densities of less than 89% relative compaction shall be removed and

reconstructed.

22-11 PAVEMENT REINFORCING FABRIC

Pavement reinforcing fabric shall be non-woven polyester, polyproplyene,

or polypropylene/nylon materials conforming to the requirements of the below

indicated ASTMs:

Weight, Oz./sq.yd.

ASTM D 5261 3.0 to 8.0

Grab Tensile Strength

(1-inch grip), Pounds

ASTM D 4632 90 min.

Elongation at Break, Percent,

ASTM D 4632 50 min

Fabric Thickness Mils.,

ASTM D 5199 12 to 100.

The fabric shall retain the physical properties listed herein after being in

contact with asphalt concrete at temperatures of up to 325° F. for five (5)

minutes (±15 seconds).

Pavement reinforcing fabric shall be accompanied by a Certificate of

Compliance signed by the manufacturer stating that the fabric complies with

these Specifications. The fabric shall be protected from exposure to ultraviolet

rays and kept dry until placed. Before spreading asphalt binder, large cracks,

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spalls and chuckholes shall be repaired as directed by the Engineer and such

repair work will be paid for as extra work-force account as provided in Section

4-6 of these Specifications.

Immediately prior to placing the fabric, an asphalt binder shall be applied

to the street surface. Asphalt binder for pavement reinforcing fabric shall

conform to the provisions of Section 10-18 of these specifications and shall be

the same grade of the mix design.

Asphalt binder for pavement reinforcing fabric shall be applied at an

approximate rate of 0.25 gallons per square yard of surface covered. The width

of the asphalt binder spread shall be the width of the fabric mat plus three inches

(3”) on each side. Asphalt binder shall be applied at a temperature of not less

than 290° F.

The fabric shall be stretched, aligned and placed with no wrinkles that

lap. The test for lapping shall be made by gathering together the fabric in a

wrinkle. If the height of the doubled portion of extra fabric is one-half inch (½”)

or more, the fabric shall be cut to remove the wrinkle then lapped in the

direction of paving. Laps in excess of two inches (2") shall be removed.

If manual lay down methods are used, the fabric shall be unrolled,

stretched, aligned and placed in increments of approximately thirty feet (30’).

Adjacent borders of the fabric shall be lapped two to four inches (2-4”).

The preceding roll shall lap two to four inches (2-4”) over the following roll in

the direction of paving at ends of rolls or at any break.

Seating of the fabric with rolling equipment after placing will be

permitted. Turning of the paving machine and other vehicles shall be gradual

and kept to a minimum to avoid damage.

A small quantity of asphalt concrete may be spread over the fabric

immediately in advance of placing asphalt concrete surfacing in order to prevent

fabric from being picked up by construction equipment.

Public traffic shall not be allowed on the bare reinforcing fabric, except

that public cross traffic shall be allowed to cross the fabric, under traffic control,

after Contractor has placed a small quantity of asphalt concrete over the fabric.

Care shall be taken to avoid tracking binder material onto the pavement

reinforcing fabric or distorting the fabric during seating of the fabric with rolling

equipment.

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22-12 PAYMENT FOR ASPHALTIC CONCRETE

Payment for asphaltic concrete pavement shall be at a price per ton of

delivered and place material or at a price per square foot for finished pavement.

The method used on any work will be shown by the list of quantities on the

Proposal and by the type of unit price requested in the Proposal.

Payment for asphaltic concrete pavement by either of the above two

methods, as may be specified in the Proposal for that particular work, shall

include full compensation for furnishing and placing the material without

additional compensation. Tack coat, where required, shall also be furnished

without additional compensation and as part of the bid per ton or per square

foot of asphaltic concrete pavement.

Payment for pavement key cutting shall be at the unit price per lineal foot

of street surface planed and shall include full compensation for furnishing all

labor, materials tools, equipment and incidentals, and for doing all work involved

in placing pavement reinforcing fabric, complete in place, as specified herein.

Payment for pavement conforms and pavement planing shall be at the unit

price per square yard and shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor,

materials, tools, equipment and incidentals, and for doing all work involved in

placing pavement reinforcing fabric, complete in place, as specified herein.

Payment for pavement reinforcing fabric shall be at the unit price bid per

square yard of street surface actually covered as determined by the Engineer,

and shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools,

equipment and incidentals, and for doing all work involved in placing pavement

reinforcing fabric, complete in place, as specified herein.

Payment for full compensation for advance spreading of asphalt concrete

over the fabric and for furnishing and placing the asphalt binder in accordance

with the requirements of this Section shall be considered as included in the

contract prices paid per ton for asphalt concrete surfacing and no additional

compensation will be allowed therefore.

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Section 23

BITUMINOUS SEALS

23-1 BITUMINOUS SEAL TYPES AND MIX DESIGN

Bituminous seals shall conform to the requirements of Section 37 of the

State Specifications except as noted herein. Bituminous seal types shall be

produced in conformance with the requirements of a job-mix formula. The job-mix

formula will take into consideration the quality of the asphalt emulsion, aggregate,

mineral filler, and specified additives.

Contractor shall be responsible for designing a job-mix formula by the

material supplier or through a testing laboratory capable of performing the

applicable International Slurry Seal Association (ISSA) tests, and shall submit it to

the Engineer for approval ten (10) working days prior to the start of work.

During the course of the work, the Engineer or Contractor may request

that adjustments be made in the job-mix formula. Such request shall be in

writing and substantiated through the material supplier or an approved testing

laboratory. Consideration will be given promptly to such request. Bituminous seal

types and typical uses are as follows:

1. Sand Seal

Sand seals shall be used to seal pavement cuts such as recent trench

excavations and after the raising of utility covers.

2. Slurry Seal (Type 2)

Slurry Seals, Type 2, shall be used to extend the life of existing

residential streets in good condition.

3. Slurry Seal (Type 3)

Slurry Seal, Type 3, shall be used to extend the life of existing

major streets in good condition.

4. Seal Coat (Chip Seal)

Seal Coat, Chip Seal, shall not be used, except as the base course

of a cape seal.

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5. Cape Seal

Cape Seal shall be used to extend the life of existing streets in fair

condition.

23-2 SAND SEALS

1. Asphalt Emulsion

The emulsified asphalt shall be SS-1 unless otherwise approved. The

proportion of SS-1 and added water shall be 80/20, or as determined by the

engineer. The resulting mixture shall contain one part of asphalt emulsion

(which contains up to 43 percent added water) and not more than one part of

total added water. Under cold weather conditions, the Engineer may approve the

use of viscosity grade AR-4000 paving asphalt as a base material for sand seals.

2. Sand

Sand shall be free from dirt and other deleterious substance.

23-3 SLURRY SEALS

1. Asphalt Emulsion

The emulsified asphalt shall be designated as grade PMCQS-1h. The

polymer within the asphalt emulsion shall be, at the option of Contractor, either

Neoprene, SBR, EVA or SBS. Solid polymers such as EVA or SBS shall be

adequately blended into the asphalt prior to emulsification. If a liquid latex such

as Neoprene, SBR or similar is used, the latex shall be “co-milled” into the

emulsion through the water phase during manufacturing. Each load of polymer

asphaltic emulsion shall have a certificate from the asphalt emulsion

manufacturer guaranteeing that either asphalt blending or “co-milling”

processes were used. The certificate shall also state the percentage of the solid

rubber polymer added by weight of the asphalt as well as the composition of the

polymer. The addition of latex to the emulsion after emulsion manufacturing is

prohibited. The polymer modified asphalt emulsion shall conform to the

following specifications:

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TEST TEST METHOD REQUIREMENT

Tests on emulsion:

Min. Max.

Viscosity SSF, @ 77◦ F, seconds AASHTO T 59 15 90

Settlement, 5 days, % AASHTO T 59 -- 5

Storage Stability Test, 1 day, % AASHTO T 59 -- 1.0

Distillation: Oil distillate by AASHTO T 59 -- 3

volume of emulsion, %

(Residue by Low-Temperature)

Vacuum Distillation, % ASTM D 244. 133-137 57 --

Tests on residue using CTM 331

Penetration, 77°F, 100 grams for AASHTO T 59 40 65

5 seconds, dmm

Solubility in Trichloroethylene, % ASTM D 2042 97.5 --

Ductility, 77°F, 5cm/min, cm AASHTO T 51 60 --

(RTFO Aged Residue)

Ring & Ball Softening Point, ◦ F AASHTO T 53 123 --

Polymer Content, % Solid polymer CTM 401 3.0 --

content based on weight of asphalt.

Torsional Recovery, % CTM 332 18 --

2. Mineral Aggregate

Slurry seal aggregate for all roads shall conform to ISSA Type II aggregate

and shall be manufactured crushed stone such as granite, slag, limestone, chat,

or other high quality aggregate, or combination thereof. To assure the material

is totally crushed, 100% of the parent aggregate shall be larger than the largest

stone in the gradation to be used.

When tested in accordance to AASHTO T27 (ASTM C 136) and AASHTO T11

(ASTM C 117), the aggregate gradation (including the mineral filler) shall be

within following bands.

Type II Slurry Seal (residential streets)

Sieve Sizes Passing Percentage Stockpile Tolerance

9.5 mm (3/8”) 100 +/- 5%

4.75 mm (#4) 94-100 +/- 5%

2.36 mm (#8) 65-90 +/- 5%

1.18 mm (#16) 40-70 +/- 5%

600 um (#30) 25-50 +/- 5%

330 um (#50) 18-30 +/- 4%

150 um (#100) 10-21 +/- 3%

75 um (#200) 5-15 +/- 2%

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Type III Slurry Seal (major streets)

Sieve Sizes Passing Percentage Stockpile Tolerance

9.5 mm (3/8”) 100 +/- 5%

4.75 mm (#4) 70-90 +/- 5%

2.36 mm (#8) 48-70 +/- 5%

1.18 mm (#16) 28-50 +/- 5%

600 um (#30) 19-34 +/- 5%

330 um (#50) 12-25 +/- 4%

150 um (#100) 7-18 +/- 3%

75 um (#200) 5-15 +/- 2%

After the target gradation has been submitted and identified in the mix

design, the percent passing each sieve shall not vary by more than the stockpile

tolerance and still remain within the gradation band during the application of

slurry seal. The mineral aggregate shall also conform to the following:

Test Test Method Requirements

Sand Equivalent ASTM D 2419 60 Minimum

Loss in L.A. Rattler CTM 211 10% Maximum

(100 Revolutions)

Loss in L.A. Rattler CTM 211 35% Maximum

(500 Revolutions)

Durability Index ASTM D 3744 60 Minimum

Mineral Filler - Mineral Filler shall be Portland Cement, hydrated lime,

limestone dust, fly ash or other approved filler meeting the requirements of

ASTM D 242 shall be used as required by the mix design. The mineral filler shall

be considered as part of the aggregate in calculations regarding slurry seal

asphalt content.

3. Water

The water added to the slurry seal shall be potable and free of harmful

salts and contaminates.

4. Additives

Additives may be used to accelerate or retard the mixing and setting

characteristics of the slurry seal, or to improve the resulting finished surface.

The use of additives in the slurry mix (or individual materials) shall be made

initially in quantities predetermined by the mix design with field adjustments if

required. If the use of additive during application requires a greater than + or -

1.0% deviation from the recommendations of the mix design, a new mix design

will be performed to verify system performance at higher or lower additive

levels.

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Water, and additives, if used, shall be added to ensure proper workability

and:

a. Permit the unrestricted flow of traffic on the slurry seal no more

than one (1) hour after placement without the occurrence of

bleeding, raveling, separation, or other distress.

b. Prevent the development of bleeding, raveling, separation, or other

distress within fifteen (15) days after placing the slurry seal.

5. Compatibility

The Engineer may require the compatibility of the aggregate, emulsion,

mineral filler, and other additives shall to be verified by the mix design prior tot

the start of work. The Engineer may require the following tests to determine

compatibility:

TEST DESCRIPTION SPECIFICATION

ISSA TB-113 Mix Time Controllable to

180 sec minimum

ISSA TB-139 Wet Cohesion

30 minutes min 12kg-cm minimum

60 minutes min 20kg-cm minimum

ISSA TB-109 Excess Asphalt 50g/ft

maximum

by LWT Sand Adhesion (538g/m

maximum)

ISSA TB-114 Wet Stripping Pass (90% minimum)

ISSA TB-100 Wet Track Abrasion Loss 50g/ft

maximum

One hour soak (807g/m

maximum)

The Wet Track Abrasion test is used to determine the minimum asphalt

content.

Contractor may be required to have the laboratory report the quantitative

effects of moisture content on the unit weight of the aggregate (bulking effect).

The report must clearly show the proportions of aggregate, mineral filler (min.

and max.), water (min. and max.), additive(s) (usage), and asphalt emulsion

based on the dry weight of the aggregate (percentages).

6. Application

Type II slurry seal shall be placed at a rate of approximately twelve (12)

to fifteen (15) pounds per square yard. The exact rate will be as determined by

specific weight of aggregate, the surface demand of the pavement, and the size

of the largest particle size of the aggregate. Slurry seal shall not be placed when

the existing pavement or air temperature is below 55 degrees Fahrenheit (15

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degrees C) and falling, or during unsuitable weather, but may be applied when

both pavement and air temperature are above 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees

C) and rising.

Unless the Engineer makes other arrangements, all intersections are to be

slurry sealed where there are two or more blocks in line. Contractor shall seal

all alley returns adjacent to streets that are to be sealed back to the property

line. Where two streets that are to be sealed intersect, Contractor shall seal

the entire pavement in the intersection, including the round corner area. Where

light rail is encountered, Contractor shall seal up to the concrete pad. Areas to

be slurry sealed that are inaccessible to the spreader box may be spread by other

approved means.

Contractor shall remove all excess material, which is placed outside

asphalt pavement areas. Hand tools shall be available in order to remove

spillage.

Where the completed slurry is not uniform in color, the street shall be

treated to eliminate the color variation at Contractor's expense. The method of

treatment will be subject to approval by the Engineer. Contractor shall repair

and reseal all areas of the streets, which have not been sealed properly or

completely at no additional cost to the City.

Contractor shall be responsible for sweeping the streets and sidewalks

which excessive raveling may occur after placing of the slurry seal, at no

additional cost to the City, as directed by the Engineer. When requested by the

Engineer, Contractor will send to the Engineer a daily report containing the

following information:

a. Tons of dry aggregate consumed that day.

b. Tons of asphalt emulsion consumed that day; and

c. Surface area covered that day.

6. Machine Calibration And Verification

Mixer-spreader trucks to be used in performance of the work shall be

calibrated in the presence of the Engineer prior to construction. Contractor shall

document the way in which the mechanical proportioning devices are calibrated

and correlated to the metered delivery of each material at various settings. No

mixer-spreader truck will be allowed to work on the project until the calibration

has been completed and accepted by the Engineer within at least one (1) working

day prior to start of work.

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7. Spreading Equipment

The slurry mixture shall be uniformly spread by means of a controlled

spreader box conforming to the following requirements:

All spreader boxes over 7-1/2 feet in length shall have baffles.

Spreader box, rubber strike off, and drag mops shall be maintained in such

manner as to prevent chatter (washboarding) in the finished mat. If

washboarding occurs, that area shall be corrected to eliminate the washboard.

The rear flexible strike-off blade shall make close contact with the

pavement and shall be capable of being adjusted to the various crown slopes so

as to apply a uniform seal coat. Blades shall be changed as frequently as

necessary to prevent longitudinal scouring.

The maximum speed of the application equipment shall not be greater

than 180 feet per minute. At least two (2) operational spreader trucks shall be

available at the job site during the spreading operation except when continuous

placement type mixer-spreader trucks are used.

23-4 CHIP SEALS

1. Asphalt Emulsion

The asphalt emulsion use for chip seal shall be a cationic polymer modified

asphalt emulsion grade PMCRS-2h. The polymer in the emulsion shall be, at the

option of Contractor, either Neoprene, SBR, EVA or SBS. Solid polymers such as

EVA or SBS shall be adequately blended into the asphalt prior to emulsification. If

a liquid latex such as Neoprene, SBR or similar is used, the latex shall be “co-

milled” into the emulsion through the water phase during manufacturing.

Each load of polymer asphaltic emulsion shall have a certificate from the

asphalt emulsion manufacturer guaranteeing that either asphalt blending or “co-

milling” processes were used. The certificate shall also state the percentage of

the solid rubber polymer added to the asphaltic emulsion by weight of the asphalt

as well as the composition of the polymer. The addition of latex to the emulsion

after emulsion manufacturing is prohibited.

Cationic type asphalt emulsion Grade PMCRS-2h shall conform to the

following requirement when tested in accordance with the specified test methods:

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TEST TEST METHOD REQUIREMENT

Tests on emulsion: Min. Max.

Viscosity SSF, @ 122◦ F, seconds AASHTO T 59 100 250

Settlement, 5 days, % AASHTO T 59 -- 5

Sieve Test, % AASHTO T 59 -- 1.0

Demulsibility, 35 ml. 0.8% sodium dioctyl AASHTO T 59 60 95

sulfosuccinate, %

Particle Charge AASHTO T 59 Positive

Distillation: Oil distillate by AASHTO T 59 -- 3

volume of emulsion, %

Residue by Evaporation, % CTM 331 65 --

Tests on residue from Evaporation using CTM 331:

Penetration, 77°F, 100g, 5 seconds, dmm AASHTO T 59 40 65

Solubility in Trichloroethylene, % ASTM D 2042 97.5 --

Ductility, 77°F, 5cm/min, cm AASHTO T 51 60 --

(RTFO Aged Residue)

Ring & Ball Softening Point, ◦F AASHTO T 53 123 --

Polymer Content *, % CTM 401 3.0 --

*Solid polymer content based on weight of asphalt.

Torsional Recovery, % CTM 332 18 --

2. Medium Fine Screenings

Screening shall consist of broken stone, crushed gravel, or both. At least

90 percent of the screenings, by weight, shall consist of crushed particles as

determined by CTM 205. Screenings shall be clean and free from dirt and other

deleterious substances.

The percentage composition of the screenings, by weight, shall conform

to the following grading:

Sieve Sizes Percent Passing

3/8” 100

No. 4 30 - 60

No. 8 0 - 15

No. 16 0 - 5

No. 30 0 - 3

No. 200 0 – 2

Screenings shall conform to the following quality requirements:

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CTM Requirements

Los Angeles Rattler Loss

at 100 Revolutions 211 10% Maximum

Los Angeles Rattler Loss

at 500 Revolutions 211 40% Maximum

Film Stripping, % 302 10% Maximum

Cleanness Value 227 85 Minimum

3. Application

The chip seal asphalt emulsion application rate shall range between 0.20

and 0.35 gallons per square yard. Application of fog seal will not be required.

Each distributor truck shall be equipped, at all times, with its proper

measuring stick and calibration card. On-site calibration of distributor trucks,

for determining actual spread rate of asphalt emulsion, shall be performed when

directed by the Engineer. The Engineer may sample the asphalt emulsion at any

time during application. Samples of asphalt emulsion shall be taken from the

spray bar of a distributor truck at mid-load.

When requested by the Engineer, Contractor will send to the Engineer a

daily report containing the following information:

a. Tons of dry aggregate consumed that day.

b. Tons of asphalt emulsion consumed that day; and

c. Surface area covered that day.

4 Finishing

The Engineer shall have the final decision when traffic shall be permitted

to resume. The surface of the chip seal coat shall be swept or broomed no sooner

than 4 hours after the placement of the chip seal to maintain the surface free of

loose screenings and removal of excess screenings from all paved areas including

gutters, sidewalks and driveways until the slurry seal has been applied as

coverage. Contractor shall be responsible for any damages to the vehicles,

pedestrians and residents due to loose screenings. Contractor is responsible for

additional sweeping if requested by the Engineer.

5. Maintaining Traffic

Contractor shall place temporary C6 “LOOSE GRAVEL” with 15-MPH speed

limit signs installed at the entrance and at 150 feet intervals on both sides of the

streets.

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23-5 CAPE SEALS

1 Materials

The materials for cape seal consist of those for a slurry seal placed over a

chip seal.

2. Application

The slurry seal coat shall be applied no sooner than seven (7) calendar

days and no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after the chip seal coat is

applied.

Cape seal shall be placed at a rate of approximately eighteen (18) to thirty

(30) pounds per square yards. The exact rate will be as determined by specific

weight of aggregate, the surface demand of the pavement, and the size of the

largest particle size of the aggregate.

Residual Asphalt 7.5% - 13.5% (approx. 12.0 - 22.0% emulsion)

based on dry weight of aggregate

Mineral Filler 0.0% - 2.0% Based on dry weight of aggregate.

Additives As needed to control mixing and setting times

Water As needed to achieve proper mix consistency.

Residual Asphalt 6.5% - 12.5% (approx. 10.5% - 19.5% emulsion)

Based on dry weight of aggregate

23-6 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Contractor shall coordinate the removal of on-street parking with the

Engineer Seventy-two (72) hours prior to the start of work in accordance with

Section 6-18 of these specifications.

Immediately prior to apply slurry or chip seal, the pavement surface shall

be cleaned by sweeping all streets with a mechanical power broom prior to

sealing or other means necessary to remove all loose particles from the

pavement. All dirt, silt, vegetation and other objectionable material that may

prevent adhesion of the seal coat to the existing pavement will be removed. The

Engineer may require particularly dirty streets to be flushed with water (City

permit is required if City Fire Hydrants are being used). The Engineer must

approve all flushing operations. Contractor shall be responsible for cleaning

sidewalks and driveways soiled by flushing operations.

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Contractor shall remove thermoplastic stripes/markings, preformed

traffic stripes or markings and raised pavement markers prior to seal coat

operation. Contractor shall place temporary pavement delineation necessary for

the safe movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The layout of temporary

pavement delineation shall be approved by the Engineer.

Utility covers, maintenance holes, and other permanent facilities shall be

protected from coverage by the chip seal, and referenced for prompt location

and cleaning following slurry seal operations. Contractor shall be responsible for

covering, locating, removing, cleaning and protecting the above items during and

following the cape seal operations. The methods of protection, referencing,

locating and cleaning shall be submitted by Contractor and shall be subject to

approval by the Engineer prior to any resurfacing. All protective coverings shall

be removed from maintenance hole covers, water valve boxes, and other utility

covers each day before opening the street to traffic.

Contractor at his expense shall be responsible for removing all yard waste

and debris placed in the street between the time of City pickup and the

completion of the work. Yard waste shall not be relocated to planter strips,

pedestrian areas, or other areas not approved by the Engineer. Garbage cans

that are temporarily removed from the street shall be placed back in their

original position at the end of the workday.

Contractor shall submit to the Engineer for review and approval a plan

showing traffic control measures for vehicles and pedestrians affected by the

construction work. Contractor will not be allowed to begin work until the

Engineer has approved the plan.

The traffic control plan shall show advance warning signs to minimize

public inconvenience and traffic impacts on the quality of the work. The traffic

control plan shall also include any temporary light signal modifications necessary

for the efficient movement of traffic. Two-way traffic must be maintained for

all major streets at all times, unless otherwise approved by the Engineer. Unless

otherwise approved, all streets shall have a minimum of one (1) ten (10) foot

wide lane open to traffic in each direction at all times. If Contractor cannot

maintain two lanes of traffic, the Engineer may approve the reduction of the

number of lanes to one twelve feet (12’) lane and the use of flag persons and

delineation in accordance with the Work Area Traffic Control Handbook

(WATCH). Contractor shall provide the Engineer with one week of advanced

notice for any special closure considerations, which should be included in the

required traffic control plan.

Construction operations shall be conducted in such a manner as to cause

as little inconvenience as possible to abutting property owners. All

businesses/residents shall have access to their driveways at all times. Contractor

shall not be allowed to close the entire width of streets, and shall sand driveways

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as necessary during seal coat operations. Black sand shall be used for sanding

and shall be mechanically and evenly spread or broadcast.

Contractor shall schedule slurry and chip sealing such that access to an

area is maintained and that residents will be within 1000 feet of an open street

with a route out of the area being slurry sealed. However, the Engineer has the

right to modify the above criteria to accommodate the residents’ needs.

Contractor shall notify the public seventy-two (72) hours prior to the start

of work by placing door hangers to all business and residences that may be

affected by the work as determined by the Engineer. Contractor may be required

to contact business owners in person to explain the work schedule as determined

by the engineer. No work shall be permitted until the public has been notified.

If Required by the Engineer, Contractor shall notify the following City

departments and agencies seven (7) days prior to performing the work: Public

Works Solid Waste Division, (Street Cleaning Section) Public Works Parking

Division, Public Works Street Maintenance section, (Traffic Signs and Markings

Section, Traffic Signals and Lighting Section), Police Department

Communications Center, Fire Department Communications Center, Sacramento

Metro Regional Transit (bus stops and light rail). If required, Contractor shall

contact the appropriate representative of each City department or agency, and

provide a work schedule in writing.

Contractor shall clean, sweep, and maintain the cleanliness of the streets

to be paved to the satisfaction of the Engineer throughout the course of the

work. Materials spilled or dispersed as a result of the work on adjacent streets

shall also be cleaned at the expense of Contractor. The street shall be swept

with a mechanical type pickup machine and shall be left thoroughly clean at the

end of each working day. The machine shall spray adequate amounts of water to

control dust.

23-7 PLACING

Concrete bridge decks shall not be slurry sealed or chip sealed unless

otherwise directed by the Engineer.

All undulations and speed humps shall be sealed unless otherwise directed

by the Engineer.

All through driving lanes shall be spread in full lane width pulls only.

Sealing of driveway aprons, returns, and other incidental work shall be

accomplished concurrently with application of the street. The joint between

the pavement and the PCC gutter shall be slurry sealed by placing an overlap of

the lip of the gutter a minimum of 3/4 inches and a maximum of 2 inches. Chip

seal shall be applied 1” away from the gutter lips and not in the gutter pan.

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When slurry or chip seal starts or finishes, a straight-line cut-off shall be

obtained by laying down a strip of building paper or other approved material.

Contractor shall remove such paper and any excess slurry or chip after the

application thereof. Edge limits of the slurry or chip on both sides of the street

shall be maintained in a neat and uniform line.

When feasible, all joints and curb lines shall be pulled by machine to keep

handwork to a minimum. Ridges or bumps in the finish surface will not be

permitted.

Building paper shall be placed at transverse joints and over previously

placed slurry seals to avoid the double placement of seals. Other methods to

avoid double placement may be used if first approved by the Engineer.

Existing blue fire hydrant locators shall be removed prior to placing of the

chip seal and slurry seal. New "raised, blue dot, hydrant marking devices" shall

be installed by Contractor after the slurry seal has been set for three (3) calendar

days, but no later than seven (7) calendar days after placement of the slurry

seal. Contractor shall place the new approved "blue dot, hydrant marking

devices" with approved two-part epoxy adhesive per the instruction and at the

locations determined by the Engineer.

23-8 PAYMENT

Measurement for payment shall be taken from edge of pavement to edge

of pavement, or from lip of the gutter to lip of gutter.

Payment for Bituminous Seals shall be at the unit price bid per square yard

and shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, material, tools,

equipment, and incidentals to perform all work involved in slurry sealing, as

specified in these Special Provisions and as directed by the Engineer.

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Section 24

CURBS, GUTTERS AND SIDEWALKS

24-1 CONCRETE IN CURBS, GUTTERS, AND SIDEWALKS

Concrete in curbs, gutters, and sidewalks shall be Class "B", as specified in

Section 10-5 of these Specifications. The cement shall be Type II as set forth in

Section 10-1 of these Specifications. Fly ash shall not be substituted for cement if

subgrade is expansive clay or if the “R Value” is ten or less.

When placing new concrete next to the existing concrete, Contractor shall

match the color of the existing concrete. The color additive and amount may

vary, and shall be approved by the Engineer prior to placing the new concrete.

Without prior approval, new concrete that does not match the color of the

existing concrete shall be removed and replaced at Contractor’s expense.

24-2 CONCRETE CUTTING

Where new concrete is to join existing concrete, the exact limits of existing

concrete removal shall be determined by the Engineer prior to saw cutting.

Concrete saws shall be water-equipped for dust control. Contractor shall take the

necessary precautions to prevent cut material and saw cutting run-off from

entering the City’s storm drain system.

24-3 SUBGRADE AND AGGREGATE BASE

Subgrade shall be prepared as specified in Section 14-7, and aggregate base

shall be prepared as specified in Section 17-1 of these specifications. A minimum

of six inches (6”) of Class 2 aggregate base shall be placed under all curb, gutter,

sidewalk and driveways, except that twelve inches (12”) of Class 2 aggregate base

shall be placed if the subgrade is expansive clay or the “R Value” is ten or less.

Prior to placing concrete, aggregate base shall be uniformly moist, and any excess

water shall be removed.

24-4 FORMWORK - NON EXTRUDED CONSTRUCTION

Forms for curb, gutter, and sidewalk shall be of a width equal to the full

depth of the curb and gutter and wood forms shall be a minimum of one and one

half inches (1 1/2") thick. Warped forms and forms not having a smooth straight

upper edge shall not be used. Benders, or thin plank forms, rigidly placed, may be

used for returns and other curves.

All forms must be carefully set to proper alignment and grades and shall be

rigidly held in place by the use of not less than five (5) pairs of stakes to every

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twenty-foot (20') section, unless otherwise approved. Clamps, spreaders, and

braces shall be used when necessary to obtain tolerances specified herein.

Sidewalks shall be set with the upper edge true to line and grade and shall

be rigidly held in place by stakes placed on the outside of the forms and set flush

with the top edge of the form. The side forms shall not be removed for at least

eight (8) hours after concrete finishing has been completed.

24-5 EXTRUDED (SLIP-FORM) CONSTRUCTION

Extrusion machines shall be properly adjusted and in satisfactory operating

condition. Prior to placing concrete, contractor shall demonstrate proper

adjustment of all screeds and floats by measurements from grade stakes driven to

known elevations. Satisfactory operation and adjustment of all propulsion and

control equipment, including pre-erected grade and alignment lines, shall be

demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Engineer prior to and during the extrusion

of concrete.

Concrete used with extruded construction shall be of such consistency that,

after extrusion, it will maintain the shape of the curb section without support.

Concrete shall be fed to the machine at a uniform rate. The machine shall be

operated under sufficient uniform restraint to forward motion to produce a well-

compacted mass of concrete free from surface pits. Finishing with a brush

application of grout to repair defects will not be permitted.

Unless otherwise indicated in the Contract Documents, extruded concrete

curb shall be anchored to existing pavement by the use of dowel reinforcing, an

approved adhesive, or both, as directed by the Engineer. If an adhesive is used,

the surface shall be thoroughly cleaned prior to its application. The existing

pavement shall be cleaned by wire brush, by blast cleaning, or as approved by the

Engineer. The cleaned surface shall be free from dust, loose material, or oil. The

adhesive shall conform to Section 95, “Epoxy”, of the State Specifications.

24-6 EXPANSION JOINTS AND SCORE LINES

In curbs, gutters, and sidewalks, expansion (weakened planed) joints shall

be placed at curb returns, top of driveway transitions, light poles, fire hydrants,

beginning of drain inlet transition, other fixed objects, or where directed by the

engineer. Expansion joints shall be placed every sixty feet (60'). The joint material

shall be three-eighths inches (⅜”) thick, a minimum of two and one-half inches

(2½") deep, and shall conform to Section 10-4 of these Specifications. Expansion

joints must be at right angles to the line of the work.

Deep-score lines shall be one and one-half inches (1½") deep, one-eighth

inch to one-quarter inch (⅛"– ¼") in width, and placed every twelve feet (12') with

a standard four-foot (4') bite score in between. Expansion joints, score lines, and

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bite scores shall conform to the Standard Drawings of Section 38 of these

Specifications.

When placing new concrete next to the existing concrete, Contractor shall

match the score lines of the existing concrete. The score lines spacing may vary

and shall be approved by the Engineer prior to placing the new concrete. Without

prior approval, new concrete that does not match the score lines of the existing

concrete shall be removed and replaced at Contractor’s expense.

24-7 FINISHING CONCRETE SURFACES

The top and exposed surface of the concrete shall be finished, whereby the

concrete is poured to form or extruded, properly screeded, floated, troweled,

edged, and smoothly finished, after which it shall be broomed with a fine hair push

broom drawn over the surface transverse to the line of work.

Non-extruded concrete shall be placed in the forms in layers not to exceed

six inches (6") and each layer shall be spaded and tamped until the concrete is

thoroughly compacted. Surfaces of non-extruded sidewalks shall be finished by

double screeding, which shall include working the concrete with a jitterbug until

the coarse aggregate is forced down into the body of the concrete and a layer of

mortar is thus forced to the top for floating, and troweling.

The top and face of the finished curb shall be true and straight, and the top

surface of curbs shall be of uniform width, free from humps, sags, or other

irregularities. Grade tolerance of the gutter flow line, lip of gutter, back of curb,

and back of sidewalk shall not exceed plus or minus 0.05-foot in any twenty-five

foot (25') length from the elevations shown on the plans. When a straightedge 10

feet long is placed on the top of a finished surface, the surface shall not vary more

than .02 feet except at grade changes or curves. Contractor shall water test the

gutter at the time of construction, and no more than .02 feet of water shall remain

shortly after water supply is stopped.

Partial concrete pours shall terminate at an expansion joint or deep-score

line. The end of such a partial pour shall be vertical and square ended. If the

partial pour is terminated at a deep-score line dowels shall be required.

24-8 CURING OF CONCRETE

Concrete shall be cured in conformance with the provisions set forth in

Section 10-6 of these specifications.

24-9 DAMAGE AND REPAIRS

Any damage done to concrete curbs, gutters, sidewalks, or driveways during

the progress of the work shall be repaired by Contractor to the satisfaction of the

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Engineer. Contractor shall protect the work from graffiti and vandalism. Patching

of damaged areas shall not be allowed. Damaged or vandalized areas shall be

removed and replaced to the nearest score line as directed by the Engineer at

Contractor’s expense.

24-10 SLOPE AND WIDTH OF SIDEWALKS

Sidewalks and planting strip between curb and sidewalk shall slope

uniformly towards the street at a rate of not more than two percent (2%) and not

less than one percent (1%). The transverse slope of the finished surface shall be

uniform to a degree such that no depressions greater than 0.01-foot are present

when tested with a straightedge laid in a direction transverse to the centerline and

extending across the width of the sidewalk.

Unless otherwise shown on the Plans or by the Special Provisions, sidewalks

shall be four feet six inches (4’-6”) wide and three and five eights inches (3⅝”)

thick.

24-11 DOWEL REINFORCEMENT

Dowel reinforcement shall be installed to join existing concrete to new

concrete as directed by the Engineer. A typical dowel installation consists of a No.

4 bar snugly fit or epoxied four to six inches, and spaced between 18 and 24 inches

apart, in the existing concrete. The dowels shall conform to Section 21 of these

Specifications.

24-12 CURB RAMPS AND DRIVEWAYS

Curb ramps for the physically handicapped and driveways shall be

constructed to the dimensions, lines, grades as shown on the plans, and to the

drawings shown in Section 38.

24-13 CURBS & GUTTER RECONSTRUCTION TO ACCOMMODATE DRIVEWAYS

Where curbs are removed for the purpose of constructing a driveway, the

entire curb and gutter shall be removed to the nearest score line and the gutter

rebuilt as directed by the Engineer.

24-14 PAYMENT

On unit price proposals, unit prices will be required as set forth in this

paragraph. The price bid on each of the following items shall include full

compensation for furnishing all material, labor, and equipment necessary to

construct the completed work as shown on the Plans.

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1. Concrete Curb and Gutter

Payment for concrete curb and gutter will be at the price bid per lineal foot

which will include full compensation for finishing the subgrade, dampening the

subgrade, including furnishing the water; furnishing, placing, and later removing

necessary forms and form work; furnishing and finishing concrete; curing concrete;

furnishing and placing expansion joint material; furnishing and placing dowel

reinforcement; and doing such other work as may be necessary to construct the

curb and gutter complete in place as shown on the Plans.

If curbs and gutters of more than one type are specified on one job, then

separate unit prices will be bid for each type specified.

2. Sidewalks

Payment for sidewalk will be at the price bid per square foot which will

include full compensation for finishing the subgrade; dampening the subgrade,

including furnishing the water; furnishing, placing, and later removing necessary

forms and form work; furnishing concrete; furnishing and placing expansion joint

material; finishing the sidewalk surfacing; curing the sidewalk, furnishing and

placing dowel reinforcement; and doing such other work as may be necessary to

construct the sidewalk as shown on the Plans.

If sidewalk thickness varies on a job, then separate unit prices will be for

each thickness specified.

3. Curb Ramps and Driveways

There will be no separate payment for curb ramps and driveways and the

cost thereof shall be included in the price bid for sidewalk and/or curb and gutter,

unless otherwise indicated in the Special Provisions.

4. Removal of Existing Curb, Gutter, and Sidewalk

Payment for Removal of Existing Curb, Gutter and Sidewalk will be included

in the payment for “Clearing” or “Clearing and Grubbing” per Section 13. If there

is no item for “Clearing” or “Clearing and Grubbing”, payment for removal of curb,

gutter and sidewalk will be at the price bid per lineal foot and will include full

compensation for sawcutting, removal of curb, gutter and sidewalk and disposal at

an appropriate location and all other effort associated with this item.

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Section 25

SANITARY SEWER AND STORM DRAIN MANHOLES

25-1 STANDARD MANHOLES

City standard manholes shall conform to Sections 10, 14, 25, and to the

drawings shown in Section 38 of these Specifications. Unless otherwise shown

on the Plans or called for in the Special Provisions, only City standard manholes

shall be used on City work.

25-2 MANHOLE CASTINGS

Castings for manhole heads and manhole covers shall conform to Section

10-25 of these Specifications. Dimensions of manhole heads and covers shall be

as shown in Section 38 of these Specifications.

25-3 CONSTRUCTION OF MANHOLES

Sanitary sewer and storm drain manholes shall be watertight structures

constructed by placing precast concrete sections on a cast in place or precast

concrete base. All construction of sewer and storm drain manholes shall be

constructed using precast concrete bases.

1. Precast Concrete Sections

Precast concrete sections shall conform to ASTM C 76 for Class III pipe, or

C478 for precast reinforced concrete manhole sections. Manhole barrels, pre-

cast bases, cones, flat top lids, and grade rings shall conform to the requirements

of ASTM C 478. Lifting holes shall be sealed with plastic sealing compound

conforming to Section 10-37 on the side facing the soil and grouted smooth on

the interior with a non-metallic, non-shrink grout in conformance with Section

10-55.

2. Cone sections

Cone sections shall be constructed of concentric cones except in the

following cases:

a. Eccentric Cone, Type 3A – Manholes 8-foot deep and greater

b. Eccentric Cone, Type 4 – Manholes for sewer mains 21-inch and

larger; storm mains 27-inch diameter and larger

c. Reduced Height Cone – Manholes for pipe with depths of cover

measuring 30 inches to 42 inches above crown of largest

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connecting pipe

d. Flat Top Lid – Manholes for pipe depths of cover of 18 inches to

30 inches above the crown of the largest connecting pipe

3. Concrete Bases, General

Concrete manhole bases may be either cast in place or pre-cast of a type

and manufacture as approved by the Engineer. Unless otherwise approved by the

Engineer, a minimum of twelve-inches (12”) of Type A clean crushed rock

conforming to Section 10-14 of these Specifications shall be placed and

compacted below the base to provide a firm foundation. If subgrade cannot be

compacted using standard construction methods, it will be considered unsuitable

material and handled in accordance with Section 14-8 of these Specifications.

Stubs in the base shall match inlet pipe sizes and shall align true with all

inlet and outlet pipes (within a tolerance of ± 4 degrees). Reducers will not be

permitted. All inlet pipes that enter the manhole at the bases shall be

channelized through the manhole with smooth uniform bends toward the

direction of flow. In all cases, positive slope for all inlet pipes shall be maintained

through the manhole. Two flexible joints shall be provided outside manhole

barrel for each pipe connecting to a precast manhole base. Flexible joints shall

consist of standard bell and spigot connections. Upon written approval by the

Engineer, flexible connectors with stainless steel shear bands as manufactured

by Fernco, or equal, may be installed. Joints shall be one pipe diameter apart

and a minimum of 24-inches apart. Pipe connections to base shall be grouted in

place and made watertight.

Manhole bench shall slope upwards from the spring-line of the pipe to the

projected level of the crown of the pipe at the manhole wall, or 12 inches above

the spring-line, whichever is less. All holes, cracks, and seams shall be grouted

flush with the manhole interior using non-shrink nonmetallic grout in accordance

with Section 10-55. All internal surfaces shall be constructed with a smooth and

uniform finish.

4. Cast-in-place Bases

Cast in place concrete bases shall be Class “B” concrete as set forth in

Section 10-5 of these Specifications. Portland Cement shall be Type II, as set

forth in Section 10-1 of these Specifications. Installation of cast in place bases

shall require written approval of the Engineer.

5. Manhole Flowlines

Manhole flowlines for main pipe and intersecting mains thirty-six inches

(36”) or less in diameter shall be constructed of vitrified clay pipe liners. If the

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main is “laid through”, flowline material shall be same as the host pipe. PVC

flowlines are not allowed.

Where multiple pipes are joined, the host pipe for purposes of this specification

is defined as the downstream pipe. If inlet and outlet pipes are of different sizes,

new flowline pipe size shall match larger pipe size. If host pipe is not utilized as

the flowline, new flowline shall match inlet and outlet pipe elevations and shall

extend to inside face of manhole. For host pipes up to 36-inches in diameter, all

inlet pipes shall be channelized through the manhole base using clay pipe bends,

grouted smooth to prevent the accumulation of debris.

Manholes not constructed in streets shall have three (3), six inch (6”)

adjusting rings placed between the top of the cone and the bottom of the

manhole head. Top of head to be six inches (6”) above the ground surface.

Manholes constructed in streets shall have the top of the cone within

twelve inches (12”) to eighteen inches (18”) of final street grade.

6. Precast Bases

Precast concrete bases and their details shall have the prior approval of

the Engineer and shall conform to ASTM C 478 and the Standard Drawings.

Openings in the base that are not connected to a pipe shall be sealed with

a watertight plug such as a “Gripper” mechanical wing nut plug by Cherne, or

equal, and grouted smooth.

7. Joining Precast Manhole Sections

Preformed plastic sealing compound, in conformance with Section 10-37

of these Specifications, shall be used for joining all precast manhole sections.

Prior to application of preformed plastic sealing compound, all joint surfaces

shall be thoroughly cleaned. The sealing compound shall be protected from dirt

during placing. Ends of the compound shall be joined end-to-end and not joined

by overlapping. Squeeze-out on the inside of the manhole shall be neatly

trimmed flush with the inside surface.

All surface irregularities and joints in the interior of the manhole shall be

grouted smooth with non-shrink metallic grout in conformance with Section 10-

55. In areas of high groundwater, the external joint of each barrel section and

of the barrel/cone connection shall be sealed with an external rubber sealing

wrap as manufactured by Infi-Shield Inc. or equal. The seal shall be made of

neoprene and EPDM rubber and have a minimum total thickness of 60 mils.

Material shall conform to specifications of ASTM C 923, ASTM C 443, and ASTM F

477.

Material shall extend beyond each side of the joint a minimum of 3-inches,

be continuous around the perimeter of the barrel section, and overlapped a

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minimum of 6-inches. “High groundwater” will be considered a location where

the groundwater reaches the level of the manhole barrel during a typical rainy

season.

8. Manhole Chimneys

For manholes constructed in streets, the height of the manhole chimney

shall be between six and three-quarters inches (6-¾”) and eighteen inches (18”)

and in accordance with these guidelines. In general, manhole precast

components shall be selected to produce the minimum practical chimney height.

In newly constructed streets, chimney height shall be between six and three-

quarters inches (6-¾”) and thirteen inches (13”). On streets with average cross

slopes greater than 3% or streets receiving overlays, chimney height shall be

between twelve and eighteen inches.

9. Chimney Collars

There shall be a minimum of eight inches (8”) of concrete placed around

the head after it is set to the final street grade. The concrete shall extend from

two inches (2”) below the top of the manhole cone to a point two inches (2”)

below the pavement grade. After the concrete has hardened, the remaining

two-inch (2”) space will be filled with asphaltic concrete carefully raked and

compacted by approved powered tampers.

10. Concrete Collars (unimproved areas)

For manholes not constructed in streets, three (3), six inch (6”) adjusting

rings shall be placed between the top of the cone and the bottom of the manhole

head. Top of head shall be a minimum of six inches (6”) above the ground

surface. A concrete collar shall be constructed around head a minimum of six

inches (6”) wide, from top of cone to top of head.

11. Manhole Location Signs

For manholes not constructed in streets a manhole location sign shall be

installed in accordance with these specifications and as directed by the Engineer.

The use of concrete for mount stabilization will not be allowed. Sign posts shall

be driven a minimum of three feet into the undisturbed or compacted soil. If a

stable mount cannot be achieved at minimum sign post mounting heights, greater

driven depths must be used in conjunction with longer channel posts. All signs

shall be mounted on the wide, or open, side of the channel post. Bolts shall

protrude beyond the lock nut by at least a full thread after assembly, and care

shall be exercised when tightening the bolts so as not to create a “Dimple” in

the aluminum sign.

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12. Manhole Connections

Connections to an existing manhole shall be made using a “Core-Bore”

technique or other method approved by the Engineer. All connections to sanitary

sewer manholes shall be made using a resilient connector conforming to ASTM C

923, as made by Kor-N-Seal, A-LOK, or approved equal, and shall be watertight.

For connections not part of the base, the annular space between the resilient

connector and the manhole wall shall be filled with a flexible material approved

by the pipe manufacturer.

13. Manhole Testing

In areas where ground water is expected, including but not limited to

Pocket Area, Willow Creek, North Natomas and areas close to the rivers, all

manholes shall be tested and shall meet the requirements of ASTM C 1244 prior

to acceptance. For installations not affected by groundwater a minimum of 25%

of manholes shall be tested. At the discretion of the Engineer, a failed test may

result in an increased number of manholes to be tested. Manholes shall be tested

prior to backfill. If the manhole fails the test at this time, the manhole shall be

repaired by Contractor and retested. This procedure shall be repeated until the

manhole passes the required test. The Engineer may also require the manholes

to be tested using this method after backfilling if he has reason to suspect that

the manhole has been disturbed during the backfilling operation, or at other

times during construction of the improvements being installed as part of the

development.

In order to prepare the manhole for this test, all lift holes shall be plugged

and all pipes entering the manhole shall be temporarily plugged, taking care to

securely brace the pipes and plugs to prevent them from being drawn in to the

manhole.

The test procedure shall be as follows:

a. The test head shall be placed at the top of the manhole in

accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.

b. A vacuum of 10 inches of mercury shall be drawn on the manhole,

the valve on the vacuum line of the test head closed, and the

vacuum pump shut off. The time shall be measured for the vacuum

to drop to 9 inches of mercury.

c. The manhole shall pass if the time for the vacuum to drop from 10

inches of mercury meets or exceeds the values indicated in Table

1 of ASTM C 1244.

The vacuum gauge used for this test shall be supplied by Contractor, and

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shall have maximum scale division of 0.1 psi, and shall have an accuracy of 0.04

psi. Accuracy and calibration of the gauge shall be certified by a reliable testing

firm at six month intervals, or when requested by the Engineer. In addition, the

Engineer may compare Contractor's gauge with a City owned gauge at any time.

During testing, the vacuum gauge shall be located such that it is readily visible.

Surface restoration shall be in accordance with the section of the General

Requirements entitled “Pavement Cutting and Surface Restoration” and shall be

paid for under this item of the contract. Pavement cutting shall be perpendicular

and parallel to the centerline of the road.

25-4 ADJUSTING MANHOLE HEADS

Existing manholes in streets shall be adjusted to grade when shown on the

Plans or called for in the Special Provisions.

Manhole heads shall be raised by wiring the frame to two 2" X 4"’s of

sufficient length to span the excavation. The space between the old manhole

and the bottom of the head will then be filled with a cement mortar, conforming

to Section 10-37 of these Specifications, poured against a suitable form on the

inside of the structure. Concrete will then be poured around the head to a point

two inches (2") below the top of the head. Concrete shall be Class “A” concrete,

conforming to Section 10-5 of these Specifications. After the concrete has

hardened, the remaining two-inch (2") space will be filled with asphaltic

concrete carefully raked and compacted by approved powered tampers.

When adjusting a manhole head will result in less than six and three-

quarters inches (6¾"), or more than eighteen inches (18") between the top of the

cone and final street grade, the cone shall be removed and forty-eight inch or

sixty inch (48" or 60") diameter manhole barrels shall be added or removed so

that the top of the cone is within six and three-quarters to eighteen inches (6¾"

to 18") of final street grade.

Manhole heads that need to be lowered shall be removed as directed by

the Engineer to a depth that will allow the manhole to be reconstructed with the

proper cone and to the lines and elevation shown on the Plans. Manholes that

require lowering shall be indicated on the Plans or Special Provisions as manholes

to reconstruct. Manholes that require raising shall be indicated on the Plans or

Special Provisions as manholes to raise.

When manholes are required to be adjusted in a street that is open to

traffic, all work involved in adjusting shall be fully completed during the work

day so as to permit full use by traffic at 4 p.m. of the same day. Should

Contractor be unable to fully complete a manhole by the above time, a

temporary asphaltic cutback surface shall be placed in any depression so as to

provide a smooth traveling surface until the manhole can be fully completed.

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The use of barricades around incomplete manholes during night hours in not

permitted.

25-5 FLUSHER BRANCHES

Flusher branches are not permitted for new construction.

25-6 PAYMENT FOR MANHOLES

On unit price Proposals, payment for manholes shall be at the unit price

bid per manhole. This price shall include full compensation for all necessary

excavation, form work, pre-cast and cast-in-place concrete, furnishing all other

material and doing all work necessary to construct the manholes complete in

place to the dimensions shown on the Plans or in these Specifications. If shown

in the list of bid quantities, the Proposal may require separate unit prices on

standard manholes of various depths but if only a single item is shown for

standard manholes, then manholes of all depths will be included and shall be

paid for at the price bid.

Special manholes, that is, those which may be shown on the Plans which

are separately detailed and do not conform to standard manhole details shall be

paid for under a separate item or items of the Proposal. The price bid per special

manhole shall include full compensation for doing all work and furnishing all

material necessary to construct the special manhole as shown on the Plans.

Payment for raising or reconstructing manholes shall be at a unit price

bid, which shall include full compensation for doing all work and furnishing all

material necessary to raise or reconstruct the manholes as shown on Plans or

Special Provisions. On overlay projects, raising of cones will be considered as

Extra Work and shall be paid for according to the terms and conditions of Section

4-6 of these Specifications.

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Section 26

LAYING SEWER AND DRAIN PIPE

26-1 EXCAVATION

Trench excavation for all sewer and drain pipe shall conform to standard

drawing T- 80 and the following requirements

Table 26-1.1 – Minimum and Maximum Trench Width (TW) @ Top

of Drainage Pipe

Pipe Inside

Diameter

(inches)

(Min. Trench Width)

Pipe Outside

Diameter Plus

(inches)

(Max. Trench Width)

Pipe Outside Diameter

Plus

(inches)

33 or less

36 or greater

Table 26-1.2 – Minimum and Maximum Trench Width (TW) @ Top

of Sewer Pipe

Pipe Inside

Diameter

(inches)

(Min. Trench Width)

Pipe Outside

Diameter Plus

(inches)

(Max. Trench Width)

Pipe Outside Diameter

Plus

(inches)

Flexible Pipes

15 or less

18 or greater

Vitrified Clay Pipe

All Pipe Sizes

No Limit

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Contractor shall substitute stronger pipe or increased bedding and backfill

requirements, subject to approval of the Engineer, at no extra cost, if the

specified trench width is exceeded by the fault of Contractor. If field conditions

do not allow for a trench within the above limitations, at no fault of Contractor,

as determined by the Engineer, alternative bedding and backfill requirements

shall be incorporated as directed by the Engineer and added cost will be

reimbursed as extra work.

At a minimum, the depth of excavation shall be three inches (3”) below

the outside diameter of the barrel or one inch (1”) below the outside diameter

of the bell, whichever is deeper.

No tunnels shall be allowed, except when, in the opinion of the Engineer,

it is impossible or impracticable to prevent tunneling.

Contractor shall comply with the requirements set forth in paragraph 6-8

“TRENCH SAFETY PLANS”, Section 6.

Trenches shall be excavated only as far in advance of pipe laying as can

be backfilled in the same day. The maximum total length of open trench shall

be five hundred feet (500’). Under no condition shall more than fifty feet (50’)

of trench remain open overnight. A trench in an existing roadway which is not

to be regraded is defined as open until backfilled and paved with temporary

surfacing, ready for traffic. Other trenches are defined as being open until

backfilled to subgrade or the original ground line. Temporary surfacing is defined

in 26-11, “Repaving Trenches”.

Contractor, at his/her option, may elect to cut existing sewer services

that are encountered or tunnel under them. All sewer services cut by trench

excavation shall be replaced before nightfall of the same day in accordance with

Standard Drawing S-230, Section 38 of the Standard Specifications. No additional

compensation will be paid Contractor for any sewer services purposely or

accidentally cut and repaired

26-2 DEWATERING

Contractor shall be responsible for the control, removal, and disposal of

any groundwater that may be encountered in the course of excavating and

backfilling trenches or placing pipe. Whenever water or over-saturated soil

conditions exist which may interfere with proper installation, trenches shall be

dewatered to a level twelve inches (12”) below the trench bottom before

placement of any pipe or material. Unless approved in writing by the Engineer,

groundwater and/or water from trench dewatering shall be free of sediment and

other construction materials before entering the City storm drain system. A

dewatering plan, including a water de-sedimentation plan, shall be submitted to

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the Engineer for approval prior to any pumping or discharge of water to the City

storm drain system.

For projects located within the combined system the procedures outlined

in paragraph 16-1, “Ground Water Discharges” shall be followed.

26-3 HEALTH AND SAFETY

Contractor is warned that existing sanitary sewers and appurtenances

have been exposed to sewage and industrial wastes. These facilities shall

therefore be considered contaminated with disease-causing organisms.

Personnel in contact with contaminated facilities, debris, wastewater, or similar

items shall be advised by Contractor of the necessary precautions that must be

taken to prevent infection. It is Contractor's responsibility to urge his personnel

to observe a strict regime of proper hygienic precautions, including any

inoculations recommended by the local public health officer.

Because of the danger of solvents, gasoline, and other hazardous material

in the existing sewers or drains, these areas shall be considered hazardous to

open flame, sparks, or unventilated occupancy. Contractor shall be aware of

these dangers and shall take the necessary measures to assure his personnel

observe proper safety precautions when working in these facilities.

Contractor shall not allow any wastewater to discharge from sanitary

sewage collection systems onto adjacent lands or waters. In case of accidental

discharge, Contractor at his/her expense shall be responsible for containment,

immediate cleanup, and disposal to the full satisfaction of the Engineer. Where

containment is not possible, Contractor at his/her expense shall provide

adequate disinfection as directed by the Engineer or jurisdictional agency. If, in

the opinion of the Engineer, Contractor fails to adequately follow the above

guidelines, the City will make arrangements to have the work done by others,

and have the cost deducted from amounts owing to Contractor.

26-4 PIPE MATERIALS/TYPES

Sewer and drain pipe shall conform to Sections 10, 26, and 38. The type,

class and size of pipe are generally shown on the Plans and/or in the list of

quantities contained within the Proposal.

1. Continuous types

Only one type of pipe shall be used between manholes with the exception

of changing from Class III to Class IV RCP as long as the pipes are completely

compatible with no modifications and both classes of pipe come from the same

manufacturer and are of the same manufacturing process.

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Prior to the start of work, Contractor shall submit a plan showing types of

pipe and locations to the Engineer. Any deviation in the plan thereafter shall

not be allowed unless approved in advance by the Engineer.

2. Acceptable Sewer and Combined Sewer Pipe Types

Sewer pipe types shall be as shown on the Plans or as noted in the Special

Provisions and shall be of one of the following types unless otherwise noted:

Vitreous Clay (VCP); Closed Profile Polyvinyl Chloride (CPPVC); Polyvinyl Chloride

(PVC); Glass Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin; calcareous aggregate

reinforced concrete (RCP) Class ; or HDPE Solid Wall Fusion Jointed.

3. Acceptable Drainage Pipe Types

Drainage pipe types shall be as shown on the Plans or as noted in the

Special Provisions and shall be of one of the following types unless otherwise

noted : Reinforced Concrete (RCP) Class III or Class IV; Closed Profile Polyvinyl

Chloride (CPPVC); Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC); Glass Fiber-Reinforced

Thermosetting-Resin; or HDPE Solid Wall Fusion Jointed.

26-5 LAYING PIPE

Laying sewer and drain pipe shall conform to Sections 10, 14, 26, and 38.

Pipe shall be placed in accordance with the Plans, Special Provisions,

manufacturer’s recommendations, and as directed by the Engineer.

1. Saw-cutting over existing pipelines

Prior to saw-cutting, Contractor shall mark the exact location of the

existing pipeline on the pavement using a ferreting device or equivalent.

2. Manhole connections

All connections to the manholes not cast as part of the manhole base shall

be made by use of a coring machine. The annular space between the outside of

the pipe and the manhole shall be sealed by using a flexible annular space filler

such as "Kor n' Seal Cavity O-Ring" by NPC Inc. or approved equal.

3. Bedding

Bedding shall be Type A clean crushed rock and shall be placed in

accordance with these Standard Specifications and the pipe manufacturer’s

recommendations. The bedding material shall provide uniform support of the full

length of the pipe to a width of at least fifty percent (50%) of the pipe internal

diameter. Initial backfill shall be brought to uniformity on each side of the pipe

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to prevent distortion or displacement. Consolidation under pipe haunches shall

be accomplished by shovel slicing or rodding to assure all voids are filled.

Remaining initial backfill shall be placed in lifts and then consolidated with

vibratory equipment to insure proper compaction. Ponding and jetting methods

of achieving compaction will not be allowed.

4. Special foundation treatment

Whenever the bottom of the trench is soft or rocky, or, in the opinion of

the Engineer, otherwise unsuitable as a foundation for pipe bedding, the

unsuitable material shall be removed to a minimum depth of six inches (6”) and

replaced with Type D clean crushed rock, “pit run” or cobbles or any combination

thereof. Pit run shall have a minimum sand content of 25 and shall be compacted

to 90% relative compaction. Cobbles shall be a maximum of 12” and a minimum

of 4”.

As an alternate to, or in addition to, the bedding materials specified

above, the Engineer may direct Contractor to furnish and place geotextile fabric

below the bedding materials. The geotextile material shall be a high modulus

woven fabric, and shall be inert to commonly encountered chemicals, rot-proof,

and resistant to ultraviolet light, insects, and rodents. The geotextile fabric

shall have a minimum grab tensile strength of two hundred pounds (200 lbs.) in

any direction as measured in accordance with ASTM D 4632, a Mullen burst

strength of at least four hundred pounds per square inch (400 psi) per square

inch per ASTM D 3786, and an Equivalent Opening Size no larger than the U.S.

Standard Sieve Number 50 as determined by ASTM D 4751. Geotextile fabric

shall be Mirafi 600X or equal. Each roll of fabric shall be handled and placed in

accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. Furnishing and placing

of geotextile fabric will be paid for as extra work as defined in 4-6, “Extra Work,

Force Account”.

If material more than twelve inches (12”) below the typical trench bottom

is ordered removed by the Engineer, the excavation below that point and the

imported material required to backfill the trench to that elevation will be paid

as extra work as provided in Section 4 unless otherwise specified in the Special

Provisions. Before excavation of the pipe trench in fill areas of roadway

embankments, the fill area or embankment shall be completed to a height above

the pipe invert grade line of not less than twice the internal pipe diameter or to

final fill or embankment subgrade, whichever is lower, but in no case less than

twelve inches (12”) above the top of the pipe. Such embankment shall be

compacted to a minimum relative compaction of ninety percent (90%) for a

distance on each side of the pipe equal to a least two (2) pipe diameters. The

remainder of the embankment shall be compacted to the minimum relative

compaction specified elsewhere in these Specifications for the type of

construction being done, or as specified in the Special Provisions or on the Plans.

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5. Trench backfill

a. Initial backfill

Initial Backfill shall be provided by Contractor and shall be placed

in accordance with these Standard Specifications and the pipe

manufacturer’s recommendations. Initial backfill shall be the material

between the top of the bedding material and six inches (6”) above the top

of the bell or barrel if the pipe does not have a bell. Unless otherwise

indicated in the Special Provisions, initial backfill shall be granular

material consisting of imported Type A, or Type B clean crushed rock,

conforming to the requirements of 10-17, “Clean Crushed Rock” of these

Standard Specifications.

Initial backfill shall be placed immediately after pipe joints have

been completed, inspected, and passed by the Engineer. The material

shall be carefully placed so as not to disturb or damage the pipe and shall

be brought up evenly on both sides. Initial backfill material shall be

placed in layers not exceeding eight inches (8”) in depth before

compaction at or near optimum moisture content. Contractor shall place

initial backfill by shovel slicing, tamping, and/or vibratory compaction in

order to produce firmly compacted material under the haunches of the

pipe. Compaction shall be by mechanical pneumatic or vibratory

compaction equipment approved by the Engineer. Care shall be used to

avoid dislodging the pipe. No wedging or blocking of the pipe will be

permitted. Ponding and jetting methods of achieving compaction shall not

be allowed.

When the bedding material for the pipe consists of crushed rock,

sand shall not be used as initial backfill material.

b. Trench backfill

Unless otherwise approved by Engineer, trench backfill shall be

provided, and placed to grade by Contractor, in accordance with these

Standard Specifications and the pipe manufacturer’s recommendations.

Trench backfill shall be the material between the initial backfill and the

top of trench or subgrade. The material for trench backfill may be of job

excavated, native material provided that such material is free of organic

materials or other unsuitable materials as determined by the Engineer

that may cause voids or depressions to develop during or after placement

of the backfill. Rocks, stones and solid earth chunks exceeding three

inches (3”) in greatest dimension shall be removed from the trench

backfill material.

Trench backfill material shall be placed in layers not exceeding

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eight inches (8”) in depth before compaction at or near optimum moisture

content. Until the total backfill above the top of the pipe exceeds three

feet (3’), machine-placed backfill material shall not be allowed to

“freefall” more than two feet (2’).

Unless otherwise shown on the Plans or specified in the Special

Provisions, compaction of all backfill material shall be by mechanical

pneumatic or vibratory compaction equipment. Minimum relative

compaction of the trench backfill material shall be ninety percent (90%)

when tested according to ASTM D 1557, except that the top six inches

(6”) below the subgrade shall be compacted to a relative compaction of

ninety-five percent (95%). Trenches in easements outside the street

rights-of-way may be compacted to ninety percent (90%) relative

compaction throughout the depth. Compaction testing will be performed

by the Engineer and the cost thereof will be borne by the City, except

that retests of areas which fail to meet the required compaction shall be

charged to Contractor and deducted from any payment due Contractor for

work performed under the terms of the Proposal.

Ponding and jetting methods of achieving compaction shall not be

allowed.

Upon written request by Contractor, and upon approval of the

Engineer, the trench may completely backfilled to the bottom of the AC

pavement with slurry cement or Control Density Fill backfill provided in

conformance with 10-16, “Controlled Density Fill”. For pipes and conduits

two inches (2”) and smaller, bedding, initial backfill, and trench backfill

shall be slurry cement backfilled, placed to within one and one-half inches

(1½”) of finished grade.

c. Unsuitable material/import

If the portion of existing, native material removed in the

excavation of trenches to be used for backfill is determined by the

Engineer to be unsuitable for backfill not due to any action or negligence

of Contractor nor because native material is inadequately protected from

inclement weather, Contractor shall remove unsuitable material and

import and place suitable backfill material.

The cost for this item shall be paid separately and it includes all

associated costs including hauling away unsuitable material, disposal, and

transportation and material cost for import material, except that the cost

of placing and compacting import material is not included in this item but

is included in the item for placing pipe. The quantity of "Unsuitable

Material/Import" and the cost thereof shall not include that native

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material which is removed from the trench in the area wherein the pipe

bedding, initial backfill, aggregate base course, asphalt concrete or the

pipe itself is placed. Such material, whether unsuitable or not, and its

replacement material of whatever kind shall be included in the cost of the

pipe.

The quantity of unsuitable material/import shown on the Proposal

is for bidding purposes only. The unit price indicated will not be adjusted

because the actual quantity varies from the quantity shown on the

Proposal. The cost for replacing unsuitable material rendered unsuitable

due to any act or omission of Contractor or due to inclement weather shall

be borne by Contractor and there will be no compensation therefore.

Trench import material shall be placed in accordance with “Trench

Backfill” herein.

d. Unstable trench

Contractor may assume that trench side walls may be maintained,

without shoring, at a slope of three-quarter vertical to one horizontal

(3/4:1). When trench side slopes are not able to be maintained at this

slope due to unstable materials or excessively high ground water or both,

as determined by the Engineer, and not based on improper or insufficient

dewatering nor because of inadequate shoring and not due to any action

or negligence of Contractor, the trench shall be considered an unstable

trench. When such unstable trenches are encountered, as defined herein,

additional effort and materials will be paid for as extra work, as described

in Section 4, unless otherwise directed in the Special Provisions.

In areas of trench determined to be unstable, flexible pipe may be

used in sizes up to nominal 24-inch diameter. Larger sizes up to and

including 42-inch diameter may only be used if submitted with an

engineered design for trench details for normal installation and for

unstable trench conditions, stamped and signed by an engineer registered

in the State of California and with prior written approval by the Engineer.

Additional trench width shall also be provided in accordance with

manufacturer’s recommendations for installation in unstable conditions.

When placing flexible pipes in unstable trench locations,

Contractor shall perform that work necessary to create a stable trench.

All work shall conform to pipe manufacturer’s recommendations, to ASTM

D 2321, and the special provisions. At a minimum, vertical, stable trench

walls shall be maintained to 12 inches above the top of the pipe and

additional trench width shall be excavated, in accordance with pipe

manufacturer’s recommendations, to a point 12 inches above the top of

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the pipe, and replaced with Type A clean crushed rock. Initial backfill

shall be brought to uniformity on each side of the pipe to prevent

distortion or displacement. Consolidation under pipe haunches shall be

accomplished by shovel slicing or rodding to assure all voids are filled.

Remaining initial backfill shall be placed in lifts and then consolidated

with vibratory equipment to insure proper compaction.

e. Precast manhole bases

Where pre-cast manhole bases are used, Contractor shall install a

flexible bell and spigot) joint a horizontal distance of 18-inches to 24-

inches from the wall of the manhole.

f. Existing pipe

Existing pipe shall be removed at such places as shown on the Plans

or as designated by the Engineer in accordance with Section 13 and the

Special Provisions. All removed pipes or portions thereof shall be disposed

of by Contractor.

g. Pipe laying, grade and alignment:

After the trench for pipe has been brought to the proper line and

grade, the pipe shall be laid in the following manner:

Pipe laying shall proceed upgrade with the bell or groove end of

the pipe placed upstream. Each section of pipe shall be laid true to line

and grade and in such a manner as to form a watertight, concentric joint

with the adjoining pipe. The interior of the pipe shall be cleared of all

dirt and debris as the work progresses. Pipe shall not be laid when the

condition of the trench or the weather is unsuitable, in the opinion of the

Engineer, because of water or mud which may interfere with proper

jointing. All open ends of pipe and fittings shall be adequately and

securely closed whenever the work is discontinued.

Circular reinforced concrete pipe with elliptical reinforcement

shall be placed with the minor axis of the reinforcement in a vertical

position.

The pipe shall be laid in strict conformity to the prescribed line and

grade and each pipe length checked to the top grade line. Three (3)

consecutive points on the same grade of slope shall be used at all times

to detect any variation from a straight grade. In case any discrepancy

exists, the work shall be stopped and the discrepancy immediately

reported to the Engineer. In addition, when requested by the Engineer, a

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string line shall be used in the bottom of the trench to insure a straight

grade and alignment of the pipe.

At the option of Contractor, grade and alignment controlled by a

laser beam system which complies with OSHA requirements may be used.

The laser system shall have good visibility when used with suitable target

material. The laser system must be of the self-leveling type so that the

laser beam is automatically compensated for minute grade disturbances.

The laser system must also have an early warning system that

instantly warns the pipe layer when the laser is off grade. The laser system

is to be provided by Contractor and shall have a minimum accuracy of

±0.01 foot per one hundred feet (100’) on line; and a minimum visible

range of one thousand feet (1000’).

Grade tolerance of the flow line of pipe shall not exceed plus or

minus 0.05 feet. In addition, the total variation plus and minus from flow

line grade shall not exceed 0.05 feet in any twenty-five foot (25’) length.

Both joint surfaces shall be cleaned before the joints are made. Care shall

be used to prevent chipping or cracking of either end of the pipe during

installation.

h. Moveable trench support:

When using movable trench support, care should be exercised not

to disturb the pipe location, jointing or its embedment. Removal of any

trench protection below the top of the pipe and within two and one-half

(2½) pipe diameters of each side of the pipe shall be prohibited after the

pipe embedment has been placed and compacted. Movable trench

supports shall only be used in either wide trench construction where

supports extend below the top of the pipe or on a shelf above the pipe

with the pipe installed in a narrow, vertical wall subditch. Any voids left

in the trench wall or embedment material by support removal shall be

carefully filled with bedding material which shall be adequately

compacted. Removal of bracing between sheeting shall only be done

where backfilling proceeds and bracing is removed in a manner that does

not relax trench support. When advancing trench boxes or shield, there

shall be no longitudinal pipe movement or disjointing.

i. Protecting existing sewers and drains:

Mortar or brick plugs shall be installed and maintained in existing

manholes as directed by the Engineer in order to prevent surface water,

ground water, and debris from entering existing sewer or drain systems

during construction. Inflatable plugs will not be permitted. Care shall be

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exercised in installing plugs to avoid interrupting service. Plugs shall be

removed upon completion of testing as described in 26-10.

j. Installation procedures for HDPE solid wall pipe:

i. Handling:

Pipe, fittings, and accessories shall be carefully inspected

before and after installation and those found defective shall be

rejected. Pipe and fittings shall be free from fins and burrs. Before

being placed in position, pipe, fittings, and accessories shall be

cleaned, and shall be maintained in a clean condition. Proper

facilities shall be provided for lowering sections of pipe into

trenches. Under no circumstances shall pipe, fittings or any other

material be dropped or dumped into trenches.

ii. Joint welding:

Sections of polyethylene pipe shall be joined into continuous

lengths on the job site above ground. The joining method shall be

the thermal butt fusion method and shall be performed in strict

accordance with the pipe manufacturer’s recommendations. Fusion

equipment used in the joining procedure shall be capable of

meeting all conditions recommended by the pipe manufacturer,

including, but not limited to, fusion temperature, alignment, and

fusion pressure.

Butt fusion shall conform to ASTM D 2657 and pipe

manufacturer’s criteria for the type of joining. Butt fusion joining

shall be 100% efficient and shall provide a joint strength equal to

or better than the tensile strength of the adjacent pipe.

Fusion equipment shall be operated only by technicians who

have been certified by the pipe manufacturer, and who have a

minimum of two (2) years of experience fusion welding pipelines of

the diameters used in this project. The technician’s experience

shall be documented in the HDPE pipeline submittal.

iii. Installation of pipe:

All pipe shall be carefully placed and supported at the proper

lines and grades and all pipe flanges shall be set level, plumb, and

aligned. All flanged fittings shall be true and perpendicular to the

axis of the pipe. All bolt holes in flanges shall straddle vertical

centerline of pipes. Piping shall be installed without springing or

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forcing the pipe in a manner which would set up stresses in the

pipe, valves, or connected equipment.

26-6 SEWER AND DRAIN SERVICES

Sewer services shall be installed at the points shown on the Plans. All

sewer services shall be installed perpendicular to the main unless otherwise

shown on the plans or approved by the Engineer. All services, where not

connected shall be closed with a stopper or plug of proper size. Where services

are carried from the main line to the property line, stoppers shall be placed in

the ends of the pipe. Before backfilling, a 2” X 2” redwood post shall be placed

with its lower end at the end of the pipe, and its upper end extended vertically

twelve inches (12”) above the street grade. Where grade of sewer permits, the

flow line of a sewer service at the property line shall be four feet (4’) below the

street grade.

In addition, where curb and gutter exists, or is to be constructed

concurrently with sewer facilities, the location of each sewer service shall be

permanently indicated by inscribing the letter “S” two inches (2”) in height in

the curb directly above the line when the service is perpendicular to the street

centerline. Otherwise, the “S” mark for skewed or angling services shall be

placed at a right angle to the end of the service. When sewer services are

installed in an existing street, the curb mark shall be placed at the time the

service is installed to assure proper location.

In new subdivisions when the sewer services are installed before the curb

is constructed, it shall be Contractor’s responsibility to establish the exact

location of each sewer service and to furnish this information to the Engineer. In

all alley improvements where a main is being replaced, all services to that main

will be replaced and a clean-out installed as indicated on the Plans or specified

in the Special Provisions.

26-7 DRAIN AND DITCH BOX LEADS

RCP or PVC ditch box leads and fittings shall be constructed to the details

on the Plans, the Special Provisions and shall conform to Sections 10 and 14.

Where noted on the plans, C900 class 100 PVC pipe shall be used.

All connections of drain leads to the maintenance holes not cast as part

of the maintenance hole base shall be made by use of a coring machine. The

annular space between the outside of the pipe and the maintenance hole shall

be sealed by using a flexible annular space filler such as "Kor n' Seal Cavity O-

Ring" by NPC Inc. or approved equal.

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26-8 PIPE JOINTS

All pipes shall have elastomeric gasket joints providing a water tight seal.

Joints in pipe shall conform to section 10-19of these Specifications.

26-9 PROTECTIVE COVERING

Whenever sewer or drain pipe is laid in trenches at such an elevation that

the top of the pipe bell is less than eighteen inches (18”) below sub-grade of the

street, the pipe must be covered with a protective covering as shown in Section

38, Drawing S-250, of these Specifications. The concrete used in making the

covering shall conform to Portland Cement concrete Class “A”, as denoted in

these Specifications. As an alternate, C900, C905, or ductile iron pipe with

controlled density fill placed as shown in Section 38, Drawing S-250 may be used,

as approved by the Engineer.

26-10 TESTING OF PIPE

After laying pipes, backfilling, trench compaction, and before placing any

road base or asphalt, sewer and drainage pipelines shall be inspected and tested

for obstructions and leakage, unless otherwise specified, as follows.

1. Test for obstructions

All lines or mains shall be cleaned by balling, and any obstructions or

irregularities shall be removed or repaired by Contractor. All testing, cleaning

and repairing shall be done to the satisfaction of the Engineer. Water used in

cleaning shall not be permitted to enter existing sewer or drainage systems.

Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials, tools and equipment for

the tests and shall dispose of all waste, including water at their own expense.

2. Test for leakage

As directed by the Engineer, individual pipeline joints or any section of

constructed pipeline shall be tested by the Contractor using the methods listed

or described in (3) and (4) of this Section, or the pipe manufacturer’s

recommendations An exception to this requirement is HDPE solid wall pipe

where only a hydrostatic test for leakage is required as recommended by the

manufacturer. For sections of pipe between manholes, no leakage is acceptable

for solid wall HDPE. Leakage testing must take place in the presence of the

Engineer.

3. Air test for leakage

Air testing of joints for RCP pipelines 27 inches and larger in diameter

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shall follow ASTM C-1103.Pipeline sections tested at any one time shall be limited

to the length between adjacent manholes. The test section shall be pressurized

to 3.5 psi and shall be held above 3.0 psi for not less than five (5) minutes. Air

shall be added if necessary to keep the pressure above 3.0 psi. At the end of

this five (5) minute saturation period, note the pressure (must be 3.0 psi

minimum) and begin the timed period. If the pressure drops 0.5 psi in less than

the time given in the following table, the section of pipe shall not have passed

the test.

Table 2610.1 - Minimum Time for Prescribed

Pressure Drop

Pipe Diameter (inches)

Time Span

(seconds)

122

184

245

306

367

460

For larger diameter pipe use the following formula: Minimum time in

seconds = 370 X pipe diameter in feet. If the time for the pressure to drop 0.5

psi is less than the time given in the table, the leakage shall be repaired and the

line retested until found satisfactory to the Engineer.

When the prevailing ground water is above the pipe being tested, air

pressure shall be increased 0.43 psi for each foot the water table is above the

invert of the pipe.

House sewer services shall be considered part of the lateral to which they

are connected and no adjustment of test time shall be allowed to compensate

for the smaller diameter of the house services.

The pressure gauge used shall be supplied by Contractor, shall have

minimum divisions of 0.10 psi, and shall have an accuracy of 0.04 psi. Accuracy

and calibration of the gauge shall be certified by a reliable testing firm at six-

month intervals, or when requested by the Engineer.

4. Hydrostatic test for leakage

Hydrostatic testing of RCP pipelines 27 inches and larger in diameter shall

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follow ASTM C-1103. Hydrostatic testing of pipeline sections shall be prepared

for testing by plugging the upper side of the downstream manhole and all

openings in the upstream manhole except the downstream opening. Where

grades are steep and excessive heads would result by testing from one manhole

to another, test tees, the same size as the main, shall be installed at

intermediate points so the maximum head on any section under test shall not

exceed twelve feet (12’).

A section of line prepared as above shall be tested by filling with water to

an elevation five feet (5’) above the top of pipe at the upstream end of the test

section, or five feet (5’) above the existing ground water elevation, whichever

is greater. The water shall be introduced into the test section at least four (4)

hours in advance of the official test period to allow the pipe and joint material

to become saturated with water. The water level shall then again be brought to

the five foot (5’) mark. At the beginning of the test, the elevation of the water

in the upper manhole shall be carefully measured from a point on the manhole

rim or test tee. After a period of four (4) hours, or less, with the approval of the

Engineer, the water elevation shall be measured from the same point on the

manhole rim and the loss of water during the test period calculated. If this

calculation is difficult, enough water shall be measured into the upper manhole

to restore the water to the level existing at the beginning of the test, and the

amount added taken as the total leakage.

The allowable leakage in the test section shall not exceed five hundred

(500) gallons per mile per day per inch diameter of pipe tested at the five foot

(5’) test head, unless otherwise specified. If it is necessary or desirable to

increase the test head above five feet (5’), the allowable leakage will be

increased at the daily rate of eighty (80) gallons for each foot of increase in

head.

Test sections showing leakage in excess of that allowed shall be repaired

or reconstructed as necessary to reduce the leakage to that specified above.

Water used in testing will not be permitted to enter existing sewer systems.

5. Testing for deflection

For all flexible sewer and drain pipes and fittings, the minimum pipe

stiffness (F/∆y) at 5% deflection shall be 46 PSI in accordance with ASTM D 2412,

“External Loading Properties of Plastic Pipe by Parallel-Plate Loading.” A

deflection test shall be made by Contractor upon completion and acceptance by

the Engineer of all backfill operations and prior to the placement of the finished

surface, if any. Deflection testing shall be conducted no sooner than 96 hours

following completion and acceptance of all backfill operations, unless otherwise

approved by the Engineer.

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The deflection testing shall be witnessed by the Engineer and shall be

conducted by Contractor’s forces and performed at the expense of Contractor.

One-hundred percent (100%) of all flexible sewer and drain pipe mainline

installed shall be deflection tested for excessive deflection using a pre-sized,

rigid mandrel or “Go-No-Go” device 5% smaller than the average inside diameter

of the pipe as approved by the Engineer. Mandrel tests may be performed by

the City after a 6 month period of time at which time a maximum deflection of

7½% from the base internal diameter, as specified in ASTM D 3034 and ASTM D

2680 for PVC or ABS gravity sewer pipe, respectively will be allowed. The

mandrel used shall be the PHOS PVC Sewer Pipe Deflection Gauge or other

deflection gauge approved by the Engineer.

The mandrel shall be drawn through the pipe using only the force that can

be exerted by one individual on the end of a rope, using no mechanical

advantage. Under no conditions shall the mandrel device be attached to the

cleaning ball.

Pipe which does not pass all specified mandrel tests shall be replaced at

Contractor’s expense. Re-rounding or other attempts to reduce deflection

beyond the allowable shall not be acceptable. All re-tests for deflection shall

be made at the expense of Contractor.

6. Closed Circuit T.V. inspection

Unless otherwise directed by the Engineer, Contractor shall perform

Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) camera inspections of all new installations of sewer,

combined sewer, storm drain pipes, junction boxes, and manholes. Comply with

Section 26-12 requirements.

26-11 REPAVING TRENCHES

Certain construction projects may require the cutting of existing

pavements, the laying of pipe, backfilling and then repaving of the cut

pavement. When the trench is in an existing paved area, the pavement shall be

sawed or scored and broken ahead of the trenching operations. Before saw

cutting the pavement, Contractor shall use a ferreting device or equivalent to

determine the exact location of the existing pipes and mark them on the

pavement. The proper tools and equipment shall be used in marking and breaking

so that the pavement will be cut accurately to a neat and parallel line six inches

(6”) wider on each side than the trench width required. All cuts in Portland

Cement concrete pavements shall be sawcut with approved equipment.

Where the edge of the trench is within two (2) feet of existing curb and

gutter or pavement edge, the asphalt concrete pavement between the trench

and the curb or pavement edge shall be removed and replaced.

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Contractor shall restore all surfaces which have been removed or damaged

by Contractor in kind, using the same material as existing, unless otherwise

noted on the Plans or in the Special Provisions. The repaving is to be done in such

a manner to, as closely as possible, replace the cut pavement with a similar type

and an equal or greater structural section. In any case, where a trench is cut in

existing pavement, or as directed by the Engineer, a temporary asphaltic plant

mix cut back surface not less than two inches (2”) in thickness shall be placed

immediately after the top backfill has been completed and compacted and

maintained at a level surface until removal. Temporary surfacing material shall

be removed just prior to placing the permanent surfacing material. Payment for

temporary paving shall be included in the price bid per foot of pipe placed, unless

otherwise set forth in the Special Provisions.

1. Asphalt concrete replacement

The structural section shall be no less than four inches (4”) of asphaltic

concrete over twelve inches (12”) of Class 2 aggregate base. Asphalt concrete

shall be Type B, medium, and its placement shall conform to the requirements

of Section 22 of these Standard Specifications. Class 2 aggregate base and its

placement shall conform to the requirements of Sections 10-7 and 17.

2. Portland cement concrete replacement

Restoration of existing Portland cement concrete pavement shall consist

of at least six (6) inches of Portland cement concrete and shall conform to the

requirements of Sections 10 and 19. Concrete surfaces to be replaced shall be

colorized, as necessary, to match existing adjacent concrete color by the

addition of Lamp Black coloring agent. Contractor shall submit concrete mix

design for approval including a proposed proportion of coloring agent appropriate

to the shade of adjacent concrete. Where entire alley requires replacement,

concrete shall not include coloring agent, unless directed by the Engineer.

3. Unpaved surfaces

Unless otherwise provided on the Plans or in the Special Provisions,

pipeline trenches in unpaved portions of street rights-of-way shall have the top

twelve inches (12”) filled with aggregate base Class 2, conforming to Section 10-

7 of these Specifications and compacted to ninety-five percent (95%) relative

compaction as determined by ASTM D 1557.

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26-12 PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISON (CCTV) INSPECTIONS OF

PIPING SYSTEMS

1. Standards

Unless otherwise directed or approved by the Engineer, CCTV

recording performed for acceptance of new pipelines shall conform to the

requirements herein. Submit, in accordance with Section 5-7 of these

Standard Specifications, one (1) electronic copy of the CCTV video,

database, and report on a portable electronic data storage device for

approval.

2. Equipment

a. Camera

The camera shall record in color. The footage read-out shall

appear on screen away from the central focus of the main. A target shall

precede the camera for measuring sags and offsets (size of target shall be

noted within the video and on the video label). Target sizes shall be as

follows, unless otherwise specified or directed by the City:

TARGET SIZE

PIPE SIZE

¾ inch

≤ 12 inches

1 inch

>12 inches and ≤ 36 inches

2 inches

>36 inches

The focal distance shall be adjustable through a range from 6 inches

to infinity. The camera shall be tractor driven with a rotating camera

head suitably sized for each pipe diameter to be inspected.

b. Recorder

The recorder shall record in digital video format using MPEG-2

technology or shall be capable of being converted to an MPEG-2 (*.mpg

file format) or the latest digital video format compatible with the City’s

applications without the loss of video quality.

c. Video Quality

The digital video recording shall be a high-resolution video of DVD

quality with a minimum of 720 columns of pixels by 480 rows of lines

(720x480) with a minimum refresh rate of 60 interlaced fields per second

(60Hz or 30 frames per second) as established by the National Television

System Committee (NTSC).

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d. Lighting

There shall be sufficient lighting to produce a clear and sharp image

of the entire inside periphery of the pipe for all conditions encountered

during the work. Lighting is to be adjusted according to the size of pipe.

In an eight-inch diameter pipe with joints at five-foot intervals, the

lighting shall allow the camera to reveal not less than three consecutive

joints, or up to ten feet of unobstructed pipe shall be visible in the

monitor picture.

e. Locator

A locating device or other acceptable locating method shall be used

to locate points of deficiencies on the ground, in green paint, or green

flag.

3. Procedure

a. Timing

The Contractor shall notify the Construction Inspector two (2)

working days prior to televising the mains to allow the Inspector the option

of being on-site at time of televising.

The job is ready for CCTV inspection, only after compaction of

street sub-grade and prior to placement of road base. The following must

be completed before CCTV inspection:

i. All underground facilities, utility piping, conduits, and

access structures are installed, backfilled, and trench

backfill compacted.

ii. Final joint testing.

b. Schematic

The manholes shall be uniquely identified (e.g., location stationing,

letter identifier, consecutive numbering, etc.) on a plan to be provided

to the Inspector and the televised segments tied to the assigned manhole

reference. Use existing City Mapbook manhole identifiers unless otherwise

approved by City. The length of televised run shall be measured from

pipe end to pipe end in one contiguous pipeline segment from manhole to

manhole. Maximum allowable tolerance for the TV counter shall not

exceed 1 foot in 1,000 feet for location accuracy.

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c. Camera Run

The main shall be flushed cleaned prior to running the TV camera.

TV runs shall not be performed during cleaning operations and shall

provide a clear view of the interior of the pipe and manholes. The

camera is to be placed in the main with the footage counter at zero (0) at

the pipe end within the manhole. The camera is to travel at a speed not

to exceed 30 feet per minute with slowdowns at joints and services.

Inspect service connections with a rotating camera head. The picture

shall be clear and bright enough to allow a photograph of a section to be

made. The footage counter, date, and time shall appear on screen at all

times, and show the upstream and downstream manhole line segments

being televised. All service laterals shall be televised and recorded from

point of service cleanout or manhole to City connection on City main or

manhole tap.

d. Water Introduction

Prior to performing the TV on new construction, the Contractor

must introduce enough water in the pipe segment(s) to fill all low sections

and flow through the final downstream structure included within the pipe

segment to be inspected. If any section of the pipe segment appears to

be dry, additional water must be introduced as described above. The City

Inspector will verify the adequacy of water and target size before the TV

is performed. The TV must begin within 30 minutes of introducing water

into the pipe segment.

e. Recording

The following items are to be recorded on the first 15 seconds of

the recording:

i. Location, subdivision name and/or project name and number

ii. Date and time

iii. Upstream and downstream manhole identifier or stationing

reference number associated with the project construction

plans

iv. Company name, Operator’s name and NASSCO’s PACP

Certification Number

v. Direction of travel (e.g.; against flow, with flow)

vi. Pipe size

vii. Pipe shape

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viii. Pipe material

ix. Significant comments

A label shall be affixed to the portable electronic data storage

device and jacket or envelope with the above information, start-end

footage, and size of target.

Each televised segment shall be preceded by the following:

i. Location (MH to MH identifier or station reference number

associated with the project construction plans)

ii. main size, type of pipe, pipe shape

iii. main slope and flow direction

iv. length of run (measured per asbuilt plans)

v. number of pipes entering MH and sizes

vi. number of service connections

The portable electronic data storage device shall be given to the

City’s Engineer or Construction Inspector and shall become the property of

the City of Sacramento upon completion of the televised inspection. The

City reserves the right to reject any televised inspection not conforming to

the requirements herein. Any televised inspection that is rejected shall be

re-inspected at the Contractor’s expense.

4. Acceptance Criteria

Maximum acceptable sag for sewer pipes is ¾ inch, unless otherwise specified

in the Special Provisions and the Project Plans. All other criteria as set by the City

Standard Specifications and the Contract Documents shall apply for both sewer and

drain pipes. Within ten full working days from receipt of the digital video, database,

and report, the Inspector shall review and either approve the main(s) or call for

repairs. The Contractor is to be notified in writing of any deficiencies revealed by

the television inspection that will require repair. If the Contractor is to make repairs

and wishes to review the television inspection with the Inspector, the Contractor

shall contact the Inspector to set a time for viewing. Upon completion of any

repairs, the main is to be re-inspected.

5. Report

Perform and record all CCTV inspections in accordance with the National

Association of Sewer Service Companies’ (NASSCO’s) Pipeline Assessment

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Certification Program (PACP). CCTV inspections shall be conducted entirely in

digital video format compatible with Granite XP software (version 7, Granite Net

or City’s most current version), recorded in accordance with section 26-12, 2.b.,

and stored on a portable electronic data storage device.

CCTV inspection reports shall be accurate to within +/- 2 (two) feet or

less of the total measured footage along the pipe from upstream end of the pipe

to the downstream end of the pipe or vice versa.

Every section of the pipe (access point to access point) shall be identified

on the video display in accordance with section 26-12, 3.d. In addition to

inspecting the pipe, all manholes shall be panned with the CCTV camera.

Documentation of the work shall consist of digital video recordings, the

PACP CCTV Report(s), and the unmodified PACP database. The database shall

contain PACP scoring for each inspection observation or defect. The

documentation shall note important features and any defects encountered. One

copy of the digital video recording, inspection observation database, and report

(one printed copy & one digital copy) shall be submitted to the City on a portable

electronic data storage device for approval. With the submission, it shall also

include the CCTV Inspection video form (attached to the end of this Section 26)

filled with required information.

26-13 PAYMENT FOR SEWER AND DRAIN PIPE

Payment for sewer and drain pipe will be at a price bid per lineal foot

which will include full compensation for pavement cutting and removal,

excavation, trenching, shoring, dewatering, removal and disposal of existing

pipe, bedding, furnishing and laying of pipe, initial backfill, trench backfill,

manhole connections, temporary paving, final paving and all other work

necessary to construct the sewer or drain pipe complete in place as shown on

the Plans.

Measurement of such lineal footage shall be the total distance along the

centerline of the pipe from the centerline of manhole to centerline of manhole

and shall include the straight run of all tees where used.

Payment for clean crushed rock or bedding material provided for use shall

be considered as included in the price paid for laying pipe, unless otherwise

indicated in the Special Provisions.

Payment for concrete or control density fill used as protective covering

shall be paid for at a separate price per lineal foot for protective covering in

place, unless otherwise set forth in the Special Provisions.

Where tee fittings are placed in a main sewer or drain line in connection

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with sewer or drain services, payment for the fittings shall be considered as

included in the price per lineal foot for the main sewer or drain pipe and no

deduction or addition will be made to the length of main line laid.

Placing of sewer and drain services will be paid for at the contract unit

price bid per service, which price shall include full compensation for furnishing

and placing all service pipe from the tee or the fitting in the main sewer or drain

line to the property line, and furnishing and placing other necessary bends and

stoppers to construct the service complete in place.

The cost for testing and inspecting the pipe shall be included in the price

bid for the pipe in place.

The cost of removing and replacing pavement over trenches shall be

included in the price bid for installation of the pipe in place, unless otherwise

set forth in the Special Provisions.

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CCTV Inspections of Pipe Systems ( Submission for Sewer/Combine or Storm Drain) Insp Form 020

****** ManHole Inspection is not Included ******

This submission is submitted by, Name: _____________________; Tel: ______________ Dept: ____________; Date: __________

This submission is received by, Name: _____________________; Tel: ______________ Dept: ____________; Date:

_________

Project ID: ______________, CPC or RPC; Project Name: __________________________________(Phase ___)

Developer, Name: ___

_________

____________________________________________________________________

TV Operator: Name: ________________________, Tel: __________________________

NASSCO Cert #: ____

___________ or Not Certified

Remarks: _____________________________________________________________________

*************************************************************************************************

The submitted items: 1) DVD video; Flash drive; Others: __________________________

2) NASSCO, PACP Report

*************************************************************************************************

-- Inspection Section ---

Type of Tests/Inspections required to be done Before CCTV Inspections Submission

*************************************************************************************************

CCTV Examiner, Name: ____________________________; Tel: ___________________; Date: ____________________

Approved, Sign: _________________________; Date: ___________________________________

Approved with Comments: ______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Reject this submission, By: _____________________ Date: ___________________________________

Rejection because of: 1) The said inspection section has not been completed;

NSAACO, PACP: Main Inspection with Pipe-Run Graph

Report is incomplete;

3) NSAACO, PACP: Observation Report is incomplete;

4) TV the pipe line partial, not from MH to MH;

5) The plug for stub is not wing nut or equivalent device

6) Exceed the maximum acceptable sag for: Sewer, ¾”; Storm Drain, ___

Additional Comments: __________________________________; __________________________________________

: ________________

___________________; __________________________________________

----- After the approval of this TV inspection, please call for the project final walkthrough! -----

Sewer and/or Combined Collection System

( those have been tested & passed)

Mains, test type: ___________________

MH, test type: _____________________

The above information has been

verified

and

Approved by, Name : ____________________

Signed: ___________________ Date: __________

Tel: __________________________

Result, attached; No attachment

Remarks: ___________________________

_____________________________________

√

Storm Drain Collection

System

( those have been tested & passed)

Mains, test type: ________

___________

MH, test type: _______________

______

The above information has been verified and

Approved by, Name : ____________________

Signed: ____________________ Date: __________

Tel: ___________________________

Result, attached; No attachment

Remarks: ___________________________

________________________________________

√

Compaction Tested & passed, Approved by, Name: _______________________, Tel: ____________

Result, attached; Signed: _______________________, Date: ___________

Remarks: __________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

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Section 27

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

27-1 GENERAL

All water pipe, fittings, valves, fire hydrants, blow-offs, air release valves

and other appurtenances shall be installed in accordance with the requirements

of the project Plans and Special Provisions, these Standard Specifications, the

American Water Works Association (AWWA), ANSI-61, the City’s Cross Connection

Control Policy, and the manufacturer’s recommendations. Materials shall be as

specified in Section 10 “Construction Materials” of these Standard Specifications.

During construction, Contractor shall not operate any valves in the

City’s distribution system and must request that City Utilities Department

Personnel operate them. Contractor shall request the Engineer to notify the City

Utility Department Personnel as specified in Section 27-11 of these Standard

Specifications.

If shown on the Plans or specified in the Special Provisions, Contractor

shall pay all fees for taps, tie-in connections, and meters in advance at the

Department of Utilities Customer Service Office, 1395 35

Avenue. Fees shall be

paid after the “Notice to Proceed” has been issued, and prior to the work being

performed by the Department of Utilities. For current fee information, contact

Customer Service at 264-5371.

27-2 WATER PIPE

1. General - All water pipes shall be designed to withstand the external earth

load and the AASHTO H-20 vehicle live load. The pipe shall also be designed to

withstand an internal working pressure of one hundred and fifty pounds per

square inch (150 psi).

2. Water Services - Pipe used for water services two inches (2”) in

diameter or less shall be copper or polyethylene tubing as specified in Section

10 of these Standard Specifications. Pipe used for water services four inches

(4”) in diameter or large shall be the same as specified for distribution mains.

Polyethylene services shall be a single piece of tubing (no joints allowed

including butt welds) and shall have a locating wire attached with ten (10) mil

tape at three foot (3’) spacing. The minimum allowable radius shall be thirty

(30) times the tubing diameter.

3. Distribution Mains (4" to 12") – Unless otherwise specified on the Plans or

Special Provisions, water mains four inches (4") through twelve inches (12")

diameter in water distribution systems shall be made of ductile iron pipe (DIP),

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or polyvinyl chloride pipe (PVC) meeting the applicable requirements of Section

10 of these Standard Specifications.

4. Transmission Mains (greater than 12") - Water mains greater than twelve

inches (12") in diameter shall be ductile iron pipe (DIP), concrete cylinder pipe

(CCP) or welded steel pipe (WSP) meeting the applicable requirements of Section

10 of these Standard Specifications.

27-3 TRENCHING FOR WATER PIPE

Trenches for water pipe including water transmission mains, water

distribution mains, fire hydrants branch leads, and water services shall be as

specified herein unless otherwise indicated on the Plans or in the Special

Provisions.

Prior to cutting pavement Contractor shall notify Underground Service

Alert (USA) per Section 6-19 of these Standard Specifications and shall bring to

the Engineer’s attention any possible conflicts.

Existing pavement to be removed shall be saw cut the full depth to provide

a neat straight pavement break along both sides of the pipe trench as shown on

Standard Drawing W-701. Contractor shall perform the pavement cutting

operation by saw cutting.

Trenches for water main pipe shall be excavated to the lines and grades

indicated on the Plans and as detailed by Standard Drawing W-701 in Section 38

of these Standard Specifications. Contractor shall furnish, install, and maintain

a trench shoring system in compliance with Section 6-8 of these Standard

Specifications.

Water distribution mains constructed in fully improved streets with curb,

gutter, and sidewalk shall be installed with a minimum of thirty-six inches (36")

of cover and a maximum of fifty-four inches (54") of cover measured from the

top of the pipe to pavement surface.

Water distribution mains in unimproved areas or in existing streets

lacking curb, gutter, and sidewalk shall be installed with a minimum cover of

fifty-four inches (54") and a maximum cover of sixty inches (60") measured from

the top of the pipe to the existing ground or pavement surface.

In order to avoid conflicts with other utilities, particularly at street

intersections, it may be necessary to deviate from the above-specified minimum

and maximum cover requirements. At locations where the crossing of water

mains with other underground utilities results in grade conflicts, adjustment to

the vertical alignment of the water main may be required. Adjustments over or

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under the conflicting utility line shall be made as detailed in Standard Drawing

W-106 in Section 38 of these Standard Specifications. The cost to make these

adjustments shall be included in the bid price to install the pipe when the

conflicts are shown on the Plans.

In designing the distribution system, it was intended that ten feet (10') be

the minimum horizontal distance between parallel water and sanitary sewer lines

and services, and that the water main be at least twelve inches (12") higher. No

field changes shall be made that conflict with the requirement without prior

approval of the Engineer. When crossing a sanitary sewer force main, the water

main shall be a minimum of three feet (3’) above the sewer line and no fittings

within ten feet (10') of the crossing.

The bottom of the excavated trench shall be cleared of rocks and clay

lumps larger than two inches (2") in size. All grade stakes, wood, cut and

abandoned pipe, or other material shall be removed from the trench. The bottom

of the trench shall be smoothed and compacted to provide uniform support of

the pipe between the joints. The bottom of the trench shall be compacted to a

minimum of ninety percent (90%) of maximum dry density as determined by ASTM

Test Designation D698.

Whenever the bottom of the trench is soft or rocky, or, in the opinion of

the Engineer, otherwise unsuitable as a foundation for pipe bedding, the

unsuitable material shall be removed per Section 14-8 of these Standard

Specifications.

Unsuitable material encountered during excavation of the trench shall be

excavated and disposed of as directed by the Engineer. Contractor shall excavate

unsuitable material and the resulting space shall be filled per Section 14-8 of

these Standard Specifications.

At the end of each working day, the maximum amount of trench open on

any portion of the project shall not exceed the length of open trench necessary

for placing pipe the next working day. This open trench shall be bridged. Open

trench exceeding the length necessary for placing the pipe the next day shall be

backfilled, compacted, and temporarily paved. Within the traveled way in a

direction crossing traffic flow, the open trench shall either be bridged or shall

be backfilled, compacted, and temporarily repaved. Temporary paving shall be

installed in accordance with the requirements of Section 14-4 of these Standard

Specifications.

Temporary bridges placed over excavated trenches at street

intersections, pedestrian crosswalks, driveways, and private roadways shall be

provided by Contractor for the safe passage of pedestrian and vehicular traffic

in accordance with Section 6-10 of these Standard Specifications.

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Footbridges adequate for pedestrians shall have a minimum width of five

feet (5'). The footbridges shall be designed and constructed to withstand a

minimum uniform load of one hundred and fifty pounds per square foot (150 psf).

Handrails and support posts shall be made with dressed lumber.

Bridges for vehicle traffic shall be a minimum of twelve feet (12') in width,

skid resistant and structurally able to withstand an AASHTO H-20 vehicle load.

Temporary bridges shall be installed over the trenches at all intersections

whenever excavation is in excess of one-half the street width. Bridges shall also

be provided at residential and commercial driveways for the safe access of

vehicle traffic onto public streets.

All temporary bridges over excavated trenches shall remain in place for

public safety and convenience during the duration of the work. At Contractor’s

risk, the bridges may be temporarily removed or relocated to accommodate the

work as approved by the Engineer.

Unless directed or indicated otherwise, plug or seal the ends of existing

pipes cut to install new pipe. As a minimum, provide temporary end covers to

prevent dirt from entering pipes that are to be reconnected. The cut ends of

abandoned pipes made of plastic, clay, Transite, concrete, or similar materials

shall be permanently sealed with a concrete plug extending at least two feet (2’)

into the cut pipe. Use Class “C” or Class “D” concrete per Standard Specifications

Section 10-5. Cut ends of abandoned steel pipes may either be plugged with

concrete as above, or sealed by welding quarter inch (¼”) thick steel plates onto

each end. Cut ends of abandoned pipe that will be removed do not require

permanent seals.

When active water mains must be cut, Contractor shall anticipate that

existing water system valves do not seal drip tight, and thus pipes downstream

of existing valves may become pressurized. Seal the cut ends of active water

mains with watertight 150 psi pressure rated end caps suitable for potable

water use. Pressure rated end caps shall be left in-place until the cut pipe is

restored, or the Engineer determines that the cut pipe is fully isolated and thus

is no longer an active main. If end caps are removed from water mains to be

abandoned, plug the exposed ends as described above.

Contractor shall be responsible for the control, removal, and disposal of

any groundwater that may be encountered in the course of excavating and

backfilling trenches or placing pipe. Whenever water or over-saturated soil

conditions exist which may interfere with proper installation, trenches shall be

dewatered before placement of any pipe or material. Unless approved in writing

by the Engineer, groundwater and/or water from trench dewatering shall be free

of sediment and other construction materials before entering the City storm

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drain system. A dewatering plan, including a water de-sedimentation plan, shall

comply with Section 16-1 of these Standard Specifications and be approved by

the Engineer prior to any discharge of water to the City’s storm drain system.

27-4 LAYING WATER PIPES

1. General

Contractor shall take all appropriate measures to prevent any type of

foreign material or animals from entering the pipe while the water pipe is being

placed. Contractor shall clean the inside of the pipe as directed by the Engineer.

Pipe for water mains shall not be placed during inclement weather or

when the conditions in the trench will interfere with proper jointing of the pipe

as determined by the Engineer. Whenever the work of placing the water main is

discontinued and at the end of each workday, all open ends of water main pipe,

fittings and valves at the pipe end shall be sealed. The seal shall be water tight

and shall be easily installed and removed. The trench shall be temporarily

backfilled to completely cover the seal.

All metallic pipe and fittings shall be wrapped with eight (8) mil

polyethylene material in accordance with AWWA Standard C105/A21.5.

Polyethylene shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of Section

27-17 “Corrosion Monitoring” in these Standard Specifications.

Pipe for the project shall not be stockpiled within public street right-of-

way along the alignment of the water transmission main in excess of an amount

representing a five (5) day supply at current rates of pipe laying, and shall never

exceed a maximum length of five hundred feet (500') unless otherwise indicated

in the Special Provisions. Stockpiling of pipe on the opposite side of the street

from construction shall not be allowed without the approval of the Engineer.

Each section of pipe and each fitting shall be thoroughly cleaned before

it is installed. All pipes, valves, fittings, and appurtenances shall be lowered into

the trench in such a manner as to prevent any damage, particularly to the pipe

lining and coating. Under no circumstance shall pipe or appurtenances be

dropped into the trench.

The pipe shall be laid true and uniform to line and grade, with no visible

change in alignment at any joint unless a curved alignment is shown on the Plans,

in which case the maximum deflection at any joint shall not exceed two-thirds

(⅔) the manufacturer’s recommendation for the type of pipe and joint being

used.

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All pipe jointing, including the deflection at joints in curved alignments,

shall be in accord with accepted best practice and as detailed herein and in the

manufacturer’s installation manual. Both joint surfaces shall be clean before

joints are made. Materials used to join the pipe shall only be that furnished with

the pipe or recommended by the manufacturer.

When field cutting pipe, the cut ends shall be cut square and all burrs

removed from the pipe interior. The beveling of the pipe ends shall be as

specified by the manufacturer. Guide marks for jointing the pipe, after cutting,

shall be made on the pipe in accordance with the manufacturer’s

recommendations.

Contractor shall prevent undue pipe deflection and/or unit loading during

pipe handling. Damage to the pipe lining or coating shall be repaired by

Contractor in accordance with the manufacture’s recommendations as directed

by the Engineer

2. Rubber Gasket Joints

The joining of lengths of pipe with rubber gasket joints shall be performed

in the following sequence and in accordance with the pipe manufacturer’s

recommendations:

a. The spigot groove, inside bell sealing surface and rubber O-ring

gasket shall be thoroughly cleaned.

b. The above-cleaned surfaces shall be thoroughly lubricated with a

soft, vegetable soap compound.

c. The gasket shall be uniformly stretched while placing it in the

spigot groove to assure a consistent volume of rubber distributed

uniformly around the circumference.

d. The pipe shall be joined by a firm horizontal push without binding.

e. A feeler gauge shall be inserted between the bell and spigot to

check the position of the rubber gasket around its periphery. If the

gasket is in an improper position, it shall be removed, inspected,

reassembled, and rechecked.

3. Field Welding of Pipe Joints

Field welding of pipe joints for welded steel pipe and concrete cylinder

pipe shall be performed in accordance with the requirements of AWWA C206,

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AWSD 7.0 “Field Welding of Steel Water Pipe Joints” and Standard Drawings W-

904 and W-903 in Section 38 of these Standard Specifications.

All welding, whether done in the shop or in the field, shall be performed

by experienced and skilled operators familiar with the methods and materials to

be used. Welding operators and welding procedures for all manual welding of

joints and fittings shall be qualified in accordance with the standard

qualifications procedure of Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel

Code. Welder operators shall be certified for three position welding in

accordance with AWWA, ASME or other similar three position root bend test

method of qualification.

All shop and field welding shall be performed by the submerged or

shielded electric arc method unless specified in the Special Provisions. The

minimum number of passes for welded joints shall be as follows:

Steel Cylinder

Thickness (inches)

Minimum Number of

Passes for Welds

Less than 0.25 2

Equal to or greater

than 0.25

Welds shall be full circumferential and shall be done in passes no more

than one-quarter inch (¼") in thickness. Welding electrodes shall comply with

the requirements of American Welding Society A5.1 or A5.5. Size and type of

electrodes and the magnitude of the voltages and currents used shall be

consistent with methods, materials, and loads to be resisted.

Artificial cooling of the weld area during welding or quenching the

completed weld is not permitted. The Engineer will have the option of

requesting welding sample coupons for testing. The tests shall show the weld

strength to be at least equal to the strength of the plates being welded to be

acceptable.

Particular attention shall be given to the alignment of edges to be joined

to allow complete penetration and fusion throughout the full depth of the weld.

Welds shall contain no undercuts or valleys in the center or at the edges of the

weld. Each weld pass shall be thoroughly cleaned of dirt, slag, and flux before

each succeeding weld bead is applied.

Completed field welds of pipe joints shall be cleaned of dirt, slag and flux,

and then visually inspected. Subject to the approval of the Engineer, all porosity

and cracks, trapped flux, or other defects in the welds, discovered during

inspection, shall be completely chipped out in a manner that shall allow proper

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and complete repair by re-welding. Under no circumstances shall caulking of

defective welds be permitted.

4. Cement Mortar Joint Finish

Following satisfactory testing of the welds, the interior of all joints shall

be cement mortar lined and the exterior of the joints shall be cement mortar

coated in accordance with AWWA C205 for welded steel pipe and AWWA C303

for concrete cylinder pipe.

The application of cement mortar to the joints on the exterior of the pipe

shall be made after the pipe is adequately bedded. Interior joints shall be

mortared after initial backfill is in place or after pipe is secured in or on a

structure.

To minimize annular shrinkage cracks due to temperature change,

exterior joints shall be poured when the pipe is cool. Water jetting to cool the

pipe shall be done when the joint mortar is still in a plastic state and is protected

from washing by canvas or impervious joint wrapping.

Cracks occurring in interior or exterior joint mortar shall not exceed four

hundredths of an inch (0.04”). Where cracks exceed this limit, they shall be

removed to the metal to a width of at least three eights inch (⅜”) and new

mortar set in.

a. Exterior Joints

After cleaning, a sail cloth band with three eighths inch (⅜”) wide

steel box strapping attached to the two long ends shall be placed around

the pipe outside and centered over the joint with the band, opening for

grout on the pipe top. The strapping band shall fit snugly around the pipe.

The cement mortar shall consist of one (1) part Portland Cement to

two (2) parts sand mixed to a consistency of thick fluid cream. After the

joint is moistened, the cement mortar shall be poured into the joint recess

on one side, rodded, if necessary, until it appears on the opposite side,

then the remainder shall be poured. Portland Cement shall meet the

requirements of Section 10 of these Standard Specifications.

The cement mortar shall completely fill the outside joint exposed

metal annular space. Upon completion, the joint cover shall be placed

over the opening and the mortar allowed to set.

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b. Interior Joints

The cement mortar shall consist of one (1) part Portland Cement

and one and one-half (1½) parts sand, dry mixed and wetted with

sufficient water to permit caulking and troweling without crumbling or

sloughing. Sufficient time shall be allowed for curing prior to use.

Portland Cement shall meet the requirements of Section 10 of these

Standard Specifications.

For pipe less than twenty-two inches (22”) in diameter cement

mortar shall be placed in the inside recess prior to joining the pipe. After

each new length of pipe has been placed in final position, a ball shall be

pulled through the joint in order to smooth the mortar at the joint. This

procedure is not necessary if a hand hole is used to mortar the joint.

For pipes greater than or equal to twenty-two inches (22”) in

diameter, cement mortar shall be placed in the inside of recess while

working inside the pipe. Foreign substances which adhere to the steel

joint rings shall be removed, the surface cleaned, and stiff cement mortar

packed into each joint. The mortar shall be finished with a steel trowel

to match the lining in the adjoining pipes. Excess mortar and other

construction debris shall be removed from the pipe interior.

Closure assemblies shall be cement-mortar lines to a mortar

thickness at least equal to the adjoining standard pipe sections. The steel

shall be cleaned with wire brushes and a cement and water wash coat

applied prior to applying the cement mortar. Where more than a 4-inch

joint strip of mortar is required, welded wire mesh reinforcement having

a 2-inch by 4-inch pattern of No. 13 gage shall be placed over the exposed

steel. The mesh shall be installed so that the wires on the 2-inch spacing

run circumferentially around the pipe. The wires on the 4-inch spacing

shall be crimped to support the mesh 3/8 inch from the metal surface.

The interior mortar shall have a steel-troweled finish to match adjoining

mortar lined pipe sections.

5. Cleanup-Up Behind Pipe Laying Operations

Contractor shall maintain cleanup operations in pace with pipe laying.

Concurrently with or immediately after placing a temporary bituminous surface

within paved areas, or the placing of backfill in unpaved locations, all areas

affected by Contractor’s operations shall be restored to their original conditions

(except for final repaved surfacing) and left in a neat and orderly condition.

Paved areas shall be swept with a power broom and then flushed with

water.

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Excavations at locations of valves, blow-offs, air relief valves, and tie-in

connections shall not be left open without the Engineer’s written permission.

Replacement of removed improvements or repairs to damaged or

disturbed real property or improvements shall be performed concurrently with

the cleanup work.

Failure to perform the above work in pace with the forward trenching

progress shall be sufficient cause for the Engineer to order Contractor to stop

trenching until the Engineer has determined that the work has been caught up.

27-5 PLACING LOCATING WIRE WITH DISTRIBUTION MAINS

All runs of distribution mains (4" to 12") including metal and plastic shall

have a locating wire taped to the top of the pipe to facilitate location after

installation, as shown on Standard Drawing W-102 in Section 38 of these Standard

Specifications. The locating wire shall be a No. 10 gauge copper wire insulated

with high molecular weight polyethylene (HMWPE), blue in color, and suitable

for direct burial.

27-6 THRUST BLOCKING AND RESTRAINED JOINTS

1. Distribution Main (4"-12")

All plugs, caps, tees, or bends with a deflection greater than eleven and

a quarter degrees (11¼°) shall be provided with concrete thrust blocks installed

as detailed on Standard Drawing W-103. Nuts or bolt heads of bolted connections

shall not be covered by concrete or form materials. The thrust block shall extend

from the fitting to undisturbed soil.

Deadman thrust assemblies shall not be allowed without prior approval

from the Engineer.

Mechanically restrained joints may be used in lieu of concrete thrust

blocks when approved by the Engineer and shall be the type recommended by

the manufacturer of the pipe.

2. Transmission Mains (Greater than 12")

Contractor shall submit to the Engineer for approval, calculations for

minimum lengths of restrained pipe where there is unbalanced hydraulic thrust,

such as at abrupt changes in horizontal and/or vertical alignment, at tees, valves

and caps. Thrust restraint calculations shall be based on an internal test pressure

of two hundred and twenty-five pounds per square inch (225 psi). Any

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demarcations of restrained joint requirements on the Plans indicate only possible

segments for restrained pipe joints. Contractor is responsible for verifying the

necessity of and minimum lengths for restrained joints. Concrete thrust blocking

is not allowed.

Joints shall be restrained when deflection of the pipe at the joint exceeds

two-thirds (⅔) manufacturer’s recommendation. Transmission mains constructed

of welded steel pipe or concrete cylinder pipe shall be restrained by field welding

the joints. Ductile iron pipe shall be restrained with Field Lok Gaskets, TR Flex,

or an approved equal.

Thrust restraints for fittings, elbows, reducers, in-line valves,

appurtenances, etc., shall be provided by means of restrained pipe joints,

utilizing pipe skin friction for horizontal restraint, and dead load for vertical

restraint (uplift). In-line valves shall be considered as a dead end main for thrust

restraint calculations. Thrust forces shall be calculated using the internal

diameter of the pipeline. Skin friction shall be calculated with allowance for

pipe dead and live load. Earth load above the pipe when backfilling prior to

testing, and a friction coefficient incorporating the properties of the actual

backfill materials shall be used.

The friction coefficient shall not exceed 0.25 for C200 and C303 unless a

geotechnical evaluation is submitted. In no case shall the friction coefficient

exceed 0.30. For polyethylene encased ductile iron pipe, only skin friction

between the encasement and the pipe shall be considered with no allowance for

soil cohesion or the internal friction angle of the soil. The skin friction for

polyethylene wrapped ductile iron pipe shall be reduced thirty percent (30%) to

a maximum of 0.17 unless Contractor submits a geotechnical evaluation.

27-7 APPURTENANCES

1. General

Appurtenances shall comply with the material requirements of Section 10

of these Standard Specifications and shall be installed per the manufacture’s

recommendations. All new valves and hydrants to open counter-clockwise.

Appurtenances shall be installed at elevations and locations as shown on

the Plans. The joints between the main pipe and side fittings shall be restrained

in compliance with the Plans, Special Provisions, and these Standard

Specifications. The trench bottom shall be graded uniformly to provide a level

base for the fittings and minimize torsional strain when the backfill is placed.

On transmission mains, insulated flanged joints shall be provided at every

butterfly valve, gate valve, flanged outlet, at each tie-in connection, at fire

hydrant connections, at air release valves, at blow-off connections, at intervals

of two thousand five hundred feet (2,500') along the water main pipe, and/or as

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otherwise indicated on the Plans. Insulated joints shall be installed in accordance

with the requirements of Section 27-17, “Corrosion Monitoring”, and Standard

Drawings W-902 and W-905 in Section 38 of these Standard Specifications.

Polyethylene material with a minimum thickness of eight (8) mil shall be

placed around the exterior of the appurtenances in accordance with AWWA

Standard C105/A21.5. Polyethylene shall be installed in accordance with the

requirements of Section 27-17, “Corrosion Monitoring”.

2. Fire Hydrants

In no case shall a fire hydrant be installed within three feet (3') of a

building or any other structure that would limit access. All hydrants shall be set

plumb and installed and located in accordance with Standard Drawing W-201 in

Section 38 of these Standard Specifications.

Only ductile iron or polyvinyl chloride pipe shall be used as branch leads

that connect fire hydrants to water mains.

Where the Plans indicate that existing fire hydrants are to be removed

and salvaged, the salvaged hydrants shall be removed intact and delivered

undamaged to the Corporation Yard as directed by the Engineer.

Fire hydrants placed at street intersections shall be installed at the

beginning or end of round corners (curb returns) and not be positioned along the

arc of the round corner.

Only one six inch (6') or twelve inch (12') fire hydrant extension kit per

hydrant shall be allowed. Contractor shall meet the bury depth requirements by

use of forty five degree (45

)

fittings.

3. Gate Valves

All gate valves shall be restrained in both directions.

Value operating nut extensions are required in accordance with Standard

Drawing W-308 in Section 38 of these Standard Specifications when valve nut is

in excess of thirty inches (30") below finished grade.

Contractor shall carefully place valve into position, avoiding contact or

impact with other equipment, or trench walls. The pipe ends shall be prepared

in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. The water main shall be

properly supported to avoid line stress on valve. The pipe/valve joint shall not

be deflected nor shall the valve be used as a jack to pull the pipe into alignment.

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4. Backflow Prevention Assemblies and Swing Check Valves

The City maintains a backflow prevention and cross-connection control

program in accordance with the requirements of Title 17 of the California

Administrative Code. Backflow prevention assemblies shall be installed in

accordance with the appropriate Standard Drawings in Section 38 of these

Standard Specifications (Drawing Numbers W-501 thru W-511 and W-601 thru W-

607). The backflow prevention assembly must be installed such that the device

is readily accessible for testing and maintenance, and shall be located as close

as practical to the point of service delivery (meter).

The City of Sacramento Department of Utilities maintains a list of

approved assemblies. Only assemblies that appear on this list are acceptable for

installation. Assemblies shall be shipped from the manufacturers in the fully

assembled configuration. This includes bypass arrangements and shutoff valves.

Assemblies received for installation not completely assembled are not approved.

Field conversions of double check assemblies to a detector assembly, or vice

versa, are not permitted.

The City of Sacramento’s requirements for designing, constructing,

installing, and maintaining backflow prevention assemblies is found in the Cross

Connection Control Policy of Department of Utilities. Copies of the “Cross

Connection Control Policy” are available from the Department of Utilities

Customer Service at 1395 35th Avenue. Following acceptance of the installation,

the device must be performance tested at the owner’s expense by a certified

tester selected from the City approved list.

All assemblies shall be installed to provide protection from vandalism and

freezing. Cages must be installed so that adequate clearance is available for

maintenance and testing or it should be completely removable and allow for any

discharge from the relief valve to fully drain from the protective cage or cover.

As a minimum, backflow prevention assemblies shall be sized equivalent

to the diameter of the service connection. The installation of backflow

prevention assemblies shall be aboveground.

5. Blow-Offs

a. Distribution Mains

Standard two inch (2") and four inch (4") blow-offs shall conform to

and be installed in accordance with Standard Drawing W-301 in Section 38

of these Standard Specifications.

b. Transmission Mains

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Blow-offs shall be six inches (6") in size and shall conform to and be

installed in accordance with Standard Drawings W-804 or W-805 in Section

38 of these Standard Specifications.

6. Butterfly Valves

Butterfly valves shall conform to and be installed in accordance with

Standard Drawing W-801 in Section 38 of these Standard Specifications.

Value operating nut extensions are required in accordance with Standard

Drawing W-308 in Section 38 of these Standard Specifications when valve nut is

in excess of thirty inches (30") below finished grade.

Contractor shall carefully place valve into position, avoiding contact or

impact with other equipment, or trench walls. The pipe ends shall be prepared

in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. The water main shall be

properly supported to avoid line stress on valve. The pipe/valve joint shall not

be deflected nor shall the valve be used as a jack to pull the pipe into alignment.

7. Combination Air Vacuum and Release Valves

Combination air vacuum and release valves shall be two inches (2") or four

inches (4") in size, as indicated on the Plans. Installation of air vacuum and

release valves shall conform to and be installed in accordance with Standard

Drawings W-802 and W-803 in Section 38 of these Standard Specifications.

8. Flexible Couplings and Flanged Coupling Adaptors

a. Transmission Mains

The flexible couplings shall be installed with provision for thrust

restraint ties attached to the water main pipe. The thrust restraint ties

on the pipe shall be welded lugs, lugs cast integrally with the pipe, or

friction collars. Anchor studs placed perpendicular to the long axis of the

pipe are unacceptable. Resistance to hydraulic thrust shall be adequate

to sustain a force developed by a test pressure of two hundred and twenty-

five pounds per square inch (225 psi).

Flanged coupling adapters shall be provided with thrust ties

attached to the pipe with welding lugs, cast-in-place lugs, or friction

collars. Lugs shall have a minimum thickness equal to that of adjacent

flange and shall have holes the same size as those on the flange. Anchor

studs placed perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the pipe are

unacceptable.

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Contractor shall ensure that the pipe is in proper alignment.

Contractor shall clean all dirt, rust, oil or loose scale from pipe ends for a

distance of two inch (2") greater than the length of the flanged coupling.

Contractor shall check area where gaskets will seat on pipe and flange

faces to make sure there are no dents, projections, gouges, etc. that will

interfere with the gasket seals. Welds must be ground flush. Bolt

tightening should be done evenly, alternating to diametrically opposite

positions to bring bolts to recommended tightness.

b. Distribution Mains:

Flexible couplings shall be installed with provisions for thrust

restraint.

9. Mechanical Joints

Contractor shall thoroughly clean socket and plain end of all rust

or foreign material. The socket, gasket and plain end shall be lubricated

with soapy water or an approved pipe lubricant meeting requirements of

AWWA C111. The bolts shall be tightened to draw gland toward the pipe

flange evenly, maintaining approximately the same distance between the

gland and the face of the flange at all points around the joint using torque-

measuring wrenches.

10. Valve Boxes

Valve boxes shall be furnished and installed in accordance with

Standard Drawings W-303, W-304, and W-306 in Section 38 of these

Standard Specifications.

11. Access Manholes

Installation of access manholes shall conform to and be installed in

accordance with Section 25 and Standard Drawing W-702 in Section 38 of

these Standard Specifications

27-8 PIPE BEDDING AND BACKFILLING OF TRENCHES

Pipe bedding and initial backfill for water mains, fire hydrant branch

leads, and water services shall be furnished and placed according to the

requirements contained herein and as detailed on Standard Drawing W-701 in

Section 38 of these Standard Specifications. The pipe bedding and initial backfill

material shall consist of sand meeting the requirements as given in Section 10-

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13 of these Standard Specifications unless otherwise specified in the Special

Provisions.

Bedding material shall be placed and compacted along the bottom of the

trench to provide uniform support for the water main pipe at every point

between the joints. Support of the pipe by wedging or blocking shall not be

permitted. At the location of each joint, holes of adequate size shall be provided

in the bottom and sides of the trench to permit easy joint preparation, pipe

assembly, and visual inspection of the entire joint.

Initial backfill shall be placed immediately after pipe joints have been

completed, inspected, and passed by the Engineer. Trench backfill shall be earth

material, unless otherwise specified in the Special Provisions, placed and

compacted above the granular bedding and initial backfill material to the level

of the subgrade in paved areas or to the top of the trench in unpaved areas.

Backfill shall be provided by Contractor and shall be placed in accordance with

Section 14-3 of these Standard Specifications and the pipe manufacturer’s

recommendations.

Imported granular material may be used to backfill pipe trenches in place

of job excavated native material. The imported granular material placed above

the initial backfill shall be uniformly graded Class 2 aggregate base, meeting the

requirements of Section 10-7 of these Standard Specifications. Compaction and

placement requirements for imported granular material shall be the same as

required for compaction of job excavated native material.

Full depth select or imported backfill will be required under the

following circumstances:

1. At locations where over excavation is required, i.e., butterfly

valves, blow-offs, system tie-in connections, insulated joints, etc.

2. At locations where pipes for sewage or drainage cross above the

water transmission main pipe.

3. In areas where the trench section is of unusual configuration.

4. Jacking and receiving pits for the boring and jacking of pipe

casings.

Full depth select backfill shall be placed in layers not exceeding eight

inches (8”) in depth and shall extend to the level of subgrade road subbase and

to undisturbed earth on the sides. Compaction and placement requirements for

full depth select backfill shall be the same as required for compaction of job

excavated native material. Unless otherwise specified on the Plans or Special

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Provisions, full depth select backfill material shall consist of sand, Class 2

aggregate base or controlled density fill (CDF) meeting the requirements of

Section 10 of these Standard Specifications.

27-9 REPAVING WATER PIPE TRENCHES

Repaving of trenches for water mains, fire hydrant branch leads, and

water services shall be as specified in this Section of these Standard

Specifications unless otherwise indicated on the Plans or in the Special Provisions

Contractor shall restore all surfaces, which have been removed or

damaged by Contractor in kind, using the same material as existing, unless

otherwise noted on the Plans or in the Special Provisions. The repaving is to be

done in such a manner to, as closely as possible, replace the cut pavement with

a similar type and an equal or greater structural section.

Upon completion of trench backfill, existing pavement as well as any

curbs, gutters and sidewalks that have been cut or damaged as a result of the

construction activities shall be replaced. The replacement of pavement, curb,

gutter or other improvements shall match that of the original as close as practical

unless otherwise indicated on the Plans. Segments of pavement that were

damaged during construction shall be cut to a neat straight line. To form the

required “T” trench, the existing pavement shall be ground or saw cut an

additional six inches (6”) outside the excavated area prior to paving. The

minimum pavement section within public street right-of-way shall be four inches

(4") of asphaltic concrete over twelve inches (12") of Class 2 aggregate base

unless otherwise noted on the Plans or in the Special Provisions.

Aggregate base for repair and/or replacement of existing pavement shall

meet the requirements for Class 2 aggregate base as contained in Section 10 of

these Standard Specifications. Aggregate base shall be placed and compacted in

accordance with Section 14 of these Standard Specifications, except that it shall

be compacted to a relative compaction of not less than ninety-five percent (95%)

as measured by tests specified in Section 14 of these Standard Specifications.

Asphaltic concrete pavement and its placement shall conform to the

requirements of Section 22 of these Standard Specifications.

Restoration of existing concrete pavement shall consist of at least six

inches (6") of concrete and shall conform to the requirements of Section 19.

Concrete surfaces to be replaced shall be colorized, as necessary, to match

existing adjacent concrete color by the addition of Lamp Black coloring agent.

Contractor shall submit concrete mix design for approval including a proposed

proportion of coloring agent appropriate to the shade of adjacent concrete.

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Where entire alley requires replacement, concrete shall not include coloring

agent, unless directed by the Engineer.

Concrete used in the repair and/or replacement of curb, gutter, or

sidewalk shall conform to Section 24-1 of these Standard Specifications.

Concrete used in the replacement of existing concrete “V” gutter or pavement

shall be Class “A” concrete in accordance with Section 10 of these Standard

Specifications. Placement of concrete shall conform to the requirements of

Section 24 of these Standard Specifications.

Where less than two feet (2') of existing pavement is left between the

edge of the trench and the lip of concrete gutter or pavement edge, the narrow

strip of existing pavement shall be removed and the area repaved along with the

area overlying the trench. All existing asphaltic concrete or concrete pavement

adjacent to the pipe trench that has been loosened, cracked, or damaged as a

result of Contractor's operations shall be removed and replaced.

Unless otherwise provided on the Plans or in the Special Provisions,

pipeline trenches in unpaved portions of street rights-of-way shall have the top

twelve inches (12") filled with aggregate base Class 2, conforming to Section 10

of these Specifications and compacted to ninety-five percent (95%) relative

compaction as determined by ASTM Designation D1557.

All pavement debris and other excavated material not destined to be used

for backfill shall be removed and disposed of outside the limits of the project at

Contractor's expense.

27-10 WATER SERVICES

Materials for services shall meet the requirements specified in Section 10

and shall be installed in accordance with the Standard Drawings. All new and

reconnected services shall be metered.

The location of water services extending beneath curbs, gutters and

sidewalks shall be denoted by imprinting a two inch (2") size Gothic letter “W”

on the upper face of the curb, unless otherwise directed by the Engineer.

Service saddles for one inch (1"), one and a half inch (1½") and two inch

(2") services shall be installed in accordance with Standard Drawing W-403 in

Section 38 of these Standard Specifications. Three inch (3") services are not

allowed. A three inch (3") meter shall be installed on a four inch (4") tap. Tapping

sleeves for services four inch (4") and larger shall have a stainless steel sleeve

and stainless steel flange.

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Gate valves for water services four inches (4") and larger in diameter shall

be installed at the main with a flanged connection and shall include a valve box

and riser. Boxes and risers shall be as specified in and installed in accordance

with Standard Drawing W-303 in Section 38 of these Standard Specifications.

No hydrant branch lead, services or fitting (tee, ell, etc.) shall be tapped

to accommodate any service.

27-11 WATER TAPS TO NEW AND EXISTING MAINS

Prior to scheduling taps on new or existing water mains, Contractor shall

provide the Engineer a copy of a bacteriological report showing that all piping

including on-site fire services, private fire hydrants, and domestic services meet

the requirements of these Standard Specifications.

Water taps on new mains prior to being accepted by the City shall be made

by Contractor. Water taps on existing City mains shall only be made by City crews

at Contractor’s expense.

For any given project, a maximum of two (2) water main shutdowns, water

main tie-in connections (tap or “cut-in”), or combination thereof directly

involving work by the City crews, shall be scheduled per day. Such work

performed by City crews will be between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm. Modification to

this procedure may be requested by Contractor and will be considered on a case-

by-case basis with the final determination to be made by the Engineer.

Contractor shall notify the Engineer that a shutdown is required and the

City will schedule the shutdown within five (5) working days of notification. The

Engineer will notify Contractor of the time of shutdown at least two (2) working

days prior to the shutdown. Contractor shall excavate around the water main,

per Standard Drawing W-404, twenty-four (24) hours prior to the City tapping the

water main.

Any change made to the vertical and horizontal alignment of water

services shall be made behind the sidewalk and outside the City right-of-way.

Within the City right-of-way the water services shall be installed perpendicular

to the main.

27-12 DISINFECTION OF WATER MAINS

1. General

The intent of this section is to present procedures essential for the

disinfection of newly constructed water mains and appurtenances. No new mains

shall be connected to existing mains until they have been disinfected in

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accordance with this section, and pressure tested in accordance with Section 27-

13 in these Standard Specifications. All disinfection and testing shall be made in

the presence of the Engineer. The basic procedure consists of the following:

a. Preventing contaminating materials from entering the water mains

during construction.

b. Disinfecting any residual contamination that may remain.

c. Determining the bacteriological quality by laboratory testing after

disinfection.

Contractor shall furnish all hoses, pumps, gauges, connections, valves,

other necessary apparatus, and personnel required for disinfecting, flushing, and

disposal of chlorinated water.

Precautions shall be taken to protect pipe interiors, fittings, and valves

against contamination during the construction of the water system.

Chlorination and testing of the pipeline shall be in accordance with AWWA

C 651 with the following exception: the first bacteria sample after flushing the

main is not required. Water distribution mains up to and including twelve inches

(12") in diameter shall be disinfected using the Tablet Method or Continuous-

feed Method described in AWWA C 651. Water transmission mains eighteen inches

(18”) in diameter and greater shall be disinfected using the Continuous-feed

Method described in AWWA C 651.

Disinfecting the pipeline may be performed concurrently with the

hydrostatic testing in accordance with Section 27-13. In the event repairs are

necessary, as indicated by the hydrostatic test, additional disinfecting may be

required as directed by the Engineer.

2. Tablet Method

The Tablet Method shall employ the use of a sufficient number of calcium

hypochlorite tablets as a disinfectant to yield an average chlorine dose of

approximately twenty-five milligrams per liter (25 mg/l). The five-gram (5g)

calcium hypochlorite tablets shall contain at least sixty-five percent (65%)

available chlorine by weight. These tablets shall meet the requirements of AWWA

B 300, standard for hypochlorites.

Because preliminary flushing cannot be performed when tablets are used,

cleanliness must be exercised during construction of the water main.

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The calcium hypochlorite tablets shall be placed in each section of pipe

and also in hydrants, hydrant branches and other appurtenances. They shall be

attached by an adhesive at the top of the pipe to prevent washing to the pipe

end. If the tablets are fastened before the pipe section is placed in the trench,

their position shall be marked on the section to assist in keeping the tablet’s

position at the top of the pipe.

Number of 5 Gram Calcium Hypochlorite Tablets*

Pipe Diameter

(Inches)

Length of pipe section (feet)

13 or

less

18 20 30 40

*Based on 3.25 grams of available grams of chlorine

per tablet. Any portion of tablet rounded to next

highest number.

The adhesive shall be Permatex No. 1, or approved equal. There shall be

no adhesive on the tablet except on the broad side next to the surface to which

the tablet is attached. The number of calcium hypochlorite tablets required for

main disinfections shown by the table above.

3. Continuous Feed Method

The continuous feed method consists of completely filling the main to

remove all air pockets, flushing the completed main to remove particulates, and

filling the main with chlorinated potable water so that after a twenty four (24)

hour holding period in the main there will be a free chlorine residual of not less

than ten milligrams per liter (10mg/l) at all locations in the main.

Prior to being chlorinated the main shall be filled to eliminate air pockets

and shall be flushed to remove particulates. The Flushing velocity in the main

shall be not less than two and a half feet per second (2.5fps) unless otherwise

directed by the Engineer.

A chlorine-water solution shall be applied by means of a solution feed

chlorinating device. Care shall be taken to prevent the highly chlorinated water

in the pipeline being treated from flowing back into the pipeline supplying the

water. At a point not more than ten feet (10’) downstream from the beginning

of a new main, the concentrated chlorine solution shall be pumped into the main

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at a uniform feed rate until the desired chlorine residual (at least 25mg/l) is

measured in the flushed water at the terminal outlet. Chlorine application shall

not cease until the entire main is filled with chlorinated water. If at any time

the application of chlorine is interrupted, the flow of water shall be stopped

until chlorine application is resumed.

4. Pipeline Filling

Before filling the pipeline, Contractor shall:

a. Remove any and all residual water from the entire pipeline to be

tested.

b. Open all air vents.

c. Furnish a double check valve assembly to make a single supply

connection for testing. Installation of the double check valve

assembly shall be in accordance with Standard Drawing W-107 in

Section 38 of these Standard Specifications. A double check valve

assembly hook-up to the City water system must be approved by

the Engineer prior to water use. The double check valve assembly

shall be approved by a certified tester. The certification tags shall

be displayed on the double check valve assembly after approval.

Each section of the pipe to be disinfected shall be slowly filled with water

at a velocity of less than one foot per second (1fps), and all air shall be expelled

from the pipe. The release of the air can be accomplished by opening fire

hydrants and service line cocks at the high points of the system and blow-offs at

all dead ends. If required, Contractor shall provide a corporation stop at high

points to provide air vents and insure that all air is released. The valve controlling

the admission of water into the section of pipe to be disinfected should be

opened wide before shutting the hydrants or blow-offs. After the system has

been filled with water and all the air expelled, all the valves controlling the

section to be tested shall be closed.

5. Disinfection, Flushing and Testing

The disinfection, flushing and testing sequence shall be as follows:

a. Chlorination and testing of the pipeline shall be in accordance with

AWWA Standard C651 with the following exception: the first

bacteria sample after flushing the main is not required.

b. The heavily chlorinated water shall be retained in the main for at

least twenty-four (24) hours, during which time all valves and

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hydrants shall be operated to ensure disinfection of the

appurtenances. At the end of the twenty-four (24) hour period,

the main shall have a residual of not less than ten milligrams per

liter (10 mg/L) of free chlorine or the disinfection procedure shall

be repeated using the continuous-feed or other method described

in AWWA C651 as directed by the Engineer.

c. Contractor shall flush the main until the chlorine residual is less

than one part per million (1.0 ppm) or matches distribution system

chlorine residual level and turbidity is less than one nephelometric

turbidity unit (1.0 NTU). The chlorinated water shall be flushed

from the system at its extremities and at each appurtenance, using

potable water from a source designated by the Engineer. The

minimum water velocity during flushing shall be two and a half feet

per second (2.5 fps) or as directed by the Engineer. Temporary

inlets/outlets shall be sized to provide adequate velocity to flush

the main. The minimum inlet/outlet size shall be two inches (2”)

in diameter.

d. Samples will be collected at locations along the pipeline identified

by the Engineer. Contractor shall notify the Engineer at least

twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the time that the

bacteriological samples are to be drawn for testing. Contractor

shall furnish and install temporary sampling devices in accordance

with Standard Drawing W-302 in Section 38 of these Standard

Specifications at the locations indicated by the Engineer spaced no

greater than twelve hundred feet (1200') apart.

e. Twenty-four (24) hours after flushing the chlorinated water from

the main the Engineer will collect samples for testing.

f. Bacteriological examination of the samples shall meet the following

criteria:

i. Total Coliform absent

ii. Total Plate Count less than five hundred (500) colony

forming units per milliliter

Re-disinfection, if required due to test failure, shall be performed by

Contractor at Contractor’s expense. Cost to retest the water will be at

Contractor’s expense.

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The water shall meet State and Federal drinking water standards; Title

22, California Administrative Code and the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as

amended.

6. Disposal of Chlorinated Water

After disinfection of the system and prior to coliform bacteria and

turbidity testing, chlorinated water shall be disposed of such that water does not

flood, inundate or damage property. Contractor shall dechlorinate the water by

use of apparatus that injects or mixes EPA approved chemicals with the water to

neutralize the chlorine before it is hard piped to a manhole on the nearest storm

or sanitary sewer system. Residual chlorine levels shall be reduced and

maintained to a maximum of one hundredth of a milligram per liter (0.01 mg/l).

Contractor shall test the discharge at fifteen minute (15) intervals to insure that

acceptable levels of neutralization are maintained. Discharge shall be stopped if

chlorine levels exceed one hundredth of a milligram per liter (0.01 mg/l).

Dechlorinating apparatus shall be the de-chlorinator by Romac Industries

or approved equal. All procedures shall be in accordance with manufacturer’s

recommendations and as approved by the Engineer.

27-13 PRESSURE TESTING WATER MAIN INSTALLATIONS

Following disinfection, Contractor may use the chlorinated water to

perform a hydrostatic pressure test of the system. Prior to making final tie-in

connections, the entire system shall be pressure tested by Contractor

independent of the existing system or systems to be connected.

Contractor shall furnish all hoses, pumps, pressure gauges, leakage

measuring devices, connections, relief valves, temporary pressure heads, other

necessary apparatus, and personnel required for hydrostatic pressure and

leakage testing. Pressure gauges shall register pressure in pounds per square

inch gauge (psig). The range of the gauge shall be from zero to two hundred and

seventy-five pounds per square inch gauge (0-275 psig). The gauge readings shall

have a five (5) psig incremental tick marks. The gauge shall be calibrated within

forty-five (45) days of the hydrostatic test and the calibration tag affixed to the

gauge.

In no case shall there be placement of permanent pavement prior to

successful completion of the test. Joints and fittings must be backfilled to the

springline of the pipe and the pipe between joints backfilled to a depth necessary

to hold the line securely during the test, but in no case less than eighteen inches

(18”) above pipe. Thrust blocks shall have been in place for at least thirty-six

(36) hours if high-early-strength concrete was used or at least seven (7) days if

standard concrete was utilized.

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A hydrostatic test pressure of one hundred fifty pounds per square inch

gauge (150 psig) shall be maintained for 60 minutes. The allowable leakage

criterion is “zero”. No leakage, as represented by a measurable drop in pressure

below the starting test pressure, is allowed.

Contractor shall determine the cause of unacceptable leakage results,

take corrective measures, and conduct subsequent tests until the pipeline meets

the allowable leakage criteria. Contractor shall perform any excavation required

to locate and repair leaks or other defects that may develop during the test,

including removing backfill that has been already placed. The Engineer shall

witness the test and Contractor shall provide the Engineer a forty-eight (48) hour

notice prior to the test.

Contractor at his expense shall repair any leaks detected by visual

inspection regardless whether test results are acceptable.

Contractor shall take all necessary precautions to prevent joints from

drawing while the pipelines and their appurtenances are being tested. Any

damage to the pipes and their appurtenances, or any other structures, resulting

from or caused by these tests, shall be repaired by Contractor at Contractor’s

expense.

27-14 “CUT-IN” CONNECTION TO EXISTING WATER MAINS

Connection of new water mains to existing mains shall be made only after

the newly constructed water mains have been successfully disinfected and

pressure tested including onsite fire systems and domestic services.

Contractor shall furnish and install all pipe, fittings, and valve boxes

necessary to complete the “cut-in” as shown on Standard Drawing W-105 in

Section 38 of these Standard Specifications.

City crews shall perform all shutdowns of existing water mains. See

Section 27-11 for water main shut down procedure.

Contractor shall expose the existing water main at the “cut-in” locations

per Standard Drawing W-404 and shall have all material necessary to complete

work onsite at least one day prior to the scheduled “cut-in” to the satisfaction

of the Engineer. Contractor shall have all necessary manpower and equipment

ready at the time of the scheduled “cut-in” necessary to be able to complete

the “cut-in” within four (4) hours of the shutdown to the satisfaction of the

Engineer. Failure to comply with above-specified requirements shall result in the

cancellation of the scheduled shutdown.

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New pipe, fittings and valves required for connection but not included in

the hydrostatic pressure testing and disinfection procedures shall be disinfected

prior to connection in accordance with AWWA Standard C651 relating to

“Connections Equal To or Less Than One Pipe Length”.

In the connection of new water mains to existing mains, any offset in

horizontal or vertical alignment between the exposed ends of new and existing

water main pipes that is six inches (6”) or greater shall be taken up by the use

of elbow fittings. Ninety degree (90°) elbows shall be used only with the

Engineer’s approval. Deflection of the pipe joints or the use of flexible couplings

shall not be permitted.

27-15 SETTING, ADJUSTING AND LOCATING VALVE BOXES

For all new water valves installed, Contractor shall furnish and install

valve boxes, covers, drop caps, and steel risers in accordance with Standard

Drawings W-303 and W-304 in Section 38 of these Standard Specifications. Unless

otherwise shown on the Plans, or specified in the Special Provisions, in

construction areas involving elevation changes or where existing valve boxes or

risers are disturbed, or as indicated on the Plans, Contractor shall furnish and

adjust to final grade all existing valve boxes in accordance with Standard

Drawings W-303, W-304 and W-306 in Section 38 of these Standard Specifications.

All non-steel risers shall be replaced with steel risers in accordance with

Standard Drawings W-303 and W-306 in Section 38 of these Standard

Specifications. When approved by the Engineer, Contractor may reuse existing

valve boxes that meet these Standards Specifications and are in an undamaged

condition.

All water valve boxes removed for subsequent reinstallation to allow

reconstruction of existing streets shall be temporarily replaced with a protective

metal container. The temporary container shall cover the riser over the valve

and will assist in keeping the location of the valve visible during street

reconstruction activities, the risers at each valve shall be kept free of debris and

the valve operating nut left exposed.

Prior to construction Contractor shall furnish locations or swing ties to all

existing valves within the streets to be resurfaced. A copy of the valve location

measurements shall be provided for the Engineer prior to any street construction

or resurfacing.

27-16 ADJUSTING AIR RELEASE VALVES

Contractor shall install new or adjust existing air valve box or manhole

head and cover in accordance with Standard Drawing W-802 in Section 38 of

these Standard Specifications.

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All precast concrete sections used to construct the vaults or manholes for

air release valves shall be set in Portland Cement mortar or preformed plastic

sealing compound. The preformed plastic sealing compound and the mixing of

the mortar shall meet the requirements specified in Section 10-37 of these

Standard Specifications.

The interior and exterior surfaces of the joints of the precast concrete

sections shall be coated with Portland Cement mortar. The precast sections shall

be cleaned and moistened immediately prior to setting the sections in the

mortar. A moistened brush shall be used to apply and smooth the mortar to the

interior and exterior joint surfaces of the precast concrete sections.

27-17 CORROSION MONITORING

1. General

All metallic pipe and appurtenances larger than 12” in diameter shall be

bonded such that all joints and fittings are electrically continuous, except across

insulated joints. Contractor shall furnish and install the corrosion monitoring

system components as indicated on the Plans and these Standard Specifications.

Material shall be as specified in Section 10 and this section of these Standard

Specifications. All corrosion monitoring equipment shall be supplied by a

manufacturer regularly engaged in the production of such equipment. Equipment

shall not be installed without prior review and approval by the Engineer.

Contractor shall install each system component in a workmanlike manner

and in strict conformance with the latest edition of the following standards.

NEC - NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

NEMA - NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

ASTM - AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS

IEEE - INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS

ANSI - AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD INSTITUTE

IPCEA - INSULATED POWER CABLE ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION

OSHA - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

NACE - NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORROSION ENGINEERS

UL - UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES

All electrical equipment and materials and the design, construction and

installation thereof shall comply with all applicable provisions of the National

Electric Code (NEC) and applicable local codes and regulations.

Corrosion Specialist shall refer to a California registered Corrosion

Engineer or NACE certified Corrosion Protection Specialist.

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The system shall be complete and in a satisfactory operating condition at

the time of acceptance of the work.

2. Equipment Locations

The locations of corrosion monitoring equipment, devices, outlets, and

appurtenances as indicated on the Plans are approximate only. Exact locations

shall be per these Specifications, unless otherwise determined by the Engineer.

Contractor shall verify in the field, all data and final locations of work

done under other sections of these Standard Specifications required for placing

of the electrical work.

3. Test Stations/Traffic Valve Boxes

Test stations shall be provided where shown on the Plans, and shall

conform to the Standard Drawing W-1002 in Section 38 of these Standard

Specifications. Test stations for insulated joints shall conform to the Standard

Drawing W-1001 in Section 38 of these Standard Specifications. Test stations for

anodes shall conform to the Standard Drawing W-1013 in Section 38 of these

Standard Specifications. Test station junction boxes shall conform to the

Standard Drawing W-1004 in Section 38 of these Standard Specifications.

Attachment of wire identification tags, split bolts and shunts shall be

made as stated in these Standard Specifications.

At a minimum, test stations shall be installed as follows:

• Insulated Joint Test Stations (IJTS) – Shall be installed at all isolation points

(such as isolation gaskets) on pipelines larger than 12” in diameter.

• Corrosion Monitoring Test Stations (CMTS) – Shall be installed on transmission

mains every 1000-ft at readily identifiable locations (such as hydrants, air-vacs,

or tie-in points). Corrosion Test Stations are not required if another test station

is connected to the pipe addressing the 1000-ft spacing.

• Foreign Pipe Test Stations (FPTS) - Shall be required where high voltage power,

or high pressure metallic gas pipelines, cross within 2-feet from a new

transmission main, unless otherwise directed by Engineer.

• Anode Test Station (ATS) – Shall be installed where foreign pipe test stations

are not permitted by the foreign pipeline owner to be installed (in order to

negate possible stray current impacts).

• Casing Test Stations (CTS) – Shall be installed where transmission mains are

encased within a metallic casing. Casing Test Stations shall be installed on both

the entry and exit points of the casing, unless the casing is less than 30-feet in

length at which time only one Casing Test Station is required.

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Anodes and grounding beds shall be installed at test stations as required

by the Engineer.

Junction boxes for test stations shall be B9X Utility Boxes, as

manufactured by Christy Products Inc., or 36 Box as manufactured by Brooks

Products or equal. Junction boxes covers shall be steel checker plates with

welded bead legend “Test Station” and shall be installed out of traffic lanes.

4. Test Boards

Panel boards for test stations shall be made of phenolic plastic one-

quarter inch (¼”) thick and sized as shown on Standard Drawings W-1005, W-

1006, and W-1014 in Section 38 of these Standard Specifications. Solderless

copper lugs and capacitors shall be installed on the panel boards as shown on the

Details. Shunts for the anode junction boxes shall be one-hundredth (0.01) ohm,

eight (8) ampere, manganin wire type, as indicated. Shunts shall be as

manufactured by Holloway or equal.

5. Wire

Conductors shall consist of solid or stranded copper of the gage as shown

on the Standard Drawings in Section 38 of these Standard Specifications. Wire

sizes shall be based on American Wire Gage (AWG). Copper wire shall be in

conformance with ASTM Designations B3 and B8.

Wires buried in the ground shall be laid straight, without kinks and shall

have a minimum cover of twenty-four inches (24”). The bottom of the finished

trench shall be free from stones, roots or other materials that may damage the

wire during or after installation.

Each wire run shall be continuous in length and free of joints or splices.

Care shall be taken during installation to avoid punctures, cuts, or other damage

to the wire insulation. Damage to insulation will require replacement of the

entire length of wire.

At least eighteen inches (18”) of slack shall be left for each conductor at

each test station housing. Slack in the wire shall be sufficient to allow removal

of wire extension for testing. Wire shall not be bent into a radius of less than

eight (8) times the diameter of the wire.

The wire attached to the anodes shall be (AWG) stranded, single

conductor, copper and insulated for six hundred (600) volts. Wire size shall be

minimum No. 10 AWG THWN and conform to the requirements of ASTM D 2220

and NEMA WC-5. Connection of wire to the anode shall have a pulling strength,

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which shall exceed the tensile strength of the wire. Any damage to the wire

insulation or anode shall require complete replacement of the wire and anode.

The anode manufacturer shall conduct and report resistance tests

performed on each anode wire connection to assure the finished connection does

not exceed four-thousandths (0.004) ohms. These resistance tests shall be

performed with a Kelvin bridge circuit or equal. All anode wire connections that

have a resistance value of greater than four-thousandths (0.004) ohms shall

require replacement by the anode supplier prior to shipment. An accurate record

of tests shall be submitted by the anode supplier to the Engineer.

Anode wires shall be of one continuous length without splices from the

anode connection to the respective Junction Box. Anode wires with the attached

anode shall be shipped to the job site with the wire wound on a reel. The

minimum core diameter of the reel shall be five and a half inches (5½”).

Wire identifiers shall be installed in conformance with Standard Drawing

W-1015 in Section 38 of these Standard Specifications. Wire identifiers for anodes

shall be the wrap around type with a high resistance to oils, solvents, and mild

acids. Marker shall fully encircle wire with imprinted alphanumeric characters

for pipe identification. Wire identifiers shall be placed on the wires prior to

backfill, using nylon straps.

Red caution tape three inches (3”) in width shall be installed above buried

wire and conduits at a maximum depth of eighteen inches (18”) below grade over

the wire and conduit location.

Unless otherwise permitted by the Engineer, wire colors shall be as

follows:

• White – new pipe or valve

• Red – existing pipe or insulated pipe

• Yellow – permanent reference electrode

• Black – anode

• Green – casing or foreign pipe

6. Exothermic Welds

Exothermic welds shall be provided for cable to structure connections in

strict accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. Connections shall

be made in accordance with Standard Drawing W-1011 in Section 38 of these

Standard Specifications.

The shape and charge of the exothermic weld shall be chosen based on

the following parameters:

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• Pipe material

• Pipe size

• Wire material

• Number of strands to be welded

• Orientation of weld (vertical or horizontal)

Type of exothermic weld to be used shall be submitted to the Engineer

for approval. Exothermic weld connections shall be installed in the manner and

at the locations shown on the plans. Coating materials shall be removed from

the surface over an area of sufficient size to make the connection. The steel

surface shall be cleaned to white metal by grinding or filing prior to welding the

conductor. The use of resin impregnated grinding wheels will not be allowed.

The conductor shall be welded to the pipe by the exothermic welding process

with a copper sleeve fitted over the conductor. Only enough insulation shall be

removed such that the copper conductor can be placed in the welding mold.

After the weld has cooled, all slag shall be removed and the metallurgical bond

shall be tested for adherence to the pipe or casing. All defective welds shall be

removed and replaced. Connections to the piping shall not be buried prior to

inspection and approval by the Engineer.

Exothermic welds shall be tested by Contractor for adherence to the pipe

or casing and for electrical continuity between the pipe or casing and wires. A

twenty-two ounce (22oz.) hammer shall be used for adherence testing by striking

a blow to the weld. Care shall be taken to avoid hitting the wires.

7. Field Repair of Coatings

After installation of coated items, contractor shall repair damaged shop-

applied coatings and coat field welds with the coating manufacturer’s

recommended repair material. Contractor shall furnish all materials, clean

surfaces, and repair any damage to protective coatings and linings damaged as a

result of the welding. This shall be done in accordance with these specifications.

For ductile iron or dielectrically coated steel, the coating shall be a

bitumastic coating as listed in these specifications. All surfaces must be clean

and dry and free of oil, dirt, loose particles, and all other foreign materials prior

to application of the coating. Exothermic welds shall be coated and then covered

with a plastic weld cap.

For cement mortar lined and coated pipe or concrete cylinder pipe, the

coating shall match the exterior mortar.

For epoxy-coated appurtenances, Contractor shall use an epoxy-coating

touch-up kit. Prior to coating, surfaces shall be cleaned and ground to bare

metal. Apply one or two coats as required to obtain a dry film thickness of eight

(8) mils minimum using brush or spray. Brush shall be used for touch-up work of

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less than three square feet (3 sf). Field repairs shall comply with the

recommendations of the coating manufacturer.

8. Bitumastic Coating

Bitumastic coating shall be TC Mastic, as manufactured by Tapecoat

Company, Bitumastic 505 as manufactured by Koppers Company, Inc. or

approved equal.

Contractor shall furnish all materials, clean surfaces, and repair any

damage to protective coatings and linings damaged as a result of the welding.

This shall be done in accordance with these specifications.

9. Weld Caps

Weld caps shall be Royston Handy Cap, as manufactured by Royston

Laboratories, Incorporated, Thermite Weld Cap, as manufactured by Phillips

Petroleum Company, or an approved equal.

10. Insulating Flange Kits

Insulating flange kits shall be installed to effectively isolate metallic piping

from foreign metallic structures. Flange insulators shall be installed as shown on

Standard Drawings W-902 and W-905 in Section 38 of these Standard

Specifications.

Insulating flange gaskets shall include full-faced gaskets, insulating

washers and sleeves, and steel washers. The complete assembly shall have a

pressure rating equal to that of the flanges between which it is installed. Gaskets

shall be neoprene faced phenolic, 1/8-inch thick having a high dielectric

constant. Insulating sleeves shall be fabric reinforced resin, 1/32-inch thick.

Insulating washers shall consist of two sets of 1/8-inch thick neoprene faced

phenolic, having a high dielectric constant.

The central gasket shall have a minimum electrical resistance of eighteen

thousand megohms (18,000mΩ) for flanged joints larger than twelve inches (12”)

in diameter and sixteen thousand megohms (16,000mΩ) for flanged joints twelve

inches (12”) in diameter and smaller, be temperature rated to one hundred and

fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150°F), and possess a water absorbency of no more

than five (5) percent when tested in accordance with ASTM D 229.

Steel washers shall be stainless steel (Type 316) and fit well within the bolt

facing on the flange. Insulating washers shall fit within the bolt facing the flange

over the outside diameter of the sleeve.

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Bolts and nuts used for insulated flanged joints shall be stainless steel

(Type 304) and shall conform to ASTM F593, Group 1, and ASTM F594, Group 1,

respectively.

Insulating flange kits shall be installed to effectively isolate metallic piping

from foreign metallic structures. Contractor shall test the performance of these

insulating flange kits prior to backfill. An electric resistance test of at least fifty

thousand ohms (50,000Ω) shall be performed on all insulated joints after each

joint installation has been completed. If the results of the test for electrical

resistance are less than fifty thousand ohms (50,000Ω), the joint shall be

inspected for damage, repaired, as needed, and retested.

11. Joint Bonds

Bond cables or clips shall be provided across flexible couplings on steel

pipe, cement mortar coated steel cylinder pipe joints, and ductile iron pipe

joints as necessary to ensure electrical continuity. Joint bonds shall be installed

as shown on Standard Drawings W-1008, W-1009, W-1011, and W-1012 in Section

38 of these Standard Specifications. Bond wires shall have minimal slack in the

wire at each weld but otherwise be as short as possible.

After installation, all joint bonds shall be tested for effectiveness. The

testing shall be performed prior to backfill of the pipe and shall be verified upon

completion of backfilling operations. Prior to backfilling, current shall be

circulated through the pipe and the measured resistance shall be compared to

the theoretical resistance of the pipe and bond cables. The resistance measured

shall not exceed one hundred and twenty percent (120%) of the theoretical

resistance.

12. Polyethylene Encasement

Polyethylene encasement shall completely encase and cover all metal

surfaces to form a continuous and all-encompassing layer of polyethylene

between the iron and the surrounding earth or backfill material. Polyethylene

encasement material shall conform to AWWA C 105.

Pipe: All ductile-iron pipe shall be encased with polyethylene sleeves in

accordance with Method A described in AWWA C 105, or with polyethylene wrap

in accordance with Method C described in AWWA C 105.

Fittings: Fittings such as tees, bends, reducers, and flanged outlets shall

be encased with polyethylene wrap in accordance with AWWA C 105.

Valves: Valves shall have only the stem and operating nut exposed and the

wrap shall be attached so that valve operation will not disturb the wrapping or

break the seal.

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Polyethylene sleeves shall be secured with polyethylene or vinyl adhesive

tape or plastic tie straps at the ends and quarter points along the sleeve in a

manner that will hold the sleeve securely in place during backfill. Polyethylene

wrap shall be secured with polyethylene or vinyl adhesive tape in a manner that

will hold the wrap securely in place during backfill.

13. Magnesium Anodes

Magnesium anodes shall be “High Potential” magnesium anodes of the

following composition, percent by weight:

• Aluminum 0.01% max

• Manganese 0.50 - 1.30%

• Copper 0.02% max

• Nickel 0.001%max

• Iron 0.03% max

• Other 0.05% each or 0.30% max total

• Magnesium Remainder

The anodes shall be prepackaged in a cloth bag containing backfill of the

following composition; seventy-five percent (75%) gypsum, twenty percent (20%)

bentonite and five percent (5%) sodium sulfate. The magnesium anodes shall be

of the size indicated and placed where indicated. Cable for the anodes shall be

black, No. 10 AWG THWN, stranded, and of sufficient length to extend to the

junction box without splicing.

Anodes shall be cast with a galvanized steel core strap. One end of the

anode shall be recessed to provide access to the rod for connection of the lead

wire. The lead wire shall be silver brazed to the rod, making a mechanically

secure connection. The connection shall be insulated to a six hundred volt (600v)

rating by filling the recess with asphaltic concrete. The asphaltic concrete

material shall be extended over the lead wire insulation by not less than one half

inch (½”). Contractor shall repair all damaged lead wire insulation as directed

by the Engineer and at no additional cost to the City.

Prepackaged anodes shall be installed at the locations indicated. Plastic

or paper wrap shall be removed from the anode prior to lowering the anode into

the hole. Anodes shall not be suspended by the lead wires. When compacted soil

is required and has been placed to the top of the anode and prior to the filling

of the hole with soil, a minimum of 10 gallons of water shall be poured into the

hole to saturate the anode backfill and surrounding soil.

Backfilling with native soil shall proceed in six inch (6”) lifts, compacting

the soil around the anode during each lift until the backfill has reached grade.

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Damage to the canvas bag, anode to wire connection, copper wire or wire

insulation will require replacement of entire assembly.

Anodes shall not be backfilled prior to inspection and approval of the

Engineer.

14. Zinc Grounding Mats

Zinc grounding mats shall be installed when pipelines are exposed to high

voltage and stray current impacts are possible.

Where installed, zinc anodes shall be 99.99 % zinc bars, conforming to

ASTM B-418, zinc grounding mat shall be 5/8 inch x 7/8 inch and 180 feet long

zinc ribbon anode. Cable for the grounding mat shall be Black, No. 8 AWG

HMWPE, stranded, and of sufficient length to extend to the test station without

splicing.

The wire attached to the grounding mat shall be (AWG) stranded, single

conductor, copper and insulated for 600 volts. Wire size shall be minimum #8

AWG HMWPE and conform with the requirements of ASTM D-1248, Type 1, Class

C, Grade 5, and IPCEA-NEMA S-61-402. Connection of wire to the grounding mat

shall have a pulling strength which shall exceed the tensile strength of the wire.

Any damage to the wire insulation or grounding mat will require complete

replacement of the wire and grounding mat.

The grounding mat supplier shall conduct and report resistance tests

performed on each wire connection to assure the finished connection does not

exceed 0.004 ohms. These resistance tests shall be performed with a Kelvin

bridge circuit or equal. All wire connections that have a resistance value of

greater than 0.004 ohms shall require replacement by the supplier prior to

shipment. An accurate record of tests shall be submitted by the grounding mat

supplier to the Engineer. The records shall include, as a minimum, six (6) copies

of the following information:

• Grounding mat numbering system to identify anode under test

• Grounding mat wire length

• Resistance value as indicated by test

• Test equipment

• Test method

The supplier shall mark the reel holding the wire for shipment to the job

site with the same numbering system used on the test records and the total

length of attached grounding mat wire.

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Grounding mat wires shall be of one continuous length without splices

from the connection to the respective test station as shown on the Plans.

Grounding mat wires with the attached mat shall be shipped to the job site with

the wire wound on a reel. The minimum core diameter of the reel shall be 5-

1/2 inches. The anode wire insulation shall be free of surface damage such as

nicks, abrasions, scratches, etc. in all respects throughout the entire length of

the wire. Precaution shall be taken during fabrication, transportation and

installation of the anodes to see that the wire is not kinked or sharply bent.

Bends sharper than 2-1/2 inches in radius are not permissible.

15. System Check-Out

Upon completion of the installation, Contractor shall provide testing of

the system by a qualified Corrosion Specialist, approved by the Engineer, to

ensure compliance with the Plans and these Standard Specifications. The testing

by the Corrosion Specialist shall be in addition to, and not a substitution for, any

required testing of individual items at the manufacturer’s plant or in the field

by Contractor.

a. Testing

The following test results shall be submitted to the Engineer:

i. Continuity test report

ii. Insulator test results

iii. Initial pipe-to-soil potential survey

iv. On-off potential survey (when sacrificial or impress current

cathodic protection systems are in place)

The assembled flange shall be tested with a Gas Electronics Model

601 Insulator Checker or equivalent instrument that is specifically

designed for the testing of insulating flanges. The testing shall be done in

accordance with NACE RP0286-97. If a short is indicated, each bolt shall

be tested to verify the integrity of each insulating sleeve before the flange

is disassembled. Contractor shall provide assistance in finding any and all

shorts or shorted bolts.

Contractor shall locate and repair any defects that may become

apparent during testing. All efforts by Contractor to test and repair

defects, including excavation and replacement of backfill that has been

already placed, will be at Contractor’s expense. The system will not be

considered free from defects until the Corrosion Specialist retests and

confirms that all defects have been eliminated.

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b. Written Report:

The Corrosion Specialist retained by Contractor shall prepare a final

report that contains the following:

i. Verification that all test stations have been installed properly.

ii. Verification that all insulating flanges have been tested with

an approved test instrument and that all have passed. If the

pipe-to-soil potential on each side of the insulating flange has

less than 10-mV difference between them, additional testing

with a temporary impressed current system shall be conducted

to confirm insulation.

iii. Field continuity test data, calculations of actual (measured)

pipe resistance from the data and calculations of the

theoretical resistance for each section of pipe tested. The

report shall include a statement that each section of pipe that

contains a bonded or mechanical joint was tested and that the

resistance of each section tested was less than or equal to one

hundred and twenty percent (120%) of the theoretical

resistance.

iv. Verification that all casings are isolated from the pipe.

v. Tabulation of all pipe-to-soil potential survey data.

vi. Verification that all anodes are “high potential” anodes.

vii. Other information that the Corrosion Engineer believes is

pertinent with respect to the corrosion status or long-term

performance of the pipeline or structure installed.

27-18 PAYMENT FOR FURNISHING AND INSTALLING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

Unless unit bid prices are required by the Special Provisions, payment for

the item “Water Distribution System to construct” shall be made at the lump

sum price. Such payment shall be full compensation for furnishing all labor,

material, tools, and equipment and doing all work involved in cutting, trenching,

laying, blocking, making connections, disinfecting, testing, backfilling, and

paving or repaving, as required herein, on the Plans or in the Special Provisions.

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Section 28

DRIVEWAY CULVERT AND SIDEWALK FRENCH DRAINS

28-1 DRIVEWAY CULVERT

Driveway culvert shall be reinforced concrete pipe (RCP), high density

polyethylene (HDPE) with smooth bore, corrugated metal pipe (CMP), or field

assembled metal plate as called for on the plans. Material shall conform to

Section 10 and the following:

1. Pipe Materials

RCP shall be ASTM C 76, Class III. CMP and field assembled plate shall be

minimum of 12 gage, galvanized or aluminized pipe. HDPE shall be smooth

interior, shall conform to ASTM F 894 and referenced standards contained therein

or AASHTO M 294 with HDPE belled ends; resin utilized in manufacture of M294

polyethylene pipe shall conform to ASTM D 1248 and ASTM D 3350. HDPE pipe

shall have a minimum Ring Stiffness Constant (RSC) of 63 and/or a minimum SDR

rating of 26. Joints shall be rubber gasket material conforming to ASTM F 477, or

shall be fused, and shall be capable of the same water tightness as PVC (ASTM

3212).

2. Installation

Installation of RCP shall be in accordance with Section 26. Installation of

HDPE shall conform to ASTM D 2321 and additional requirements contained

therein or ASTM F 714, ASTM D 3261, ASTM D 3350, and ASTM 1248. CMP shall

be placed in accordance with Section 66 of the State Specifications. Field

assembled plate culvert shall be placed in accordance with Section 67 of the

State Specifications.

28-2 SIDEWALK FRENCH DRAINS

Sidewalk French drains shall be placed in new construction when directed

by the Engineer or when shown on the plans and shall conform to applicable

portions of Section 26 and the following:

1. Pavement Cutting

Pavement cutting shall conform to Sections13-3, and 38 (STD DWG T-8).

The thickness of existing AC to be cut and AB is variable. There shall be no

additional payment due to the varying thickness of AC and AB. Existing street

surface to be removed shall be saw cut in a neat line and shall be disposed of

away from the project site in a location and manner satisfactory to the Engineer.

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Pavement removal shall not precede trenching by more than seven (7) calendar

days unless approved by the Engineer.

2. Placement of French Drains

In new construction, French drains are normally placed underneath, and

in alignment with the gutter in accordance Standard Drawing T-40.

3. Trench Excavation

Trenches shall be graded to the lines and sections as shown on the Plans

or where directed by the Engineer and shall be in accordance with the provisions

of Section 14.

Care shall be exercised to prevent excavation below the grade for the

bottom of the trench, and areas excavated below grade shall be filled with

suitable material and thoroughly compacted by Contractor at his/her expense.

Excavated material shall become the property of Contractor and shall be

disposed of away from the site.

4. Crushed Rock

Contractor shall place Type C Crushed Rock conforming to Section 10 and

in accordance with Standard Drawing T-40.

5. Perforated Pipe

All French drains shall be four inches (4") in diameter unless otherwise

indicated. Perforated pipe shall be polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe with

perforations throughout the length of the pipe and conforming to the applicable

portions of AASHTO M 252. Alternatively, pipe may be perforated corrugated

polyethylene tubing conforming to the applicable portions of AASHTO M 252 or

M 294.

6. Filter Fabric

Filter fabric shall conform to Sections 68 and 96 of the State

Specifications.

7. Drain Inlet Penetrations

Cast in place drain inlets shall be core bored and french drain lead pipes

connected to manholes using "Kor n' Seal Cavity O-Ring" by NPC Inc., or approved

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equal. Connecting French drains to pre-cast drain inlets shall be per Section 30,

“Drain Inlets.”

28-3 PAYMENT

Payment for pipe culvert will be at the price bid per lineal foot and will

include full compensation for furnishing and laying the pipe, excavation, backfill,

compaction, special foundation treatment, dewatering, incidentals and all other

work necessary to place pipe culvert.

Payment for sidewalk French drains will be at the price bid per lineal foot

and will be considered full compensation for constructing the French drains,

connections to drain inlets or manholes, clean crushed rock, filter fabric, all

labor, materials, tools, equipment and all incidentals and work necessary to

complete this item in place. Steel under sidewalk drains and replacement of

existing asphalt pavement shall be paid for separately.

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Section 29

MOVING OR CHANGING UTILITIES AND WATER SERVICES

29-1 UTILITIES AND FRANCHISES

If it is required to move a public utility or franchise, the owner will be

notified by the Engineer to move such, and Contractor shall protect the facility

from damage and not interfere with such facilities until after it is moved.

The City and owners of public utilities and franchises reserve the right to

enter upon the street for the purpose of making necessary repairs or making

changes in their facilities made necessary by the work.

29-2 PROVISION FOR UTILITY CONNECTION

The City reserves the right to construct or reconstruct any sewer, water,

drain, electric or any other facility, to grant permits to lay gas, electric, or

communication lines, conduits, and other facilities, and to make connections

thereto, at any time during the work.

29-3 COOPERATION OF CONTRACTOR DURING RELOCATIONS AND UTILITY

CONNECTIONS

Contractor shall not interfere with or place any impediment in the way of

any person or persons authorized by the City to perform such relocations and

utility connections.

The City of Sacramento reserves the right to suspend the work on any part

of an improvement at any time during the construction of the same, for the

purposes stated above.

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Section 30

DRAIN INLETS, GUTTER DRAINS AND DITCH BOXES

30-1 DRAIN INLETS

Drain inlets shall conform to Sections 10 and Standard Drawings S-10, S-

20, S-21, S30, S-40, and S-65 of Section 38 of these Standard Specifications.

Drain inlets shall be pre-cast or cast in place or a combination of the two. Hand

forming of concrete will not be allowed. For cast in place drain inlets, maximum

wall thickness shall be 8 inches. Concrete shall be Type A or B in Accordance

with Section 10 of these Specification.

30-2 DRAIN INLET GRATE AND HOOD

The grate shall conform to drawings included in Section 38 of these

Specifications. Joints and connections between grate frame, hood and vertical

walls of drain inlet shall be smooth and continuous, with a slight broom finish or

equivalent. If steel, surfaces shall be covered with an asphaltic paint.

30-3 GUTTER DRAINS

Gutter drains shall conform to Standard Drawings S-42, S-45, S-50, S-55,

and S-60 of Section 38 of these Standard Specifications.

30-4 WATER QUALITY MARKING

All drain inlet and gutter drain installations shall include a permanent

storm water quality marking conforming to Section 38 of these Specifications.

30-5 PAYMENT

Payment for drain inlets, gutter drains or ditch boxes will be at the price

bid per each and will be considered full compensation for excavation, material,

and labor necessary to construct this item in place.

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Section 31

CONSTRUCTION OF FENCING

31-1 MATERIAL IN FENCE

Fence shall conform to Section 10-38 of these Specifications.

31-2 CONSTRUCTING CHAIN LINK FENCE

Chain link fence shall be constructed in accordance with Standard Drawing

T-90 of Section 38 of the Standard Specifications, with fencing and fabric height

specified on the plans. Top of fence fabric shall be knuckled, unless otherwise

specified or shown on the Plans.

The line of the fence shall be cleared of all obstructions and surface

irregularities and the bottom of the fence shall be to uniform grade as may be

established by the Engineer. The posts shall be spaced not more than ten feet

(10’) apart and at points specifically shown on the Plans.

Terminal posts, gate posts, and line posts shall be set thirty-six inches

(36”) in concrete footings. Concrete shall be Class “C” as set forth in these

Specifications. Concrete footings for terminal, gate and line posts shall be

allowed to cure for not less than seven (7) days before wire fabric is placed. Set

posts to within six (6) inches from the bottom of the concrete footing. Set top of

footing at post two (2) inches above finish grade. Slope top of footing for water

runoff.

Stretcher bar and truss bands shall be spread and slipped on end, corner,

pull, brace, and gate posts before installation of top rails. Extension joints shall

be provided for rails at intervals of one hundred feet (100’). Bottom tension

wire shall be seven (7) gauge galvanized coil spring steel.

The placing of the rails, braces, and the wire fabric shall be accomplished

in such a manner that the finished fence shall be taut, true, and of precise

workmanship throughout. The fabric shall be stretched so that no slack sections

remain at any point. The fabric shall be securely tied to posts and rails in a

manner so that the fabric will remain tight and immovable. Position fabric two

(2) inches above finish grade. Attach fabric to end, corner, and gate posts with

tension bars and tension bar clips.

Install gates using fabric to match fence. Install two (2) hinges per leaf.

Install latch, catches, foot bolts and sockets, retainer and locking clamp.

Provide concrete center rest and drop bolt retainers at center of double gate

openings. Install center brace rail on all gate leaves. Gates shall be so set that

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they are true and will swing freely with a maximum force of 5 pounds in the

direction indicated on the Plans. The bottom surface of the gate on the push side

must be smooth and shall be located at the bottom 10” of the gate

Provide standard commercial grade locking latches for use with padlocks

on all gates, and provide 3/8”diameter U-bolts welded (1/4” fillet weld) to gate

posts and gate frame for backup chain and lock.

31-3 CHAIN LINK FENCING VINYL SLATS

When shown on the Plans or specified in the Special Provisions, chain link

fence shall be constructed with vinyl slats. The slats shall be inserted vertically

into each mesh of the wire fabric. The slats shall be fastened in position by the

weaving machine which shall produce a bow knuckle at both ends of the slats.

No staples in the slats are permitted. The slats shall be of redwood color, unless

otherwise directed.

31-4 POST AND CABLE FENCE

The line of the fence shall be cleared of all obstructions and surface

irregularities and the bottom of the cable shall not be less than 2’-6” blow the

surfacing of the finish grade. The posts shall be spaced not more than fifteen

feet (15’) apart and at points specifically shown on the Plans.

Terminal posts, and post at bends shall be set fourth-two inches (42”) in

concrete footings. Concrete shall be Class “C” as set forth in these

Specifications. Concrete footings for terminal and line posts at bends shall be

allowed to cure for not less than seven (7) days before the cable is installed. Set

posts to within six (6) inches from the bottom of the concrete footing. Set top of

footing at post two (2) inches above finish grade. Slope top of footing for water

runoff.

31-5 PAYMENT FOR FENCING

Payment for chain link fencing and chain link fencing with vinyl slats shall

be at the price bid per lineal foot, unless otherwise stated in the Special

Provisions. Gates shall be paid for separately at the price bid per each gate of

a specified size, unless otherwise stated in the Special Provisions. Payment shall

include full compensation for furnishing all fencing material, labor, equipment,

concrete, or other materials and constructing the fence or gates at the location

shown on the Plans or as otherwise directed.

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31-3 VINYL SLATS

When shown on the Plans or specified in the Special Provisions, chain link

fence shall be constructed with vinyl slats. The slats shall be inserted vertically

into each mesh of the wire fabric. The slats shall be fastened in position by the

weaving machine which shall produce a bow knuckle at both ends of the slats.

No staples in the slats are permitted. The slats shall be of redwood color, unless

otherwise directed.

31-4 PAYMENT FOR FENCING

Payment for chain link fencing and chain link fencing with vinyl slats

shall be at the price bid per lineal foot, unless otherwise stated in the Special

Provisions. Gates shall be paid for separately at the price bid per each gate of

a specified size, unless otherwise stated in the Special Provisions. Payment

shall include full compensation for furnishing all fencing material, labor,

equipment, concrete, or other materials and constructing the fence or gates at

the location shown on the Plans or as otherwise directed.

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Section 32

TRAFFIC SIGNS, MARKINGS, AND BARRICADES

32-1 TRAFFIC SIGNS

1. General

Signs shall conform to Section 82, “Signs and Markers”, of the State

Specifications, and these Specifications.

2. Overhead Sign Structures

Overhead sign structures shall conform to Section 56, “Overhead Sign

Structures, Standards and Poles”, of the State Specifications and these

Specifications.

3. Roadside Signs

Roadside signs shall conform to Section 82, “Signs and Markers”, of the State

Specification, and these Specifications. Unless otherwise shown or specified in

the Contract, all signs and pipe posts shall be furnished and installed by

Contractor.

City Specialty Signs shall conform to Standard Drawings of Section 38 of

these Standard Specifications.

City Specialty Signs may be purchased from the Signs and Markings operation

of the Streets Division.

Construction signs shall conform to the provisions of the U.S. Department

of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, “Manual on Uniform Traffic

Control Devices” and the California Supplement.

4. Material

Sign panel fastening hardware shall conform to Section 82, “Signs and

Markers”, of the State Specifications, and these Specifications. Lag screws,

bolts, metal washers, and nuts may be cadmium-plated steel instead of

commercial quality galvanized steel. All street name signs shall be fastened with

stainless steel hardware and strapping.

Wood posts and laminated wood box posts as referenced in Section 82,

“Signs and Markers,” of the State Specifications shall not be allowed.

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5. Construction

Construction shall conform to Section 82, “Signs and Markers”, of the State

Specifications and these Specifications. Wood Posts and Laminated Wood Box

Posts shall not be allowed.

6. Installation

Installation shall conform to Section 82 “Signs and Markers,” of the State

Specifications and these Specifications. Socket-Mounted Stanchions: Socket-

mountings shall conform to Standard Drawing T-260. Socket mounting is used on

median signs and on signs installed in asphalt, or as specified on plans.

32-2 THERMOPLASTIC PAVEMENT MARKINGS

Thermoplastic traffic stripes and markings, both white and yellow, shall

be placed as shown on the Plans, and in conformance with Sections 84 of the

State Standard Specifications. All striping details shall be in conformance with

the State Standard Plans (latest edition).

1. Material

Thermoplastic shall be Alkyd type for extrusion application and shall

produce an adherent reflectorized strip capable of resisting deformation by

traffic.

The thermoplastic material shall be 100 percent solids. The binder shall

consist of synthetic alkyd resins and shall be homogeneously incorporated with

all the necessary prime pigments, fillers, and glass beads to produce a traffic

coating to meet the requirements as specified herein. The characteristics of

finished thermoplastic are shown on Table 32-2.01

Table 32-2.01

White

Yellow

Glass Beads, AASHTO M-247, Type I, percent by weight, min.

(Cal. Test Method 423)

30 30

Titanium Dioxode (TiO2), percent by weight, min.

(AASHTO T250-77)

Lead Chromate, Medium Heat Stability, percent by weight, min.

2.5

Specific Gravity, max.

(Cal. Test Method 423)

2.15 2.15

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White

Yellow

Binder, percent by weight, min.

(Cal. Test Method 423)

18 18

Ring & Ball Softening Point, F (ASTM E28)

200 –

240

200 –

240

Tests on Material after 4 hours heat with stirring at 425 + 2

which includes 1 hour for meltdown and temperature

stabilization:

Bond Strength to Concrete, 0.125-

inch thick film drawdown at

425F test at 75F + 2F, psi, min. (Cal. Test Method 423)

180 180

Brookfield Thermosel Viscosity, Spindle SC4-27, 20 RPM at 425

Poise

(Cal. Test Method 423)

30 – 45 30 – 45

Impact Resistance, Falling Ball Method, 0.125-

inch thick film

drawdown at 425 F on concrete. Test at 75F + 2F inch-

lbs.,

(ASTM D 2794)

10 10

Daylight Luminous Reflectance, min. (ASTM E97)

75 40

Yellowness Index, max., (ASTM E313)

Hardness, Shore A-2 Durometer with 2 kilogram weight at 115F

(Cal. Test 423)

60 – 80 60 – 80

Low Temperature Stress Cracking, Resistance at 25F (AASHTO)

Crack

Color Match, Federal Std. No. 595a, Color No. 33538

Passes

2. Removal

Traffic stripes and pavement markings shall be removed by any method

that does not materially damage the existing pavement. Pavement marking

images shall be removed in such a manner that the old message cannot be

identified. Where grinding is used, the pavement marking image shall be

removed by grinding a rectangular area. The minimum dimensions of the

rectangle shall be the height and width of the pavement marking. Residue

resulting from removal operations shall be removed from pavement surfaces by

sweeping or vacuuming before the residue is blown by the action of traffic or

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wind, migrates across lanes or shoulders, or enters into drainage facilities. The

Contractor shall be responsible for disposal of all removed striping material.

Traffic stripes shall be removed before any change is made in the traffic

pattern.

3. Application

The thermoplastic material shall be applied by extrusion methods in a

single uniform layer. Stencils shall be used when applying thermoplastic material

for pavement markings. Stencils may be new or used, if in good condition. If

stencils are bent or damaged, they shall be replaced at the request of the

Engineer.

The pavement surface to which thermoplastic material is applied shall be

completely coated by the material and the voids of the pavement surface shall

be filled. Surface must be dry before application. Contractor may use artificial

method to dry the pavement surface.

Unless otherwise specified in the Special Provisions, the thermoplastic

material for traffic stripes shall be applied at a minimum thickness of 0.075-inch.

Thermoplastic Material for pavement markings shall be applied at a minimum

thickness of 0.125-inch. Glass beads shall be applied immediately to the surface

of the molten thermoplastic material, at a rate of not less than 8 lbs. per 100

sq. ft. The amount of glass beads applied shall be measured by stabbing the glass

beads tank with a calibrated rod.

Contractor shall apply all traffic stripes and markings on new asphalt

surface in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.

3. Tolerances and Appearance

The completed traffic stripes and markings shall have clean and well-

defined edges without deformations, and shall be free of tears or other

disfigurements. Improperly placed, defective, or disfigured traffic stripes and

markings shall be immediately removed from the pavement surface by methods

approved by the Engineer. All such removal work shall be at Contractor's

expense.

Completed traffic stripes shall be uniform, shall be straight on tangent

alignment, and shall be on a true arc on curved alignment. On tangent alignment,

when a 100' string line is stretched taught and placed directly on the outer edge

of the completed traffic stripe, the distance between the string and the edge of

the traffic stripe shall not exceed three-fourths of one inch (3/4") when

measured anywhere along any 100' interval of the tangent alignment. On curved

alignment, the outer edge of the traffic stripe shall not deviate more than three-

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fourths of one inch (3/4") from the true arc. The lengths of the gaps and

individual stripes that form broken traffic stripes shall not deviate more than 2"

from the lengths required to produce a uniformly repeating, broken-stripe

pattern.

4. Time Limitations

All permanent marking must be placed no earlier than three (3), and no

less than seven (7), days from the placement of slurry seal. Partial removal of

roadway markings shall be replaced within two (2) weeks. Contractor may

contact City Signs and Markings to replace markings at cost.

32-3 PAINTED PAVEMENT MARKINGS

1. General Requirements

Painted pavement markings shall not be used unless directed by the

Engineer. If directed, painted pavement markings shall be placed in conformance

with the State Standard Plans (latest edition) and Sections 84 of the State

Specifications except as modified herein.

2. Materials

Section 84 of the State Standard Specifications shall be amended to read

as follows:

The paint thickness shall be 12 to 14 mils wet. Thinning of paint will not

be allowed, except when placed for temporary markings that will be replaced

within two (2) weeks.

3. Certificate of Compliance

When requested, Contractor shall provide the Engineer with a

manufacturer's certificate of compliance which certifies that the paint comply

with the specifications contained herein. Contractor shall also provide the

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) on all material.

4. Time Limitations

All permanent marking must be placed within three (3) days of final

paving. Partial removal of roadway markings shall be replaced within two (2)

weeks. Contractor may contact City Signs and Markings to replace markings at

cost.

5. Quality

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The completed markings shall have clean and well-defined edges without

deformations, and shall be free of tears or other disfigurements. Improperly

placed, defective, or disfigured markings shall be immediately removed from the

pavement surface by methods approved by the Engineer. All such removal work

shall be at Contractor's expense.

32-4 COLORED BIKE LANES

Colored pavement, traffic stripes, and markings for bike lanes shall be

placed where shown on the plans or as directed by the Engineer and shall

conform to the applicable requirements of Section 32 of the City Standard

Specifications, Sections 84 of the State Standard Specifications and these Special

Provisions. All striping details shall be in conformance with the State Standard

Plans (latest edition).

Material Properties

The colored pavement material shall be a methyl methacrylate (MMA)

acrylic based resin system used for color pavement marking and anti-skid

surfacing. The resin, catalyst, and aggregate compounds shall be capable of full

cure in a wide range of temperatures without requiring external heat sources.

Properties

Unit of Measure

Test

Neat Resin

Tensile Strength

2000 psi (14MPa) min

ASTM D638

Elongation

70% min

ASTM D638

Tensile Modulus

of Elasticity

1370 psi (9.5 MPa) min

ASTM D638

Hardness

15 – 20 Shore D

ASTM D2240

Water

Absorption

0.25% max

ASTM D570

Density

13.42 lb/gal (1.6 gm/ml)

ASTM D2849

Pot Life

15 minutes @ 72˚F

(22˚C)

AASHTO T237

Flash Point

50˚F (10˚C)

ASTM D1310

Solids Content

99%

ASTM D1644

Skid Resistant

45 minimum

ASTM E274

Aggregate

Specific Gravity

2.65

ASTM C128

Hardness

7.0

Mohs Scale

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Material Color

The daytime chromaticity coordinates for the color used for green colored

pavement shall be as follows:

0.230

0.754

0.266

0.500

0.367

0.500

0.444

0.555

The daytime luminance factor (Y) shall be at least 7, but no more than 35.

The nighttime chromaticity coordinates for the color used for green colored

pavement shall be as follows:

0.230

0.754

0.336

0.540

0.450

0.500

0.479

0.520

Surface Preparation

Before applying colored pavement material, cover manholes, valve and monument

covers, grates, or other exposed facilities located within the area of application, using

a plastic or oil resistant construction paper secured by tape of adhesive to the facility

being covered.

All surfaces that are to receive colored pavement material shall be thoroughly clean,

dry, and free of all dirt, grease, and other contaminates that might interfere with

proper adhesion

Clean the pavement surface using high pressure water, compressed air, sandblasting,

shot-blasting, or mechanical abrasion. The surface should be visibly dry, and the

moisture content should be tested according to ASTM D4263 (modified to 2 hours). New

asphalt shall have been placed for a minimum of 15 days prior to installation of the

colored pavement material and surface oils shall not be present. The temperature of

the pavement and air shall be between 40˚F - 104˚F (5˚C - 40˚C).

All areas to be coated shall be masked prior to application of primer and masked again

prior to application of the colored pavement material.

Mixing and Application

Mixing and applying colored pavement material and primer shall be in

accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

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32-5 RAISED REFLECTIVE PAVEMENT MARKERS

1. General Requirements

Raised reflective pavement markers shall conform to Section 81 of the

State Specifications except as noted herein.

2. Materials

Raised reflective pavement markers shall be #290 manufactured by 3M

Company or approved equivalent and shall be placed in conformance with

Section 81 of the State Standard Specifications.

3. Placement

Blue raised reflective pavement markers shall be placed in the street, 6”

- 12” off of centerline and perpendicular to the fire hydrant. Markers shall be

blue with two reflective faces.

Green raised reflective pavement markers shall be placed in the street,

6” - 12” off of centerline and perpendicular to the “backyard” manhole. Markers

shall be green with two reflective faces. Contractor shall be responsible for

locating, inventorying, and replacing all green raised reflective markers.

Contractor shall provide to the Engineer an inventory list of all green raised

reflective markers before starting construction.

32-6 TEMPORARY PAVEMENT MARKINGS

1. General Requirements

Temporary pavement markers shall be furnished, placed, maintained, and

later removed as specified in the Special Provisions, and as directed by the

Engineer.

2. Materials

The following markers are approved for use on City of Sacramento street

resurfacing projects:

Temporary Overlay marker (Types Y and W) manufactured by Davidson

Plastics Company, 18726 East Valley Highway, Kent, Washington 98032,

telephone (206) 251-8140.

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Safe-Hit Temporary Pavement Marker, manufactured by Safe-Hit

Corporation, 1930 West Winton Avenue, Building #11, Hayward, CA 95545,

telephone (415) 783-6550.

Swareflex Pavement Marker (Models 3553, 3554, Cat Eyes Nos. 3002 and

3004), manufactured by Swareco and distributed by Servtech Plastics Inc., 1711

South California Street, Monrovia, CA 91016, telephone (818) 359-9248.

Stimsonite Construction Zone Marker (Model 66), manufactured by

Amerace Corporation, Signal Products Division, 7542 North Natchez Avenue,

Niles, IL 60648, telephone (312) 647-7717.

Flex-O-Lite Raised Construction Marker (RCM), manufactured by Flex-O-

Lite, Lukens Company, P.O. Box 4366, St. Louis, MO 63123-0166, telephone (800)

325-9525.

3M Scotch-Lane A200 Pavement Marking System (reflective raised

pavement marker on reflective traffic line tape), manufactured by 3M Company,

Highway Safety Products, 1010 Hurley Way, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95825,

telephone (916) 924-9605.

MV Plastics Chip Seal Marker (1280/1281 Series with Reflexite

Polycarbonate, PC 1000, reflector unit), manufactured by MV Plastics, Inc., 533

W. Collines Avenue, Orange, CA 92667, telephone (714) 532-1522.

3. Placement

Temporary reflective raised pavement markers shall be placed in

accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Temporary reflective raised

pavement markers shall be cemented to the surfacing with the adhesive

recommended by the manufacturer, except epoxy adhesive shall not be used.

At the direction of the Engineer, Temporary pavement striping may be

required.

After paving and or planing, temporary pavement markers shall be placed

on all existing striped streets that are opened to public traffic prior to final

striping in accordance with the striping diagrams. Temporary pavement markers

that are damaged from any cause during the progress of the work shall be

repaired or replaced by Contractor at his expense.

When no longer required for the work as determined by the Engineer,

temporary pavement markers shall be removed in accordance with the provisions

in Section 15-2, "Miscellaneous Highway Facilities," of the State Standard

Specifications, except as otherwise provided herein. If the temporary pavement

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markers to be removed are on surfacing that is to be removed, the temporary

pavement markers may be removed and disposed of in conjunction with the

removal of the surfacing, providing such pavement markers do not interfere with

the required traffic lane delineation, as determined by the Engineer.

The 14-day waiting period for placing pavement markers on new asphalt

concrete surfacing shall not apply to temporary pavement markers.

32-7 TEMPORARY STREET SIGNS

Temporary street signs shall conform to this Section 32-1 and Section 38

of these Specifications. The signs shall be placed as shown on the Plans. Their

exact location and orientation shall be designated by the Engineer.

The dimensions of the materials shall be as shown in Section 38. The post

shall be either redwood or Douglas Fir. Douglas Fir shall be treated with a wood

preservative in conformance with Section 58 of the State Specifications. The

signboard shall be exterior plywood. Paint shall be a quality latex base for

exterior wood.

The sign shall have black letters on a white background. Gothic letters

similar to those in Section 38 shall be used. The lettering shall be four inches

(4”) in height with a stroke width of no less than one-half inch (½”) or more than

three-fourths inch (¾”). Numeral suffixes, i.e., st, nd, rd, and th, shall be two

inches (2”) in height with a stroke width of no less than one-fourth inch (¼”) or

more than three-eighths inch (⅜”). The back of the sign-board and the post shall

also be painted white.

Each sign-board shall be fastened to the post by bolts. The bottom of the

sign shall be no less than seven feet (7’) above the ground. Payment for

temporary street signs shall be the Contract price bid per each complete in

place.

32-8 STREET BARRICADES

Street barricades shall conform to this Section and Section 38 of these

Standard Specifications. The barricades shall be placed where shown on the Plans

or designated by the Engineer.

Wood members shall be either redwood or Douglas Fir. Douglas Fir shall

be treated with a wood preservative in conformance with Section 58 of the State

Specifications.

A fully reflectorized sign 18 inches by 18 inches (18” X 18”) (2.25 square

feet) shall be placed on the barricade with bolts, nuts, and washers, and shall

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face on-coming traffic to designate dead end streets. All barricades shall be

painted white in color, with two (2) applications of a quality latex base paint for

exterior wood.

32-9 PAYMENT

Payment for traffic signs, including overhead sign structures and roadside

signs shall be at the price bid per each and shall conform to Section 56-1.06,

“Payment” of the State Specifications, and these Specifications. The price bid

for each sign of the type or types designated in the Contract will include full

compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, (except City furnished

material), tools, equipment, and incidentals, and for doing all the work involved

in furnishing and installing roadside signs, complete in place, including the

installation of sign panels, shown or specified in the Contract, specified in these

Specifications, and as directed by the Engineer.

Measurement for overhead and roadside sign structures shall conform to

Section 56-1.10, “Measurement” of the State Specifications, and these

Specifications. Signs will be measured by the unit from actual count, complete

in place, of the type or types of signs designated in the Contract.

Payment for thermoplastic pavement markings will be at the unit price

bid per lineal foot for striping as measured by the lineal foot of thermoplastic

material placed. No payment will be made for gaps in broken traffic stripes.

Double center stripes will be paid as two (2) four-inch (4") stripes. Regular cross

walks, parking Tees and L’s will be measured by the lineal foot. Payment for all

other thermoplastic marking will be at the price bid per square foot of

thermoplastic material placed. Payment for all thermoplastic markings will be

considered full compensation for furnishing all labor, material, tools, equipment

and incidentals, and for doing all work involved in removing existing striping and

placing stripes and markings, as specified in the Special Provisions and as

directed by the Engineer. Existing striping shall be removed by grinding.

The quantities of thermoplastic traffic stripes or thermoplastic pavement

markings may be adjusted, deleted, or omitted as directed by the Engineer to

meet the existing requirements. No adjustment to the unit price bid will be made

because of a change in quantity from the Engineer's estimate.

Payment for bike legends will be at the unit price bid per square foot and

will include full compensation for furnishing all labor, material, tools, equipment

and incidentals, and for doing all work involved in removing existing and painting

new pavement markings, as specified in the Special Provisions and as directed

by the Engineer.

Payment for painted pavement markings will be at the price bid per square

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foot bid for the actual area painted.

Payment for painted pavement markings will be at the price bid per square

foot bid for the actual area painted.

Payment for raised reflective pavement markers shall be at the unit price

bid per each and shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor,

material, tools, equipment, incidentals required to perform all work involved

with placing pavement markers, including removal of existing pavement

markers, as shown on the layout diagrams, as specified in these Special

Provisions and as directed by the Engineer.

Payment for street barricades shall be at a unit price for each barricade

constructed. This price will include full compensation for constructing street

barricades complete in place as shown on the Plans.

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Section 33

PNEUMATICALLY APPLIED MORTAR

33-1 GENERAL

Also known as air-blown mortar, gunite, or shotcrete, this section refers

to premixed sand and cement, pneumatically applied by suitable mechanism and

competent operators, and to which mixture water is added immediately previous

to its expulsion from the nozzle. The pneumatically applied mortar shall be

placed at the thickness shown on the Plans or called for in the Special Provisions.

The resulting surface shall be uniform and free from humps or depressions.

33-2 MATERIALS

Portland Cement shall conform to the requirements of Section 10-1 and

shall be Type II, unless otherwise specified in the Special Provisions.

Sand shall be clean, sharp, and free from clay, silt, and loam. It shall be

well graded and suitable for the purpose intended with no particles larger than

three-eighths inch (⅜”) in diameter.

The sand shall contain not less than three percent (3%) nor more than six

percent (6%) moisture by weight.

Material quality assurance shall be in accordance with pertinent provisions

of ACI 506.2, except as modified herein. Product handling shall conform to ACI

506.2, and these provisions. The mix design shall conform to ACI 318 and shall

obtain a twenty-eight (28) day compressive strength of 3,000 psi.

33-3 PROPORTIONS

The proportion of cement to sand shall be based on dry and loose volume

and shall not be less than one part Portland Cement to four and one-half parts

sand. The water content shall be maintained at a practical minimum and not in

excess of three (3) gallons per sack of cement as placed. Admixtures shall

conform to ASTM C 494, Type A. Calcium chloride or admixtures containing any

amount of calcium chloride shall not be used.

33-4 MIXING

Before being charged into the machine the cement and sand shall be

thoroughly mixed dry in an approved power batch mixer equipped with a device

for accurately measuring the quantity of sand and timing the mixing operation.

The mixture shall be mixed for at least one and one half (1½) minutes during

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which time the mixer shall rotate at a peripheral speed of two hundred feet

(200’) per minute. The dry mixed materials shall be used promptly after their

preparation and any material which has been mixed for more than forty-five (45)

minutes shall be wasted. Rebound shall not be used on any portion of the work.

33-5 PREPARATION OF SURFACE

When gunite is to be placed on an earth slope for embankment protection,

the earth surface shall be cleaned of grass, roots, and other deleterious matter.

The surface shall be evenly graded to the lines, grade, and sections as indicated

on the drawings. The surfaces shall be moistened thoroughly to prevent moisture

from being drawn from the freshly placed lining. All surfaces on which lining is

to be placed shall be free from water, mud, and debris, and shall be firm enough

to prevent contamination of the fresh lining by earth or other foreign material.

When gunite is applied to steel or concrete structures the surface must be

cleaned of all loose material and be damp, as above specified at the time of

application of the material. Header board shall be placed as indicated on the

Plans.

33-6 PLACING

The velocity of the material as it leaves the nozzle shall be such that

minimum rebound occurs. Velocities of the material must be kept constant. The

nozzle shall be held in such position and at such distance that the stream of

flowing material will impinge at approximately right angles to the surface being

covered and so that excessive impact will be avoided.

Pneumatic pressure at the machine shall not be less than thirty pounds

per square inch (30 psi) when the length of hose does not exceed one hundred

feet (100’). Pressure shall be increased five pounds per square inch (5 psi) for

each additional fifty feet (50’) of hose or fraction thereof. Water used for

hydration at the nozzle shall be supplied at pressure of not less than fifteen

pounds per square inch (15 psi) greater than the air pressure. The mortar must

have uniform consistency at all times.

The mortar lining shall be applied to the surface at the thickness and to

the limits indicated on the drawings. Wires shall be placed at a maximum of 10

foot intervals, both horizontal and vertical, to control finish grade and thickness.

The appearance shall be neat and uniform. At regular intervals, the fresh surface

shall be checked with a minimum ten (10) foot length straight-edge, and all low

spots or depressions shall be filled to finish grade. Finished lining surfaces shall

be plus-or-minus ½ inch from the specified grade. Lining thickness tolerances

shall be plus-or-minus ½ inch. The finished surface shall be smooth and uniformly

constructed with a stiff broomed finish.

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33-7 CURING AND PROTECTION

Curing shall be accomplished as set forth in Section 19-8 or Section 20-13

of these Specifications. Contractor’s attention is directed to Section 7-8,

“Protection of Work, Persons, and Property Against Damage”, of these

Specifications.

The lining shall be protected after placement in accordance with the

requirements of Section 20-13.

33-8 REINFORCEMENT

Steel reinforcement shall conform to Section 10 and shall be of the type

shown on the Plans or called for by the Special Provisions. Reinforcement shall

be embedded in the mortar so that it will be a minimum of one inch clear from

either face of the mortar unless otherwise noted.

33-9 JOINTS

Joints in Pneumatically Applied Mortar shall be neat and square, shall be

constructed where shown on the plans and in accordance with the Special

Provisions and the following:

1. Construction Joints

Construction joints shall be square, and shall be edged with a 1/4-inch

radius edging tool. The edge shall be thoroughly wetted before the next section

of lining is place. Construction joints shall be constructed whenever the

operation is halted for a period exceeding thirty (30) minutes. Welded wire fabric

reinforcing shall extend through the construction joint.

2. Expansion Joints

Transverse expansion joints shall be constructed at intervals of twenty

(20) feet and as located on the drawings. Expansion joints shall be filled with

premolded expansion joint filler material. The material shall have a minimum

thickness of 3/8 inch and shall conform to ASTM D 1751. Expansion joints shall

be edged with a 1/4-inch radius edging tool.

3. Contraction Joints

Transverse contraction joints shall be constructed at intervals of ten (10)

feet and shall be scored by troweling a groove 5/8 inch in depth and 1/4 inch in

width. All joints shall be true to a uniform line and neat in appearance.

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33-10 PAYMENT

Payment for Pneumatically Applied Mortar shall be at the price bid per

square yard and shall be considered full compensation for doing all work and for

furnishing all labor, material, and equipment necessary to complete this item in

place. No additional compensation will be allowed for rebound.

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Section 34

ELECTRICAL

34-1 GENERAL

The electrical work to be done consists of furnishing all labor, materials,

transportation, tools, equipment and appurtenances required for the complete

installation and testing of all electrical systems shown on the Plans, and as

specified in these Standard Specifications and Special Provisions.

All equipment, materials and supplies shall be new and currently

manufactured unless otherwise specified. All equipment shall be complete and

in operation to the satisfaction of the Engineer at the time of acceptance of the

work.

All incidental parts which are not shown on the Plans or specified herein

and which are necessary to complete the traffic signal and street lighting systems

shall be furnished and installed as though such parts were shown on the Plans or

specified herein.

For specifications not covered by these Standard Specifications, the latest

State of California Transportation Plans and Specifications shall apply.

34-2 RULES AND REGULATIONS

Electrical equipment furnished shall conform to the standards of the

National Electrical Manufacturers Association, the Underwriters’ Laboratories,

Inc., or the Electronic Industries Association, wherever applicable. All material

and work shall conform, where applicable, to the requirements of the National

Electrical Code; Title 8, California Administrative Code, Electrical Safety Orders;

Rules for Over Head Electrical Line Construction, General Order No. 95 of the

Public Utilities Commission; Standards of the American Society for Testing and

Materials (ASTM); American National Standards Institute (ANSI); and City of

Sacramento ordinances governing such types of construction.

34-3 EQUIPMENT LIST AND DRAWINGS

Unless otherwise permitted in writing by the Engineer, Contractor shall,

within twenty (20) days following notification of award of the Contract, submit

to the Engineer for approval a listing of equipment and material which he

proposes to furnish and install. The list shall be complete as to name of

manufacturer, size and catalog number of units, and shall be supplemented by

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other data, including detailed scale drawings and wiring diagrams. All data shall

be submitted to the Engineer for review and approval.

Contractor shall submit to the Engineer a statement from each vendor

supplying electrical equipment, including but not limited to, traffic signal

controllers and cabinets, signal and pedestrian displays, pedestrian pushbuttons,

traffic signal standards, streetlight standards, luminaires, service pedestals,

conduits, conductors, pull boxes and all other electrical equipment indicating

that the orders for the materials required for this contract have been received

and accepted by said vendor. The confirmed date of delivery to Contractor shall

be indicated on the statement.

Prior to acceptance of the work, Contractor shall submit to the Engineer

a “Record Drawing” showing in detail all construction changes, especially

location and depth of conduit and completed schematic circuit diagram. All

construction changes, if any, shall be entered onto the Record Drawing by

Contractor at the end of each work day and the plan shall be available for

inspection by the Engineer at any time.

34-4 SCHEDULING OF WORK

Contractor shall submit a schedule of work to the Engineer or Inspector at

the pre-construction meeting and within 5 days of the Engineer’s written request

at any other time. The schedule shall show the order of work in which the

Contractor proposes to carry out the work, and the schedule shall show the

proposed dates of work.

Contractor shall not perform electrical work above ground at any location

until all electrical materials have been received by Contractor. Contractor may

place electrical service pedestals and underground infrastructure such as

conduit, pull boxes and foundations prior to receiving all electrical materials,

upon approval of the Engineer.

34-5 MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Contractor shall have an approved traffic control plan showing proposed

traffic control measures and detours for vehicles and pedestrians prior to starting

any construction work. Contractor shall submit a proposed plan for review,

comments, and approval approximately ten (10) working days prior to the start

of any work.

Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and

incidentals required for the maintenance of traffic and public safety to

adequately safeguard the general public and the work in accordance with the

requirements of Traffic Control Requirements of these Specifications.

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34-6 EQUIPMENT TO BE SUPPLIED

All equipment, material and supplies called for in the Special Provisions

shall be new, free of defects, and currently manufactured items, unless

otherwise specified. All equipment shall be complete and in operation to the

satisfaction of the Engineer at the time of acceptance of the work.

All incidental parts which are not shown on the Plans or specified herein

and which are necessary to complete the project shall be furnished and installed

as though such parts were shown on the Plans or specified herein.

For Capital Improvement Projects, all equipment, materials, or supplies

to be considered as an approved equal must be submitted to the City for approval

no less than ten (10) calendar days prior to the bid opening date. If the City

finds said equipment, materials, or supplies to be acceptable, an addendum will

be issued notifying all bidders by the close of business on Friday before the bid

opening date. If there is no addendum accepting an approved equal, bidders

shall submit bids based on the original specified equipment, materials, or

supplies.

34-7 PROTECTION OF EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS

Existing improvements, utility and adjacent property shall be protected

from damage resulting from Contractor’s operations. All trees, shrubbery,

fences, walls, and other improvements including existing pavements, sidewalks,

street improvements and underground utilities and other improvements not to

be removed under this contract shall be protected from damage by Contractor

throughout the construction period.

Contractor shall notify the Traffic Signal Maintenance Section of the

Department of Transportation two (2) days prior to key cutting or planing within

three hundred feet (300’) of any signalized intersection to enable location of

buried detector or signal interconnect wiring to be identified.

All painted or other disfiguring markings on the pavement, sidewalk or

gutters shall be removed by Contractor before acceptance of the work.

Contractor shall be liable for costs or repairing damage to existing

improvements.

The contractor will ensure that utility services to customers in the project

area are maintained.

The Contractor is responsible for the protection of and for damage to

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existing overhead and underground utility lines and services encountered

during the course of construction. The Contractor shall notify the respective

utility owner prior to any interruption of service.

The Contractor is expected to "pothole" existing underground utilities a

minimum of ten (10) working days in advance at any location where an existing

utility may be in conflict with the proposed work.

The cost of relocating existing overhead or underground utilities not

specified on Plans to be relocated, but which the Contractor elects to relocate

or cut and reconnect for his/her own convenience, shall be borne by the

Contractor.

34-8 MAINTAINING EXISTING ELECTRICAL FACILITIES

All existing streetlights and traffic signals shall be maintained in operation

until replacement standards are energized, as directed by the Engineer or

Inspector.

All new traffic signal heads and pedestrian signal heads installed but not

operational shall be entirely covered with burlap and securely tied to prevent

exposure of signal head face to vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

The modification of existing traffic signal intersections may require the

temporary shutdown of the traffic signals. Contractor shall take all steps

necessary to keep traffic signal intersection downtime to a minimum. The work

shall be scheduled so that the downtime of each intersection shall be four (4)

hours maximum and shall occur during the hours of 9 A.M. and 3 P.M. or as

directed by the Engineer. Contractor shall notify the Engineer five (5) working

days prior to a traffic signal intersection shutdown.

34-9 FOUNDATIONS

Concrete Foundations for ornamental streetlights shall conform to the

latest Caltrans Standard Specifications, Section 49 Cast-In-Place Concrete Piling,

unless otherwise specified.

Concrete Foundations for traffic signal standards shall conform to the

latest Caltrans Standard Specifications, Section 49 Cast-In-Place Concrete Piling

for Cast In Drilled Hole Concrete Piling, unless otherwise specified.

Concrete Foundations for service pedestal pads shall use the latest

Caltrans Standard Specifications, Section 87 for Concrete Pads, Foundations, and

Pedestals and Section 90 Minor Concrete, unless otherwise specified.

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Foundations for traffic signal and streetlight standards shall be poured

monolithically. Grout shall be placed from the top of the foundation to the

bottom of the traffic signal standard. The exposed portion of the foundation

shall be formed to present a neat appearance. Tops of foundations for standards

shall be finished to curb or sidewalk grade as shown on the Plan or as directed

by the Engineer.

When a foundation is to be abandoned in place, the top of foundation,

anchor bolts and conduits shall be removed to a depth of two feet (2’) below the

surface of sidewalk or unimproved ground. The resulting hole shall be backfilled

with material equivalent to the surrounding material.

34-10 EXCAVATING AND BACKFILING

The excavations required for the installation of conduit, foundations and

other appurtenances shall be performed in such a manner as to cause the least

possible injury to the streets, sidewalks, and other improvements. All lawns or

improvements disturbed in excavating shall be replaced or reconstructed with

the same kind of material as found on the work or with materials of equal quality.

The trenches shall not be excavated wider than necessary for the proper

installation of the electrical appurtenances and foundations. Excavating shall

be performed immediately before installation of conduit.

The material from the excavation shall be placed in a position that will

not cause damage or obstruction to vehicular and pedestrian traffic nor interfere

with surface drainage.

Permission to cut or disturb the pavement in any street must be obtained

from the Engineer.

Whenever a part of a square or slab of existing concrete sidewalk or

driveway is broken or damaged or removed, the entire square or slab shall be

removed and replaced to the nearest score mark or joint.

For trenching in dirt, backfill material shall be placed in six inch (6”)

layers. Each layer of backfill shall be moistened as directed by the Engineer and

thoroughly tamped, rolled or otherwise compacted until the relative compaction

is not less than ninety-five percent (95%). Compacting of backfill material by

pounding or jetting will not be permitted.

The type of concrete used and its color shall match the adjacent concrete

construction. The cost of said concrete work will be at the expense of

Contractor. Concrete sidewalks shall have a minimum thickness of three and

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one-half inches (3½”) and the minimum thickness of concrete driveways shall be

six inches (6”).

All surplus excavated material shall be removed and disposed of within

the same day of work. All sidewalks and gutters shall be washed down and swept

clean.

34-11 CONDUITS

Conduits to be installed shall be either rigid mild steel, hot dipped

galvanized conduits or Schedule 40 polyvinyl chloride conduit. The same type of

conduit shall be used for the entire system.

1. Requirement for Rigid Galvanized Steel Conduit

The rigid steel conduit and fittings shall be hot-dipped galvanized inside

and outside for corrosion resistance and shall be non-combustible and

specifically designed for underground, exposed outside use.

The rigid galvanized steel and fittings shall be thoroughly cleaned and all

burrs removed. The use of thin-wall conduit is specifically prohibited for

underground installation.

Exterior and interior surfaces of all conduit and fittings shall be uniformly

and adequately zinc coated by the hot-dipped galvanizing process.

The interior of the conduit shall have a continuous coating of lacquer or

enamel. Each length shall bear the label of Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc. and

manufactured in accordance with ANSI. Installation shall conform to appropriate

articles of the Code.

Rigid steel conduits shall be a minimum of one and one-half inches (1½”)

in diameter. It will be the privilege of Contractor, at his own expense, to use

larger size conduit if desired. Where larger size conduit is used, it shall be for

the entire length of the run from pull box to pull box. No reducing couplings will

be permitted in any run. All conduit bends, except factory bends, shall have a

radius of not less than six (6) times the inside diameter of the conduit.

Where factory bends are not used, conduit shall be bent, with approved

hydraulic bender, without crimping or flattening, using the longest radius

practicable. All conduit ends shall be threaded and capped until wiring is

started. When caps are removed, conduit ends shall be provided with approved

grounding conduit bushings.

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Conduit stubs, caps, exposed threads, and all standard screw joints shall

be painted with zinc rich paint or an equal rust preventive paint.

2. Requirements for Schedule 40 Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit

Polyvinyl chloride conduit (PVC) shall be ninety degrees (90°) C rated and

listed by the Underwriters Laboratories. Conduit shall be fabricated from

polyvinyl chloride and shall conform to NEMA Standards. It shall be in

conformance with Article 347 of the National Electrical Code. Conduit, fittings,

and cement shall be produced by the same manufacturer. Conduit shall meet

the crush rating listed in UL651 Standards. Schedule 40 conduit shall be rated

for use with 90 degree conductors.

All PVC conduits shall be a minimum of one and one-half inches (1½”) in

diameter. Where larger size conduit is used, it shall be for the entire length of

the run from pull box to pull box. No reducing couplings will be permitted in

any run. All conduit ends shall have the appropriate conduit bushing and shall

be sealed in an approved manner until wiring is started. Unless otherwise

specified, all PVC conduits shall contain a minimum of one No. 10 green ground

conductor.

Duct seal shall be installed on all conduits. All new conduits starting and

terminating in pull boxes shall have end bells.

High Density Polyethlene (HDPE) Conduit shall be manufactured to UL

651A specifications, compliant with NEC Article 353, and be of Schedule 40.

HDPE shall have high tensile strength to weight ratio, crush resistance, low

coefficient of friction for directional drilling.

3. Requirements for Conduit Installation

The installation of conduit in paved streets shall be accomplished by

directional drilling method or by trenching.

In sidewalk areas, conduit shall be laid to a depth of not less than eighteen

inches (18”) below the sidewalk grade. In all other areas, conduit shall be laid

to a depth of not less than thirty inches (30”) below the finished grade.

Conduit runs shown on the Plans to be located in the street, under street

pavement, shall be installed in the street within a minimum of twelve inches

(12”).

When a conduit is shown on the Plans as lying in a straight line parallel to

the curb line, sidewalk, or pavement edge, it shall not deviate more than six

inches (6”) to either side of the designated straight parallel line.

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In order to determine that conduit is laid to the correct depth and in as

straight a line as possible, Contractor shall cause test or pilot holes to be dug at

a spacing of not over seventy-five feet (75’) and no such hole shall be backfilled

until approved by the Engineer or his representative.

The bending of PVC conduit shall be by a hot box bender, and in lieu of

jacking or boring, PVC conduit shall be installed by the drill rod method in which

a drill rod is first installed and the PVC is pulled into the cavity made by the

drilling rod as the rod is removed. At locations where conduit is not installed by

the said trenching method, the conduit shall be installed by the drill rod method.

Before any wire is pulled in the conduit system, all conduit shall be free

of any foreign material that is in the conduit. The removal of foreign material

from the conduit with compressed air is approved.

Conduit entering controller cabinet or service cabinet shall be sealed by

the use of a sealing compound approved by the Engineer.

Conduits terminating in pull boxes, standards, pedestals, and cabinets

shall rise vertically and shall not slope in any direction. Conduits terminating in

standards, pedestals, and cabinets shall terminate one and one-half inches (1½")

above finished grade. Conduits shown on the Plans to be adjacent and parallel

to each other shall be installed in the same trench or drill hole unless otherwise

specified or directed by the Engineer.

Contractor shall replace roadway striping and markings with same

material if damaged by directional drilling, bore pits, potholes, or trenching.

Replacement striping and markings shall be thermoplastic or paint, per the City

of Sacramento Standards.

The installation of conduit in lawn areas shall be done by approved boring

method or by trenching. If trenching is used, Contractor shall first remove the

sod before trenching. All sod removed shall be replaced within forty-eight (48)

hours.

4. Trenching Installation of Conduit in Paved Streets

For trenching in roadway, the Contractor shall use the City of Sacramento

“T”-trench method.

Trenches shall be backfilled or covered at the end of each work day. All

conduit installed by trenching shall be anchored every 10 feet to the bottom of

the trench, with an approved method, to prevent the conduit from floating when

the concrete is backfilled into the trench.

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Trenches in reconstructed roadways shall be backfilled with Slurry Cement

Backfill as defined in Section 10 of these Standard Specifications. A red oxide in

the amount of 5 lbs. per cubic yard shall be mixed uniformly throughout the

slurry cement.

Trenches in existing roadways shall use the “T-Trench” method. The

portion over the trench shall be paved with City Standard asphalt concrete, per

Section 22 of the City Standard Specifications. Trenches shall be backfilled

with Slurry Cement Backfill as defined in Section 10 of these Standard

Specifications. A red oxide in the amount of 5 lbs. per cubic yard shall be

mixed uniformly throughout the slurry cement.

Trench shall not exceed six inches (6”) in width. The top of the installed

conduit shall be a minimum of twenty-four inches (24”) below finish grade.

The outline of all areas of pavement to be removed shall be cut to a

minimum depth of four inches (4”) with an abrasive type saw or with a rock

cutting excavator specifically designed for this purpose. The outline area shall

extend 6” beyond both sides of the conduit trench (6” in maximum).

Cuts shall be neat and true with no shatter outside the removal area.

Contractor shall not cut with saw or rock cutting excavators within 24 inches of

either side of located or marked buried electrical conduit. At these locations

Contractor shall daylight or pothole to continuing a saw cut.

The trenching machine shall be shielded to prevent loose material from

being thrown away from the machine. Loose material deposited on the

pavement behind the cutting machine shall be removed from the pavement

immediately and the pavement cleared to allow the passage of traffic. Only

those traffic lanes occupied by the cutting machine and the cleanup operation

shall be closed and they shall be opened as soon as the work has moved

sufficiently to clear them.

Spreading and compacting of asphalt concrete shall be performed by any

method which will produce an asphalt concrete surfacing of uniform smoothness,

texture, and density.

Excavation, installation of conduit and concrete backfill shall be

completed within the same working day. Asphalt concrete backfill shall be

completed within twenty-four (24) hours after excavation of trench.

Upon completion of all contract work, the trenches cut through existing

pavement will be inspected and, if found necessary by the Engineer, they will be

brought to grade with an appropriate asphaltic concrete mix. In addition to

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bringing the trenches to grade, the Engineer may require a twelve inch (12”)

wide fog seal centered over the trench pavement or between the trench

pavement and the existing street pavement.

5. Directional Drilling Method of Conduit in Paved Streets

Conduits shall be installed such that the top of the conduit(s) are not

less than eighteen inches (18”) below the finished grade in sidewalk areas and

not less than thirty inches (30”) in all other areas except as otherwise specified

or directed by the Engineer.

Prior to the start of directional drilling, the Contractor shall submit a

plan which identifies location and size of proposed drill holes, describes

process for identifying/locating existing utility services and other underground

utilities or obstructions, identifies a proposed “drilling corridor” to avoid

conflicts with existing utilities, services and other facilities. This plan shall be

submitted to the Engineer a minimum of ten (10) working days prior to the

start of work. The Contractor will not be allowed to directional drill until an

approved plan is on file with the Engineer

Directional drilling shall be performed by the technique of creating and

directing a bore hole along a predetermined path to a specified targeted

location where indicated on the plans to install conduits. The technique shall

involve the use of mechanical and hydraulic equipment to change the boring

course and shall use instrumentation to monitor the location and orientation of

the boring head assembly along the predetermined course. Drilling shall be

accomplished with fluid-assisted mechanical cutting. Unless otherwise

approved, boring fluids shall be a mixture of bentonite and water or polymers

and additives. Bentonite sealants and water will be used to lubricate the

drilling head. It is mandatory that minimum pressures and flow rates be used

during drilling operations so as not to fracture the subgrade material around

and/or above the bore. Uncontrolled jetting (where the primary purpose is to

use fluid force to erode soil for creation of the final bore hold diameter) is

prohibited. The drilling system shall utilize small-diameter fluid jets to

fracture, and mechanical cutters to cut and excavate the soil as the head

advances forward.

All drilling shall be located a minimum of three feet (3’) from the center

of all existing maintenance holes. Drilling that run parallel to any sanitary

sewer or storm drainage lines shall maintain a minimum clearance of three feet

(3’) measured from the centerline of the sewer or drainage line to the adjacent

side of the drill hole. Drilling that crosses any sewer or drainage line shall cross

at 90 degrees to the line or at a minimum of 45 degrees if a 90 degree crossing

is not possible.

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Each bore pit shall be restored to original roadway conditions.

34-12 PULL BOXES

Pull boxes shall be installed in the sidewalk at the locations shown on

the Plans or at locations designated by the Engineer at site of work. When pull

boxes are shown on the plans or designated by the Engineer to be in the

sidewalk the entire square or slab shall be replaced as specified in section 34-9

of these specifications. Contractor shall cut, remove, and replace the concrete

to the nearest joint when installing new pull boxes. For pull boxes to be

removed, holes or depressions resulting from the removed pull box shall be

filled, compacted, brought to grade, and filled to match surrounding materials.

Pull boxes shall be precast reinforced concrete boxes, unless otherwise

noted. Each box shall be set in concrete with a minimum of six inches (6”) of

concrete on all four sides. The six inch (6”) thick sides shall be a minimum of

twelve inches (12”) deep. The pull box shall rest on crushed rock foundation.

The crushed rock foundation shall have a minimum of 12” of depth and extend a

minimum of 6” beyond the outside edge of the pull box. Compact crushed rock

while maintaining integrity of conduit. Conduit and pull box shall not be

damaged nor cracked.

All new pull boxes shall be set in place prior to pouring any new

sidewalk.

Concrete pull box covers shall be protected during construction.

Damaged covers must be replaced with new covers by the Contractor.

Existing pull boxes damaged by the installation of new conduits shall be

removed and replaced at the Contractor's expense as directed by the Engineer

For traffic signal systems, pull boxes shall have reinforced concrete covers

and shall be inscribed “Traffic Signals”. Locking pull box lids are not permitted

to be used for traffic signal systems, unless otherwise specified by the Engineer

or shown in the Plans.

For street lighting systems, pull boxes shall have galvanized steel locking

security lids, unless otherwise specified by the Engineer or shown in the Plans.

Pull boxes shall not be set in driveways, vehicular traveled lanes or in any

part of a new sidewalk curb ramp area including the sidewalk ramp area of ADA

compliant driveways.

Where SMUD service points are designated on the plans, pull boxes for

SMUD service conductors shall meet SMUD specifications.

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Unless otherwise specified, all pull boxes for street lighting systems shall

be CALTRANS Standard No. 5 size, and all pull boxes for traffic signal systems

shall be CALTRANS Standard No. 6, unless otherwise specified in the Plans. Pull

box extension shall be furnished and installed where called for on the Plan.

Where a pull box extension is to be installed over the ends of existing conduits,

the conduit ends shall be raised or lowered so they will be a minimum of five

inches (5”) and a maximum of seven inches (7”) below the underside of the pull

box cover. No more than two (2) extensions may be used.

34-13 CONDUCTORS

Unless otherwise specified, conductors shall be single conductor, solid or

stranded copper of the gauge shown on the Plans. Wire sizes shall be based on

American Wire Gauge (AWG). Copper wire shall conform to the applicable

portions of ASTMs B3 and B8. Contractor shall use color coded wires, using a

different color for each circuit with continuous color maintained throughout each

circuit. Color coding shall be as required by the Engineer or as detailed on the

Plans or Special Provisions. Where permitted by the Engineer, conductor of the

same color may be used on different circuits. These conductors shall be

identified with approved metal tags.

Traffic signal and multiple circuit lighting conductors shall be rated for

600 volt operation. The insulation for the conductors shall be Type THW.

Insulation types THHN and THWN are not approved for installation.

All conductors of AWG #10 or larger (such as #1, #6, #8, #10) shall be

identified by printed and embossed labels, unless otherwise specified in the

Plans or by the Engineer. Both printed and embossed labels shall clearly

identify the UL listing, insulation type, voltage rating, AWG number, and the

City of Sacramento. The printed label and the embossed label shall be placed

at approximately 90 degrees separation around the center of the conductors.

Labels shall appear every one foot interval. Embossed labels shall be between

0.002” to 0.003” in depth and shall not damage the conductors. Label heights

shall be no less than 3/32” for AWG #8 or larger, and shall be no less than

2/32” for AWG #10.

Three feet of slack conductors shall be provided in pull box.

34-14 DETECTOR LOOP AND HANDHOLE

Detector loop installation includes installing conductors, sealant, conduit,

detector handholes, and pull boxes.

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1. Detector Loop Conductors

Each loop conductor shall be continuous, un-spliced, RHW-USE neoprene

jacketed or Type USE cross-linked polyethylene insulated No. 12 stranded copper

wire. Conductor insulation thickness shall be 40 mils minimum.

2. Detector Loop Conductor installation

Loop Conductor installation shall conform to the Caltrans Standard Plans.

Detector loops shall be installed in the center of traffic lanes. Splices are not

permitted in the detector loop.

Each loop shall have three (3) turns of conductors for each detector loop.

Unless otherwise shown or noted on the Plans, each new detector loop shall be

centered in the travel lane.

Slots cut in the pavement shall be blown out with compressed air and

dried and inspected for any sharp objects or corners which shall be removed prior

to installation of loop conductors.

Test each loop for continuity, circuit resistance, and insulation resistance

before filling the slots with sealant.

Remove excess sealant from the adjacent road surface before it sets. Do

not use solvents to remove the excess.

Loop conductors shall be installed without splices and shall terminate in

the nearest pull box. The detector loops shall be joined in the nearest pull

box. Final splices between loops and lead-in cable shall not be made until the

operation of the loops under actual traffic conditions is approved by the

Engineer. Each detector loop shall be identified and tagged by loop number,

start (S), and finish (F). For example: Phase 4D1-1S & Phase 4D1-1F; Phase

4D1-2S & Phase 4D1-2F.

All loop conductors for each direction of travel for the same phase of a

traffic signal system in the same pull box, shall be spliced to a cable which

shall be run from the pull box adjacent to the loop detector to the input panel

mounted in the controller cabinet. Splices between loop conductors and lead-

in cable shall be made in pull boxes only. All splices to the lead in cable and

between loops and the lead in cable shall be soldered.

Each detector loop circuit shall be tested for continuity, circuit

resistance, and insulation resistance at the controller location. The loop

circuit resistance shall not exceed 0.50 ohms plus 0.35 ohms per 100 feet of

lead-in cable. The insulation resistance shall be performed between each

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circuit conductor and ground. The megger resistance shall not be less than 200

megohms. The Contractor shall replace any detector loop that fails this

requirement at the Contractor's expense.

All conductors and conductor loops installed in the traveled way shall be

installed so that the top of the conductor is a minimum of one-inch (1") below

the surface grade of the street.

Asphaltic Emulsion Sealant shall be used immediately after the loop

wires have been installed that conforms to Caltrans Standard Specifications.

Dry 20 mesh sandblasting sand shall then be poured in and around the slot. A

suitable and approved tool shall then be used to work the asphaltic emulsion up

through the dry sand. The slot will then be inspected for any dry spots in the

sand fill. Any dry sand spots will then be wetted with more asphaltic emulsion.

More dry sandblasting sand shall then be added to the slot and the asphalt

emulsion will again be worked up through the sand until a uniform mix of

asphaltic emulsion and sand with no voids completely fills the slot to the level

of the surrounding road surface. A final thin layer of sand will then be added

to surrounding surface to absorb the excess asphaltic emulsion. The traveled

way may be opened to vehicular traffic immediately after installation of the

asphaltic emulsion and sand loop sealant.

Hot Melt Rubberized Asphalt Sealant shall conform to and installed in

accordance with Caltrans Standard Specifications.

3. Detector Lead-In Cable

Detector lead-in cable shall consist of four (4) No. 18 A.W.G. stranded

copper conductors insulated with nine (9) mils minimum of polypropylene,

color coded, parallel laid, twisted together with four to six turns per foot. An

amorphous interior moisture penetration barrier shall be provided to prevent

hosing, siphoning, or capillary absorption of water along cable interstices. The

outer jacket shall be thirty (30) mils minimum in thickness, high density

polyethylene conforming to ASTM Designation: D-1248, 65T for Dielectric

Material, Type I, Class C, Grade 5, J3. The diameter of the cable shall be

approximately .25 inch. Aluminum-polyester shielding shall be applied around

the conductors. The detector lead-in cable shall be continuous from the pull

box adjacent to the conductor loops to the controller unless otherwise shown

on the Plans.

Splices between lead-in cable and loop cable shall be made in pull boxes

only. All splices to the lead in cable shall be soldered. The ends of the splice

shall then be inserted into an approved insulated spring type connector of the

correct size. When detector cables and detector loops are initially installed,

precautions shall be taken to ensure the cables and loops remain water tight

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prior to splicing. If splicing is not to be done immediately after installation,

the ends of the conductors and cables shall be dipped in electrical insulating

liquid which shall render them water tight. The insulating liquid shall be fast

drying, resistant to oils, acids, alkalies and corrosive atmospheric conditions

and shall be compatible with the insulations used in the conductors and cables.

All conductors and cables shall be installed and splices shall be made in a dry

environment.

4. Detector Handholes

Detector loops shall be sawcut into detector handholes. Detector

handholes shall be Caltrans Type B. No splicing will be allowed in the detector

handholes. For detector handholes to be removed, holes or depressions

resulting from the removed handhole shall be filled, compacted, brought to

grade, and filled to match surrounding materials.

5. Abandonment of Loop Conductors.

Each detector loop shall be saw-cut in a minimum of two places.

34-15 WIRING

Pulling wires shall be accomplished with special care to avoid damage to

the insulation. Hand power only shall be employed in pulling wire. Only

lubricant shall be used. Loops or bends in wires in the base of standards and pull

boxes shall have a minimum radius of five (5) times its diameter, to ensure the

safety of the insulation.

A minimum of thirty-six inches (36”) of slack in each wire shall be left in

each standard base and pull box.

Conductor splices in the pull box shall be joined by a pigtail splice using a

wire nut. All splices shall be taped in a manner approved by the Engineer. After

the splice is taped, it shall be dipped in a moisture and corrosion resistant outer

seal. All splices shall be left with ends pointed up to allow water to run off of

splice.

Soldering of pressure connectors may be omitted provided the connectors

are applied with a ratchet type crimping tool which will not release the

connector until the crimping operation is completed. The sleeve shall be

compressed on each end.

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34-16 BONDING AND GROUNDING

All metal conduit systems, standards, pedestals, ballast and transformer

cases, service equipment, anchor bolts, etc., shall be made mechanically and

electrically secure to form a continuous system and shall be effectively

grounded. Grounding shall be in accordance with all applicable codes and

regulations. Bonding and grounding jumpers shall be copper wire or copper strap

with a minimum cross sectional area equivalent to a No. 8 AWG.

Bonding wire or strap shall be secured to the lower section of metal

standard by brass or bronze bolts three-sixteenths inch (3/16”) or larger.

In conduit systems where rigid steel conduit and PVC conduits are mixed,

the following requirements apply:

1. The rigid steel conduit shall have an approved grounding bushing installed

at the conduit end(s).

2. The green No. 10 grounding conductors in the PVC conduit shall be

attached to a grounding bushing which shall be attached to the rigid steel

conduit.

34-17 ELECTRIC SERVICE

The locations of service points shown on the Plans are approximate only.

Contractor shall determine the exact locations from the Sacramento Municipal

Utility District (SMUD). Service conduits, service conductors, service grounds,

metering and transformer pads where required shall be installed in accordance

with the SMUD requirements. Service equipment and enclosure shall be

furnished and installed as detailed on the Plans and/or specified in the Special

Provisions.

34-18 SERVICE PEDESTALS

Service Pedestals shall be of the type called for on the Plans. Pedestal

shall be fabricated from 14 gauge stainless steel and 14 gauge cold rolled steel

electrically welded and reinforced. Construction will be Type 3R, raintight. All

nuts, bolts, and screws shall be stainless steel. Enclosure will be factory wired

and conform to NEMA and UL Standards. Each circuit breaker shall be

permanently marked with its trip rating. Multipole breakers shall be of the

common trip with single handle. Unless otherwise specified, each circuit breaker

shall be equipped with a device for padlocking the breaker in the “on” or “off”

position.

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Unless otherwise specified, enclosures of service pedestals shall be

fabricated from code gauge stainless steel or powder coated steel. Enclosures

shall be stainless steel.

34-19 STANDARDS

All traffic signal standards and pedestrian push button assembly posts shall

be manufactured to the latest Caltrans Specifications, unless otherwise specified

in the Plans.

The locations of standards for traffic signals and street lights shown on

the Plan are approximate only. The exact location of each standard will be

determined by the Engineer prior to installation. Each standard shall be anchored

to the concrete foundation by galvanized steel anchor bolts, nuts, leveling nuts

and washers in accordance with the Plans and the standards shall be installed in

a true vertical position.

34-20 FIELD TEST OF STREETLIGHTS

Prior to acceptance of the work, Contractor shall perform the following

tests to be made:

1. For continuity of each circuit.

2. For grounds in each circuit.

3. A megger test on each circuit.

4. A functional test in which it is demonstrated that each and every part of

the system functions as specified or intended herein.

5. Contractor shall supply the temporary power source necessary to facilitate

the functional test as specified above.

34-21 INTERCONNECT

Traffic signal interconnect cable shall be fiber optic cable. The size,

type, and termination type of fiber optic cable shall be per Plan, comply with

the latest City of Sacramento Standards, department policies and City of

Sacramento Standard drawings.

All fiber optic splices shall be in splice boxes, maintenance holes or signal

cabinets. Fiber optic splices in #5 or smaller pull boxes will not be allowed. All

fiber optic cable shall be terminated in a signal cabinet, communication hub or

splice case or as noted on plans

When a contractor damages the existing traffic signal interconnect cable,

the interconnect shall be replaced with fiber optic cable to latest City of

Sacramento Standards, department policies and City of Sacramento Standard

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drawings. In-kind replacement of legacy (copper) traffic signal interconnect

systems will not be allowed. Contractor is responsible to provide necessary

materials to terminate the replaced cable to a panel in the signal cabinet,

commination hub or in a splice case to existing cable.

When a contractor damages existing copper interconnect in a corridor

where a parallel fiber optic path exists, contractor shall abandon existing copper

interconnect cable and establish communication on the existing fiber optic cable

at all locations affected by the damaged copper interconnect. Work included in

establishing fiber optic communication may include, but not limited to, splicing

a 12 strand fiber optic drop into existing fiber optic cable, providing fiber patch

panel equipment in existing cabinet or terminating additional fiber optic strands

on existing fiber optic patch panel.

34-22 TRAFFIC SIGNAL HARDWARE

All vehicle signal displays, pedestrian displays, backplates, and framework

shall be powder coated black. All vehicle signal displays shall be aluminum and

12” diameter sections. Signal visors shall be aluminum and tunnel. All

backplates shall be aluminum and louvered. Pedestrian displays shall be

aluminum and 16” housing. The modules of the signal and pedestrian display

shall conform to the latest City of Sacramento Standards and Special Provisions.

34-23 VEHICLE AND BICYCLE DETECTION

Vehicle and bicycle detection is required at all intersections per the

latest edition of the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices or as

directed by the City Traffic Engineer and shall comply with the latest City of

Sacramento Standards, department Policies and City of Sacramento Standard

drawings. Presence detection shall be non-intrusive unless approved be the City

traffic engineer. For approaches with speeds of 30 mph or higher, advance

detection systems shall be provided per the latest City of Sacramento Standards.

When construction activities disturb or damages existing in-pavement

vehicle and bicycle detection systems, the detection shall be replaced and

installed per current Sacramento Standards, department Policies and City of

Sacramento Standard drawings. New or temporary detection shall be in-place

and functional prior to construction activities that will damage existing detection

systems. In-kind replacement of legacy vehicle and bicycle detection systems

will not be allowed.

34-24 TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY TESTING AND INSPECTION

Traffic signal controller assembly is defined as a fully wired traffic signal

cabinet with traffic signal controller and conflict monitor installed and

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programmed. All equipment as shown on the Plans or called for under the special

provision and these specifications shall be installed and operable, including, but

not limited to, Emergency Vehicle Preemption, fiber optic, network switch, and

CCTV equipment. All cabinet wiring and input/outputs shall be clearly and neatly

labeled.

All new traffic signal controller assemblies must be on the City of

Sacramento approved product list. For products not on the approved product

list, it must be submitted to the City of Sacramento for testing and approval prior

to be added to the approved products list. Test cabinets must be delivered to

City of Sacramento Corporate Center South 5730 24

Street Sacramento, CA.

95822 approximately 6 months prior to installation in the field.

For all new traffic signal controller assemblies installed on new

foundations, the contractor shall install a fully tested controller assembly. The

controller assembly shall be tested for full operation (full I/O) and running

approved signal timing. The controller assembly shall be configured per the

intersection plans or as directed by City Traffic Engineer. Once installed the

assembly shall be energized and input wiring terminated and labeled. The Traffic

Controller shall have the latest firmware installed and registered to City of

Sacramento. City will perform a functional test on the controller assembly per

the intersection plan. Contractor shall schedule the test upon the approval of

the Engineer. Included as a part of the functional test is the continuous

operation of the controller assembly for a minimum of five (5) working days. Any

part of the controller assembly that does not operate properly shall be repaired

and retested by the contractor. Contractor shall schedule a retest upon the

approval of the Engineer.

For all traffic signal controller assemblies installed on existing

foundations, the traffic signal controller assemblies shall be tested by the City

prior to installation in the field. Traffic signal controller assembly shall be

delivered to City of Sacramento Corporate Center South 5730 24

Street

Sacramento, CA. 95822 approximately 30 days prior to installation in the field.

Contractor shall request controller timing 10 days prior to controller assembly

being delivered to City of Sacramento Corporate Center. Controller shall have

the latest firmware installed and registered to City of Sacramento. City will

perform a functional test on the cabinet assembly per the intersection plan.

Contractor shall schedule the test upon the approval of the Engineer. Included

as a part of the functional test is the continuous satisfactory operation of the

controller assembly for a minimum of five (5) working days. Any part of the

controller assembly that does not operate properly shall be repaired and re-

tested by the contractor. Contractor is responsible for retrieving the traffic

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signal controller assembly, repairing and delivering the repaired assembly to City

of Sacramento Corporate Center. Contractor shall schedule a retest upon the

approval of the Engineer.

34-25 TRAFFIC SIGNAL PRE-TURN ON

A Minimum Five (5) working days prior to the final traffic signal

intersection turn on, Contractor shall complete the City’s Traffic Signal turn-on

checklist. The Contractor shall be prepared to complete turn-on checklist in the

presence of City Engineer or Inspector. After Completion of checklist the

contractor shall schedule the traffic signal pre-turn on meeting to ensure project

readiness. During the traffic signal pre-turn on meeting the contractor shall

perform functional test of all applicable items on the checklist, including but not

limited to:

1. All vehicular and pedestrian displays shall be flashed out (individually turned

on momentarily) and proper operation and phasing shall be checked. All

vehicular and pedestrian signal heads shall be properly adjusted and covered.

2. The controller shall be turned on with the vehicle and pedestrian indications

turned off, all pedestrian pushbuttons, vehicle and bicycle detector inputs

shall be checked for proper operation and per phasing shown on the plans.

3. Controller shall have latest software version, registered to City of

Sacramento, installed and operating per City Standards and the Engineer.

4. Conflict monitor is operational and programmed correctly per the

intersection plan.

5. All termination, communication, preemption and CCTV equipment has been

provided per special provisions and plans and is installed and is powered on.

6. Verify all input/output are fully functional, labeled and complete.

If any system component, circuit or communication device does not

operate properly, it shall be repaired and retested prior to final traffic signal

intersection turn on. After the successful completion of all pre-turn on tests,

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Contractor shall request through the City Traffic Engineer, a time and date for

final turn on.

34-26 TRAFFIC SIGNAL FINAL TURN ON

The traffic signal final turn on can only occur between the hours of 9 A.M.

and 3 P.M. on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday and during a week without

holidays. Contractor shall give the Engineer at least five (5) working day notice

prior to the traffic signal final turn on. Final traffic signal turn on shall not be

scheduled until the City Traffic Engineer has accepted the pre-turn on checklist.

The final traffic signal turn on date shall be subject to the approval of the

City Traffic Engineer. Contractor shall make arrangements to have a City signal

technician and a technician from the controller manufacturer, or his

representative, qualified to work on the controller, present at the time of traffic

signal intersection turn on.

Final signing, striping and stop bar shall be installed no earlier than one

business day prior to turn-on date. All traffic signal and pedestrian displays

shall remain bagged until day of final turn on.

Contractor shall provide sufficient personnel and equipment for the timely

completion of the traffic signal intersection turn on. If the Contractor does not

provided sufficient personnel and equipment, the Engineer may postpone the

traffic signal turn on until sufficient personnel and equipment are provided by

the Contractor.

If any system component, circuit or communication device is determined

to be non-compliant, it shall be resolved by the contractor to meet City of

Sacramento Standards. All non-compliance items must be resolved within 5

working days.

34-27 SALVAGE

The Contractor shall schedule the delivery of salvaged equipment with the

City Inspector. Equipment drop-off shall be done in the presence of the City

Inspector or designated representative.

All salvageable material and equipment removed from present installation

which is not to be re-installed shall be delivered in good condition to the City

Corporation Yard at 5730 24

Street, Sacramento, California or the City

Corporate Center North 918 Del Paso Road, Sacramento, California as directed

by the Engineer. Contractor is responsible to provide machinery and manpower

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to unload and load all salvaged equipment and materials. Loading, unloading,

pick-up and delivery of these items shall be included in the price bid for various

items and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

Contractor shall remove all signal heads, mounting brackets, luminaires,

mast arms and appurtenances from all salvaged traffic signal and street lighting

standards prior to delivery to the City Corporation Yard.

Contractor shall provide for the safe transfer with no damage to the

salvaged equipment. Any equipment broken or lost by the Contractor shall be

replaced with equipment of equal quality at the expense of the Contractor.

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Section 35

LANDSCAPE PLANTING

35-1 GENERAL

Landscape planting shall consist of preparing and planting the areas

shown on the Plans or specified in this Section and the Special Provisions.

Unless otherwise provided, walls, curbs, planter boxes, walks, irrigation

systems and similar improvements required by the Plans and Specification shall

be constructed per the grading, layout, and irrigation plans and before

landscaping.

All work on the irrigation system, including hydrostatic and coverage

tests, preliminary operational tests of automatic control system, and the back

fill of trenches, and other excavations shall be performed before planting.

35-2 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

A Certificate of Completion must be furnished to the Engineer at the end

of project per the City of Sacramento Water Conservation Ordinance 15.92.130.

This document is required for all new construction project with an

aggregate landscape area equal to or greater than 500 square feet of irrigated

landscape area. For rehabilitation project this document is required for irrigation

landscape areas equal to or greater than 2,500 square feet.

35-3 MEASUREMENT OF QUANTITIES

Measurement of Quantities shall be determined by the Engineer based on

delivery tags presented at time of delivery unless otherwise indicated in the

Contract Documents. Contractor shall give four-eight (48) hour notice of all

delivery dates and times. Materials delivered at such times that the Engineer is

not present will not be counted, unless the contractor is able to provide the City

with tags for all materials delivered to the site.

35-4 MATERIALS

Materials shall conform to the provisions of Section 10 of these

Specifications.

35-5 PREPARING PLANTING AREAS

The work involved in preparing planting areas shall be so conducted that

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existing flow lines will be maintained. Material displaced by Contractor’s

operations which interferes with drainage shall be removed and disposed of as

directed by the Engineer.

Contractor shall perform a laboratory soil analysis to determine what

amendments and method of application are required to support trees, shrubs

and groundcovers, seeds and sod identified on the landscaping plan. Contractor

shall submit this soil fertility analysis upon completion of rough grading for

approval. For native soil, samples of area to be landscaped shall be taken at the

locations shown on the plans, directed by the Engineer or specified in the Special

Provisions. For imported soil, one sample for every 100 cubic yards shall be

taken. A laboratory soil analysis is not required for non-irrigated native grass

areas.

The samples shall be place in a sturdy container, properly identified,

labeled, numbered and dated and delivered to a soils laboratory. Results of the

analysis shall be provided to the Engineer and Contractor. The recommended soil

amendments and methods of application shall be approved by the Engineer prior

to adding them in the soil. All cost to perform the analysis and prepare the report

will be paid by Contractor.

Soil shall be cultivated until the condition of the soil is loose and fine-

textured to a depth of six inches (6”). The top two inches (2”) shall be cleared

of all stones larger than one inch (1”) in diameter and debris. Soil amendment

shall be applied as shown on the plans or identified in the Special Provisions.

The contractor shall provide proof of soil amendment application to the Engineer

or Project Inspector. This text shall be completed at the contractor’s expense.

The contractor shall not drive heavy equipment over the areas where the soil has

been cultivated with the amendments. If heavy equipment is parked or driven

over the soil amended area then the contractor will be required to re-cultivate

the top six inches (6”) of soil prior to planting. Contractor shall provide proof of

soil conditioner application to the Engineer or Project Construction Inspector.

Weeds shall be sprayed with an approved chemical, which controls both

broadleaf plants and grasses, but which will not contaminate the soil.

The use of rubber-tired equipment will be permitted for cultivating

operations, provided that any compaction caused by the equipment used is

completely eradicated, to the satisfaction of the Engineer or Landscape

Architect.

35-6 WEED AND PEST CONTROL

Prior to planting all weeds including bermuda grass in the areas to be

planted with trees, shrubbery and groundcover, seeds and sod shall be

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completely killed with a post emergent systemic herbicide and removed. After

planting, all areas, except seed and turf areas, shall be treated with a pre-

emergent as approved by Engineer or Landscape Architect. Application of all

herbicides shall be in accordance with the manufacture’s recommendations or

per a pest control advisor (PCA) recommendations.

Before applying any pesticides, Contractor shall provide the Engineer or

Landscape Architect written recommendations from a licensed pest control

advisor and the Engineer or Landscape Architect shall provide Contractor written

approval for the materials to be used, the rate of application, method of

application, name of applicator and area to which material is to be applied. If

special permits are required for the materials to be used, they shall be obtained

from the Department of Pesticide Regulations submitted with the request for the

use of the materials.

35-7 PLANTING TREES

Plantings shall consist of furnishing, preparing, and planting trees in

accordance with these provisions, Section 10, and the Contract documents and

as directed by the Engineer or Landscape Architect.

1. Preparing of Planting Areas shall conform to Section 35-5.

Soil in lawn areas adjacent to paved areas shall be graded so that after

settlement, the soil will be one half inch (½") below the top of the paving.

Weed Control shall conform to Section 35-6

2. Trees and Planting Materials

a. Trees shall be located as shown on the plans. Proposed tree

locations shall be field staked by Contractor prior to planting,

subject to the approval of the Engineer.

No tree planting will be allowed until all soil amendment delivery

tags are received and quantities used are approved by the Engineer.

Planting trees will not be allowed in any area which in the opinion

of the Engineer or Landscape Architect is unsuitable for planting.

a. Finish grade of all planting areas shall be reviewed and approved

by the Engineer or Landscape Architect before proceeding with

planting.

b. Trees shall have a planting pit twice the diameter of the root ball.

Root defects such as circling or girdling roots shall be corrected at

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the time of planting by cutting or scoring the root ball. Trees that

are severely root bound to the point where cutting or scoring the

root ball would not be effective shall be rejected and replaced with

healthy specimens, at the discretion of the engineer.

c. Plant Schedules shown on the plans are for Contractor’s

convenience only. Contractor shall confirm all quantities and shall

plant as required by the Planting Plan when discrepancies exist.

d. Trees shall be of the variety and size as shown on the plans and

shall conform to Sections 10-43 and 35-7.

e. Tree support staking shall be installed at the time the trees are

planted. Stakes shall be placed and the trees shall be tied

thereto. The size and number of stakes and ties to be installed

shall be as shown on the tree planting detail. Stakes shall be

placed against but not through the root ball. All tree nursery

stakes shall be removed at the time the trees are planted and

prior to the project acceptance.

f. Trees shall be secured to their supporting stakes with tree ties

made of waterproof vinyl-impregnated nylon material that is

approximately one inch (1”) wide and has a tensile strength of

approximately 300 lbs. Substitutions must be approved by the

Engineer.

35-8 PLANTING SHRUB AND GROUNDCOVER AREAS

Plantings shall consist of furnishing, preparing, and planting shrubs and

groundcover in accordance with the following provisions, Section 10, and as

directed by the Engineer or Landscape Architect.

Where shrubs are shown on the Plans to be planted in groups, the outer

rows shall be parallel to the nearest pavement or fence. Adjustment in the

number or alignment of plants shall be made between the outer rows. Outer row

plantings shall be adjusted so at plant maturity they will not encroach onto

curbs, sidewalks or fences.

No more plants shall be placed at planting locations on any day than can

be planted and watered on that day.

Containers shall be cut and plants shall be removed from the containers

in such a manner that the ball of earth surrounding the roots remains intact, and

they shall be planted and watered as hereinafter specified immediately after

removal from the containers. Containers shall not be cut prior to delivery of the

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plants to the planting area. Plants that are root bound shall have the root ball

scored to prevent continued restriction of the root growth.

Roots of plants not in containers shall be kept moist and covered at all

times, and shall not be exposed to the air except while actually being placed in

the ground.

Plants shall be set in the backfill material in flat bottomed holes to such

depth that after the soil has settled the top of the plant ball will be one inch

(1”) above the bottom of the basin or even with the surrounding soil where there

is no basin. Plants shall be planted in such a manner that the roots will not be

restricted or distorted. Soil shall not be compacted around the roots or ball of

the plant during or after planting operations.

Any plants which have settled deeper or stand higher than specified in the

above paragraph shall be adjusted to the required level or replaced at the option

of Contractor.

Groundcover plants in areas equipped with an irrigation system shall be

planted in blocks which conform to the design of the irrigation system. The area

covered by one unit of the irrigation system shall be as completely planted as

possible, and then watered. Not more than one (1) hour shall elapse from the

time any groundcover is planted until it has been watered, unless otherwise

specified in the Special Provisions or authorized by the Engineer or Landscape

Architect.

Groundcover plants shall be planted in moist soil and in neat, straight rows

parallel to the nearest pavement or fence.

Plants shall be spaced as indicated on the Plans or in the Special

Provisions. Plants in adjacent rows shall be staggered. Groundcover plants shall

not be planted closer than five feet (5’) to trees or shrubs nor closer than twenty-

four inches (24”) to curbs, paved areas, and fences, unless otherwise shown on

the Plans.

Planting areas that in the opinion of the Engineer or Landscape Architect

have been compacted for any reason, either before or after planting, shall be

re-cultivated by Contractor, at his expense.

Trees, shrubs, and vines in groundcover areas shall be planted before

groundcover plants or cuttings are planted.

At the time the plants are planted, stakes shall be placed at certain plants

and the plants shall be tied thereto. The plants to be staked and the size of

stake and number of ties to be installed shall be as shown on the Plans or

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specified in the Special Provisions. Stakes shall be placed against, but not

through, the plant ball and shall be placed on the side toward the prevailing

wind, unless otherwise directed by the Engineer or Landscape Architect.

Planting area slopes shall not exceed 4:1 ratio for shrubs unless otherwise

specified in the Special Provisions.

From the time any plants are planted and through the maintenance

period, plants shall be watered, trash and debris shall be removed, weeds shall

be controlled and replacements shall be made.

1. Preparing of Planting Areas shall conform to Section 35-5.

Soil in Shrub and Groundcover areas adjacent to paved areas shall be

graded so that after settlement, the soil will be two inches (2") below the top of

the adjacent paving or curb.

2. Weed Control shall conform to Section 35-6.

a. Granular Pre-emergent Herbicide shall be a broad spectrum, per-

emergent herbicide approved by the Engineer shall be applied at a

rate consistent with the manufacture’s recommendation in all

shrub and groundcover planter areas after completion of planting

and before installation of wood mulch. Contractor shall provide

proof of application of pre-emergent herbicide to the Engineer.

Contractor shall provide proof of application of pre-emergent

herbicide to the Engineer or Landscape Architect.

3. Soil Preparation Materials

Fertilizer shall be 6-20-20 applied at 12 lbs. per 1000 square feet and soil

sulfur applied at 1lb. per 1000 square feet, or approved equal. Soil conditioner

shall be a 90% bark based product, fir, and 0-1/4" in size, treated with nitrogen

having a 2-0-0 NPK ratio applied at a rate of 3 yards per 1000 square feet. The

above rate is for bid purposes only, the contractor shall have soil test performed

per Section 35-5.

4. Planting Materials

a. Schedules shown on the plans are for the Contractor’s convenience

only. Contractor shall confirm all quantities and shall plant as

required by the Planting Plan when discrepancies exist.

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b. Plants shall be of the variety and size as shown on the plans and

shall conform to Sections 35-7, 35-8 and 10-43 of the Standard

Specifications.

c. Backfill Mix shall consist of three parts native soil to one part soil

amendment. Soil Amendment for planting pits shall be a 90% bark

based product, fir, and 0-1/4" in size, treated with nitrogen having

a 2-0-0 NPK ratio.

d. Mulch shall be evenly spread in all shrub and groundcover areas to

a three-inch (3") finished depth at the time of final acceptance by

the City. Mulch shall be large walk-on cedar bark, fibrous in nature,

one-inch (1") minimum to four-inch (4") maximum in length or

Douglas Fir Walk on Bark. Fibrous and or gorilla hair bark mulch is

not acceptable. Contractor shall submit a mulch sample to the

Engineer or Landscape Architect for approval at least forty-eight

(48) hours prior to installation.

35-9 PLANTING SEED

Grass seed shall be sowed at the rate specified in the Special Provisions

sowing one-half (½) of the amount in each direction.

Planting area slopes shall not exceed 5:1 ratio for grass unless otherwise

specified in the special provisions.

An even finish grade shall be maintained during seeding operations to

ensure proper surface drainage with ridges and depressions removed.

No seeding will be allowed between October 15 and March 15 and between

July 15 through the end of August, without approval of the Engineer or Landscape

Architect.

Soil shall be watered so that the soil is moist, not soggy, or dried out.

From the time grass has been sowed until the beginning of the

establishment period, grass shall be watered, trash and debris shall be removed,

weeds shall be controlled and replacements shall be made.

Full compensation for such work will be considered as included in the

contract unit prices paid for landscape planting.

At the time of sowing grass commercial fertilizer approved by Engineer or

Landscape Architect shall be applied to all lawn areas as specified in the Special

Provisions.

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35-10 HYDRO-SEED PLACEMENT

Work will consist of all labor, materials, transportation, and

appurtenances required to turf hydroseed the areas shown on the Plans in

accordance with the following provisions and as directed by the Engineer or

Landscape Architect.

Contractor shall submit data including irrigation schedule, type and

analysis of fertilizer, application frequency, recommended coverage of fertilizer

and cutting and trimming schedule.

Contractor shall provide seed mixture in container showing percentage of

seed mix, year of production, net weight, date of packaging, and location of

packaging. USDA seed shall have a rating of 5.9 or higher.

Contractor shall have a minimum of 5 years documented experience and

shall comply with the County Agricultural Commission’s recommendations for

pesticide application. Contractor shall provide certificate of compliance from

authority having jurisdiction indicating approval of plants, fertilizer and

herbicide mixture and be licensed by regulatory agency to perform work.

Contractor shall deliver, store, protect and handle all products. Fertilizer

shall be delivered in waterproof bags showing weight, chemical analysis, and

name of manufacturer. Grass seed mixture shall be delivered in sealed

containers and damaged packaging will not be accepted.

Contractor shall not install hydro-seed when the ambient temperature is

below 45 degrees F (12 degrees C) or above 95 degrees F (39 degrees C).

Contractor shall not install hydro-seed when the wind velocity exceeds 30 mph.

Contractor shall coordinate the hydro-seed application with the

installation of irrigation piping, watering heads and electrical conduit and shall

comply with the plans and Special Provisions.

1. Preparing of Planting Areas, Section 35-5 shall be amended as follows: Soil

shall be cultivated until the condition of the soil is loose and fine-textured

to a depth of four inches (4"). Prior to hydro-seeding Contractor shall

prepare the soil base to receive hydro-seed. This shall include, but not

necessarily be limited to,

a. repairing the surface eliminating uneven areas and low spots

b. maintaining lines, levels, and contours and making changes in grade

gradual

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c. blending slopes into level areas

d. cultivating areas where equipment has compacted sub-soil

Finish grade of all hydro-seed areas shall be reviewed and

approved by the Engineer or Landscaped Architect before proceeding with

planting. Four (4) to seven (7) days prior to hydro-seeding, Contractor

shall irrigate area to be planted to obtain twelve (12) inches of

penetration.

Soil in lawn areas adjacent to curbs or paved areas shall be graded

so that after settlement, the soil will be one-half inch (1/2") below the

top of curb or paving.

2. Weed Control shall conform to Section 35-6.

3. Soil Preparation Materials

a. Contractor shall place topsoil as indicated on the plans, rake until

smooth and remove vegetation and non-organic material from

topsoil while spreading. After smooth raking of topsoil and prior to

roller compaction, Contractor shall apply fertilizer in accordance

with manufacturer's instructions and mix it thoroughly into upper 4

inches to topsoil. Contractor shall lightly water fertilized area to

aid in the dissipation of the fertilizer. Contractor shall not mix the

fertilizer with the hydroseed.

b. Soil Conditioner/Fertilizer shall be 6-20-20 applies at 12 lbs. per

1000 square feet and soil sulfur applied at 1lb. per 1000 square

feet, or approved equal. Soil conditioner shall be a 90% bark based

product, fir, and 0-1/4" in size, treated with nitrogen having a 2-0-0

NPK ratio applied at a rate of 4 yards per 1000 square feet. The

above rate is for bid purposes only.

4. Turf Hydroseeding shall conform to Section 10-42, 35-7 and the following

provisions.

a. Seed Mix shall consist of 90% Dwarf fescue, 10% Dwarf Kentucky

Blue Grass applied at the rate of not less than twelve (12) lbs. of

viable seed per 1,000 square feet. Seed mix shall be submitted to

the Engineer or Landscape Architect for approval. All seed shall be

labeled in accordance with the California Food and Agricultural

Code and shall be delivered to the site in original, unopened

containers and shall bear a dated guaranteed analysis.

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b. Wood Fiber Mulch shall be applied at the rate of 60 lbs. per 1,000

square feet. Wood Mulch shall be fibrous cellulose mulch

containing no growth or germination inhibiting substances, and

shall be manufactured in such a manner that when thoroughly

mixed with seed, fertilizer, and water, in the proportions specified,

it will form homogenous slurry, which is capable of being sprayed

to form a porous mat. The fibrous mulch in its air-dry state shall

contain not more than 10 percent by weight of water.

c. Fungicide shall be applied in accordance with the rate and method

of application recommended by the manufacturer and/or a Pest

Control Advisor.

d. Binder shall be Am-Tac tackifier or approved equal applied at the

rate as recommended by the manufacturer. Binder shall bind the

fiber mulch to prevent erosion.

5. Turf Starter Fertilizer shall be applied at the rate of ten (10) lbs. per 1,000

square. Starter fertilizer shall conform to the requirements of the

California Food and Agricultural Code A.

For non irrigated areas Contractor shall apply hydro-seed mixture with a

hydraulic seeder having a minimum capacity of 1,500 gallons with agitator

in tank, minimum pressure of 100 psi, and a distribution rate of 12,000

square feet within a fifteen (15) minute period. Contractor shall apply

hydro-seed mixture evenly in two intersecting directions. Spraying shall

be done in a sweeping motion allowing the slurry to fall evenly and

eventually building consistent matting. All hydro-seed mixture, which has

not been applied within four hours after mixing, will be rejected, removed

and disposed, as directed by the Engineer or Landscape Architect.

Contractor shall prevent hydro-seed from being sprayed in irrigation

drainage appurtenances.

35-11 HYDRO-SEED PLACEMENT (Non-irrigated Native Grass/Wildflower)

NOTE:

Please note that the following items are project specific and are used

as an example only. They must be modified to reflect the requirements for

the particular project.

Work will consist of all labor, materials, transportation, and

appurtenances required to turf hydroseeded the areas shown on the Plans in

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accordance with the following provisions, Section 10-42, and as directed by the

Engineer or Landscape Architect.

1. Preparation of Planting Areas as shown on the plans, including mowing,

raking, and removing existing vegetation.

2. Native grass/wildflower hydroseeding shall conform to Section 10-42 and

the following provisions.

a. Wildflower Seed Mix shall be pre-mixed and packaged by a

commercial seed supplier, labeled in accordance with California

Agricultural Code, shall be delivered to the site in original,

unopened containers, and shall bear a dated guaranteed analysis.

The seed mix shall include the following seed proportions:

Species PLS lbs/acre

Hordeum brachyanthorum (Meadow Barley) 7

Bromus carinatus (California Brome) 7

Lolium multiflorum (Italian Ryegrass) 6

Eschscholzia californica (California Poppy) 1

Lupinus species (Lupine) 2

Trifolium hirtum (Rose Clover) 1

Layia platyglossai (Tidy Tips) 1

Nemophila menziesii (Baby Blue Eyes) 1

Castilleja exserta (Purple Owl’s Clover) 1

Seed shall be submitted to the Landscape Architect for approval.

Native Grass Mix shall be as specified on the plans.

b. Fertilizer shall conform to the applicable state fertilizer laws. It

shall be uniform in composition, dry and free flowing and shall be

delivered to the site in original, unopened containers, each bearing

the manufacturer's guaranteed analysis. Any fertilizer that

becomes caked or otherwise damaged, making it unsuitable for use,

will not be accepted.

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c. Cellulose Fiber shall be colored with a non-toxic, water-soluble

green dye to provide a visual gauge for metering of material over

ground surfaces.

Fiber shall be produced from natural or recycled (pulp) fiber, such

as wood chips or similar wood materials or from newsprint,

chipboard, corrugated cardboard, or a combination of these

processed materials, and shall be free of synthetic or plastic

materials. Fiber shall not contain more than 7 percent ash as

determined by the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper

Industry (TAPPI) Standard T-413, shall contain less than 250 parts

per million boron, and shall be otherwise nontoxic to plant or

animal life.

Fiber shall have a water holding capacity by weight of not less than

1,200 percent as determined by the procedure used in the

Department's Final Report, CA-DOT-TL-2176-1-76-36, "Water-

holding Capacity for Hydromulch", available at the Transportation

Translab, 5900 Folsom Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95819.

Fiber shall be of such character that the fiber will disperse into

uniform slurry when mixed with water. Water content of the fiber

before mixing into slurry shall not exceed 15 percent of the dry

weight of the fiber. The percentage of water in the fiber shall be

determined by California Test 226. Commercially packaged fiber

shall have the moisture content of the fiber marked on the

package. Fiber shall be colored to contrast with the area on which

the fiber is to be applied and shall not stain concrete or painted

surfaces.

A Certificate of Compliance for fiber shall be furnished to the

Engineer or Landscape Architect.

d. Organic Stabilizer shall contain a Bonded Fiber Matrix and

Stabilized Fiber Matrix and shall be a biodegradable tackifier,

non-toxic to plant or animal life, such as Sentinel or M-Binder.

e. Water shall be provided by Contractor.

3. Hydroseeding installation shall be performed during a windless period

using approved equipment and materials. Contractor shall verify that

hydroseed areas are adequately graded for seed application and free of

deleterious material and weeds at the time of planting.

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a. Hydraulic equipment shall be reviewed by the Engineer or

Landscape Architect prior to starting work.

i. Equipment shall have a built-in agitation system and

operating capacity sufficient to agitate, suspend and

homogeneously mix a slurry of water, fertilizer, fiber, seed,

and other additives.

ii. Slurry Distribution Lines shall be large enough to prevent

clogging and shall be equipped with a set of hydraulic spray

nozzles which provide a continuous nonfluctuating discharge

and uniform delivery of slurry in prescribed quantities

without misses, waste, or erosion.

iii. Slurry Tank shall have a minimum capacity of 1000 gallons

and shall be mounted on a traveling unit which may be

drawn by a separate or self propelled unit in order to

properly place the slurry tank and spray nozzle for uniform

distribution.

b. Slurry Preparation shall occur on site and materials shall be added

in such a manner that they are uniformly blended into the mixture.

Slurry shall be completely homogenous before application.

i. With Agitation System operating at half speed, water shall

be added to the tank, and good circulation established. The

seed shall be added first, then fiber. The mixture shall be

agitated at full speed when the tank is half full.

ii. Fiber shall not be added until the tank is at least one-third

filled with water. Fertilizer and seed mix shall be added at

the last practical moment. Total time from the addition of

seed to seed discharge shall be less than one hour; if more

than one hour, the remainder of the load shall be recharged

with seed.

c. The operator shall spray the areas with a uniform, visible coat using

the green color of the wood pulp as a guide. The slurry shall be

applied in a sweeping motion, so as to allow the fibers to build on

each other until a good coat is achieved and the material is spread

at the required rate per acre.

d. The materials shall be mixed and applied in the approximate

proportions:

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Materials Per Acre

Fiber 1800 lbs.

Seed Mix See 2.1 MATERIALS

16-20-20 (N-P-K) 350 lbs.

Organic Stabilizer 80 lbs.

Water As needed for application

e. The limits indicated on the drawings reflect the only part of the

area required to be hydroseeded. This area, plus all other areas

graded and disturbed by Contractor shall be hydroseeded. Any

compacted or otherwise unsuitably prepared areas within these

descriptions shall be scarified and rototilled to prepare the areas

for seeding.

f. Prior to completion of all operations, Contractor shall remove,

wash clean, or otherwise correct any unsightly overspray, trash,

excess soil, other debris, or damage. All walks and pavement shall

be swept and washed clean, and clean-up operations performed in

the general work area as needed to leave the entire area in neat,

orderly condition. Paving and other areas washed clean shall retain

the runoff onsite and shall not let the runoff enter into the storm

drain.

35-12 SOD PLACEMENT

Contractor shall place and establish sod in all areas as delineated on the

Plans. Work will consist of labor, materials, transportation, and all

appurtenances required to install the sod.

Contractor shall submit data including irrigation schedule, type and

analysis of fertilizer, application frequency, recommended coverage of

fertilizer, and cutting and trimming schedule. Contractor shall provide growers

certificate, percentage of seed mix, and year of production.

Contractor shall have a minimum of 5 years documented experience and

shall comply with the County Agricultural Commission’s recommendations for

pesticide application. Contractor shall provide certificate of compliance from

authority having jurisdiction indicating approval of plants, fertilizer and

herbicide mixture and be licensed by regulatory agency to perform work.

Contractor shall deliver, store, protect and handle all products. Fertilizer

shall be delivered in waterproof bags showing weight, chemical analysis, and

name of manufacturer.

Contractor shall not install Sod when the ambient temperature may drop

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below 45 degrees F (12 degrees C) or rise above 95 degrees F (39 degrees C).

Contractor shall not install Sod when the wind velocity exceeds 30 mph.

Contractor shall coordinate the installation of irrigation piping, watering

heads and electrical conduit with sod application.

Sod support materials shall be as specified in the following table.

Fertilizer 16-8-8 Commercial "Gro-power” or

approved equal fertilizer

Herbicide:

Glyphosate or approved equal

Topsoil: Class ‘A’ -

fertile, agricultural soil,

typical for locality, capable of

sustaining vigorous plant growth,

taken from drained site; free of

subsoil, clay or

impurities, plants,

weeds and roots; minimum Ph value

of 5.4 and maximum of 7.0.

Prior to placing sod, Contractor shall prepare the soil base to receive

hydro-seed as per Section 35-5. This shall include, but not necessarily be limited

to,

1. preparing the surface eliminating uneven areas and low spots,

2. maintaining lines, levels, and contours and making changes in grade

gradual,

3. blending slopes into level areas,

4. cultivating areas where equipment has compacted sub-soil.

Four (4) to seven (7) days prior to planting, Contractor shall irrigate area

where Sod is to be placed to obtain twelve (12) inches of penetration.

Contractor shall place topsoil as indicated on the plans, rake until smooth

and remove vegetation and non-organic material from topsoil while spreading.

After smooth raking of topsoil and prior to roller compaction, Contractor shall

apply fertilizer in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and mix it

thoroughly into upper 4 inches of topsoil. Contractor shall lightly water fertilized

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area to aid in the dissipation of the fertilizer.

Contractor shall install trees and liner stock plant material before lawn

areas are sodded and shall place Sod only when weather and soil conditions are

suitable according to locally accepted practices. Any Sod that does not take hold

and dies after fourteen (14) days from its installation shall be replaced by

Contractor. This replaced Sod will also have to be replaced if it dies after

fourteen (14) days.

Placing Sod shall include, but not necessarily be limited to:

1. laying sod as shown on the plans,

2. applying slow release 13-8-4 or approved equal commercial fertilizer prior

to placing sod,

3. laying all sod on the same day delivered,

4. laying strips of sod straight and tight, stagger joints,

5. rolling sod with suitable weighted roller, and

6. watering with a fine spray to keep surface moist until roots take hold.

Engineer may require Sod to be replaced take and analyze samples of

materials for conformity to specifications at any time. Contractor shall furnish

samples upon Owner’s request. Rejected materials shall be immediately

removed from the site at Contractor’s expense. Costs of testing materials not

meeting specifications shall be paid by Contractor.

All material shall be of standard, approved, and first-rate quality and shall

be in prime condition when installed and accepted. Any commercially processed

or packaged material shall be delivered to the site in the original unopened

container bearing the manufacturer’s guaranteed analysis.

35-13 WATERING

All plants shall be watered immediately after planting. Water shall be

applied in a moderate stream until the backfill soil around and below the roots

or ball of earth around the roots of each plant is thoroughly saturated.

Precautions shall be taken to prevent water from wetting vehicles,

pedestrians, and pavement. Any erosion or slippage of the soil caused by

watering shall be repaired by Contractor, at their expense.

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Compliance with the provisions in this section shall not relieve Contractor

of his responsibility for the replacement of plants. Any additional watering

measure required to maintain the plants in a growing condition shall be furnished

by Contractor, at his expense.

Contractor is responsible for all water and all utility bills until the City

accepts the project at the end of any required landscape maintenance period.

35-14 REPLACEMENT

All trees, plants, shrubs, seeds and grass areas that show signs of failure

to grow at any time or which are injured or damaged as to render them

unsuitable for the purpose intended as determined by the Engineer or Landscape

Architect shall be removed and replaced. The Engineer or Landscape Architect

will inspect the work once each week or at longer intervals at his discretion and

will mark or otherwise indicate all plants or lawn areas to be replaced.

Contractor shall replace unsuitable plants or lawn areas within one (1) week of

such inspection.

Replacements shall be furnished and planted by Contractor, at his

expense. Contractor and Engineer or Landscape Architect may agree to the

substitute alternative species of plants to be used as replacements.

Any damage to the finish grading caused by re-planting operations and/or

vandalism shall be repaired and re-planted by Contractor, at his expense.

Damage caused by premature or heavy use of facilities before final acceptance

will be determined by the Engineer or Landscape Architect.

Lawn damage caused by vandalism or premature use shall be repaired and

reseeded before final inspection but will not cause extension of the maintenance

period.

Lawn failure caused by improper / lack of maintenance practices and/or

weather shall be re-planted, and the maintenance period shall be extended to

thirty (30) days after the re-planting, or as required by the Engineer or Landscape

Architect.

35-15 START OF MAINTENANCE PERIOD

After all planting and related work within the planting area is completed,

Contractor shall request an inspection by the Engineer, the Landscape Architect,

or a representative of the City’s Streetscape Office. The request shall be given

48-hours in advance of the inspection and Contractor must attend the inspection.

The Engineer or Landscape Architect shall test the irrigation system for

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coverage and review the plant materials for proper installation. The written

approval of the completed work by the Engineer or Landscape Architect shall

establish the beginning of the maintenance period. The Engineer or Landscape

Architect will confirm start date, in writing. No partial approvals will be given.

35-16 LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE

Landscape maintenance work shall consist of caring for the landscape

planting portion of the project and satisfying the City’s Landscape Maintenance

Specification and Provisions (LS18) or most current version of Landscape

Specifications.

Landscape maintenance period shall be as specified in the Special

Provisions and or a specified on the plans. Plant establishment shall continue

until final acceptance of the work.

The time required for plant establishment work shall be considered as

included in the total time limit specified for the Contract.

Contractor will be required to fill trench settlement, adjust sprinkler

heads, water plants, replace unsuitable plants and lawn areas, do weed, rodent

and other pest control work as determined necessary by the Engineer or

Landscape Architect.

Contractor shall provide and ensure that an experienced foreman is

present during maintenance operations. All sprinkler materials used either shall

conform to Section 36 of the Standard Specifications, or otherwise be acceptable

to the Engineer or Landscape Architect.

Contractor shall perform the following:

1. Check the irrigation system weekly for proper operation. Lateral lines

shall be flushed out after removing the last sprinkler head or two heads

at each end of the lateral. All sprinkler heads are to be adjusted as

necessary for unimpeded coverage and to protect structures.

2. Contractor shall set and program automatic controllers for seasonal water

requirements. Contractor shall give Engineer or Landscape Architect a

spare key to controllers, instruction on their operation, and a 24-hour

phone number in case of emergency.

3. Repair all damages to sprinkler irrigation system at Contractor’s expense.

Repairs shall be made within one watering period or one week, whichever

is the shortest time.

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4. Weeding and/or cultivation weekly of all planted and seed areas to

maintain the project in a neat and uniform condition at all times, as

determined by the Engineer or Landscape Architect.

5. Sidewalks, gutters, and the area within the limit of work shall be cleaned

weekly. Failure to comply will result in an extension of the landscape

maintenance period, as determined by the Engineer or Landscape

Architect.

6. All planting and seeding shall be kept in a healthy growing condition by

watering, weeding, cultivation, pruning, mowing, edging, spraying,

fertilizing, and by performing any other necessary operation of

maintenance.

7. Lawn mowing of turf will commence when the grass has reached a height

of three (3) inches.

a. The height of cut will be as recommended for the type of turf

specified. Lawn growing around trees, light poles, fences, and

other obstacles shall be maintained at a height equal to that of the

adjacent lawn areas, or may be chemically controlled with the

approval of the Engineer or Landscape Architect.

b. Mowing will be at least weekly after the first cut. Following a

minimum of three (3) mowings Contractor shall be required to treat

the lawn with a selective broadleaf and grass weed herbicide that

will not harm the lawn. Contractor shall conform to Section 35-6

of the Standard Specifications for application of herbicides.

c. Turf must be well established and free of bare spots and weeds to

the satisfaction of the Engineer or Landscape Architect prior to

final acceptance.

d. Edges shall be trimmed at least twice monthly or as needed for

neat appearance.

e. Unless otherwise required in the Special Provisions, clipping shall

be removed at the time of mowing.

f. Lawns shall be watered at such frequency, as weather conditions

require replenishing soil moisture below root zone; normally, a

total of 1½ inches of water is needed weekly in hot weather.

g. Fertilize the turf areas at the start of the landscape maintenance

period and every 30 days thereafter with a ,complete fertilizer with

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a two-to-one nitrogen to potassium ratio at a rate of six (6) pounds

of nitrogen per thousand (1,000) square feet of application area,

unless otherwise directed.

h. Re-sod lawn areas weekly as needed or directed by Engineer or

Landscape Architect.

8. Application of pesticide spray by a licensed Pest Control Applicator shall

be used, if needed, to control:

a. crabgrass

b. broad leaf weeds

c. nut sedge

d. insects pests

During the course of the maintenance period, all planted areas shall

be in a weed free and/or neatly mowed condition and shall receive a

second application of fertilizer as may be specified in the Special

Provisions.

Contractor shall provide the Engineer or Landscape Architect a

monthly report of all herbicides, insecticides, and disease control

chemicals used, as well as dates and rates of application applied.

9. All work shall be executed in an orderly and careful manner to protect

new concrete walks, work of other trades, and other improvements.

10. Cleanliness on paved areas and other public areas used by equipment shall

be maintained.

a. Contractor shall be responsible for immediate removal of all

spillage on all paved areas.

b. Contractor shall remove from project site all rubbish and debris

found thereon and all material and debris resulting from work,

leaving site in a safe and clean condition.

11. Improper maintenance or poor condition of any planting at the

termination of scheduled maintenance period may cause postponement of

completion date; maintenance shall be continued until all work is

accepted.

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12. Regular on-site meetings shall be held by Contractor and Engineer or

Landscape Architect; dates and location to be jointly agreed upon.

Meeting notes shall be prepared.

13. Contractor shall guarantee all new plant materials for duration of

landscape maintenance period.

a. Plants not alive and in satisfactory growing condition, as

determined by Engineer or Landscape Architect, shall be replaced

within one week of notification, at no cost to the City.

b. Replace guarantee shall include all plants damaged or destroyed by

any action, including but not limited to, vandalism, theft, neglect,

or pests.

c. Plants shall be replaced of same kind and size as specified,

furnished, and installed as herein specified.

14. Trees and Shrubs shall be pruned and shaped as directed by the Landscape

Architect. Trees shall be restaked as necessary. Maintain watering basins

and shrub and groundcover areas free of weeds.

15. Surplus earth, Papers, trash, and debris, which accumulate in the planted

areas shall be removed and disposed of and the planted areas shall be so

cared for as to present a neat and clean condition at all times.

35-17 PRE-FINAL INSPECTION

One month prior to the end of the maintenance period or as modified in

the special provisions, the Engineer or Landscape Architect will conduct a pre-

final inspection. At this time Contractor will acquaint the Engineer or Landscape

Architect with the operational requirements of the project. At this time, all

systems will be tested, and a punch list will be prepared and presented to

Contractor by the Engineer or Landscape Architect.

35-18 FINAL INSPECTION

At the end of the maintenance period and when all the punch list items

from the pre-final have been completed Contractor shall schedule the final

inspection with the Engineer or Landscape Architect, giving them two (2) working

days notice. If no other punch list items are identified, the project will be

accepted and Contractor will be relieved of responsibility for the work, except

for warranties or guarantees.

At the time of acceptance of the project, all lawn areas shall be in a neatly

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mowed condition. All planting areas shall be fertilized as specified in the Special

Provisions.

35-19 RECORD DRAWINGS AND CONTROLLER CHARTS

Prior to the final inspection, Contractor shall submit to the City, for

review and comment by the Engineer or Landscape Architect, two (2) sets of

Record Drawings. The work will not be formally accepted until the Record

Drawings are accepted by the Engineer or Landscape Architect. Upon approval

by the Engineer or Landscape Architect, these records shall be delivered to the

City, in reproducible form, and in good and acceptable condition prior to final

acceptance of the work.

Contractor shall also provide two (2) reduced (original 11”X 17”) charts

for each controller. Once copy shall be placed on the inside of the controller

enclosure door. The second copy shall be provided to the Engineer or Landscape

Architect. Record Drawings shall be approved by the Engineer or Landscape

Architect prior to preparing the charts.

Each controller chart shall show the as-built condition of the area

controlled by the automatic controller. All symbols shall be readable at the final

reduced size. The controller chart shall include:

1. Connection to existing water lines.

2. Routing of pressure lines.

3. Routing of control valves.

4. Locations of remote control valves, gate valves, quick coupling valves,

and electrical power source.

5. Other items as directed by the City. (Controller keys, remotes, etc.)

The chart shall be colored or otherwise coded to indicate the area of

coverage for each station.

When completed and approved, the chart shall be hermetically sealed

between two (2) pieced of 10 mil plastic, minimum.

Each chart shall be completed and approved prior to final inspection of

the irrigation system.

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35-20 PAYMENT

Unless otherwise specified in the Special Provisions payment for:

1. Maintenance work shall be at the contract lump sum bid price which

payment shall include full compensation for all labor, tools, equipment,

materials and incidentals necessary to complete the items.

2. Trees shall be made at the unit price bid per each, and shall include full

compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment and

incidentals and for doing all work involved in completing the Trees as

shown on the plans, as specified in these Special Provisions and as directed

by the Engineer.

3. Shrub and groundcover areas shall be made at the lump sum price bid and

shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools,

equipment and incidentals and for doing all work involved in completing

the Shrub and Groundcover Areas as shown on the plans, as specified in

these Special Provisions and as directed by the Engineer.

4. Hydro-seed (non-irrigated), seed and sod, shall be at the lump sum price

bid and shall include full compensation for all submittals, labor, materials,

tools, equipment, and incidentals, and for doing all work involved with

placing and establishing hydro-seed and sod as shown on the Plans, as

specified in the Special Provisions and as directed by the Engineer.

5. Hydro-seed turf areas shall be made at the lump sum price bid and shall

include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools,

equipment and incidentals and for doing all work involved in completing

the Turf Hydro seeding as shown on the plans, as specified in these Special

Provisions and as directed by the Engineer.

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Section 36

IRRIGATION SYSTEM

36-1 GENERAL

Irrigation system shall include all appurtenances, incidentals and

accessories required for proper installation and operation of the system.

36-2 MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTIES

Manufacturer’s warranties, guarantees, instruction sheets and parts lists

which are furnished with certain articles or materials incorporated in the work,

shall be delivered to the Engineer before acceptance of the Contract.

36-3 GUARANTEE

The entire sprinkler system shall be guaranteed for a period of one (1)

year from date of completion. Should any trouble develop within the time

specified above due to faulty workmanship or materials, the trouble shall be

corrected by the contractor, without expense to the City. The contractor shall

make the repairs within two day to the satisfaction of the City.

Any settling of backfilled trenches which may occur during the one (1)

year period after completion shall be repaired by, without expense to the City,

including the complete restoration of all damaged property.

36-4 RECORD DRAWINGS

Contractor shall furnish the Engineer 2 sets of “as built” drawings hard

copy and PDF document showing any changes in plans, location of pipe, wire

splices and valves, depth, electric power source for controllers, etc. The

irrigation system will not be accepted until “as-builts” are furnished and

accepted.

36-5 WATER TAPS ON CITY MAINS

Unless otherwise set forth in the Special Provisions, all taps on existing

City mains will be made by the City at Contractor’s expense.

When taps are made in any location other than street sections, all

excavations and backfill necessary for the connection shall be done by

Contractor. Contractor shall make the necessary arrangements with the Water

Division of the City to have City crews available to make the connection. No taps

will be made until tap fees have been paid to the Water Division.

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Street medians shall have independent water taps for each section of

median and shall not be connected to the side of the roadways. In addition each

park site shall have a two taps for each park site, one irrigation and one domestic

water tap.

36-6 CONNECTIONS TO EXISTING WATER MAINS

Unless otherwise set forth in the Special Provisions, all connections to

existing park and or other City irrigation water mains including labor, excavation,

cutting and furnishing necessary materials to do the work shall be done by

Contractor. Connections must be approved by appropriate party responsible for

final maintenance.

Contractor will notify the Engineer twenty-four (24) hours prior to

proposed connections.

City forces will make necessary shut-downs of existing facilities for

Contractor.

36-7 SALVAGE

Unless otherwise specified, all salvageable material and equipment

removed from present installations which are not to be reinstalled shall be

delivered in good condition to the Streetscape Division at the City Corporation

Yard.

36-8 CONDUITS

Conduit shall conform to Section 34-10 of these Specifications, except

that conduit for 24 volt irrigation control wire installed under pedestrian walks

and paved areas within landscape project limits shall be PVC Schedule 40 solvent

weld pipe conforming to Section 10-45 of these Specifications.

36-9 BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLIES

Backflow prevention assemblies shall conform to Section 10 of these

Specifications.

Installation shall be in the location indicated on the Plans and shall

conform to the drawings shown in Section 38 of these Specifications, unless

otherwise indicated in the Contract Documents.

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36-10 IRRIGATION PIPE AND FITTINGS

Pipe and fittings used in irrigation systems shall be in accordance with

Section 10 of these Specifications or as specified on the plans.

The Special Provisions may designate that a particular type of pipe shall

be used in which case the use of an alternate type of pipe shall not apply.

36-11 ELECTRIC AUTOMATIC CONTROLLERS

Electric automatic controllers shall be of the type shown on the Plans or

specified in the Special Provisions and shall conform to Section 10 of these

Specifications.

Installation shall be in the location indicated on the Plans or in the Special

Provisions and shall conform to the drawings in Section 38 of these

Specifications, unless otherwise indicated on the Plans.

Electrical service of electric automatic controllers shall conform to

Section 34 of these Specifications.

For medians 18 Station maximum. Controllers shall be sole sourced and

not shared by medians and side roads. Controllers shall be a State of California

EPA Water Wise Approved controller.

36-12 ELECTRIC CONTROL CONDUCTORS

Irrigation control conductors shall conform to Section 10 of these

Specifications and shall be installed in conformance with Section 34 of these

Specifications and as amended in this section.

Conductors shall be buried directly in the ground a minimum of eighteen

inches (18”) below the surface and shall follow irrigation supply lines whenever

possible, except that where conductors pass under paved areas, conductors shall

be installed in conduit conforming to the provisions in Section 36-8 of these

Specifications.

Conductors shall be run continuous without splices from controller

enclosure to the valve boxes. Splices shall be clamped and sealed with

waterproof connectors.

At least one foot (1’) of slack shall be left in each conductor at each splice.

Conductors from controllers to valves shall be wrapped together with

electrical tape at ten-foot (10’) intervals.

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36-13 IRRIGATION CONTROL VALVES AND VALVE BOXES

Irrigation control valves and valve boxes shall be of the type shown on the

Plans or specified in the Special Provisions and shall conform to Section 10 of

these Specifications. Irrigation control valves and valve boxes shall not be placed

within concrete or paving. They shall be placed in planter, turf, or native planted

areas. Also control valves and boxes shall be a minimum of eight feet (8’) away

from the tree trunk.

Installation shall be in the location indicated on the Plans and shall

conform to the drawings shown on Detail L-20 of these Specifications, unless

otherwise shown on the Plans or called for in the Special Provisions.

Valves boxes indicated to be installed at grade shall include valve box

extensions as required.

36-14 VALVE MANIFOLDS

Valve manifolds shall be constructed of PVC Schedule 80 fittings.

36-15 TYPE B SPRINKLER RISER ASSEMBLIES

Type B Sprinkler Riser Assemblies shall be constructed as indicated on the

drawings. Risers and cells shall be galvanized steel. Adapters shall be Class 1 or

2, PVC Schedule 80. The horizontal nipple shall be Flexible PVC complying with

ASTM D 2287 and D2466. This unit shall be equal to Excalibur Flexible PVC Nipple.

36-16 SWING JOINT ASSEMBLIES

Swing joint assemblies shall be constructed of galvanized steel pipe and

Marlex fittings conforming to Section 10 of these Specifications. All joints of

swing joint assemblies shall be tightened one (1) turn beyond hand tight.

Installation shall conform to the drawings shown in Section 38 of these

Specifications.

36-17 SPRINKLERS

Sprinklers and bubbler heads shall be of the type shown on the Plans or

specified in the Special Provisions. All sprinklers and bubblers shall have a

manufactured installed check valve.

Sprinklers shall be made theft resistant by applying “Loctite Retaining

Compound No. 3, Catalog No. 35-31” on all pipe threads down to the first elbow

underground. Mating threaded surfaces shall first be primed with “LOCQUIC

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Primer T”. This compound shall only be applied on male threads to prevent

excess compound from entering the working mechanism of the sprinklers.

Sprinklers “Type C and D” including risers and stakes shall be painted gray.

Installation shall conform to the drawings shown in Section 38 of these

Specifications.

36-18 QUICK COUPLING VALVES

Quick coupling valves shall conform to Section 10 of these Specifications.

Installation shall conform to the drawings shown in Section 38 of these

Specifications.

36-19 TRENCHING FOR IRRIGATION PIPE

Trenches shall be dug to an even laying grade and to a depth sufficient to

provide twenty-four inches (24”) of cover over all pipe on the supply side of the

irrigation valve and eighteen inches (18”) of cover over all pipe on the discharge

side of the irrigation valve. Trenches shall be excavated only as far in advance

of pipe laying as is permitted by the Engineer. Excavated material shall be piled

in a manner that will not endanger the work and will avoid obstructing sidewalks

and driveways. Open trenches and piles of dirt will be so marked and lighted as

to provide safety to all pedestrians and to vehicular traffic.

Trenches shall be of sufficient width to permit snaking of all plastic pipe

not connected by rubber ring-tite fittings. Pipe connected with ring-tite fittings

need not be snaked.

Trenches for plastic pipe shall be smooth and free of jagged rubble or

sharp objects which will cause abrupt bending stress and uneven weight

distribution during backfilling operation.

Rock, pavement, and other debris encountered during trenching operation

shall be removed and disposed of outside of the project limits at Contractor’s

expense. The size and quantity of material to be disposed of will be determined

by the Engineer.

36-20 INSTALLATION OF IRRIGATION AND POTABLE PIPE

Installation of irrigation and potable pipe shall be as shown on the Plans

and in accordance with these Specifications and the Special Provisions.

Plastic pipe, including fittings, shall be installed according to the

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Manufacturer’s directions and as directed by the Engineer.

Portland Cement concrete thrust blocking conforming to Standard

Drawing W-103 shall be provided at each change in alignment and at the ends of

plastic pipe (ring-tite) supply lines. Concrete for thrust blocking shall be

Portland Cement concrete Class “C” and shall conform to Section 10-5 of these

Specifications.

The quantity of concrete used shall be as required to provide contact with

undisturbed soil.

Plastic irrigation pipe shall be placed in trenches on level, undisturbed or

well compacted earth and shall be snaked from side to side in the trench at

intervals of approximately fifty feet (50’). Pipe shall be held down between

joints with small mounds of earth to prevent movement.

Foreign material shall be prevented from entering the irrigation system

during installation. Immediately prior to assembling all pipes, valves and fittings,

all valves shall be plugged or capped pending the attachment of additional pipe

or fittings. All lines shall be thoroughly flushed out prior to attachment of

terminal fittings.

Pipe shall be cut with a fine tooth hacksaw and any burrs shall be

removed. The outside surface of the pipe and the inside surface of the fittings

shall be wiped with a clean cloth to remove all dirt and moisture before the

cement solution is applied. The cement solution shall be applied to the pipe and

fitting socket with a brush having a width approximately three-quarters (¾) of

the depth of the socket. The cement solution shall be applied freely with a light

wiping action to spread the cement uniformly over the surface. The pipe

surfaces or fitting socket shall not be rubbed with the brush any more than is

necessary to spread the cement. If the cement thickens, it shall be discarded.

Solvent weld connections on the supply side of valves shall first be cleaned with

Weld-on Solvent No. 660, or equal. Cement solution shall be Weld-on Solvent No.

715, or approved equal.

Pipe cleaner and cement shall be same brand to assure compatibility.

Immediately after the cement has been applied to the surface to be

joined, the pipe shall be inserted into the fitting with a twisting motion to the

full depth of the fitting socket. Immediately after joining is completed, any

excess cement shall be thoroughly wiped from the pipe and fitting. The jointed

members shall be allowed to cure for at least five (5) minutes before they are

handled. An additional fitting or pipe section may be added to the completed

joint within three (3) minutes if care is exercised in handling so that strain is not

placed on the previous joint.

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The male pipe threads of all threaded connections on PVC plastic pipe

shall be coated with a joint compound suitable for use with plastic pipe.

36-21 TESTING OF IRRIGATION SYSTEM

After laying and before backfilling and compacting of irrigation main and

laterals, they shall be tested in presence of Engineer for leakage and for sprinkler

coverage.

1. Leakage Test for Irrigation Main

The section of main to be tested shall be flushed to remove all air from

the line, capped and tested under full static pressure for a minimum of four (4)

hours. Any leaks which develop in the portion of the system being inspected

shall be repaired and all defective material shall be replaced.

At Contractor’s option a one (1) hour pressure test of one hundred pounds

per square inch (100 psi) may be substituted for the above test. Contractor shall

provide the necessary pump and equipment required for this test.

2. Leakage Test for Irrigation Laterals

Laterals shall not be tested.

3. Sprinkler Coverage Test

The risers for sprinklers on slopes shall be set approximately

perpendicular to the slope. Each series of sprinklers shall be installed and test

operated. Nozzles of all sprinklers and bubblers shall be adjusted for proper rate

of flow and coverage. Sprinklers or bubblers shall be relocated as required to

produce uniform coverage.

Extra sprinklers or bubblers required to produce uniform coverage as

determined by the Engineer shall be paid for as extra work.

36-22 STERILIZING PLASTIC POTABLE PIPE

Sterilization of plastic potable pipe shall conform to Disinfection of Water

Mains, Section 27-12 of these Specifications.

36-23 BACKFILL OF IRRIGATION PIPELINES

Backfill in street sections shall be as specified in Section 27-8 of these

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Specifications. Sand backfill is not required in planting areas.

Special backfill requirements may be set forth in the Special Provisions.

36-24 REPAVING

Repaving over trenches shall be as specified in Section 26-9 of these

Specifications, unless otherwise set forth on the Plans or in the Special

Provisions.

36-25 WATER CONSERVATION SECTION

Irrigation installed shall be installed per the City’s Water Efficient Landscape

Requirements, Ordinance 15.92.

Prior to the final acceptance the contractor shall supply the City with a

Certificate of Completion which includes but not limited to:

Part 1. Project Information Sheet

Park 2. Certification of installation according to the Landscape

Documentation Package.

Part 3. Irrigation Scheduling

Part 4. Schedule of Landscape and Irrigation Maintenance

Part 5. Landscape Irrigation Audit Report

Part 6. Soil Management Report

36-26 PAYMENT

Unless unit prices are required by the Special Provisions, payment for the

Irrigation System shall be at the lump sum price bid. Such payment shall be full

compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools and equipment and doing

all work involved in installing and testing of the Irrigation System as required

herein, in the Special Provisions, on the Plans or by the Standard Drawings.

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Section 37

BORING AND JACKING

37-1 GENERAL

This section covers tunneling and/or boring and jacking of casing pipe and

furnishing and placing water pipe, sewer or drain pipe (conveyance pipe) within

the casing pipe (two-pass system) or direct jacking of conveyance pipe (single-

pass system) at the location(s) indicated on the Plans, to the lines, grades, and

details given. Installation of casing pipe shall meet the applicable requirements

of the Construction Safety Orders of the State of California Department of

Industrial Relations and Division of Occupational Safety and Health.

Casing pipe shall be installed either by tunneling or by dry boring and

jacking, as dictated by existing soil conditions and/or the size of the casing pipe.

Only workers experienced in tunneling or boring and jacking operations shall be

used in performing the work.

Prior to proceeding with the work, Contractor shall submit to the Engineer

for review and approval, a written description of the materials, equipment,

method, and sequence of operations proposed to be used to furnish and install

the casing pipe or the direct jack pipe, including the conveyance pipe grades.

Contractor shall also provide detail drawings and structural calculations

to the Engineer indicating the materials and methods to be used to shore the

excavated jacking and receiving pits signed by a civil or structural engineer

licensed by the State of California. Approval of the proposed method by the

Engineer shall not relieve Contractor of the full responsibility of making a

satisfactory installation meeting the criteria set forth herein and on the plans.

Excavation for the boring operation shall be the minimum necessary to

satisfactorily complete the work. Contractor shall use extreme care in shoring

the jacking and receiving pits so as to ensure the stability of adjacent

improvements and structures and to protect workmen. Special backfill

requirements may be specified in the Special Provisions for pipe installed in the

area excavated for the boring operations.

37-2 SINGLE-PASS SYSTEM

Unless specified otherwise, Contractor may elect to jack the conveyance

pipe directly in a single pass in conformance with these Specifications.

RCP Class V flush bell pipe with double-rubber gasket joints, or with

fiberglass reinforced epoxy collar, or approved equal type joints may be jacked

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directly for installation of drainage or sewer facilities. The pipe must be designed

to safely bear all loads imposed by jacking in addition to the design D-loads. A

cushion material of plywood or hardwood spacers shall be placed in the joints

between adjacent pipe sections being jacked in order to distribute the jacking

load uniformly throughout the entire pipe length and avoid radial gasket pressures

which may over stress the pipe sockets or grooves.

Guide rails shall be accurately set to line and grade to ensure installation

within tolerances allowed. Maximum length of direct jacking shall be one

hundred feet (100’). The diameter of the hole shall not be more than 0.1 foot

greater than the outside diameter of the reinforced concrete pipe.

37-3 TWO-PASS SYSTEM

The two-pass system utilizes a conveyance pipe within a casing pipe.

1. Casing Pipe Material

Material for casing pipe shall be either welded steel pipe or reinforced

concrete pipe. Joints for the casing pipe shall provide for a rigid and watertight

installation. Contractor shall be fully responsible for any or all damage arising

from subsidence or any other disturbance due to any boring and jacking

operation.

a. Welded Steel Pipe

Contractor is fully responsible for design and selection of steel

casing pipe consistent with the requirements herein. Unless otherwise

approved, steel casing pipe shall be welded steel with a wall thickness of

three-quarter inch (¾”) conforming to AWWA C 200 or API 5L pressure

pipe X-42 minimum as appropriate for the project and site subsurface

conditions. Factory hydrostatic testing not required unless otherwise

specified. Field joints shall be either full circumference welded butt joints

or integral machined press-fit connections such as Permalok or approved

equal. It shall be Contractor’s responsibility to provide stress transfer

across the joints which is capable of resisting the jacking forces involved.

b. Reinforced Concrete Pipe

Reinforced concrete casing pipe shall conform to ASTM C 76. The

design of reinforced concrete pipe shall be based upon dead and live loads

and jacking forces. RCP casing pipe shall have double-rubber gasket

joints. A cushion material of plywood or hardwood spacers shall be placed

in the joints between adjacent pipe sections being jacked in order to

distribute the jacking load uniformly throughout the entire pipe length

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and avoid radial gasket pressures which may over stress the pipe sockets

or grooves.

c. Casing Pipe Spacers

Insulating spacers shall be installed at the intervals recommended

by the manufacturer. Insulating spacers shall be Pipeline Seal and

Insulator (PSI) Model A12, Calpico Model M-12 or approved equal.

d. Casing Pipe End Seals

Casing Pipe End Seals shall be PSI Model C, Calpico Model C, or

approved equal.

2. Installation of Casing Pipe

The jacking pit shall be of sufficient size for the following: provide ample

working space for soil removal and room for the jacking head, if used; jacks;

jacking frame; reaction blocks; and one or two sections of pipe. Guide rails shall

be accurately set and anchored in the bottom of the pit so that the casing pipe,

while being jacked, will be guided along the prescribed line and grade within the

tolerances allowed.

Excavation or tunneling for the subsequent accommodation of the casing

pipe shall have a diameter of not more than 0.1 foot greater than the outside

diameter of the respective casing pipe and shall be performed by dry bore

methods. All excavated material shall be removed from the casing pipe as

excavation progresses, and no accumulation of such material within the casing

pipe will be permitted.

The leading section of casing pipe shall be equipped with a jacking head

securely anchored thereto and extending at least eighteen inches (18”) from the

leading edge of the pipe to protect the end of the pipe, to maintain equal

pressure around the circumference of the pipe and to prevent any wobble or

variation in alignment during the jacking operation. The jacking head shall cover

the upper two-thirds (2/3) of the casing pipe and project not more than one-half

inch (½”) beyond the outer surface. Excavation shall not be made in advance of

this jacking head.

The driving ends of the casing pipe shall be properly protected against

spalling and other damage, and intermediate joints shall be similarly protected

by the installation of sufficient gearing shims to properly distribute the jacking

stresses. Any section of conduit showing signs of failure shall be removed and

replaced with a new section of casing pipe which is adequate to carry the loads

imposed upon it.

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3. Installation of Conveyance Pipe

Guide rails shall be accurately set to line and grade to insure installation

of the conveyance pipe within allowable limits. Casing pipe diameter shall be

sufficient to allow adjustment of line and grade of the conveyance pipe to meet

allowable tolerance. Minimum casing pipe diameter shall be six inches (6”)

larger than the outside diameter of the conveyance pipe joints.

Conveyance Pipe sections shall be joined outside the casing pipe and then

slid into place. Necessary adjustments in grade shall be made by adjusting the

height of the skids.

All pressure pipe installed within the casing pipe shall be restrained. The

annular space between the conveyance pipe and the casing pipe shall not be

backfilled.

37-4 GROUTING OF VOIDS

Upon completion of the jacking operation, Contractor shall pressure grout

all voids around the outside of the casing pipe. Grouting equipment and material

shall be on the work site before jacking operations and drilling of grout holes are

completed in order that grouting around the jacked casing pipe may be started

immediately after the jacking operations have finished. The spacing of grout

holes shall be eight (8) foot staggered and located 22-1/2 degrees from the

vertical axis of the casing pipe. Pressure shall not exceed five (5) PSI for a

duration sufficient to fill all voids to refusal, following which Contractor shall

repair the drilled holes.

37-5 TOLERANCES

Extreme care shall be exercised by Contractor to maintain line and grade

during jacking operations. Maximum deviation from design line and grade of

casing pipe shall be such that line and grade of the conveyance pipe can be

adjusted a sufficient amount within the casing pipe to achieve the tolerances for

line and grade indicated below. This adjustment shall be made to all pipe

deviating from line and grade and not merely to the sections of pipe nearest the

ends of the casing pipe. Deviation from design line and grade shall not exceed

0.2 foot for line and 0.20 foot for grade per 100 feet of pipe length.

Directly jacked reinforced concrete pipe will be allowed a maximum

deviation of 0.25 foot per one hundred feet (100’) from intended line and grade

unless more stringent tolerances are shown on the Plans or directed by the

Engineer.

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37-6 BORING UNDER CURB, GUTTER AND SIDEWALK

Portions of sanitary sewers, house connections, drainage lines, and water

mains which pass beneath curbs and gutters, sidewalks, and other obstructions

may be placed by boring. If under the curb, gutter and sidewalk, the bore shall

begin at the lip of the gutter and continue to a point from twelve inches (12”)

to eighteen inches (18”) beyond the property line The terminus of all house

connections which are bored shall be exposed in order to determine final line

and grade and to place the locating stake.

If the connection is vitrified clay pipe it shall be plain end pipe connected

with compression type couplings. The bore shall be just large enough to pass the

couplings and need not be backfilled. The maximum length of bore shall be

fifteen feet (15’), unless otherwise specified.

Boring shall not be used on sewer house connections when the required

slope is such that probable deviation of the bore from the intended line would

result in a final slope of less than one-quarter inch (¼”) per foot.

37-7 DRILLING WITH BENTONITE

When required by the Special Provisions or permitted by the Engineer,

casing or conductor pipe may be placed by drilling with bentonite. Equipment,

methods, sequence of operations, and proportions of bentonite, water, and soil

shall be approved by the Engineer prior to drilling. The maximum drilled hole

diameter shall be fourteen inches (14”); the minimum diameter shall be two

inches (2”). The minimum thickness of the bentonite slurry around the pipe wall

shall be one inch (1”). Undermining of pavement or softening of the subgrade

shall not be permitted. Voids shall be filled by injecting bentonite slurry into

the cavity. In soils where the clay content is high, other chemicals may be

substituted for water in a quantity that will establish a workable mixture.

37-8 REPAVING IN EXCAVATED AREAS

Asphalt pavement removed in association with boring and jacking shall be

restored. Pavement restoration shall conform to the provisions of Sections 10,

22, 26-11, and 38 (DWG No. T-8). All exposed edges and aggregate base against

which asphaltic concrete is to be placed shall be tacked with emulsion prior to

paving.

Contractor shall restore the surface to the thickness of the pavement

removed; but in no case shall be less than four (4) inches of asphaltic concrete

and twelve (12) inches aggregate base. Where expansive or other low R value

subgrade material exists as determined by the Engineer, the City will provide an

engineered design of the structural section based on the Caltrans “Flexible

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Pavement Structural Section design Guide for California Cities and Counties” or

other acceptable method and Contractor shall construct the section accordingly.

The new asphaltic concrete pavement shall be type A Max-Medium with a

three-quarter inch (3/4”) maximum aggregate in accordance with Sections 10

and 22. Aggregate base material shall be Class 2 and conform to Sections 10 and

17.

37-9 PAYMENT

Payment for Boring and Jacking shall be at the price bid per lineal foot

for furnishing and placing by boring and jacking the respective sizes and types of

pipe as indicated on the Plans and in the Proposal. The unit price shall include

the casing pipe, if specified or permitted, the conveyance pipe all excavation,

backfill, and all other tools, material, labor, and equipment necessary to

complete the installation.

NUMBER DRAWING TITLE

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Section 38

STANDARD DRAWINGS

38-1 STANDARD DRAWINGS

A. The standard drawings listed follow the Index.

NUMBER DRAWING TITLE

(TRANSPORTATION)

T-11 STANDARD CURB AND GUTTER DETAILS

T-12 BUS STOP REINFORCED CURB & GUTTER DETAIL

T-13 CURB & GUTTER NEAR TREE DETAILS

T-21 SIDEWALK DRIVEWAY DETAIL

T-22 PLANTER STRIP DRIVEWAY DETAIL

T-23 DRIVEWAY DETAIL UNIMPROVED STREET

T-24 STANDARD ALLEY ENTRANCE DETAIL

T-25 HISTORIC SIDEWALK SCORING PATTERN

T-31 THROUGH SDWK DRAIN DETAIL (C&G TYPE 1)

T-32 THROUGH SDWK DRAIN DETAIL (C&G TYPE 2)

T-40 SUBDRAIN TRENCH, DETAIL

T-50 CURB RAMP ELEMENTS DEFINITIONS AND STANDARDS

T-60 CURB RAMP GENERAL DETAILS

T-71 SINGLE PAN CURB RAMPS

T-72 DUAL PAN CURB RAMPS

T-73 SINGLE FLARE CURB RAMPS

T-74 DUAL FLARE CURB RAMPS

T-75 SINGLE COMBINATION CURB RAMP

NUMBER DRAWING TITLE

38-2

T-76 DUAL COMBINATION CURB RAMPS

T-76A STANDARD CURB AND CURB RAMPS

T-77 PLANTER STRIP CURB RAMPS

T-78 TRUNCATED DOME STANDARD LAYOUT

T-79 TRUNCATED DOME DETAIL

T-80 BACKFILL AND RESURFACING IN PAVED AREAS

T-90 CHAIN LINK FENCE AND GATE

T-101 STREET BARRICADE

T-102 CURB, GUTTER AND SIDEWALK BARRICADE

T-103 SIDEWALK BARRICADE

T-110 SIGNS AND BARRICADES AT ENDS OF PAVEMENT WIDENING

T-120 50'-0" CONFORM DETAIL

T-130 18'-0" CONFORM DETAIL

T-140 18'-0" CONFORM DETAIL (WITHOUT KEY CUT)

T-150 SIDE STREET CONFORM DETAIL

T-160 CURB PAINTING

T-180 CROSSWALK, CENTERLINE AND STOP LEGEND

T-185 TRIPLE FOUR CROSSWALK

T-210 OBJECT MARKER DETAIL

T-221 SPEED HUMP DETAIL

T-222 SPEED LUMP DETAIL (A) (w) < 24’

T-223 SPEED LUMP DETAIL (B) (w) ≥ 24’ & < 34’

T-224 SPEED LUMP DETAIL (C) (w) ≥ 34’ & < 40’

T-226 SPEED TABLE DETAIL

NUMBER DRAWING TITLE

38-3

T-227 SPEED LUMP DETAIL (D) (w) ≥ 40’

T-230 FIXED BOLLARD

T-231 REMOVABLE BOLLARD

T-250 NARROW MEDIAN ISLAND WITH REFLECTORS

T-260 MEDIAN ISLAND NOSE DETAIL

T-270 STANDARD 2” PIPE SIGN MOUNTING

T-280 STANDARD ELECTROLIER SIGN MOUNTING

T-290 STANDARD STREET NAME SIGN

T-301 STANDARD OVERHEAD STREET NAME SIGN

T-302 STANDARD OVERHEAD STREET NAME (SMALL SIGNS)

T-303 OVERHEAD STREET NAME SIGN SWING ARM BRACKET

T-304 OVERHEAD STREET NAME SIGN SPECIFICATIONS

T-310 METER PIPES DETAIL

T-350 CONCRETE SURVEY MONUMENT

T-360 TEMPORARY STREET SIGN

(ELECTRICAL)

E-10 METERED SERVICE PEDESTAL

E-20 METERED TRAFFIC SIGNAL SERVICE PEDESTAL

E-30 METERED STREETLIGHT SERVICE PEDESTAL

E-40 ORNAMENTAL STREETLIGHT STYLE 1

E-50 ORNAMENTAL STREET LIGHT 2

E-60 ORNAMENTAL STREETLIGHT FOUNDATION DETAIL

E-70 POST TOP LUMINAIRES AND DETAILS

E-80 ORNAMENTAL STREETLIGHT LOCATIONS

NUMBER DRAWING TITLE

38-4

E-90 ”T” TRENCH DETAIL AND DIRECTIONAL DRILL

E-100 TRENCH DETAIL AND DIRECTIONAL DRILL

E-110 TRAFFIC SIGNAL STANDARD SYMBOLS

E-120 TYPICAL FIXED-TIMED SIGNAL PHASING

E-130 TYPICAL 6 AND 8 SIGNAL PHASING

E-140 CONDUIT LAYOUT GUIDE FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALS

E-150 TRAFFIC SIGNAL PULL BOX

E-160 VIDEO DETECTION AND LOOP LAYOUTS

E-170 LOOP SAW CUTTING

E-180 LOOP SAW CUTTING

E-190 LOOP WINDING PATTERNS

E-200 VIDEO DETECTION DETAILS

E-210 VIDEO DETECTION GENERAL NOTES

E-220 VIDEO DETECTION CAMERA MOUNTING DETAILS

E-230 CCTV INSTALLATIONS DETAILS (1)

E-240 EMERGENCY VEHICLE PREEMTION MOUNTING

E-250 FIBER OPTIC CONDUIT LAYOUT

E-260 FIBER OPTIC CABLE INSTALLATION DETAILS (N48 VAULT)

E-270 FIBER OPTIC CABLE INSTALLATION DETAILS (#6E PULL BOX)

E-280 N48 SPLICE VAULT DETAILS

E-290 N48 SPLICE VAULT GENERAL NOTES

(WATER)

W-102 TRACER/LOCATOR WIRE FOR ALL WATER MAINS

W-103 CHANGES IN MAIN ELEVATION & THRUST BLOCKING FOR WATER MAINS

NUMBER DRAWING TITLE

38-5

W-104 BACKFILL & REPAIR AT SEWER & DRAIN UTILITY CROSSING

W-105 WATER MAIN “CUT-IN” INSTALLATIONS

W-106 RAISING AND LOWERING WATER MAINS

W-107 TYP. CONNECTIONS FOR INTIAL FILLING OF NEW WATER MAIN

W-201 FIRE HYDRANT INSTALLATIONS

W-202 FIRE HYDRANT PROTECTION

W-203 REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE HYDRANT USE PERMITS WATER TRUCKS

W-204 PORTABLE WATER TRUCK FILL STATIONS

W-205 VERTICAL SHOE FIRE HYDRANT

W-301 STANDARD 2-INCH AND 4-INCH BLOW-OFF

W-302 TEMPORARY 2-INCH SAMPLING DEVICE

W-303 STANDARD VALVE BOX INSTALLATION FOR CITY STREETS, ALLEY EASEMENTS

W-304 STANDARD VALVE BOX AND DROP CAP

W-306 RAISING VALVE BOXES AND DROP CAPS

W-307 WATER SERVICE BOX AND COVERS

W-308 VALVE OPERATING NUT EXTENSION

W-400 METER BOX AND LIDS

W-401 LOCATION OF RESIDENTIAL WATER METERS-NEW CONSTRUCTION

W-402 INSTALLATION OF RESIDENTIAL WATER METER SETTER & BOX

W-403 STD WATER SERVICE TAPS 1-INCH THRU 2-INCH

W-404 TAP EXCAVATION REQUIREMENTS ON EXISTING MAINS THRU 12” TAPS

W-405 1” RES. WATER SERVICES

W-406 INSTALLATION OF 1 INCH RP ASSEMBLY WITH WATER METER

W-501 APPROVED INSTALLATION FOR AIR GAP SEPARATION

NUMBER DRAWING TITLE

38-6

W-504 INSTALLATION OF METERED TEMP. WTR SVC W/BACKFLOW PREVENTERS

W-505 INSTALLTION OF 1 ½ TO 2-INCH RP ASSEMBLY WITH WATER METER

W-507 1 ½” & 2” METERED WATER SERVICE WITH NO RP DEVICE

W-510 4-INCH & LARGER FIRE SERVICE WITH DOUBLE CHECK VALVE ASSEMBLY

W-515 3”-8” WATER SERVICE BELOW GROUND WITH BYPASS (COMPOUND METERS)

W-604 2-INCH & SMALLER BACKFLOW ASSEMBLY IN LANDSCAPED SETBACK OWNED

BY CITY

W-606 2-INCH & SMALLER RP ASSEMBLY W/METER ON ALL CITY IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

W-607 3-INCH & LARGER RP DEVICE W/METER ON ALL CITY IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

W-608 INSTALLATION OF 3” & LARGER METERED WTR SERV w/ BF ASSEMBLY

W-609 3-INCH & LARGER RP DEVICE W/METER ON NON CITY IRRIGATION & LOOPED

DOMESTIC SYSTEM

W-702 ACCESS MANHOLE DETAILS

W-801 BUTTERFLY VALVE STANDARD BURIED INSTALLATION DETAIL

W-802 1 AND 2 INCH AIR VACUUM AND AIR RELEASE VALVE ABOVE GROUND

INSTALLATIONS

W-803 3 INCH & LARGER AIR VACUUM AND AIR RELEASE VALVE ABOVE GROUND

INSTALLATIONS

W-803A 3 INCH & LARGER AIR VACCUM AND AIR RELEASE VALVE ABOVE GROUND

INSTALLATIONS WITHOUT FLOODSAFE

W-804 6 INCH BLOW OFF FOR DUCTILE IRON PIPE

W-805 6-INCH BLOW OFF FOR WELDED STEEL AND CONCRETE CYLINDER PIPE

W-901 CASING INSULATOR SPACING ASSEMBLY

W-902 FLANGE INSULATOR FOR T-MAIN SIDE OUTLET THRU 12-INCH PIPE

W-903 CCP AND WSP JOINT DETAILS

W-904 DETAIL OF FIELD WELDED BUTT-STRAP JOINT

W-905 DIELECTRIC INSULATING FLANGE DETAIL

NUMBER DRAWING TITLE

38-7

W-1001 INSULATING JOINT TEST STATION

W-1002 TEST STATION INSTALLATION DETAIL

W-1004 TEST STATION HOUSING DETAIL IN TRAFFIC/NON-TRAFFICE AREAS

W-1005 INSULATING JOINT TEST BOARD DETAIL

W-1006 TEST BOARD DETAIL

W-1008 CCP AND WS PIPE JOINT BOND CABLE DETAIL

W-1009 CCP AND WS PIPE JOINT BOND CLIP DETAIL

W-1011 EXOTHERMIC WELD

W-1012 JOINT BOND CABLE DETAIL DUCTILE-WS-CCP

W-1013 GALVANIC ANODE INSTALLATION DETAIL

W-1014 ANODE TEST BOARD DETAIL

W-1015 ANODE CABLE IDENTIFICATION DETAIL

(SEWER AND DRAINAGE)

S-9 INLET GRATE WITH CHAIN & LABEL

S-10 TYPE “B” DPOP INLET

S-20 MODIFIED TYPE “B” D.I. (WITH TRAP AND SUMP)

S-30 DITCH BOX

S-40 TYPE “B” FRAME AND GRATE

S-42 GUTTER DRAIN NO. 20

S-45 GUTTER DRAIN NO. 21

S-50 GUTTER DRAIN NO. 22

S-55 GUTTER DRAIN NO. 24

S-60 OPTIONAL GUTTER DITCH INSTALLATION

S-65 ROLLED CURB DROP BOX INLETS

NUMBER DRAWING TITLE

38-8

S-66 ROLLED CURB TRANSITION TYPE “B” DROP INLETS

S-67 CURB TYPE 2 TRANSITION FOR TYPE “B” DROP INLETS

S-70 STANDARD MANHOLE No. 3

S-80 STANDARD MANHOLE No. 3A

S-90 MANHOLE # 3 (WITH TRAP AND SUMP)

S-110 STANDARD MANHOLE No. 4

S-120 SADDLE TYPE MANHOLE

S-130 INSIDE/OUTSIDE DROP CONNECTION FOR MAIN LINES ≥ 6”

S-135 INSIDE DROP CONNECTION FOR MAIN LINES & SERVICES ≤ 6”

S-140 STANDARD MANHOLE HEAD 1, COVER A

S-150 STANDARD MANHOLE HEADS 3 & 4, COVER B

S-160 STANDARD MANHOLE HEAD AND COVER 1-C

S-230 UTILITY CROSSING

S-250 CONCRETE PROTECTIVE COVERING

S-260 A.B.S SEWER SERVICE

S-261 CAST IRON CLEANOUT HEAD & COVER

S-265 TYPICAL SEWER SERVICE CLEANOUT LOCATIONS

S-270 PIPE INLET/OUTLET STRUCTURE 22" PIPE & SMALLER

S-280 PIPE INLET/OUTLET STRUCTURE 24" TO 60" PIPES

S-290 TRASH RACK 24" TO 60" PIPES

S-300 PIPE OUTLET ACCESS CONTROL RACK

S-310 TYPICAL JUNCTION BOX PIPE CONNECTION DETAIL

S-320 CONCRETE CLOSURE COLLAR

S-400 POST & CABLE FENCE DETAIL

NUMBER DRAWING TITLE

38-9

(WATER QUALITY)

Q-10 STABILIZED CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE

Q-30 STORM DRAIN INLET FILTER BAG

Q-40 FIBER ROLLS

Q-50 SILT FENCE - 36”

Q-60 SILT FENCE – 18”

Q-70 STORM DRAIN MESSAGE LAYOUT

Q-80 CONCRETE WASHOUT

Q-90 EROSION CONTROL BLANKETS/MATS SLOPE INSTALLATION

(LANDSCAPING)

L-100 SINGLE FLOW SENSOR

L-101 SINGLE MASTER VALVE

L-102 IRRIGATION GATE VALVE 3 INCHES & SMALLER

L-103 IRRIGATION GATE VALVE 4 INCHES AND LARGER

L-104 QUICK COUPLER

L-105 REMOTE CONTROL VALVE

L-106 TRENCH

L-107 VALVE BOX

L-108 WIRE CONNECTION

L-109 ROTOR

L-110 SPRAY HEAD

L-111 TREE BUBBLER

L-112 TREE SPRAY HEAD LAYOUT

L-200 GROUNDCOVER PLANTING

NUMBER DRAWING TITLE

38-10

L-201 TREE PLANTING

L-202 VINE PLANTING

L-203 SHRUB PLANTING

L-300 PLAY AREA CATCH BASIN

L-301 PLAY AREA CURB

L-302 12 INCH PLAY AREA CURB

L-400 9 INCH MOW CURB

L-401 INFIELD FINES

L402 DECOMPOSED GRANITE TRAIL

L500 DRINKING FOUNTAIN

L-501 SURFACE AND INGROUND MOUNT

38-11

38-2 REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION

A. Contractor requests for clarification of the plans and/or specifications shall be

directed to the ENGINEER in writing. Such requests shall not be received directly from

a Subcontractor or Supplier.

B. Normally, a separate form shall be used for each specific item for which a clarification

is required. Requests for clarification for more than one item using a single transmittal

form will be permitted only when the items are so functionally related that

expediency indicates review of the group of items as a whole.

C. The ENGINEER will reply to Contractor’s request for clarification within fifteen (15)

working days following receipt by the ENGINEER.

38-3 DEVIATION REQUESTS

A. Contractor requests for deviation from the plans and/or specifications shall be

directed to the ENGINEER in writing. Such requests shall not be received directly from

a subcontractor or Supplier.

B. The ENGINEER will reply to Contractor’s request for deviation from the plans within

fifteen (15) working days following receipt by the ENGINEER.

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INDEX

Subject Page

Addendum ................................................................................................. 1-1

Adequate Resources, Work Schedule and ............................................................. 7-1

Adhesive Capsules for Dowel Anchorage ........................................................... 10-55

Aggregate

Bases .................................................................................................. 10-6

Concrete .............................................................................................. 10-1

Aggregate Subbase (Graded) ........................................................................... 10-7

Agreement ................................................................................................. 1-1

Agreement to Assign ..................................................................................... 2-6

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ............................ 1-1

American Society for Testing Materials ............................................................... 1-1

American Water Works Association .................................................................... 1-1

Approval of Contractor’s Plans No Release from Liability ......................................... 6-12

Approval of Sources of Supply of Materials .......................................................... 5-11

Appurtenances (Water Transmission)

Air Release Valves ................................................................................ 10-35

Air Vacuum Valves ................................................................................ 10-35

Blind Flanges ....................................................................................... 10-36

Dished Heads ...................................................................................... 10-36

Asphalts, Liquid Asphalts and Asphaltic Emulsions ............................................... 10-13

Asphaltic Concrete

Density Testing, Pavement ........................................................................ 22-8

Keycutting, Conforms, and Planing ............................................................... 22-3

Materials ............................................................................................. 22-1

Mixing Equipment ................................................................................... 22-2

Pavement Reinforcing Fabric ...................................................................... 22-9

Pay Factors ........................................................................................... 22-8

Payment ............................................................................................ 22-11

Placing ................................................................................................ 22-5

Placing, General Requirements ................................................................... 22-2

Tack Coat ............................................................................................ 22-6

Type and Mix Design ................................................................................ 22-1

Spreading and Compacting ........................................................................ 22-6

Assignment of Claims .................................................................................... 8-4

Award and Execution of Contract ...................................................................... 3-1

Backfill

Roadway .............................................................................................. 14-1

Slurry Cement ..................................................................................... 10-11

Structure ............................................................................................. 14-1

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Trench ................................................................................................ 14-2

Backflow Prevention Assembly ...................................................................... 10-47

Bases

Aggregate ............................................................................................ 10-6

Cement Treated ..................................................................................... 10-8

Laying ................................................................................................. 17-1

Treated Permeable ................................................................................. 10-8

Bedding Sand ........................................................................................... 10-10

Bid .......................................................................................................... 1-1

Bidder ...................................................................................................... 1-1

Bituminous Seals

Cape ............................................................................................. 23-2, 10

Chip ............................................................................................... 23-1, 7

General Requirements............................................................................ 23-10

Measurement & Payment ........................................................................ 23-13

Placing .............................................................................................. 23-12

Sand ................................................................................................... 23-2

Slurry ................................................................................................. 23-2

Types and Mix Design ............................................................................... 23-1

Boring and Jacking

Boring Under Curb, Gutter and Sidewalk ........................................................ 37-5

Drilling with Bentonite ............................................................................. 37-5

General ............................................................................................... 37-1

Grouting of Voids .................................................................................... 37-4

Payment .............................................................................................. 37-6

Repaving in Excavated Areas ...................................................................... 37-5

Single-Pass System .................................................................................. 37-1

Tolerances ........................................................................................... 37-4

Two-Pass System .................................................................................... 37-2

Butterfly Valves & Flexible Couplings (Transmission) ............................................ 10-32

Butterfly Valves (Transmission)

Coating, (Interior, Exterior) ............................................................ 10-34

General .................................................................................... 10-32

Manual Valve Actuator .................................................................. 10-34

Materials and Construction ............................................................. 10-33

Castings for Manholes, Covers, Etc. ................................................................ 10-18

Certain Laws Affecting the Work ....................................................................... 6-1

Changes in the Work

.............................................................................................. 4-2

Change Order .................................................................................... 1-1

City................................................................................................ 1-1

City Council ...................................................................................... 1-1

City Manager ..................................................................................... 1-2

Claims

Assignment of ............................................................................... 8-4

Disputed ...................................................................................... 4-5

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Notice of Claims for Additional Compensation or Damages .......................... 4-5

Review by Claim Review Committee and Issuance of Decision by Department Director

................................................................................................ 4-6

Cleaning Up ...................................................................................... 4-1

Clearing and Grubbing, Tree Removal

Disposal ..................................................................................... 12-2

Existing Facilities .......................................................................... 12-1

General ...................................................................................... 12-1

Payment ..................................................................................... 12-2

Trees ......................................................................................... 12-1

Vegetation and Debris..................................................................... 12-1

Commercial Fertilizer ....................................................................... 10-44

Comparison of Bids ............................................................................. 3-1

Completion Date ................................................................................ 1-2

Completion of Work and Final Payment ..................................................... 8-2

Compliance with OSHA ......................................................................... 6-7

Conformity with Plans and Allowable Deviations .......................................... 5-1

Concrete

Aggregates .................................................................................. 10-1

Curing Compounds for ..................................................................... 10-6

Water for .................................................................................... 10-1

Concrete Structures

Concrete Placed Under Water ......................................................... 20-14

Construction Joints ...................................................................... 20-10

Curing ..................................................................................... 20-11

Design of Mixes ............................................................................. 20-8

Drain Inlets ................................................................................. 20-4

Expansion Joints and Rubber Waterstops ............................................ 20-10

Flatness Tolerance for Floor Slab ....................................................... 20-8

Flatwork ................................................................................... 20-11

Finishing Formed Surfaces .............................................................. 20-11

Footings ..................................................................................... 20-4

Formwork ................................................................................... 20-4

General ...................................................................................... 20-1

Grouting and Drypacking ............................................................... 20-13

Measurement of Quantities ............................................................. 20-15

Payment ................................................................................... 20-15

Placing Concrete ........................................................................... 20-9

Preparing to Place Concrete ............................................................. 20-8

Quality Control ........................................................................... 20-14

Reinforcement ............................................................................. 20-7

Removal of Forms .......................................................................... 20-6

Surface Finishes .......................................................................... 20-11

Weep Holes in Walls ..................................................................... 20-13

Construction Materials ........................................................................ 10-1

Contract

Assignment ................................................................................... 7-1

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Definition of ................................................................................. 1-2

Contract Documents ............................................................................ 1-2

Contract Price ................................................................................... 1-2

Contractor

Cooperation of .............................................................................. 5-3

Definition of ................................................................................. 1-2

Legal Address ............................................................................... 6-13

Not an Agent of City ....................................................................... 6-12

Payments by ................................................................................. 8-5

Shall Not Mortgage Equipment ........................................................... 6-13

Control of Work and Materials ................................................................ 5-1

Control Density Fill (CDF) ................................................................... 10-11

Controlling Operation .......................................................................... 1-2

Coordination of Contract Documents ........................................................ 5-2

Critical Path Method (CPM) Schedule ........................................................ 1-2

Crushed Rock ................................................................................. 10-10

Crushed Rock, Clean ........................................................................ 10-12

Culvert, Driveway .............................................................................. 28-1

Curbs, Gutters, and Sidewalks

Concrete .................................................................................... 24-1

Concrete Cutting ........................................................................... 24-1

Curb Dowel and Tie Bars ................................................................ 10-18

Curbs & Gutter Reconstruction to Accommodate Driveways ........................ 24-4

Curb Ramps and Driveways ............................................................... 24-4

Curing ....................................................................................... 24-3

Damage and Repairs ....................................................................... 24-4

Dowel Reinforcement ..................................................................... 24-4

Expansion Joints and Score Lines ........................................................ 24-2

Extruded (Slip-Form) ...................................................................... 24-2

Finishing ..................................................................................... 24-3

Formwork – Nonextruded ................................................................. 24-1

Payment ..................................................................................... 24-5

Slope and Width of Sidewalks ............................................................ 24-4

Subgrade and Aggregate Base ............................................................ 24-1

Day, Definition of ............................................................................... 1-2

Date of Signing Contract ....................................................................... 1-2

Definitions and terms .................................................................................... 1-1

Payment Bond ........................................................................................ 1-4

Performance Bond ................................................................................... 1-4

Project Estimate ..................................................................................... 1-4

Proposal Form ........................................................................................ 1-4

Proposal Guarantee .................................................................................. 1-4

Subcontractor ........................................................................................ 1-5

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Determination of Amount Bid – Mathematical Error ....................................... 2-3

Detours ........................................................................................... 7-7

Director .................................................................................................... 1-2

Disputed Claims ........................................................................................... 4-5

Disqualification of Bidders .............................................................................. 2-5

Division Manager .......................................................................................... 1-2

Dowel Anchorage, Adhesive Capsules .............................................................. 10-55

Drain Inlets, Gutter Drains and Ditch Boxes ......................................................... 30-1

Driveway Culvert and Sidewalk French Drains ...................................................... 28-1

Duties and Powers of Inspectors ...................................................................... 5-10

Earthwork, Excavation, Embankment and Subgrade ............................................... 14-1

Electric Automatic Controller ....................................................................... 10-46

Electric Remote Control Valves – Sizes ¾” to 2” ................................................. 10-48

Electrical

Bonding and Grouning ............................................................................ 34-16

Conductors ......................................................................................... 34-13

Conduits ............................................................................................ 34-11

Detector Loop and Handhole .................................................................... 34-12

Electric Service .................................................................................... 34-16

Equipment and Drawings ........................................................................... 34-1

Equipment to be Supplied ......................................................................... 34-3

Excavating and Backfill ............................................................................ 34-5

Field Test .......................................................................................... 34-17

Foundations .......................................................................................... 34-4

General ............................................................................................... 34-1

Inspection .......................................................................................... 34-18

Interconnect ....................................................................................... 34-17

Maintaining Existing Electrical Facilities ........................................................ 34-4

Maintenance of Traffic and Public Safety ....................................................... 34-2

Painting ............................................................................................. 34-11

Panelboards ........................................................................................ 34-11

Protection of Existing Improvements............................................................. 34-2

Pull Boxes .......................................................................................... 34-12

Rules and Regulations .............................................................................. 34-1

Salvage ............................................................................................. 34-21

Scheduling of Work ................................................................................. 34-2

Service Pedestals.................................................................................. 34-16

Standards ........................................................................................... 34-17

Traffic Signal Controller and Intersection Turn On .......................................... 34-20

Traffic Signal Controller Functional Test ...................................................... 34-13

Traffic Signal Hardware .......................................................................... 34-18

Vehicle and Bicycle Detection .................................................................. 34-18

Wiring ............................................................................................... 34-15

Electronic Marker System (EMS) ..................................................................... 10-49

Eliminated Items ......................................................................................... 4-4

Embankment and Fill ...................................................................................

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Engineer

Authority of ........................................................................................... 5-1

Definition of .......................................................................................... 1-2

Examination of Contract Documents and Site of Work .............................................. 2-1

Excavation

Roadway .............................................................................................. 14-1

Structure ............................................................................................. 14-1

Trench ................................................................................................ 14-2

Execution of Contract ................................................................................... 3-2

Existing Facilities

Maintaining Water, Sewer, and Drainage Flows ................................................ 13-1

Pavement for Trench Surface Restoration ...................................................... 13-4

Payment .............................................................................................. 13-5

Protection ............................................................................................ 13-1

Removing/Relocating ............................................................................... 13-3

Extra Work ................................................................................................. 4-4

Extra Work a Part of the Contract ..................................................................... 8-6

Expansion Joint Filler, Premoulded ................................................................... 10-1

Explosives

Use of ................................................................................................. 6-13

Failure to Execute Contract ............................................................................ 3-2

Federal Specifications ................................................................................... 1-3

Fencing – Chain Link

Constructing ......................................................................................... 31-1

Materials .................................................................................... 10-42, 31-1

Payment .............................................................................................. 31-2

Vinyl Slats ............................................................................................ 31-2

Field Order ................................................................................................ 1-3

Final Acceptance of the Work .......................................................................... 8-3

Final Payment ............................................................................................. 8-3

Finance Director .......................................................................................... 1-3

Fire Hydrants ........................................................................................... 10-36

Fixed Cost ................................................................................................. 1-3

Flexible Couplings (Transmission) ................................................................... 10-35

Float Period ............................................................................................... 1-3

Form of Agreement and Surety Bonds ................................................................. 3-3

French Drains, Sidewalk ................................................................................ 28-1

Geogrid ................................................................................................... 10-8

Grout

Cement ............................................................................................. 10-52

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Drypack ............................................................................................. 10-51

Epoxy ............................................................................................... 10-53

Nonshrink ........................................................................................... 10-52

Grouting, Pressure .................................................................................... 10-55

Gunite (See Pneumatically Applied Mortar) ......................................................... 33-1

Headers ................................................................................................... 18-1

Holiday Season Construction Moratorium ............................................................ 6-10

Housekeeping Practices ................................................................................. 6-6

Inspection ................................................................................................ 5-10

Inspection and Payments No Waiver of Contract Provisions ....................................... 8-6

Inspector

Definition of .......................................................................................... 1-3

Duties and Powers of ............................................................................... 5-10

Intent of Plans and Specifications ..................................................................... 4-1

Iron Sulfate ............................................................................................. 10-44

Irrigation System

Backfill of Irrigation Pipelines ..................................................................... 36-7

Backflow Prevention Assemblies .................................................................. 36-2

Conduit ............................................................................................... 36-2

Connections to existing Streetscape ............................................................. 36-2

Control Conductors ........................................................................ 10-47, 36-3

Control Valves ....................................................................................... 36-3

Electrical Automatic Controllers .................................................................. 36-3

General ............................................................................................... 36-1

Guarantee ............................................................................................ 36-1

Installation of Irrigation and Potable Pipe ...................................................... 36-5

Manufacturer’s Warranties ........................................................................ 36-1

Payment .............................................................................................. 36-8

Pipe and Fittings .................................................................................... 36-2

Quick Coupling Valves .............................................................................. 36-5

Record Drawings .................................................................................... 36-1

Repaving .............................................................................................. 36-8

Salvage ............................................................................................... 36-2

Sprinklers ............................................................................................. 36-4

Sterilizing Plastic Potable Pipe ................................................................... 36-7

Swing Joint Assemblies ............................................................................. 36-4

Testing ................................................................................................ 36-6

Trenching ............................................................................................ 36-5

Type B Sprinkler Riser Assemblies ................................................................ 36-4

Valve Boxes ................................................................................. 10-48, 36-3

Valve Manifolds ...................................................................................... 36-4

Water Taps on City Mains .......................................................................... 36-1

Issuance of Punchlist ..................................................................................... 8-2

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Items Containing Trade Secrets or Proprietary Rights Prohibited ................................ 6-16

Joint Materials

Clay Pipe ........................................................................................... 10-41

Concrete Pipe ..................................................................................... 10-41

Manholes ........................................................................................... 10-41

Joint Venture Bids ........................................................................................ 2-6

Landscape Architect ..................................................................................... 1-4

Landscape Fill ............................................................................................ 14-5

Landscape Planting

Certificate of Compliance – Materials ............................................................ 35-1

General ............................................................................................... 35-1

Hydro-Seed Placement ............................................................................. 35-8

Hydro-Seed Placement (Non-irrigated Native Grass/Wildflower) .......................... 35-11

Inspection, Final .................................................................................. 35-22

Inspection, Pre-Final ............................................................................. 35-22

Maintenance ....................................................................................... 35-19

Maintenance Period, Start of .................................................................... 35-18

Materials ............................................................................................. 35-1

Measurement of Quantities ........................................................................ 35-1

Payment ............................................................................................ 35-23

Planting Seed ........................................................................................ 35-8

Planting Trees ....................................................................................... 35-3

Preparing Planting Areas ........................................................................... 35-2

Record Drawings and Controller Charts ........................................................ 35-22

Replacement ....................................................................................... 35-18

Shrub and Groundcover Areas ..................................................................... 35-4

Sod Placement ..................................................................................... 35-15

Watering ............................................................................................ 35-17

Weed and Pest Control ............................................................................. 35-3

Laws or Regulations ...................................................................................... 1-3

Laws

Certain Laws Affecting the Work .................................................................. 6-1

Local Ordinances ..................................................................................... 6-2

State Laws ............................................................................................ 6-1

To be Observed ....................................................................................... 6-1

Laying Aggregate Bases ................................................................................. 17-1

Laying Road-Mixed and Plant-Mixed Cement Treated Bases ...................................... 17-2

LBE Participation ......................................................................................... 1-3

Legal Relations and Responsibilities to the Public ................................................... 6-1

Licensing of Bidders ...................................................................................... 2-5

Lime Stabilization ....................................................................................... 10-8

Lines and Grades ......................................................................................... 4-1

Liquidated Damages ...................................................................................... 1-3

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Main and Trunkline Utilities ........................................................................... 6-15

Manholes, Sanitary Sewer & Storm Drains

Adjusting Manhole Heads .......................................................................... 25-6

Castings ............................................................................................... 25-1

Construction of Manholes (New or Reconstructed) ............................................. 25-1

Flusher Branches .................................................................................... 25-7

Payment .............................................................................................. 25-7

Standard .............................................................................................. 25-1

Manual Control Valves ................................................................................ 10-48

Manufacturer’s Direction ................................................................................ 5-9

Materials

Property Rights in ................................................................................... 6-13

Storage of ............................................................................................. 5-8

Mathematical Error, Determination of Amount Bid ................................................. 2-3

Measurement of Quantities ............................................................................. 8-1

Methods of Sampling and testing ...................................................................... 5-12

Moving or Changing Utilities and Water Services ................................................... 29-1

Notice of Claims for Additional Compensation or Damages ........................................ 4-5

Notice to Contractors .................................................................................... 2-1

On Street Parking Removal ............................................................................. 6-14

Parking Removal, On Street ............................................................................ 6-14

Payment

By Contractor ......................................................................................... 8-5

By Cost and Percentage ............................................................................. 8-6

Final .................................................................................................... 8-3

On Engineer’s Certificate ........................................................................... 8-1

Scope of ............................................................................................... 8-1

Performance and Payment Bonds ...................................................................... 3-1

Permits, Licenses and Fees ............................................................................. 6-4

Pipe, Sewer and Drainage

Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) ......................................................... 10-14

Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin ................................................. 10-17

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Closed Profile Poly Vinyl Chloride (CPPVC).................................................... 10-14

Corrugated HDPE .................................................................................. 10-17

Corrugated Metal .................................................................................. 10-16

Deflection .......................................................................................... 10-13

High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Solid Wall Fusion Jointed ............................... 10-14

Joints ............................................................................................... 10-13

Manhole Connections ............................................................................. 10-13

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) ......................................................................... 10-15

Reinforced Concrete (RCP) ...................................................................... 10-16

Sewer and Drainage ............................................................................... 10-13

Vitrified Clay Pipe (VCP) ......................................................................... 10-16

Pipe, Water Distribution (12inch diameter & smaller)

Ductile Iron ........................................................................................ 10-19

Fittings ............................................................................................. 10-20

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) ......................................................................... 10-19

Pipe, Water Transmission (greater than 12 inch diameter)

Concrete Cylinder (CCP) ......................................................................... 10-25

Ductile Iron (DIP) .................................................................................. 10-29

Welded Steel (WSP) ............................................................................... 10-22

Plans ........................................................................................................ 1-4

Project Plans.......................................................................................... 1-4

Standard Details ...................................................................................... 1-4

Plants.................................................................................................... 10-44

Plastic Irrigation Pipe ................................................................................. 10-45

Plastic Irrigation Pipe Fittings ....................................................................... 10-47

Plastic Potable Pipe ................................................................................... 10-46

Plate Culvert, Field Assembled ...................................................................... 10-17

Pneumatically Applied Mortar

Curing and Protecting .............................................................................. 33-3

General ............................................................................................... 33-1

Joints ................................................................................................. 33-3

Materials ............................................................................................. 33-1

Mixing ................................................................................................. 33-1

Payment .............................................................................................. 33-4

Placing ................................................................................................ 33-2

Preparation of Surface ............................................................................. 33-2

Proportions ........................................................................................... 33-1

Reinforcement ....................................................................................... 33-3

Polymer Concrete (For Resurfacing or Patching) ................................................. 10-54

Portland Cement ........................................................................................ 10-1

Portland Cement Concrete

Composition .......................................................................................... 10-2

Curing Compounds for Concrete .................................................................. 10-6

Grading and Composition Requirements ......................................................... 10-3

Mixing ................................................................................................. 10-4

Placing ................................................................................................ 10-5

Proportioning ........................................................................................ 10-2

Water Control ....................................................................................... 10-5

Portland Cement Concrete Pavement

Curing ................................................................................................. 19-3

Cutting ................................................................................................ 19-1

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Damage and Repair ................................................................................. 19-3

Expansion Joints in Alley Pavement .............................................................. 19-1

Finishing .............................................................................................. 19-2

General Description................................................................................. 19-1

Payment .............................................................................................. 19-3

Placing ................................................................................................ 19-2

Protection of ......................................................................................... 19-3

Sideforms ............................................................................................. 19-1

Subgrade ............................................................................................. 19-1

Preconstruction Photographs .......................................................................... 11-1

Preparation for Testing ................................................................................. 5-12

Preparation of Proposal ................................................................................. 2-2

Prequalification of Bidders .............................................................................. 2-6

Pressure Grouting ..................................................................................... 10-55

Project Estimate .......................................................................................... 2-1

Property Rights in Materials ........................................................................... 6-13

Proposal Form ............................................................................................. 2-1

Proposal Requirements and Conditions ............................................................... 2-1

Proposal Form ............................................................................................. 1-4

Proposal Guarantee ...................................................................................... 2-3

Proprietary Rights Prohibited, Items Containing Trade Secrets or ............................... 6-16

Protection of City Against Patent Claims ............................................................. 6-4

Protection of Work, Persons and Property Against Damage ........................................ 7-3

Provisions for Emergencies .............................................................................. 5-7

Public Convenience and Safety ......................................................................... 6-5

Public Opening of Proposal.............................................................................. 2-5

Quality of Materials and Workmanship ................................................................ 5-9

Quick Coupling Valves ................................................................................ 10-49

Record Drawings .......................................................................................... 5-6

Regulations, Laws and ................................................................................... 1-3

Reinforcement

Bending ............................................................................................... 21-2

Cleaning .............................................................................................. 21-2

Materials ............................................................................................. 21-1

Payment .............................................................................................. 21-4

Placing ................................................................................................ 21-3

Preparation for Placing ............................................................................. 21-2

Submittals ............................................................................................ 21-1

Welds and Splicing .................................................................................. 21-3

Reinforcing Steel ...................................................................................... 10-17

Rejection of Proposals ................................................................................... 2-3

Release at Time of Final Payment ..................................................................... 8-5

Relief of Bidders .......................................................................................... 2-5

Removal of Rejected Materials and Structures ..................................................... 5-11

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Removal of Unsatisfactory Employees ................................................................. 7-3

Request for Modification of Work ...................................................................... 5-6

Return of Proposal Guarantees ......................................................................... 3-2

Right to Perform Extra Work ............................................................................ 5-7

Right to Retain Imperfect Work ........................................................................ 5-8

Sanitary Regulations ..................................................................................... 6-5

Sanitary Sewer and Storm Drain Manholes ........................................................... 25-1

Saturday, Sunday, Holiday, and Night Work .......................................................... 7-2

Scope of Work ............................................................................................. 4-1

Seed ..................................................................................................... 10-44

Separate Contracts ....................................................................................... 7-3

Sewer and Drainage Pipe ............................................................................. 10-13

Sewer and Drain Pipe, Laying

Dewatering ........................................................................................... 26-2

Drain and Ditch Box Leads ....................................................................... 26-12

Excavation ........................................................................................... 26-1

Health & Safety ..................................................................................... 26-3

Joints ............................................................................................... 26-13

Laying Pipe ........................................................................................... 26-4

Materials/Types ..................................................................................... 26-3

Payment ............................................................................................ 26-24

Protective Covering ............................................................................... 26-13

Repaving Trenches ................................................................................ 26-17

Services ............................................................................................. 26-12

Testing .............................................................................................. 26-13

TV Inspection ...................................................................................... 26-18

Shotcrete (See Pneumatically Applied Mortar) ...................................................... 33-1

Slurry Cement Backfill ................................................................................ 10-11

Soil Amendment ....................................................................................... 10-44

Special Provisions......................................................................................... 1-5

Specifications ............................................................................................. 1-5

State Specifications ...................................................................................... 1-5

Storage of Materials and Equipment ................................................................... 5-8

Subcontractors ............................................................................................ 2-4

Subgrade .................................................................................................. 14-5

Submission of Proposal .................................................................................. 2-5

Submittals ................................................................................................. 5-5

Substantially Complete .................................................................................. 1-5

Subsurface Drains...................................................................................... 10-17

Suggestions to Contractor Adopted at Contractor’s Own Risk ..................................... 5-6

Supplier .................................................................................................... 1-5

Survey

Construction Stakes .................................................................................. 5-4

Permanent Survey Monuments ..................................................................... 5-4

Suspension of Work to Protect Health, Safety or Welfare of Persons or Property .............. 5-7

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Terms and definitions .................................................................................... 1-1

Temporary Paving ....................................................................................... 14-3

Temporary Suspension of Work ......................................................................... 7-5

Time of Award ............................................................................................ 3-1

Time of Completion ...................................................................................... 7-4

Trade Names and Alternatives.......................................................................... 5-9

Trade Secrets or Proprietary Rights Prohibited, Items Containing ............................... 6-16

Traffic Control Requirements ........................................................................... 6-7

Traffic Signs, Markings, and Barricades

Painted Markings .................................................................................... 32-5

Raised Reflective Markers ......................................................................... 32-6

Signs .................................................................................................. 32-1

Street Barricades .................................................................................... 32-8

Temporary Markings ................................................................................ 32-6

Temporary Street Signs ............................................................................ 32-8

Thermoplastic Markings ............................................................................ 32-2

Trench Safety Plans ...................................................................................... 6-7

Unsuitable Material/Import .................................................................. 14-5

Utilities and Franchises ....................................................................... 29-1

Utilities and Water Services, Moving or Changing ......................................... 29-1

Utilities, Main and Trunkline ................................................................. 6-15

Utility Connection, Provision for ............................................................ 29-1

Valves ................................................................................................... 10-39

Valve Boxes and Covers, Drop Caps, and Service Valve Boxes .................................. 10-40

Water for Concrete...................................................................................... 10-1

Water Distribution Systems

Air Release Valves, Adjusting ................................................................... 27-27

Appurtenances ..................................................................................... 27-11

Bedding and Backfilling of Trenches ........................................................... 27-16

Corrosion Monitoring ............................................................................. 27-28

Cut-In Connection to Existing Water Mains .................................................... 27-26

Disinfection ........................................................................................ 27-20

General ............................................................................................... 27-1

Laying ................................................................................................. 27-5

Payment ............................................................................................ 27-36

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Pipe ................................................................................................... 27-1

Placing Locating Wire with Distribution Mains ................................................ 27-10

Pressure Testing ................................................................................... 27-25

Repaving of Trenches ............................................................................. 27-17

Services ............................................................................................. 27-19

Taps to New and Existing Mains ................................................................. 27-19

Thrust Blocking and Restrained Joints ......................................................... 27-10

Trenching ............................................................................................ 27-2

Valve Boxes, Setting, Adjusting and Locating................................................. 27-27

Water Pipe – Distribution (12 inch diameter & smaller) ......................................... 10-18

Water Pipe – Transmission (greater than 12 inch diameter) .................................... 10-21

Water Quality Control

Enforcement ......................................................................................... 16-6

Erosion, Sediment, and Pollution Control ....................................................... 16-3

Ground Water Discharges .......................................................................... 16-1

Water Quality Control ....................................................................... 16-1,16-2

Water Service Connection Materials ................................................................ 10-40

Water Transmission, Appurtenances ................................................................ 10-35

Water Used in Construction ............................................................................ 15-1

Work ........................................................................................................ 1-5

Working Day

Definition of .......................................................................................... 1-6

Saturday, Sunday, Holiday, and Night Work ..................................................... 7-2

Work Schedule and Adequate Resources .............................................................. 7-1

Work Under Unfavorable Weather and Other Adverse Conditions ................................ 7-2