12-Attachment G - Algonquin Goethe Specs.pdf

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ATTACHMENT G

SECTION 01000

SUMMARY OF WORK

PART 1: GENERAL

1.1 WORK COVERED UNDER THIS CONTRACT

A. Description

The work covered under this Contract shall consist of the installation of playground equipment and site furnishings as called for on the plans, and other miscellaneous park work as shown on the Plans and as called for in these Specifications in Algonquin-Goethe Park.

B. Alternates

The Alternate work is described under Section 01100, "Alternates".

C. Incidental Work

The Contractor shall be responsible for any and all incidental work which may be deemed necessary for proper and complete performance and installation of the specified work items.

1.2 DIVISION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

A. The work is described by the Contract Documents in three parts:

Part 1: Contract Forms Part 2: General Requirements and Technical Specifications Part 3: Drawings

B. Part 1 is separate from Part 2 and contains the required Proposal Forms to be used in the submission of a Bid for the Project. It also includes other information relative to the preparation and submission of a bid, bonds and general conditions, EEO Requirements.

C. Part 2 consists of separate specifications for the Construction Contract. For the contract, Part 2 is divided into two divisions per the CSI format.

1. Division 1: General Requirements

The General Requirements cover matters generally applicable to more than one phase of the work, i.e. meetings, submittals, temporary facilities project close out and the General Specifications.

2. Division 2: Technical Specifications

a) The technical specifications are subdivided into sections corresponding to a particular aspect of work. It is not the intent

Algonquin-Goethe Park 01000 -2 nor shall it be so construed that work included in any one Section be performed by a particular trade or subcontract. Likewise, the work to be performed by a particular trade is not necessarily restricted to that of any one Section. Any item mentioned under any heading must be supplied though it is not called for again under the heading for that respective work.

b) Specific requirements stated in the various sections as though applicable to a single item or one unit of work shall also apply to all additional like items or units of work required by the Contract Documents, and shall not be interpreted as designating that only a single item or unit is required.

c) Where reference is made in the Technical Specifications to Publications, such as specifications or standards of a technical society, trade association, governmental agency, and the like, it is understood and agreed that such publications are a part of the Technical Specifications, to the extent indicated by the specific references thereto, as though fully repeated therein.

d) A copy of each referenced publication at file in the City Engineering Department is available for inspection by the Contractor. However, it is assumed that a Contractor experienced in the type of work involved will have his own source of access to the referenced publications.

e) The Contractor shall comply with all rules, regulations, orders, etc.

of any governmental agencies applicable to the work under this Contract. The Contractor shall cooperate with the City in promptly furnishing any information required by such agencies. It shall be an obligation of the Contractor to keep himself informed of governmental rules, regulations, orders, etc., which are applicable to his work. The Contractor shall make the requirements of this article a part of any subcontract he may enter into.

1.3 CONTRACT

A. Contract Award, if made, is for a complete project in accordance with the plans and specifications under a single lump sum bid. Proposals will be reviewed based on the evaluation criteria provided in the Request for Proposal There will be a pre-award meeting to assist in the review process prior to award.

1.4 FIELD ENGINEERING

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A. All necessary surveying points and grade stakes are to be provided by the Contractor. The grades and staking maintenance is the responsibility of the Contractor.

1.5 PERMITS

A. The general building permit will be obtained and paid for by the Contractor. The

Contractor is also responsible for obtaining and paying for all trade or other special permits and related inspection and any other costs under the permits for the work. Final permit clearances/acceptances is a condition of final payment.

1.6 PREPARATION OF SITE

A. Providing and maintaining all security fencing around the area, barricades, warning signs, lights, danger signals, for the protection of life, work and adjacent property and so as not to affect adjacent property owners is the sole responsibility of the Contractor.

B. Protecting and maintaining all conduits, wires, pipes, sewers and other utilities and structures that are to remain on the property is the sole responsibility of the Contractor.

C. Removing all protection and guards when the work is completed or when directed by the City Representative is the sole responsibility of the Contractor.

1.7 EXISTING UTILITIES

A. Contractor shall contract "MISS DIG" prior to construction in order to accurately locate all public utilities present on the site.

B. Contractor shall notify all public utilities owning conduits, wires, cables, pipes, poles or lights running through the property and arranging for the removal of such utilities that must be temporarily or permanently moved or abandoned and paying all costs, if any are required, for such work.

*END OF SUMMARY OF WORK SECTION*

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SECTION 01300

SUBMITTALS

PART 1: GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION

A. In general, the work under this Section includes, but is not limited to the following:

1. Submission of concrete mix designs, and concrete cylinder test results.

2. Submission of shop drawings, catalog cuts, numbers, and manufacturer’s information for all site improvements listed, called for or required. In the beginning the Contractor shall submit a list of submittals, no later than the Pre Construction Meeting.

3. Submission of Schedule of Values, Construction Schedules and hours of work, no later than the Pre Construction Meeting.

B. Whenever possible throughout the Contract Documents, the minimum acceptable quality of workmanship and materials has been defined by the Manufacturer's name and catalogue number, reference to industry or governmental standards, or description of required attributes and performance.

C. To ensure that the specified products are furnished and installed in accordance with the design intent, the Contractor shall submit the various product samples, catalog cuts, descriptive literature and required drawings as called for in this article and in the various specification sections.

D. The Contractor shall make all required submittals, revise and resubmit as necessary to establish compliance with these specifications in sufficient copies to allow the Recreation Department to retain four copies. All submittals shall be accompanied by a transmittal indicating the specifications section, submittal number, sub-contractor or supplier name and a brief description. Submittals shall be made to the designated City Representative at the Office of the Detroit Recreation Department, Planning & Capital Development Division, Landscape Design Unit, 18100 Meyers, Detroit, Michigan 48235, or as otherwise directed.

1.2 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. The Contractor shall, prior to making each submittal to the City Representative, review and coordinate all aspects of each item being submitted and verify that what is being submitted complies in all respects with the requirements of the Contract Documents. The contractor shall affix his signature stamp to each submittal, certifying that this coordination has been performed.

B. No materials for which samples or shop drawings are required for approval shall be delivered to the site until they have been approved, unless such requirement is

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C. Samples: All samples shall be taken in such manner as to be truly representative of the entire lot and shall not be worked on in any way as to alter the quality or appearance. The samples shall be of such size; quality or number as to permit the City Representative to properly judge their acceptability and make such tests as may be required.

Samples shall be so packed that they reach their destination in good condition.

All samples shall be properly labeled, or otherwise marked, to show the material or product represented, its place of origin, the name of producer, the name of contractor, and the contract number for which it is intended.

The samples shall be delivered with all transportation charges prepaid by the Contractor to the location designated.

D. Certificates: When stipulated in the Technical Specifications or required by the City Representative, a certificate shall be submitted to the City Representative in triplicate, attesting that the materials, equipment or accessory submitted complies with the contract requirements. The certificate shall include the following information:

1. Name and brand of the product, name of the manufacturer, location of the plant.

2. If the statement originates with the producer, the Contractor shall endorse all claims and submit the statement, in his own name. The Contractor shall also guarantee that all materials furnished for use under the contract will be in compliance with the samples and certificates.

3. An outline giving the chemical and physical properties of the material represented by the sample properties of the material represented by the sample submitted, and giving the name of the testing laboratory which made the test, and the dates of the tests. This information may be omitted in the case of materials required to conform to Federal Specifications or ASTM Standards, provided a certified statement by an acceptable testing laboratory is furnished in lieu thereof.

E. Tests: Tests will be made by such methods and in such numbers as the City Inspector shall determine to be adequate and equitable. Whenever materials are required to conform to Federal Specifications or ASTM Standards, and such specifications are accepted as establishing the technical qualities and testing methods, they shall not necessarily govern the number of tests required to be made. The City Representative may require laboratory tests on samples submitted or may approve materials on the basis of data submitted in certificates with the samples.

If the tests of the samples submitted indicate that the proposed material will not conform to the contract requirements, the City Representative will notify the Contractor that the proposed material is unacceptable and rejected and will furnish the Contractor the basic reasons for such rejection.

F. City's Approval: Approval by the City Representative shall be general only and shall not constitute a waiver of the City's right to demand full compliance with the contract requirements. When a material has been approved, no change in brand or make will be permitted unless:

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1. The Manufacturer cannot make satisfactory delivery; or

2. The material as delivered fails to comply with the contract requirements.

G. Field Check Test: After actual deliveries of materials to the site, the City

Representative will make such check tests as they deem necessary to ensure compliance with the materials delivered or used with the contract requirements.

The City Representative may reject such materials for cause even though such materials have previously been given general approval.

If materials which fail to meet field check tests have been incorporated in he work, the City Representative shall have the authority to require their removal and replacement with proper materials conforming to the contract requirements, at no cost to the City.

PART 2: PRODUCTS

2.1 SUBMITTALS

A. Submittal Schedule, in the form of a material status report shall be submitted to the City Representative within three (3) weeks, twenty-one (21) days, of contract award indicating submittal date(s) and expected fabrication and delivery dates to job site. The material status report shall be kept current and updated every two

(2) weeks during the early stages of the contract submittal period, then as required thereafter.

B. The successful contractor shall submit a list of material suppliers for the City Representative’s approval. Written notification and approval is required for any subsequent change to the original approval list.

C. The Contractor shall also submit his detailed billing breakdown on the standard AIA Project Billing forms for approval of the City Representative prior to the pre construction meeting and commencement of the work.

D. Prior to commencing work, the Contractor shall submit a preliminary construction Progress Schedule. Contractor shall make any revisions deemed necessary and resubmit it to the City Representative for final approval. The final Construction Progress Schedule shall include the following:

1. The anticipated date of commencement and completion of the various operations to be performed under the Contract, including submission of shop drawings and other information requiring approval of the City Representative which directly controls the key operations.

2. The sequence and inter-relationship of each of these operations with the others and, when applicable, with those of other related contracts and;

3. The estimated time required for fabrication or delivery or both, of controlling materials and equipment required for the work.

E. The Schedule shall be predicted on the completion of all the work on or before the date specified herein and as called for in the Bid Documents.. No additional cost will be born by the City should the contractor fall behind the scheduled completion date and schedule timeframe. The Contractor shall take whatever means and methods he deems necessary, should work fall behind schedule, to get it back on schedule, at no additional costs to the City.

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The Schedule, once accepted as satisfactory by all parties concerned shall be strictly adhered to by the Contractor, subject, however, to the provisions below relating to revisions.

The accepted Schedule shall be revised by the Contractor and five copies submitted to the City Representative.

1. If the time allowed for completion is extended by the City.

2. If extra work was ordered by the City, which is not included in the original project scope of work operations originally called for.

3. If the actual progress of the work is such that, in the judgement of the

City Representative, the remaining work to be performed will not be started or completed, or both as indicated by the current schedule.

The revisions shall be made in such manner as to not obliterate the original schedule but will show where and to what extent the schedule has been revised.

Any revised schedule shall, once accepted, be strictly adhered to by the Contractor.

F. Specific Submittals:

1. Stone in Zip lock Bags of Asphalt Trail and Play Area sub base materials, per section 02200.

2. Asphalt mix design, and sealer material, per Section 02740,

3. Play equipment cuts for all new materials called for under Section 02800,

4. Galvanized fence pipe (s), fabric and sureloc materials, per Section

02820,

5. Catalogue cuts, numbers and literature for all site Amenities and other improvements, per Section 02830,

6. Material spec sheets and turf submittals called for under the several

02900 Sections,

7. Concrete mix designs and results to be attained per Section 03300

8. Concrete cylinder test results per Section 03300

9. Any other submittals specifically called for in the General or Technical

Specifications,

10. A List of all sub contractors and suppliers including Company Name, address, contact name and phone number for the Project.

PART 3: EXECUTION

3.1 MATERIALS

A. In general, consecutively number all submittals and forward to the City

Representative with letter of transmittal.

B. All submittals shall be scheduled to allow at least ten (10) working days for the

Review Process by the City Representative.

C. Delays in submission of submittals will not be an acceptable basis for extension of the contract completion date.

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D. City Representative’s review shall not be construed as a complete check, but that the general method of construction and detailing is satisfactory. Review shall not relieve the contractor from responsibility for errors or omissions, which may exist.

Review notations shall be one of the following.

1. "Approved": Contractor authorized to proceed with fabrication, purchase or both.

2. "Approved as Noted": Contractor authorized to proceed with fabrication, purchase or both subject to the items so noted, subject to the revisions, if any, requested by the City Representative’s review comments.

3. Approval as Noted-Resubmit": Contractor not to proceed with purchase or fabrication. Submittal to be revised as called for and re-submitted for approval.

4. Not Approved": Contractor to re-review and re-submit submittal which is in compliance with the Contract Documents and in accordance with any review notations by the City Representative. If the Contractor considers any required revision to be a change, he shall so notify the City Representative as provided under "Changes" in the General Conditions.

*END OF SUBMITTALS SECTION*

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SECTION 01400

CONSTRUCTION STAKING

1.1 RESPONSIBILITY FOR STAKING

A. The Contractor shall establish the property lines and a benchmark on the site, as required by the extent of the work to be performed as indicated on the Drawings. The Contractor shall make and pay all costs associated with the setting of stakes for the grades and layout of the complete work including but not limited to all measurements and establish such points, lines, and elevations necessary for construction. The Contractor shall set all required stakes and markers showing the survey locations and grades for the complete layout of the various parts of the Work.

B. The Contractor shall utilize the proper lasers, or other surveying instruments, run by qualified competent personnel to control the construction installation Work. If the method being used by the Contractor fails to give proper alignment and grade control to the Work, the City shall be empowered to order the Contractor to use such other method(s) as will provide adequate control.

C. The City may require the Contractor, at the Contractor’s expense, to provide such masts, scaffolds, batter-boards, straightedges, templates, or other devices as may be necessary to facilitate laying out the work, and for observing and constructing the Work.

D. The City Representative shall have the right at any time to determine, in accordance with the

Drawings or orders, the correctness and completeness of the measurements taken, or points, lines, and grades established by the Contractor, and any imperfect or incorrect construction resulting from errors in such measurements, points, lines, or grades made or established by the Contractor shall be corrected or replaced by construction which is strictly in accordance with the Contract requirements and at the Contractor’s expense. While the City Representative may draw the Contractor’s attention to errors or incompleteness in the Contractor’s measurements, points, lines, or grades, there is no admission on the part of the City Representative to point out such errors or incompleteness, which would give the Contractor any right to make any claim against the City for additional costs or shall in any way relieve the Contractor of his obligations according to the terms of this Contract.

1.2 STAKING SCHEDULE

A. The Contractor shall submit a completed staking schedule on a form acceptable to the City Representative showing the order in which the Contractor proposes to conduct the construction operation prior to the starting of any Work. The schedule shall be submitted to the City Representative a minimum of three (3) working days prior to the start of construction.

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1.3 LINE AND GRADE

A. The Contractor shall be responsible for any additional line and grade stakes that need replacement regardless of the reason or need. The Contractor shall provide proper protection and preserve all established lines and grade stakes, including any permanent benchmarks.

1.4 RELOCATION AND RE-ESTABLISHMENT

A. Construction Stakes - Where change of location of stakes has been requested by the Contractor, or where the Contractor fails to properly preserve the original construction survey stakes, such resetting or relocations of stakes shall be promptly done by the Contractor and at his expense.

B. Survey Control Points - The Contractor shall bear all expense involved in re-establishing and/or resetting any survey control point, land survey point or monument lost or disturbed during his construction operation. Such Work shall be done under the direct supervision of a licensed land surveyor.

1.5 STAKING PIPELINES

A. Provide sufficient staking at all pipelines to properly install the piping to required slope and grades. Line and grade points shall be established at each structure and at not less than 100 -foot intervals, with benchmarks at maximum 1/4-mile intervals.

1.6 STAKING EXISTING DRAINAGE

A. Unless otherwise indicated on the Plans or specified herein, the Contractor shall bear all expenses including the staking of lines and grades required to restore proper grading of all surface drainage, including swales and ditches disturbed during the construction operation.

1.7 STAKING EARTH WORK

A. Parks, Parking Lots, Or Other Site Improvements -First staking: Line points at 100 - foot intervals for clearing and grubbing. Subsequent staking: Final grade points on 50-foot grid or less as necessary for all grade changes and as necessary to layout and construct the complete Work.

B. Site Improvement Paving - First staking: Line points at 100-foot intervals for clearing and grubbing. Subsequent staking: Final grade points at 50-foot intervals or less on centerline and proper offsets, and at grade changes.

1.8 STAKING ROADWAY & PATHWAYS

A. Line and grade points for walking trail centerline finish surface at 50-foot intervals and at grade changes, points of curve and at 25-foot intervals or less on curves.

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1.9 STAKING OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

A. Initial staking of two (2) intersecting base lines and a minimum of two bench marks on the site. Thereafter as required to establish and construct the work.

PART 2 NOT USED

PART 3: EXECUTION

3.1 STAKING GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS AND INTENT

A. Walking Trail and Football Field Area

1. The general intent for the walking trail is to be not more than 1-inch above finish lawn grades. Minor surface irregularities are to be smoothed out with the walking trail finish grade generally following the existing grade with smooth vertical and horizontal alignment contusive to the activities that will be taking place upon the surface, namely walking, jogging, and roller blading if installed in asphalt. The areas immediately adjacent shall be smoothed out to allow for easy mowing and maintenance activities when the lawn fine grading is completed.

2. The walking trail shall be first staked for alignment down the centerline and the City Representative’s approval called for as to alignment. Any adjustments in the alignment shall be done promptly and at no additional costs to the City, until alignment approval is obtained.

3. Once the alignment has been approved, the walking trail have grade stakes established along with necessary off set staking in preparation for the excavation of the walking trail. Once the grade stakes have been set, final approval shall be called for.

4. The football field shall be layed out by staking at the four corners of the field and as called for on the drawings. Once the layout stakes have been set, approval shall be called for.

5. Following the field layout approval permanent irons shall be set at each corner, and all additional staking shall occur for the setting of the football fields goal line pylons, posts and the field stripping for the Football Field game. The surveyor shall check the layout work of the stripping prior to the actual stripping to insure that the fields are properly marked, whenever that activity is scheduled to take place.

B. Play Areas

1. The Play Areas shall have all play equipment appropriately staked to allow for the proper protective zones that are required around each piece of the play equipment. The Contractor shall coordinate this portion of the work with the vendor manufacturer representatives to insure that the layout between the various equipment pieces is correct. The Contractor, at his expense, is responsible for any final revisions to the AutoCAD drawings based upon the various equipment manufacturers used for the project. It is anticipated that there could be more than one company’s equipment being used on the site. Coordination between the

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2. No additional costs of any kind will be allowed because the selected equipment might require additional space and thus require additional excavation and protective surfacing underneath the equipment.

C. Other Park Survey Work

1. Various site amenities will need to be located and staked per the drawings.

2. If the contract includes trees, the City Represenatitive will work with the

Contractor in the staking of all locations for the trees. The Contractor shall provide the stakes and labor to place them.

*END OF CONSTRUCTION STAKING SECTION*

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SECTION 01700

PROJECT CLOSE OUT

PART 1: GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION

A. In general, the work under this Section includes the following items:

1. Project cleanup.

2. Operation and maintenance data.

3. As built drawings.

4. Guarantees and warranties.

5. Permit clearances/or acceptance.

PART 2: PRODUCTS

2.1 CLEANING MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

A. Provide all required personnel, equipment and materials needed to maintain the specified standard of cleanliness. Use only materials and equipment, which are compatible with the surface being cleaned as recommended by the manufacturer of the material or as approved by the Owner.

B. Obtain from the City the necessary manufacture cleaning kit for the Gametime slide.

2.2 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DATA

A. The Contractor shall obtain from the various sub-trade contractors various operation and maintenance data, replacement parts lists, maintenance schedule requirements, etc., and bind into a notebook. Two sets shall be turned over to the Owner prior to request for final payment.

2.3 AS BUILT DRAWINGS

A. Final record "As Built" drawings shall be neatly prepared on copies of the contract drawings by the Contractor and turned over to the Owner. The Owner will provide one reproducible copy of each drawing to the Contractor for his purpose and at his request.

2.4 GUARANTEES AND WARRANTIES

A. The Contractor shall also, once the work has been completed and the work in its totality accepted by all parties, forward a general guarantee for the project as indicated under the General & Technical Specifications.

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B. Subcontractor's guarantees, equipment and material warranties shall also be included as part of the guarantee submittal for the time length pertaining to each Section of the work.

C. The general guarantee should specifically identify individual portions of the work, which receive greater than that indicated in the individual Sections of the Specifications.

2.5 PERMIT CLEARANCES/ACCEPTANCES

All permits shall have final clearances or acceptances issued as a condition for final payment.

3.1 PROJECT CLEAN - UP

A. Proper cleaning shall be done periodically so as not to allow the accumulation of scrap, debris, waste materials and other items on the project site.

B. In general, the site and storage areas should be kept in a reasonably neat and orderly condition at all times.

C. Construction shall be cleaned on a daily basis to ensure workman safety. Waste materials shall be deposited in an approved container such as a dumpster.

D. Clean up shall include that which is called for individual sections of the Technical

Specifications

3.2 FINAL CLEANING

A. Final cleaning shall be construed to mean a level of cleanliness generally provided by skilled cleaners using commercial quality, site maintenance equipment and materials.

B. Final site cleaning shall consist of hosing down and sweeping all hard surfaced areas including any public roads, which shows visible signs of dust and debris from construction traffic. All debris shall be removed and disposed of off site.

C. The Contractor shall schedule final cleaning as approved by the Owner to enable the Owner to accept a completely clean project, and prior to the established Dedication Date.

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3.3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL

A. Operation and maintenance manuals shall be neatly bound into a loose leaf style notebook with each trade so indexed. In some cases, approved shop drawings and submittals may suffice for use in this regard.

B. Equipment parts lists for replacement purposes shall be included wherever possible.

B. Equipment subject to winterization procedures shall be accompanied with both winterization and spring start-up instructions.

3.4 AS BUILT DRAWINGS

A. Final "As-Built" drawings shall be prepared by the Contractor from the job set maintained on the job. All markings showing changes should be shown in colored pencil. If the job set has been kept in a neat and orderly condition throughout the progress of the work, and they are acceptable to the Owner, they may be used as the record "As-built" drawings submittal.

*END OF PROJECT CLOSE OUT SECTION*

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SECTION 02100

CLEARING AND DEMOLITION

A. In general, the work under this Section includes all clearing, removals and grubbing work indicated on the Plans and as required, complete with cutting and removal of trees, shrubs, other vegetation, stumps, logs, brush, roots and undergrowth, removals of sidewalks, curbing, rocks, boulders, metals and other types of debris, footings and foundations, old wood structures, old posts and signs, and any other items called for on the drawings. All items of clearing, removals and demolition shall be legally disposed of offsite.

1.2 RELATED WORK SPECIFIED ELSEWHERE

A. Summary of Work, Section 01000 B. Measurement & Payment, Section 01025 C. Alternates, Section 01100 D. Earthwork, Section 02200 E. Hot-Mix Asphalt Paving, Section 02740 F. Play Area Site Improvements, Section 02800 G. Landscape Work, Section 02900 H. Lawn Hydro-Seeding & Landscape Maintenance Work, Section 02931 I. Concrete Work, Section 03300

2.1 Provide all necessary permits, equipment, tools, labor, supervision and disposal necessary.

3.1 EXECUTION

A. Contract "Miss Dig" prior to beginning any work in order to locate any underground utilities.

B. Unless otherwise noted, demolition shall include the removal of all items as shown on the drawings and indicated above or in other Sections of these specifications.

C. Demolition Material: All materials removed during the construction as, indicated on the Drawings shall be removed from the site and legally disposed of at an approved dumping site within two days time. No burning of rubbish or debris will be permitted. No large quantities of debris shall be allowed to accumulate on the site.

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3.2 CONCRETE SIDEWALK & MISC. DEMOLITION

A. The Contractor shall remove and dispose of damaged existing concrete sidewalks and any small foundations or footings that may be encountered in the site prep and installation work and/or as indicated on the plans for the construction of all work as shown on the Drawings. Once removed the Contractor shall erect appropriate barricades and maintained them until sidewalk flag replacement work is completed.

3.3 TREE, STUMP AND VEGETATION REMOVAL

A. Remove and dispose of all vegetation, and stumps growing within the existing fence lines, necessary for the construction of all work, unless otherwise directed by the City Represenatitive. This includes the clearing of any trees or shrubbery roots that are in and along the fence lines. All existing stumps shall also be removed by grinding or other approved means.

B. Protect existing trees, which are to remain. Contractor shall protect all trees to remain by the erection of protective fencing as indicated in the Demolition and Tree Protection Plan, or as further directed by the City Represenatitive.

3.4 MISCELLANEOUS

A. The work shall include all protection, clearing, demolition and disposal as necessary for the complete implementation of the work as shown on the Drawings, and as recommended by the City Representative without any additional cost to the Owner.

*END OF CLEARING, DEMOLITION AND RELOCATION SECTION*

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SECTION 02731

PROTECTIVE SURFACING: ENGINEERED WOOD FIBER

PART I: GENERAL

A. In general, the work under this section includes the verification of the excavation to the required depths and distances required for the play equipment fall zone lines as indicated on the drawings to meet code requirements for distance away from them and curbs or edges of the protective surfacing to be installed. Installation of geo textile fabric on a prepared sub base, installation of a stone sub base materials, installation of geo textile fabric on the prepared compacted stone sub base material, installation of rubber wear mats, installation of the engineered wood fiber protective surfacing product materials in the entire play area protective surface to proper elevations in all areas.

B. Measurement & Payment, Section 01025 C. Alternates, Section 01100 D. Earthwork, Section 02200 E. Site Drainage and Utilities, Section 02700 F. Play Area Site Improvements, Section 02800 G. Landscaping Work, Section 02900

1.3 DEFINITIONS

A. HDPE: High Density Polyethylene

B. IPEMA: International Play Equipment Manufacturer’s Association

C. Use Zone: According to ASTM 1487, this means “the area beneath and immediately adjacent to a play structure that is designated for unrestricted circulation around the equipment and on whose surface it is predicated that a user would land when falling from or exiting the equipment

1.4 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SURFACING

A. Impact Attenuation: ASTM F1292 and meet the guidelines for fall height as set forth by the Consumer Product Safety Commission for use of wood products for protective surfacing and the more stringent requirements set forth by this specification. The fall heights shall be the tops of all horizontal railings, specifically the tops of rails and barriers, the tops of climbers and roof edges, the top of the support beams for swings, and for other rocking or stationary equipment the fall height shall be the top of the structure at a minimum of 5 feet. The Engineered Wood Fiber manufacturer must provide proof of certification to the conformance to ASTM F1292-99, as a submittal.

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B. Accessibility of Surface Systems: The finish surface must meet ASTM F1951-99 & ASTM F1292-96 requirements in the determination of accessibility and impact attenuation of surface systems under and around playground equipment. The surface must meet the requirements of ADA for the areas that are in the ground level accessible route.

C. Minimum characteristics for Organic Loose-Fill Surfaces: ASTM F2075-01 sieve analysis of fine and course aggregates, containing a 10-20 percent amount of fines.

D. Flammability – The wood fiber material must pass the ASTM D2859 flammability test.

E. Geotextile fabric thickness and water permeability must conform to a minimum thickness of 28 mil and the water permeability rate of a minimum of 26-gallons/sq ft./minute.

F. Impact Attenuation: When product is installed to a compacted depth the surfacing material shall comply with ASTM F1299-99 and have a G-max less than 175 and less than a range of 780 to 800 maximum H.I.C.

1.5 SUBMITTALS

A. Product Data: For each type of product indicated. Include: Construction details, material descriptions and a small sample of each material that is required with the requirements, installation details, manufacturer’s warranty and independent laboratory results for tests required for each of the materials as specified herein.

B. Provide a submittal letter from the engineered wood fiber manufacturer that the product is in compliance with the above 1.4 A, B & C standards of performance as set forth by ASTM requirements for protective surface systems under and around playground equipment.

1.6 WARRANTIES

A. The protective surfacing wood fiber material shall be warranted for 10 years for ASTM F1292 shock attenuation and against defects at time of delivery. Provide manufacturer’s warranty. The protective surfacing wood fiber material shall be warranted against deterioration and decay (list timeframe) at the time of delivery, per manufacturer’s warranty.

1.7 DELIVERY, STORAGE AND HANDLING

A. Deliver manufactured products in manufacturer’s original, unopened, and undamaged protective packaging with labels intact and legible.

B. Store and handle manufactured products in such a manner so as to prevent damage and deterioration.

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1.8 JOB CONDITIONS

A. Contractor is responsible for receiving and securing all shipments of materials and equipment.

2.1 PLAY AREA SURFACING

A. Wood Fiber System:

1. The protective manufacturer of hardwood fiber systems shall comply with ASTM 1951 and ASTM F1292-93 conforming to shock attenuation values of less than 175 G-max and less than a range of 780 to 800 maximum H.I.C. for fall height of installed equipment. Confirm in a submittal letter.

2. Testing is not required under this contract of the installed surface.

3. Provide maintenance requirements to the City Representative.

4. Engineered wood fiber, a wood product manufactured from virgin hardwood or softwood, free of any bark, twigs, leaf debris and other organic material at a minimum. Fibers maybe up to 1.5 inches in length and contain a 20 percent, maximum amount of fines to pass through a No. 16 sieve (ASTM C136-96A.)

B. Geotextile Fabric:

1. In accordance with the performance requirements stated in paragraph 1.4F above submit a small sample of the geotextile fabric along with the manufacturer’s literature indicating compliance with those stated above requirements.

3.1 EXAMINATION

A. The contractor, the City Representative and the installer shall examine areas and conditions in which the protective material is to be placed for compliance with the above requirements for correct and level finished grade, mounting surfaces, installation tolerances, and other conditions affecting performance and requirements for the installation to meet the code requirements at the time of installation.

B. Proceed with installation only after unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected.

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3.2 INSTALLATION, GENERAL

A. Wood Fiber System

1. Install per drawings, details and specifications.

2. Wood fiber systems shall be complete with a minimum 12-inch depth of the patented hardwood fiber after compaction, or appropriate depth for equipment height. The installation shall be carefully placed in and around all equipment and along edging curbs so as to be tightly compacted upon completion of the installation of materials. The material shall be installed in a maximum of 4” lifts, compacted after each lift.

3. Premature settlement will require the contractor to return to the site to add additional material in areas of settlement at no additional costs to the City for a period of one year. The contractor shall take all necessary steps to properly compact the newly placed materials to assure to the extent possible that no settlement will take place.

4. The finish surface will be left in a smooth finish. The contractor shall return to the site to fine tune any areas that are in need to attention for a period of 60 days following final acceptance from the time that the installation work has been completed, adding manually and additional material that may become necessary.

5. Areas below slides and swings shall have minimum 18 inches of fiber after compaction.

6. Specified wear mats shall be placed as indicated on the drawings.

7. The running slope shall not exceed 1:16 and the cross slope shall not exceed

1:48.

B. Drainage Stone: Install as may be called for in excavated areas below wood fiber at a minimum of 6 inches or greater if required per manufacturer’s specifications.

C. Geotextile Fabric: Install on the prepared sub grade and also on the compacted stone drainage base prior to placement of the engineered wood protective material surfacing. Allow for an 8 to 12-inch overlap at material joint

3.3 MAINTENANCE

A. The installer shall inspect and adjust the protective surfacing materials for a period of 60 days from final acceptance, with review not less than one per month. Adjustment shall include the addition of additional material manually as required to meet the original design and installation requirements at no cost to the City.

3.4 CLEANING

A. After completing the installation of the protective surfacing materials any debris accidentally sprayed onto the existing playground equipment installation shall be cleaned and removed from all surfaces; inspect components. Remove spots, dirt, and debris.

*END OF PROTECTIVE SURFACING - ENGINEERED WOOD FIBER SECTION*

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SECTION 02800

SITE IMPROVEMENTS – PLAY AREAS

The work in general included under this Section provides all necessary materials, tools, equipment, labor and supervision required for the work related to the installation of the site improvements.

A. All playground equipment, including playstructures and individual play units, shall be installed by Manufacture Certified Installers.

B. Furnishing of all play equipment as listed in specifications or shown on Drawings including assembling, layout and installing of all play equipment.

A. Clearing & Demolition - Section 02100

B. Earthwork – Section 02200

C. Poured in Place Rubber Safety Surfacing – Section 02650

D. Protective Surfacing: Engineered Wood Fiber – Section 02731

E. Concrete - Section 03300

1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Installer Qualifications - An experienced installer, certified by the National Playground

Safety Institute (NPSI) and the manufacturer, familiar with local building codes and with the latest safety guidelines, who has completed installation of playground structures similar in material, design, and extent to that indicated for this project, and whose work has resulted in construction with a record of successful in-service performance.

B. The source(s) for the playground equipment are indicated on the drawings and scope of work. Approved equal playground equipment maybe allowed if the option presented to the

City clearly shows and has supporting documentation to confirm that the option meets or exceeds the following.

1. Warranty

2. Specifications

3. Similar or exact play component(s)

Options presented that do not clearly demonstrate the equal value of the original specified product will be rejected. The City will make its determination of equal value following a review of the submitted document(s) and determine what is in the best interest of the City.

C. Product Options - Drawing indicate size, components and dimensional requirements of playground structure and based on the specifics indicated.

1.4 SUBMITTALS:

A. Catalogue cuts and numbers and manufacturer's literature are required for all site improvements listed.

1. Product Data: Include physical characteristics such as materials, dimensions and finish.

2. Shop Drawings: Show assembly and installation details.

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3. Samples for Verification: Color selections for [upright posts], [steel accessories],

4. Product Data: Include physical characteristics such as materials, dimensions and finish.

5. Shop Drawings: Show assembly and installation details.

6. Samples for Verification: Color selections for [upright posts], [steel accessories], [freestanding panels & signs], [swings], [plastic components], [other].

7. Warranty: Include manufacturer's standard warranty.

[freestanding panels & signs], [swings], [plastic components], [other].Warranty:

Include manufacturer's standard warranty.

1.5 RREFERENCES

1. 1ASTM F1487-01 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for

Playground Equipment for Public use CAN/CSA-Z614-98 Children’s Playspaces and

Equipment.

2. ASTM F1292-99 Standard Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surface Systems

Under and Around Playground Equipment.

3. U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission Handbook for Public Playground Safety.

4. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and

Facilities; Play Areas, as amended to the most current edition, November 20, 2000, or later.

1.6 DELIVERY, STORAGE and HANDLING

A. Inspect all components on delivery to ensure that no damage occurred during shipping or handling. Materials shall be stored in original undamaged packaging in such a manner to ensure proper ventilation and drainage, and to protect against damage, weather, vandalism, and theft until ready for installation. Inspect components prior to installation.

2.1 PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT

A. FUTURE REPAIRS: The equipment manufacture shall investigate and provide a schedule, and or costs to make repairs within 5 business days of such notification for repair.

3.1 INSPECTION

A. Examine finals grades and installation conditions. Do not start equipment installation until unsatisfactory conditions are corrected.

3.2 PREPARATION

A. The all-new installation shall be laid out by the contractor in accordance with the construction plans. Once layout is completed the Contractor shall contact the City

Representative prior to starting installation operations, to go over and approve the layout.

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3.3 PLAYSCAPE EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION

A. Layout of posts and other major components shall be in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and as detailed on Plans, as required to meet the required open clear space around each play element.. Posts shall be set in concrete footings as called for in manufacturer's instructions. Concrete shall be allowed to cure sufficiently before commencing assembly of other components.

B. Assemble and install play equipment components and items as specified and in accordance with manufacturer's written instructions, and as located and detailed on Plans.

3.4 CLEANING

A. Perform cleaning operations during installation of work and upon completion of work so as to not allow debris to accumulate from site improvement construction. Remove from site all debris.

B. The contractor shall clean the jobsite of excess materials, including excavation.

3.5 DEMONSTRATION

A. Instruct the owner’s personnel on proper operation and maintenance of playground.

* END OF SITE IMPROVEMENTS – PLAY AREA SECTION *

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SECTION 02932

SITE RESTORATION

A. The work included under this Section provides all necessary materials, labor, equipment, tools and supervision required for: topsoil furnishing and placement, finish fine grading of the lawn surfaces as specified, seed bed preparation, fine grading, execution of the actual hydoseeding and fertilization of the prepared turf lawn areas, protection of all fixed site improvements like fencing, trees, play structures, walk and other paved surfaces from any over-spray, clean up following installation work, watering as necessary to provide adequate moister to assist the grass seeds germination, weed control application, fertilizing, and any other maintenance and care necessary to produce a first quality lawn including scarifying and re-application of any bare areas as required until the new turf is fully established and accepted by the City, for all disturbed lawn areas to be put back into lawn as required by the work shown on the Drawings, as noted in these Specifications and that become disturbed due to construction.

1.2 MATERIALS AND INSPECTION

A. All hydoseeding materials shall be subject to inspection and approval at the Contractor's yard or upon delivery to the job site for quality, condition, and overall appearance by the City Representative. At no time shall any approval impair the right of further inspection and rejection at the park site during the progress of the work or contract life for failure to conform to the listed condition requirements. The Contractor shall promptly remove any rejected hydroseed materials from the site.

1.3 MAINTENANCE & ACCEPTANCE OF HYDROSEED SEEDED LAWN AREAS

A. The Contractor shall keep the freshly applied seeded areas moist through watering as necessary to accelerate germination of the grass seeds. The contractor shall make all allowance deemed necessary for the costs related to the as necessary lawn watering until a healthy turf has been established and accepted by the City in the costs of the Bid Proposal.

The lawn areas shall be maintained by watering, weed control application, fertilizing, and any other maintenance necessary to produce a first quality lawn.

B. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to establish a dense, first quality lawn of permanent grasses, free from lumps and impressions. Any part of the area that fails to show a uniform germination or that is not weed free shall be scarified, raked, reseeded and such reseeding shall continue until a dense weed free lawn area is established. The Contractor shall provide all maintenance of the lawn areas as described above until final acceptance.

1.4 CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATION

A. The Contractor shall have the following current licenses:

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1. Nurseryman, State of Michigan Dealers License

2. Economic Poison Application License (State of Michigan)

3. City of Detroit Landscape License

1.5 RELATED WORK SPECIFIED ELSEWHERE

B. Measurement & Payment, Section 01025

1.6 STANDARDS

A. Trained personnel using current, acceptable horticultural practices shall perform all landscape maintenance services.

B. All work shall be performed in a manner, which maintains the original intent of the landscape design.

C. All chemical applications shall be performed in accordance with current county, state, and federal law, utilizing EPA-approved materials and methods of application.