1-Section 01005 - General Requirements 031826.pdf

ITB No.: 26-403/DL 01005 - 1 Rehab of Manholes, Sanitary Station & Wet Wells - Phased Projects.

SECTION 01005

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

PART 1 – GENERAL

1.01 SCOPE AND INTENT

A. Description

1. The work to be completed consists of the furnishing of all labor, materials and equipment, and the performance of all work included in this Contract. The summary of the work is presented in Section 01010.

B. Work Included:

1. The CONTRACTOR shall furnish all labor, superintendence, quality control, materials, plant, power, light, heat, fuel, water, tools, appliances, equipment, supplies, and other means of construction necessary and proper for performing and completing the work. OWNER will supply Industrial Supply Well (ISW)water to the CONTRACTOR, free of charge. CONTRACTOR shall perform and complete the work in the manner best calculated to promote scheduled construction consistent with safety of life and property and to the satisfaction of the OWNER, and in strict accordance with the Contract Documents.

The CONTRACTOR shall clean up the work and maintain it during and after construction, until accepted, and shall do all work and pay all costs incidental thereto. CONTRACTOR shall repair or restore all structures and property that may be damaged or disturbed during performance of the work.

2. The cost of incidental work described in these General Requirements, for which there are no specific Contract Items, shall be considered as part of the general cost of doing the work and shall be included in the prices for the various Contract Items. No additional payment will be made therefore.

3. The CONTRACTOR shall provide and maintain such modern plant, tools, and equipment as may be necessary, in the opinion of the OWNER, to perform in a satisfactory and acceptable manner all the work required by this Contract. Only equipment of established reputation and proven efficiency shall be used.

The CONTRACTOR shall be solely responsible for the adequacy of workmanship, materials and equipment, prior approval of the OWNER notwithstanding.

C. Public Utility Installations and Structures

1. Public utility installations and structures shall be understood to include all poles, tracks, pipes, wires, conduits, house service connections, vaults, manhole, pump station and all other appurtenances and facilities pertaining thereto whether owned or controlled by the OWNER, other governmental bodies or privately owned by individuals, firms or corporations, used to serve the public with

ITB No.: 26-403/DL 01005 - 2 transportation, traffic control, gas, electricity, telephone, sewerage, drainage, water or other public or private property which may be affected by the work shall be deemed included hereunder.

2. The CONTRACTOR shall protect all public utility installations and structures from damage during the work. Access across any buried public utility installation or structure shall be made only in such locations and by means approved by the Utility Owner. The CONTRACTOR shall so arrange operations as to avoid any damage to these facilities. All required protective devices and construction shall be provided by the CONTRACTOR at their expense. All existing public utilities damaged by the CONTRACTOR which are shown on the Plans or have been located in the field by the Utility Owner shall be repaired by CONTRACTOR, at their expense, as directed by the Utility Owner. No separate payment shall be made for such protection or repairs to public utility installations or structures.

3. Public utility installations or structures owned or controlled by the OWNER or other governmental body which are shown on the Plans to be removed, relocated, replaced, or rebuilt by the CONTRACTOR shall be considered as a part of the general cost of doing the work and shall be included in the prices bid for the various contract items. No separate payment shall be made therefore.

4. Where public utility installations or structures owned or controlled by the OWNER or other governmental body are encountered during the course of the work, and are not indicated on the Plans or in the Specifications, and when, in the opinion of the OWNER, removal, relocation, replacement or rebuilding is necessary to complete the work under this Contract, such work shall be accomplished by the utility having jurisdiction it will be carried out expeditiously and the CONTRACTOR shall give full cooperation to permit the utility to complete the removal, relocation, replacement or rebuilding as required. If such work is accomplished by the CONTRACTOR, it will be in accordance with the General and Supplemental Conditions.

5. All OWNER and other governmental utility departments and other owners of public utilities which may be affected by the work will be informed in writing by the CONTRACTOR within two

(2) weeks after the execution of the Contract or Contracts covering the work. Such notice will set out, in general, and direct attention to, the responsibilities of the OWNER and other governmental utility departments and other owners of public utilities for such installations and structures as may be affected by the work and will be accompanied by one set of Plans and Specifications covering the work under such Contract or Contracts.

6. In addition to the general notice given, the CONTRACTOR shall give written notice to OWNER and other governmental utility departments and other owners of public utilities of the

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7. The maintenance, repair, removal, relocation or rebuilding of public entity installations and structures, when accomplished by the CONTRACTOR as herein provided, shall be done by methods approved by the Utility Owner.

1.02 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS:

A. Plans

1. When obtaining data and information from the Plans, figures shall be used in preference to scaled dimensions, and large scale drawings in preference to small scale drawings.

B. Copies Furnished to CONTRACTOR.

1. The CONTRACTOR shall furnish each of the subcontractors, manufacturers, and material men such copies of the Contract Documents as may be required for their work. Additional copies of the Plans and Specifications, when requested may be furnished to the CONTRACTOR at cost of reproduction.

C. Supplementary Drawings

1. When, in the opinion of the OWNER, it becomes necessary to explain more fully the work to be done or to illustrate the work further or to show any changes which may be required, drawings known as Supplementary Drawings, with specifications pertaining thereto, will be prepared by the OWNER and five

(5) paper prints thereof will be given to the CONTRACTOR.

D. CONTRACTOR to Check Plans and Data

1. The CONTRACTOR shall verify all dimensions, quantities and details shown on the Plans, Supplementary Drawings, Schedules, Specifications or other data received from the OWNER, and shall notify OWNER of all errors, omissions, conflicts and discrepancies found therein. Failure to discover or correct errors, conflicts or discrepancies shall not relieve the CONTRACTOR of full responsibility for unsatisfactory work, faulty construction or improper operation resulting therefrom nor from rectifying such conditions at his own expense. CONTRACTOR will not be allowed to take advantage of any errors or omissions, as instructions will be furnished by the OWNER, should such errors and omissions be discovered. All schedules are given for the convenience of the OWNER and the CONTRACTOR and are not guaranteed to be complete. The CONTRACTOR shall assume all responsibility for the making of estimates of the size, kind, and quality of materials included in work to be done under the Contract.

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1.03 MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT:

A. MANUFACTURER

1. The name of proposed materials manufacturer is Warren

Environmental, material men, suppliers and dealers who are to furnish materials or other appurtenances shall be submitted to the OWNER for approval. Such approval must be obtained before shop drawings will be checked. No other manufacturer will be approved under this Contract.

2. All transactions with the manufacturer or subcontractors shall be through the CONTRACTOR, unless the CONTRACTOR shall request in writing to the OWNER, that the manufacturer or subcontractor deal directly with the OWNER. Any such transactions shall not in any way release the CONTRACTOR from their full responsibility under this Contract.

3. Any two or more pieces of material of the same kind, type or classification, and being used for identical types of service, shall be made by the same manufacturer.

B. Delivery

1. The CONTRACTOR shall deliver materials in ample quantities to ensure the most speedy and uninterrupted progress of the work so as to complete the work within the allotted time. The CONTRACTOR shall also coordinate deliveries in order to avoid delay in, or impediment of, the progress of the work of any other Contractor or related work.

C. Service of MANUFACTURER’s Engineer

1. The Contract prices for materials shall include the cost of furnishing (as required by specifications sections) a competent and experienced engineer or superintendent who shall represent the manufacturer and shall assist the CONTRACTOR, when required, to install, adjust, test and place into service the work in conformity with the Contract Documents.

1.04 INSPECTION AND TESTING:

A. General

1. Inspection will be performed by the OWNER and all testing of materials will be performed by the CONTRACTOR unless otherwise specified.

2. For tests specified to be made by the CONTRACTOR, the testing personnel shall make the necessary inspections and tests and the reports thereof shall be in such form as will facilitate checking to determine compliance with the Contract Documents.

Six (6) copies of the reports shall be submitted, and authoritative certification thereof must be furnished to the OWNER as a prerequisite for the acceptance of any material or equipment.

3. If, in the making of any test of any material, it is ascertained by the OWNER that the material does not comply

ITB No.: 26-403/DL 01005 - 5 with the Contract, the CONTRACTOR will be notified thereof and will be directed to refrain from delivering said material, or to remove it promptly from the site or from the work and replace it with acceptable material, without cost to the

OWNER.

4. The CONTRACTOR shall be fully responsible for the proper operation of material during tests and construction periods and shall neither have nor make any claim for damage which may occur to material prior to the time when the OWNER formally takes over the operation thereof.

B. Costs

1. Inspection and testing of materials furnished under this Contract will be performed by the CONTRACTOR and by approved testing firms which have been approved by the OWNER, unless otherwise expressly specified as referenced in Section 01410 or other Contract Document Sections.

2. The cost of manufacture and field tests of material and of certain other tests specifically called for in the Contract Documents shall be borne by the CONTRACTOR and such costs shall be deemed to be included in the Contract Price. However, costs of fill material, concrete and asphalt testing and evaluation will be covered by the OWNER. CONTRACTOR is responsible for coordinating testing, including sampling and shipment to the laboratory.

C. Certificate of Manufacture

1. When the OWNER so requires, the CONTRACTOR shall furnish authoritative evidence in the form of Certificates of Manufacture that the materials to be used in the work have been manufactured and tested in conformity with Contract Documents. These certificates shall be notarized and shall include copies of the results of physical tests and chemical analyses, where necessary, that have been made directly on the product or on similar products of the MANUFACTURER.

D. Final Field Tests

1. Upon completion of the work and prior to Substantial Completion, all site work and materials installed under this Contract shall be subjected to acceptance tests as specified or required to prove compliance with the Contract Documents.

The CONTRACTOR shall furnish labor, fuel, energy, water and all other materials, equipment and instruments necessary for all acceptance tests, at no additional cost to the OWNER.

OWNER will supply Industrial Supply Well (ISW)water to the CONTRACTOR, free of charge. The Supplier shall assist in the final field tests as applicable.

E. Failure of Tests

1. Any defects in the materials or their failure to meet the tests, guarantees or requirements of the Contract Documents shall be promptly corrected by the CONTRACTOR by replacements

ITB No.: 26-403/DL 01005 - 6 or otherwise. The decision of the OWNER as to whether or not the CONTRACTOR has fulfilled their obligations under the Contract shall be final and conclusive. If the CONTRACTOR fails to make these corrections or if the improved materials, when tested, shall again fail to meet the guarantees or specified requirements, the OWNER, notwithstanding its partial payment for work, and materials, may reject the materials and may order the CONTRACTOR to remove them from the site at their own expense. In addition, the CONTRACTOR will be responsible for payment of laboratory testing costs for work not in compliance with the Contract Documents.

2. In case the OWNER rejects any materials, then the CONTRACTOR shall replace the rejected materials within a reasonable time. If CONTRACTOR fails to do so, the OWNER may, after the expiration of a period of thirty (30) calendar days after giving notice in writing, proceed to replace such rejected materials, and the cost thereof shall be deducted from any compensation due or which may become due the CONTRACTOR under this Contract.

F. Final Inspection

1. In no case will the final estimate be prepared until the CONTRACTOR has complied with all requirements set forth and the OWNER has made final inspection of the entire work and is satisfied that the entire work is properly and satisfactorily constructed in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents.

1.05 TEMPORARY STRUCTURES:

A. Temporary Fences

1. If during the course of the work, it is necessary to remove or disturb any fence or part thereof, the CONTRACTOR shall, at their own expense, if so determined by the OWNER, provide a suitable temporary fence which shall be maintained until the permanent fence is replaced. The OWNER shall be solely responsible for the determination of the necessity for providing a temporary fence and the type of temporary fence to be used.

1.06 TEMPORARY SERVICES:

A. First Aid

1. The CONTRACTOR shall keep upon the site, at each location where work is in progress, a completely equipped first aid kit and shall provide ready access thereto at all times when people are employed on the work.

1.07 LINES AND GRADES:

A. Grade

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1. All work under this Contract shall be constructed in accordance with the lines and grades shown on the Plans, or as given by the OWNER. The full responsibility for keeping alignment and grade shall rest upon the CONTRACTOR.

B. Safeguarding Masks

1. The CONTRACTOR shall safeguard all points, stakes, grade marks, monuments and benchmarks made or established on the work, bear the cost of reestablishing them if disturbed, and bear the entire expense of rectifying work improperly installed due to not maintaining or protecting or to removing without authorization such established points, stakes and marks.

2. The CONTRACTOR shall safeguard all existing and known property corners, monuments and marks adjacent to but not related to the work especially monuments associated with the special exception area boundary, and if required, shall bear the cost of reestablishing them if disturbed or destroyed.

C. Datum Plane

1. All elevations indicated or specified refer to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.

1.08 ADJACENT STRUCTURES AND LANDSCAPING:

A. Responsibility

1. The CONTRACTOR shall also be entirely responsible and liable for all damages or injury as a result of CONTRACTOR operations to all other adjacent public and private property, structures of any kind and appurtenances thereto met with during the progress of the work. The cost of protection, replacement in their original locations and conditions or payment of damages for injuries to such adjacent public and private property and structures affected by the work, whether or not shown on the Plans, and the removal, relocation and reconstruction of such items called for on the Plans or specified shall be included in the various Contract Items and no separate payments will be made therefore. Where such public and private property, structures of any kind and appurtenances thereto are not shown on the Plans and when, in the opinion to avoid interference with the work, payment therefore will be made as provided for in the General Conditions.

2. CONTRACTOR is expressly advised that the protection of wetlands, structures, etc. and related work adjacent and in the vicinity of CONTRACTOR operations, wherever they may be, is solely the CONTRACTOR responsibility. Conditional inspection of wetlands or structures in the immediate vicinity of the project which may reasonably be expected to be affected by the Work shall be performed by and be the responsibility of the CONTRACTOR.

3. CONTRACTOR, shall, before starting operations, make an examination of the wetlands, existing structures etc., and

ITB No.: 26-403/DL 01005 - 8 record by notes, measurements, photographs, etc., conditions which might be aggravated by open excavation and construction. Repairs or replacement of all conditions disturbed by the construction shall be made to the satisfaction of the OWNER and to the satisfaction of the OWNER. This does not preclude conforming to the requirements of the insurance underwriters. Copies of surveys, photographs, reports, etc. shall be given to the OWNER.

B. Restoration of Fences

1. Any fence, or part thereof, that is damaged or removed during the course of the work shall be replaced or repaired by the CONTRACTOR and shall be left in as good a condition as before the starting of the work. The manner in which the fence is repaired or replaced and the materials used in such work shall be subject to the approval of the OWNER. The cost of all labor, materials, equipment, and work for the replacement or repair of any fence shall be deemed included in the appropriate Contract Item or items, or if no specific item is provided therefore, as part of the overhead cost of the work, and no additional payment will be made therefore. Private fences removed from within the Right-of-Way shall be replaced as described above the Right-of Way line.

1.09 PROTECTION OF WORK AND PUBLIC:

A. Barriers and Lights

1. During the execution of the work, the CONTRACTOR shall put up and maintain at all times such barriers and lights as will effectively prevent accidents. The CONTRACTOR shall provide suitable barricades, red lights, “danger” or “caution” or “street closed” signs and watchmen at all places where the work causes obstructions to the normal traffic or constitutes in any way a hazard to the public.

B. Smoke Prevention

1. A strict compliance with ordinances regulating the production and emission of smoke will be required. No open fires or burning will be permitted aside from approved clearing operations. If need dictates burning of any kind, CONTRACTOR must obtain prior approval from OWNER and obtain appropriate permits from the City of West Palm Beach Fire Marshall, Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management Department, and Florida Department of Forestry.

C. Noise

1. The CONTRACTOR shall eliminate noise to as great an extent as practicable at all times. Air compressing plants shall be equipped with silencers and the exhaust of all gasoline motors or other power equipment shall be provided with mufflers. In the vicinity of hospitals and schools, special care shall be used to avoid noise or other nuisances. The CONTRACTOR shall

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D. Access to Public Services

1. Neither the materials excavated nor the materials or plant used in the construction of the work shall be so placed as to prevent free access to all fire hydrants, valves or manhole, pump station, etc.

E. Dust Prevention

1. The CONTRACTOR shall prevent dust nuisance from their operations or from traffic at all times by keeping the roads and/or construction areas sprinkled with water.

1.10 CUTTING AND PATCHING:

A. The CONTRACTOR shall do all cutting, fitting or patching of his portion of the work that may be required to make the several parts thereof join and coordinate in a manner satisfactory as determined by the OWNER and in accordance with the Plans and Specifications.

B. The work must be done by competent workmen skilled in the trade required by the restoration.

1.11 CLEANING:

A. During Construction

1. During construction of the work, the CONTRACTOR shall, at all times, keep the site of the work and adjacent premises as free from material, debris and rubbish as is practicable and shall remove the same from any portion of the site if, in the opinion of the OWNER, such materials, debris, or rubbish constitutes a nuisance or is objectionable.

2. The CONTRACTOR shall stockpile at approved areas on the site all surplus materials and temporary structures when no further need therefore develops. Fill of any type is not allowed to be removed from site without the explicit written permission of the OWNER.

B. Final Cleaning

1. At the conclusion of the work, all tools, temporary structures and materials belonging to the CONTRACTOR shall be promptly taken away, and CONTRACTOR shall remove and promptly dispose of all water, dirt, rubbish or any other foreign substances.

2. The CONTRACTOR shall thoroughly clean all materials installed and shall deliver such materials undamaged in a clean and new condition.

1.12 MISCELLANEOUS:

A. Protection Against Siltation and Bank Erosion

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1. The CONTRACTOR shall arrange operations to minimize siltation and bank erosion on construction sites and on existing or proposed water courses and drainage ditches.

2. The CONTRACTOR, at their own expense, shall remove any siltation deposits and correct any erosion problems as determined by the OWNER which results from the CONTRACTOR’s construction operations.

3. The CONTRACTOR shall follow erosion control practices as defined in this Contract.

B. Protection of Wetland Areas

1. The CONTRACTOR shall properly dispose of all surplus material, including soil, in accordance with Local, State and Federal regulations. Under no circumstances shall surplus material be disposed of in wetland areas as defined by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The CONTRACTOR is responsible for compliance with all applicable permits, as designated in Section 01111.

C. Existing Facilities

1. The work shall be so conducted to maintain existing facilities in operation. Requirements and schedules of operations for maintaining existing facilities in service during construction shall be as described in the Specific Provisions. No electrical outages will be allowed. Standby power must be provided.

D. Use of Chemicals

1. 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 EPA or USDA. Use of all such chemicals and disposal of residues shall be in strict conformance with MANUFACTURER’s instructions and local, state and federal regulations.

PART 2 – PRODUCTS (NOT USED)

PART 3 – EXECUTION (NOT USED)

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