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Home My WebLink AboutGARNTO & GEARIG BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I rr-- Ii I I i I I II II I I I , I I II " I , i i I , . 1. <I II .1 I , i j I I CONTRACT DOCIThiENTS FOR DL~MOND LAKES TENNIS COMPLEX Prepared for AUGUSTA, RICHMOND COITNTY COMMISSION L Cranston Engineering Group, P.C. ~~p ENGINEERS - PLAl\i'NERS - SURVEYORS ,\( I /" 452 ELLIS STREET. AUGUSTA, GEORGL" 30901 POST OFFICE BOX 2546, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA 30903 TELEPHONE 706-722-1588 FACSIMILE 706-722.g37~ mail@cranstonengineering.com May 20, 2008 2006-0066 I 1I ii I I I I II ,I h II " II r II I I " " Ii l JUL-16-2008 16:04 ARC PURCHASING P.03 I r I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ~ ~(,lftJ!<"m.('l/(. ~)CI.o)ttnl/'1I1 I A '~, &':-1'1 W!rfI7I-J. ~i;f"r'If." TO: FROM: All Bidders Phyllis Mills, Quality Assurance Analyst Geri Sams ~ f~ Procurement Director DATE: July 16, 2008 SUBJ: BID ITEM; OPENING: Clarification of Specifications 08~14a Diamond Lakes Tennis Complex for Augusta Recreation & Parks Wednesday, July 23rd at 3;00 P.M. ADDENDUM NO.1 I. The following items have been revised or added to the contract documents and specifications: Invitation to Bids - Delete in its e[1tirety the original sentence "No BID may be withdrawn for a period of 90 days after time has been called on the date of opening," and replace with the revised sentence: "No BID may be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after time has been called on the date of opening." AfJreement - In the first sentence of the third paragraph under ARTICLE /I - TIME OF COMPLETION - LIQUIDATED DAMAGES delete and replace the liquidated damages daily sum of "Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00)" with "One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)." General Conditions - Delete the Index to Articles of the General Conditions and General Conditions in its entirety and replace with the revised Index to General Conditions and General Conditions enclosed on Pages 2-17 of 17. II. The following questions from the Pre-Bid Conference and subsequent submitted questions have been addressed: 1. Is the bottom of the fence on the tennis courts requiring a tension rail or w~? . Continuous top and bottom rails shall be provided as part of the fencing. 2. Will the Contractor be required to water and maintain the landscaping for any period of time outside of the contract? It will be the Owner's responsibility for maintaining and watering the trees once the Contractor reaches Substantial Completion. Room 60S. S30 Green Street, Augusta Georgia 30911 (706) 821-2422 - Fax (706) 821-2811 WWW.8U2ustael\.ROV Register at www.demandstar.com/suoolier for automatic bid notification JUL-16-2008 16:04 ARC PURCHASING P.04 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION GC-01 GC-02 GC~03 GC~04 GC-05 GC~06 GC-07 GC-oa GC~09 GC-10 GC-11 GC-12 GC-13 GC-14 GC-15 GC-16 GC-17 GC~18 GCM19 GC-20 GC-21 GC-22 GC-23 GC-24 GC-25 GC-26 GC-27 GC-28 GC-29 GC-30 GC-31 GC-32 GC-33 GC-34 GC-35 GC-36 GC-37 GC-38 SECTION GC-O INDEX TO GENERAL CONDITIONS Definition of Terms Execution, Correlation and Intent of Documents Authority of the Engineer Contractor's Obligation Insurance Requirements Contractor's Breakdown of Lump Sum Payment Subcontracting Applicable Requirements Permits and Licenses Plans and Specifications Surveys Materials and Appliances Schedule of Work Field Office Facilities Lands for Work Contractorls Personnel Protection of the Public and of Work and Property Existing Structures and Utilities Changed Conditions Inspection of Work Correction of Work Before Final Payment Deductions for Uncorrected Work Changes in the Work Extension of Time Clean-Up Guarantee: Correction of the Work Claims for Extra Cost Separate Contracts Rights of Various Interests The Owner's Right to Terminate Contract Contractor's Right to Stop Work or Terminate Contract Removal of Equipment Royalties and Patents Liens Assignment Payments Withheld Prior to Final Acceptance of Work Appeal Taxes and Fees I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I JUL-16-2008 16:04 P.05 ARC PURCHRSING SECTION GC GENERAL CONDITIONS GC-01. DEFINITION OF TERMS: (a) The Contract Documents shall consist of Advertisement for Bids or Notice to Contractois, Instruction to Bidders, Form of Bid or Proposal, the signed Agreement, the General and Special Conditions of Contract. the Plans, and the Specifications, including all modifications thereof incorporated in any of the documents before the execution of the Agreement. (b) The OWNER and ~ONTRACTOR shall mean the parties to the Agreement for the performance of the work covered by these Documents and mentioned as such in the Agreement. They are treated throughout the Contract Documents as if each were of the singular number and masculine gender. (c) The word !NGINEERshall mean the firm, CRANSTON ENGINEERING GROUP, P.C.. acting through the principals thereof in the capacity of Chief Engineers of the Owner, or through any properly authorized agents of the principals acting within the scope of the particular duties entrusted to them. (d) The phrase "or equal" shall mean an item of material or equipment similar to that named and which is suited to the same use and capable of performing the same function as that named. The item proposed to be used shall be submitted to the Engineer for approval before it is employed in the work. (e) The Notice to Proceed shall be a special written work order from the Engineer giving the Contractor notice of the date on which he is to begin prosecution of the work which he has contracted. GC.02.EXECUTION. CORRELATION AND INTENT OF DOCUMENTS: Contractor. The Contract Documents shall be signed in duplicate by the Owner and the The Contract Documents are complementary and what is called for by anyone shall be as binding as if called for by all. In case of conflict between plans and specifications. the specifications shall govern. The intention of the documents is to include all labor and materials, equipment and transportation necessary for the proper exeoution of the worK. Materials or work described in words which so applied have a well-known technical or trade meaning shall be held to refer to such recognized standards. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I JUL-16-2008 16:04 ARC PURCHASING P.06 GC-03. AUTHORITY OF THE ENGINEER: The Contractor shall perform all of the work herein specified under the general direction and to the entire satisfaction, approval and acceptance of the Engineer. The Engineer shall decide all questions relating to measurement of quantities, the character of the work performed and on all other matters relating to the execution and progress of the work or the interpretation of the Contract Documents. He has authority to stop the work whenever such stoppage may be necessary to insure the proper execution of the contract. He shall also have authority to reject all work and materials which do not conform to the contract. GC-04.CONTRACTOR'S OBLIGATIONS; Contractor shall and will, in good workmanlike manner, do and perform all work and furnish all supplies and materials, machinery, equipment, facilities and means, except as herein otherwise expressly speoified, necessary or proper to perform and complete all the work required by this contract, within the time herein specified, in acoordance with the provisions of this contract and said specifications and in accordance with the drawings of the work covered by this contract and in accordance with the directions of the Engineer as given from time to time during the progress of the work. He shall fumish. erect, maintain, and remove such ~onstruction plant and such temporary works as may be required. He alone shall be responsible for the safety, efficiency, and adequacy of his plant, appliances and methods, and for any damage which may result from their failure or their improper construction. maintenance, or operation. The Contractor shall observe, comply with, and be subject to all terms, conditions, requirements and limitations of the Contract and specifications, local Ordinances and State and Federal laws; and shall do, carry on and complete the entire work to the satisfaction of the Engineer. The Contractor assumes full responsibility for materials and equipment used in the construction of the work and agrees to make no claims against the Owner for damages to such materials and equipment from any cause except negligence or willful act of the Owner. Until its final acceptance, the Contractor shall be responsible for damage to or destruction of the project. He shall make good all work damaged or destroyed before acceptance. The Contractor shall defend, indemnify and save harmless the Owner, its officers, agents, servants and employees against and from all suits, losses, demands, payments, actions, recoveries, judgments and costs of every kind and description and from all damages to which the Owner or any of its officers, agents, servants and employees may be subjected by reason of injury to the person or property of others resulting from the performance of the project or through any act or omission on the part of the Contractor or his agents, employees or servants; and he shall further defend, indemnify and save harmless the Owner, its officers, agents, servants and employees from all suits and actions of any kind or character whatsoever which may be brought or instituted by any subcontractor, material man or laborer who has performed work or furnished materials in or about the Project or by, or on account of, any claims or amount recovered for an Infringement of patent, trademark or copyright. GC.05. INSU~ANce REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor shall secure and maintain such insurance from an insurance company authorized to write casualty insurance in the State where the work is located as will protect himself, his subcontractors and the Owner from claims for bodily injury, death or property damage which may arise from operations under this contract. The Contractor shall not commence work under this contract until he has obtained all insurance required under this I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I JUL-16-2008 16:05 ARC PURCHASING P.07 paragraph and shall have filed the certificate of insurance or the certified copy of the insurance policy with the Owner. Satisfactory proof of the carriage of the insurance required shall be furnished with the executed contract documents. Each insurance policy shall contain a clause providing that it shall not be canceled by the insurance company without ten (10) days written notice to the Owner of intention to cancel. The amounts of such insurance shall not be less than the following: (a) Workman's C...omoensation and Emolovers Liability Insurance shall be secured and maintained as required by the state where the work is located. (b) Public Liabil~ Bodilv Iniury and Procerty Damage: 1. Injury or death of one person....................................................$1 ,000,000 2. Injury to more than one person in a single accident ... ..... ............... ......... ....... ...... ..... ..........,....... 2,000,000 3. Property Damage - Each accident..............................................1 ,000,000 Aggregate ........................... ............. ....... ..... 2,000,000 (c) Automobile and T[Uck Public Liability. Bodilv Iniury and Property Damage: 1. Injury or death of one person ...................:................... $1 ,000,000 2. Injury to more than one person In a single accident .....:........................ ................... .......2,000,000 3. Property Damage - Each Accident ................................. 2,000,000 GC-06. CONTRACTOR'S BREAKDOWN OF LUMP SUM PAYMENT: The Contractor shall, immediately after the contract has been awarded, submit to the Engineer for his approval, a breakdown Showing estimates of all costs apportioned to the major elements of equipment, material and labor comprising the total work included under any of the lump sum items shown in the proposal. These estimates. approved, will serve as a basis for estimating payments due on all partial estimates. GC..o7.SUBCONTRACTlNG: (a) Contractor may utilize the services of specialty subcontractors on those parts of the work which, under normal contracting practices. are performed by specialty subcontractors. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I JUL-16-2008 16:05 ARC PURCHASING P.08 Prior to beginning any work or prior to award of contract, if requested, Contractor shall submit for approval the name of each specialty subcontractor whose bids were used in the preparation of his proposal and whose services are intended to be employed for the contract work. (b) Contractor shall not award any work to any subcontractor without prior written approval of the Engineer, which approval will not be given until the Contractor submits to the Engineer a written statement concerning the proposed award to the subcontractor, which statement shall contain such information as the Engineer may require. (0) Contractor shall be as fully responsible to the Owner for the acts and omissions of his subcontractors, and of persons either directly or indirectly employed by them, as he is for the. acts and omissions of persons directly employed by him. (d) Contractor shall cause appropriate provisions to be inserted in all subcontracts relative to the work to bind subcontractors to the Contractor by the terms of the General Conditions and other Contract Documents insofar as applicable to the work of subcontractors and to give the Contractor the same power as regard terminating any subcontract that the Owner may exercise over the Contractor under any provision of the Contract Documents. (e) Nothing contained in this contract shall create any contractual relation between any subcontractor and the Owner. GC-08. APPI.ICABLE REQUIREMENTS: The work shall comply with the Contract Documents and with all applicable codes, laws and regulations of local, state or federal agencies which may have cognizance of any part of the work. The most stringent requirement of the foregoing documents and codes shall govern. Except where the prevention of accidents is regulated by local code or ordinance, compliance is required with the "Manual of Accident Prevention in Construction" of the Associated General Contractors of America. If Contractor observes that the drawings and specifications are at a variance therewith, he shall promptly notify the Engineer in writing. If Contractor performs any work knowing it to be contrary to such laws, ordinances, rules or regulations and without such notice to the Engineer, he shall bear all costs arising therefrom. GC-09.PERMITS AND LICENSES: The Contractor shall obtain and pay for all permits and licenses of a temporary nature which are required for the execution of the work. Permits, licenses and easements for permanent structures or permanent changes in existing facilities shall be secured and paid for by the Owner, unless otherwise specified. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I JUL-1b-~0B8 16:05 ARC PURCHASING P.09 GC-10.PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: Drawings that comprise the original plans for the Contract are listed in the Special Conditions. Unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents, the Engineer will furnish to the Contractor, free of charge, a reasonable number of drawings and specifications for the execution of the work.. All drawings, specifications and copies thereof so furnished shall not be reused on other work, and, with the exception of the signed Contract, all sets are to be returned to him on request at the completion of the work. GC-11. SURVEYS: Unless otherwise specified, the Owner shall furnish all land surveys. The Engineer shall establish all base lines for locating the principal component parts of the work together with a suitable number of bench marks adjacent to the work.. From the information thus provided, the Contractor shall develop and make all detail surveys needed for construction such as slope stakes, batter boards, stakes for pipe locations and other working points, lines and elevations. The Contractor shall employ only Registered Land Surveyors or Registered Professional Engineers to perfonn all detail surveys. The Contractor will diligently preserve and maintain the position of all stakes, reference points and bench mark.s after they are set and, in case of willful or careless destruction, he shall be charged with the resulting expense and shall be responsible for any mistakes that may be caused by their unnecessary loss or disturbance. GC..12. MATERIALS AND APPLIANCES: Unless otherwise stipulated, the Contractor shall provide and pay for all materials, labor, water, tools, equipment, light, power, transportation and other facilities necessary for the execution and completion of the work. Unless otherwise specified, all materials incorporated in the permanent work shall be new and both workmanship and materials shall be of good quality. Materials of construction, particularly those upon which the strength and durability of the structure may depend, shall be subject to inspection and testing to establish conformance with Specifications and suitability for uses, intended. Satisfactory evidence as to the kind and quality of materials shall be furnished by the Contractor in the form of certificates from the manufacturer or reports from the testing laboratories. Such inspections and testing, as well as the obligations for payment thereof, shall be as specified in the respective sections of the Specifications. Approval of the Engineer of any materials, plant, equipment, drawings, or of any other items executed, or proposed by Contractor, shall be construed only to constitute as approval of general design. Such approval shall not relieve Contractor from the performance of the work. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I JUL-16-2008 16:05 ARC PURCHASING P.10 GC~13.SCHEDULE OF WORK: (a) Contractor shall, within five (5) days after receipt of the notice to proceed with the work, prepare and submit to the Engineer for approval, a practicable and feasible schedule, showing the order in which he proposes to carry on the work, the date which he will start salient features and the contemplated dates for completing the same. The schedule shall be in the form of a progress chart of suitable scale to indicate approximately the percentage of work scheduled for completion at any time. Contractor shall enter on the chart the actual progress at the end of each week or at such intervals as directed by thefEngineer and shall deliver three (3) copies thereof with each periodic request for payment. (b) Contractor shall furnish suffioient forces. construction plant and equipment, as may be necessary to insure the progress of the work in accordance with the approved progress schedule. If, in the opinion of the Engineer, the Contractor falls behind the . progress schedule, the Contractor shall do whatever is necessary to improve his progress, and the Engineer may require him to increase the number of shifts, days of work week, length of the daily working period or the amount of the construction plant, all without additional cost to the Owner. (c) Failure of Contractor to comply with the requirements of the Engineer under this provision will be grounds for determination by the Engineer that the Contractor is not prosecuting the work with such diligence as will insure completion within the specified time limits. Upon such determination by the Engineer, the Owner may terminate the Contractor's right to proceed with the work, in accordance with the requirements of paragraph entitled "Owner's Right to Terminate Contract" of the General Conditions. The attention of the Contractor is particularly directed to this provision of the Contract because of the absolute necessity for completion of the work covered by these specifications within the time agreed upon. GC..14. FIELD OFFICE FACILITIES: The Contractor shall provide, at a point convenient to the work, suitable office facilities for housing records, plans and contract documents. A telephone shall be provided at the Contractors office for expediting the work and be made available for the use of the Engineer. A complete and up-to~date set of the plans and specifications shall be available at the field office at aU times that the work is in progress. GC-15. LANDS FOR WORK: The Owner shall provide as indicated on the drawings and not later than the date when needed by the Contractor lands or rights-of-way upon which the work under the Contract is to be done, rights-of-way for access to same, and such other lands which are designated on the drawing for the use of the Contractor. Any delay in the furnishing of these lands by the Owner shall be deemed proper cause for equitable adjustment in both contract price and time of completion. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I JUL-16-2008 16:05 /""'.11 RRC PURCHRSING The Contractor shall provide at his own expense and without liability to the Owner any additional land and access thereto that may be required for temporary construction facilities or for storage of materials. GC-16. CONTRACTOR'S PERSONNEL: (a) Supervision: An experienced superintendent and necessary assistants competent to supervise the particular types of work involved shall be assigned to the project by the Contractor and shall be available at all times when work is in progress. Communications given to the superintendent shall be as binding as if given directly to the Contractor. (b) Workmen: Only persons skilled in the type of work which they. are to perform shall be employed. The Contractor shall at all times, maintain discipline and good order among his employees, and shall not employ on the work any unfit person or persons or anyone unskilled in the work assigned him. Adequate sanitary facilities shall be provided by the Contractor. GC-17. PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC AND OF WORK AND PROPERTY: The Contractor shall provide and maintain all necessary watchmen. barricades, red lights and warning signs and take all necessary precautions for the protection and safety of the public. He shall continuously maintain adequate protection of all work from damage, and shall take all reasonable precautions to protect the Owner's property from injury or loss arising... in connection with this contract. He shall make good any damage, injury or loss to his work and to the property of the Owner resulting from lack of reasonable protective precautions, except such as may be due to errors in the Contract Documents, or caused by agents or employees of the Owner. He shall adequately protect adjacent private or public property, as provided by law and the contract documents. In an emergency affecting the safety of life, of the work, or of adjoining property, the Contractor is, without special instructions or authorization from the Engineer, hereby permitted to act at his discretion to prevent such threatened loss or injury. He shall also so act, without appeal, if so authorized or instructed by the Engineer. Any compensation claimed by the Contractor on account of emergency work, shall be determined by agreement or by arbitration. . GC-18. EXISTING STRUCTURES AND UTILITIES: The existence and location of structures and underground utilities indicated on the plans are not guaranteed and shall be investigated and verified in the field by the C.ontractor before starting work. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I JUL-16-2008 16:05 ARC PURCHASING P.12 All existing utilities, both public and private: including sewer, gas. water, electrical, and telephone services, etc., shall be protected and their operation shall be maintained throughout the course of the work. Any temporary shutdown of an existing service shall be arranged between the Contractor and the responsible agency. The Contractor shall assume full responsibility and hold the Owner harmless from the result of any damage that may occur as a result of the Contractor's activities. GC-19.CHANGEO CQNDITIONS: The Contractor shall promptly, and before conditions are disturbed, notify the Engineer in writing of: (1) subsurface or latent physical conditions at the site differing materially from those indicated in the Contract; (2) unknown physical conditions, at the site, of an unusual nature, differing materially from those ordinarily encountered and generally recognized as inherent in work of Contractor provided for in the Contract; or (3) unknown physical conditions at the site which, for any reason, require a variation in the plans and specifications, or an increase or decrease in the work necessary to satisfy the Contractors' obligations under the Contract. The Engineer shall promptly investigate the conditions. and if he finds that such conditions do so materially differ and cause an increase or decrease in the cost of, or the time required for, performance of the Contract, an equitable adjustment shall be made and the Contract modified in writing accordingly. Any claim of the Contractor for adjustment hereunder shall not be allowed unless he has given notice as above required; provided that the Engineer may, if he determines the facts so justify, consider and adjust any such claims asserted before the date of final settlement to be made, the dispute shall be determined as provided in Section GC-37 hereof. If the Contractor, in the course of the work, finds any discrepancy between the plans and the physical conditions of the locality, or any error or omissions in plans or in the layout as given by survey points and instructions, he shall immediately inform the Engineer, and the Engineer shall promptly verify the same. Any work done after such discovery, until authorized, will be done at the Contractor's risk. GC-20.INSPECTION OF WORK: The Owner shall provide sufficient competent engineering personnel for the inspection of the work. The Engineer and his representatives shall at all times have access to the work whenever it is in preparation or progress, and the Contractor shall provide proper facilities for such access, and for inspection. . Inspectors shall have the power to stop work on account of a workman's Incompetency, drunkenness, or willful negligence or disregard of orders. An inspector may stop the .work entirely if there is not a sufficient quantity of suitable and approved materials or equipment on I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I JUL-16-2008 16:06 r..1.-.l ARC PUkCHH~lNl.:i the ground to carry it out properly or for any good and sufficient cause. Inspectors may not accept on behalf of the Owner any material or workmanship which does not conform fully to the requirements of the contract and they shall give no orders or directions under any possible circumstances not in accordance with the Specifications. The Contractor shall furnish the . inspector with all required assistance to facilitate thorough inspection or the culling over or removal of defective materials or for the thorough examination into any of the work performed or for any other purpose requiring disoharge of their duties for which service no additional allowance shall be made. The inspector shall, at all times, have full permission to take samples of the materials that mayor might be used in the work. . Any inspection provided by the Engineers is for the purpose of determining compliance with provisions of the contract specifications and is in no way a guarantee of the methods or appliances used by the Contractor. or for the safety of the job. If the specifications, the Engineer's in'structions, laws, ordinances, or any public authority require any work to be specially tested or approved, the Contractor shall give the Engineer timely notice of its readiness for inspection, and if the inspection is by an authority other than the Engineer, of the date fixed for such inspection. Inspections by the Engineer shall be made promptly, and where practicable at the source of the supply. If any work should be covered up without approval or consent of the Engineer, it must, if required by the Engineer, be uncovered for examination and properly restored at the Contractor's expense. Re-examination of any work may be ordered by the Engineer, and, if.so ordered, the work must be uncovered by the Contractor. If such work is found to be in accordance with the Contract Documents, the Owner shall pay the cost of reexamination and replacement. If suoh work is not in accordance with the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall pay such cost. GC-21. CORRECTION OF WORK BEFORE FINAL PAYMENT: The Contractor shall promptly remove from the premises all materials condemned by the Engineer as failing to meet contract requirements, whether incorporated in the work or not, and the Contractor shall promptly replace and re-execute his own work in accordance with the contract and without expense to tha Owner and shall bear the expense of making good all work of other Contractors destroyad or damaged by such removal or replacement. If the Contractor does not remove such condemned work and materials within ten (10) days after written notice, the Owner may remove them and may store the materials at the expense of the Contractor. If the Contractor does not pay the expense of such removal within ten (10) day's time thereafter, the Owner may, upon ten (10) days written notice, sell such materials at auction or at private sale, and shall pay to the Contractor the net proceeds thereof after deducting all the costs and expenses that should have been borne by the Contractor. . I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I JUL-16-2008 16:06 ARC PURCHRSING r'.14 GC-22.0EDUCTIONS FOR UNCORRECTED WORK; If the Engineer deems it inexpedient to correct work that has been damaged or that was not done in accordance with the contract, an equitable deduction from the contract price shall be made therefor. GC-23. CHANGES IN THE: WORK: The Owner may make changes in the plans and specifications of the contract within the general scope at any time by written order and without notice to the sureties. If such changes add to or deduct from the extent of the work. the contract shall be adjusted accordingly. All such work shall be executed under the conditions of the original contract except that any claim for extension of time caused thereby shall be adjusted at the time of ordering such change. In giving instructions, the Engineer shall have authority to make minor changes in the work not involving extra cost, and not inconsistent with the purposes of the work, but otherwise, except in an emergency endangering life or property, no extra work or change shall be made unless in pursuance of a written order by the Engineer, and no claim for an addition to the contract sum shall be valid unless the additional work was so ordered. The Contractor shall proceed with the work as changed and the value of any change which cannot be adjusted by an Increase or a decrease in contract unit items shall be determined in one of the following ways: (a) By estimate and acceptance in a lump sum. (b) The actual cost, by keeping a correct account. Including all vouchers for: (1 ) (2) (3) The actual payroll costs of all workmen, including foreman. The Contractor's net cost for materials entering permanently into the work. The ownership or rental cost of construction plant and equipment during period of actual use on the extra work. (4) The charges for extra power and consumable supplies. . To the cost of items enumerated under (b) above shall be added a fixed fee for combined overhead and profit, not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the enumerated items. !he allo~ance for combined overhead and profit so calculated shall be the only allowance Included In the total cost to the Owner. Among the items considered overhead are cost for insurance, social security taxes, bond, superintendence, time keeping, clerical work, watchman, use of small tools, general office expense and miscellaneous. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I JUL-16-2008 16:06 r. J....} RRC j-U<CHH::i 1 NLi If none of the above methods are agreed upon, the Contractor, providing he receives an order in writing, shall proceed with the work. In such cases and also under case 2 he shall keep a record of and present in such form as the Engineer may require, a correct amount of net cost of labor and materials, together with vouchers. In any case, the Engineer shall certify to the amount, including a reasonable allowance for overhead and profit to the Contractor. Pending final determination of value, no payment on account of changes shall be made on any estimate. GC-24. EXTENSION OF TIME: Extension of time stipulated in the contract for completion of the worK will be made if and as the Engineer may deem proper, when work under change order as herein before provided is added to the work under this contract: and when the work of the Contractor is delayed on account of conditions which could not have been foreseen, or which were beyond the control of the Contractor, and which were not the result of his fault or negligence. Extension of time for completion shall also be allowed for any delays in the progress of the work caused by any act or neglect of the Owner or of his employees or by other Contractors employed by the Owner, or delay due to an act of Government, or by any delay in the furnishing of plans and necessary information by the Engineer, or by any other cause which in the opinion of the Engineer entitles the Contractor to an extension of time. Strikes and other labor disputes shall be cause for an extension of time. The Contractor shall notify the Engineer promptly of any occurrence or conditions which in the Contractor's opinion entitle him to an extension of time, Such notice shall be in writing and shall be submitted in ample time to permit full investigation and evaluation of the Contractors claim. The Engineer shall acknowledge receipt of the Contractor's notice within _five (5) days of its receipt. Failure to provide such notice shall constitute a waiver by the Contractor of any claim. GC-25. CLEAN-UP: Contractor shall keep the premises free from the accumulation of waste material and rubbish, and upon completion of the work, prior to final acceptance of the completed project by the Owner, he shall remove from the premises all rubbish, surplus materials, implements, tools, etc, and leave his work in a clean condition, satisfactory to the Engineer. GC.26.GUARANTEE: CORRECTION OF THE WO~: Contractor shall guarantee all items of work to be free from defects in workmanship and material for a period of one year after final acceptance by the Owner. Contractor shall re-execute at his own expense, any work that fails to conform to the requirements of the Contract Documents, including any defects which appear up to one year after the date of final acceptance of the completed project. Provisions of this article apply to all work executed by subcontractors, vendors and direct employees of Contractor. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I JUL-16-2008 16:06 ARC PURCHR:ilNG r. J.O GC.27. CLAIMS FOR EXTRA COS"(: If the Contractor claims that any instructions by drawings or other media issued after the date of the Contract involved extra cost under this Contract, he shall give the Engineer written notice thereof within seven (7) days after the receipt of such instructions, and in any event before proceeding to exeoute the work, except in emergencies endangering life or property, and the procedure shall then be as provided for changes in the work. No such claims shall be valid unless so made. GC.28. SEPARATE CONTRACTS: The Owner reserves the right to let other contracts in connection with this work, The 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 his work with theirs. If any part of the Contractor's work depends for proper execution or results upon the work of any other Contractor, the Contractor shall inspect and promptly report to the Engineer any defects in such work that render it unsuitable for such proper execution and results. His failure so to inspect and report shall constitute an acceptance of the other Contractor's work as fit and proper for the reception of his work, except as to defects which may develop in the other Contractor's work after the execution of his work. To insure the proper execution of his subsequent work the Contractor shall measure work already in place and shall at once report to the Engineer any discrepancy between the executed work and the drawings. GC-29. RIGHTS OF VARIOUS INTERESTS: Whenever work being done by the Owner's forces or by other Contractors is contiguous to work covered by the Contract, the respective rights of the various interests involved shall be established by the Engineer, to secure the completion of the various portions of the work in general harmony. If, through acts of neglect on the part of the Contractor, any other Contractor or any subcontractor shall suffer loss or damage on the work, the Contractor shall settle with such other Contractor or Subcontractor by agreement or arbitration if such other Contractor or Subcontractor will so settle. If such other Contractor or Subcontractor shall assert any claim against the Owner on account of any damage alleged to have been sustained, the Owner shall not.ify the Contractor, who shall indemnify and save harmless, the Owner against any such claIm. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I JUL-16-2008 16:06 ARC PURCHASING 1-'.1'( GC-30. THE OWNER'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE CONTRACT: If the Contractor should be adjudged bankrupt. or if he should make a general assignment for the benefit of his creditors, or if a receiver should be appointed on account of his insolvency, or if he should persistently or repeatedly refuse or should fail, except in cases for which extension of time is provided, to supply enough properly skilled workmen or proper materials, or if he should fail to make prompt payments to Subcontractors or for material or labor, or persistently disregard laws, ordinances or the instructions of the Engineer or otherwise be guilty of a substantial violation of any provision of the Contract, then the Owner, upon the certificate of the Engineer that suffioient cause exists to justify such action may, without prejudice to any other right or remedy and after giving the Contractor seven (7) days written notice, terminate the employment of the Contractor and take possession of the premises and of all materials, tools and appliances thereon and finish the work by whatever method he may deem expedient. In such case the Contractor shall not be entitled to reoeive any further . payment until the work is finished. If the unpaid balance of the contract price shall exceed the expense of finishing the work, including compensation for additional managerial and administrative services, such exoess shall be paid to the Contractor. If such expense shall exceed such unpaid balance, the Contractor shall pay the difference to the Owner. The expense incurred by the Owner as herein provided and the damage incurred through the Contractor's default, shall be oertified by the Engineer. GC.31. CONTRACTOR'S RIGHT TO STOP WORK OR TERMINATE CONTRACT: If the work should be stopped under an order of any court, or other pUblic authority, for a periOd of three months, through no act or fault of the Contractor or of anyone employed by him, or if the Engineer should fail to issue any estimate within ten (10) days after it is due, or if the Owner should fail to pay the Contractor within fifteen (15) days of its maturity and presentation any sum 9~rtified by the E.ngineer or awarded by arbitrators, then the Contractor may. upon seven (7) days' written notice to the Owner and the Engineer, stop work or terminate this contract and recover from the Owner payment for all work executed, plus any loss sustained upon any plant or materials plus reasonable profit and damages. GC-32. REMOVAkOF EQUIPMENT: In the case of termination of this Contract before oompletion from any cause whatever, the Contraotor, if notified to do so by the Owner, shall promptly remove any part or all of his equipment and supplies from the property of the Owner, failing which the Owner shall have the right to remove such equipment and supplies at the expense of the Contractor. GC-33. ROYALTIES AND PATENTS: The Contractor shall pay all royalties and license fees. He shall defend all suits or claims for infringement of any patent rights and shall save the Owner harmless from loss on account thereof except that the Owner shall be responsible for all such loss when a particular process or the I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I JUL-16-2008 16:07 ARC PURCHASING P.18 product of a particular manufacturer or manufacturers is speoified unless the Owner has notified the Contractor prior to the signing of the Contract that the particular process or product is patented or is believed to be patented. GC.34. LIENS: Neither the final payment nor any part of the retained percentage shall become due until the Contractor, if required. shall deliver to the Owner a complete release of all liens arising out of this Contract, or receipts in full in lieu thereof and, if required in either case, an affidavit which certifies so far as he has knowledge or information that the releases and receipts include all the labor and materials for which a lien could be filed; but the Contractor may, if any Subcontractor refuses to furnish a release or receipt in full, furnish a bond satisfactory to the Engineer, to indemnify the Owner against any such lien. If any lien remains unsatisfied after all payments are made, the Contractor shall refund to the Owner all monies that the latter may be compelled to pay in discharging such a lien, including all costs and a reasonable attorney's fee. GC-35. ASSIGNMENT: Neither party to the Contract shall assign the Contract or sublet it as a whole without the written consent of the other, nor shall the Contractor assign any monies due him hereunder, except to a bank or financial institution acceptable to the Owner. In case the Contractor assigns all or any part of any monies due or to become due under this contract, the instrument of assignment shall contain a clause substantially to the effect that it is agreed that the right of the assignee in and to any monies due or to become due to the Contractor shall be subject to prior liens of all persons, firms and corporations for services rendered or materials supplied for the performance of the work called for in this Contract. GC-36. PAYMENTS WlTHHELD PRIOR TO FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF WORK; The Owner may withhold or, on account of subsequently discovered evidence, nullify the whole or part of any certificate to such extent as may be necessary to protect himself from loss on account of: (a) Defective work not remedied. (b) Claims filed or reasonable evidence indicating.probablefiling of claims by other parties against the Contractor. (c) Failure of the Contractor to make payments properly to Subcontractors or for material or labor. (d) Damage to another Contractor. JUL-16-2008 16:07 ARC PURCHASING P.19 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I When the above grounds are removed or the Contractor provides a Surety Bond satisfactory to the Owner which will protect the Owner in the amount withheld, payment shall be made for amounts withheld, because of them. GC-37. APPEAL: (a) Generp,l: Both parties of the Contract agree that as conditions precedent to the filing of an action in any court involving the amount or rate of payment of settlement for work performed by the Contractor under these contract documents, and as a condition precedent to the liability of the Owner for any amount other than contained in the estimates approved by the Engineer, any questions at issue involving the amount or rate of settlement of liability of the Owner for an amount other than as shown by the estimates approved by the Engineer, shall be referred to arbitration for decision and award. The arbitrator or board of arbitration shall have authority only to pass upon questions involving compensation to the Contractor for work actually performed but not allowed by the Engineer, and Its authority shall not extend to the interpretation of the plans and specifications or the determination of the qualities of materials or workmanship furnished, nor shall it have authority to set aside or modify the terms or requirements of the contract. Notwithstanding any provision of this contract, the Owner shall have the right at any time to file suit for breach of contract, should any of the terms and conditions of this contract be breached by the Contractor, and that no provision of this contract shall be so construed as to prevent the Owner from filing suit for breach of contract at any time the terms and conditions of this contract are breached by the Contractor. (b) Selection of Arbitrators: The parties may ag ree on one arbitrator; otherwise a board of arbitration shall consist of three persons, one to be named in writing by eaoh party to this contract within five (5) days after notice of arbitration is served by either party upon the other, and the third member chosen by the first two so named within five (5) days after notice of selection. In determining the award, the majority of the board shall govern. Certified copies of the findings and award shall be filed with the Owner and the Contractor. (c) Comoensation: The arbitrator or board of arbitration shall make such rules as it shall determine equitable to govern itself in the conduct of the investigation and determination of the award. Said member or members shall fix the amount of the cost of the proceedings including a fair and reasonable compensation to the arbitrators, and shall determine how the total cost shall be borne. GC-38. TAXES AND FEI:;S: The Contractor shall pay all sales taxes and other applicable taxes and fees. Please acknowledge addendum in your submittal. END ADDENDUM TOTAL P.19 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR DIAMOND LAKES TENNIS COMPLEX Augusta, Georgia AUGUST A, RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION The Honorable Deke S. Copenhaver Mayor Betty Beard Marion F. Williams Joe Bowles J. R. Hatney Andy Cheek Calvin Holland, Sr. Jimmy Smith Don A. Grantham Jerry Brigham Bernard E. Harper Frederick L. Russell - City Administrator Tom F. Beck, Jr.,CPRP - Director, Augusta Recreation & Parks Department Cranston Engineering Group, P.C. Engineers - Planners - Surveyors Augusta, Georgia May 20, 2008 2006-0066 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION TITLE NO. OF PAGES I Invitation for Bids 1 ill Instructions to Bidders 3 P Proposal 9 BB Bid Bond 2 NA Notice of Award 1 A Agreement 4 PB Performance and Payment Bonds 5 NP Notice to Proceed 1 GC-O Index to General Conditions 1 ~ GC General Conditions 23 SC-O Index to Special Conditions 1 SC Special Conditions 8 TS-O Index to Technical Specifications 1 TS Technical Specifications 79 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Invitation To Bid Sealed bids will be received at this office until 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 23,2008: Bid #08-148 Diamond Lakes Tennis Complex for Recreation & Parks BIDS will be received by Augusta, GA Commission hereinafter referred to as the OWNER at the offices of: Geri A. Sams, Director Procurement Department 530 Greene Street - Room 605 Augusta, Georgia 30901 706-821-2422 BID documents may be obtained at the office of Augusta, GA Procurement Department, 530 Greene Street - Room 605, Augusta, GA 30901. Plans and specifications for this project can be made available upon request to Augusta Blue Print. The fees for the plans and specifications which are non-refundable is $150.00. Documents may also be examined during regular business hours at the Augusta Builders Exchange, 1262 Merry Street, Augusta, GA 30904; F. W. Dodge Plan Room, 1281 Broad Street, , Augusta, GA 30901. It is the wish of the Owner that all businesses are given the opportunity to submit on this project. To facilitate this policy the Owner is providing the opportunity to view plans online (www.auQustablue.com) at no charge through Augusta Blue Print (706 722-6488) beginning Thursday, June 12,2008. Bidders are cautioned that submitting a package without Procurement of a complete set are likely to overlook issues of construction phasing, delivery of goods or services, or coordination with other work that is material to the successful completion of the project. Bidders are cautioned that sequestration of documents through any other source is not advisable. Acquisition of documents from unauthorized sources places that bidder at the risk of receiving incomplete or inaccurate information upon which to base his qualifications. A MANDATORY Pre-BID Conference will be held on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 605 of the Procurement Department. All questions must be submitted in writing by Friday, July 11,2008 by 3:00 p.m. to the office of the Procurement Department by fax at 706- 821-2811 or by mail. No bid will be accepted by fax, all must be received by mail or hand delivered. No BID may be withdrawn for a period of 90 days after time has been called on the date of opening. A 10% Bid bond is required to be submitted in a separate envelope so marked along with the bidders' qualifications; a 100% performance bond and a 100% payment bond will be required for award. Bidders will please note that the number of copies requested; all supporting documents including financial statements and references and such other attachments that may be required by the bid invitation are material conditions of the bid. Any package found incomplete or submitted late shall be ejected by the Procurement Office. Any bidder allegedly contending that he/she has been improperly disqualified from bidding due to an incomplete bid submission shall have the right to appeal to the appropriate committee of the Augusta Commission. Please mark BID number on the outside of the envelope. GERI A. SAMS, Procurement Director Publish: Augusta Chronicle Metro Courier June 12, 19, 26, July 3, 2008 June 18, 2008 cc: T ameka Allen Tom Beck Ron Houck Interim Deputy Administrator Recreation & Parks Department Recreation & Parks Department I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION IB INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS IB-Ol GENERAL: All proposals must be presented in a sealed envelope, addressed to the Owner. The proposal must be filed with the Owner on or before the time stated in the invitation for bids. Mailed proposals will be treated in every respect as though filed in person and will be subject to the same requirements. Proposals received subsequent to the time stated will be returned unopened. Prior to the time stated any proposal may be withdrawn at the discretion of the bidder, but no proposal may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after bids have been opened, pending the execution of contract with the successful bidder. IB-02 EXAMINATION OF WORK: Each bidder shall, by careful examination, satisfy himself as to the nature and location of the work, the conformation of the ground, the character, quality and quantity of the facilities needed preliminary to and during the prosecution of the work, the general and local conditions, and all other matters which can in any way affect the work or the cost thereof under the contract. No oral agreement or conversation with any officer, agent, or employee of the Owner, either before or after the execution of the contract, shall affect or modify any ofthe terms or obligations therein. IB-03 ADDENDA AND INTERPRETATIONS: No interpretation of the meaning of plans, specifications or other prebid documents will be made to any bidder orally. Every request for such interpretation should be in writing addressed to The Director of Augusta Recreation and Parks Department c/o Augusta Procurement Department, 530 Greene Street, Room 605, Augusta, Georgia 30901 and to be given consideration must be received at least five days prior to the date fixed for the opening of bids. Any and all such interpretations and any supplemental instructions will be in the form of written addenda to the specifications which, if issued, will be sent by certified mail with return receipt requested to all prospective bidders (at the respective addresses furnished for such purposes), not later than three days prior to the date fixed for the opening of bids. Failure of any bidder to receive any such addendum or interpretation shall not relieve such bidder from any obligation under his bid as submitted. All addenda so issued shall become part of the Contract Documents. IB-04 PREPARATION OF BIDS: Bids shall be submitted on the forms provided and must be signed by the bidder or his authorized representative. Any corrections to entries made on bid forms should be initialed by the person signing the bid. IE-I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Bidders must quote on all items appearing on the bid forms, unless specific directions in the advertisement, on the bid form, or in the special specifications allow for partial bids. Failure to quote on all items may disqualify the bid. When quotations on all items are not required, bidders shall insert the words "no bid" where appropriate. Alternative bids will not be considered unless specifically called for. Telegraphic or telecopier bids will not be considered. Modifications to bids already submitted will be allowed if submitted by telegraph or facsimile prior to the time fixed in the Invitation for Bids. Modifications shall be submitted as such, and shall not reveal the total amount of either the original or revised bids. Bids by wholly owned proprietorships or partnerships will be signed by all owners. Bids of corporations will be signed by an officer of the firm and his signature attested by the secretary thereof who will affix the corporate seal to the Proposal. NOTE: A 10% Bid Bond is required in all cases. IB-05 BASIS OF AWARD: The bids will be compared on the basis of unit prices, as extended, which will include and cover the furnishing of all material and the performance of all labor requisite or proper, and completing of all the work called for under the accompanying contract, and in the manner set forth and described in the specifications. Where estimated quantities are included in certain items ofthe proposal, they are for the purpose of comparing bids. While they are believed to be close approximations, they are not guaranteed and settlement will be made for such items upon the basis of the work as actually executed at the unit prices in the proposal as accepted. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to check all items of construction. In case of error in extension of prices in a proposal, unit bid prices shall govern. IB-06 BIDDER'S QUALIFICATIONS: No proposal will be received from any bidder unless he can present satisfactory evidence that he is skilled in work of a similar nature to that covered by the contract and has sufficient assets to meet all obligations to be incurred in carrying out the work. He shall submit with his proposal, sealed in a separate envelope, a FINANCIAL EXPERIENCE AND EQUIPMENT STATEMENT, giving reliable information as to working capital available, plant equipment, and his experience and general qualifications. The Owner may make such investigations as are deemed necessary to determine the ability of the bidder to perform the work and the bidder shall furnish to him all such additional information and data for this purpose as may be requested. The Owner reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by the bidder or investigation of him fails to satisfy the Owner that such bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the contract and to complete the work contemplated therein. Part of the evidence required above shall IB-2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I consist of a list ofthe names and addresses of not less than five (5) firms or corporations for which the bidder has done similar work. IB-07 PERFORMANCE BOND: At the time of entering into the contract, the Contractor shall give bond to the Owner for the use ofthe Owner and all persons doing work or furnishing skill, tools, machinery or materials under or for the purpose of such contract, conditional for the payment as they become due, of all just claims for such work, tools, machinery, skill and terms, for saving the Owner harmless from all cost and charges that may accrue on account ofthe doing of the work specified, and for compliance with the laws pertaining thereto. Said bond shall be for the amount of the contract satisfactory to the Owner and authorized by law to do business in the State of Georgia. Attorneys-in-fact who sign bonds must file with each copy thereof a certified and effectively dated copy of the power of attorney. IB-08 REJECTION OF BIDS: These proposals are asked for in good faith, and awards will be made as soon as practicable, provided satisfactory bids are received. The right is reserved, however to waive any informalities in bidding, to reject any and all proposals, or to accept a bid other than the lowest submitted if such action is deemed to be in the best interest of the Owner. -, IB-3 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION P PROPOSAL DATE: ij23/0? Gentlemen: In compliance with your invitation for bids, the undersigned hereby proposes to furnish all labor, equipment and materials, and to perfonn all work for the project referred to herein as: DIAMOND LAKES TENNIS COMPLEX in strict accordance with the Contract Documents and in consideration of the amounts shown on the bid schedule attached hereto and totaling: FIve. hLlV\..cLv.e.d +:'-~- ~u"v +\l\ou_SCvr.. \ /1 00 doliars r5t.i~ ,0&.3, ')2- ) , , and -52- The undersigned hereby agrees that, upon written acceptance of this bid, he will within 10 days of receipt of such notice execute a fom1al-contract agreement with the O\:vner, and that he will provide the bond or guarantees required by the contract documents. The undersigned bereby agrees that, if awarded the contract, he will commence the work within Ten (lQ) calendar days after the date of written notice to proceed, and that he will complete the work within One Hundred Eighty (180) calendar days after the date of such notice. The undersigned ackn)?wledges receipt of the following addenda: A-ci&e/V\dvlW'- IVo. \ . Encl~sedis a b4i g).ldlltee, consisting of m the amount of /Oo;D of- j)i I cfv Respectfully submitted, (JoJ'l(-{D ~ GtRi'13 .BnHt..o-i5 CCl/"\sirv-d\'Ofl, l-LG FIRM NAME G::l( (CO)lwte.-r pf{)[1.;5vitd=F5 [VOJtS.3~ 30!rD"1 BUSIl\TESS ADDRESS BY: CJ...J../ \~ -f./d/iAI TITLE: \A~e PVe<;lde/v,-,~ P-l I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I BID SCHEDULE DIAMOND LAKES TENNIS COMPLEX 2006~0066 TO ACCOMP ANY THE PROPOSAL OF BIDDER: ().(Jjn10 .'! Getlnj 13r~W' {O",sfrudh LLL ADDRESS: 0.2( fonder P f;..a ,5,,~ 4:1 :3 8vtLn 5, &.(0/:5 i tl :]onq .., .). Standard Pavement (611 Graded Aggregate Base and 2" 12.5 lUm Superpave Asphaltic. Concrete) 1,812 _ S.Y. @ .$ 20. ?~ IS.Y. .$ -:?'" 25(1 '"7)" -' (; / . 4. TelIDis Court Paving (4" Graded Aggregate Base and 1.5" 9.5mm Superpave Asphaltic Concrete) 2,873 S.Y. @ $ I g. 0 ~ IS.Y. 24" Standard Concrete Curb & Gutter 1,200 L.F. @ $ /3. ~ y; IL.F. .$ c( i tJ.., 9 5'{- :..J -rj .... .~ . 5. $ IGI17~. eoO 6. Tennis COUli Surfacing (Including Striping) 2,873 S.Y. @ $ 4. (.., 3 IS.Y. Concrete Sidewalk - 4" Thick 470 S.Y. @ $ $ I 3 I 30 I. c; '1 7. ~I. 31 IS.Y. .$ 1& 83':;. .7[, ( 8. 10. 24" Concrete Curb and Gutter Removal (Median Cut) Lump Sum Asphalt Overlay, 2" 12.5 mm Superpave Asphaltic Concrete 505 S.Y. @ $ 1~,c{O IS.Y. Asphalt Leveling, Installed Complete 35 TON@ $ 10d. IS .$ 1."lStf.io<t , 9. . C' (I b\.l .$ (..,1 -;:::> l't. ITON $ '3 '5-'5. ,;,)5 '. ) 11. 4" Aggregate Surface Course 1,980 S.Y. @.$ la. ,-\-\ IS.Y. $ Il, ~ql. '0> $ d /3, :l-Ot{!tf' ell Subtotal I P-2 I I ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION. QUANTITY. UNIT & UNIT PRICE AMOUNT I II. WATER MAIN AND APPURTENANCES 1. 10" C900 PVC Water Main; Installed Complete (Including I Fittings and Restraint) $~~ If/1. cD 565 L.p. @ $ 3].. \po IL.F. ') 6" C900 PVC Water Main, Installed Complete (Including .... I Fittings and Restraint) ; lP t5 3,. 10 I g. ;)t5 205 L.F.@ $ (7. IL.F. $ I 3. 2" PVC Water Main, Installed Complete (Including Fittings and Restraint) 60 1,170 L.F. @ $ 'f5~ (t6 IL.F. $ IO,d37 I 4. 1" PVC Water Service wi Valve and Valve Box, Installed Complete i /51 '-f.b (, I Lump Sum $ . { - 5. Fire Hydrant w/6" Gate Valve, Installed Complete (Including I Fittings and Restraint) "2- g if I q c{-. 2.f 1 Each @ $ Lt, 10tf. lEach $ J 6. 10" Gate Valve, Including Valve Box, Installed Complete I 1 Each @ $ i, ~OO. 3'f lEach $ I; {';JO{i. 3 '{ 7. 6" Gate Valve, Including Valve Box, Installed Complete I 1 Each @ $ 't23. ~ I lEach $ g i;( .~ J L.- _;. ? 8. 2" Gate Valve, , Including Valve Box, Installed Complete I 1 Each @ $ l.f- ?:/5. 7.3 lEach $ <f-3 ~~. ., 3 9. Frost Proof Hose Bibb, Installed Complete I 8 Each @ $ "315. '-1 ( lEach $ :2, S;l /. z.g 10. Tie to Existing Water Main 1 Each @ $ L Lf!~. 65 lEach $ -11-- tfl b. 05 I Subtotal II $ LPI S1 Ie <f0 --:......;;- . I III. STORM SE\VER 1. 30" R. C.P. I 557 Sl.g? l'7 (,. z;;or L.F.@ $ IL.F. $ ':;i, 2. 24" R.C.P. /,'1) I 220 L.F.@ $ 3cr. q cf IL.F. $ CZS J '7 'i/b . 3. 18" R.C.P. I 73 L.F.@ $ 30.13 IL.F. $ ;) I G"1 Ct 4J.'J I . I P-3 I I ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION. QUANTITY. UNIT & UNIT PRICE AM 0 UNT I 4. 2411 C.P.P. 19 L.F. @ $ lj 3.)/ IL.F. $ 'l;.2-0 . if [7 I 5. 18" c.P.P. 571 L.F. @ $ .JL:; . 'l b IL.F. $ I '-f! 7 () t. 96 (;"'-........ I 6. 12" c.P.P. Ib 426 L.F. @ $ ! %-, IL.F. $ ~/73~,.ib I 7. Yard Drain 5 Each @ :;; I, I t;Lf, 6z. lEach :;; 5; 77). .io , I 8. Grate Trap 4 Each @ $ I QO~ 0~ /Each $ /~65, q~'J..... I 7 . 0 Junction Box I ./. 2 Each @ $ ;11 /t;O, 7'; /Each $ 4-3 ;).{ . 5D I 10. St01111 Manhole lY'oi. dO I 1 Each @ $ I, qt:f? DO /Each $ II. 30" Flared End Section, R.C.P, ~ C3 I 1 Each @ $ q5)... - lEach $ q oS ~ 'd-1 12. Single Wing Trap (0,). I 3 Each @ $ ;) d-g",. lEach $ L:, I g 5 q . 0;;'1:. I 13. Single Wing Trap Removal (Median Cut) I Lump Sum $ (/0/'/,0'1 14. 6" French Drain, Installed Complete, Including Ties To St01111 I Traps 700 L.F.@ $ 11: if IL.F. $ O}JI! 00 J I . I Subtotal III $ I O<f~ ') '7~., --6 , IV. MISCELLANEOUS CG I 1. Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control, Including Maintenance and Removal (As Detailed, Including I Temporary Grassing, Silt Fence, Construction Outlet, Surface Roughening, Inlet Protection, and Check Dams) . ~ gn't L/-.'l Lump Sum $ ;)':J) , I 2. Silt Fence, Type "C" (Additional Not Shown on Plans, As Directed in Field) 200 L.F@ $ 2 '\\1. /L.F. $ . (0 C.{1: . (j'D I ./. cr \ 3. Erosion Control Slope Mat l. q~ $ tf I <?1J. --, 0 2,155 S.Y. @ $ IS.Y. I --.J./- P-4 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION. QUANTITY. UNIT & UNIT PRICE 4. Stone Dumped Rip Rap, 12", Including Geotextile Fabric 20 S.Y. @ $ (c1. 15 g __ IS.Y. 5. Stone Dumped Rip Rap, 6", Including Geotextile Fabric 15 S. Y. @ $ II. It> D IS. Y. 6.. Permanent Grassing, Bermuda (Est. 9.0 acres) Lump Sum 7. "Wheel Stop 1 Each @ $ lEach r-l, 0':'" 'Of-!. 8. Handicap Parking (Striping and Signs) Lump Sum Access Road Striping, Complete (As Detailed) Lump Sum 10' P.V.C. Coated Chain Link Fence, Including 4 Standard 3' Gates (Installed Complete) 990 L.F. @ $ 3lf. l{.-( /L.F. 9. 10. 11. Double 6' Service Gate, Full Height, Installed Complete (12' Total Width) 1 Each@ $ 12. ! /1S'd-' ~"'D /Each I 6' Vinyl Coated Polyester Windscreens (Installed Complete) 605 L.F. @ $ 5. 33 IL.F. 13. 42' TelIDis Net, Installed Complete (Including Net Posts) 4 Each @ $ <f3c. I ( lEach 14. Red Cedar - Juniperus Virginiana (3" Caliper) 33 Each @ $ 2. ?/g. If 9 lEach 15. Southern Magnolia - Magnolia, Granifolia (3" Caliper) 18 Each @ $ ~ 55. "3? lEach 16. Crape MYIile - Lagerstroemia (3" Caliper) 34 Each @ $ ( '3 '-i. '-f f /Each 17. Weeping Lovegrass - Eragrostis Curvula 2,000 S.Y. @ $ ../1 IS.Y. 18. 6" Concrete Header Curb (Flush) 85 L.F. @ $ II JL, IL.F. 19. Removable Bollards, Installed Complete 3 Each @ $ :2/7. 7 g lEach 20. 411 PVC Sleeve 100 L.F. @ $ (.)". ?--, o IL.F. P-5 AMOUNT $ .'~,c1 { , (p D $ -:!CL oi) I IT. $ '0 50i.J. Ub $ r.:::7 C D ":-1 () . $. I,Oll5.S& I $ 3~).~. ~ QO $ 61ft OGS' $ It I '?")..., 0:l. $ "3 Id-d- tf . lc S- $ I -, d- O. <.f.x/- I $ '7/ 5 +0, /7 $ 4-, 6-7 ~. 'i'y $ u'-/CJ,'!1i 'i ':) l:;? 7. f ..., ..., ,-, Ol.; 5; ,,,..~, $ 7b5. ("C) $ <g"?;3. 3 'LI $ ?{:>-.7.0D I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ITEM NO. DESCRlPTION. QUANTITY. UNIT & UNIT PRICE AMOUNT 21. Offsite Disposal of Unsuitable Material (As Required) 500 C.Y. @ $ 1(, g--::J- IC.Y. $ _.-' ([0 ~ / C;!O~._ 22. "Stop" Sign, 24" x 24" 1 Each @ $ 9-//. '7<t lEach $ .:17"1. -7'2 23. Lump Sum Construction (Includes, But Is Not Limited To The Items Listed) - Construction Staking - Traffic Control - Mobilization, Demobilization - Bonds - Insurance - Shoring, If Required Lump Sum $ ...,'- ., /i; ~,i. ..L 'O( (o~' ./.:.,. Subtotal IV $ 13// 73~, 13 C b $ 55(f, o~ 3, ~;)- BASE BID GRAND TOTAL * Any Other Item Without A Specific Pay Item Shall Be Included In "Lump Sum Construction". ADDITIVE ALTERNATES Alternative shall be equal to the amount to be added to the original Base Bid for the additional Bid Items which are shown. These items will not be additive to existing Bid Items. AI. Add Altemate #1 - Provide Standard Pavement (6" Graded Aggregate Base and 2" 12.5 mm Superpave Asphaltic Concrete) and 24" Standard Curb & Gutter and Associated Appurtenances in place of the 4" Aggregate Surface Course for the Parking Lot (Item 1-11,1,980 S.Y.). 1. Standard Pavement (6" Graded Aggregate Base and 2" 12.5 mm Superpave Asphaltic Concrete) . 1,980 S.Y. @ $ '7.1. ?-Lf IS.Y. 4. Concrete Side.wa1k - 4" Thick 232 S.Y. @ $ 'I "1 (.,.l.-. - . IS.Y. $ L{- d, 0 55. ?-c $ II Lf 5- g: QW ( $ I ,")...u ;>-L/. ) .J . \, $ ~! ~+n. I "'}- 2. 24 II Standard Concrete Curb and Gutter 850 L.F. @ $ /3. '-I r IL.F. 3. Class A Concrete Flumes 4 Each @ $ 3'?I.OL lEach P-6 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION. QUANTITY. UNIT & UNIT PRICE 5. Parking Lot Stripping, Complete as Detailed Lump Sum ADD # 1 TOTAL . AMOUNT $ Lj.<tJ-1Sb $ ~ I, b 01 ,1:J- A2. Add Altemate #2 - Provide four Tem1is Courts in addition to the four provided in Base Bid. 1. Temus Court Paving (4" Graded Aggregate Base and 1.5" 9.5 mm Superpave Asphaltic Concrete) 2,873 . S.Y. @ $ I ~,Cj g IS.Y. $ 2. Tennis Court Surfacing (Including Stripping) 2,873 S.Y. @ $ 4. ~ 3 IS.Y. 10' P.V.c. Coated Chain Link Fence, Including 1 Standard 31 Gate (Installed Complete) . 690 . L.F. @ $ 3 i. 4- f IL.F. 3. 4. 6' Vinyl Coated Polyester Windscreens (Installed Complete) 605 L.F. @ $ 5. ?> -; IL.F. 42' Tennis Net, Installed Complete (Including Net Posts) 4 Each @ $ 4.:,D. I ( /Each 5. Concrete Sidewalk -4" Thick 85 S.Y. @ $ 6. Ilf . 5b- IS.Y. -'1 I ./? /)7. ;;;y 5, '::? ~ r '----- $ . 3 'J ( Q('1 ( ) .:>0 . I $ ;(3) '7'-b. .9D $ "';J 'J.. c.f. C c:r :::> ) $ I . 1 ).. D, 44: ) $ I ....., ~LL //0 r,)-'T. ADD #2 TOTAL $ q7 /7 ~3., 7~: , C C; A3. Add Alternate #3 - Provide Sergeant Juniper in Place of Weeping Lovegrass (Item III - 17,2,000 S.Y.). 1. Sergeant Juniper - Juniperus Chinensis (3 Gallon), Including Pine Straw 2,000 Each @ $ I ~.13 lEach ADD #3 TOTAL $ $ """) -, ',)'D c D :JP") i7\ i;> . ~, {'; ':l ') :;;L bO. \. " ,J -'7 A4. Add Alternate #4 - Provide Sanitary Sewer Facilities as Shown on Plans. 1. 8" Sanitary Sewer, P.Y.C. (Including Type n, No. 57 Stone, Bedding Material) 1,462 L.F. @ /i~ 5'1 L-.'-" . IL.F. $ 2. 8" Sanitary Sewer, D.I.P. (Including Type II, No. 57 StOlle, Bedding Matel1al) 175 L.F. @ $ .5)., C'\"" IL.F. P-7 $ 30 I 0 ).. 5 zr I $ Q {I'.' S7J r. () , I DESCRIPTION, QUANTITY. UNIT & UNIT PRICE Sanitary Sewer Manhole, Installed Complete 7 Each @ $ 'J qt);. q fj' lEach 6" Sanitary Se"wer Service, Installed Complete with Cleanout Lump Sum Tie to Existing Sanitary Sewer Manhole 1 . Each @. $ I; '- 3, q. (.:. 0 lEach ADD # 4 TOTAL r P-8 AMOUNT $ 13 30 d, ~ " $ .- . . {)-:2 61 l.f 3/ , 1::; $ ~ C; " 12;:)7.(;,,0 I $ S-a J'I.'7 iJ.., 7 ....T . I / , I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ADDITIONAL ITEMS OF CONSTRUCTION TO BE PERFORMED IF SO REQUIRED BY THE ENGINEER: STATE UNIT PRICES: 1. Crushed Stone (For subgrade replacement in place) .- $ )/;j ;)0 I~ ~?. 6D } ?5 I~ ~t; ~1) 3D IC.Y. IS.Y. IC.Y. IC.Y. ISack Cement IC.Y. IC.Y. IC.Y. IC.Y. ITon NOTE: FAILURE TO QUOTE RE.4..S0NABLE PRlCES FOR ADDITIONAL ITEMS MA Y CAUSE THE BID TO BE REJECTED. 2. Sand-Cemen~ bag Riprap . , .- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ Bank-run Sand (For sub grade replacement in place) ... $ 3. 4. Washed Sand (For subgrade replacement in place) .... $ 5. Soil-Cement (Stabilized base in place) .............. $ 6. 7: 8. Sand Clay (For sub grade replacement in place) ....... $ Undercut Excavation of Unsuitable Material ......... $ Trench Rock Excavation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. $ 9. 10. Mass Rock Excavation .......................... $ Overcut and Clean Stone Bedding ................. $ P-9 I ~, 5 A FEe O' SAFECO Insurance Company PO Box 34526 Seattle, WA 98124-1526. FIRST NATIONAL SURETY BID BOND Conforms with The American Institute of Architects, A.I.A. Document No. A.310 KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, Garnto & Geariq Bros. Constructon. LLC, 621 Ponder Place Drive' I I and the FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA I I I Evans. Georgia 30809 as Principal, hereinafter called the Principal, of 2359 Perimeter Pointe, Suite 160, Charlotte, North Carolina 28208 , a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Washington , a~ Surety, hereinafter calied the Surety, are held and firmly bound unto Augusta-Richmond County Commission as Obligee, hereinafter called the Obligee, in the sum of 10% of Bid Amount - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dollars ($ 10% of Bid Amount ) , for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, the said Principal and the said Surety, bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. I I I I I I I I I I I WHEREAS, the Principal has submitted a bid for Diamond Lakes Tennis Complex for Recreation & Parks NOW, THEREFORE, if the Obligee shall accept the bid of the Principal and the Principal shall enter into a Contract with the Obligee in accordance with the terms of such bid, and give such bond or bonds as may be specified in the bidding or Contract Documents with good and sufficient surety for the faithful performance of such Contract and for the prompt payment of labor arid material furnished in the prosecution thereof, or in the event of the failure of the Principal to enter such Contract and give such bond or bonds, if the Principal shall pay to the Obligee the difference not to exceed the penalty hereof between the amount specified in said bid and such larger amount for which the Obligee may in good faith contract with another party to perform the Work covered by said bid, then this obligation shall be null and void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect. Signed and sealed this 23rd day of JuW 2008 Gamto & Gearig Bros. Constructon, LLC, . 621 Ponder Place Drive (Seal) Principal (IP (h~ f!N,kJJ Witness · r~~j PAlt~ V Title FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA 71/!l.t 'v~. . / I /,('/)/ c7-' r2.(~~~.....r",--~ {/ -"'v Witness By h~ L'(j~o,L Buck Leigh - Attorney-in-Fact S-0054/FNEF 12/00 @ A registered trademark of SAFECO Corporation FRP I I I POWER OF ATTORNEY First National Insurance Company of America Saieco Plaza Seattle, WA 98185 No. 13071 I KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS: That FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, a Washington corporation, does hereby appoint ..""**""."".""".,,,"'U.THOMAS M. ALBUS; BUCK LEIGH; Columbia, South Carolina.......................................... I I its true and lawful attomey(s),in-fact, with full authority to execute on behalf of the company fidelity and surety bonds or undertakings and other documents of a similar character issued by the company in the course of its business, and to bind FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA thereby as fully as if such instruments had been duly executed by its regularty elected officers at its home office. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA has executed and attested these presents I this 31st day of March 2006 I ~. JJfj'4~ STEPHANIE DALEY-WATSON, SECRETARY ~ I MIKE PETERS, PRESIDENT, SURETY I CERTIFICATE Extract from the By-Laws of FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA: "Article V, Section 13. _ FIDELITY AND SURETY BONDS ... the President, any Vice President, the Secretary, and any Assistant Vice President appointed for that purpose by the officer in charge of surety operations, shall each have authority to appoint individuals as attorneys-in-fact or under other appropriate titles with authority to execute on behalf of the company fidelity and surety bonds and other documents of similar character issued by the company in the course of its business... On any instrument making or evidencing such appointment, the signatures may be affixed by facsimile. On any instrument conferring such authority or on any bond or undertaking of the company, the seal, or a facsimile thereof, may be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced; provided, however, that the seal shall not be necessary to the validity of any such instrument or undertaking." Extract from a Resolution of the Board of Directors of FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA adopted July 28.1970. "On any certificate executed by the Secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company setting out, (i) The provisions of Article V, Section 13 of the By-Laws, and (ii) A copy of the power-of-attomey appointment, executed pursuant thereto, and (iii) Certifying that said power-of-attomey appointment is in full force and effect, the signature of the certifying officer may be by facsimile, and the seal of the Company may be a facsimile thereof.' I I I I 1. Stephanie Daley-Watson , Secretary of FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, do hereby certify that the foregoing extracts of the By-Laws and of a Resolution of the Board of Directors of this corporation, and of a Power of Attomey issued pursuant thereto, are true and correct, and that both the By-Laws, the Resolution and the Power of Attorney are still in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the facsimile seal of said corporation I this 2 J~-r;:, day of ~if b()f3 S-1049/DF 4/05 ~ JJfj))lJU!-/ STEPHANIE DALEY-WATSON, SECRETARY I I Safeco@ and the Safeco logo are registered trademarks of Safeco Corporation. WEB PDF I I SECTION NA NOTICE OF AWARD TO: GARNTO & GEARIG BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION, LLC PROJECT: DIAMOND LAKES TENNIS COMPLEX The OWNER has considered the BID submitted by you for the above described 'WORK in response to its Advertisement for Bids and Information for Bidders. You are hereby notified that your BID has been accepted, and will include the Base Bid and Add Alternates 1 & 2, for items in the amount of$713.514.36 . You are required by the Proposal to execute the Agreement and furnish the required Contractor's Performance and Payment Bonds within ten (10) calendar days from the date of this Notice to you. If you fail to execute said Agreement and to furnish said bonds within ten (10) days from the date ofthis Notice, said OWNER will be entitled to consider all rights arising out of the OWNER'S acceptance of your BID as abandoned and as a forfeiture of your Bid Bond. The O\VNER will be entitled to such other rights as may be granted by law. . You are required to return an acknowledged copy of this NOTICE OF AWARD to the OWNER. Dated this 4th day of September ,20 08. CRANSTON ENGINEERmG GROUP, P.c. BY:OC- V ~~4!'- TITLE: ?;eCJfe, /JtINII~e~ *** ACCEPTANCE OF NOTICE *** Receipt of the above NOTICE OF AWARD is hereby acknowledged by k~,(./J~ ~ ~)../;b{.....- this the t day of ~20 oS-. BY: c:J~ J;~ . . TITLE: /J/C eJ (Jr (.s /dr-1 j NA-1 I I /~_.-.:~:l',".--';........, 4 ~_r::~:;;W:-..:.:..ar.~' ~ _~ -.....'---0"..:1.. \. . I , ,\ I ,~' Frederick L Russell, Administrator Office OfTbe Administrator I Tameka Allen, Interim Dc::pul)' Admini::trator Robert Leverett, Interim Deputy Administrator Room SOl - Municipal 8uilding 530 Greene Street - AUGUSfA, GA. 30'01 (706) S21.2400. FAX (706) 821.2819 www..augus~gi!..gOY I I I August 19, 2008 I I Mr. Tom Beck Recreation & Parks Director 2027 Lumpkin Road Augusta, GA 30906 I Dear Tom: I The Augusta-Richmond County Commission, at their regular meeting held on Tuesday August 19. 2008. approved a contract for con$~ruction of an eight (8) court tennis complex at Diamond Lakes Park to Garnto & Gearig Brothers Construction, LLC in the amount of $713.514.36. (Approved by Public Services Committee August ll, 2008) I If you have any questions, please contact me. I I I cc: Ms. Donna Williams Ms. Geri Sams I 08-19-Q8: #9 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION A AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT, made on the of ,~, by and between AUGUSTA. GEORGIA BY AND THROUGH THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION, party of the first part, hereinafter called the OWNER, and GARNTO & GEARIG BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION, LLC, party of the second part, hereinafter called the CONTRACTOR. , WITNESSETH, that the Contractor and the Owner, for the considerations hereinafter named, agree as follows: ARTICLE I - SCOPE OF THE WORK The Contractor hereby agrees to furnish all of the materials and all of the equipment and labor necessary, and to perform all of the work shown on the plans described in the specifications for the project entitled: DIAMOND LAKES TENNIS COMPLEX and in accordance with the requirements and provisions ofthe Contract Documents as defined in the General and Special Conditions hereto attached which are hereby made a part of this agreement. ARTICLE II - TIME OF COMPLETION -- LIOUIDATED DAMAGES The work to be performed under this Contract shall be commenced within Ten (10) calendar days after the date of written notice by the Owner to the Contractor to proceed. The work shall be completed within One-Hundred Eighty (180) calendar days after the date of such notice and with such extensions of time as are provided for in the General Conditions. It is hereby understood and mutually agreed, by and between the Contractor and the Owner, that the date of beginning, rate of progress and the time for completion ofthe work to be done hereunder are ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS of this Contract. Contractor agrees that said work shall be prosecuted regularly, diligently, and uninterruptedly at such rate of progress as will insure full completion thereof within the time specified. It is expressly understood and agreed by and between the Contractor and the Owner, that the time for the completion of the work described herein is a reasonable time for the completion of the same, taking into consideration the average climatic range and construction conditions prevailing in this locality. IF THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NEGLECT, FAIL OR REFUSE TO COMPLETE THE WORK WITHIN THE TIME HEREIN SPECIFIED, then the Contractor does hereby agree, as a part of the consideration for the awarding of this contract, to pay to the Owner the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), not as a penalty, but as liquidated damages for such breach of contract A-I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I as hereinafter set forth, for each and every calendar day that the Contractor shall be in default after the time stipulated in the contract for completing the work. The said amount is fixed and agreed upon by and between the Contractor and the Owner because of the impracticability and extreme difficulty of fixing and ascertaining the actual damages the Owner would, in such event, sustain, and said amounts shall be retained from time to time by the Owner from current periodical estimates. It is further agreed that time is ofthe essence of each and every portion ofthis contract and the specifications wherein a definite portion and certain length of time is fixed for the performance of any act whatsoever; and where under the contract an additional time is allowed for the completion of any work, the new time limit fixed by extension shall be the essence of the Contract. ARTICLE III - PAYMENT A. THECONTRACTSUM The Owner shall pay to the Contractor for the performance of the Contract the amount as stated in the Proposal and Schedule of Items. No variations shall be made in the amount except as set forth in the specifications attached hereto. B. PROGRESS PAYMENTS On not later than the fifth day of every m<;:mth, the Contractor shall submit to the Engineer an estimate covering the percentage of the total amount of the Contract which has been completed from the start ofthe job up to and including the last working day ofthe preceding month, together with such supporting evidence as may be required by the Owner and/or the Engineer. The estimate shall include only quantities in place and at the unit prices set forth in the bid schedule. Within ten (10) days of receiving each Application for Payment, the Engineer shall either indicate in writing a recommendation of payment and present the application to the Owner, or return the Application to the Contractor indicating in writing necessary corrections. In the latter case, the Contractor shall make the corrections and resubmit the application. On the vendor run following approval of the invoice for payment, the Owner shall after deducting previous payments made, pay to the Contractor 90 percent of the amount of the estimate on units accepted in place. The 10 percent retained percentage may be held by the Owner until the final completion and acceptance of all work under the contract. ARTICLE IV - ACCEPTANCE AND FINAL PAYMENT A. Upon receipt of written notice that the work is ready for final inspection and acceptance, the Engineer shall within 10 days make such inspection, and when he finds the work acceptable under the Contract and the Contract fully performed he will promptly issue a final certificate, A-2 I I I I I I I" I I I I I I I I I I I I over his own signature, stating that the work required by the Contract has been completed and is accepted by him under the terms and conditions thereof, and the entire balance found to be due the Contractor, including the retained percentage, shall be paid to the Contractor by the Owner within 15 days after the date of said final certificate. B. Before final payment is due the Contractor shall submit evidence satisfactory to the Engineer that all payrolls, material bills, and other indebtedness connected with the work have been paid, except that in case of disputed indebtedness or liens the Contractor may submit in lieu of evidence of payment a surety bond satisfactory to the Owner guaranteeing payment of all such disputed amounts when adjudicated in cases where such payment has not already been guaranteed by surety bond. C. The making and acceptance of the final payment shall constitute a waiver of all claims by the Owner other than those arising from unsettled liens, from faulty work appearing within 12 months after final payment, from requirements of the specifications, or from manufacturers' guarantees. It shall also constitute a waiver of all claims by the Contractor except those previously made and still unsettled. D. If after the work has been substantially completed, full completion thereof is materially delayed through no fault of the Contractor, and the Engineer, so certifies, the Owner shall upon certificate ofthe Engineer, and without terminating the Contract, make payment ofthe balance due for that portion of the work fully completed and accepted. Such payment shall be made under the terms and conditions governing final payment, except that it shall not constitute a waiver of claims. ..~i~' A-3 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement, the day and year first written above. (SEAL) (SEAL) ATTEST: ~A-J ~~ :51 )/~ Witn AUGUSTA, GEORGIA cf2~p- As its Mayo . . oh6, 1116 (0 It GARNTO & GEARIG BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION, LLC By: f?JAjAh__ ~~/U-i Title: 1//c.. <- fY' -r-c; /de/J'?" Address: y:1L) Jvx Jt iY ~, 6~ 3oJ'uJ A-4 I~ 's A FEe O. I FIRST NATIONAL SURETY SAFECO Insurance Company PO Box 34526 Seattle, WA 98124,1526 Bond No. 6105919 PERFORMANCE BOND Conforms with The American Institute of Architects A.I.A. document No. A-311 KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS: that Garnto & Gearig Bros. Construction, LLC, 630 Ponder Place Drive Evans, Georgia 30809 (Here insert full name and address or legal title of Contractor) as Principal, hereinafter called Contractor, and, FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (Here insert full name and address or legal title of Surety) 4333 Brooklyn Avenue, N.E., Seattle, Washington 98105 as Surety, hereinafter called Surety, are held and firmly bound unto Augusta/Richmond County Commission, 530 Greene St. Room 605, Augusta, Georgia 30911 (Here insert full name and address or legal title of Owner) I as Obligee, hereinafter called Owner, in the amount of Seven Hundred Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Fourteen and 36/100 - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - -- - - -- - - - -- - -- - - - - -- -- -- - - - - -- - - -- - -- -- - Dollars ($ 713,514.36 .). I for the payment whereof Contractor and Surety bind themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. WHEREAS, Contractor has by written agreement dated September 4 2008 , entered into a contract with Owner for Diamond lakes Tennis Complex (Here insert full name, address and description of project) in accordance with Drawings and Specifications prepared by Cranston Engineering Group, P.C. (Here insert full name and address or legal title of Architect) " which contract is by reference made a part hereof, and is hereinafter referred to as the Contract. S.1219/FNEF 10/99 Page 1 of 2 @A registered trademark of SAFECO Corporation FRP I PERFORMANCE BOND 6105919 Low, THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION is such that, if Contractor shall promptly and faithfully perform said Contract, then this obligation shall be null and void; otherwise it shall remain in full force and effect. I The Surety hereby waives notice of any alteration or extension of time made by the Owner. I Whenever Contractor shall be, and declared by Owner to be in default under the Contract, the Owner having performed lowner's obligations thereunder, the Surety may promptly remedy he default, or shall promptly I) Complete the Contract in accordance with its terms and londitions, or 2) Obtain a bid or bids for completing the Contract in accordance rith its terms and conditions, and upon determination by Surety of .he lowest responsible bidder, or, if the Owner elects, upon determination by the Owner and the Surety jointly of the lowest treSponsible bidder, arrange for a contract between such bidder and wner, and make available as Work progresses (even though there hould be a default or a succession of defaults under the I I I ISigned and sealed this I ~!dj/Y~ 5th day of (Witness) I I I1A?I~r (Witness) I I I IS'1219/FNEF 10/99 Page 2 of 2 contract or contracts of completion arranged under this paragraph) sufficient funds to pay the cost of completion less the balance of the contract price; but not exceeding, including other costs and damages for which the Surety may be liable hereunder, the amount set forth in the first paragraph hereof. The term "balance of the contract price," as used in this paragraph, shall mean the total amount payable by Owner to Contractor under the Contract and any amendments thereto, less the amount properly paid by Owner to Contractor. Any suit under this bond must be instituted before the expiration of two (2) years from the date on which final payment under the Contract falls due. No right of action shall accrue on this bond to or for the use of any person or corporation other than the Owner named herein or the heirs, executors, administrators or successors of the Owner. September 2008 , . Garnto & Gearig Bros. Construction, LLC, 630 Ponder Place Drive (Seal) (Principal) ~~ .JL/~.~ (Title) FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (Seal) (Surety) (Title) I~ 5 A FEe O' I FIRST NATIONAL SURETY SAFECO Insurance Company PO Box 34526 Seattle, WA 98124,1526 I LABOR AND MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND Bond No. 6105919 Conforms with The American Institute of Architects I A.I.A. Document No. A-311 THIS BOND IS ISSUED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH PERFORMANCE BOND IN FAVOR OF THE OWNER CONDITIONED ON THE FULL ANO FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT I KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS: that Garnto & Gearig Bros. Construction, LLC, 630 Ponder Place Drive Evans, Georgia 30809 (Here insert full name and address or legal title of Contractor) I I as Principal, hereinafter called Principal, and, FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (Here insert full name and address or legal title of Surety) 4333 Brooklyn Avenue, N.E., Seattle, Washington 98105 I as Surety, hereinafter called Surety, are held and firmly bound unto Augusta/Richmond County Commission, 530 Greene St. I Room 605, Augusta, Georgia 30911 (Here insert full name and address or legallitle of Owner) I I as Obligee, hereinafter called Owner, for the use and benefit of claimants as hereinbelow defined, in the amount of Seven Hundred Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Fourteen and 36/100 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. Dollars ($ 713,514.36 ). I for the payment whereof Principal and Surety bind themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. I WHEREAS, Principal has by written agreement dated September 4 2008 , entered into a contract I with Owner for Diamond lakes Tennis Complex :\' (Here insert full name, address and description of project) I I in accordance with Drawings and Specifications prepared by Cranston Engineering Group, P.C. (Here insert full name and address or legal title of Architect) I I which contract is by reference made a part hereof, and is hereinafter referred to as the Contract. I S,1220/FNEF 10/99 Page 1 of 2 @ A registered trademark of SAFECO Corporation FRP I LABOR AND MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND 6105919 low, THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION is such that, if Principal shall promptly make payment to all claimants as hereinafter defined, for all labor and material used or reasonably required for use in the performance of the Contract, then this obligation shall be void; otherwise it shall Iremain in full force and effect, subject, however, to the following conditions: I. A claimant is defined as one having a direct contract with the IPrinciPal or with a Subcontractor of the Principal for labor, material, or both, used or reasonably required for use in the performance of the Contract, labor and material being construed to include that part of water, .:as, power, light, heat, oil, gasoline, telephone service or rental of .equipment directly applicable to the Contract. 2. The above named Principal and Surety hereby jointly and IseverallY agree with the Owner that every claimant as herein defined, who has not been paid in full before the expiration of a period of ninety (90) days after the date on which the last of such claimant's work or labor was Idone or performed, or materials were furnished by such claimant, may sue on this bond for the use of such claimant, prosecute the suit to final judgment for such sum or sums as may be justly due claimant, and have execution thereon. The Owner shall not be liable for the payment of any Icosts or expenses of any such suit. 3. No suit or action shall be commenced hereunder by any claimant: la) Unless claimant, other than one having a direct contract with the Principal, shall have given written notice to any two of the following: the IPrinciPal, the Owner, or the Surety above named, within ninety (90) days after such claimant did or performed the last of the work or labor, or furnished the last of the materials for which said claim is made, stating IWith substantial accuracy the amount claimed and the name of the party to whom the materials ISigned 5th I (Witness) day of I I I /117~~ (Witness) I I I S,1220/FNEF 10/99 Page 2 of 2 were furnished, or for whom the work or labor was done or performed. Such notice shall be served by mailing the same by registered mail or certified mail, postage prepaid, in an envelope addressed to the Principal, Owner or Surety, at any place where an office is regularly maintained for the transaction of business, or served in any manner in which legal process may be served in the state in which the aforesaid project is located, save that such service need not be made by a public officer. b) After the expiration of one (1) year following the date on which Principal ceased Work on said Contract, it being understood, however, that if any limitation embodied in this bond is prohibited by any law controlling the construction hereof such limitation shall be deemed to be amended so as to be equal to the minimum period of limitation permitted by such law. c) Other than in a state court of competent jurisdiction in and for the county or other political subdivision of the state in which the Project, or any part thereof, is situated, or in the United States District Court for the district in which the Project, or any part thereof, is situated, and not elsewhere. 4. The amount of this bond shall be reduced by and to the extent of any payment or payments made in good faith hereunder, inclusive of the payment by Surety of mechanics' liens which may be filed of record against said improvement, whether or not claim for the amount of such lien be presented under and against this bond. September 2007 . Garnto & Gearig Bros. Construction, LLC, 630 Ponder Place Drive (Seal) (Principal) ~ I ~, \ z,~ ,1L4~~:;) ,--~ ===u- (Title) FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA (Seal) (Surety) { i ) \. Bad. L'll~b. . Buck Leigh, Attorne -m-Fact (Title) I Western Surety Company I POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT I Know All Men By The~e rre~ent~. That WESTERN SURETY COMPANY; a South Dakota corporation, is a duly organized and existing corporation having .il~ principal office in the City of Sioux Falls, and State of South Dakota, and that it does by virtue of the signature and seal herein affixed hereby make, constitute and appoint I Thomas M Albus, Buck Leigh, Individually I I of Columbia, SC, its true and lawful Attorney(s}-in-f<act with full power and authority hereby confem:d to sign, seal and execute fOI" and on its behalfhonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of similar nature I - In Unlimited Amounts- and to bind it thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by a duly authorized officer of the corporation and alllhe acts of said Attorney, pursuant to the authority hereby given, are hereby ratified and confirmed. I This Power of Attomey is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the By-Law printed on the reverse hereof, duly adopted, as indicated, by the shareholders of the corporation. I In Witness Whereof, WESTERN SURETY COMPANY has caused the.se pre.~ents to be signed by its Senior Vice Pre.~ident and its corporate seat to be hereto affixed on this 17th day of October, 2006. I ~~'\~S.IEt~~ i!'".............)'''','. #~"''''. .".0, ~yo~~OI1"1),\)\\ !...((l i'\ ~i h}.. ~'t Ay/ll \.~4i"'~D~~~ .~I.HI'''''''' WESTERN SURETY COMPANY I /2L~ Paul . Bruflat, Senior Vice President I State of South Dakota County of Minnehaha } ss I On this 17th day of October, 2006, before me personally came Paul T. Bruflat, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say: that he residc..~ in the City of Sioux Palls, State of South Dakota; that he is the Senior Vice President of WESTERN SURETY COMPANY described in and which executed the abOve instmmcnt; that he knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to the said instl1lment is snch corporate seal; that it was so affixed pursuant to authority given by the Board of Directors of said corporation and thai. he signed his name thereto pursuant to like authority, and acknowledges same to be the act and deed of said corporation. I My commission expires I November 30,2012 +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+ ~ ~ $ D. KRELL ~ $~NOTAAY PUBLIC~~ ~~SOUTH DAl(OTA~~ +"'-"""--"'''''''''''''''''~'''f''~~'''~''''Ir"....,.''1lr.,. ~ ~ ~'" "hi;, I CERTIFICATE I I, L. Nelson, Assistant Secretary of WESTERN SURETY COMPANY do hereby certify that the Power of Attorney hereinabove set forth I'S "tl'll . Ii d Ii I .f h ., 111. orce, an IJrt ler certl y t at the By-Law of the corporation printed on the revel"se hereof is still in force In testinlony h f 11 I . . . ~ -./.- L . . . w ereo lave lereunto subSCribed my name and affixed the seal of the said corporatlon this ~~ day of _ S~~~. ~.k. ~ WESTERN SURETY COMPANY I I Form f'4280.09-06,..' g. ~L4~. L. Nelson, Assistant Secretary I. '. ACORD~ CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE OP ID TB I DATE (MMlDDNYYY) GARNT-1 09/05/08 THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED AS A MATTER OF INFORMATION ONLY AND CONFERS NO RIGHTS UPON THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. THIS CERTIFICATE DO[.5 NOT AMEND, EXTEND OR ALTER THE COVERAGE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES BELOW. PRODUCER I Bagwell Insurance Seryices Inc P. O. Box 211686 Martinez GA 30907 Phone: 706-860-7703 INSURERS AFFORDING COVERAGE 1 1 Garnto & Gearig Bros. Construe Patsy Weaver P. O. Box 2684 Evans GA 30809 Auto Owners Owners Insurance NAIC# 18988 32700 INSURED INSURER A: INSURER B: INSURER C: . INSURER D: INSURER E: COVERAGES I THE POLICIES OF INSURANCE LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE INSURED NAMED ABOVE FOR THE POLICY PERIOD INDICATED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REQUIREMENT, TERM OR CONDITION OF ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE ISSUED OR MAY PERTAIN. THE INSURANCE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS. EXCLUSIONS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH POLICIES. AGGREGATE LIMITS SHOWN MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PAID CLAIMS. ~~I:rE fMMiDD~E pg}!fErl~~b'"tJ!.9,N I .. LTRINSR TYPE OF INSURANCE POLICY NUMBER LIMITS GENERAL LIABILITY EACH OCCURRENCE $ 1000000 - ~~E~~h (Ea occurence) A X ~ 3MMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY 48296265 07/01/08 07/01/09 $ 300000 - CLAIMS MADE [i] OCCUR MED EXP (Anyone person) $ 10000 PERSONAL & ADV INJURY $ 1000000 - GENERAL AGGREGATE $ 2000000 - GEN'L AGGREGATE LIMIT APPLIES PER: PRODUCTS, COMP/OP AGG $ 1000000 I POLICY n jr& n LOC ~TOMOBILE LIABILITY COMBINED SINGLE LIMIT $ 1000000 B ~ ANY AUTO 4729626500 07/01/08 07/01/09 (Ea accident) ALL OWNED AUTOS BODII,Y INJURY - (Per r '",son) $ - SCHEDULED AUTOS B ~ HIRED AUTOS BODILY INJURY $ B ~ NON,OWNED AUTOS (Per accident) PROPERTY DAMAGE $ (Per accident) I ~RAGE LIABILITY AUTO ONLY, EA ACCIDENT I $ ANY AUTO OTHER THAN EAACC 1$ AUTO ONLY: AGG $ EXCESS/UMBRELLA LIABILITY EACH OCCURRENCE $ 5000000 A ~ OCCUR D CLAIMS MADE 4729626502 07/01/08 07/01/09 AGGREGATE $ 5000000 $ ~ DEDUCTIBLE $ X RETENTION $10000 $ WORKERS COMPENSATION AND X ITORY LIMITS I IOJ~' B EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY 48487582 07/01/08 07/01/09 $ 500000 ANY PROPRIETORIPARTNER/EXECUTIVE E.L EACH ACCIDENT OFFICER/MEMBER EXCLUDED? E.L. DISEASE. EA EMPLOYEE $ 500000 If yes, describe under E.L. DISEASE, POLICY LIMIT $ 500000 SPECIAL PROVISIONS below OTHER DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS / LOCATIONS / VEHICLES / EXCLUSIONS ADDED BY ENDORSEMENT I SPECIAL PROVISIONS The company will endeavor to give thirty (30) days notice for all cancellations with the exception of non-payment of premium where statutory law prescribes ten (10) days notice. Certificate holder is included as Additional Insured w~th respects to General Liability coverage. CERTIFICATE HOLDER CANCELLATION 1 I I I I I I I I I I CITYO-6 SHOULD ANY OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED POLICIES BE CANCELLED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE THEREOF, THE ISSUING INSURER WILL ENDEAVOR TO MAIL ~ DAYS WRITTEN The City of Augusta NOTICE TO THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER NAMED TO THE LEFT, BUT FAILURE TO DO SO SHALL Geri A Sams, Director IMPOSE NO OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY OF ANY KIND UPON THE INSURER, ITS AGENTS OR Procurement Department 530 Greene Street, Room 605 REPRESENTATIVES. Augusta GA 30901 ANo;:;:;pEspTA~ ACORD 25 (2001/08) @ACORD CORPORATION 1988 I I I I, 1 I 1 I 1 1 I I .1 1 I. 1 I I I I I I IMPORTANT If the certificate holder is an ADDITIONAL INSURED, the policy(ies) must be endorsed. A statement on this certificate does not confer rights to the certificate holder in lieu of such endorsement(s). If SUBROGATION IS WAIVED, subject to the terms and conditions of the policy, certain policies may require an endorsement. A statement on this certificate does not confer rights to the certificate holder in lieu.of such endorsement(s). . DISCLAIMER The Certificate of Insurance on the reverse side of this form does not constitute a contract between the issuing insurer(s), authorized representative or producer, and the certificate holder, nor does it affirmatively or negatively amend, extend or alter the coverage afforded by the policies listed thereon. ACORD 25 (2001/08) I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION NP NOTICE TO PROCEED DATE TO SUBJECT: NOTICE TO PROCEED PROJECT: DIAMOND LAKES TENNIS COMPLEX Gentlemen: You are hereby notified to commence work in accordance with the Agreement, within Ten (10) calendar days following the date first written above, and you are to complete the work within One-Hundred Eighty (180) consecutive calendar days after the date of this notice. The date set for completion of all work is therefore AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION BY: TITLE: *** ACCEPTANCE OF NOTICE *** Receipt of the above NOTICE OF AWARD is hereby acknowledged by this the day of ,20_. TITLE: 1\Tp -1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Section GC-O 1. GC-02. GC-03. GC-04. GC-05. GC-06. GC-07. GC-08. GC-09. GC-1 O. GC-11. GC-12. GC-13 . GC-14. GC-15. GC-16. GC-1 7. GC-18. GC-19. GC-20. GC-21. GC-22. GC-23. GC-24. GC-25. GC-26. GC-27. GC-28. GC-29. GC-30. GC- 31. GC-32. GC-33. GC-34. GC-35. GC-36. GC-37. GC-38. GC-39. GC-40. GC-41. GC-42. GC-43. GC-44. GC-45. GC-46. GC-47. GC-48. GC-49. GC-50. SECTION GC-O INDEX TO ARTICLES OF GENERAL CONDITIONS Definitions Additional Instructions and Detail Drawings Schedules, Reports and Records Drawings and Specifications Shop Drawings Materials, Services and Facilities Inspection and Testing Substitutions Patents Surveys, Permits and Regulations Protection of Work, Property and Persons Supervision by Contractor Changes in the Work Changes in Contract Price Time for Completion and Liquidated Damages Correction of Work Subsurface Conditions Suspension of Work, Termination and Delay Payments to Contractor Acceptance of Final Payment as Release Insurance Contract Security Assignments Indemnification Separate Contracts Subcontracting Engineer's Authority Land and Rights-of-Way Guarantee Taxes Work Adjacent to Railway or Other Property Order and Discipline Warning Devices and Signs Special Restrictions As-Built Drawings Contractor Not to Hire Employees of the Owner Drawings Field Office Facilities Rights-of-Way Estimate of Quantities Existing Structures and Utilities Contractor's Breakdown of Lump Sum Payment Items Prior Use By Cleaning Up Maintenance of Traffic Maintenance of Access Erosion Control and Restoration of Property Bypassing Sewage Safety and Health Regulations Pre-Construction Conference GC-O I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION GC GENERAL CONDITIONS GC-Ol. DEFINITIONS: Wherever used in the Contract Documents, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated which shall be applicable to both the singular and plural thereof. 1. ADDENDA: Written or graphic instruments issued prior to the execution of the Agreement which modify or interpret the Contract Documents, Drawings and Specifications, by addition, deletion, clarifications or corrections. 2. BID: The offer or proposal of the Bidder submitted on the prescribed form setting forth the prices for the work to be performed. 3. BIDDER: Any person, firm or corporation submitting a bid for the work. 4. BONDS: Bid, Performance and Payment Bonds and other instruments of security furnished by the Contractor and his Surety in accordance with the Contract Documents. 5. CHANGE ORDER: A written order to the Contractor authorizing an addition, deletion or revision in the work within the general scope of the Contract Documents or authorizing an adjustment in the contract price or contract time. 6. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: The contract including Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Proposal, Bid Bond, Notice of award, Agreement, Performance Bond, Payment Bond, Notice to Proceed, Change Order, General Conditions, Supplemental General Conditions, Special Conditions, Technical Specifications, Drawings and Addenda. 7. CONTRACT PRICE: The total monies payable to the Contractor under the terms and conditions of the Contract Documents. 8. CONTRACT TIME: The number of calendar days stated in the Contract Documents for the completion of the work. 9. LIFE OF THE CONTRACT: The total duration of the contract from Notice to Proceed to completion of all the work. 10. CONTRACTOR: The person, firm or corporation with whom the Owner has executed the Agreement. 11. DRAWINGS: The part of the Contract Documents which show the characteristics and scope ofthe work to be performed and which have been prepared or approved by the Engineer. GC-l I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 12. ENGINEER: The person, firm or corporation named as such in the Contract Documents. 13. FIELD ORDER: A written order effecting a change in the work not involving an adjustment in the contract price or an extension of the contract time issued by the Engineer to the Contractor during construction. 14. NOTICE OF AWARD: The written notice of the acceptance of the Bid from the Owner to the successful Bidder. 15. NOTICE TO PROCEED: Written communication issued by the Owner to the Contractor authorizing him to proceed with the work and establishing the date of commencement of the work. 16. OWNER: A public or quasi-public body or authority, corporation, association, partnership or individual for whom the work is to be performed. 17. PROJECT: The undertaking to be performed as provided in the Contract Documents. 18. RESIDENT PROJECT REPRESENTATIVE: The authorized representative of the Owner who is assigned to the project site or any part thereof. 19. SHOP DRAWINGS: All drawings, diagrams, illustrations, brochures, schedules, and other data which are prepared by the Contractor, a Subcontractor, Manufacturer, Supplier or Distributor, which illustrate how specific portions of the work shall be fabricated or installed. SPECIFICATIONS: A part of the Contract Documents conslstmg of written descriptions of a technical nature or materials, equipment, construction systems, standards and workmanship. SUBCONTRACTOR: An individual, firm or corporation having a direct contract with the Contractor or any other Subcontractor for the performance of a part of the work at the site. SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION: That date as certified by the Engineer when the construction of the project or a specified part can be utilized for the purposes for which it is intended. SUPPLEMENTAL GENERAL CONDITIONS: Modifications and/or additions to the General Conditions of a specific nature generally aimed at the specific contract of which it is a part. SUPPLIERS: Any person, supplier or organization who supplies materials or equipment for the work, including that fabricated to a special design, but who does not perform labor at the site. GC-2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 25. 26. GC-02. 2. GC-03. 2. WORK: All labor necessary to produce the construction required by the Contract . Documents and all materials and equipment incorporated or to be incorporated in the proj ect. WRITTEN NOTICE: Any notice to any party of the Agreement relative to any part of this Agreement in writing and considered delivered and the service thereof completed, when posted by certified or registered mail to the said party at his last given address or delivered in person to said party or his authorized representative on the work. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS AND DETAIL DRAWINGS: 1. The Contractor may be furnished additional instructions and detail drawings, by the Engineer, as necessary to carry out the work required by the Contract Documents. The additional drawings and instructions thus supplied will become a part of the Contract Documents. The Contractor shall carry out the work in accordance with the additional detail drawings and instructions. SCHEDULES. REPORTS AND RECORDS: 1. The Contractor shall submit to the Owner such schedule of quantities and costs, progress schedules, payrolls, reports, estimates, records and other data as the Owner may request concerning the work performed or to be performed. Prior to the first partial payment estimate, the Contractor shall submit schedules showing the order in which he proposes to carry on the work, including dates at which he will start the various parts of the work, estimated date of completion of each part and as applicable: 2.1 the dates at which special detail drawings will be required; and 2.2 respective dates for submission of shop drawings, the beginning of manufacture, the testing and the installation of materials, supplies and equipment. 3. The Contractor shall also submit a schedule of payments that he anticipates he will earn during the course of the work. GC-3 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GC-04. GC-05. DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS: 1. The intent of the drawings and specifications is that the Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment and transportation necessary for the proper execution of the work in accordance with the Contract Documents and all incidental work necessary to complete the project in an acceptable manner, ready for us, occupancy or operation by the Owner. 2. In case of conflict between the drawings and specifications, the specifications shall govern. Figure dimensions on drawings shall govern over general drawings. 3. Any discrepancies found between the drawings and specifications and site conditions or any inconsistencies or ambiguities in the drawings or specifications shall be immediately reported to the Engineer, in writing, who shall promptly correct such, inconsistencies or ambiguities in writing. Work done by the Contractor after his discovery of such discrepancies, inconsistencies or ambiguities shall be done at the Contractor's risk. 4. All work that may be called for in the specifications and not shown on the drawings, or shown and not called for in the specifications, shall be executed and furnished by the Contractor as if described in both these ways and should any work or material be required which is not detailed in the specifications or drawings, either directly or indirectly, but which is nevertheless necessary for the proper carrying out of the intent thereof, the Contractor is to understand the same to be implied and required and shall perform all such work and furnish any such material as fully as if they were particularly delineated or described. 5. It is understood and agreed that the Contractor, by careful examination, has satisfied himself as to the nature and location ofthe work, the conformation ofthe ground, the character, quality and quantity of the materials to be encountered, the character of equipment and facilities needed preliminary to and during the prosecution ofthe work, . the general and local conditions and all other matters which can in any way affect the work under this contract. No verbal agreement or conversation with any officer, agent or employee of the Owner, either before or after the execution of this contract, shall affect or modify any of the terms or obligations herein contained. SHOP DRAWINGS: 1. The Contractor shall provide shop drawings as may be necessary for the prosecution of the work as required by the Contract Documents. The Engineer shall promptly review all shop drawings. The Engineer's approval of any shop drawings shall not release the Contractor from responsibility for deviations from the Contract Documents. The approval of any shop drawing which substantially deviates from the requirement of the Contract Documents shall be evidenced by a Change Order. GC-4 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GC-06. GC-07. 2. When submitted for the Engineer's review, shop drawings shall bear the Contractor's certification that he has reviewed, checked and approved the shop drawings and that they are in conformance with the requirements of the Contract Documents. 3. Portions of the work that require shop drawing or sample submission shall not begin until the shop drawing or submission has been approved by the Engineer. A copy of each approved shop drawing and each approved sample shall be kept in good order by the Contractor at the site and shall be available to the Engineer. . MATERIALS. SERVICES AND FACILITIES: 1. It is understood. that, except as otherwise specifically stated in the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall provide and pay for all materials, labor, tools, equipment, water, light, power, transportation, supervision, temporary construction of any nature and all other services and facilities of any nature whatsoever necessary to execute, complete and deliver the work within the specified time. 2. Materials and equipment shall be so stored as to insure the preservation of their quality and fitness for the work. Stored materials and equipment to be incorporated in the work shall be located so as to facilitate prompt inspection. 3. Manufactured articles, materials and equipment shall be applied, installed, connected, erected, used, cleaned and conditioned as directed by the manufacturer. 4. Materials, supplies or equipment shall be in accordance with samples submitted by the Contractor and approved by the Engineer. 5. Materials, supplies or equipment to be incorporated into the work and purchased by the Contractor of the Subcontractor will be subject to a chattel mortgage or under a conditional sale contract or other agreement by which an interest is retained by the seller. INSPECTION AND TESTING: 1. All materials and equipment used in the construction of the project shall be subject to adequate inspection and testing in accordance with generally accepted standards. 2. The Contractor shall provide, at his expense, the necessary testing and inspection services required by the Contract Documents, unless otherwise provided. 3. The Owner shall provide all other inspection and testing services required by the Contract Documents. 4. If the Contract Documents, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations or orders of any public authority having jurisdiction require any work to specifically be inspected, tested or approved by someone other than the Contractor, the Contractor will give the Engineer GC-5 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GC-08. timely notice of readiness. The Contractor will then furnish the Engineer the required certificates of inspection, testing or approval. 5. Neither observation by the Engineer nor inspections, tests or approvals by persons other than the Contractor shall relieve the Contractor from his obligations to perform the work in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents. 6. The Engineer and his representatives will at all times have access to the work. In addition, authorized representatives and agents of any participating Federal or State Agency shall be permitted to inspect all work, materials, payrolls, records of personnel, invoices of materials and other relevant data and records. The Contractor will provide proper facilities for such access and observation ofthe work and also for any inspection or testing thereof. 7. If any work is covered contrary to the written request of the Engineer, it must, if requested by the Engineer, be uncovered for his observation and replaced at the Contractor's expense. 8. If any work has been covered which the Engineer has not specifically requested to observe prior to its being covered or ifthe Engineer considers it necessary or advisable that covered work be inspected or tested by others, the Contractor at the Engineer's request, will uncover, expose or otherwise make available for observation, inspection or testing as the Engineer may require, that portion ofthe work in question, furnishing all necessary labor, materials, tools and equipment. If it is found that such work is defective, the Contractor will bear all the expenses of such uncovering, exposure, observation, inspection and testing and of satisfactory reconstruction. If, however, such work is not found to be defective, the Contractor will be allowed an increase in the contract price or an extension ofthe contract time, or both, directly attributable to such uncovering, exposure, observation, inspection, testing and reconstruction and an appropriate change order shall be issued. 9. The Contractor shall give the Engineer 24 hours notice of starting any new work. No work shall be done or materials used without suitable supervision and inspection by the Engineer. The Contractor shall furnish the Engineer with necessary samples of material for testing purposes. SUBSTITUTIONS: 1. When a material, article or piece of equipment is identified on the drawings or specifications by reference to brand name or catalogue number, the performance or other salient requirements and that other products of equal capacities, quality and function shall be considered. The Contractor may recommend the substitution of a material, article or piece of equipment of equal substance and function for those referred to in the Contract Documents by reference to brand name or catalogue number and if, in the opinion of the Engineer, such material, article or piece of equipment is of equal substance and function to that specified, the Engineer may GC-6 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GC-09. GC-IO. GC-ll. approve its substitution and use by the Contractor. Any cost differential shall be deducted from the contract price and the Contract Documents shall be appropriately modified by change order. The Contractor warrants that if substitutes are approved, no major changes in the function or general design of the project will result. Incidental changes or extra component parts required to accommodate the substitute will be made by the Contractor without a change in the contract price or contract time. PATENTS: 1. The Contractor shall pay all applicable royalties and license fees. He shall defend all suits or claims for infringement of any patent rights and save the Owner harmless from loss on account thereof except that the Owner shall be responsible for any such loss when a particular process, design or the product of a manufacturer or manufacturers is specified, but if the Contractor has reason to believe that the design, process or product specified is an infringement of a patent, he shall be responsible for such loss unless he promptly gives such information to the Engineer. SURVEYS. PERMITS AND REGULATIONS: 1. The Owner shall furnish all land surveys and establish all base lines for locating the principal component parts of the work together with a suitable number ofbenchmarks adjacent to the work as shown in the Contract Documents. From the information provided by the Owner, unless otherwise specified in the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall develop and make all detail surveys needed for construction such as slope stakes, batter boards, stakes for pile locations and other working points, lines, elevations and cut sheets. 2. The Contractor shall carefully preserve benchmarks, reference points and stakes and in case of willful or careless destruction, he shall be charged with the_ resulting expense and shall be responsible for any mistakes that may be caused by their unnecessary loss or disturbance. 3. Permits and licenses of a temporary nature necessary for the prosecution of the work shall be secured and paid for by the Contractor. Permits, licenses and easements for permanent structures or permanent changes in existing facilities shall be secured and paid for by the Owner, unless otherwise specified. The Contractor shall give all notices and comply with all laws, ordinances, rules and regulations bearing on the conduct of the work as drawn and specified. If the Contractor observes that the Contract Documents are at variance therewith, he shall promptly notify the Engineer in writing and any necessary changes shall be adjusted as provided in Section 13, Changes in the Work. PROTECTION OF WORK. PROPERTY AND PERSONS: 1. The Contractor will be responsible for initiating, maintaining and supervising all safety precautions and programs in connection with the work. He will take all GC-7 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GC-12. necessary precautions for the safety of and will provide the necessary protection to prevent damage, injury or loss to all employees on the work and other persons who may be affected thereby, all the work and all materials or equipment to be incorporated therein, whether in storage on or off the site or other property at the site or adjacent thereto, including trees, shrubs, lawns, walks, pavements, roadways, structures and utilities not designated for removal, relocation or replacement in the course of construction. 2. The Contractor will comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and orders of any public body having jurisdiction. He will erect and maintain, as required by the conditions and progress of the work, all necessary safeguards for safety and protection. He will notify the owners of adj acent utilities when prosecution of the work may affect them. The Contractor will remedy all damage, injury or loss to any property caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the Contractor, and subcontractor or anyone directly or indirectly employed by any ofthem or anyone for whose acts any of them are liable, except damage or loss attributable to the fault of the Contract Documents or to the acts or omissions of the Owner or the Engineer or anyone employed by either of them or anyone for whose acts either of them may be liable and not attributable, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, to the fault or negligence of the Contractor. 3. In emergencies affecting the safety of persons or the work or property at the site or adjacent thereto, the Contractor, without special instructions or authorization from the Engineer or Owner, shall act to prevent threatened damage, injury or loss. He will give the Engineer prompt written notice of any significant changes in the work or deviations from the Contract Documents caused thereby and a Change Order shall be issued covering the changes and deviations involved. 4. The work under this Contract in every respect shall be at the risk of the Contractor until finished and accepted, except to damage or injury caused directly by the Owner's agents or employees. SUPERVISION BY CONTRACTOR: 1. The Contractor will supervise and direct the work. He will be solely responsible for the means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures of construction. The Contractor will employ and maintain on the work a qualified supervisor or superintendent who shall have been designated in writing by the Contractor as the Contractor's representative at the site. The supervisor shall have full authority to act on the behalf of the Contractor and all communications given to the supervisor shall be as binding as if given to the Contractor. The supervisor shall be present on the site at all times as required to perform adequate supervision and coordination of the work. GC-8 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GC-13. GC-14. GC-15. CHANGES IN THE WORK: 1. The Owner may at any time as the need arises, order changes within the scope of the work without invalidating the Agreement. If such changes increase or decrease the amount due under the Contract Documents or in the time required for performance of the work, an equitable adjustment shall be authorized by Change Order. 2. The Engineer, also, may at any time, by issuing a field order, make changes in the details of the work. The Contractor shall proceed with the performance of any changes in the work so ordered by the Engineer unless the Contractor believes that such field order entitles him to a change in the contract price or time or both, in which event he shall give the Engineer written notice thereof within ten (10) days after the receipt of the ordered change pending the receipt of an executed change order or further instruction from the Owner. CHANGES IN CONTRACT PRICE: 1. The contract price may be changed only by a change order. The value of any work covered by a change order or of any claim for increase or decrease in the contract price shall be determined by one or more of the following methods in the order of precedence listed below: 1.1 Unit prices previously approved. 1.2 An agreed lump sum. 1.3 The actual cost for labor, direct overhead, materials, supplies, equipment and other services necessary to complete the work. In addition there shall be added an amount to be agreed upon but not to exceed fifteen (15) percent of the actual cost of the work to cover the cost of general overhead and profit. TIME FOR COMPLETION AND LIOUIDATED DAMAGES: 1. The date ofbeginning and the time for completion ofthe work are essential conditions of the Contract Documents and the work embraced shall be commenced on the date specified in the Notice to Proceed. 2. The Contractor will proceed with the work at such rate of progress to insure full completion within the contract time. It is expressly understood and agreed, by and between the Contractor and the Owner, that the contract time for the completion ofthe work described herein is a reasonable time, taking into consideration the average climatic and economic conditions and other factors prevailing in the locality of the work. 3. Ifthe Contractor shall fail to complete the work within the contract time or extension oftime granted by the Owner, then the Contractor will pay to the Owner the amount for liquidated damages as specified in the Agreement for each calendar day that the Contractor shall be in default after the time stipulated in the Contract Documents. GC-9 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GC-16. GC-17. 4. The Contractor shall not be charged with liquidated damages or any excess cost when the delay in completion of the work is due to the following and the Contractor has promptly given written notice of such delay to the Owner or Engineer. 4.1 To any preference, priority or allocation order duly issued by the Owner. 4.2 To unforeseeable causes beyond the control and without the fault of negligence of the Contractor, including but not restricted to, acts of God or of the public enemy, acts of the Owner, acts of another Contractor in the performance of a contract with the Owner, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, freight embargoes and abnormal and unforeseeable weather; and 4.3 To any delays of subcontractors occasioned by any of the causes specified in Paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of this Article. CORRECTION OF WORK: 1. The Contractor shall promptly remove from the premises all work rejected by the Engineer for failure to comply with the Contract Documents, whether incorporated in the construction or not and the Contractor shall promptly replace and re-execute the work in accordance with the Contract Documents and without expense to the Owner and shall bear the expense of making good all work of other Contractors destroyed or damaged by such removal or replacement. 2. All removal and replacement work shall be done at the Contractor's expense. If the Contractor does not take action to remove such rejected work within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice, the Owner may remove such work and store the materials at the expense of the Contractor. 3. Any omissions or failure on the part of the Engineer to disapprove or rej ect any work or material shall not be construed to be an acceptance of any defective work or material. The Contractor shall remove, at his own expense and shall rebuild and replace same without extra charge and in default thereof the same may be done by the Owner at the Contractor's expense or in case the Engineer shall not consider the defect of sufficient importance to require the Contractor to rebuild or replace any imperfect work or material, he shall have the power and is hereby authorized to make an equitable deduction from the stipulated price. SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS: 1. The Contractor shall promptly and before such conditions are disturbed, except in the event of an emergency, notify the Owner by written notice of: 1.1 Subsurface or latent physical conditions at the site differing materially from those indicated in the Contract Documents. GC-I0 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GC-18. 1.2 Unknown physical conditions at the site, of an unusual nature, differing materially from those ordinarily encountered and generally recognized as inherent in work of the character provided for in the Contract Documents. 2. The Owner shall promptly investigate the conditions and if he finds that such conditions do so materially differ and cause an increase or decrease in the cost of, or in the time required, for performance of the work, an equitable adjustment shall be made and the Contract Documents shall be modified by a Change Order. Any claim of the Contractor for adjustment hereunder shall not be allowed unless he has given the required written notice; provided that the Owner may, ifhe determines the facts so justify, consider and adjust any such claims asserted before the date of final payment. SUSPENSION OF THE WORK, TERMINATION AND DELAY: 1. The Owner may, at any time and without cause, suspend the work or any portion thereof for a period of not more than ninety days or such further time as agreed upon by the Contractor, by written notice to the Contractor. The Engineer shall fix the date on which work shall be resumed. The Contractor will resume that work on the date so fixed. The Contractor will be allowed an increase in the contract price, an extension of the contract time, or both, directly attributable to any suspension. 2. If the Contractor is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or if he makes a general assignment for the benefit of his creditors or if a trustee or receiver is appointed for the Contractor or for any of his property or ifhe files a petition to take advantage of any debtor's act to reorganize under the bankruptcy or applicable laws or if he repeatedly fails to supply sufficient skilled workmen or suitable materials or equipment, or ifhe repeatedly fails to make prompt payments to subcontractors or for labor, materials or equipment or ifhe disregards laws, ordinances, rules, regulations or orders of any public body having jurisdiction of the work or if he disregards the authority ofthe Engineer, or if, in the opinion of the Engineer, the Contractor fails to make satisfactory progress in prosecuting the work, or if he otherwise violates any provision of the Contract Documents, then the Owner may, without prejudice to any other right or remedy and after giving the Contractor and his Surety a minimum often (10) days from delivery of a written notice, terminate the services of the Contractor and take possession of the Proj ect and of all materials, equipment, tools, construction equipment and machinery thereon owned by the Contractor and finish the work by whatever method he may deem expedient. In such case, the Contractor shall not be entitled to receive any further payment until the work is finished. If the unpaid balance of the Contract Price exceeds the direct and indirect costs of completing the Project, including compensation for additional professional services, such excess shall be paid to the Contractor. If such costs exceed such unpaid balance, the Contractor will pay the difference to the Owner. Such costs incurred by the Owner will be determined by the Engineer and incorporated in a Change Order. GC-11 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GC-19. 3. The Contractor must obtain permission from the Engineer before any equipment can be removed from the job site. In the event such equipment is removed without the Engineer's approval, the job will be terminated until such time as the equipment is returned to the project and any time and money lost by the Contractor as a result of moving the equipment shall be absorbed by the Contractor. 4. Where the Contractor's services have been so terminate by the Owner, said termination shall not affect any right ofthe Owner against the Contractor then existing or which may thereafter accrue. Any retention or payment of monies by the Owner due the Contractor will not release the Contractor from compliance with the Contract Documents. 5. After ten (1 0) days from delivery of a written notice to the Contractor and the Engineer, the Owner, may, without cause and without prejudice to any other right or remedy, elect to abandon the Project and terminate the Contract. In such case, the Contractor shall be paid for all work executed and any expense sustained plus reasonable profit. 6. If, through no act or fault of the Contractor, the work is suspended for a period of more than ninety (90) days by the Owner or under an order of court or other public authority ofthe Engineer fails to act on any request for payment within thirty (30) days after it is submitted or the Owner fails to pay the Contractor substantially the sum approved by the Engineer within thirty (30) days of its approval and presentation, then the Contractor may after ten (10) days from delivery of a written notice to the Owner and the Engineer, terminate the Contract and recover from the Owner payment for all work executed and all expenses sustained. In addition, and in lieu of terminating the Contract, ifthe Engineer has failed to act on a request for payment or if the Owner has failed to make any payment as aforesaid, the Contractor may, upon ten (10) days notice to the Owner and the Engineer, stop the work until he has been paid all amounts then due, in which event and upon resumption of the work, Change Orders shall be issued for adjusting the contract price or extending the contract time or both to compensate for the costs and delays attributable to the stoppage of the work. 7. If the performance of all or any portion of the work is suspended, delayed, or interrupted as a result of a failure of the Owner or the Engineer to act within the time specified in the Contract Documents, or if no time is specified, within reasonable time, an adjustment in the contract price or an extension ofthe contract time or both, shall be made by Change Order to compensate the Contractor for the costs and delays necessarily caused by the failure of the Owner or the Engineer. PAYMENTS TO THE CONTRACTOR: 1. Between the first (lst) and the fifth (5th) of each month, the Contractor will submit to the Engineer a partial payment estimate filled out and signed by the Contractor on an approved form covering the work performed during the period covered by the partial payment estimate and supported by such data as the Engineer may reasonably GC-12 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I require. If payment is requested on the basis of materials and equipment not incorporated in the work but delivered and suitably stored at or near the site, the partial payment estimate shall also be accompanied by such supporting data, satisfactory to the Owner, as will establish the Owner's title to the material and equipment and protect his interest therein, including applicable insurance. The Engineer will, within ten days after receipt of each partial payment estimate, either indicate in writing his approval of payment and present the partial payment estimate to the Owner, or return the partial payment estimate to the Contractor indicating in writing his reasons for refusing to approve payment. In the latter case, the Contractor may make the necessary corrections and resubmit the partial payment estimate. The Owner will, within ten days of presentation to him of an approved partial payment estimate, pay the Contractor a progress payment on the basis of the approved partial payment estimate. The Owner shall retain ten (10%) percent of the amount of each payment until final completion and acceptance of all work covered by the Contract Documents. The Owner at any time, however, after fifty (50%) percent of the work has been completed, ifhe finds that satisfactory progress is being made, shall make payment on the current and remaining estimates, in full, so that the retained percentage at the completion ofthe work will be approximately five (5%) percent. On completion and acceptance of a part ofthe work on which the price is stated separately in the Contract Documents, payment may be made in full, including retained percentages, less authorized deductions. 2. The request for payment may also include an allowance for the cost of such major materials and equipment which are suitably stored either at or near the site. 3. All work covered by partial payment shall thereupon become the sole property of the Owner, but this provision shall not be construed as relieving the Contractor ofthe sole responsibility for the care and protection of the work upon which payments have been made or the restoration of any damaged work, or as a waiver ofthe right ofthe Owner to require the fulfillment of all terms of the Contract Documents. 4. Upon completion and acceptance of the work, the Engineer shall issue a certificate attached to the final payment request that the work has been accepted by him under the conditions of the Contract Documents. The entire balance found to be due the Contractor, including the retained percentages shall be paid to the Contractor, except such sums as may be lawfully retained by the Owner for saving the Owner or the Owner's agents harmless from all claims growing out of the lawful demands of Subcontractors, laborers, workmen, mechanics, materialmen and furnishers of machinery and parts thereof, equipment, tools and supplies, incurred in the furtherance of the performance of the work. The Contractor shall, at the Owner's request, furnish satisfactory evidence that all obligations of the nature designated above have been paid, discharged, or waived. If the Contractor fails to do so, the Owner may, after having notified the Contractor, either pay unpaid bills or withhold from the Contractor's unpaid compensation a sum of money deemed reasonably sufficient to pay any and all such lawful claims until satisfactory evidence is furnished that all liabilities have been fully discharged whereupon payment to the Contractor shall be GC-13 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GC-20. GC-21. resumed, in accordance with the terms of the Contract Documents, but in no event shall the provisions of this sentence be construed to impose any obligations upon the Owner to either the Contractor, his Surety, or any third party. In paying any unpaid bills of the Contractor, any payment so made by the Owner shall be considered as a payment made under the Contract Documents by the Owner to the Contractor and the Owner shall not be liable to the Contractor for any such payments made in good faith. 5. If the Owner fails to make payment 30 days after approval by the Engineer, in addition to other remedies available to the Contractor, there shall be added to each such payment, interest at the maximum legal rate commencing on the first day after said payment is due and continuing until the payment is received by the Contractor. ACCEPTANCE OF FINAL PAYMENT AS RELEASE: 1. The acceptance by the Contractor of final payment shall be and shall operate as a release to the Owner of all claims and all liability to the Contractor other than claims in stated amounts as may be specifically excepted by the Contractor for all things done or furnished in connection with this work and for every act and neglect ofthe Owner and other relating to or arising out of this work. Any payment, however, final or otherwise, shall not release the Contractor or his Sureties from any obligations under the Contract Documents or the Performance Bond and Payment Bonds. INSURANCE: 1. The Contractor shall purchase and maintain during the life of this Contract such insurance as will protect him from claims set forth below which may arise out of or result from the Contractor's execution ofthe work, whether such execution by himself or by any Subcontractor or by anyone directly or indirectly employed by any ofthem or by anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable. 1.1 Claims under Workman's Compensation, disability benefit and other similar employee benefit acts, 1.2 Claims for damages because of bodily injury, occupational sickness or disease or death of his employees, 1.3 Claims for damages because of bodily injury, sickness or disease or death of any person other than his employees, 1.4 Claims for damages insured by usual personal injury liability coverage which are sustained (1) by any person asa result of an offense directly or indirectly related to the employment of such person by the Contractor or (2) by any other person; and 1.5 Claims for damages because of injury to or destruction of tangible property, including loss of use resulting therefrom. GC-14 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 2. Certificates of Insurance acceptable to the Owner shall be filed with the Owner prior to commencement of the work. These Certificates shall contain a provision that coverages afforded under the policies will not be canceled unless at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice has been given to the Owner and Program Manager. 3. The Contractor shall procure and maintain, at his own expense, during the life of the Contract, liability insurance as hereinafter specified. 3.1 Contractor's General Public Liability and Property Damage insurance including vehicle coverage issued to the Contractor and protecting him from all claims for personal injury, including death, and all claims for destruction of or damage to property, arising out of or in connection with any operations under the Contract Documents, whether such operations be by himself or by any Subcontractor under him or anyone directly or indirectly employed by the Contractor or by a Subcontractor under him. Insurance shall be written with a limit of liability of not less than $200,000 for all damages arising out of bodily injury, including death, at any time resulting therefrom, sustained by anyone person in anyone accident; and a limit of liability of not less than $500,000 for any such damages sustained by two or more persons in anyone accident. Insurance shall be written with a limit of liability of not less than $100,000 for all property damage sustained by anyone person in anyone accident; and a limit ofliability of not less than $200,000 for any such damage sustained by two or more persons in anyone accident. Contractor's insurance policy shall name Owner and Program Manager as insureds under this policy. 3.2 The Contractor shall acquire and maintain, if applicable, Fire and Extended Coverage insurance upon the Project to the full insurable value thereof for the benefit of the Owner, the Contractor and Subcontractor as their interest may appear. This provision shall in no way release the Contractor or Contractor's Surety from obligations under the Contract Documents to fully complete the Project. 4. The Contractor shall procure and maintain, at his own expense, during the life of the Contract, in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the state in which the work is performed, Workman's Compensation Insurance, including occupational disease provisions, for all of his employees at the site of the project and in case any work is sublet, the Contractor shall require such Subcontractor similarly to provide Workman's Compensation Insurance, including occupational disease provision for all ofthe latter's employees unless such employees are covered by the protection afforded by the Contractor. In case any class of employees engaged in hazardous work under this Contract at the site ofthe Project is not protected under Workman's Compensation statute, the Contractor shall provide and shall cause each Subcontractor to provide adequate and suitable insurance for the protection of his employees not otherwise protected. GC-15 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GC-22. GC-23. 5. The Contractor shall secure, if applicable, "All Risk" type Builder's Risk Insurance for work to be performed. Unless specifically authorized by the Owner, the amount of such insurance shall not be less than the contract price totaled in the bid. The policy shall cover not less than the losses due to fire, explosion, hail, lightening, vandalism, malicious mischief, wind, collapse, riot, aircraft and smoke during the contract time and until the work is accepted by the Owner. The policy shall name as the insured the Contractor, the Engineer and the Owner. Contractor shall provide a Builders Risk All Risk insurance policy for the full replacement value of all Project work including the value of all onsite Owner- furnished equipment and/or materials associated with Program Manager's services. Such policy shall include coverage for loss due to defects in materials and workmanship and errors in design, and will provide a waiver of subrogation as to Program Manager and the Owner, and their respective officers, employees, agents, affiliates, and subcontractors. CONTRACT SECURITY: 1. The Contractor shall, within ten (10) days after the receipt ofthe Notice of Award, furnish the Owner with a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond in penal sums equal to the amount of the contract price, conditioned upon the performance by the Contractor of all undertakings, covenants, terms, conditions and agreements of the Contract Documents and upon the prompt payment by the Contractor to all persons supplying labor and materials in the prosecution ofthe work provided by the Contract Documents. Such bonds shall be executed by the Contractor and a corporate bonding company licensed to transact business in the state in which the work is to be performed and named on the current list of" Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds" as published in the Treasury Department Circular Number 570. The expense of these bonds shall be borne by the Contractor. If at any time a Surety on any such bond is declared a bankrupt or loses its right to do business in the state in which the work is to be performed or is removed from the list of Surety Companies accepted on Federal Bonds, Contractor shall within ten (10) days after notice from the Owner to do so, substitute an acceptable bond (or bonds) in such form and sum and signed by such other Surety or Sureties as may be satisfactory to the Owner. The premiums on such bonds shall be paid by the Contractor. No further payments shall be deemed due nor shall be made until the new Surety or Sureties shall have furnished an acceptable bond to the Owner. ASSIGNMENTS: 1. Neither the Contractor nor the Owner shall sell, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of the Contract or any portion thereof, or his right, title or interest therein, or his obligations thereunder, without written consent of the other party. GC-16 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GC-24. GC-25. INDEMNIFICATION: 1. The Contractor will indemnify and hold harmless the Owner and Program Manager and the Engineer and their agents and employees from and against all claims, damages, losses and expenses including attorney's fees arising out of or resulting from the performance of the work, provided that any such claim, damage, loss or expense is attributable to bodily injury, sickness, disease or death, or to injury to or destruction of tangible property, including the loss of use resulting therefrom; and is caused in whole or in part by any negligent or willful act or omission of the Contractor and Subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable. 2. In any and all claims against the Owner or the Engineer or any of their agents or employees, by an employee of the Contractor, Subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them, or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable, the indemnification obligation shall not be limited in any way by any limitation on the amount or type of damages, compensation or benefits payable by or for the Contractor or any Subcontractor under Workman's Compensation acts, disability benefit acts or other employee benefits acts. 3. The obligation ofthe Contractor under this paragraph shall not extend to the liability of the Engineer, his agents or employees arising out ofthe preparation or approval of maps, drawings, opinions, reports, surveys, change orders, design or specifications. SEPARATE CONTRACTS: 1. The Owner reserves the right to let other contracts in connection with this Project. The 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 his work with theirs. If the proper execution or results of any part of the Contractor's work depends upon the work of any other Contractor, the Contractor shall inspect and promptly report to the Engineer any defects in such work that render it unsuitable for such proper execution and results. 2. The Owner may perform additional work related to the Project by himself or he may let other contracts containing provisions similar to these. The Contractor will afford the other Contractors who are parties to such contracts (or the Owner, if he is performing the additional work himself), reasonable opportunity for the introduction and storage of materials and equipment and the execution of the work and shall properly connect and coordinate his work with theirs. 3. If the performance of additional work by other Contractors or the Owner is not noted in the Contract Documents prior to the execution of the Contract, written notice thereof shall be given to the Contractor prior to starting any such additional work. If the Contractor believes that the performance of such additional work by the Owner or others involves him in additional expense or entitles him to an extension of the contract time, he may make a claim therefor as provided in Sections GC-l3 and GC-14. GC-17 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GC-26. . GC-27. GC-28. SUBCONTRACTING: 1. The Contractor may utilize the services of specialty Subcontractors on those parts of the work which, under normal contracting practices, are performed by specialty Subcontractors. 2. The Contractor shall not award work to Subcontractor(s), in excess of fifty (50%) percent of the Contract Price, without prior written approval of the Owner. 3. The Contractor shall be fully responsible to the Owner for the acts and omissions of his Subcontractors, and of persons either directly or indirectly employed by them, as he is for the acts and omissions of person directly employed by him. 4. The Contractor shall cause appropriate provisionscto be inserted in all subcontracts relative to the work to bind the Subcontractors to the Contractor by the terms of the Contract Documents insofar as applicable to the work of Subcontractors and to give the Contractor the same power as regards terminating any subcontract that the Owner may exercise over the Contractor under any provision of the Contract Documents. 5. Nothing contained in this Contract shall create any contractual relation between any Subcontractor and the Owner. ENGINEER'S AUTHORITY: 1. The Engineer shall act as the Owner's representative during the construction period. He shall decide questions which may arise as to quality and acceptability of materials furnished and work performed. He shall interpret the intent of the Contract Documents in a fair and unbiased manner. The Engineer will make visits to the site and determine ifthe work is proceeding in accordance with the Contract Documents. 2. The Contractor will be held strictly to the intent ofthe Contract Documents in regard to the quality of materials, workmanship and execution of the work. Inspections may be made at the factory or fabrication plant or the source of material supply. 3. The Engineer will not be responsible for the construction means, controls, techniques, sequences, procedures, or construction safety. 4. The Engineer shall promptly make decisions relative to interpretation ofthe Contract Documents. LAND AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY: 1. The Owner will furnish all land and rights-of-way necessary for carrying out and for the completion of the work to be performed pursuant to the Contract Documents. If all land and rights-of-way are not obtained prior to the issuing of the Notice to GC-18 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GC-29. GC-30. GC-31. GC-32. Proceed, the Contractor shall begin work upon lands and rights-of-way that have been acquired. 2. The Owner shall provide to the Contractor information which delineates and describes the lands owned and rights-of-",:,ay acquired. 3. The Contractor shall provide at his own expense and without liability to the Owner any additional land and access thereto that the Contractor may desire for temporary construction facilities, or for storage of materials. GUARANTEE: 1. The Contractor shall guarantee all materials and equipment furnished and work performed for a period of one (1) year from the date of substantial completion. The Contractor warrants and guarantees for a period of one (1) year from the date of substantial completion of the system that the completed system is free from all defects due to faulty materials or workmanship and the Contractor shall promptly make such corrections as may be necessary by reason of such defects including the repairs of any damage to other parts of the system resulting from such defects. The Owner will give notice of observed defects with reasonable promptness. In the event that the Contractor should fail to make such repairs, adjustments or other work that may be necessary by such defects, the Owner may do so and charge the Contractor the cost thereby incurred. The Performance Bond shall remain in full force and effect though the guarantee period. TAXES: 1. The Contractor will pay all sales, consumer, use and other similar taxes required by the law of the place where the work is performed. WORK ADJACENT TO RAILWAY OR OTHER PROPERTY: 1. Whenever the work embraced in this Contract is near the tracks, structures or buildings ofthe Owner or of other railways, persons, or property, the work shall be so conducted as not to interfere with the movement of trains or other operations of the railway, or, if in any case such interference be necessary, the Contractor shall not proceed until he has first obtained specific authority and directions therefor from the proper designated officer of the Owner and has the approval of the Engineer. ORDER AND DISCIPLINE: 1. The Contractor shall at all times enforce strict discipline and good order among his employees and any employee of the Contractor who shall appear to be incompetent, disorderly or intemperate or in any other way disqualified for or unfaithful to the work entrusted to him, shall be discharged immediately on the request of the Engineer and he shall not again be employed on the work with the Engineer's written consent. GC-19 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GC-33. GC-34. GC-35. GC-36. GC-37. WARNING DEVICES AND SIGNS: 1. The Contractor shall furnish, erect, paint and maintain warning devices when construction is on or near public streets for the protection of vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Such devices will be in accordance with the Georgia Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Street and Highways, "Traffic Control for Highway Construction and Maintenance Operations," latest edition. 2. A 20" x 30" sign, mounted on a solid post, 8 feet above the ground, indicating the name and a 24-hour phone number of the Contractor in 4" letters, shall be erected at prominent locations on the construction site as directed by the Engineer. The Contractor may remove the sign following the maintenance period. SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS: 1. No work shall be allowed after the hours of darkness or on Sunday without permission of the Owner. 2. If Contractor wishes to work before 8 a.m. or after 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, on weekends, or Augusta, Georgia legal holidays refer to Special Condition SC-25. AS-BUILT DRAWINGS: 1. The Contractor shall furnish to the Engineer three (3) sets of marked up drawings for an "As-built" record showing all deviations from the Contract Drawings. The marked up sets shall include actual dimensions from permanent markers accurately locating all underground piping. CONTRACTOR NOT TO HIRE EMPLOYEES OF THE OWNER: 1. The Contractor shall not employ or hire any of the employees of the Owner. DRAWINGS: The Owner will furnish to the Contractor, free of charge, up to five (5) sets of direct black line prints together with a like number of complete bound specifications for construction purposes. Location of all features of the work included in the Contract are indicated on the Contract Drawings. The following drawings comprise the plans for the Contract: Note: GC-38. The Contract Drawings are listed under Special Condition SC-02., LIST OF DRAWINGS. FIELD OFFICE FACILITIES: The Contractor shall provide, at a point convenient to the work, suitable office facilities for housing records, plans and contract documents. A telephone shall be provided at the GC-20 I I I I , I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Contractor's office for expediting the work and be made available for the use of the Engineer. A complete and up-to-date set of the plans and specifications shall be available at the field office at all times that the work is in progress. GC-39. RIGHTS-OF-WAY: The Owner will furnish all land and rights-of-way necessary for the carrying out of this contract and the completion ofthe work herein contemplated and will use due diligence in acquiring said land and rights-of-way as speedily as possible. But it is possible that all land and rights-of-way may not be obtained as herein contemplated before construction begins, in which event the Contractor shall begin his work upon such land and rights-of-way as the Owner may have previously acquired and no claim for damages whatsoever will be allowed by reason of the delay in obtaining the remaining lands and rights-of-way. Should the Owner be prevented or enjoined from proceeding with the work or from authorizing its prosecution, either before the commencement, by reason of any litigation or by reason of its inability to procure any lands or rights-of-way for the said work, the Contractor shall not be entitled to make or assert any claim for damage by reason of said delay or to withdraw from the contract except by consent ofthe Owner; but time for completion ofthe work will be extended to compensate for the time lost by such delay; such determination to be set forth in writing and approved by the Owner. GC-40. ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES: The estimated quantities of work to be done and materials to be furnished under this contract if shown in any of the documents including the bid are given only for use in comparing bids and to indicate approximately the total amount of the contract and the right is especially reserved except as herein otherwise specifically limited to increase or diminish them as may be deemed reasonably necessary or desirable by the Owner to complete the work contemplated by this contract and such increase or diminution shall in no way vitiate this contract nor shall any such increase or diminution give cause for claims or liability for damages. GC-41. EXISTING STRUCTURES AND UTILITIES: The existence and location of structures and underground utilities indicated on the plans are not guaranteed and shall be investigated and verified in the field by the Contractor before starting work. The Contractor shall be held responsible for any damage to and for maintenance and protection of existing utilities and structures. GC-42. CONTRACTOR'S BREAKDOWN OF LUMP SUM PAYMENT ITEMS: The Contractor shall, immediately after the contract has been awarded, submit to the Engineer for his approval, a breakdown showing estimates of all costs apportioned to the major elements of equipment, material and labor comprising the total work included under any ofthe lump sum items shown in the proposal. These estimates as approved will serve as the basis for estimating of payments due on all progress estimates. GC-21 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I GC-43. PRIOR USE BY OWNER: Prior to completion ofthe work, the Owner may take over the operation and/or use of the uncompleted project or portions thereof. Such prior use of the facilities by the Owner shall not be deemed as acceptance of any work or relieve the Contractor from any of the requirements of the Contract Documents. GC-44. CLEANING UP: The Contractor shall keep the premises free from the arcumulation of waste material and rubbish and upon completion of the work, prior to final acceptance of the completed project by the Owner, he shall remove from the premises all rubbish, surplus materials, implements, tools, etc., and leave his work in a clean condition, satisfactory to the Engineer. GC-45. MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC: In any work within the public right..:of-way, the Contractor shall provide adequate warning and protection for pedestrian and vehicular traffic from any hazard arising out of the Contractor's operations and will be held responsible for any damage caused by negligence on his part or by the improper placing of or failure to display danger signs and road lanterns. All traffic lanes, sidewalks and driveways will be kept open and clear at all times except as provided below. The Contractor shall not block traffic on any street more than 30 minutes or without written permission from such agency. Before leaving the work each night, it shall be placed in such condition as to cause the least possible hazard therefrom. Should the Contractor fail to comply with the provisions of this paragraph, the Owner may, with his own forces, provide signs, flagmen, barricades and/or passageways or clear the pavement and deduct the cost thereof from sums due to the Contractor. GC-46. MAINTENANCE OF ACCESS: The Contractor will be required to maintain access to business establishments during all time they are open for business, to churches, schools and other institutions during the time they are open and to all residential and other occupied buildings or facilities at all times. Bridges across open trenches and work areas will be required to provide vehicular and pedestrian access. Bridges with handrail protection will be required for crosswalks at street intersections. It is recognized that it will be necessary to remove bridges and to block cross traffic while equipment is in operation. The Contractor shall, however, plan and pursue his operations so as to minimize the time that direct entrance is blocked. GC-4 7. EROSION CONTROL AND RESTORATION OF PROPERTY: The Contractor will be required to schedule his work and perform operations in such a manner that siltation and bank erosion will be minimized during all phases of construction. Any areas disturbed during the course of construction shall be restored to a condition equal or better than the original condition. The Contractor will be required to submit a Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control plan that is in compliance with the work site erosion control plan, per the Georgia Department of Transportation. GC-22 I I I I I I 'I I I I I I I I I I I I I GC-48. BYPASSING SEWAGE: The Contractor will be required to schedule and coordinate construction sequences and to use temporary construction and other approved methods which will minimize the bypassing of sewage during construction of the sewer facilities. The diversion of sewerage to open ditches or streams will not be permitted. GC-49. SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS: The Contractor shall comply with the Department of Labor Safety and Health Regulations for construction promulgated under the Occupational and Health Act of1970 (PL31-596) and under Section 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (pL91-54). GC-SO. PRECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE: A preconstruction conference shall be held at an acceptable time to the Owner and the Contractor prior to the "Notice to Proceed" to coordinate the work and satisfy all requirements ofthe Contract Documents. . GC-23 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION SC-Ol. SC-02. SC-03. SC-04. SC-05. SC-06. SC-07. SC-08. SC-09. SC-lO. SC-ll. SC-12. SC-13. SC-14. SC-15. SC-16. SC-17. SC-18. SC-19. SC-20. SC-21. SC-22. SC-23. SC-24. SC-25. SC-26. SC-27. SC-28. SECTION SC-O INDEX TO SPECIAL CONDITIONS Scope List of Drawings Bonds Project Sign Protection of the Environment Temporary Toilets Plans and Specifications Furnished Record Drawings Shop Drawings Existing Structures Salvage Material Referenced Specifications Traffic Control Surveys Construction Order and Schedule Site Access Georgia Prompt Pay Act Disputes Interest Not Earned on Retainage Equivalent Materials After Hours Inspection Field Office Facilities Inspection and Testing of Work City Acceptance Specified Materials Masters Golf Tournament Compliance with Laws, Codes, Regulations, etc. Coordination with Jefferson Energy Cooperative SC-O I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION SC SPECIAL CONDITIONS -01. SCOPE OF THE WORK: ! The project referred to in the Agreement shall consist of furnishing all materials, labor, machinery, etc. necessary to construct a tennis complex consisting of courts, approximately 485 linear . feet of two lane road, 64 space parking lot, and associated appurtenances. -02. LIST OF DRAWINGS: The following drawings, prepared by Cranston Engineering Group, P.e. Augusta, Georgia, comprise the plans for the project: DATE SHEET NO. TITLE ORIGINAL REVISED 1. Cover Sheet 03/14/2008 2. Index to Sheets & General Notes 03/14/2008 3. Grading & Layout Plan 03/14/2008 OS/28/2008 4. Staking & Tree Planting Plan 03/14/2008 OS/28/2008 5. Utility Plan 03/14/2008 6. Offsite Utility Plan 03/14/2008 7. Sanitary Sewer Profiles and Section A-A 03/14/2008 8. Storm Sewer Profiles 03/14/2008 9. Miscellaneous Details 03/14/2008 10. Miscellaneous Details 03/14/2008 11. Miscellaneous Details 03/14/2008 12. Miscellaneous Details 03/14/2008 13. Initial Erosion Control Plan 03/14/2008 14. Intermediate Erosion Control Plan 03/14/2008 15. Final Erosion Control Plan 03/14/2008 16. NPDES Plan 03/14/2008 05/05/2008 17. Erosion Control Details and Notes 03/14/2008 OS/28/2008 SC-03. BONDS: The Contractor will include in the lump sum payment for mobilization the cost of his performance and payment bonds. SC-1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SC-04. PROJECT SIGN: The Contractor will furnish and install two (2) project signs, one on each end of the proj ect, on the construction site. The signs will carry in a prominent manner the names ofthe proj ect, the Owner, the Engineer, the Contractor, and a 24-hour phone number for the Contractor in 4 inch letters. The sign shall be constructed and erected on wood posts in a substantial manner 8 feet above the ground. The full size stencil shall be approved along with colors before fabrication. The Contractor shall include the cost of the project signs in the Lump Sum Construction Bid Item. SC-05. PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT: The Contractor will carefully schedule his work so that a minimum amount of exposed earth will be subject to erosion by rainfall or wind, and he will provide means satisfactory to the Engineer to minimize the transportation of silt and other deleterious material into the stream beds of water courses adj acent to the proj ect. All chemicals used during project construction or furnished for project operation, whether herbicide, pesticide, disinfectant, polymer, reactant or of other classification, must show approval of either EP A or USDA. Use of all such chemicals and disposal of residues shall be in conformance with printed instructions. SC-06. TEMPORARY TOILETS: Contractor shall provide temporary toilet facilities on the site for workmen employed in the construction work. Toilets shall be adequate for the number of men employed and shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. Workmen shall be required to use only these toilets. At completion of the work, toilets used by Contractor shall be removed and premises left in the condition required by the Contract. SC-07. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FURNISHED: The Contractor will be furnished, free of charge, by the Owner one (1) set of direct black line prints together with a like number of complete bound specifications for construction purposes. Additional sets of plans and/or specifications will be furnished to the Contractor at the cost of reproduction upon his written request. SC-08. RECORD DRAWINGS: The Contractor will maintain in his office one complete set of drawings (including any supplemental sketches) pertaining to the project upon which, at the end of each day's work any deviations from the construction lines shown thereon and all changes ordered by the Engineer will be shown accurately in red pencil. If necessary, supplemental drawings will be made to show details of deviations or changes, and these will be kept with the marked set. The drawings will be available to the Engineer for inspection during construction. Satisfactory progress toward the preparation of the record drawings shall be a condition of approval of monthly payment estimates. At the completion of construction, prior to submitting his estimate for fmal payment, and as a condition for SC-2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I payment thereof, three copies ofthe record drawings, satisfactorily completed, will be transmitted to the Engineer. If required, as-built drawings will also be provided to the County with a letter of receipt before final payment will be made. SC-09. SHOP DRAWINGS: The Contractor shall submit to the Engineer for his review shop drawings, cuts, diagrams, bar lists, steel details and other descriptive data on every item, where shown on the drawings or specified herein. The Contractor shall check all submittals and so indicate on each copy thereof. Five copies of such shop drawings shall be submitted to the Engineer before ordering of the material. Submittals which have not been checked by the Contractor will not be reviewed by the Engineer. Reviews by the Engineer of submittals will cover only general conformity with the project requirements, while responsibility for detailed conformity shall remain with the Contractor. The Contractor will be notified by mail of the results of the submittal reviews within ten (10) days of the receipt by the Engineer thereof SC-lO. EXISTING STRUCTURES: Where sidewalks, street signs, private signs, pipelines, walls, sidewalks, fences, etc, are removed in accomplishing the work, each and every item will be replaced in the same or better manner or condition than that in which it was before construction began. The Contractor will protect and hold harmless the Owner from any suit, action, or dispute whatever arising from the Contractor's work adjacent to private property. SC-l1. SALVAGE MATERIAL: All existing installations to be removed, including but not limited to masonry and concrete rubble, asphalt, pipe, etc. will be disposed of at an approved location by the Contractor. SC-12. REFERENCED SPECIFICATIONS: Where specifications or standards of trade organizations and other groups are referenced in these specifications, they are made as much a part ofthese specifications as ifthe entire standard or specification were reprinted herein. The inclusion of the latest edition or revision of the referenced specification or standard is intended. SC-13. TRAFFIC CONTROL: Traffic control shall conform to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) of the Federal Highway Administration, latest edition. The Contractor shall give prior written notification to and shall obtain the approval of the Augusta Fire Department, Police Department, Emergency Medical Services, and the Augusta Traffic Engineering Department of any street closures. SC-3 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SC-14. SURVEYS: The Engineer has established a benchmark for locating the principal component parts of the work. From the information thus provided, the Contractor shall develop and make all detail surveys needed for construction lines and elevations. The Contractor shall employ only Registered Land Survevors or Registered Professional Engineer to perform all detail surveys. The Contractor will diligently preserve and maintain the position of all stakes, reference points and bench marks after they are set and, in case of willful or careless destruction, he shall be charged with the resulting expense and shall be responsible for any mistakes that may be caused by their unnecessary loss or disturbance. SC':15. CONSTRUCTION ORDER AND SCHEDULE: 1. The Contractor shall be responsible for the detailed order, schedule, and methods of construction activities within the general guidelines specified for maintenance and protection of highway and pedestrian, traffic; utility lines; drainage ways; adjacent properties; and as otherwise specified. 2. After notice to proceed and prior to the first payment on the contract the Contractor shall submit the following for review: A. Breakdown of contract price into units of cost for each item required to complete the total work; this breakdown will be the basis for judging the percentage complete at any time. B. A statement of the order of procedure to be followed that will result in the required protection and completion of the work within the overall contract time. C. A bar chart showing the percentage of each item schedules against time and so scheduled that Contractor's order of construction is clearly shown. 3. With each request for payment the Contractor shall submit two copies ofthe bar chart clearly marked to show the work completed at the date of the payment requested. SC-16. SITE ACCESS: In order to minimize damage to existing paving, and landscaping, access to the site for the Contractor's personnel and equipment will be restricted to the routes designated by the Owner. The Contractor will be required to use only these routes unless prior written approval is given by the Owner. SC-4 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SC-17. GEORGIA PROMPT PAY ACT: This Agreement is il}tended by the Parties to, and does, supersede any and all provisions of the Georgia Prompt Pay Act, O.C.G.A. Section 13-11-1, et seq. In the event any provision of this Agreement is inconsistent with any provision ofthe Prompt Pay Act, the provision of this Agreement shall control. SC-18. DISPUTES: All claims, disputes and other matters in question between the Owner and the Contractor arising out of or relating to the Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be decided in the Superior Court of Richmond County, Georgia. The Contractor, by executing this Agreement, specifically consents to venue in Richmond County and waives any right to contest the venue in the Superior Court of Richmond County, Georgia. SC-19. INTEREST NOT EARNED ON RETAINAGE: Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, the parties agree that no interest shall be due to the Contractor on any sum held as retainage pursuant to this Agreement and Contractor specifically waives any claim to same. SC-20. EQUIVALENT MATERIALS: Notwithstanding any provision of the general conditions, there shall be no substitution of materials that are not determined to be equivalent to those indicated or required in the contract documents without an amendment to the contract. SC-21. AFTER HOURS INSPECTION: Ifthe Contractor opts to work before or after normal working hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, or on Augusta, Georgia Legal Holidays, then the Contractor must pay for the cost of inspection by the City of Augusta, Georgia and follow all necessary procedures listed in "Section 15, Right-of-way Encroachment Guidelines, Part E, Outside of Normal Working Hours," of the Augusta-Richmonll County Planning Commission Development Documents dated September, 1999. If inspectors of Augusta;.. Richmond County are needed to work outside normal business hours, Augusta-Richmond County needs to be notified in advance. SC-22. FIELD OFFICE FACILITIES: No field office facilities will be required. However, one will be allowed should the Contractor choose to provide it. SC-23. INSPECTION AND TESTING OF WORK: The Owner shall provide sufficient competent engineering personnel for the technical observation and testing of the work. SC-5 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The Engineer and his representatives shall at all times have access to the work whenever it is in preparation or progress, and the Contractor shall provide proper facilities for such access, and for inspections. Inspectors shall have the power to stop work on account of a workman's incompetency, drunkenness, or willful negligence or disregard of orders. An inspector may stop the work entirely if there is not a sufficient quantity of suitable and approved materials or equipment on the ground to carry it out properly or for any good and sufficient cause. Inspectors may not accept on behalf of the Owner any material or workmanship which does not conform fully to the requirements ofthe contract and they shall give no orders or directions under any possible circumstances not in accordance with. the Specifications. The Contractor shall furnish the inspector with all required assistance to facilitate thorough inspection or the culling over or removal of defective materials or for any other purpose requiring discharge of their duties for which service no additional allowance shall be made. The inspector shall, at all times, have full permission to take samples ofthe materials that mayor may not be used in the work. Any inspection provided by the. Engineers is for the purpose of determining compliance with provisions of the contract specifications and is in no way a guarantee of the methods or appliances use by the Contractor, nor for the safety ofthe job. If the specifications, the Engineer's instructions, laws, ordinances, or any public authority require any work to be specially tested or approved, the Contractor shall give the Engineer timely notice of its readiness for inspection, and if the inspection is by an authority other than the Engineer, of the date fixed for such inspection. Inspections by the Engineer shall be made promptly, and where practicable at the source of supply. If cm.y work should be covered up without review or consent of the Engineer, it must, if required by the Engineer, be uncovered for examination and properly restored at the Contractor's expense.' Re-examination of any work may be ordered by the Engineer, and, if so ordered, the work must be uncovered by the Contractor. If such work is found to be in accordance with the Contract Documents, the Owner shall pay the cost of re-examination and replacement. If such work is not in accordance with the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall pay such cost. The Owner will employ a qualified materials testing laboratory, hereinafter referred to as the Laboratory, to monitor more fully on the Owner's behalf the quality of materials and work, and to perform such tests as may be required under the Contract Documents as conditions for acceptance of materials and work. The Laboratory will be solely responsible to and paid separately by the Owner. The timing of the work of the Laboratory will be coordinated by the Engineer through his duly authorized inspector. The Owner will bear the cost of testing a particular material or area of the work once. Where retesting is required following corrective measures or under other circumstances, the Contractor shall reimburse the Owner for the cost of additional testing. SC-6 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SC-24. CITY ACCEPTANCE: Notwithstanding any other obligations of the Contractor, he shall complete the work to the full satisfaction of the Augusta Recreation and Parks Department and the Engineer. This provision shall not relieve the Contractor of his responsibilities for guarantees. SC-25. SPECIFIED MATERIALS: Attention is drawn to the specification of certain brands or manufacturers of construction materials on the drawings. Unless the phrase "or equal" appears in the specification thereon, no substitution or deviation from the product specified will be allowed. Notwithstanding any provision of the General Conditions, there shall be no substitution of materials that are not determined to be equivalent to those indicated or required in the Contract Documents without an Amendment to the Contract. SC-26. MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT: Any work planned to be accomplished during or directly before the Masters Golf Tournament must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Owner. Consideration will be given only for contract time extensions as a result of delays in accomplishing the work. No consideration will be given for claims for damages. SC-27. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. CODES. REGULATIONS. ETC.: Supplementing the provision ofthe GENERAL CONDITIONS, the successful bidder awarded this contract by signing the contract acknowledges the following, however, this is not to be construed as all inclusive or being these only: A. Underground Gas Pipe Law: The Contractor signing the contract acknowledges that he is fully aware of the contents and requirements of "Georgia Laws 1969, Pages 50 and the following, and any amendments and regulations pursuant thereto", and the Contractor shall comply therewith. B. High Voltage Act: The Contractor by signing the contract acknowledges that he is fully aware ofthe contents and requirements of "Act No. 525, Georgia law 1960, and any amendments thereto, and Rules and Regulations of the commissioner of Labor pursuant thereto" (the preceding requirements within quotation marks being hereinafter referred to as the "high voltage act"), and the Contractor shall comply therewith. The signing of Contract shall also confirm on behalf of the Contractor that he: SC-7 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1. has visited the premises and has taken into consideration the location of all electrical power lines on and adjacent to all areas onto which the contract documents require to . permit the Contract either to work, to store materials, or to stage operations, and 2. that the Contractor has obtained from the Owner ofthe aforesaid electric power lines advice in writing as to the amount of voltage carried by the aforesaid lines. The Contractor agrees that he is the "person or persons responsible for the work to be done" as referred to in the high voltage act and that accordingly the Contractor is solely "responsible for the completion of the safety measures which are required by Section 3 of the high voltage act before proceeding with any work." The Contractor agrees that prior to the completion of precautionary measures required by the high voltage act he will neither bring nor permit the bringing of any equipment onto the site (or onto any area or areas onto which the contract documents require or permit the Contractor to work, to store materials, or to stage operations) with which it is possible to come within eight feet of any high voltage line or lines pursuant to operations arising out of performance of the Contract. The foregoing provisions apply to power lines located (a) on the site and (b) on any area or areas onto which the contract documents require or permit the Contractor either to work, to store materials, or to stage operations, or (c) within working distance for equipment or materials, being used on (a) and (b) above. These provisions ofthe Contract do not limit or reduce the duty of the Contractor otherwise owed to the Owner, to other parties, or to both. The Contractor agrees that the foregoing provisions supplement provisions of the General Conditions. The Contractor agrees and acknowledges that any failure on his part to adhere to the high voltage act shall not only be a violation of law but shall also be a breach of contract and specific violation of the provisions of the General Conditions which pertains to safety precautions. C. Occupational Safety & Health Act: The Contractor by signing the contract acknowledges that he is fully aware ofthe provisions of the Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and he shall comply therewith. SC-28. COORDINATION WITH JEFFERSON ENERGY COOPERATIVE AND LIGHTNING CONTRACTOR: The Contractor shall coordinate with Jefferson Energy Cooperative (Charles Mathis, (706) 547-5007) for the installation of the power service and parking lot lighting and the Lighting Contractor for the installation ofthe court lighting. The materials and installation of said facilities will be provided by others; however, any and all costs incurred during this coordination shall be included in the Lump Sum Construction Pay Item. SC-8 I I I SECTION I TS-l I TS-2 I TS-3 TS-4 I TS-5 TS-6 I TS-7 I TS-8 TS-9 I TS-I0 I TS-ll TS-12 I TS-13 I TS-14 TS-15 I TS-16 I TS-17 TS-18 I I I I SECTION TS-O INDEX TO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TITLE NO. OF PAGES Clearing and Grubbing 2 Grading 4 Excavating, Trenching and Backfilling for Pipe Lines 4 Sanitary Sewer System 15 Water Distribution 18 Storm Sewer System 4 Graded Aggregate Base Course 1 Graded Aggregate Surface Course 1 Bituminous Paving 3 Concrete Construction 2 Curbs and Gutters, Concrete 4 Erosion, Sedimentation and Pollution Control Measures 6 Grassing (Bermuda and Weeping Lovegrass) 3 Tennis Court Paving 2 Surfacing for Tennis Courts 2 Net and Net Posts 3 Chain Link Fencing 4 Windscreens 1 TS-O-l I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION TS-l CLEARING AND GRUBBING -01. SCOPE: Clearing and grubbing shall consist of the removal and disposal of all trees, brush, stumps, logs, grass, weeds, roots, decayed vegetable matter, posts, fences, stubs, rubbish and all other objectionable matter resting on or protruding through the original ground surface and occurring within the construction limits or rights-of-way of any excavation, borrow area, or embankment. -02. CONSTRUCTION METHODS: A. CLEARJNG: Clearing shall consist of the felling and cutting up, or the trimming of trees, and the satisfactory disposal of the trees and other vegetation together with the down timber, snags, brush and rubbish occurring within the areas to be cleared. Trees and other vegetation, except such individual trees, groups of trees, and vegetation, as may be indicated on the drawings to be left standing, and all stumps, roots and brush in the areas to be cleared shall be cut off one foot above the original ground surface. Individual trees and groups of trees designated to be left standing within cleared areas shall be trimmed of all branches to such heights and in such manner as may be necessary to prevent interference with the construction operations. All limbs and branches required to be trimmed shall be neatly cut close to the whole of the tree or to main branches, and the cuts thus made shall be painted with an approved tree wound paint. Individual trees, groups of trees, and other vegetation, to be left standing, shall be thoroughly protected by barriers or by such other means as the. circumstances require. Clearing operations shall be conducted so as to prevent damage by falling trees to trees left standing, to existing structures and installations, and to those under construction, and so as to provide for the safety of employees and others. B. GRUBBING: Grubbing shall consist of the removal and disposal of all stumps, roots and matted roots from the site as indicated on the drawings. In foundation areas, stumps, roots, logs or other timber, matted roots, and other debris not suitable for foundation purposes shall be excavated to a depth of not less than 18 inches below any sub grade, shoulder or slope. All depressions excavated below the original ground surface for or by the removal of stumps and roots, shall be refilled with suitable material and compacted to make the surface conform to the surrounding ground surface. -03. DISPOSAL OF CLEARED AND GRUBBED MATERIAL: Saw logs, pulp wood, cord wood or other merchantable timber removed incidental to clearing and grubbing shall become the property of the Contractor and may be sold by him, provided such disposal is otherwise in accordance with these specifications. All incombustible matter removed shall be hauled away and deposited at locations approved by the Engineer. Combustible matter may be burned or may be disposed of as stated above. Burning shall be done at such time and such manner as to prevent fire from spreading and to prevent any damage to adjacent cover and shall further be subject to all requirements of Local, State and Federal TS-l-l I I I I I 'I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Governments pertaining to the burning. No burning will be allowed on the site unless all fires are kept under constant attendance by persons having equipment necessary to prevent the spreading of fire. Such equipment shall include, at the minimum, a bulldozer or front end loader, and an approved pump and hose connected to an acceptable source of water. Disposal by burning shall be kept under constant attendance until all fires have burned out or have been extinguished. -04. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT: Payment shall be made according to the lump sum price as shown in the bid schedule for Clearing and Grubbing. TS-1-2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION TS-2 GRADING -01. SCOPE: This section covers grading for the roadways, parking areas, drives and/or walks, including all excavations, formation of embankments, preparation of sub grade for pavements and finishing and dressing of graded earth areas, shoulders, and ditches. Work in connection with excavation, trenching, and backfilling for utility lines is specified under the section entitled "Excavating, Trenching and Backfilling for Pipe Lines." -02. CONSERVATION OF TOPSOIL: Except where otherwise noted on the plans,. topsoil shall be removed without contamination with subsoils and spread on areas already graded and prepared for topsoil, or shall be transported and deposited in storage piles convenient to areas that are to receive application of topsoil later, or at locations indicated. Topsoil shall be stripped to a depth of3 to 6 inches and, when stored, shall be kept separate from other excavated materials and piled free of roots, stones, and other undesirable materials. -03. EXCAVATION: The term "excavation" used hereinafter is defined as "unclassified excavation." Excavation of every description regardless of material encountered within the grading limits of the project, shall be performed to the lines and grades indicated. Suitable excavated material shall be transported to and placed in fill areas within the limits of the work. When directed, unsuitable material encountered within the limits of the work shall be excavated below the grade shown and replaced with suitable material. Materials considered unsuitable are those conforming to Classes PT, OH" CH, MH, OL, CL, or ML as described under the Unified Soil Classification System. Rock encountered in the grading process that is not gradable using conventional equipment (including rippers) shall be blasted. Blasted rock shall be field measured and payment will be in accordance with the per unit price shown in the Bid Schedule. Such material removed and the select material ordered as replacement shall be included in excavation. Unsuitable and surplus excavation material not required for fill shall be disposed of in designated waste or spoil areas. During construction, excavation and filling shall be performed in a manner and sequence that will provide drainage at all times. Material required for fills in excess ofthat produced by excavation within the grading limits shall be excavated from the borrow areas indicated or from other approved areas selected by the Contractor, as specified herein. -04. SELECTION OF BORROW MATERIAL: A. GENERAL: Borrow material shall be selected to meet the requirements and conditions of the particular fill for which it is to be used. The material shall consist of sandy soils or sand- clay soils capable of being readily shaped and compacted to the required densities and shall be free of roots, trash and any other deleterious material. Any necessary clearing, grubbing, TS-2-1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I disposal of debris and satisfactory trimming and drainage of the borrow areas shall be considered incidental to operations of the borrow excavation and shall be performed by the Contractor at no additional cost to the Owner. Unless specifically provided, no borrow shall be obtained within the limlts of the project site without written approval. B. BORROW AREA(S): Borrow material shall be furnished by the Contractor from private sources selected by the Contractor and shall consist of a suitable material of the type mentioned above. The Contractor shall obtain from the Owners the right to procure material, shall pay all royalties and other charges involved, and shall bear all the expenses of developing the sources, including rights-of-way for hauling. -05. EXCAVATION OF DITCHES AND GUTTERS: Ditches and gutters shall be cut accurately to the cross-sections and grades indicated by the drawings. All roots, stumps, and other foreign matter in the sides and bottom of ditches and gutters shall be cut one foot below finish grade. Care shall be taken not to over-excavate ditches and gutters below the grades indicated. Any excessive ditch and gutter excavation due to removal of roots, stumps, etc., or due to over-excavation shall be backfilled to grade either with suitable material, thoroughly compacted, or with suitable stone or cobble to form an adequate gutter paving, as directed. The Contractor shall maintain all ditches and gutters excavated under this specification free from detrimental quantities ofleaves, sticks, and other debris until final acceptance ofthe work. Suitable earth material excavated from ditches and channel changes shall be placed in embankments. Excavated material shall not be deposited within a distance from the edge of any excavation ofless than 1 Yz times the depth of the excavation. When storm drain pipe terminates in a new ditch, the headwall or end section together with ditch pavement shall be constructed immediately as called for on the plans. Ditch slopes and disturbed earth areas shall be grassed as required under the section entitled "Grassing." The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining these newly constructed ditches and take immediate action subject to approval to keep erosion of the ditch bottom and slopes to a minimum during the life of the contract. No additional compensation will be given to the Contractor for the required maintenance. -06. PROTECTION OF EXISTING SERVICE LINES AND UTILITIES STRUCTURES; Existing utility lines that are shown on the drawings or the location of which are made known to the Contractor prior to excavation that are to be retained, as well as utility lines constructed during excavation operations, shall be protected from damage during excavation and backfilling, and if damaged, shall be repaired by the Contractor at his expense. In the event that the Contractor damages any existing utility lines that are not shown, or the locations of which are not known to the Contractor, report thereof shall be made immediately to the Engineer. If determined that repairs are to be made by the Contractor, such repairs will be ordered under the clause of the GENERAL CONDITIONS of the Contract entitled Changes. -07. BACKFILL ADJACENT TO STRUCTURES: Backfill adjacent to structures shall be placed and compacted uniformly in such manner as to prevent wedging action or eccentric loading upon or against the structures. Slopes TS-2-2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I bounding or within areas to be backfilled shall be stepped or serrated to prevent sliding of the fill. During backfilling operations and in formation of the embankments, equipment that will overload the structure in passing over and compacting these fills shall not be used. Backfill for storm drains and subdrains, including the bedding, shall conform to the additional requirements as specified. PREPARATION OF GROUND SURFACE FOR FILL: -08. All vegetation, such as roots, brush, heavy sods, heavy growth of grass, and all decayed vegetable matter, rubbish and other unsuitable material within the area upon which fill is to be placed shall be stripped or otherwise removed before the fill is started. In no case will unsuitable material remain in or under the fill area. Sloped ground surfaces steeper than 1 vertical to 4 horizontal on which fill is to be place shall be plowed, stepped or benched, or broken up as directed, in such manner that the fill material will bond with the existing surface. Prepared surfaces on which compacted fill is to be placed shall be wetted or dried as may be required to obtain the compaction specified. -09. FILL: Fills and embankments shall be constructed at the locations and to lines and grades indicated. The completed fill shall correspond to the shape ofthe typical section indicated or shall meet the requirements of the particular case. Suitable material removed from the excavation shall be used in forming the fill. Fill material shall be reasonably free from roots, other organic material and trash, and from stones have maximum dimension greater than 6 inches. No frozen material will be permitted in the fill. Stones having a maximum dimension larger than 4 inches shall not be permitted in the upper 6 inches of fill or embankment. The material shall be placed in successive horizontal layers of 8 inches to 12 inches in loose depth for the full width of the cross section and shall be compacted as required. -10. COMPACTION: A. OVERALL OR OVERLOT AREAS: Each layer ofthe fill or embankment, except in areas indicated as not requiring compaction, shall be compacted by rolling with an approved tamping roller, heavy rubber-tired roller, three steel wheeled power roller, vibratory roller or other compaction equipment, whichever is best suited for the types of soil encountered to at least 95 percent of maximum Standard Proctor density at optimum moisture content. B. FIELD CONTROL: In all fill areas field density tests will be performed in sufficient number (minimum of one test on each alternate lift or as recommended by the Engineer) to insure that the specified density is being obtained. These tests will be made at the expense of the Contractor and will be in accordance with ASTM D-698. -11. FINISHED EXCAVATION. FILLS. AND EMBANKMENTS: All areas covered by the project, including excavated and filled sections and adjacent transition areas, shall be uniformly smooth graded. The finished surface shall be reasonably smooth, compacted, and free from irregular surface changes. The degree of finish shall be that ordinarily obtainable from either bladegrader or scraper operations, supplemented with hand raking and TS-2-3 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I finishing, except as otherwise specified. The finished surface shall be not more than 0.10 foot above or below the established grade or approved cross section. Ditches and gutters shall be finished so as to permit adequate drainage. The surface of areas to be grassed shall be finished to smoothness suitable for the application of grassing materials. The surface of embankments or excavated areas for road construction or other areas to be paved on which a base course or pavement is to be placed shall not vary more than 0.05 foot from the established grade and approved cross section. In areas where the bulking of soil as a result of grassing operations will tend to retard surface drainage along the edge of pavements, the finished grades shall be left 0.1 foot below grade prior to grassing. -12. DISPOSAL OF WASTE MATERIAL: All vegetation, roots, brush, sod, broken pavements, curbs and gutter, rubbish, and other unsuitable or surplus material stripped or removed from the limits of construction shall be disposed of offthe site, except where otherwise approved in writing by the Engineer. The material shall be dumped, spread, and leveled to drain. Surplus excavation shall be hauled to, compacted in accordance with overall and overlot areas, and sloped to drain in the disposal area where directed. The unsuitable material shall be leveled to drain and firmed under the normal operation of spreading and hauling equipment. Any trees, stumps, brush, down timber, etc. in the area to be used for disposal shall be cleared by cutting (to within six (6) inches of the ground) and shall be disposed of by burning, removal from the property or a combination of both. Clearing and disposal of trees, stumps, etc. shall comply with the applicable portions of the clearing and grubbing specifications. -13. PLACEMENT OF TOPSOIL: Topsoil shall be placed on all shoulders, slopes, ditches, and other earth areas graded under this contract, excluding borrow areas, unless otherwise specified on the plans. Topsoil shall be uniformly placed on these areas to a compacted depth of not less than three (3) inches or more than four (4) inches. The material shall be free from clods of soil, matted roots, roots grater than Y2 inch in diameter, and any other objectionable material which might hinder subsequentgrassing and mowing operations. The material shall be placed, leveled, and lightly compacted with at least one pass of a cultipacker or light pneumatic-tired roller, to required cross sections, but shall be left one- tenth (0.10) of a foot below the finished earth grade. -14. PROTECTION: Newly graded areas shall be protected from traffic and from erosion, and any settlement or washing away that may occur from any cause, prior to acceptance, shall be repaired and grades re-established to the required elevations and slopes, at no additional expense to the Owner. -15. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT: Payment shall be made at the lump sum price for Grading/Excavation as shown in the bid schedule. TS-2-4 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION TS-3 EXCAVATING, TRENCHING AND BACKFILLING FOR PIPE LINES -01. SCOPE: This section covers all excavation, trenching and backfilling for pipe lines, complete. -02. EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS: The Contractor shall maintain in operating condition and protect from damage all existing improvements including utilities, roads, streets, sidewalks, drives, power and telephone lines, gas lines, water lines, sewers, gutters and other drains encountered, and repair to the satisfaction of the Engineer any aerial, surface or subsurface improvements damaged during the course of the work. Where and if shown on the plans, the locations and existence or nonexistence of underground utilities are not guaranteed. The Contractor shall contact the various utility companies to determine and/or verify such information prior to proceeding with the work. He shall make reasonable and satisfactory provisions for the maintenance of traffic on streets, drives, walkways and at street crossings and if necessary to provide temporary walkways and bridges for crossing of the open trench as directed. -03. EXCAVATION: All excavation of every description and of whatever substances encountered shall be performed to the depths indicated on the drawings or as specified herein. Excavation shall be made by the open cut method except as otherwise specified or shown on the drawings. Excavation methods shall comply with codes and ordinances of governing authorities having jurisdiction and to the requirements of OSHA Health and Safety Standards for Excavations, 29 CPR Part 1926, or successor regulations. . All excavated materials not required for fill or backfill shall be removed and wasted as directed. The banks of shallow trenches shall be kept as nearly vertical as practicable and where required shall be properly sheeted and braced. Except where otherwise indicated, trench bottoms shall be not less than 12 inches wider nor more than 16 inches wider than the outside diameter of the pipe to be laid therein, and shall be excavated true to line, so that a clear space of not less than 6 inches nor more than 8 inches in width is provided on each side of the pipe. The bottom oftrenches shall be accurately graded to provide uniform bearing and support for each section of the pipe on undisturbed soil at every point along its entire length, except for portions of the pipe sections where it is necessary to excavate for bell holes and for the proper sealing of pipe joints. Bell holes shall be dug after the trench bottom has been graded. Bell holes shall be excavated only to an extent sufficient to permit accurate work in the making of the joints and to insure that the pipe, for a maximum of its length will rest upon the prepared bottom of the trench. Depressions for joints other than mechanical shall be made in accordance with the recommendations of the joint manufacturers for the particular joint used. Excavation for structures and other accessories shall be sufficient to leave at least 12 inches in the clear between their outer surfaces and the embankment or timber which may be used to hold the bank and protect them. Where damage is liable to result from TS-3-1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I withdrawing sheeting, the sheeting will be ordered to be left in place. Except at locations where excavation of rock from the bottoms of trenches is required, care shall be taken not to excavate below the depths indicated. Where rock excavation is required, the rock shall be excavated to a minimum overdepth of 4 inches below the normal required trench depth. The overdepth rock excavation and all excess trench excavation shall be backfilled with loose, moist earth, thoroughly tamped. Rock is defined as materials which are so hard or cemented that the excavation of such material requires blasting. The excavation shall proceed in a conventional manner with satisfactory effort made to remove hard materials before the Engineer makes a determination of need for blasting. Predrilling and blasting will be allowed, if the Contractor can provide evidence for the Engineer's review that boring logs can and will show that the material can or cannot be excavated. Evidence will be provided for the Engineer's review and approval before predrilling and blasting is undertaken. The excavation and removal of isolated boulders or rock fragments larger than one cubic yard in volume encountered in materials of common excavation shall be classified as rock excavation. Whenever wet or otherwise unstable soil that is incapable of properly supporting the pipe, as determined by the Engineer or indicated on the drawings, is encountered in the trench bottom, such soil shall be removed to a depth required for the lengths designated by the Engineer, and the trench backfilled to trench bottom grade, as herein specified, with coarse sand, fine gravel, or other suitable material. Backfill with earth under structures will not be permitted and any unauthorized excess excavation below the levels indicated for the foundation of such structures shall be filled with sand, gravel, or concrete, as directed. A. GRADING AND STACKING: All grading in the vicinity of trench excavation shall be controlled to prevent surface ground water from flowing into the trenches. Any water accumulated in the trenches shall be removed by pumping or by other approved methods. During excavation, material suitable for backfilling shall be stored in an orderly manner at a distance from the edges of trenches to avoid overloading and prevent slides or cave-ins. Material unsuitable for backfilling, as determined by the Engineer, shall be removed from the job site and disposed of by the Contractor in a manner as approved by the Engineer. B. SHORING AND SHEETING: All shoring, sheeting, and bracing required to perform and protect the excavation and to safeguard employees and the public shall be performed. The failure of the Engineer to direct the placing of such protection shall not relieve the Contractor of his responsibility for damage resulting from its omission. Whenever sheeting is driven to a depth below the elevation of the top ofthe pipe, that portion of the sheeting below the elevation of the top ofthe pipe shall not be disturbed or removed. Sheeting left in place shall be cut off not less than 1 foot below finished grade. No sheeting shall be removed until the excavation is substantially backfilled as hereinafter specified. C. WATER REMOV AL: Where water is encountered, it shall be prevented from accumulating in excavated areas by pumping, well-pointing and pumping, or by other means approved by the Engineer as to capacity and effectiveness. Water removed from excavations shall be discharged at points where it will not cause injury to public or private property, or the work completed or in progress. Under no circumstances shall trench bottoms be prepared, pipes laid, or appurtenances installed in water. Water shall not be allowed to rise in unbackfilled excavations after pipe or structures have been placed. TS-3-2 I I I I. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I D. BLASTING: Explosives are to used only within legal limitations. Before explosives are used, all necessary permits for this work shall be secured and all precautions taken in the blasting operations to prevent damage to private or public property or to persons. The Contractor shall assume full liability for any damage that may occur during the use of explosives. No blast shall be set offwithin 50 feet of pipe already laid in the trench. E. TREE PROTECTION: Care shall be exercised to protect the roots of trees to be left standing. Within the branch spread of the tree, trench shall be opened only when the work can be installed imrtlediately. Injured roots shall be pruned cleanly and backfill placed as soon as possible. -04. BACKFILLING: Trenches and other excavations shall not be backfilled until all required tests are performed and the work has been approved by the Engineer. The trenches shall be carefully backfilled with the excavated materials approved for backfilling consisting of earth, loam, sandy clay, sand and gravel, soft shale, or other approved materials. No material shall be used for backfilling that contains mulch, other unstable materials, stones, blasted rock, broken concrete or pavement, or other hard materials having any dimension greater than 4 inches; or large clods of earth, debris, frozen earth or earth with an exceptionally high void content. For backfill up to a level 1 foot over the top of pressure pipelines and 2 feet above the top of gravity pipelines, only selected materials shall be used. Select materials shall be finely divided material free from debris, organic material and stone, and may be suitable job excavated material or shall be provided by the Contractor from other sources. The backfill shall be placed in uniform layers not exceeding 6 inches in depth. Each layer shall be moistened and carefully and uniformly tamped with mechanical tampers or other suitable tools. Each layer shall be placed and tamped under the pipe haunches with care and thoroughness so as to eliminate the possibility of voids or lateral displacement. The remainder of the backfill material shall then be placed and compacted above the level specified above. In areas not subject to traffic, the backfill shall be placed in 12 inch layers and each layer moistened and compacted to a density approximating that of the surrounding earth. Under roadways, driveways, paved areas, parking lots, along roadway shoulders and other areas subject to traffic, the backfill shall be placed in 6 inch layers and each layer moistened and compacted to density at least equal to that ofthe surrounding earth so that traffic can be resumed immediately after backfilling is completed. Any trenches which are improperly backfilled, or where settlement occurs, shall be reopened to the depth required for proper compaction, then refilled and compacted with the surface restored to the required grade compaction. Along all portions of the trenches not located in roadways, the ground shall be graded to a reasonable uniformity and the mounding over the trenches left in a neat condition satisfactory to the Engineer. Sheeting not specified to be left in place shall be removed as the backfilling progresses. Sheeting shall be removed in such a manner as to avoid caving of the trench. Voids left by the removal of sheeting and shoring shall be carefully filled and compacted. Where, in the opinion of the Engineer, damage is liable to result from withdrawing sheeting, the sheeting will be ordered to be left in place. TS-3-3 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -05. BORING AND JACKING: Where required by the drawings, the pipeline will be installed in a steel casing, placed by boring and jacking. Where boring is required under highways, the materials and workmanship will be in accordance with the standards ofthe State Highway Department or local authority. Boring and jacking under railroads will be governed by the latest A.R.E.A. standards and those of the railroad involved. The steel casing shall be in accordance with ASTM A252 to the thicknesses shown on the drawings. -06. PAVEMENT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT: Where necessary existing pavements shall be removed and replaced, the applicable standards of the State Highway Department or local authority shall govern this work. Joints shall be sawed, unless joints equally uniform in the opinion of the Engineer result from other means. All pavement repairs shall consist of a concrete slab no less than 6 inches thick or compacted graded aggregate at least 9 inches thick, as indicated on the drawings. Where the parent pavement is concrete, the slab surface shall be smoothly finished flush with the surrounding pavement. Where the parent pavement is asphalt, the concrete slab shall be raked finished and topped with 1 inch of surface mix asphalt paving rolled flush with the surrounding pavement. -07. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT: Excavation and backfilling for pipelines and appurtenances, except as hereinafter provided for, will be considered as incidental to the construction of the various elements of the installation it is associated with, and no separate payment will be made therefor. TS-3-4 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION TS-4 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS -01. BASIS FOR DESIGN: A Professional Engineer registered in the State of Georgia must prepare the plans and . specifications. Design must conform to the requirements set forth in "Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities" (latest version) published by the Great Lakes-Upper Mississippi River Board of State and Provincial Public Health and Environmental Managers, and follow EPD guidelines. Before a sewer is designed, the area to be served should be studied for the purpose of estimating the type and quantity of flow to be handled. Design should be considered for the ultimate tributary population. Consideration should be given to the maximum anticipated capacity of institutions, industrial parks, etc. Where future relief sewers are planned, economic analysis of alternatives should accompany initial permit application. Design should be based on peak sewage flows plus the anticipated maximum infiltration/inflow levels under normal open channel flow conditions. All food service operations are required to install, operate, clean, and maintain a sufficiently sized oil and grease separator (grease trap) to prevent obstruction or interference with the proper operation of the sanitary sewer collection system and treatment plants. All existing waterworks units, including basins, wells, and treatment units, located within 200 feet of a proposed sewer shall be shown on the engineering plans. Soil conditions within this 200 feet of waterworks shall be determined and shown on the plans. A professional engineer shall determine force main size, after a study has been completed ofthe surrounding area with regards to the proposed construction and potential future construction. A minimum velocity of2 fps within a force main shall be acceptable for prevention of solids settling. No sanitary sewer lines less than eight (8) inches in diameter may be installed. Sanitary laterals with clean-outs shall be installed at ALL service tie-ins to the system. During construction when deviations from approved plans affecting capacity, flow, or operation are desired, the Augusta Utilities Department's Inspector shall be notified. Revised plans shall be submitted as soon as possible to the Augusta Utilities Department for approval. Minor changes not affecting capacities, flows or operation may be allowed in the field during construction by the Utilities Department's Inspector. The Inspector shall have final authority as to what constitutes a minor or major change. An approved set of Record Drawings clearly showing any changes shall be submitted to the Augusta Utilities Department Inspector at the completion of the work and prior to sign-off of the final plat. The ContractorlDeveloper is responsible for verifying the exact location, size and material of any existing sewer facility proposed for connection or use by the project. TS-4-l I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -02. DESIGN STANDARDS FOR SANITARY SEWER LINES: A. COVER 1. Minimum cover to finished grade over sanitary sewer shall be four (4) feet. 2. Maximum cover shall be 20 feet unless otherwise approved by the Augusta Utilities Department. B. HORIZONTAL SEPARATION 1. Ten (10) feet to water lines and storm sewer lines. 2. Fifteen (15) feet to buildings, top of bank oflakes/streams/creeks, other structures (10 feet absolute minimum - only when unavoidable, and pipe material is required to be DIP). 3. Ten (10) feet minimum separation to 'gas mains. 4. Ten (10) feet minimum to underground electric cable. 5. All separation distances above are edge to edge. C. VERTICAL SEPARATION 1. Eighteen (18) inch minimum separation (edge to edge) between all pipes and cables shall be maintained (6 inch absolute minimum separation with DIP). D. LAYOUT 1. Sanitary sewer easements shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet wide with the sewer line centered in the easement. 2. Individual sewer services shall be a minimum of six (6) inches in diameter and shall extend from the main and terminate with a clean-out constructed at the edge of right- of-way. If the main is installed outside of the right-of-way, the services with clean- outs shall terminate at the edge ofthe permanent easement. All lines eight (8) inches in diameter and larger shall terminate in a manhole. Sewer lines installed parallel to lakes/ streams/creeks shall be designed to leave a 25- foot undisturbed buffer along the edge of the banle The required service lateral with clean-out shall be inspected by the Augusta Utilities Inspector prior to physical tie-in of private service line. The use of donuts or tying into the stack pipe of the clean-out is strictly prohibited. 3. Under no circumstances shall house sewer services and water services be laid in the same trench. 4. All sewers shall be designed and constructed to give a mean velocity of2.0 feet per second, when flowing full, based on Manning's formula using an "n' of 0.013. The following are the minimum slopes that should be provided; however, slopes greater than these are desirable. TS-4-2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Size (inches) 8 10 12 14 15 16 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 Minimum Slope in Feet Per 100 Feet 0.40 0.28 0.22 0.17 0.15 0.14 0.12 0.10 0.08 0.067 0.058 0.052 0.046 0.041 0.037 Where velocities greater than 10 feet per second are attained, special provision shall be made to protect against displacement by erosion and impact. 5. The maximum slope for a sanitary sewer line shall be 20%. All 20% sewers shall be DIP with concrete collar walls at every joint or alternate restraining system provided by design engineer. Slopes less than 20% are preferred. If steep slope is necessary, the Augusta Utilities Department Engineer must approve the design. 6. Buoyancy of sewers shall be considered and flotation ofthe pipe shall be prevented with appropriate construction where high groundwater conditions are anticipated. 7. Manhole spacing shall not exceed 400 LF for sewers 15 inches in diameter or smaller, and 500 feet for sewers 18 inches to 30 inches. 8. Manholes shall be located at the junction of sewers and at changes in grade, pipe size, or alignment. They shall also be installed at all intersections. Sanitary sewer manholes should not be located where surface water drain into them. When this is not possible, a watertight cover shall be specified. For this purpose, and also for assisting in locating manholes across country, the rims shall be set above grade. 9. A drop manhole shall be provided for a sewer entering a manhole at an elevation of 24 inches or more above the manhole invert. Where the difference in elevation between the incoming sewer and the manhole invert is less than 24 inches the invert shall be filleted to prevent solids deposition. 10. Minimum angle between influent and effluent sanitary sewer lines at a manhole shall be ninety (90) degrees. TS-4-3 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 11. Both vertical and horizontal alignments shall be reviewed with the Augusta Utilities Department prior to finalization. 12. All pipes crossing proposed sanitary sewer lines shall be shown as conflicts in plan and profile views on the sanitary sewer plan sheets (not on detail sheets). Crossings shall be designated by a letter (A, B, C, etc...) and include information regarding top of pipe and bottom of pipe elevations. Contact the Augusta Utilities Department for an example. The design engineer is responsible for identifying all conflicts. 13. Where indicated on the plans, pipe stub-outs for the connection of future sewers shall be provided during the construction of new manholes. Each stub-out shall be plugged in the bell end of the stub-out with plug approved by Augusta Utilities. E. SANITARY SEWER MATERIAL 1. Pipe for sanitary sewers shall be polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or ductile iron pipe (DIP) as outlined below. However, DIP is considered a remedial measure for special applications only. Standard pipe lengths not greater than 20 feet shall be used. Force main pipe shall be of approved C900-CL200 water pipe. 2. PVC pipe shall be manufactured from virgin resin conforming to ASTM D-3034 with minimum classification of SDR-35. DIP shall be epoxy-lined and conform to A WW A C 151/ ANSI A2l. 51 (latest revision). Design methods shall conform to A WW A CI50/ANSI A2l.50. DIP shall be Class 350 for 12 inch and smaller. 3. All fittings shall be of the same quality and material as the pipe to be used. Pipe classes shall be determined based upon the installation and the use intended. Pipe shall be appropriately labeled on the drawings. WYE fittings shall be utilized. TEE fittings and saddles shall not be allowed. All DIP fittings shall be ductile iron or cast Iron. 4. Aerial pipe shall be mechanical joint DIP or continuous weld, wrapped and coated steel pipe. Piers shall be placed at every joint directly behind the bell. Site conditions may dictate construction utilizing more stringent requirements than indicated in the standard detail. Anchor collars shall be constructed on the pipe whenever pipe grade is 20% or greater. Restrainers may be used in lieu of collars when a particular brand and method are determined equivalent. 5. DIP shall be required in the following circumstances: a. When sanitary sewer line has less than four (4) feet of cover. Minimum depth of DIP is two (2) feet. b. When a sanitary sewer line cross over storm pipe (Must be one joint of DIP centered on the crossing) TS-4-4 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I c. When a sanitary sewer line passes laterally within one (1) foot of a storm sewer line (Must be one joint of DIP centered on the crossing). d. When a sanitary sewer line is to have in excess of eighteen (18) feet of fill. e. When a sanitary sewer line is at the maximum slope of 20%. f. For last joint of pipe at all drop manholes greater than three (3) feet. g. When a sanitary sewer is less than six (6) feet under a street. 6. The Utilities Director may mandate DIP in any instances of off-site or on-site construction where future abuse to the line is possible due to location or circumstances, extensive length under pavement, or in private property away from right-of-way areas. 7. PVC shall be jointed with a rubber gasket and shall conform to ASTM F477 and manufacturer's recommendations. Solvent weld is prohibited. DIP shall be of the bell and spigot type with push-on joints conforming to ANSI A21.11 or mechanical joints. 8. Sewer Pipe Bedding: a. Bedding requirements shall apply to sanitary sewer lines only. They are not to be considered minimum bedding requirements and as such, do not relieve the Engineer/Contractor of the responsibility to provide any additional bedding necessary for proper construction. Bedding shall be carefully placed along the full width ofthe trench so that the pipe is true to line and grade of the pipe barrel. Bell holes shall be provided so as to relieve pipe bells of all load, but small enough to ensure that support is provided throughout the length of pipe. Crushed stone embedment material shall conform to ASTM C33, Graduation #67 (3/4inch to #4). Bedding material shall be placed underneath and be carried up the sides ofthe pipe as specified below. b. Class B Bedding shall be performed by first undercutting the trench an adequate amount to provide bedding under the pipe bell. The trench shall then be brought to grade with compacted crushed stone as specified above for the full width ofthe trench. The bedding material shall be placed in the zone four (4) inches below the pipe and the pipe laid to line and grade and backfilled with compacted crushed stone placed the full width ofthe trench up to one-half the outside diameter of the pipe. Select backfill placed in six (6) inch layers and compacted shall be the backfill from the springline of pipe to 18 inches above the pipe. A minimum Class B Bedding shall be used for all plastic pipes. TS-4-5 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I c. Class C Bedding shall be performed by first undercutting the trench ail adequate amount to provide bedding under the pipe bell. The trench shall then be brought to grade with compacted crushed stone as specified above for the full width of the trench. The bedding material shall be placed in the zone four (4) inches below the pipe and the pipe laid to line and grade and backfilled with compacted crushed stone placed the full width of the trench up to one- fourth the outside diameter ofthe pipe. Select backfill placed in six (6) inch layers and compacted shall be the backfill from the bedding material to 18 inches above the pipe. A minimum Class C Bedding shall be used for all ductile iron pipes. 9. Jack and Bore Installations: a. Casing pipe used withj ack and bore shall be in accordance with requirements of the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) or railway specifications. 10. New sewers shall be tied-in to the existing sewers at locations indicated on the plans. No lines smaller than six (6) inches shall be tied to a sewer line or manhole. All tie- ins to existing manholes shall be cored. The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining uninterrupted service ofthe sanitary sewer during tie-in operations. No connection to existing sanitary sewer shall be allowed until the proposed sewer line is inspected and approved by the Augusta Utilities Department's Inspector. 11. Side sewers shall be installed where shown on the plans. A side sewer consists of a sewer extending from a connection to the street or main sewer to its connection to the house sewer or other point. For new 8inch through 12inch diameter sewers, the side sewer connection shall be constructed with a wye fitting in the street sewer with a 45- degree elbow. For new 15inch and larger pipes, or existing sewers, the connection shall be made by machine made tap and suitable saddle, unless otherwise approved by the Augusta Utilities Department. 12. Belled pipe shall be laid with the bell end up grade and in general, all pipe laying shall start and proceed up grade from the point of connection at the street sewer or other starting point. Pipe shall be laid in a straight line at a uniform grade between fittings or on a uniform horizontal or vertical curvature achieved by deflecting the pipe joints within the manufacturer's recommended limits. The maximum deflection permissible at anyone fitting shall not exceed 45 degrees. The maximum deflection of any combination of two adjacent fittings shall not exceed 45 degrees unless straight pipe not less than 2 12 feet in length be installed between such adjacent fittings or unless one of such fittings is a wye branch with a c1eanout provided on the straight leg. 13. Material for transition (e.g., PVC to DIP) shall be indicated and specified. Where offset of DIP is required, mechanical joint DIP shall be installed with mechanical joint heavy body DIP sleeves at the reconnections. TS-4-6 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 14. Sanitary Sewer Manholes: a. Precast manholes shall conform to ASTM C-478 (five inch wall thickness). Use six (6) inch wall thickness if manhole exceeds 20 feet in depth. All holes for incoming and outgoing pipe will, whenever possible, be precast, with pipe tie-in made using PS 1 0 flexible gasket, manufactured by PressSeal Gasket Corporation, or approved equal. In the event of the necessity of cutting new holes, the holes shall be machined cored neatly and carefully so as not to damage the structural integrity of the manhole and large enough to allow the insertion of a flexible rubber boot. Precast holes shall be flexible boot fitted. b. Barrel joints shall be tongue and groove with performed plastic meeting the requirements of Federal Specifications SS-S-00210, "Sealing Compound, Preformed Plastic Pipe Joints" Type I, rope form, also known as "Ram Neck." Eccentric manholes cones are required. Inverts shall be constructed of 3,000 psi plant mix. Manhole steps shall be installed in all sections of each manhole as indicated on the drawings. Frame and covers shall be cast or ductile iron and set in a bed of mortar on the top of the manhole and completely grouted outside and wiped smooth. Ring and cover shall be USF- 170 or approved equal. Cover shall read "Sanitary Sewer." Watertight manhole covers are to be used wherever street runoff or high water may flood the manhole tops. Locked manhole covers may be may be desirable in isolated easement locations or where vandalism may be a problem. c. Where corrosive conditions due to septicity or other causes is anticipated, consideration shall be given to providing corrosion protection on the interior of the manholes. d. The minimum diameter of manholes shall be 48 inches; larger diameters are required for large diameter sewers. A minimum access diameter of 22- ~ inches shall be provided. e. Outside drop manholes shall be precast and constructed for incoming lines having invert 24 inches or more above the invert ofthe manhole outlet, with DIP and tie rods per Detail No. 13.08. Shallow manholes shall be precast or Type B slab top precast and shall be constructed in accordance with ASTM C-478. f. Drop manholes should be constructed with an outside drop connection. Inside drop connection (when necessary) shall be secure to the interior wall of the manhole and provide access for cleaning. Inside drop connections shall be used only when approved by the Utilities Department Engineering Division. g. Due to the unequal earth pressure that may result from the backfilling operation in the vicinity of the manhole, the entire outside drop connection shall be encased in concrete. TS-4- 7 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -03. h. A bench shall be provided on each side of any manhole channel when the pipe diameter(s) are less than the manhole diameter. The bench should be sloped no less than Y2 inch per foot (4 percent). No lateral sewer, service connection, or drop manhole pipe shall discharge onto the surface of the bench. 15. All construction material shall be first quality, not previously used. Repair clamps are not acceptable. Damaged or faulty pipe and materials must be properly replaced. All gaskets shall be new. When connecting to existing valves or fittings, gaskets shall be replaced, not reused. 16. The Engineer shall provide a complete set of shop drawings, which shall indicate the Augusta Utilities Department's specific material requirements. In general, material requirements will be guided by the latest revisions ofthe specifications of A WW A and ASTM. SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM DESIGN: A. Design requirements are as follows: Per Capita Flow, Average: Minimum velocity in collector sewer: Maximum velocity in collector sewer: Minimum collector sewer size: Infiltration Allowance: Ratio of Peak to Average flow: Design depth of flow @ Peak Flow: Design Period: Minimum Manning's "n" Factor: 125 gallons per day (gpd) 2.0 feet per second (fps) 10.0 feet per second (fps) 8 inch 100 gpd/in Dia/mile 2.5 0.75 of Full 30 Years 0.013 B. LIFT STATION DESIGN 1. All lift stations shall be installed underground, unless otherwise directed by the Utilities Director. Wet well size and pump sizing shall be determined by a professional engineer, after a comparative study has been done of the area surrounding the proposed construction. Potential future development of the surrounding area should be incorporated into the design. All potable water services around sewage pumping facilities shall be provided with an approved reduced pressure backflow prevention (RPZ) device. 2. All pipes entering the wet well and discharging from the wet well into the valve pit shall be mechanical joint DIP. PVC pipe will not be permitted. Pipes shall be sized per the design engineer's calculations and pump data. 3. Pumps, valves, and pipe sizes, shall be designed by a professional engineer. Calculations for the design shall be submitted to the Augusta Utilities Department TS-4-8 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I for review and approval. Pump specifications shall be provided to Augusta Utilities for review. Valves shall have a minimum of an 18-inch clear zone in all directions. 4. The valve pit shall consist of a precast manhole cone section or a precast concrete box. The bottom shall have 2-inch diameter pre-drilled holes filled with gravel for drainage. A cone section shall be set on a minimum 4-inch thick concrete slab with an open bottom and gravel for drainage. For proposed piping, the manhole shall have cored holes fitted with flexible rubber boots. Standard ring and cover shall be installed and grouted to the cone section. The top of the valve pit shall be a minimum of six (6) inches above finished grade. 5. Electrical systems and components (e.g., motor, lights, cables, conduits, switch boxes, control circuits, etc.) in raw wastewater wells, or in enclosed or partially enclosed spaces where hazardous concentrations of flammable gases or vapors may be present, shall comply with the National and the City of Augusta Electrical Code requirements. In addition, equipment located in the wet well shall be suitable for use under corrosive conditions. Each flexible cable shall be provided with a watertight seal and separate strain relief. A fused disconnect switch located above ground shall be provided. For the main power feed for all pumping stations. When such equipment is exposed to weather it shall meet the requirements of weatherproof equipment. One such equipment such as the control panel shall be duplex NEMA 4X with audible and visible alarms. Lightning and surge protection systems should be considered. A 110 volt power receptacle to facilitate maintenance shall be provided inside the control panel for lift stations that have control panels outdoors. Ground fault interruption protection shall be provided for all outdoor outlets. -04. CONSTRUCTION: A. INSTALLATION 1. Authorization must be obtained from the Augusta Utilities Department to construct, alter or modify a sanitary sewer line. Construction of sewer infrastructure will be authorized by the Utilities Department upon approval of submitted plans and notification of the Augusta Utilities Department at least 24 hours prior to starting construction (706-772-5503). 2. Installation of sanitary sewer pipe and associated appurtenances shall be in accordance with current ASTM specifications and manufacturer's requirements for the specific product. Loading or unloading and storage of pipe, fittings, valves, etc. shall be done such that to avoid damage. All pipe shall be carefully examined before it is installed in the trench. Damaged pipe or pipe which does not meet specification requirements shall be rejected and removed from the work site. The interior of all pipe, fittings, valves, etc. shall be kept free of dirt and foreign matter at all times. All piping shall be placed in a dry trench with a stable bottom. Wet trench installation shall be allowed only upon written approval of the Utilities Director. TS-4-9 I I I" I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 3. Backfill shall be free of boulders and debris. Sharp or rocky material encountered in the base shall be replaced with proper bedding. Pipe shall be laid on line and grade as designed. Pipe joints, gravity blocks, service connections, and conflicts shall be left exposed until visually inspected and approved by the Augusta Utilities Department's Inspector. 4. All concrete cradles, saddles, or encasements shall be installed as shown on the plans. These structures shall be constructed in strict accordance to the details shown on the plans. Concrete shall have a 28 day compressive strength of3,000 psi when tested in accordance with ASTM Specification C-39. 5. All manholes indicated on the plans shall be furnished and installed by the Contractor in strict accordance with the plans. The invert channels shall be smooth and accurately shaped to the semicircular bottom conforming to the inside ofthe adjacent sewer sections as shown on the plans. Changes in direction of the sewer and entering branches shall have as long a radius of the true curvature as the size of the manhole will permit. 6. The top of manholes shall be topped out with brick as indicated on the plans. The number of courses will depend on the required elevation ofthe top of the manhole. The maximum number of brick courses allowed shall be three (3). 7 . New sewer lines shall be inspected through use of camera inspection equipment with an Augusta Utilities Department Inspector at the time of installation and again before the one-year warranty expires. The Developer is to provide the Augusta Utilities Department with a color VHS system videotape of the inside of every reach of sanitary sewer installed. The tape shall record manhole number to manhole number, , date of recording, and distance from start of run. The tape shall include a distance and location description of every service line connection installed. The manhole numbering system shall be the same as shown on the approved development plans. B. Sewer Pipe Laying: The pipe shall be laid with bell or groove end upgrade. Pipe shall be tested for soundness, clear interior and satisfactory joint surfaces before lowering the pipe into the trench. Pipe shall be laid in straight lines and on uniform grades between points where changes in alignment or grade are shown. The pipe barrel shall be uniformly bedded. The line and invert grade of each pipe shall be checked from a top line carried on batter boards not over 25 feet apart or by use of a laser beam target inserted in each joint. Pipes shall be laid to form a smooth, uniform invert. A stopper shall be installed in the pipe mouth when pipe laying is not in progress. PVC gravity sewer pipe and force main shall be installed in accordance to ASTM D2321, latest revision. Ductile iron force main shall be installed in accordance with A WW A C600, latest revision. C. Backfilling Around Pipe: As soon as the joint material has set, fine earth shall be carefully tamped around each j oint, and around and over the pipe to a depth of at least TS-4-10 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 2 feet above the top of gravity pipelines. In addition, all PVC sewer pipe shall be bedded in selected material from the pipe centerline down to a point 3 to 6 inches below the pipe invert. Selected materials for this purpose shall be Class I or II soils as specified in ASTM D2321. D. Sewer Structures: Appurtenant sewer structures shall be constructed according to one or more of the following methods: 1. Masonry: Brick for manholes and other sewer structures shall be laid with shove joints completely filled with mortar. Horizontal joints shall not exceed Yz inch, vertical joints 1/4 inch on their interior face. In circular structures, all brick shall be laid as header with joints broken between courses. Interior joints shall be struck or wiped smooth with the face of the wall. The exterior of sanitary sewer manholes shall be plastered to a thickness of at least Y2 inch. 2. Laying Brick and Concrete Block Work: Only clean brick or block shall be used. The brick or block shall be moistened by suitable means, as directed, until they are neither so dry as to absorb water from the mortar, nor so wet as to be slippery when laid. Each brick or block shall be laid in a full bed and joint of mortar without repairing subsequent grouting, flushing, or filling, and shall be thoroughly bonded as directed. 3. Plastering and Curing Brick or Block Masonry: Outside faces of masonry shall be plastered with mortar from 1/4 inch to 3/8 inch thick. Ifrequired, the masonry shall be properly moistened prior to application of the mortar. The plaster shall be carefully spread and troweled so that all cracks are thoroughly worked out. After hardening, the plaster shall be carefully checked by being tapped for bond and soundness. Unbonded or unsound plaster shall be removed and replaced. Masonry and plaster shall be protected from too rapid drying by the use of burlap kept moist, or by other approved means, and shall be protected from the weather and frost, all as required. 4. Manhole Inverts: Manhole flow channels shall be constructed of concrete, sewer pipe, brick or precast, and shall be of semicircular section. Each manhole shall be provided with such channels for all connecting sewers. The inverts shall conform accurately to the size of the adjoining pipes. Side inverts shall be curved and main inverts (where direction changes) shall be laid out in smooth curves of the longest possible radius which is tangent to the centerlines of adjoining sewers. 5. Drop Manholes: Drop inlets shall be provided into manholes on sanitary sewers for incoming lines having inverts 2 feet or more above the inverts ofthe manhole outlet lines. Drop pipe and fittings shall be encased in masonry integral with the manhole TS-4-11 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I and extending from the manhole base to the top ofthe incoming sewer. Diameter of drop manholes to be four feet at a minimum. 6. Setting Manhole Frames and Covers: Manhole frames shall be set with the tops conforming accurately to the grade of the pavement or finished concentric with the top ofthe masonry and in a full bed ofmortar so that the space between the top ofthe manhole masonry and the bottom flange of the frame shall be completely filled and made watertight. A thick ring of mortar extending to the outer edge of the masonry shall be placed all around the bottom flange. The mortar shall be smoothly finished to be flush with the top ofthe flange and have a slight slope to shed water away from the frame. Manhole covers shall be left in place in the frames on completion of other work at the manholes. 7. Setting Precast Manholes Sections: Precast-reinforced concrete manhole sections shall be set so as to be vertical and with sections and steps in true alignment. All holes in sections, used for their handling, shall be thoroughly plugged with mortar. The mortar shall be 1 part cement to 1 Yz parts sand; mixed slightly damp to the touch until it is dense and an excess of paste appears on the surface; and then finished smooth and flush with adjoining surfaces. E. Bulkheads and Flushing: The contractor shall build a tight bulkhead in the pipeline where new work enters an existing sewer. The bulkhead shall remain in place until its removal is authorized by the Engineer. Care shall be taken to prevent earth, water and other materials from entering the pipe, and when pipe laying operations are suspended, the Contractor shall maintain a suitable stopper in the end of the pipe and also at openings for manholes. All sanitary sewer, except building connections shall be flushed with water in sufficient volume to obtain free flow through each line. All obstructions shall be removed and all defects corrected. As soon as possible after the pipe and manholes are completed on any line, the Contractor shall flush out the pipeline using a rubber ball ahead of the water. None of the flushing water or debris shall be permitted to enter any existing sewer. F. Temporary Plugs: At all times when pipe laying is not actually in progress, the open ends of the pipe shall be closed by temporary watertight plugs or by other approved means. If water is in the trench when work is resumed, the plug shall not be removed until all danger of water entering the pipe has passed. G. Joints and Structure Rightness: All pipe joints shall be made as nearly watertight as practicable. There shall be no visible leakage at the joints and there shall be no sand, silt, clay, or soil of any description entering the pipelines at the joints. Leaks in the pipelines which cause infiltration or exfiltration to exceed limits herein specified shall be repaired by replacing defective pipe. Grouting and/or caulking to repair pipelines where excessive infiltration or exfiltration is evident will not be permitted. TS-4-12 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I H. Fittings and Stoppers: Branches and fittings shall be laid by the Contractor as indicated on the drawings and/or as directed by the Engineer. Open ends of pipe and branches shall be closed with premolded gasket joint stoppers which conform with the same requirements as pipe being used. 1. Sewer Line Relation to Water Lines: Sewer lines and sewer force mains in relation to water lines shall conform to "Ten States Standard" Section 29.3 at a minimum. Sewer lines shall have at least a 10 foot pipe-to-pipe horizontal separation from known or proposed water mains. When a sewer crosses under a water main, there shall be at least 18 inches from the crown of the sewer line to the bottom of the water main. In all cases where adequate vertical separation as stated above cannot be achieved (or whenever sewer lines must be installed to cross above a water main), both the water and sewer lines shall be constructed of ductile iron pipe a distance of 10 feet on each side of their intersection with one full length of water main centered on the sewer line. J. Minimum Cover for Sewer Lines: Gravity sewer lines shall have a minimum of 3 feet of cover at the crown of the pipe. In cases where this minimum cover cannot be achieved, ductile iron pipe shall be used. K. Detectable Tape: Detectable tape as manufactured by Reef Industries of Houston, Texas, or equal shall be installed during the backfill operation at a point 1 foot below the final finished grade. The detectable tape shall be a 5.5 mil composition film containing one layer of me tali zed foil laminate between two layers of inert plastic film specifically formulated for prolonged use underground. The tape shall be highly resistant to alkalis, acids and other destructive agents found in the soils. The detectable tape shall bear a continuous printed message "Caution Sanitary Sewer Line Buried Below." The message shall be printed in permanent ink formulated for prolonged use underground. Letters shall be clearly legible and have a minimum height of 1.2 inches. L. Boring and Jacking: Where required by the drawings, the sanitary sewer line will be installed in a steel casing, placed by boring and jacking. Where boring is required under highways, the materials and workmanship will be in accordance with the standards of the State Highway Department or local authority. Boring and jacking under railroads will be governed by the latest A.R.E.A. Standards, Part 5, "Pipelines" and those of the railroad involved. 1. Casing Pipe: The casing pipe shall conform to the materials standards of ASTM Designation A252, with minimum wall thickness of 0.219 inch. Steel pipe will have TS-4-13 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I a minimum yield strength of35,000 psi. Casing pipe shall be joined together with welded joints. 2. Carrier Pipe: The carrier pipe shall be ductile iron as specified herein. 3. Installation: The steel casing shall be installed by the "Dry Bore and Jack" method. Ifvoids develop or if the bored hole diameter is greater than the outside diameter of pipe by more than approximately 1 inch, remedial measures will be taken as approved by the Engineer. When installing water lines through casing, the Contractor shall mechanical joint pipe with retainer glands throughout the length ofthe casing. The sanitary sewer line shall be strapped to treated wooden skids with metal straps throughout the length of the casing. The empty space shall then be filled with sand and the ends ofthe casing shall be sealed with brick and mortar. M. Force Main Installation: In general, sewer force main must be installed in accordance with the water distribution system specifications. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) force main must conform to ASTM D-2241, latest revision. Ductile iron force main must conform to ASTM A-377, latest revision. N. Removal and Replacement of Existing Pipe and Equipment: Where indicated on the drawings or required to properly place the work under this contract, as approved by the Engineer, the Contractor shall remove and replace such pipe lines and equipment in a manner as approved by the Engineer. -05. INSPECTION INFILTRATION/EXFILTRATION LEAKAGE TESTS Upon completion of a section of the sewer, the Contractor shall dewater it and conduct a satisfactory test to measure the infiltration or ex filtration for at least three consecutive days. The amount of infiltration including "Y" branches, and connections shall not exceed 1 00 gallons per inch diameter per mile of sewer pipe per 24 hours for gravity sewer pipe. The amount of 50 gallons per inch diameter per mile of sewer per 24 hours shall not be exceeded for ductile iron pipe. The Contractor shall be responsible for the satisfactory watertightness of the entire section of sewer. As required, suitable bulkheads shall be installed to permit the test of the sewer. Where the ground water level is less than 1 foot above the top of the pipe at its upper end, or as directed by the Engineer, the sewer shall be subjected to ex filtration testing by plugging the pipe at the lower end and then filling the pipelines and manholes with clean water to a height 4 feet above the top ofthe sewer at its upper end. The leakage out of the sewer, measured by the volume of the water necessary to maintain meter level in the highest manhole, shall not exceed 200 gallons per inch diameter per 24 hours per mile of sewer for gravity sewer pipe. The amount of 50 gallons per inch diameter per 24 hours per mile of sewer shall not be exceeded for ductile iron pipe. TS-4-14 I I. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The sewer shall be tested before any connections are made to buildings or to active sewers. The Contractor shall construct such weirs and bulkheads as may be required, shall furnish all water, labor, test plugs, power, pumps, meters, and other equipment necessary for the test to be properly made. The Contractor may use a low pressure . air test as an option to the hydraulic infiltration/exfiltration leakage test for gravity lines provided the Contractor established a correlation between the air test results and the quantity of infiltration/ex filtration actually being experienced by the line and the allowable air pressure drop shall be that corresponding to the allowable hydraulic leakage specified previously in this section. Such a correlation is to be established according to a procedure satisfactory to the Engineer. The low pressure air test shall be performed in accordance with the applicable sections of ASTM C828, latest revision. Ifthe Contractor opts to use the low pressure air test, leakage tests on manholes shall be conducted independently ofthe lines by using a hydraulic infiltration/exfiltration test as directed by the Engineer. The allowable infiltration into the manhole over a 24 hour period is zero and the allowable exfiltration is also zero when tested by plugging offthe manhole and filling it with water four feet above the top of the sewer and measuring the water loss over a 24 hour period. -06. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT: Payment will be made at the unit contract prices as shown in the bid schedule under Sanitary Sewer. TS-4-15 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION TS-5 WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS -01. BASIS FOR DESIGN: Design shall conform to the requirements as set forth in "Minimum Standards for Public Water" (latest revision) as published by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (www.dnr.state.ga.us/dnr). A Professional Engineerregistered in the State of Georgia must prepare the plans and specifications. There shall be no physical connection between a potable water supply and a questionable water supply which would allow unsafe (contaminated) water to enter the potable water system by direct pressure, vacuum, gravity or any other means. Hydraulic designs shall be based upon pressure data applicable to the portion of the service area, which will serve the proposed facility. Air release valves in vaults shall be provided at all high points in the water main as required by the Utilities Director. All water distribution systems shall be looped to the greatest extent possible. Water mains shall have a minimum nominal inside diameter of 6 inches. Water mains having an inside diameter of less than 6 inches will not normally be considered. During construction when deviations from approved plans are desired, the Augusta Utilities Department's Inspector shall be notified. Revised plans shall be submitted as soon as possible to the Augusta Utilities Department for approval. Minor changes not affecting capacities, flows or operation may be allowed in the field during construction by the Utilities Department's Inspector. The Inspector shall have final authority as to what constitutes a minor or major change. An approved set of Record Drawings clearly showing any changes shall be submitted to the Augusta Utilities Department Inspector at the completion of the work and prior to sign-off of the final plat. The Contractor/Developer is responsible for verifying the exact location, size and material of any existing water facility proposed for connection or use by the project. -02. DESIGN STANDARDS FOR WATER MAINS: A. COVER 1. Standard depth of cover is 4 feet below existing and proposed road surface unless otherwise approved by the Augusta Utilities Department. 2. Minimum cover to finished grade over water mains shall be 36 inches. Minimum cover under ditch bottoms shall be 24 inches. These must be approved by the Augusta Utilities Department on a case-by-case basis. TS-5-1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I B. HORIZONTAL SEP A...~TION 1. Ten (10) feet to any existing or proposed sanitary sewer/force main, storm sewer or sewer manhole (less than 10 feet requires pipe material to be Ductile Iron Pipe (DIP) for both Water Main and Sewer/Force Main). 2. Fifteen (15) feet to buildings, top of bank of lakes/streams/creeks, other structures (10 feet absolute minimum - only when unavoidable, and pipe material is required to be DIP). 3. Ten (10) feet minimum separation to gas mains. 4. Ten (10) feet minimum to underground electric cable. 5. Current Georgia EPD separation requirements. 6. All separation distances above are edge to edge. C. VERTICAL SEPARATION 1. Water main shall cross over other pipes. 2. Eighteen (18) inch minimum separation (edge to edge) between all pipes and cables shall be maintained (6 inch absolute minimum separation with DIP) when conforming to Georgia EPD separation requirements. 3. When water mains cross under sewers, additional measures shall be taken. At least 18 inches of separation between the bottom of the sewer and the top of the water main shall be provided. Adequate structural support for the sewer to prevent deflection or settling on the water main. The joint of water pipe shall be centered at the crossing. Encasement of the water pipe in concrete shall also be considered. D. LAYOUT 1. Normal location of proposed water lines is on the north side of east-west streets, and the east side of north-south streets. 2. For existing County roads, the proposed water line will generally be located five (5) feet inside the right-of-way. For existing State roads, the proposed water line must be located five (5) feet inside the right-of-way. Unusual circumstances may warrant deviation. The location of the water line will be determined, also, by the location of the existing lines to be tied into at the beginning and end of the project. 3. For subdivisions, the proposed water line shall be located four (4) feet from the back of the curb. TS-5-2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 4. Wherever possible, avoid laying water line on the same side ofthe road as the gas lines. 5. Water service lines for residential development shall be located at the center of lot. 6. Dead ends shall be minimized by making appropriate tie-ins whenever practical. Permanent dead ends will not be accepted unless unavoidable. Dead ends shall be equipped with a fire hydrant. If, under special circumstances, where water lines smaller than six (6) inches in diameter are accepted, an approved blowoff shall be required for flushing purposes. A minimum of two 22-1/2-degree bends shall be required on 6inch and larger water lines in cul-de-sacs and shall be shown as such on plans. 7. All water mains shall be placed in right-of-way areas or dedicated easements. All easements shall allow adequate area to construct and maintain the water line and appurtenances involved. Permanent easements shall be a minimum of 15 feet wide with line installed in center of easement. Permanent easements shall be provided as needed to serve adjacent property, even ifthe water line is not installed at that time. If the line has not been installed to future serve adjacent property, a larger easement than the minimum may be required to construct future line. Easement agreements shall be specific to state that no permanent structures may be constructed within the limits of permanent easements. E. WATER MAIN MATERIAL 1. Water mains shall be either ductile iron pipe (DIP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or galvanized pipe as outlined below. 2. DIP shall be centrifugally cast and shall conform to AWWA C150/ANSI A21.50 for design and A WW A C 151/ ANSI A21.51 for manufacture. PVC pipe 6 inch to 12 inch diameter shall conform to A WW A C900. PVC pipe 14 inch to 36 inch diameter shall conform to A WW A C905. 3. For water mains 6 inch through 16 inch, DIP Pressure Class 350 shall be allowed. For water mains 18 inch through 24 inch, DIP Pressure Class 300 shall be allowed. PVC C900 (most current date), Class 200, SDR-14 with cast iron equivalent O.D.s, gasket bell end with elastomeric gaskets shall be allowed for water mains 6 inch through 10 inch (solvent weld joints are not permitted). Galvanized pipe shall be seamless, American made, Schedule 80 and shall conform with the ASTM Specifications. Flanged DIP shall have threaded ductile iron flanges and shall conform to the requirements of AWWA C115. All flanges shall be Ductile Iron Class 150, ANSI B16.5. Flanges shall be flat faced and all joints shall use 1/8 inch black neoprene full-faced gaskets. . TS-5-3 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 4. Ductile iron pipe and fittings shall have bituminous coating outside and shall be cement lined in accordance with A WW A C104/ANSI A21.4. DIP shall have 1/16 inch cement mortar lining with rubber gasket push-on joints or mechanical joints. Mechanical joint glands shall be ductile iron. Tee bolts and nuts shall be Cor-Ten steel. Rubber gasket joints shall conform to A WW A C 111 / ANSI A21.11, and shall be furnished by the pipe manufacturer with the pipe. A non-toxic vegetable soap lubricant shall be supplied with the pipe in sufficient quantities for installing the pipe. The lubricant shall be approved by NSF for use with potable water mains. 5. Pipe classes designated previously in this standard are minimum allowed. Actual pipe class shall be determined based upon the installation and the use intended. Pipe shall be appropriately labeled on the drawings. All PVC pipe for potable water service shall bear the approved stamp of the National Sanitation Foundation. Copper wire (12 gauge, bare single strand) shall be attached along the top of all buried PVC water lines, wrapped around service corporations and stubbed up into all valves boxes for locating purposes. 6. DIP shall be required in the following circumstances: a. Within 10 feet of sanitary and storm pipes. b. Within 15 feet of structures (near side of concrete footing), or top of bank of lakes/streams/creeks. c. Crossings over or under sewers, gas and storm pipes with less than 18 inches separation, with no joint allowed within 10 feet of crossing. d. Beneath all paved areas, excluding driveways or sidewalks. e. Within project boundaries of subdivisions with private roads where the Utilities Department will take over the line for operations and maintenance. f. Along all state right-of-ways. 7. The Utilities Director may mandate DIP in any instances of off-site or on-site construction where future abuse to the line is possible due to location or circumstances. 8. Restrained Joints shall be DIP as follows: a. For 12-inch and Smaller - Restrained joint shall be U.S. Pipe Field Lok, American Ductile Iron Pipe Lok- Fast, EBAA Iron Mega-Lug, or an equivalent product. TS-5-4 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I b. For 14- inch Diameter and Larger - Restrained j oint shall be U. S. Pipe TR Flex, American Ductile Iron Pipe Lok-Ring, or equivalent product. c. If inserting in older cast iron pipe, the restrained joint shall be as approved by the Augusta Utilities Department. d. Retainer Glands/Mega-Lug shall not be considered a fitting. e. The restraint method shall be suitable for the pipe size thickness and test pressure as required for the specified design case. The plans shall indicate the restrained length of pipe each side of the fittings. 9. Jack and Bore Installations: a. Casing pipe used with jack and bore shall be in accordance with requirements of the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) or railway specifications and Section 13C Excavation & Backfilling of these specifications. Carrier pipe shall be restrained joint DIP as outlined in paragraph -02.E.8. b. Directional Bore Installations: Directional bores will be considered as a viable alternative to jack and bore installation under Augusta- Richmond County roadways. The Utilities Director will review each case for materials and construction methods. c. Mains may be tapped as long as the tapping line is smaller than the tapped line unless otherwise approved by the Augusta Utilities Department. See Section -02.J. for service tap requirements. Equal size line connections approved by the Augusta Utilities Department shall require that a tee be cut into the main where possible. Tees are also required at locations dictated by the Utilities Director. Tapped connections in pipe and fittings shall be made in such a manner as to provide a watertight joint and adequate strength against pull-out. Tapping Sleeves and Valve shall be ductile iron, mechanical joint. Tapping sleeves and valves are required for all taps 4 inches and greater. Taps less than 4 inches shall be provided with a service saddle meeting the requirements of Section -02.1. Valves shall be provided on all taps. Tapping sleeves shall be a minimum of 6 feet from pipe joints. d. . Schedule 40 PVC shall only be used as sleeves for the installation of service line tubing under all pavement areas. Use in the water distribution system or other areas are not acceptable. TS-5-5 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I e. Unspecified transitions from DIP to PVC are not allowed. Material for transition shall be indicated and specified and must be approved by the Augusta Utilities Department. f. All construction material shall be first quality, not previously used. Repair clamps are not acceptable. Damaged or faulty pipe and materials must be properly replaced. All gaskets shall ~e new. When c'onnecting to existing valves or fittings, gaskets shall be replaced, not reused. g. The Engineer shall provide a complete set of shop drawings, which shall indicate the Augusta Utilities Department's specific material requirements. In general, material requirements will be guided by the latest revisions of the specifications of A WW A, ANSI, ASTM, and NSF. F. WATER MAIN SIZE 1. The minimum size of water main shall be 6 inches unless otherwise approved by the Utilities Director. However, a professional engineer shall justify the size of the pipes with a hydraulic network analysis. 2. The new water main shall have the ability to meet maximum daily demands plus fire flow requirements as mandated by Georgia EPD "Minimum Standards for Public Water Systems" (latest revision) and the Augusta Fire Marshal. The residual design pressure under all conditions shall not be less than 20 psi. G. VALVES, FITTINGS AND APPURTENANCES 1. Valving of all water distribution systems shall be designed to facilitate the isolation of each section of pipeline between intersections of the network. Generally, the number of valves at an intersection shall be one less than the number of pipes forming the intersection. Gate valves, 4 inches to 12 inches, shall be the resilient seat type conforming to A WW A C509 (latest revision). Valves larger than 12 inches shall be gear operated butterfly valves, conforming to A WW A C504 (latest revision). Wafer valves shall not be accepted. Valves shall generally be installed at intervals of not more than 2,000 LF on transmission mains and on all primary branches connected to these mains. Where possible, a valve shall be installed next to a fire hydrant for locating purposes. In high density areas (25 dwelling units), valves shall be installed as necessary to minimize the number of persons affected by a water main break. 2. The Utilities Director shall determine which mains are distribution or transmission. TS-5-6 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 3. Valves shall OPEN LEFT if installed south of Gordon Highway (SR 10), or OPEN RIGHT if installed north of Gordon Highway. Valves shall be provided with valve stem extensions to within 6 inches of ground surface, where centerline of pipe to grade is greater than 4 feet. 4. Valve boxes shall be M&H E-2702, Mueller H10364 or approved equal. Each valve box shall be slip-type to adjust for a minimum cover of 36 inch bury. The flanged base of the valve box shall be at least six (6) inches above the pipe so not to stress water lines 4 inches and smaller. Extension pieces will be required for additional depth over valves. Extensions shall be M&H E-3120 or Mueller H-10375. Covers shall have "WATER" cast on top. 5. All valves, bends, tees, crosses and dead ends shall be restrained by a mechanical restraint systems as outlined in Paragraph 13.5.3., or by use of a concrete thrust block in those instances that warrant such an installation. Thrust blocks shall be poured-in-place concrete having a minimum compressive strength of3,OOO psi after 28 days of cure time. Calculations for restrained joints shall be provided by the design engineer. Soil bearing value shall be 2,000 psfmaximum. Lower values shall be used when soil is poor quality. All materials, fittings and appurtenances intended for use in pressure pipe systems shall be designed and constructed for a minimum working pressure of 150 psi unless the specific application dictates a higher working pressure requirement. 6. Standard pressure pipe fittings of size four (4) inch ill and larger shall be ductile iron conforming to AWWA Cll0, with mechanical joints unless flanged or restrained joints are required. Gray cast-iron fittings are not allowed. Ductile iron fittings shall be cement lined in accordance with A WW A C 1 04. Mechanical joint fittings, 24 inches and smaller shall be rated for 350 psi working pressure. Flanged joint fittings 24 inches and smaller shall be rated for 250 psi working pressure. All fittings 30 inches and larger shall be rated for 250 psi working pressure. For sizes less than four (4) inch ill, fittings shall be suitable to the pipe material and application. Glands for mechanical joint fittings shall be ductile iron, and tee bolts and nuts shall be Cor- Ten steel. Only bolt systems furnished by the manufacturer for mechanical joints are acceptable; nuts and bolts shall be new, not reused. Pipe gaskets shall be new as supplied by the pipe manufacturer. All flanges shall be ductile iron Class 150, ANSI B16.5. All flanges shall be flat faced. Full face, 1/8 inch black neoprene gaskets shall be used on all flanged joints. All joints shall conform to A WW A Clll. Bolts, nuts and washers for flanges shall be hot dip galvanized, except T -bolts shall be Cor-Ten steel. H. List of Specifications: ANSI/A WW A C151/A21.51-96 4-FEB-1996 American National Standard for Ductile-Iron Pipe, Centrifugally Cast, for TS-5-7 I I I I 'I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Water ANSI/A WW A C150/A21.50-96 1996 American National Standard for Thickness Design of Ductile-Iron Pipe ANSI/AWWA C115/A21.15-94 1994 American National Standard for Flanged Ductile-Iron Pipe With Threaded Flanges ANSI/AWWA Cll1/A21.11-95 1995 American National Standard for Rubber-Gasket Joints for Ductile-Iron Pressure Pipe and Fittings ANSI/AWWA Cll0-98 1998 American National Standard for Ductile-Iron and Gray-Iron Fittings, 3 in. through 48 in. (75 mm through 1200 mm), for Water and Other Liquids ANSI/A WW A C104/A21.4-95 1995 American National Standard for Cement-Mortar Lining for Ductile- Iron Pipe and Fittings for Water 1. FIRE HYDRANTS 1. Fire hydrants shall be provided in all water mains, transmission and distribution systems. Accepted models are Mueller #A-24018 or M&H Figure 29T AWWA Compression Type-Dry Top-Traffic Model 150 psi working pressure, 300 psi testing pressure. All fire hydrants shall be ordered safety yellow body with white bonnet and caps. Fire hydrants shall be spaced such that the radius of protection will not be more than 500 feet. In certain areas, closer spacing may be required by the Fire Marshal. 2. Each hydrant shall be left turn opening and capable of delivering a flow of at least 500 gallons per minute with a residual design pressure of not less than 20 psi, or a higher flow as required by the Fire Marshal. Multiple fire hydrants with looped mains and/or larger main sizes may be required to provide water for higher flow demand. Flow tests shall be performed to verify the specified fire flow demand. 3. Fire hydrants shall be of the dry barrel break-away type conforming to A WW A C502 (latest revision), with two 2Y2 inches threaded hose nozzles and one 4Y2 inch threaded pumper nozzle. Hose and pumper nozzle threading shall be national standard. Show connection shall be 6- inch mechanical joint. The center line of the nozzles shall be 18 inches above the finish grade. Hydrants shall have a 5~ inch interior valve opening and be restrained from hydrant to tee at the main. At the discretion of the Utilities Director, additional protection for fire hydrants shall be provided including but not limited to concrete filled ductile iron traffic posts. TS-5-8 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 4. Fire hydrant branches (from main to hydrant) shall be a minimum of 6 inches ID. Each branch shall be provided with a resilient seat gate valve located as close as possible to the main. Hydrants shall be located at or near road right- of-way lines with pumper nozzle pointing toward the road. A clear zone around all fire hydrants shall be adhered to, consisting of a 5 foot radius around the hydrant and 7 feet above the top of the hydrant. Maintain 15 feet minimum from hydrant to all structures. Placement oflandscaping, fencing, etc. shall be considered in order to meet this clear zone requirement. 5. List of Specifications: ANSI/AWWA C500-93 1993 Metal-Seated Gate Valves for Water Supply Service (includes addendum C500a-95 ANSI! A WW A C502-94 1994 Dry-Barrel Fire Hydrants (includes addendum C502a-95) ANSI! A WW A C503-97 1997 Wet-Barrel Fire Hydrants ANSI!AWWA C504-94 1994 Rubber-Sealed Butterfly Valves ANSI!AWWA C507-99 1-DEC-1999 Ball Valves 6 in. through 48 in. (150 mm through 1200 mm) ANSI!AWWA C508-93 1993 Swing-Check Valves for Waterworks Service, 2 in. (50mm) Through 24 in. (600mm) NPS (includes addendum C508a-93 ANSI! A WW A C509-94 1994 Resilient-Seated Gate Valves for Water-Supply Service (includes addendum C509a-95) ANSI!AWWA C550-90 1990 Protective Epoxy Interior Coating for Valves and Hydrants J. WATER SERVICE LINES AND TAPS 1. Tapping sleeves and tapping crosses shall be of a heavy body ductile iron, mechanical joint suitable for a working pressure of 200 psi, as approved by the Augusta Utilities Department. . 2. No direct service taps shall be allowed. All service line taps shall be supplied with corporation stops. Service line tubing shall be rolled of soft TS-5-9 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I continuous and seamless copper Type K conforming to A WW A C800 and ASTM B-88. 3. Corporation Stops and Main Connectors: %inch FB600 - 3 Ford or Equal linch FB600 - 4 Ford or Equal Taper Thread Inlet by Flare Copper Outlet Eighth Bends: %inch LA02 - 33 Flare 1/8 Bend %inch LA04 - 33 Compression 1/8 Bend 1 inch LA02 - 44 Flare 1/8 Bend 1 inch LA04 - 44 Compression 1/8 Bend 4. Minimum size for residential use shall be one (1) inch. The service line shall be laid in a straight line and be of a continuous piece of pipe from corporation to curb cock. The curb cock shall be located 6 inches behind and 8 inches below the top of new curb or edge of asphalt. Where service connects to DIP or any pressure-rated pipe, service saddles must be used. Brass double strap tapping saddles shall be used. U-bolt type straps are not acceptable. All water service taps on the main shall be spaced at a minimum distance of 18 inches apart and a minimum of 18 inches from a bell or fitting. If two or more taps are required at a minimum spacing, they shall be offset 450 alternatively. Services greater than one (1) inch shall be seamless galvanized. 2 inch services shall have two 2 inch 90-degree galvanized elbows per Augusta Utilities' 2 Inch Water Service detail. 5. Services shall not exceed over 100 feet from the main to the meter. Where possible, meter shall be placed in unpaved area as close to the water main as possible. K. METER INSTALLATION 1. The Contractor/Developer shall furnish and install an approved meter box at the termination point of all water services, and maintain until such time as a meter is installed. Meters will be installed by Augusta Utilities Department at the time services is required at the stub-out. Each unit within a residential building (i.e., duplex, triplex, etc.) shall have a separate meter, unless prior approval is received by the Utilities Director. The proper sizing of service lines is the responsibility ofthe design engineer. Meters will be available in the following sizes only: 5/8 x 3/4, 1, 1 Y2., 2, 3, 4-inch, and larger standard sizes as necessary. Meter boxes for 1 Y2 inch and smaller meters are standard. 2 inch and larger shall be installed in a meter vault. The Augusta Utilities . Department reserves the right to request historical data for meter sizing. TS-5-10 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 2. Meter boxes shall be Rome type, 10 inch x 19 inch x 10 inch cast iron box and lid. The top shall have cast ribs on the bottom side with four (4) legs to prevent sliding movement. The box shall have a minimum weight of3 7Ibs., for meters 1 Y2 inch or smaller. Meter and curb stop shall be fully encased by the meter box. Meter vaults (for meters 2 inch and larger) shall be fabricated of masonry block or pre-cast reinforced concrete using 3,000 psi concrete and #4 rebar. The access hatch shall be made of heavy duty aluminum, and shall be hinged and lockable. The hatch shall be large enough for removal of the meter but no smaller than 48 inches x 36 inches. Wall dimensions shall allow 2 feet of working clearance. Vault floors shall be no less than 4 inches thick with 3,000 psi concrete and #4 rebar, with the meter located no less than 18 inches off the floor. 3. The Augusta Utilities Department assumes no responsibility for undersized meters and problems associated with it. All meters will be provided and installed by the Augusta Utilities Department. The meters remain the property of the Augusta Utilities Department. 4. Meters should generally be placed 18 inches inside the adjacent utility easement that parallels the right-of-way. Where sidewalk, two feet of clearance is required between the customer's side of the sidewalk edge and the meter box. In developments where the property line is not clearly defined (e.g., condominiums) the meter should be placed for ready access as approved by the Augusta Utilities Department. Meter and control valves shall be accessible and unobstructed for 4 feet in all directions. This shall include but not be limited to transformers, telephone junction boxes, walls, trees, etc. Meters shall not be placed in areas that can be fenced, such as backyard. Meter boxes shall not be placed in any asphalt or concrete surfaced areas (sidewalks, driveways, curbs, etc.) unless approved in writing by Augusta Utilities. For shopping centers, the developer's engineer should give special consideration to meter layout so as to satisfy these requirements. When no alternative is available but to locate in asphalt, the top of box shall be flush with the asphalt surface. Meters shall not be located in low areas that normally receive storm water. The box shall also be located outside of parking stalls. The box and lid should be traffic bearing, but located outside of a commonly trafficked area. L. BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES 1. Backflow prevention devices shall be provided, as required by the Utilities Director and as set forth in these Standards. All irrigation systems, water services and fire lines for industrial/office/commercial, schools, mobile home parks, multi-family residences and any other locations as determined by the Utilities Director shall require suitable backflow prevention assemblies on the customer side of service lines (domestic, irrigation, and fire). Backflow ." . devices shall be tested by a certified person and the results furnished to the TS-5-11 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I M. Augusta Utilities Department prior to any water use. Residential development shall install a "Dual Check" Backflow Device on the customer's side of service line at the point of tie-in to the water meter. The plumber or builder tying service into the set meter will submit the test results for the backflow prevention device to the Augusta Utilities Department's Inspector prior to acceptance and any water use. 2. Backflow prevention device assemblies shall be the latest approved product of a manufacturer regularly engaged in the production ofthis type equipment. All assemblies shall be as approved by the America Society of Sanitary Engineering (ASSE), The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), The American Water Works Association (AWWA), Foundation for Cross Connection Control and Hydraulic Research of the University of Southern California, and the Georgia State Plumbing Code. 3. Type and size of assemblies shall be indicated on the drawings. 4. Backflow prevention device ownership and maintenance responsibilities shall be as set forth in the appropriate ordinances. The Owner shall document yearly that the backflow prevention device has been tested annually by a qualified technician. A copy of the technician's certification must be attached to the test results and submitted to the Augusta Utilities Director. Engineer must comply with the Augusta Utilities Department Policies and Procedures for Backflow Prevention by Containment (latest version). A copy of this manual is available upon request. 5. List of Specifications: ANSI! A WW A C51 0-97 1997 Double Check Valve Backflow-Prevention Assembly ANSI!A WW A C511-97 1997 Reduced-Pressure Principle Backflow-Prevention Assembly SYSTEM PRESSURES 1. The design engineer shall not assume a pressure greater than 35 psi at the meter of detector check valve without confirmation from the Augusta Utilities Department. The design engineer, ifpossible, should field verify the available pressures prior to finalizing their design. The Augusta Utilities Department does not guarantee or warrant any pressure or flow above what the system can furnish. Augusta Utilities reserves the right to limit water usage for irrigation in the event of drought, or requirement by the Georgia EPD. TS-5-12 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -03. N. FIRE LINES 1. All fire lines shall have a detector check valve with a 5/8 inch bypass meter (to detect low flows) within the right-of-way or dedicated easement. No exceptions to the bypass meter requirement shall be made regardless of sprinkler system type, configuration, etc. CONSTRUCTION: A. WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM INSTALLATION 1. Authorization must be obtained from the Augusta Utilities Department to construct, alter or modify a water line. Construction of water infrastructure will be authorized by the Utilities Department upon approval of submitted plans and notification of the Augusta Utilities Department at least 24 hours prior to starting construction (706-772-5503). 2. Installation of water mains and associated appurtenances shall be in accordance with current A WW A specifications and manufacturer's requirements for the specific product. Loading or unloading and storage of pipe, fittings, valves, etc. shall be done such that to avoid damage. The interior of all pipe, fittings, valves, etc. shall be kept free of dirt and foreign matter at all times. All piping shall be placed in a dry trench with a stable bottom. Wet trench installation shall be allowed only upon written approval of the Utilities Director. 3. Mechanical restraint systems shall be required at each fitting involving a change of direction and as specified in the approved plans. Concrete thrust blocks will be allowed in lieu of mechanical restraint systems. 4. Backfill shall be free of boulders and debris. Sharp or rocky material encountered in the base shall be replaced with proper bedding. Pipe shall be laid on line and grade as designed. Pipe joints, gravity blocks, service connections, and conflicts shall be left exposed until visually inspected and approved by the Augusta Utilities Department's Inspector. 5. Fire hydrants shall be installed true and plumb with the center ofthe pumper nozzle facing toward the road. Hydrants shall not be placed in the sidewalk. The engineer will be responsible for moving hydrants placed in sidewalks. 6. All valves shall be placed according to plans. Valve stems shall be installed plumb. Valve stem extensions are required as-described in Section -02.G. Air relief valves shall be installed at all high points in the water main where air can collect, as shown on the plans or as directed by Augusta Utilities. TS-5-13 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 7. List of Specifications: ANSI! A WW A C600-93 1993 Installation of Ductile-Iron Water Mains and Their Appurtenances ANSI!AWWA C605-94 30-JAN-1994 Underground Installation of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pressure Pipe and Fittings for Water ANSI!AWWA C512-92 1992 Air Release, AirN acuum and Combination Air Valves for Water Works Service 8. Handling and Storing of Materials: Unload pipe so as to avoid deformation or other injury thereto. Place no pipe within pipe of a larger size. Store pipe and fittings on sills above storm drainage level and deliver for laying after the trench is excavated. Valves shall be drained and so stored as to protect them from freezing. 9. Pipe Laying (General): The interior of the pipe shall be clean and joint surfaces wiped clean and dry when the pipe is lowered into trench. Lower each pipe, fitting and valve into the trench carefully and lay true to line and without objectionable breaks in grade. The depth of cover below finished grade shall be not less than 3 feet, or as shown on the drawings. Give all pipes a uniform bearing on the trench bottom. Allow no trench water or dirt to enter the pipe after laying. Insert a watertight plug in the open end of the piping when pipe laying is not in progress. 10. Boring and Jacking: Where required by the drawings, the water line will be installed in a steel casing, placed by boring and jacking. Where boring is required under highways, the materials and workmanship will be in accordance with the standards of the State Highway Department or local authority. Boring and jacking under railroads will be governed by the latest A.R.E.A. Standards, Part 5, "Pipelines" and those of the railroad involved. a. Casing Pipe: The casing pipe shall conform to the materials standard of ASTM Designation A252, with minimum wall thickness of 0.219 inch. Steel pipe will have a minimum yield strength of 35,000 psi. Casing pipe shall be joined together with welded joints. b. Carrier Pipe: The carrier pipe shall be ductile iron as specified herein. c. Installation: The steel casing shall be installed by the "Dry Bore and Jack" method. If voids develop or if the bored hole diameter is greater than the outside diameter of the pipe by more than TS-5-14 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 11. approximately 1 inch, remedial measures will be taken as approved by the Engineer. When installing water line through casing, Contractor shall use mechanical joint pipe with retained glands through length of casing. The water main shall be strapped to 8 foot long treated wooden skids with metal straps throughout length of casing. The ends ofthe casing shall be sealed with brick and mortar. Reaction Blocking: All plugs, caps, tees, bends and other fittings shall be provided with adequate reaction blocking as shown on the drawings. Reaction blocking shall be made to bear directly against the undisturbed trench wall. Where trench conditions are, in the opinion of the Engineer, unsuitable for reaction blocking, the Contractor shall provide tied joints to adequately anchor the piping as shown on the drawings. All the rods and clamps shall be given a bituminous protective coating. 12. Pressure and Leakage Testing: Before any work will be accepted for payment, the Contractor will fill the piping with water, open outlet as necessary for expelling the entrapped air. No fire hydrant shall be opened full force during charging operations. Thereafter, furnish the necessary equipment and test the piping under the supervision of the Engineer for a period of at least 2 hours at not less than 1.25 times the design pressure in pounds per square inch, based upon the highest elevation of the section under test. Pressure testing shall be in accordance with A WW A Standard C600, Section 4.1. at 1.5 times the working pressure at the point oftesting. Inspect all joints, and remedy to the satisfaction of the Engineer any defects discovered. Continue the test until all visible leaks have been eliminated from the part ofthe system under test, and the pressure remains constant with a maximum pressure drop of 5 psi for the duration of the test. Immediately following the pressure test, and before any work will be accepted for payment, the Contractor shall perform a leakage test. . Leakage is defined as the quantity of water to be supplied into the newly laid pipe, or any valved section thereof necessary to maintain the specified leakage test filled with water to within 5 psi ofthe test pressure. No pipe installation will be accepted until the leakage is less than the number of gallons per hour as determined by the formula: L = SD# 133200 L = Allowable leakage in gallons per hour. S = The length of pipe in the section tested. TS-5-15 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I D = The nominal diameter of the pipe in inches. P = The average test pressure during the leakage test in pounds per square inch gauge. The leakage test shall be conducted in accordance with A WW A Standard C- 600, Section 4.1. 13. Connection to Existing System: All connections to existing mains shall be made under the direct supervision of the Augusta Utilities Department's Inspector. Valves on existing mains shall be operated by or under direct supervision of Augusta Utilities Department personnel. Tapping sleeves and valves shall be pressure tested prior to tapping. If service to existing customers must be cut off, the Augusta Utilities Department shall be notified , at least three (3) days in advance to make necessary notifications. The Contractor shall disinfect and secure appropriate Utilities Department clearances and samples for any service interruptions which occur as a result of a Contract request for shut down or error. The clearances shall be obtained within 72 hours of reactivation. 14. If cut-off of service is required, the Contractor shall be ready to proceed with as much material pre-assembled as possible at the site to minimize the length of service interruption. Augusta Utilities reserves the right to postpone service cut-off if, in the opinion ofthe Utilities DireCtor, the Contractor is not ready to proceed on schedule. No customer should be without water for more than four (4) hours. The Owner/Developer shall arrange for temporary services to Customer if water will be shut off for more than four hours. 15. Local chlorination will be required for all pipe and fittings used to complete connections with the potable water system. Tapping sleeves and valves shall be chlorinated in accordance with A WW A requirements. All wet taps shall be witnessed by the Augusta Utilities Department's Inspector. B. CLEANING AND FLUSHING 1. Upon completion of installation, the mains shall be flushed and the water disposed of without creating a nuisance. Flushing must achieve a minimum water velocity of 2.5 fps in all portions of the pipe. The duration of the flushing will be determined by the Augusta Utilities Department's Inspector. If, in the opinion of the Augusta Utilities Department's Inspector, there is insufficient water available for proper flushing, the Contractor shall clean the lines by pigging. No flushing or cleaning shall take place without an Augusta Utilities representative present. The existing mains that the new mains are connected to may be required to be flushed under the direction ofthe Augusta Utilities Department when service is restored. TS-5-16 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I c. TESTING AND DISINFECTION 1. All water mains shall be leak tested. The Contractor/Developer shall provide all equipment, materials and labor necessary for pressure and leak testing. This test must be observed by an Augusta Utilities Department representative and the design engineer. A pumping pressure of 200 psi must be supplied at the expense of the Contractor/Developer. The main tested shall either be isolated from active potable lines or protected from leakage by a double valve arrangement. All water used for pressure testing must be potable water with an adequate chlorine residual. Water lines shall be tested by valve sections. Maximum allowable leakage shall be as determined in accordance with current A WW A specifications. The standard duration of test is four (4) hours. Testing procedures shall meet or exceed A WWA C600 (latest revision) requirements. Any portions ofthemain which fail the test shall be replaced or adjusted until the entire new main passes the test criteria. The' pressure and leakage test shall be done concurrently. 2. Augusta Utilities shall be notified at least 24 hours in advance to schedule bacteriological testing of water mains. The Contractor shall replace or adjust components ofthe pipeline which fail the test. Clearance is required from the Utilities Department before the Augusta Utilities Department will allow the main to be put into service. 3. All piping complete with fittings and appurtenances shall be sterilized as specified in the applicable sections of A WW A Specification C651. "Disinfecting Water Mains." Piping and appurtenances shall be thoroughly flushed then chlorinated with not less than fifty parts per million (50 ppm). Calcium hypochlorite can be used. Water from the existing distribution system or other source of supply should be controlled so as to flow slowly into the newly laid pipeline during the application of chlorine. The solution should be retained in the pipeline for not less than 24 hours and a chlorine residual of 10 ppm should be available at this time. The system shall then be flushed with potable water and the sampling program started. Sampling taps and chlorinated water used for disinfection shall be flushed to a location that will not damage property, persons, etc., and shall be provided by the Contractor/Developer at the expense of the Contractor/Developer. The provisions of this paragraph apply equally to new pipe and fittings and to existing pipelines into which connections have been made or which may have been otherwise disturbed to the extent that contamination may have occurred. All requirements ofthe health authorities shall be observed in executing this work. 4. Two or more successive sets of samples, taken at 24 hour intervals and tested by a State approved private lab, shall indicate bacteriologically satisfactory water and the results submitted to the Engineer. TS-5-17 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -04. D. WATER/SEWER SEPARATION: 1. A 10 foot horizontal separation shall be maintained between water and sewer lines. Where the horizontal separation cannot be met or where water and sewer lines must cross, an 18 inch vertical separation, water over sewer must be maintained. Where the above conditions cannot be met, water and sewer lines shall be cast iron or ductile iron pipe with joints staggered such that maximum separation between j oints exists. The water line shall be installed over the sewer line. E. AS-BUILT DRAWINGS: 1. As the work progresses, record on one set of utility drawings all changes and deviations from the contract drawings in sizes, lines or grade. Record also the exact final location of water lines by offset distances to surface improvements such as edge of existing pavement or to property lines, etc. at a maximum interval of 200 feet. Make sufficient measurements to locate definitely all water lines etc., to permanent points. The drawings will show references to all valves, fittings, pipe brand changes, etc. Transfer accurately all such records in red pencil to white prints of the utility drawings and deliver them to the Engineer with monthly payment estimate. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT: Payment will be made only for elements in place and tested as follows: A. Pipelines will be paid for at the unit contract price, per linear foot, for each size, type and class installed, complete, including fittings. No deduction will be made for the laying length of valves and fittings installed within pipelines. . B. Valves will be paid for at the unit contract price for each size and type installed. Payment therefore will include box or vault as shown on the plans. c. Fire hydrants will be paid for at the unit contract price for each size installed, complete with the lead piping, valve, and main tee, in place as shown on the plans. D. Service lines will be paid for at the unit contract price for each size and type installed, complete as shown on the plans. TS-5-18 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION TS-6 STORM SEWER SYSTEM -01. SCOPE: This section covers the storm drainage system, including pIpe culverts and appurtenant structures, complete. -02. PIPE FOR CULVERTS AND STORM DRAINS: A. Pipe for culverts may be reinforced concrete pipe of the class or D-Ioad strength indicated and shall conform to ASTM C76 or AASHTO M 170 with the following additional requirements. Pipe shall have a readily visible line at least 12 inches in length painted or otherwise applied on the inside and outside of the pipe at each end by the manufacturer, so that, when the pipe is laid on its proper position, the lines will be at the top ofthe pipe. The line shall be accurately located to indicate the position where the pipe reinforcing steel is nearest to the exterior surface ofthe pipe. Non-reinforced concrete pipe shall conform to the latest ASTM C-14. B. Pipe may also be corrugated metal pipe which shall conform to the latest AASHTO M-36, M274 (Aluminized Steel, Type 2 material) or ASTM B744, B745 & B790 (Aluminum) . Bituminous coating, where required by the drawings, shall consist of asphalt cement having a minimum thickness of 0.04 inch measured at the crest of the corrugations. Paved inverts in corrugated metal pipe, where required by the drawings, shall consist of asphalt cement applied on the inside ofthe pipe for one quarter of its circumference (bottom of pipe when installed). The pavement shall have a minimum thickness of 0.50 inch tapering to 0.1 inch at the sides. C. Pipe may also be high density polyethylene corrugated plastic pipe which shall conform with the requirements for test methods, dimensions, and markings found in AASHTO Designations M252 and M294. Pipe and fittings shall be made from virgin polyethylene compounds which conform with the requirements of cell class 324420C as defined and described in ASTM D3350. All sizes shall conform to the AASHTO Classification "Type SIt (which describes pipe with a smooth waterway). Joints shall be water tight according to the requirements of ASTM D3212. -03. TESTS FOR PIPE: A. RESPONSIBILITY AND CERTIFICATIONS: The Contractor shall be responsible for having the pipe he proposes to furnish tested to demonstrate conformance to the applicable specifications. Certified copies of the test reports shall accompany each load of pipe and shall be delivered to the Engineer for approval before the pipe is installed. B. Strength tests for reinforced concrete pipe shall be the tests of ASTM C-76. TS-6-1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I C. Strength tests for concrete pipe shall be the tests of ASTM C-14. D. Strength tests for corrugated metal pipe shall be the tests of AASHTO M-36. -04. INSTALLATION OF PIPE: Each pipe shall be carefully examined before being laid, and defective or damaged pipe shall not be used. Pipe lines shall be laid to the grades and alignment indicated. Proper facilities shall be provided for lowering sections of pipe into trenches. Under no circumstances shall pipe be laid in water, and no pipe shall be laid when trench conditions or weather are unsuitable for such work. Full responsibility for the diversion of drainage and for dewatering of trenches during construction shall be borne by the Contractor. All pipe in place shall have been approved before backfilling. When storm drain pipe terminates in a new ditch, the headwall or end section together with ditch pavement, if specified, shall be constructed immediately as called for on the plans. Ditch slopes and disturbed earth areas shall be grassed and mulched as required by the section Grassing. The Contractor will be responsible for maintaining these newly constructed ditches and take immediate action subject to approval to keep erosion of the ditch bottom and slopes to a minimum during the life of the contract. No additional compensation will be given to the Contractor for the required maintenance. Installation of high density polyethylene corrugated plastic pipe shall be in accordance with ASTM Recommended Practice D2321. A JOINTING: Joints for concrete and reinforced concrete shall be ofthe Bell and Spigot type and installed according to manufacturer's recommendations using Portland cement mortar. Corrugated metal pipe joints shall be made by riveting or by means of connecting bands with bolted couplings in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. B. ALIGNMENT: Elliptical concrete pipe with circular reinforcing and circular concrete pipe with elliptical reinforcing shall be so placed that the reference lines designating the top ofthe pipes will be not more than 5 degrees from the vertical plane through the longitudinal axis of the pipe. In all backfilling operations that Contractor shall be responsible for preventing damage to or misalignment of the pipe. -05. EXCAVATION AND BACKFILLING FOR DRAINAGE STRUCTURES: Excavation and backfilling for drainage structures shall conform to the applicable requirements specified hereinbefore in the section, "Excavation, Trenching and Backfilling for Pipe Lines." Trenches and pits shall be of sufficient size to permit the placing and removal of forms for the full width and length of structure footings and foundation, as shown on the drawings. The dimensions and elevations indicated on the drawings are approximate only and may be changed when deemed necessary to secure satisfactory foundations. Bracing, sheeting and shoring shall be provided where required. TS-6-2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -06. DRAINAGE STRUCTURES: Drainage structures, where indicated in the plans shall be of the following types, constructed of the materials specified for each type and in accordance with the details shown on the plans. A. INLETS: Inlets shall be constructed of reinforced concrete, plain concrete or brick, complete with frames and covers. B. HEADW ALLS: Headwalls shall be constructed of brick, reinforced concrete or plain concrete as indicated. -07. MATERIALS FOR DRAINAGE STRUCTURES: A. CONCRETE AND REINFORCED CONCRETE: Concrete and reinforced concrete shall conform to the requirements specified for Class B concrete designed for a minimum compressive strength of2,500 pounds in 28 days, based on test cylinders prepared and tested as specified under the section on CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION of these specifications. Aggregate shall be as specified in the section on CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION. Maximum size of coarse aggregate shall be not more than 1 Y2. inches or less than 1 inch. Forms shall be made of sound lumber and constructed to the shape, form, line, and grade required, and shall be maintained sufficiently rigid to prevent deformation under load, and inspected for approval prior to placement of concrete. Water shall be removed from excavations before concrete is placed. Concrete shall be conveyed from mixer to forms as rapidly as practicable without segregation or loss of ingredients. Concrete shall be placed in layers not over 18 inches deep and shall be spaded .and compacted as directed. The concrete covering over steel reinforcing shall be as shown on the plans, but where not shown, it shall be not less than 1 inch for covers and not less than 1 Yz inches for walls and flooring. Concrete deposited directly against the ground shall have a thickness of at least 3 inches between the steel and the ground. Expansion joint filler shall be preformed bituminous fiberboard, or wood board except where specifically specified on the drawings. Surfaces exposed to view shall be a smooth finish with all blemishes removed. All concrete surfaces shall be cured for at least 7 days by covering with waterproof paper, or kept moist with cotton mats or burlap as approved. B. MORTAR: Mortar for connections to drainage structures shall be composed of one part by volume of Portland cement and two parts of sand. The Portland cement shall conform to ASTM C-150-65, Type I or II. The sand shall conform to AASHTO Standard M-45, and shall be of an approved gradation. Hydrated line may be added to the mixture of sand and cement in an amount equal to 25 percent of the volume of cement used. Hydrated lime shall conform to Federal Specification SS-L-351, Type M, or ASTM Standard C141-61, Type A. The quantity of water in the mixture shall be sufficient to produce a stiff workable mortar but shall in no case exceed 7 gallons of water per sack of cement. Water shall be clean and free of injurious acids, alkalies, and organic impurities. The mortar shall be used within 30 minutes from the time the ingredients are mixed with water. The inside ofthe joint shall be wiped clean and finished smooth. In pipe too small for a man to work inside, wiping may TS-6-3 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I be done by dragging an approved swab or long-handled brush through the pipe as work progresses. The mortar bead on the outside shall be protected from air and sun with a proper covering until satisfactorily cured. -08. TESTING: DISPLACEMENT TEST: Mains will be checked to determine whether any displacement of the pipe has occurred (a) after the trench has been backfilled to two feet above the pipe and tamped as specified; and (b) upon completion of the project. The test will be as follows: A light will be flashed between manholes or, if the manholes have not as yet been constructed, between locations of the manholes, by means of a flashlight or by reflecting sunlight with a mirror. Ifthe illuminated interior ofthe pipe shows any misalignment, displaced pipe, or any other defects, the defects designated by the contracting officer shall be remedied by the contractor at his expense. -09. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT: Payment shall be made at the unit contract prices for individual elements as shown in the Bid Schedule under Storm Sewer. TS-6-4 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION TS-7 GRADED AGGREGATE BASE COURSE -01. SCOPE: This section covers a graded aggregate base course to receive bituminous paving under another section, complete. -02. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS: The graded aggregate base course shall conform to all applicable specifications of Section 300 ofthe standard specifications for roads and bridges oftheGeorgia State Department of Transportation, Latest Edition. -03. PREPARATION OF SUBGRADE: The sub grade to receive the graded aggregate base course shall be constructed in accordance with requirements of Section 209 ofthe standard specifications for roads and bridges of the Georgia State Department of Transportation. 'I -04. MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION FOR BASE COURSE: Materials and construction for the graded aggregate base course shall be in accordance with Section 310 of the standard specifications for roads and bridges of the Georgia State Department of Transportation. -05. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT: Payment for Graded Aggregate Base Course is included in the unit price amounts for Standard and Tennis Court Paving shown in the Bid Schedule and no separate payment will be made therefor. TS-7-1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION TS-8 GRADED AGGREGATE SURFACE COURSE -01. SCOPE: This section covers a graded aggregate surface cours~ for a driveway or parking area. -02. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS: . The graded aggregate surface course shall conform to all applicable specifications of Section 318 of the Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges ofthe Georgia State Department of Transportation, Latest Edition. -03. PREPARATION OF SUBGRADE: The sub grade to receive the graded aggregate surface course shall be constructed in accordance with requirements of Section 209 ofthe Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges of the Georgia State Department of Transportation. - -04. MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION FOR SURFACE COURSE: Materials and construction for the graded aggregate surface course shall be in accordance with Section 310 of the Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges of the Georgia State Department of Transportation. -05. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT: Payment for Graded Aggregate Surface Course will be made at the unit price as shown in the Bid Schedule. TS-8-1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION TS-9 BITUMINOUS PAVING -01. SCOPE: This section covers the construction of pavement for all roads, parking lots and tennis courts, complete. -02. GENERAL: Construction of the sub grade, base course and paving of the roadways and parking areas shall be undertaken immediately after completion of all storm drain lines and structures, all curbs and gutters, all yard piping, conduits and other facilities passing beneath paved areas, and all structural slabs and foundations required within or adjacent to the paved areas. -03. SEASONAL LIMITATIONS: No bituminous mixtures shall be applied for surface treatment between October 21 st and April 10th, except as directed by the Engineer. -04. WEATHER LIMITATIONS: Bituminous mixtures shall not be produced or placed during rainy weather, when the sub grade or base course is frozen or shows any evidence of excess moisture nor when the moisture on the surface to be paved would prevent proper bond nor when the air temperature is less than 45 degrees F. in the shade away from artificial heat. -05. APPLICABLE SPECIFICATIONS: All work and materials required under this section ofthe specifications shall conform to the applicable sections of the Standard Specifications of the Georgia Department of Transportation, latest edition. -06. SUBGRADE: The sub grade shall be prepared as specified under the sections of the above specifications covering sub grade preparation, including but not limited to Section 209. -07. CURBS AND GUTTERS: After the sub grade has been compacted and approved by the Engineer, curbs and gutters shall be placed where shown on the plans and constructed in accordance with the requirements of the section, CURBS AND GUTTERS, CONCRETE. TS-9-1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -08. PRIME COAT: A prime coat of 0.3 to 0.8 gallons per square yard ofmedium curing cut-back asphalt (RC-250 or emulsion grades RS-2 or SS-l) shall be applied with a pressure distributor at a temperature between 80 degrees F. and 140 degrees F. The prime coat shall be applied to the previously prepared base course when the atmospheric temperature is above 50 degrees F. -09. SURFACE COURSE: A. ASPHALT CONCRETE: The asphalt concrete mixture shall conform to the Georgia Department of Transportation, Standard Specifications for Highway Construction, for Type E asphalt concrete. The job mix shall be approved by the engineer and no material shall be used until approved. B. TRANSPORTATION AND DELIVERY: The mixture shall be transported from the mixing plant to the point of use in approved vehicles. Loads shall not be of such size or weight as to interfere with the efficient operation of the spreader. Loads shall not be sent out so late in the day as to prevent the completion of spreading and compaction ofthe mixture during daylight, unless artificial light is provided. The mixture shall be delivered at a temperature between 225 degrees F. and 325 degrees F. and within 20 degrees F. of temperature set at the mixing plant. C. SPREADING: Upon arrival at the point of dumping, the mixture shall be dumped into the hopper and spread by mechanical pavers, true to line, grade and cross section specified and to the loose depth that will secure the required compacted thickness. The hot mixture shall be free from lumps and shall be spread while it is in a workable condition. After the mixture has been screeded and before roller compaction is started, the surface shall be checked, all fat spots and irregular areas removed and replaced with satisfactory material. All irregularities in alignment and grade along the outside edge shall also be corrected by the addition or removal of mixture before the edge is rolled. D. COMP ACTION: While the mixture is hot, it shall be compacted thoroughly and uniformly by rolling. The surface of the compacted mixture shall be smooth, and true to crown and grade. Any mixture that becomes loose or broken, mixed with dirt, or is in any way defective, shall be removed and replaced with fresh hot mixture which shall be immediately compacted to conform to the surrounding area. Any area showing an excess of bituminous materials shall be removed and replaced, and the edges shall be kept to a reasonable straight line and trimmed. The density after compaction shall be at least 98 percent" of the laboratory-determined density. E. PROTECTION OF PAVEMENT: The newly finished pavement shall be protected from vehicular traffic of any kind until the pavement has cooled and hardened and in no case less than 6 hours. TS-9-2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I F. TOLERANCE: The finished surface shall not vary more than Va inch in 10 feet from the true profile and cross section. -10. TESTS: The above work will be subject to thickness and compaction tests as deemed necessary by the Engineer. Such tests will be at the expense of the Contractor. -11. < MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT: Payment for Bituminous Paving is included in the unit price amounts shown in the Bid Schedule for Standard and Tennis Court Paving. TS-9-3 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION TS-IO CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION -01. SCOPE: This section covers concrete construction, complete, including reinforcement thereof. -02. FORMS: Forms shall be of wood, metal, structural hardboard or other suitable material that will produce the required surface finish. Forms placed for successive pours for continuous surfaces shall be fitted to accurate alignment to assure a smooth completed surface free from irregularities, and shall be sufficiently tight to prevent the loss of mortar. No forms shall be left permanently in place without approval of the Engineer. Holes resulting from removal of form ties shall be filled solid within 12 hours after removal of forms with cement mortar. -03. REINFORCING AND EMBEDDED METALS: Bar reinforcement shall be intermediate grade new billet steel conforming to the requirements of the ASTM Designation A15. All bars 3/8 inch and larger shall be deformed bars conforming to ASTM Designation A305. Detailing, fabrication and tagging of reinforcement shall be done in accordance with ACI "Manual of Standard Practice for Detailing Reinforced Concrete Structures" (ACI 315), except that where longer laps are indicated on the design drawings, the drawings shall govern. Wire fabric reinforcement shall consist of steel wire conforming to the requirements of ASTM Designation A185. Anchor bolts and structural shapes shall conform to ASTM Designation A36. Exposed surfaces of embedded steel shall be given one shop coat of Red Lead Iron Oxide conforming for Federal Specification TT-P-86c, Type IT, unless otherwise noted on the drawings. Anchor bolts and miscellaneous steel items to be embedded in concrete shall be accurately placed in accordance with the drawings, and adequately secured in position to prevent dislodgement during concrete placing operations. Anchor bolts shall be protected after concrete has been placed and set by daubing with grease, wrapping with burlap, and covering bolts with wooden boxes. -04. CONCRETE: All concrete shall be equivalent to ready mix concrete manufactured and delivered in accordance with the requirements of ASTM Designation C94 and having a compressive strength at 28 days of 3,000 psi, except as noted herein. The concrete manufacturer shall assume the responsibility of the design of the concrete mix in accordance with Alternate No.2 of ASTM C94. Air entrained concrete shall be used for all concrete. A. MATERIALS: 1. Cement: Cement shall be Type I or IA "Portland" cement, all one manufacturer, conforming to ASTM, C150 or ASTM C175, respectively. TS-10-1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 2. Aggregates: Aggregates shall conform to ASTM C33. Coarse aggregate shall be crushed rock or gravel and graded from % inch to number 4 sieve for mass or foundation concrete. Fine aggregate shall be natural sand. 3. Water: Mixing water shall be proportioned so that slump when measured with standard slump cone does not exceed the following: Slabs on grade Footings All others Max. 4", Min. 3" Max. 5", Min. 3" Max. 6", Min. 3" 4. Joint Filler Strips: Premoldedjoint filler strips shall be resilient compressive, bituminous and fiber materials saturated with at least 35 percent and not over 50 percent by weight of asphalt. Poured type joint composition for expansion joints shall be elastic compound made up of asphalt and colloidal mineral fillers. B. PLACING CONCRETE: Runways for wheeled equipment shall be provided to convey concrete. Runways shall not be supported on the reinforcement. Concrete shall be placed and compacted in layers not over 24 inches deep. Vibrators may be used provided they are used under experienced supervision and the mixture is dry enough to prevent segregation. Form vibrators shall not be used. Vibration shall not be used for transporting or moving concrete inside forms. No more concrete shall be placed than can be consolidated and finished the same day as placed. Free fall of concrete shall be limited so that no segregation of materials occurs. C. JOINTS: Construction joints not indicated on drawings shall be approved by the Engineer in advance of pour. Joints in foundation walls shall be keyed. Before depositing the concrete is resumed, the hardened surface shall be roughened, cleaned of foreign matter and thoroughly wetted but not saturated. The cleaned and wetted surfaces shall be slushed with a coating of neat cement grout against which the new concrete shall be placed before the grout has attained its set. D. FINISHING: After stripping forms, all voids and honeycombs shall be patched by chipping and scarifying the defective areas and treating it with an approved bonding agent. All such voids shall be patched, not merely plastered. Grout mixture shall consist of one part Portland cement and one part sand. Immediately following removal of forms, all fins and irregular proj ections shall be removed from all surfaces except from those which are not to be exposed or waterproofed. Slabs shall be struck-off and consolidated by approved machine or hand methods, screeding and tamping concrete so that upon completion, the surface shall be true to grade as shown on drawings and free of surface voids. All floors shall have a monolithic steel trowel finish unless otherwise indicated on the drawings. Exterior walls shall be compacted, screeded and floated to a true even surface with wood floats and then broomed. -05. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT: Payment for concrete shall be made at the unit prices for individual elements as shown in the Bid Schedule. TS-10-2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION TS-ll CURBS AND GUTTERS, CONCRETE -01. SCOPE: This section covers construction of Portland cement concrete curbs and gutters, complete. -02. CONCRETE: Concrete and the equipment, workmanship and materials therefor shall conform to the applicable requirements of the CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION section, except as hereinafter specified. The maximum size of coarse aggregate shall be 1 Y2. inches and not less than 1 inch. Concrete shall have a slump of nor more than 3 inches. The concrete mixtures shall have an air content by volume of 4.5 percent, plus or minus 1.5 percent, based on measurement made on concrete immediately after discharge from the mixer. -03. SUBGRADE PREPARATIONS: The sub grade shall be constructed true to grade and cross section. The sub grade shall be of materials equal in bearing quality to the sub grade under the adj acent roadway or street and shall ,f be placed and compacted to conform with applicable requirements of the specifications entitled "Sand-Clay Base Course" with the following modifications. The sub grade for curb and gutter shall extend in all cases at least 1 foot in width back of the curb or gutter or valley pavement. The sub grade shall be tested for grade and cross section by means of a template extending the full width of the curb, gutter, or combination curb and gutter. The subgrade shall be maintained in a smooth, compacted condition, in conformity with the required section and established grade until the concrete is placed. In cold weather, the sub grade shall be prepared and protected so as to produce a subgrade free from frost when the concrete is deposited. -04. FORMS: Forms shall be of wood or steel, straight, and of sufficient strength to resist springing during depositing and consolidating the concrete. The outside forms shall have a height equal to the full depth ofthe curb or gutter. The inside form of curb shall have better as indicated and shall be securely fastened to and supported by the outside form. Straight forms of wood shall be 2 inch nominal surface plank, and of steel, shall be of approved section with a flat surface at the top. Rigid forms shall be provided for curb returns except that benders or thin plank forms may be used for curb or curb returns with a radius of 10 feet or more, when grade changes occur in the return, or where the central angle is such that a rigid form with a central angle of 90 degrees cannot be used. Back forms for curb may be made of Y2. inch benders, for the full height ofthe curb, cleated together. Curb forms shall be carefully set to alignment and grade and to conform to the dimensions ofthe curb. Forms shall be held rigidly in place by the use of stakes placed at intervals not to exceed 4 feet. Clamps, spreaders, and braces shall be used where required to insure rigidity TS-11-1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I in the forms. The forms on the front of the curb shall be removed not less than 2 hours nor more than 6 hours after the concrete has been placed. Forms back of curb shall remain inplace until the face and top of the curb have been finished as specified in the Finishing paragraph. Gutter forms shall not be removed for 12 hours after the concrete has been placed. Forms shall not be removed while the concrete is sufficiently plastic to slump in any direction. Forms shall be cleaned and coated with form oil each time before concrete is placed. Wood forms may, instead, be thoroughly wetted with water before concrete is placed, except that with probable freezing temperatures, oiling is mandatory. -05. JOINTS: Expansion joints and contractionjoints shall be constructed at right angles to the line of curb, gutter, and combination curb and gutter. Dowels, tie-bars and reinforcement when required will be shown on the plans and shall be Installed in accordance with the applicable details. A. CONTRACTION JOINTS: Contractionjoints shallbe constructed by mean so 1fs inch thick separators, of a section conforming to the cross section of the curb, gutter, entrance pavements, and combination curb and gutter. Contraction joints shall be so placed that monolithic sections between curb returns will not be less than 5 feet nor greater than 15 feet after the concrete has set sufficiently to preserve the width and shape of the joint. After separator plates have been removed, all exposed edges of joints shall be rounded with the proper edging tool to a radius of ~ inch. B. EXPANSION JOINTS: Expansionjoints shall be formed by means ofpreformed expansion joint filler material cut and shaped to the cross section of the curb, gutter, entrance, and combination curb and gutter. Expansionjoint filler, unless otherwise specified, shall conform to ASTM Standard D 1751- 60 or D1752-60 or shall be resin-impregnated fiberboard conforming to the physical requirements of ASTM Standard C1752-60. Expansionjoints shall be provided in curb and combination curb and gutter at the ends of all returns. Expansion joints at least Y2. inch in width shall be provided at intervals not exceeding 50 feet. Expansion joints shall be provided in nonreinforced concrete gutter at the locations indicated. -06. CONSTRUCTION: A. CURBS AND GUTTERS: Curbs, gutters and combination curb and gutters shall be ofthe dimensions and sections shown on the drawings. B. RECONSTRUCTION: Where the plans provide for reconstruction of existing curb, combination curb and gutter and the limit of new work specified does not fall on ajoint, the entire section shall be removed and the new curb, combination curb and gutter or entrance pavement shall join the old curb at the first join line beyond the specified limit. C. PLACING CONCRETE: The faces and adjacent edges of abutting rigid pavements and structures shall be painted with an approved bituminous material prior to placing concrete. TS-11-2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I D. Concrete shall be placed in the forms to the specified depth in 6 inch layers and thoroughly consolidated by tamping and spading to that there are no rock pockets at forms, and mortar entirely covers the top surfaces. Concrete may be compacted by means of mechanical vibrators. FINISHING: The edges of the gutter and top of the curb shall be rounded with an edging tool to a radius of ~ inch and the surfaces shall be floated and finished with a smooth wood float until true to grade and section and uniform in texture. The floated surfaces shall then be brushed with a fine-hair brush with longitudinal strokes. Immediately after removing the front curb form, the face of the curb shall be rubbed with a wood or concrete rubbing block and water until blemishes, form marks, and tool marks have been removed. The surface, while still wet, shall be brushed in the same manner as the gutter and curb top. The top surface of gutter and entrance shall be finished to grade with a wood float. Except at grade changes or curves, the finished surfaces shall not vary, from the testing edge of a 10 foot straightedge, more than 1fa inch for gutter and entrance and ~ inch for top and face of curb. Irregularities exceeding the above shall be satisfactorily corrected. Visible surfaces and edges ofthe finished curb, gutter, and combination curb and gutter shall be free ofblemishes and form and tool marks, and shall be uniform in color, shape, and appearance. E. CURB FORMING MACHINES: Use of curb-forming machines for constructing curb and gutter will be approved based on trial use on the job. Use of the equipment shall be discontinued at any time during the construction if the equipment produces unsatisfactory results, and the work shall be removed and reconstructed for the full length between regularly scheduled joints. Removed portions shall be disposed of as directed. -07. CURING AND PROTECTION: A. CURING: Immediately after the finishing operations, the exposed concrete surfaces shall be cured by one of the following methods as the Contractor may elect: 1. Mat Method: The entire exposed surface shall be covered with cotton mats conforming to Federal Specification CCC-C-467b having a combined weight of 14 ounces or more per square yard when dry. Mats shall overlap each other at least 6 inches. The mat shall be thoroughly wetted with water prior to placing on the concrete surface and shall be kept continuously in a saturated condition and in intimate contact with concrete for not less than seven days. 2. Impervious-Sheeting Method: The entire exposed surface shall be wetted with a fine spray of water and then covered with waterproof paper conforming to ASTM Standard C171-63, or with wetted polyethylene-coated burlap or polyethylene sheeting conforming to the water-retention requirements of ASTM Standard C171- 63, polyethylene sheeting and polyethylene film bonded to burlap shall be not less than 0.004 inch thick. Sheets shall be laid directly on the concrete surface with a light-colored side up and overlapped 12 inches when a continuous sheet is not used. The curing medium shall not be less than 18 inches wider than the concrete surface to be cured and shall be TS-11-3 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I securely weighted down by placing a bank of moist earth on the edges just outside the forms and over the transverse laps of form closed joints. Sheets shall be satisfactorily repaired or replaced if damaged during curing. The curing medium shall remain on the concrete surface to be cured for not less than seven days. 3. Membrane-Curing Method: The entire exposed surfaces shall be covered with a pigmented membrane-forming curing compound. The curing compound shall be applied in two coats by hand-operated pressure sprayers at the coverage of approximately 200 square feet per gallon for both coats. The second coat shall be applied in the direction approximately at right angles to the direction of application of the first coat. The compound shall form a uniform continuous coherent film that will not check, crack, orpeel and shall be free from pin-holes or other imperfections. Concrete surfaces that are subjected to heavy rainfall within three hours after the during compound has been applied shall be resprayed. by the method and. at the coverage specified above at no additional cost to the Owner. Joint openings shall be sealed at the top by inserting moistened paper or fiber rope or covering with strips of waterproof paper prior to application ofthe curing compound, in a manner to prevent the curing compound from entering the joint. Concrete surfaces to which membrane- curing compounds have been applied shall be adequately protected for seven days from pedestrian and vehicular traffic and from any other action which might disrupt the continuity of the membrane. Any area covered with curing compound and damaged by subsequent construction operations within the seven-day period shall be resprayed as specified above at no additional expense to the Owner. B. PROTECTION: After curing, debris shall be removed and the backfill shall be placed as indicated. The completed curb, gutter, and combination curb and gutter shall be protected from damage until accepted. The Contractor shall repair damaged concrete and clean concrete discolored during construction. Curb, gutter, and combination curb and gutter that are damaged shall be removed and reconstructed for the entire length between regularly scheduled joints, not by refinishing the damaged portion. Removed damaged portions shall be disposed of as directed. -08. SEALING JOINTS: The sealing of expansion j oints in curb and gutter sections will not be required. Any expansion joint material protruding after the concrete is cured shall be trimmed flush with the surface. Expansion joints in the valley pavement shall be sealed with an approved joint sealer, conforming to Federal Specification SS-S-164. The joint opening shall be thoroughly cleaned of all foreign material before the sealing material is placed. The sealing shall be done in such manner that the material will not be spilled on the exposed surfaces of the concrete. Any excess material on the exposed surfaces of the concrete shall be removed immediately and the exposed concrete surfaces cleaned. -09. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT: Payment shall be made at the unit price for 24" Standard Concrete Curb and Gutter as shown in the Bid Schedule. TS-11-4 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION TS-12 EROSION, SEDIMENTATION & POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES -01. GENERAL: This section covers erosion, sedimentation and storm water pollution control measures as shown on the plan or required on the job and are intended to comply with the requirements of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division's General Permit No. GAR 100001, latest edition. For the purpose ofthis proj ect and as referenced in the General Permit, the Owner and the Contractor are considered the "Primary Permittee," and the Contractor and all his subcontractors shall be considered the "Operator." The measures shown on the plans and specified herein are minimum requirements and may be augmented by the Engineer if positive control is not established for storm magnitudes up to and including a 25 year rainfall event. These specifications and the corresponding plans do not, in any way, relieve the Contractor of any obligations with respect to permits for wetlands, storm water, stream buffers, flood plains or any other local, state or federal requirements. -02. CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE: The construction schedule is as shown on the Erosion, Sedimentation and Pollution Control Plan. -03. DEFINITIONS: All terms used in this section shall be interpreted in accordance with the definitions set forth in the General Permit, some of which are restated as follows: A. "Best Management Practices (BMP' s)" means schedule of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures and other management practices to prevent or reduce the pollution of waters of the state. BMP's also include treatment requirements, operating procedures and practices to control site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal or drainage from raw material storage. B. "Buffer" means the area ofland immediately adj acent to the banks of state waters in its natural state of vegetation, which facilitates the protection of water quality and aquatic habitat. C. "Construction Activity" means the disturbance of soils associated with clearing, grading, excavating, filling ofland or other similar activities which may result in soil erOSIOn. D. "Final Stabilization" means that all soil disturbing activities on the site have been completed and that unpaved areas have a minimum of 95% uniform coverage by permanent vegetation or equivalent permanent stabilization measures such as riprap, gabions or permanent geotextiles have been employed. TS-12-1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I E. "Grading" means altering ground surfaces to specified elevations, dimensions and/or slopes; this includes stripping, cutting, filling, stockpiling and shaping or any combination thereof. F. "Qualified Personnel" means a person who has successfully completed an erosion and sediment control short course or an equivalent course approved by the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) and the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission. G. "Waters of the State" means any and all rivers, streams, creeks branches, lakes, reservoirs, ponds, drainage systems, springs wells, wetlands and all other bodies of surface or subsurface water, natural or artificial, lying within or forming a part ofthe boundaries ofthe State ~hich are not entirely confined and retained completely upon the property of a single individual, partnership or corporation. -04. GENERAL PROCEDURES: The Contractor shall utilize, at a minimum, Best Management Practices, including sound construction practices to prevent and minimize erosion and resultant sedimentation, which are consistent with and no less stringent than those practices contained in the "Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control in Georgia," published by the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission as of January 1 ofthe year in which the land disturbing activity was permitted, as well as the following: A. Stripping of vegetation, grading and other development activities shall be conducted in such a manner as to minimize erosion. Earth areas which are not to be paved shall be grassed at the earliest possible time during the construction phase, so as to minimize exposure to rainfall and run-off. B. Unnecessary cut and fill operations shall be kept to a mlmmum, except that temporary berms, wherever possible, should be constructed at the end of each day of grading, in order to contain sediment and slow down erosion, should rainfall occur during the night. Berms shall also be constructed, where needed, to prevent sediment from being transported onto areas outside the actual construction limits. C. Whenever feasible, existing natural vegetation shall be retained, protected and supplemented. D. Disturbed areas and the duration of exposure to erosive elements shall be kept to a practicable minimum. E. Temporary vegetation and/ormu1ching shall be employed to protect exposed critical areas during development. F. Permanent vegetation and structural erosion control measures shall be installed as soon as practicable. TS-12-2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I G. To the extent necessary, sediment in run-off water shall be trapped by the use of debris basins, silt traps, silt barriers, or similar measures until the disturbed area is stabilized. H. Adequate provisions shall be provided to minimize damage from surface water to the cut face of excavations and the sloping surfaces of fills. 1. Cuts and fills shall not endanger adjoining property. J. Fills shall not encroach upon natural water courses or constructed channels in a manner so as to adversely affect other property owners. K. Construction equipment shall cross flowing streams by means ofbridges or culverts, except when such methods are not feasible, provided in any case that such crossings shall be kept to a minimum andprovided that the appropriate stream buffer variances and wetlands approvals have been obtained from the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) and the Corps of Engineers, respectively. L. Should the specified erosion, sedimentation and pollution control measures prove to be inadequate, additional measures as directed by Engineer shall be provided for treatment or control of any source of sediments. Additional adequate sedimentation control facilities to retain sediments on site or to preclude sedimentation of adj acent . waters shall be implemented. M. Except when a prior variance has been obtained from EPD or where a drainage structure must be constructed with adequate erosion control measures, no construction activities shall be conducted within a 25 foot buffer along the tops of banks on all state waters nor within a 50 foot buffer along the tops of banks on all state waters classified as "trout streams." If required for construction purposes, a buffer variance will be applied for by the Owner. N. Whenever possible, proposed storm water piping systems and detention ponds shall be constructed prior to other earth disturbing operations. The storm water piping and detention system shall then be used as a means to control erosion and sediment on the site. o. Sediment basins of the temporary nature shall be constructed as shown on plans and as required to retain sediment on the site. All temporary sediment basins shall be maintained in accordance with the "Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control in Georgia," latest edition and then removed when final stabilization is attained. P. Where erosion due to wind is likely to be of concern, trees or groups of trees and bushes should be left standing, wherever possible, to serve as windbreaks. TS-12-3 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -05. ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN: The minimum requirements for the prevention of erosion and sedimentation for this site are depicted on the plans and specified herein. The elements of the plan are discussed as follows, and are listed in chronological order, as far as is practical. The construction activities should proceed in the order listed. A. Remove all marketable timber from the limits of construction, rights-of-way, utility easements, designated fill areas, and other areas to be cleared. . B. Begin clearing and grubbing operations only after silt barriers are installed. Immediately after the area has been cleared for their placement, install dams, berms and all other remaining erosion and sedimentation control measures as shown on the drawings and specified herein. Care shall be taken not to clear and grub beyond the construction limit. C. Contractor shall notify Engineer within 24 hours after the installation of the initial soil erosion control measures so that the Engineer may inspect the measures in accordance with the EPD General Permit. D. As grading operations commence, the topsoil shall be stripped and stockpiled in mounds surrounded by berms. As mentioned above, berms or windrows shall be constructed each afternoon at approximately 100 foot intervals across the graded areas, except in the low-lying areas of the project. This action will tend to check erosion should rainfall be experienced during the night. E. Construction on the sanitary and storm sewer lines should be commenced as soon as grading operations have been substantially completed. The disturbed strip along each line which is located outside of a street right-of-way should be grassed immediately upon the completion of trench backfilling, as described below. F. A graded depression around each catch basin on the site shall be used to contain sediment during construction in accordance with the "Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control in Georgia," latest edition. G. As soon as the graded areas which are not to be paved, to be built upon, or receive underground utilities have been brought to final grade, three or four inches oftopsoil shall be spread over these areas. Grassing operations should begin immediately, as described in the grassing specifications. Roadway shoulders and slopes shall receive a similar treatment as soon as the installation of the utilities are complete. H. All grassing will be performed in accordance with the section of the specifications titled "Grassing." Should seasonal limitations prevent the establishment of the permanent grass cover, the area to be grassed shall be covered with temporary grass cover; then the permanent grass will be established as soon as its growing season is . reached. TS-12-4 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1. The hay bale dams and silt fencing described above shall not be removed until the surrounding pavement base material has been placed and is ready for priming and/or areas are properly stabilized. J. In no instance, shall any pollutants, hazardous waste or solid materials including petroleum products, building materials, etc. be discharged to waters of the State. K. All work shall be in accordance with good grading practice and shall conform to accepted practices in Erosion ControL -06. INSPECTIONS. SAMPLING & MONITORING: The Contractor shall be aware that the Owner may contract with a third party to perform additional site inspections of erosion, sedimentation and pollution control measures and also procure samples of storm water runoff for testing in accordance with the requirements of theEPD General Permit No. GAR 100001. Third party inspections and samplings shall not relieve the Contractor of any obligations with respect to these specifications ofthat required by the EPD General Permit GAR 100001. Should any inspections determine that there are deficiencies in the Contractor's work, then corrective action will be required as directed by the Engineer or Owner. A. Contractor's Requirements. With respect to inspections, sampling and monitoring for compliance with EPD General Permit, the Contractor shall, at a minimum, be responsible for the following: 1. Each day when any type of construction activity has taken place on site, qualified personnel provided by the Contractor shall inspect: a) all areas on the site where petroleum products are stored, used or handled for spills and leaks from vehicles and equipment; b) all locations on the site where vehicles enter or exit the site for evidence of off-site sediment tracking; and c) all silt retention basins, traps, barriers, etc. for evidence of failures, potential failures or excess silt accumulation. 2. These inspections must also occur after each rainfall event on the site and must be continued until such time that the proj ect is complete and the site has achieved final stabilization. The Contractor shall document these daily inspections on a form provided by or approved by the Engineer and must submit these forms weekly and after each rainfall event to the Owner's designated representative. Additionally, should a deficiency in any of the erosion control measures be noted, the Contractor shall notify the Engineer within 24 hours. 3. Erosion and sedimentation control measures shall be inspected by a representative ofthe Owner beginning with the first earth disturbing activity and continuing through final stabilization of the project site. Storm water monitoring, sampling and testing will be accomplished by personnel representing the Owner beginning with the first earth disturbing activity and TS-12-5 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I continuing through final stabilization ofthe proj ect site. The Contractor shall allow the monitoring agency access to the site at all hours of the day by providing a key to any locked gates and shall also coordinate these services by notifying the monitoring agency when: a) the first rainfall event of 0.5 inch or more in 24 hours occurs on the site after the soil erosion and sedimentation control measures have been installed; and b) whenever a rainfall event greater than 1 inch in 24 hours occurs on the site thereafter. B. Subcontractor's Requirements: Subcontractors shall be considered as acting under the direction of the Contractor in his role as the Operator under the EPD General Permit. The Contractor shall insure that all subcontractors comply with the Permi~. Subcontractors shall be responsible, at a minimum, for the following: 1. Each day when any type of construction activity has taken place on his portion of the site, the Subcontractor shall inspect: a) all areas on the site where petroleum products are stored, used. or handled for spills and leaks from vehicles and equipment; b) all locations on the site where vehicles enter or exit the site for evidence of off-site sediment tracking; and c) all silt retention basins, traps, barriers, etc. for evidence of failures, potential failures or excess silt accumulation. 2. These inspections must also occur after each rainfall event on the site and must be continued until such time that the project is complete and the site has achieved final stabilization. 3. The Subcontractor shall immediately report any noted deficiencies to the Contractor, who will take appropriate corrective action. -07. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT: Payment for the work specified herein shall be made according to the lump sum price as shown in the Bid Schedule for Erosion, Sedimentation and Pollution Control, providing inspection reports have been submitted and approved by the Engineer. Third party inspections and monitoring on behalf ofthe Owner shall be paid for by the Owner independently of this contract, except that no additional payment will be made to the Contractor for coordinating third party inspections and monitoring. TS-12-6 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -01. -02. -03. SECTION TS-13 GRASSING (BERMUDA AND WEEPING LOVEGRASS) GENERAL: 1. DESCRIPTION 1. This section covers the furnishing of all labor and materials and the performance of all work required to assure the establishment of a temporary cover of grass where required on all disturbed areas of the site not intended for paving, and a dense permanent cover of grass on all disturbed areas of the site owned by the City of Augusta which are not intended for paving. PRODUCTS: 1. MATERIALS 1. The following material shall be as specified by the "Standard Specifications," published by the State Department of Transportation of Georgia, latest edition. Agriculture Lime ................................... Article 882.02 Fertilizer ......................................... Article 891.01 Sod ............................................. Article 890.03 Seed ............................................. Article 890.01 EXECUTION: 1. CONSTRUCTION 1. GROUND PREPARATION: Final grades shall be as existed prior to construction. Washes, low spots and hillocks or windrows will be evened and the bed will be smoothed to facilitate uniform drainage after establishment ofthe turf. Graded surfaces will be maintained in a smooth and even condition until the required cover is established. 2. After the areas to be grassed have been brought to an even and smooth grade, they shall be thoroughly loosened to a depth of at least 6 inches by plowing, discing, harrowing, or other approved methods until the tillage is acceptable as suitable for planting. During tillage operation, the surface shall be cleared of all roots, cable, wire, or other waste material which might hinder final grading, planting, or subsequent maintenance operations. Any operations of the Contractor, shall be smoothed our before grassing operations are begun. TS-13-1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 3. APPLICATION OF FERTILIZER AND LIME: Fertilizer shall be distributed uniformly at a rate of 1500 pounds per acre of commercial 6-12-12 analysis fertilizer, and shall be incorporated into the soil to a depth of approximately 3 inches by discing, harrowing, or other approved methods. The incorporation of fertilizer may be a part of the tillage operation specified above, or a part of the hydro seeding procedure as described below. 4. Immediately following, or simultaneously with, the incorporation of fertilizer, lime shall be distributed at the rate of 3000 pounds per acre, and shall be incorporated into the soil to a depth of at least three inches by discing, harrowing, or other acceptable methods. The incorporation oflime along with the fertilizer may form a part of the tillage operation specified above. 5. Not less than 30 days after completion of seeding, the Contractor shall furnish and apply Nitrate of Soda or Ammonium Sulphate to the planted areas. Nitrate of Soda shall be a commercial product, containing not less than 16 percent Nitrogen and Ammonium Sulphate not less than 20 percent Nitrogen. The Nitrogen fertilizer shall be uniformly spread and distributed with approved equipment at a rate that will give not less than 60 pounds of available Nitrogen per acre. Other commercial types of nitrogenous material may be substituted at the option of the Contractor. The time of application shall be limited to the season of June through August. 2. PERMANENT SEEDING 1. For areas requiring bermuda seeding: A. September 15 - February 15, a mixture ofunhulled common bermuda 6lbs.lacre and rye grass seed 28 Ibs/acre applied simultaneously. B. October 1 - March 1, unhulled common bermuda10 lbs.lacre. C. April 1 - June 1, hulled common bermuda 10 lbs.lacre. 2. For areas requiring weeping lovegrass seeding: A. April 15 - July 1, weeping lovegrass 5 Ibs/acre. 3. Seed may be applied by means of a hydro-seeder or other means approved by the Engineer. 4. Immediately after seeding operations have been completed, the areas shall be compacted by means of a cultipacker, roller wood float, or other approved equipment sufficiently weighted, or compacted by hand methods, to reduce air pockets to a minimum. The complete planted area shall be left with a firm, even surface, free from abrupt humps and hollows, and to the established grade. TS-13-2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 5. All areas seeded for temporary or permanent grass shall be uniformly mulched with hay or straw at the rate of2 Y2. tons per acre, except where hydro seeding is employed using a cellulose mulch mixed with the seed and fertilizer. 3. TEMPORARY GRASS: Temporary grass shall be used when directed by the Engineer to control erosion where permanent grassing cannot be planted. 1. Temporary grass shall be a quick growing species such as rye grass suitable to the area and season. Pasture rye will not be permitted. Seeding shall be done in accordance with the permanent grassing requirements above, except that ground preparation shall be the minimum required to provide a seed bed where further grading will be required. Areas that require no further grading shall be prepared as described in "GROUND PREPARATION" above. Lime shall be omitted unless the area will later be planted in permanent grass without further grading, in which case lime shall be applied as described above. Fertilizer shall be applied at the rate of 400 pounds per acre. Nitrogen shall be omitted. 2. In March or April ofthe following year, as soon as weather is suitable, all areas planted in temporary grass which are owned by the City of Augusta shall be thoroughly plowed up and grassed in accordance with the applicable permanent grassing method described above. 3. MAINTENANCE: The Contractor shall erect necessary warning signs and barriers, mow grassed areas, and repair or replace grassed areas failing to show a uniform growth of grass or damaged by his operations, and shall otherwise maintain the grass until final acceptance of the contract. Replacement of dried out or damaged grass shall be at the Contractor's expense. 4. ACCEPTANCE: 1. Grassed areas will be accepted when a 95% cover by permanent grasses is obtained and weeds are not dominant. 2. The work may be accepted in whole or in part as determined by the Engineer and the Owner. 5. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT: 1. Payment for temporary grassing shall made according to the lump sum price as shown in the Bid Schedule for Erosion, Sedimentation and Pollution Control. 2. Payment for permanent grassing shall be made at the unit prices for Permanent Grassing, Bermuda and Weeping Lovegrass as shown in the Bid Schedule. TS-13-3 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION TS-14 TENNIS COURT PAVING -01. SLOPE REOUIREMENT: All excavating, filling, compacting, grading and leveling work required hereunder shall be " performed so that the finished court surface slopes one foot (1 ') in each one hundred and eight feet (108') on a true plane from side to side, as indicated on the drawings. -02. BASE CONSTRUCTION: A. MATERIAL. A base course of crushed aggregate shall be installed over the subgrade as indicated on drawings. The specified material shall meet applicable ASTM specifications. Compacted thickness shall be as shown on drawings to satisfy local soil and climatic conditions but in no case shall the thickness be less than the equivalent of four inches (4") of thoroughly compacted crushed stone. B. SPREADING. The material shall be spread by methods and in a manner proposed by the Contractor to produce a uniform density and thickness with the grades and dimensions shown on drawings and elaborated below. C. COMP ACTION. The'material as thus spread shall be compacted with a powered steel wheel tandem roller weighing not less than eight (8) nor more than ten (10) tons or by other equipment producing equivalent density. D. BASE TOLERANCE. Surface of the base course as thus compacted shall not vary more than one-half inch (W') in ten feet (10') measured in any direction. E. Refer to the section of the specifications titled "Graded Aggregate Base Course" for additional requirements. -03. ASPHALT SURFACE COURSE: A surface course of hot plant mix having a maximum aggregate size of three-eighths inch (3/8") in accordance with specifications of the Asphalt Illstitute shall be constructed over the base course to a compacted thickness of not less than one and a half inches (1 W') as shown on the drawings. A. SPREADING. This hot plant mix shall be spread by methods and in a manner proposed by the Contractor to meet the tolerances specified herein. B. COMPACTION. The mix as thus spread shall be thoroughly compacted with a powered steel wheel tandem roller weighing not less than two (2) nor more than size (6) tons. C. TOLERANCE. The finished surface of the surface course shall not vary more than one- eighth inch (1/8") in ten feet (10') when measured in any direction. TS-14-1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I D. The final course of asphalt shall consist of a one and a half thick mixture of asphalt and aggregate not to exceed three-eighths inch (3/8") in size. This standard is as outlined by the United States Tennis Court and Track Builders Association (USTC & TBA) and the Untied States Tennis Association (USTA). E. Refer to the section of the specifications titled "Bituminous Paving" for additional requirements. -04. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT: Payment for Tennis Court Paving shall be made at the unit price as shown in the Bid Schedule for Tennis Court Paving. TS-14-2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -01. ;..02. -03. -04. A. B. SECTION TS-15 SURFACING FOR TENNIS COURTS GENERAL: The specification is for the surfacing of a championship tennis court. SURFACING REOUIREMENTS: 1. Pressure wash if necessary 2. Fill depressions (bird baths) that cover a nickel with acrylic sport patch. 3. Apply two coats of acrylic resurfacer. 4. Apply three coats of acrylic color coating over the entire surface area. Colors to be used will be blue inside the lines of the playing surface and green outside the lines of the playing surface. These colors shall closely match the colors used at the 2007 U.S. Open Series. 5. Stripe courts with textured line paint. 6. Contractor is to supply color chart to owner for selection of colors prior to purchasing materials. MATERIALS: 1. Acrylic Resurfacer from "Sport Surfaces Int'l, Inc., or approved equal. 2. AcryTech with UV-15 Colorguard from "Sport Surfaces Int'l, Inc., or approved equal. 3. AcryTech Line Paint from "Sport Surfaces Int'l, Inc., or approved equal. 4. Silica Sand (80-100) mesh SURFACING: SURFACE PREPARATION: Surface to be coated must be sound, free of loose dirt, dust, or other foreign matter. Cracks to be repaired must be cleaned by pressure washer, compressed air or mechanical device. Under no circumstances should cracks be made wider by using mechanical routers or saws. PATCHING AND DEPRESSIONS: The surface should be flooded with water and allowed to drain for 1 hour. Areas retaining water deeper than the thickness of a nickel should be patched using acrylic sport patch using the following formula: Acrylic Sport Patch Sand Portland Cement 3 gallons 1001bs. 1 gallon TS-15-1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -05. SURFACER APPLICATION: Surfacer is to be applied in two coats to a properly scraped and blown surface at a rate of .08 gallons per square yard for two coats. Acrylic Resurfacer 27 gallons Sand 250 lbs. Water 15 gallons After drying, the surface is to be scraped until free of ridges and excess material. -06. ACRYLIC COLOR COATING: Acrytech with UV-15 Colorguard or approved equal shall be applied to a properly scraped and blown surface at a rate of .04 gallons per square yard per coat. The second and third coat application should not be made until the surface is thoroughly dry. Coating is to be mixed as follows: AcryTech with UV-15 Colorguard Silica Sand Water Y2. drum 200 lbs. 15-18 gallons -07. LINE PAINT: Tennis court line primer is to be applied before the application of two (2) coats of AcryTech White Line Paint, or approved equal. -08. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT: Payment for Tennis Court Surfacing shall be made at the unit price amount as shown in the Bid Schedule for Tennis Court Surfacing. TS-15-2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION TS-16 NET AND NET POSTS -01. POST FOUNDATIONS: Post foundations shall be eighteen inches (18") in diameter at the top, not less than 36" at the bottom, and not less than forty-two inches (42") in depth. Foundations shall be situated as to provide a distance between posts of forty-two feet (42') on double courts. This dimension shall be from center of post to center of post. Concrete for foundations shall be well-graded rock, gravel or stone mixed in ratios of six (6) standard 94 pound sacks of cement to not more than six (6) U.S. gallons of water, attaining a compressive strength of not less than three thousand five hundred (3,500) pounds per square inch at the twenty-eighth (28th) day after pouring. Foundations shall be so designed and poured and the posts set so as not to cause cracking or other damage to the finished court surface. .' .,~ ':'02. NET POSTS AND SLEEVES: Net posts shall be galvanized steel or aluminum. They shall be installed in sleeves. Tennis post ground sleeves shall be PVc. Posts shall have an outside diameter of not less than 2 - 7/8". The net post shall proj ect no more than 1" above the top of the net cord. Minium yield strength is 1,100 lbs., with a minium of 1 ,500 lbs. tensile strength. Mechanical tensioning devices (worm gear, ratchet reel, or screw-type) are to be limited in the amount of force applied to the net post, not to exceed 1/2 post yield strength. Posts and post sleeves shall be set 42' apart for a doubles court, measured from the center of one post to the center of the other. Posts shall be set plumb and true so as to support the net at a height of 42" above the court surface. Posts and sleeves shall be set where indicated on the drawings. -03. CENTER STRAP ANCHOR: The ground anchor shall be made from a strong, non-corrosive metal pipe not less than 10" in length, 1 5/8" o.d. minimum. A non corrosive 1/4" o.d. pin is centered through the pipe 1/4" to 3/8" below the opening for the purposes of attaching a center strap hook. A center strap anchor shall be set in 'concrete footings measuring twelve inches (12 If) in diameter at the top and not less than fifteen inches (15") in diameter at the bottom. The top of a concrete footing set in an asphalt court shall be round to minimize radical cracking. The cross pin in the ground anchor shall be flush with the court and parallel to the net. The footings shall have a depth of 20" and a base course of 6". -04. NET: A tennis net measuring forty-two feet (42') long and three and one fourth feet (3 14') wide and otherwise conforming to the regulations of the United States Tennis Association shall be provided for each court. TS-16-1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The net is composed of eight distinct parts referred to by various names. For the purpose of this Guideline, components are called the body, headband, cable, side bindings, bottom bindings, dowels, tie strings, and lacing twine. A. BODY: The net body shall be black weather resistant synthetic netting 1 3/4" square mesh and the tensile strength of the twine shall not be less than 275 lbs. B. HEADBAND (top binding): The headband shall be made of two pieces or plies, or a single ply with double thick material, and shall be 2" - 2 1/2" wide. The outer piece shall be manufactured from a white synthetic material or white canvas, treated for resistance to sunlight and mildew. Inner and outer headbands shall be folded over the cable' and lock stitched with four separate rows of stitching the length of the net. C. CABLE: The cable shall be fabricated from multi-stranded galvanized steel wire rope. It shall have a minium core diameter of5/32" (excluding coating) and be at least 46' in length. Its tensile strength shall be not less than 2,600 lbs. The cable may be vinyl coated. D. SIDE BINDINGS (tapes): Side bindings shall be fabricated of black synthetic material, treated to prevent deterioration from sunlight. Five nickel or brass grommets shall be placed equidistantly from top to bottom at each side of the net to accommodate the lacing twine after forming a pocket to accept dowels. E. BOTTOM BINDINGS (tape): Bottom bindings shall be made of black abrasion-resistant synthetic material, treated to prevent deterioration from sunlight. F. DOWELS: Dowels shall be 3/8" - 5/8" round and a maximum of 40" in length and shall be made of wood, metal or fiberglass. G. TIE STRINGS: Tie strings shall be made from black u.V. stabilized, synthetic cord, not less than 60" long, and having a breaking stain of not less than 275 lbs. One piece is required for each end of the net headband. H. LACING TWINE: Lacing twine shall be made from the same material as tie strings, but shall be not less than 96" inches long. There shall be one such piece for each side binding. Note: the tie string and lacing twine may be one continuous piece. *The nets shall be #2002 Edwards #40LS Tennis Nets or approved equal. -05. TAUTNESS AND CENTER HEIGHT: Check net tautness by suspending a 14 lb. (6.36 kg) weight from the center of a doubles net and wind the net slowly to a center height of 36" (914 mm). Install the center strap and adjust it to maintain the height of 36" (914 mm). Remove the weight. This method produces a net cable tautness of approximately 500 - 550 lbs (227-250 kg). TS-16-2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -06. CENTER STRAP: A center strap shall be used to hold the net at the proper height of 36" at its Center. A white strap no more than 2" wide, made from canvas or synthetic material treated for resistance to sunlight and mildew, shall be provided. A height adjusting non-corrosive buckle or buckles must prevent slippage when fully stressed. At the bottom of the strap, a non-corrosive spring loaded hook shall be used to attach the center strap to the ground anchor pin. -07. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT: Payment for Net and Net Posts shall be made at the unit price amount shown in the Bid Schedule for Tennis Net and Net Posts. ' TS-16-3 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -01. A. B. c. -02. A. B. c. I SECTION TS-17 CHAIN LINK FENCING CHAIN LINE FENCE FABRIC: PVC COATED (Fused): Coated over galvanized wire: ASTM F 668, class 2B, 7 mil (0.18 mm) thermally fused polyvinyl chloride in a color to be selected by the owner. Galvanized steel core wire should meet ASTM A 641, tensile strength 75,000 psi (571 Mpa), 11 gauge (0.120" [3.05 mm]). Contractor shall supply Owner with color chart for selection of color prior to purchasing materials. SIZE: Helically wound and woven to a height of 10.0" (3.048 m). Fabric should be 1 3/4" (44 mm) diamond mesh of 11 gauge (0.120" [3.05 mm]) core wire and a break load of850 pounds. SELVAGE: Fabric should be knuckled at the top and at the bottom. STEEL FENCE FRAMING: FRAMING TYPES: 1. Type 1: ASTM F 1083, standard weight schedule 40; minimum yield strength of 25,000 psi (170 Mpa); sizes as indicated. Hot-dipped galvanized with minimum average 1.8 oz/sf (550 glm2) of coated surface area. 2. PVC Coated Finished: In accordance with ASTM F 1043, apply supplemental color coating of 10-15 mils (0.254 - 0.38 mm) ofthermally fused PVC in a color selected by the owner, to match the fabric. Contractor shall supply Owner with color chart for selection of color prior to purchasing materials. FRAMING SPECIFICATIONS: Structure 10' Height End, Corner and Gate Post Line (Intermediate) Post Rails & Braces 3.0"OD 3.0"OD 1.580" OD GATES: 1. Gates shall be chain link swing gates as specified in ASTM Section 02831 C. TS-17-1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I -03. A. -04. -05. A. PVC COATED ACCESSORIES: CHAIN LINK FENCE ACCESSORIES: 1. ASTM F 626: Provide items required to complete fence system. Galvanize each ferrous metal item and finish to match framing. 2. Post Caps: Formed steel, malleable cast iron, or aluminum alloyweathertight closure cap for tubular posts. For each line post, provide tops to permit passage oftop rail. Top Rail and Brace Ends: Formed steel or malleable cast iron for connection of rail and brace to terminal posts. 3. Top Rail Sleeves: 5" (150 mm) sleeve allowing for expansion and contraction of top . . rail. 4. Wire Ties and Clops: 10 gauge (0.135" [3.43 mm]) galvanized steel wire for attachment of fabric to line posts. Double wrap 13 gauge (0.092" [2.324 mm]) for rails, and braces. Hog ring ties of12-1/2 gauge (0.0985" [2.502 mm]) for attachment of fabric to tension wire. 5. Brace and Tension (Stretcher bar): a. Bands shall be pressed steel. b. Tension (Stretcher) bars shall be one-piece lengths, equal to 2" (50 mm) less than full height of fabric with a minimum cross-section of3/16" x 3/4" (4.76 mm x 19 mm) or equivalent, fiberglass rod. Provide tension (stretcher) bars where chain link fabric meets terminal posts. 6. Bottom Tension Wire: Bottom tension wire should be used except where continuous bottom rail is specified. Bottom tension wire should be in accordance with ASTM A 824, with coating to match that selected for the fabric. 7. Truss Rods: Truss rods shall be steel rods with minium diameter of5/16" (7.9 mm). 8. Nuts and Bolts: Nuts and bolts are galvanized but not vinyl coated. Color coat nuts and bolts with cans ofPVC touch up paint. SETTINGS MATERIALS: Concrete, with a minium 28-day compressive strength of3,000 psi (20 Mpa). EXECUTION: EXAMINATION: 1. . Verify areas to receive fencing are completed to final grades and elevations. TS-17-2 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I B. C. D. E. F. G. H. -06. A. 2. Ensure property lines and legal boundaries of work are clearly established. CHAIN LINK FENCE FRAMING INST ALLA TION: 1. Install chain link fence in accordance with ASTM F 969 and manufacturers' instructi ons. 2. Locate a terminal post at each fence termination, at each change in horizontal direction of 300' or more, and at each change in height. 3. Space lines post uniformly at a maximum of 10' (3.04 m) on center. Posts may be spaced uniformly at a closer distance (for example 8' [2.44 mD for greater strength. 4. Concrete set posts: Drill holes in firm, undisturbed or compacted soil",Holes should have diameter 4 times greater than outside dimension of post, and depths approximately 6" (150 mm) deeper than post bottom. Excavate deeper as required for adequate support in soft and loose soils, and for posts with heavy lateral loads. Set post bottom 36" (900 mm) below surface when in firm, undisturbed soil. Place concrete around posts in a continuous pour. Trowel finish around post. Slope to direct water away from posts. GATE HARDWARE: Set keepers, stops, sleeves, and other accessories into concrete. ALIGNMENT: Check each post for vertical and top alignment, and maintain in position during placement and finishing operations. BRACING: Install horizontal pipe brace at mid-height, on each side of terminal posts. Firmly attach with fittings. TENSION WIRE: Provide tension wire at bottom of fabric (and at top, if top rail is not specified). Install tension wire before stretching fabric and attach to each post with ties or clips. Secure tension wire to fabric with 12-1/2 gauge (.09585" [2.502 mmD hog rings 24" (609.6 mm) on center. TOP RAIL: Install full 21 ' (640 m) lengths whenever possible. Connect lengths with sleeves for rigid connections under expansion/contraction conditions. Top rail with swedged ends may be joined directly. BOTTOM RAILS: Install bottom rails, where specified, between posts fittings and accessones. CHAIN LINK FABRIC INSTALLATION: FABRIC: Install fabric on the inside toward the playing area, and attach so that fabric remains in tension after pulling force is released. Leaveapproximately 1" (25 mm) between finish grade and bottom selvage. Attach fabric with wire ties to line posts at 15" (380 mm) on center and to rails, braces, and tension wire at 24" (600 mm) on center. TS-17-3 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I B. TENSION (Stretcher) BARS: Pull fabric taut; thread tension bar through fabric and attach to terminal posts with bands or clips spaced maximum of 15" (350 mm) on center. -07. GATE INSTALLATION: A. Install gates plumb, level and secure for full opening without interference. B. Attach hardware by a means which will prevent unauthorized removal. C. Adjust hardware for smooth operation. -08. ACCESSORIES: A. TIE WIRES: Bend ends wire to minimize hazard to persons and clothing. B. FASTENERS: Install nuts on side offence opposite fabric side for added security. -09. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT: Payment for chain link fence shall be made at the unit price amount shown in the Bid Schedule for 10' P.V.C. Coated Chain Link Fence, including 3' gates. TS-17-4 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SECTION TS-18 WINDSCREENS -01. GENERAL: Windscreens provided shall be 6 feet tall and installed 2 feet from the top and bottom ofthe fence. -02. FABRIC: Windscreens shall be vinyl coated polyester fabric made from polyester material weighing at least 3.0 ounces per square yard and coated after weaving with a 4.0 ounce per square yard dark green color vinyl. The vinyl should consist of high quality PVC ingredients for the highest possible ultraviolet light resistance, abrasion stamina and mildew resistance. Contractor shall provide Owner with color chart for color selection prior to purchasing materials. -03. HEMS: All hems shall be reinforced and have two rows of stitching. -04. THREAD: All hems and seams should be sewn with a heavy duty weather and ultraviolet light resistant polyester thread or equivalent. -05. GROMMETS: No.2 or No.3 solid brass grommets with plain washers, 12 inches to 18 inches on center shall be used to fasten the windscreen to the fence. Use all grommets during installation. -06. AIR VENTS: Windscreens shall have air vents which are open and finished with a maximum spacing of 10 feet. -07. MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT: Payment for windscreens shall be made at the unit price amount shown in the Bid Schedule for 6' Vinyl Coated Polyester Windscreens. TS-18-1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I