Attachment 3 - Supplemental Specifications.pdf

CRANE LAKE DAM REHABILITATION – MTNF POTOSI-FREDERICKTOWN RANGER DISTRICT

Project Number – Issue Date – Revision Number

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FP-14 SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR CRANE LAKE

DAM REHABILITATION

PREFACE

PREFACE_WO_08_25_2022

DELETE ALL BUT THE FIRST PARAGRAPH AND ADD THE FOLLOWING:

THE FOREST SERVICE, US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS ADOPTED FP-14 WITH

THE FOLLOWING SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS

TO CRANE LAKE.

101 - TERMS¸ FORMAT¸ AND DEFINITIONS

101.01_NATIONAL_9_15_2016

ADD THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH TO SUBSECTION 101.01:

101.01 MEANING OF TERMS.

DELETE ALL REFERENCES TO THE TAR (TRANSPORTATION ACQUISITION REGULATIONS) IN THE

SPECIFICATIONS.

101.03_NATIONAL_4_7_2015

ADD THE FOLLOWING TO SUBSECTION 101.03:

101.03 ABBREVIATIONS.

ADD THE FOLLOWING:

(A) ACRONYMS.

AGAR — AGRICULTURE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS

FSAR — FOREST SERVICE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS

MSHA — MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

NESC — NATIONAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY CODE

(F) MISCELLANEOUS UNIT ABBREVIATIONS.

MP — MILEPOST LOCATION

PPM — PARTS PER MILLION VOLUMES

STA STATION LOCATION

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101.04_NATIONAL_9_5_2018

MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO SUBSECTION 101.04:

DELETE THESE DEFINITIONS AND REPLACE THE FOLLOWING:

BID SCHEDULE — THE SCHEDULE OF ITEMS.

BRIDGE — A STRUCTURE, INCLUDING SUPPORTS, ERECTED OVER A DEPRESSION OR AN OBSTRUCTION

SUCH AS WATER ALONG A ROAD, A TRAIL, OR A RAILWAY AND HAVING A DECK FOR CARRYING TRAFFIC

OR OTHER LOADS.

CONTRACTOR — THE INDIVIDUAL OR LEGAL ENTITY CONTRACTING WITH THE GOVERNMENT FOR

PERFORMANCE OF PRESCRIBED WORK. IN A TIMBER SALE CONTRACT, THE CONTRACTOR IS THE

“PURCHASER”.

CULVERT — ANY STRUCTURE WITH A BOTTOM, REGARDLESS OF FILL DEPTH, DEPTH OF INVERT BURIAL, OR PRESENCE OF HORIZONTAL DRIVING SURFACE, OR ANY BOTTOMLESS (NATURAL CHANNEL)

STRUCTURE WITH FOOTINGS THAT WILL NOT HAVE WHEEL LOADS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE TOP

OF THE STRUCTURE.

DRAWINGS — (PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS) DESIGN SHEETS OR FABRICATION, ERECTION, OR

CONSTRUCTION DETAILS SUBMITTED TO THE CO BY THE CONTRACTOR ACCORDING TO FAR CLAUSE

52.236-21 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FOR CONSTRUCTION. ALSO REFERS TO SUBMISSIONS AND

SUBMITTALS.

NOTICE TO PROCEED — (PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS) WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE CONTRACTOR TO

BEGIN THE CONTRACT WORK.

RIGHT-OF-WAY — A GENERAL TERM DENOTING (1) THE PRIVILEGE TO PASS OVER LAND IN SOME

PARTICULAR LINE (INCLUDING EASEMENT, LEASE, PERMIT, OR LICENSE TO OCCUPY, USE, OR TRAVERSE

PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LANDS), OR (2) REAL PROPERTY NECESSARY FOR THE PROJECT, INCLUDING

ROADWAY, BUFFER AREAS, ACCESS, AND DRAINAGE AREAS.

SOLICITATION— (PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS) THE COMPLETE ASSEMBLY OF DOCUMENTS (WHETHER

ATTACHED OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE) FURNISHED TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS.

ADD THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS:

ADJUSTMENT IN CONTRACT PRICE — “EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT,” AS USED IN THE FEDERAL

ACQUISITION REGULATIONS, OR “CONSTRUCTION COST ADJUSTMENT,” AS USED IN THE TIMBER SALE

CONTRACT, AS APPLICABLE.

CHANGE — “CHANGE” MEANS “CHANGE ORDER” AS USED IN THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION

REGULATIONS, OR “DESIGN CHANGE” AS USED IN THE TIMBER SALE CONTRACT.

FOREST SERVICE — THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING THROUGH THE FOREST SERVICE, U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

NEAT LINE — A LINE DEFINING THE PROPOSED OR SPECIFIED LIMITS OF AN EXCAVATION OR

STRUCTURE.

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PIONEER ROAD — TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ACCESS BUILT ALONG THE ROUTE OF THE PROJECT.

PROTECTED STREAMCOURSE — A DRAINAGE SHOWN ON THE PLANS OR TIMBER SALE AREA MAP THAT

REQUIRES DESIGNATED MITIGATION MEASURES.

ROAD ORDER — AN ORDER AFFECTING AND CONTROLLING TRAFFIC ON ROADS UNDER FOREST SERVICE

JURISDICTION. ROAD ORDERS ARE ISSUED BY A DESIGNATED FOREST OFFICER UNDER THE AUTHORITIES

OF 36 CFR, PART 260.

SHOP DRAWINGS — (TIMBER AND STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS) REFERRED TO AS “DRAWINGS” IN FP-14, INCLUDES DRAWINGS, DIAGRAMS, LAYOUTS, SCHEMATICS, DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE, ILLUSTRATIONS, LISTS OR TABLES, PERFORMANCE AND TEST DATA, AND SIMILAR MATERIALS FURNISHED BY PURCHASER

TO EXPLAIN IN DETAIL SPECIFIC PORTIONS OF THE WORK REQUIRED BY THE CONTRACT.

102 - BID¸ AWARD¸ AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT

102.00_NATIONAL_9_15_2016

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103 - SCOPE OF WORK

103.00_NATIONAL_9_15_2016

DELETE SECTIONS 103.02, 103.03, 103.04, 103.05.

ADD THE FOLLOWING TO SECTION 103.01.

THE WORK SHOWN IN THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

BASE BID – MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AS NECESSARY TO DRAW DOWN WATER LEVELS DURING

CONSTRUCTION WHILE ENSURING NO ADDITIONAL HUMAN OR ENVIRONMENTAL DOWNSTREAM RISK;

CLEAR AND REMOVE UPPER LAYER OF MATERIAL CONSIDERED ORGANIC AND UNSUITABLE

EMBANKMENT FILL AND WASTE ONSITE; REMOVE AND RECYCLE PORTIONS OF EXISTING CONCRETE

STRUCTURES; INSTALLATION OF A NEW CONDUIT, LEVEL CONTROL STRUCTURE, AND APPURTENANCES;

REGRADING AND INSTALLATION OF HYDROTURF CS WITH PENETRATING CATALYZED SILICATE

CONCRETE TREATMENT ARMORING OF THE SPILLWAY AND DAM EMBANKMENT.

104 - CONTROL OF WORK

DELETE SUBSECTIONS 104.01, 104.02, AND 104.04.

104.06_NATIONAL_9_16_2016

ADD THE FOLLOWING AS SUBSECTION 104.06:

104.06 USE OF ROADS BY CONTRACTOR.

THE CONTRACTOR IS AUTHORIZED TO USE ROADS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE FOREST SERVICE

FOR ALL ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THIS CONTRACT, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS AND

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USE WILL NOT DAMAGE THE ROADS OR NATIONAL FOREST RESOURCES, AND WHEN TRAFFIC CAN BE

ACCOMMODATED SAFELY. CONTRACTOR SHALL MAINTAIN THE ROADWAYS USED TO ACCESS THE

WORK FOR THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACT. PULVERIZED CONCRETE (WITH REINFORCING

REMOVED) FROM DEMOLISHED CONCRETE STRUCTURES MAY BE USED AS SURFACING MATERIAL FOR

MAINTENANCE, ACCESS ROADS, TEMPORARY ACCESS ROADS AND AS REINFORCED SUBGRADES UNDER

SURFACE MATERIAL.

105 - CONTROL OF MATERIAL

105.05_NATIONAL_6_29_2020

105.05 USE OF MATERIAL FOUND IN THE WORK.

DELETE 105.05 (A) AND (B) AND THE LAST SENTENCE OF THE SECOND

PARAGRAPH AND SUBSTITUTE THE FOLLOWING:

MATERIALS PRODUCED OR PROCESSED FROM GOVERNMENT LANDS IN EXCESS OF THE QUANTITIES

REQUIRED FOR PERFORMANCE OF THIS CONTRACT ARE THE PROPERTY OF THE GOVERNMENT. PLACE

EXCESS MATERIAL SAFELY AT GOVERNMENT-APPROVED LOCATION, AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO

GOVERNMENT.

TRAINING WALLS AND OTHER CONCRETE STRUCTURES DESIGNATED FOR PARTIAL OR COMPLETE

REMOVAL MAY BE PULVERIZED ON-SITE TO DIMENSIONS NOT EXCEEDING 75% OF THE SPECIFIED PRE-

COMPACTION LAYER THICKNESS AND UTILIZED AS SUBBASE FOR ACCESS ROAD MAINTENANCE, ALL

PROTRUDING REINFORCEMENT IS CUT NEAR FLUSH AND REMOVED. EXISTING REMOVED REBAR WILL

BE CONSIDERED PROPERTY OF CONTRACTOR AND WILL BE REMOVED FROM GOVERNMENT LANDS.

ADD THE FOLLOWING AS SUBSECTION 105.07:

105.07 LEAD FREE AGGREGATE & ROCK.

ANY STONE SOURCED FROM ANY THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI WILL NEED TO

BE TESTED: CRAWFORD, DENT, SHANNON, WASHINGTON, IRON, REYNOLDS, MADISON, ST. FRANCOIS, ST. GENEVIEVE, AND BOLLINGER COUNTIES. IF STONE IS SOURCED FROM A COUNTY NOT LISTED, IT

WILL NOT HAVE TO BE TESTED, HOWEVER CONTRACTOR MUST PROVIDE TICKETS OR INVOICES THAT

CLEARLY SHOW WHERE THOSE MATERIALS WERE SOURCED FROM.

MATERIALS FROM THESE AREAS SHOULD BE VISUALLY INSPECTED TO ENSURE THAT NO HAZARDOUS

MINERALIZATION IS PRESENT. MINERALIZATION INCLUDING GALENA, SPHALERITE, AND CHALCOPYRITE

SHOULD NOT BE PRESENT IN ANY MATERIALS PLACED ON NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEMS LANDS.

AGGREGATE AND/OR RIP RAP THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN MATERIAL IN THE <2MM FRACTION (PASSES A

#10 SIEVE) MAY ONLY NEED TO BE SUBJECT TO VISUAL INSPECTION. AGGREGATE AND/OR RIP RAP THAT

CONTAINS MATERIAL IN THE <2MM FRACTION (PASSES A #10 SIEVE) WILL NEED TO BE SAMPLED TO

ENSURE THAT THE MATERIAL DOES NOT EXCEED 100 PARTS PER MILLION (PPM) FOR LEAD (PB). THE

METHODS AND EQUIPMENT USED FOR SAMPLING MATERIALS WILL VARY WITH THE FORM AND

CONSISTENCY OF THE MATERIALS TO BE SAMPLED. SAMPLES COLLECTED USING THE SAMPLING

PROTOCOLS LISTED BELOW WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE

MATERIAL. SAMPLING OR SCREENING RESULTS SHOULD BE PROVIDED IN WRITING TO THE

CONTRACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE (COR) PRIOR TO ANY MATERIAL BEING DELIVERED.

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CORE OR SCOOP SAMPLING - ASTM STANDARD E1727

ALL EXTRACTION AND ANALYTICAL METHODS MUST FOLLOW THE SW-846 COMPENDIUM OR XRF

SCREENING - UNE-EN ISO 13196

NUMBER OF SAMPLES REQUIRED, BASED ON QUANTITY REQUIRED IN THE SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

TONS # OF SAMPLES/ SCREENINGS

0-100 3

101-500 5

501-1000 10

106 - ACCEPTANCE OF WORK

106.01_NATIONAL_7_18_2017

DELETE SUBSECTION 106.01 AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

106.01 CONFORMITY WITH CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.

FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF FAR CLAUSE 52.246-12 INSPECTION OF CONSTRUCTION.

REFERENCES TO STANDARD TEST METHODS OF AASHTO, ASTM, GSA, AND OTHER RECOGNIZED

STANDARD AUTHORITIES REFER TO THE METHODS IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF SOLICITATION FOR BIDS.

PERFORM ALL WORK TO THE LINES, GRADES, CROSS-SECTIONS, DIMENSIONS, AND PROCESSES OR

MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS SHOWN ON THE PLANS OR SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT.

INCORPORATE MANUFACTURED MATERIALS INTO THE WORK ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER’S

RECOMMENDATIONS OR TO THESE SPECIFICATIONS, WHICHEVER IS MORE STRICT.

PLAN DIMENSIONS AND CONTRACT SPECIFICATION VALUES ARE THE VALUES TO BE STRIVED FOR AND

COMPLIED WITH AS THE DESIGN VALUES FROM WHICH ANY DEVIATIONS ARE ALLOWED. PERFORM

WORK AND PROVIDE MATERIAL THAT IS UNIFORM IN CHARACTER AND REASONABLY CLOSE TO THE

PRESCRIBED VALUE OR WITHIN THE SPECIFIED TOLERANCE RANGE. THE PURPOSE OF A TOLERANCE

RANGE IS TO ACCOMMODATE OCCASIONAL MINOR VARIATIONS FROM THE MEDIAN ZONE THAT ARE

UNAVOIDABLE FOR PRACTICAL REASONS.

WHEN STANDARD MANUFACTURED ITEMS ARE SPECIFIED (SUCH AS FENCE, WIRE, PLATES, ROLLED

SHAPES, PIPE CONDUITS, ETC., THAT ARE IDENTIFIED BY GAUGE, UNIT MASS, SECTION DIMENSIONS, ETC.), THE IDENTIFICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED TO BE NOMINAL MASSES OR DIMENSIONS. UNLESS

SPECIFIC CONTRACT TOLERANCES ARE NOTED, ESTABLISHED MANUFACTURING TOLERANCES WILL BE

ACCEPTED.

THE GOVERNMENT MAY INSPECT, SAMPLE, OR TEST ALL WORK AT ANY TIME BEFORE FINAL

ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROJECT. WHEN THE GOVERNMENT TESTS WORK, COPIES OF TEST REPORTS ARE

FURNISHED TO THE CONTRACTOR UPON REQUEST. GOVERNMENT TESTS MAY OR MAY NOT BE

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PERFORMED AT THE WORK SITE. IF CONTRACTOR TESTING AND INSPECTION IS VERIFIED BY THE

GOVERNMENT, THE CONTRACTOR’S RESULTS MAY BE USED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO EVALUATE WORK

FOR ACCEPTANCE. DO NOT RELY ON THE AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNMENT TEST RESULTS FOR PROCESS

CONTROL.

ACCEPTABLE WORK CONFORMING TO THE CONTRACT WILL BE PAID FOR AT THE CONTRACT UNIT BID

PRICE. FOUR METHODS OF DETERMINING CONFORMITY AND ACCEPTING WORK ARE DESCRIBED IN

SUBSECTIONS 106.02 TO 106.05 INCLUSIVE. THE PRIMARY METHOD OF ACCEPTANCE IS SPECIFIED IN

EACH SECTION OF WORK. HOWEVER, WORK MAY BE REJECTED AT ANY TIME IT IS FOUND BY ANY OF

THE METHODS NOT TO COMPLY WITH THE CONTRACT.

REMOVE, REPAIR, OR REPLACE WORK THAT DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE CONTRACT, OR TO

PREVAILING INDUSTRY STANDARDS WHERE NO SPECIFIC CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS ARE NOTED.

REMOVING, REPAIRING, OR REPLACING WORK; PROVIDING TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL; AND ANY

OTHER RELATED WORK TO ACCOMPLISH CONFORMITY WILL BE AT NO COST TO THE GOVERNMENT.

(A) DISPUTING GOVERNMENT TEST RESULTS. IF THE ACCURACY OF GOVERNMENT TEST RESULTS IS

DISPUTED, PROMPTLY INFORM THE CO. IF THE DISPUTE IS UNRESOLVED AFTER REASONABLE STEPS

ARE TAKEN TO RESOLVE THE DISPUTE, FURTHER EVALUATION MAY BE OBTAINED BY WRITTEN

REQUEST. INCLUDE A NARRATIVE DESCRIBING THE DISPUTE AND A PROPOSED RESOLUTION

PROTOCOL THAT ADDRESSES THE FOLLOWING:

1. SAMPLING METHOD.

2. NUMBER OF SAMPLES.

3. SAMPLE TRANSPORT.

4. TEST PROCEDURES.

5. TESTING LABORATORIES.

6. REPORTING.

7. ESTIMATED TIME AND COSTS, AND

8. VALIDATION PROCESS.

IF THE EVALUATION REQUIRES ADDITIONAL SAMPLING OR TESTING BE PERFORMED, MUTUALLY AGREE

WITH THE GOVERNMENT ON WITNESSING PROCEDURES AND ON SAMPLING AND TESTING BY A THIRD

PARTY LABORATORY. USE A THIRD PARTY LABORATORY ACCREDITED BY THE AASHTO ACCREDITATION

PROGRAM. PROVIDE PROOF OF THE LABORATORY’S ACCREDITATION FOR THE TEST PROCEDURES TO BE

USED. DO NOT USE THE SAME LABORATORY THAT PRODUCED THE DISPUTED GOVERNMENT TEST

RESULTS OR THAT PRODUCED THE TEST RESULTS USED AS A BASIS FOR THE DISPUTE.

THE CO WILL REVIEW THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION PROTOCOL AND MAY MODIFY IT BEFORE FINAL

APPROVAL AND EXECUTION.

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THE GOVERNMENT WILL USE THE APPROVED RESOLUTION PROTOCOL TEST RESULTS TO DETERMINE

THE VALIDITY OF THE DISPUTED TESTING. IF THE GOVERNMENT TEST RESULTS ARE VALIDATED, THE

CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPING AND PERFORMING

THE RESOLUTION PROTOCOL. IF THE GOVERNMENT TEST RESULTS ARE NOT VALIDATED, THE

GOVERNMENT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPING AND

PERFORMING THE RESOLUTION PROTOCOL. IF THE VALIDITY OF THE GOVERNMENT TEST RESULTS

CANNOT BE DETERMINED, THE CONTRACTOR AND GOVERNMENT WILL EQUALLY SHARE ALL COSTS

ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPING AND CARRYING OUT THE RESOLUTION PROTOCOL.

(B) ALTERNATIVES TO REMOVING AND REPLACING NON-CONFORMING WORK. AS AN ALTERNATIVE

TO REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT, THE CONTRACTOR MAY SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQUEST TO:

1. HAVE THE WORK ACCEPTED AT A REDUCED PRICE, OR

BE GIVEN PERMISSION TO PERFORM CORRECTIVE MEASURES TO BRING THE WORK

INTO CONFORMITY.

THE REQUEST MUST CONTAIN SUPPORTING RATIONALE AND DOCUMENTATION. INCLUDE REFERENCES

OR DATA JUSTIFYING THE PROPOSAL BASED ON AN EVALUATION OF TEST RESULTS, EFFECT ON SERVICE

LIFE, VALUE OF MATERIAL OR WORK, QUALITY, AESTHETICS, AND OTHER TANGIBLE ENGINEERING BASIS.

THE CO WILL DETERMINE DISPOSITION OF THE NONCONFORMING WORK.

106.02_NATIONAL_10_23_2016

DELETE SUBSECTION 106.02 AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

106.02 VISUAL INSPECTION.

ACCEPTANCE IS BASED ON VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE WORK FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE SPECIFIC

CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. USE PREVAILING INDUSTRY STANDARDS IN THE ABSENCE OF SPECIFIC

CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS OR TOLERANCES.

107 - LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY TO THE

PUBLIC

107.05_NATIONAL_7_18_2017

DELETE SUBSECTION 107.05.

108 - PROSECUTION AND PROGRESS

108.00_NATIONAL_9_16_2016

DELETE SECTION 108 IN ITS ENTIRETY.

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109 - MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

109.01_NATIONAL_2_22_2019

DELETE THE THIRD PARAGRAPH AND TABLE 109-1 OF SUBSECTION 109.01 AND

REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

109.01 MEASUREMENT OF WORK.

TAKE MEASUREMENTS AS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION 109.02 UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE

MEASUREMENT SUBSECTION OF THE SECTION CONTROLLING THE WORK BEING PERFORMED. TABLE

109-1 INDICATES THE ACCURACY REQUIRED FOR QUANTITIES OF THE VARIOUS PAY UNITS USED IN THE

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS. USE THIS GUIDE TO DETERMINE THE DECIMAL PLACEMENT IN THE FINAL

PAYMENT.

TABLE 109-1

DECIMAL ACCURACY OF QUANTITIES FOR FINAL PAYMENT

PAY ITEM LEVEL OF

PRECISION

LINEAR FOOT 1

EXCEPTION--TIMBER, STEEL, AND CONCRETE PILES 0.1

STATION 0.1

MILE 0.01

SQUARE FOOT 0.1

SQUARE YARD 0.1

EACH 1

ACRE 0.01

GALLON 1

M-GALS. 0.1

CUBIC YARD 1

EXCEPTION--STRUCTURE EXCAVATION,

SHEATHING

MATERIALS: BEDDING, BED COURSE, AND

BACKFILL

MATERIALS; GABIONS;

0.1

EXCEPTION--CONCRETE; MASONRY 0.01

POUND 1

TON 0.1

EXCEPTION--CALCIUM CHLORIDE,

SODIUM CHLORIDE, HYDRATED LIME,

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS, PAVEMENTS,

BED COURSE MATERIALS

0.01

HOUR 0.1

MFBM 0.01

STATION YARD 1

CUBIC YARD MILE 1

TON MILE 1

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ADD THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE TO SUBSECTION 109.02(B):

109.02 MEASUREMENT TERMS AND DEFINITIONS.

(B) CONTRACT QUANTITY.

CONTRACT QUANTITIES WILL BE ADJUSTED ONLY WHEN THERE ARE ERRORS IN THE ORIGINAL

DESIGN OF 15% OR MORE.

109.00_NATIONAL_9_16_2016

DELETE SUBSECTIONS 109.06, 109.07, 109.08, AND 109.09:

157 - SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL

DELETE SUBSECTION 157.03 AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

157.03 SOIL EROSION, SEDIMENT CONTROL, AND DEWATERING PLAN.

REVIEW CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND THEN DEVELOP A SOIL EROSION, SEDIMENT CONTROL AND

DEWATERING PLAN. THE FOLLOWING CONCEPT IS PROVIDED AS A GUIDE AND SHOULD NOT

SUPERSEDE THE CONTRACTOR PREFERRED MEANS AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION. THE

CONTRACTOR CAN PRESENT OTHER METHODS IN THE PLAN.

THE PLAN MUST BE APPROVED BY THE COR 20-DAYS PRIOR TO LAND DISTURBANCE ACTIVITIES. MAJOR

OPERATIONS CONSIDERED IN PLAN THAT REQUIRE DETAILED EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL SHALL

INCLUDE:

A. LAKE DRAWDOWN METHODS AND PROCEDURES TO DROP WATER LEVELS

B. DISPOSAL OF CLEARING AND GRUBBING MATERIAL (PER SECTION 203.05 (A) OR (C) ONLY)

C. WATER LEVEL CONTROL METHODS AND PROCEDURES TO MAINTAIN POOL ELEVATIONS DURING

CONSTRUCTION WHEN OUTLETS ARE NOT OPERATIONAL AND BASE FLOWRATES ARE ENTERING

THE LAKE

D. METHODS AND PROCEDURES TO ENSURE SAFE PASSAGE OF STORMWATER DURING RAINFALL

EVENTS UP TO A 100-YEAR STORM EVENT

E. TEMPORARY ACCESS/STREAM CROSSING

F. EXCAVATION & EMBANKMENT FOR CONDUIT AND SPILLWAY INSTALLATION

G. ROCK SAWING/BREAKING AND TREATMENT

H. POLLUTION PREVENTION AT STAGING AREAS

THE PLAN SHALL INCLUDE EROSION CONTROL AND SEDIMENT BMPS TO BE UTILIZED DURING ALL

OPERATIONS OF LAND DISTURBANCE NOT CONTAINED WITHIN THE INTERIOR BOUNDARY OF THE

NORMAL POOL ELEVATION.

THE LAKE MAY BE DRAWN DOWN TO AN ELEVATION OF 855.6 (EST) BY BREACHING THE EXISTING

COFFER DAM UPSTREAM OF THE STOPLOG GATE AND REMOVING THE REMAINING STOPLOGS AND/OR

CONCRETE (3--4’) THAT REMAIN IN THE STOPLOG CHUTE.

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THE LAKE MAY BE FURTHER DRAWN DOWN BY MEANS OF SIPHON OR PUMP (1). IF A SIPHON IS UTILIZED

IT WILL REQUIRE 3-STAGES OF OPERATION. THE MAXIMUM SIPHON SIZE IS 12” IN DIAMETER. PEAK

DRAWDOWN FLOWRATES MUST DROP WATER SURFACE NO MORE THAN 1-FT PER DAY TO ENSURE

UPSTREAM DAM SLOPE STABILITY. DRAWDOWN OPERATIONS SHALL MINIMIZE SEDIMENT REMOVAL

FROM THE LAKE. DISCHARGE WATER SHALL HAVE A TOTAL SETTLEABLE SOLIDS (TSS) LESS THAN OR

EQUAL TO 2.5 ML/L/HR. TESTING OF SETTLEABLE SOLIDS SHALL OCCUR WHEN REQUESTED BY COR TO

VERIFY PERFORMANCE OF EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL MEASURES.

(1) DRAWDOWN LEVEL IS VARIABLE BASED ON CONTRACTOR’S CONSTRUCTION MEANS.

UTILIZATION OF TEMPORARY COFFER DAMS OR SIMILAR MEANS TO REDUCE THE DRAWDOWN

LEVEL IS ACCEPTABLE. THE ESTIMATED BOTTOM OF BASIN IS 836’. MAINTAINING A 10’

MINIMUM WATER DEPTH IS DESIRABLE TO AVOID AQUATIC ORGANISM MORTALITY.

DISCHARGE POINT TO DOWNSTREAM CHANNEL MUST BE AT LEAST 10-FT DOWNSTREAM OF THE TOE

OF THE DAM. THIS DISCHARGE POINT WILL BE IN SOLID ROCK AND WILL NOT REQUIRE EROSION

CONTROL OTHER THAN SEDIMENT REMOVAL, IF APPLICABLE. CONSIDER PROPERLY DESIGNED

SEDIMENT FILTER BAGS (FP-14 713.19 SEDIMENT FILTER BAGS) OR OTHER MEANS IF THE SIPHON/PUMP

IS PICKING UP SEDIMENT.

DELETE SUBSECTION 157.04

201 – CLEARING AND GRUBBING

MODIFY SUBSECTION 201.01 TO ADD THE FOLLOWING:

PRIMARY CLEARING LIMITS INCLUDE THE EXISTING DAM EMBANKMENT. SECONDARY LIMITS SHALL

EXTEND TO AND INCLUDE ANY ACCESS ROADWAYS, LAYDOWN AND STORAGE/STAGING AREAS AS

REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE WORK.

MODIFY SUBSECTION 201.06 TO ADD THE FOLLOWING:

ALL MATERIALS REMOVED FROM THE CLEARED AND GRUBBED AREAS EXCEPT RUBBISH OR NONWOODY

MATERIAL SHALL BE BURIED OR BURNED AT AREAS DESIGNATED OR APPROVED BY THE COR. ALL

DISPOSAL METHODS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FOREST POLICY. BURNING SHALL BE

ACCOMPLISHED AT SUCH TIMES AND MANNER AS TO MINIMIZE THE ANNOYANCE OR DISCOMFORT OF

THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA AND NOT CREATE NUISANCE CONDITIONS. BURIED MATERIAL SHALL

HAVE A MINIMUM EARTHFILL COVER OF NOT LESS THAN 3 FEET. THE COVER SHALL BE PLACED IN TWO

LIFTS WITH EACH LIFT COMPACTED BY TRAVERSING THE ENTIRE SURFACE WITH ONE TREAD TRACK OF

THE MATERIAL PLACEMENT EQUIPMENT. THE TOP LIFT SHALL BE MOUNDED AT LEAST 6 INCHES HIGHER

THAN THE SURROUNDING UNDISTURBED AREA TO PREVENT UNSIGHTLY DEPRESSIONS AFTER

SETTLEMENT. THE FINISHED SURFACE OF THE DISPOSAL AREA SHALL BE UNIFORMLY GRADED TO

PREVENT PONDING OF WATER. LOCATIONS FOR BURYING OR BURNING MATERIALS SHALL BE

DESIGNATED BY COR AND SHOULD BE AS CLOSE TO CLEARING AND GRUBBING LOCATION AS

REASONABLY POSSIBLE.

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203 - REMOVAL OF STRUCTURES AND OBSTRUCTIONS

DELETE SUBSECTION 203.01 AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

203.01

THIS WORK CONSISTS OF REMOVING THE EXISTING SPILLWAY WALLS AND APPURTENANCES.

DELETE SUBSECTION 203.03 AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

203.03

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DISPOSE OF ALL SALVAGED MATERIAL.

MODIFY SUBSECTION 203.04 TO ADD THE FOLLOWING:

203.04 REMOVING MATERIAL

(b) GENERAL – STRUCTURES BEING MODIFIED OR DESIGNATED TO BE REMOVED TO AN ELEVATION

BELOW FINISHED GRADE DO NOT REQUIRE SAW CUTTING

204 – EXCAVATION AND EMBANKMENT

DELETE SUBSECTION 204.01 AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

204.01 THIS WORK CONSISTS OF EXCAVATION AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF EARTH EMBANKMENTS, OTHER

EARTHFILLS, AND EARTH BACKFILLS REQUIRED BY THE DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS.

DELETE SUBSECTION 204.02 AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

204.02 DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES

EARTHFILL IS COMPOSED OF NATURAL EARTH MATERIALS THAT CAN BE PLACED AND COMPACTED BY

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OPERATED CONVENTIONALLY.

EARTH BACKFILL IS COMPOSED OF NATURAL EARTH MATERIAL PLACED AND COMPACTED IN CONFINED

SPACES OR ADJACENT TO STRUCTURES (INCLUDING PIPES) BY HAND TAMPING, MANUALLY DIRECTED

POWER TAMPERS OR VIBRATING PLATES, OR THEIR EQUIVALENT.

UNCLASSIFIED EXCAVATION IS DEFINED AS THE EXCAVATION OF ALL MATERIALS ENCOUNTERED, INCLUDING ROCK MATERIALS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR NATURE OR THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY ARE

REMOVED.

ASTM D422 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR PARTICLE-SIZE ANALYSIS OF SOILS (GRAIN SIZE WITH

HYDROMETER)

ASTM D698 - STANDARD TEST METHODS FOR LABORATORY COMPACTION CHARACTERISTICS OF SOIL

USING STANDARD EFFORT (12,400 FT-LBF/FT3).

ASTM D1556 – STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR DENSITY OF SOIL IN-PLACE BY THE SAND-CONE METHOD.

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ASTM D2216 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR LABORATORY DETERMINATION OF WATER (MOISTURE)

CONTENT OF SOIL AND ROCK BY MASS.

ASTM D2487 – STANDARD PRACTICES FOR CLASSIFICATION OF SOIL FOR ENGINEERING PURPOSES

(UNIFIED SOIL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM)

ASTM D2922 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR DENSITY OF SOIL AND SOIL-AGGREGATE IN-PLACE BY

NUCLEAR METHODS (SHALLOW DEPTH).

ASTM D2937 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR DENSITY OF SOIL IN-PLACE BY THE DRIVE-CYLINDER

METHOD TEST.

ASTM D4318 - STANDARD TEST METHODS FOR LIQUID LIMIT, PLASTIC LIMIT, AND PLASTICITY INDEX OF

SOILS.

DELETE SUBSECTION 204.03 AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

204.03 EXCAVATION AND MATERIALS

EXCAVATIONS MUST COMPLY WITH THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY STANDARDS SUBPART P, EXCAVATIONS, TRENCHING, AND SHORING (29 CFR

PT. 1926). ALL EXCAVATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED AND MAINTAINED IN A SAFE AND STABLE

CONDITION THROUGHOUT THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION PHASE. STRUCTURE AND TRENCH EXCAVATIONS

MUST BE COMPLETED TO THE SPECIFIED ELEVATIONS AND TO THE LENGTH AND WIDTH REQUIRED TO

SAFELY INSTALL, ADJUST, AND REMOVE ANY FORMS, BRACING, OR SUPPORTS NECESSARY FOR THE

INSTALLATION OF THE WORK. EXCAVATIONS OUTSIDE THE LINES AND LIMITS SHOWN ON THE

DRAWINGS OR SPECIFIED HEREIN ARE REQUIRED TO MEET SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND MUST BE THE

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR IN CONSTRUCTING AND MAINTAINING A SAFE, STABLE

EXCAVATION.

EXCAVATION SHALL BE UNCLASSIFIED.

ALL FILL/BORROW MATERIAL MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE TOP, FRONT OR NEAR SIDES OF THE

EXISTING EMBANKMENT DAM. THE SELECTION, BLENDING, ROUTING, AND DISPOSITION OF MATERIAL

IN THE VARIOUS FILLS MUST BE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE CO/COR.

FILL MATERIALS MUST CONTAIN NO FROZEN SOIL, SOD, BRUSH, ROOTS, OR OTHER PERISHABLE

MATERIAL. ROCK PARTICLES LARGER THAN TWO-THIRDS OF THE SPECIFIED PRE-COMPACTION LAYER

DEPTH FOR EACH TYPE OF FILL MUST BE REMOVED, OR REDUCED IN SIZE, PRIOR TO COMPACTION OF

THE FILL.

DELETE SUBSECTION 204.04 AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

204.04 FOUNDATION PREPARATION

THE TYPES OF MATERIAL USED IN THE VARIOUS FILLS MUST BE AS LISTED AND DESCRIBED IN THE

SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS. FOUNDATIONS FOR EARTHFILL MUST BE STRIPPED TO REMOVE

VEGETATION AND OTHER UNSUITABLE MATERIAL OR MUST BE EXCAVATED AS SPECIFIED.

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EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, EARTH FOUNDATION SURFACES MUST BE GRADED TO REMOVE

SURFACE IRREGULARITIES AND MUST BE SCARIFIED PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF THE FILL OR OTHERWISE

ACCEPTABLY SCORED AND LOOSENED TO A MINIMUM DEPTH OF 2 INCHES. THE MOISTURE CONTENT

OF THE LOOSENED MATERIAL MUST BE CONTROLLED AS SPECIFIED FOR THE EARTHFILL AND THE

SURFACE MATERIAL OF THE FOUNDATION MUST BE COMPACTED AND BONDED WITH THE FIRST LAYER

OF EARTHFILL AS SPECIFIED FOR SUBSEQUENT LAYERS OF EARTHFILL.

EARTH ABUTMENT SURFACES MUST BE FREE OF LOOSE, UNCOMPACTED EARTH IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES

IN DEPTH NORMAL TO THE SLOPE AND MUST BE AT SUCH A MOISTURE CONTENT THAT THE EARTHFILL

CAN BE COMPACTED AGAINST THEM TO PRODUCE A GOOD BOND BETWEEN THE FILL AND THE

ABUTMENTS.

ROCK FOUNDATION AND ABUTMENT SURFACES MUST BE CLEARED OF ALL LOOSE MATERIAL BY HAND

OR OTHER EFFECTIVE MEANS AND MUST BE FREE OF STANDING WATER WHEN FILL IS PLACED UPON

THEM. OCCASIONAL ROCK OUTCROPS IN EARTH FOUNDATIONS FOR EARTHFILL, EXCEPT IN DAMS AND

OTHER STRUCTURES DESIGNED TO RESTRAIN THE MOVEMENT OF WATER, MUST NOT REQUIRE SPECIAL

TREATMENT IF THEY DO NOT INTERFERE WITH COMPACTION OF THE FOUNDATION AND INITIAL LAYERS

OF THE FILL OR THE BOND BETWEEN THE FOUNDATION AND THE FILL.

FOUNDATION AND ABUTMENT SURFACES MUST BE NO STEEPER THAN ONE HORIZONTAL TO ONE

VERTICAL UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. TEST PITS OR OTHER CAVITIES MUST BE FILLED WITH

COMPACTED EARTHFILL CONFORMING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE EARTHFILL TO BE PLACED

UPON THE FOUNDATION.

DELETE SUBSECTION 204.05 AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

204.05 FOUNDATION PREPARATION

THE TYPES OF MATERIAL USED IN THE VARIOUS FILLS MUST BE AS LISTED AND DESCRIBED IN THE

SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS. FOUNDATIONS FOR EARTHFILL MUST BE STRIPPED TO REMOVE

VEGETATION AND OTHER UNSUITABLE MATERIAL OR MUST BE EXCAVATED AS SPECIFIED.

DELETE SUBSECTION 204.06 AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

204.06 PLACEMENT

EARTHFILL MUST NOT BE PLACED UNTIL THE REQUIRED EXCAVATION AND FOUNDATION PREPARATION

HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND APPROVED BY THE CO/COR.

EARTHFILL MUST NOT BE PLACED UPON A FROZEN SURFACE NOR HAVE SNOW, ICE, OR FROZEN

MATERIAL INCORPORATED IN THE EARTHFILL MATRIX.

EARTHFILL MUST BE PLACED IN APPROXIMATELY HORIZONTAL LAYERS. THE THICKNESS OF EACH LAYER

BEFORE COMPACTION MAY BE DETERMINED BY SOILS TESTING AND ONSITE TRIALS TO ACHIEVE 95%

MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY BUT MUST NOT EXCEED THE THICKNESS SPECIFIED IN FIGURE 23-2.

UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED ON THE PLANS OR APPROVED BY THE CO/COR BASED ON ONSITE

TESTING AND TECHNICIAN CONFIRMATION, COMPACTION REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH LAYER OF FILL

MATERIAL ARE AS SHOWN IN TABLE 1.

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HAND-COMPACTED EARTH BACKFILL MUST BE PLACED IN LAYERS WHOSE THICKNESS BEFORE

COMPACTION DOES NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM THICKNESS SPECIFIED FOR LAYERS OF EARTH BACKFILL

COMPACTED BY MANUALLY DIRECTED POWER TAMPERS.

PLACE EARTH BACKFILL IN A MANNER THAT PREVENTS DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURES AND ALLOWS THE

STRUCTURES TO ASSUME THE LOADS FROM THE EARTH BACKFILL GRADUALLY AND UNIFORMLY. THE

HEIGHT OF THE EARTH BACKFILL ADJACENT TO A STRUCTURE MUST BE INCREASED AT APPROXIMATELY

THE SAME RATE ON ALL SIDES OF THE STRUCTURE.

MEET THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR EARTHFILL AND EARTH BACKFILL IN DAMS, LEVEES, AND OTHER STRUCTURES DESIGNED TO RESTRAIN THE MOVEMENT OF WATER.

A) THE DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS THROUGHOUT EACH ZONE MUST BE ESSENTIALLY UNIFORM

AND THE EARTHFILL FREE FROM LENSES, POCKETS, STREAKS, OR LAYERS OF MATERIAL

DIFFERING SUBSTANTIALLY IN TEXTURE, MOISTURE CONTENT, OR GRADATION FROM THE

SURROUNDING MATERIAL. ZONE EARTHFILLS MUST BE CONSTRUCTED CONCURRENTLY UNLESS

OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.

B) SCARIFIED THE SURFACE OF EACH LAYER PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF THE FILL TO AT MINIMUM A

DEPTH OF 2 INCHES BEFORE THE NEXT LAYER IS PLACED.

C) THE TOP SURFACE OF EMBANKMENTS MUST BE MAINTAINED APPROXIMATELY LEVEL DURING

CONSTRUCTION WITH TWO EXCEPTIONS: A CROWN OR CROSS-SLOPE OF ABOUT 2 PERCENT

MUST BE MAINTAINED TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE DRAINAGE, OR AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED FOR

DRAINFILL OR SECTIONAL ZONES.

D) CONSTRUCT DAM EMBANKMENTS IN CONTINUOUS LAYERS FROM ABUTMENT TO ABUTMENT

EXCEPT WHERE OPENINGS TO FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION OR TO ALLOW THE PASSAGE OF

STREAMFLOW DURING CONSTRUCTION ARE SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED IN THE CONTRACT.

E) EMBANKMENTS BUILT AT DIFFERENT LEVELS AS DESCRIBED UNDER PARAGRAPHS C OR D ABOVE

MUST BE CONSTRUCTED SO THAT THE SLOPE OF THE BONDING SURFACES BETWEEN

EMBANKMENTS IN PLACE AND EMBANKMENTS TO BE PLACED IS NOT STEEPER THAN 3 FEET

HORIZONTAL TO 1 FOOT VERTICAL. THE BONDING SURFACE OF THE EMBANKMENT IN PLACE

MUST BE STRIPPED OF ALL MATERIAL NOT MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS

SPECIFICATION AND MUST BE SCARIFIED, MOISTENED, AND RECOMPACTED WHEN THE NEW

EARTHFILL IS PLACED AGAINST IT. THIS ENSURES A GOOD BOND WITH THE NEW EARTHFILL AND OBTAINS THE SPECIFIED MOISTURE CONTENT AND DENSITY AT THE CONTACT OF THE IN-PLACE

AND NEW EARTHFILLS.

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Figure 23-2: Compaction class Grading Characteristics of Soil Fill Material

Appropriate Compaction Classes

Maximum Layer Thickness (Before Compaction)

% > no. 4 % fines

(passing #200) tamping roller (in) pneum.

roller (in) vibrating roller (in)

40,000 lb track trctr (in)

0 -35 Over 5 A 9 9 --- ---

Under 5 A 9 12 24 --- B, C --- 18 30 12

35-65

25-50 A 9 12 24 --- B, C 9 18 24 ---

5-25 A --- 12 24 --- B, C --- 18 24 ---

Under 5 B, C --- 24 24 18

Over 65 Over 5 B, C --- 18 24 --- Under 5 B, C --- 24 24 18

NOTE: TABULATED VALUES ARE UPPER LIMITS. ACTUAL MAXIMUM LAYER THICKNESS FOR

UNIFORM COMPACTION OF A GIVEN SOIL MATERIAL MAY BE SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER.

MAXIMUM SIZE OF ROCK OR ROCK FRAGMENTS SHOULD NOT EXCEED TWO-THIRDS OF THE

LAYER THICKNESS PRIOR TO COMPACTION. SOIL PLASTICITY SHOULD BE A CONSIDERATION.

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DELETE SUBSECTION 204.07 AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

204.07 CONTROL OF MOISTURE CONTENT

DURING PLACEMENT AND COMPACTION OF EARTHFILL AND EARTH BACKFILL, THE MOISTURE CONTENT

OF THE MATERIAL BEING PLACED MUST BE MAINTAINED WITHIN THE SPECIFIED RANGE.

THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE FILL MATRIX AT THE TIME OF COMPACTION MUST BE NEITHER LESS

THAN 2 PERCENT BELOW OPTIMUM MOISTURE CONTENT NOR MORE THAN 2 PERCENT ABOVE

OPTIMUM MOISTURE CONTENT.

THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE FILL MATERIAL MUST BE MAINTAINED WITHIN THE LIMITS REQUIRED

TO: (1) PREVENT BULKING OR DILATANCY OF THE MATERIAL UNDER THE ACTION OF THE HAULING OR

COMPACTING EQUIPMENT, (2) PREVENT THE ADHERENCE OF THE EARTHFILL MATERIAL TO THE TREADS

AND TRACKS OF THE EQUIPMENT, AND (3) ENSURE THE CRUSHING AND BLENDING OF THE SOIL CLODS

AND AGGREGATIONS INTO A REASONABLY HOMOGENEOUS MASS.

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THE APPLICATION OF WATER TO THE EARTHFILL MATERIAL MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED AT THE BORROW

AREAS INSOFAR AS PRACTICABLE. WATER MAY BE APPLIED BY SPRINKLING THE MATERIAL AFTER

PLACEMENT ON THE EARTHFILL, IF NECESSARY. OBTAIN A UNIFORM MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION BY

DISKING.

MATERIAL THAT IS TOO WET WHEN DEPOSITED ON THE EARTHFILL MUST EITHER BE REMOVED OR

DRIED TO THE SPECIFIED MOISTURE CONTENT PRIOR TO COMPACTION.

IF THE TOP SURFACE OF THE PRECEDING LAYER OF COMPACTED EARTHFILL OR A FOUNDATION OR

ABUTMENT SURFACE IN THE CONTACT ZONE WITH THE EARTHFILL BECOMES TOO DRY TO PERMIT

SUITABLE BOND, IT MUST EITHER BE REMOVED OR SCARIFIED AND MOISTENED BY SPRINKLING TO AN

ACCEPTABLE MOISTURE CONTENT BEFORE PLACEMENT OF THE NEXT LAYER OF EARTHFILL.

DELETE SUBSECTION 204.08 AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

204.08 COMPACTION

EARTHFILL. EARTHFILL MUST BE COMPACTED ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS FOR

THE CLASS OF COMPACTION SPECIFIED:

CLASS A COMPACTION. COMPACT EACH LAYER OF EARTHFILL AS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE THE

DENSITY OF THE EARTHFILL MATRIX NOT LESS THAN 95% MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY THE

EARTHFILL MATRIX IS DEFINED AS THE PORTION OF THE EARTHFILL MATERIAL FINER THAN THE

MAXIMUM PARTICLE SIZE ALLOWED IN THE REFERENCE COMPACTION TEST METHOD SPECIFIED

(ASTM D698 OR ASTM D1557).

CLASS B COMPACTION. COMPACT EACH LAYER OF EARTHFILL TO A MASS DENSITY NOT LESS

THAN 95% MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY.

CLASS C COMPACTION. COMPACT EACH LAYER OF EARTHFILL BY THE SPECIFIED NUMBER OF

PASSES OF THE TYPE AND WEIGHT OF ROLLER OR OTHER EQUIPMENT SPECIFIED OR BY AN

EQUIVALENT APPROVED METHOD. EACH PASS MUST CONSIST OF AT LEAST ONE PASSAGE OF

THE ROLLER WHEEL OR DRUM OVER THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE LAYER.

EARTH BACKFILL. COMPACT EARTH BACKFILL ADJACENT TO STRUCTURES TO A DENSITY EQUIVALENT TO

THAT OF THE SURROUNDING IN-PLACE EARTH MATERIAL OR ADJACENT REQUIRED EARTHFILL OR EARTH

BACKFILL. COMPACTION MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY HAND TAMPING OR MANUALLY DIRECTED

POWER TAMPERS, PLATE VIBRATORS, WALK-BEHIND, MINIATURE, OR SELF-PROPELLED ROLLERS.

UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, HEAVY EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING BACKHOE-MOUNTED POWER TAMPERS

OR VIBRATING COMPACTORS, AND MANUALLY DIRECTED VIBRATING ROLLERS MUST NOT BE OPERATED

WITHIN 3 FEET OF ANY STRUCTURE. TOWED OR SELF-PROPELLED VIBRATING ROLLERS MUST NOT BE

OPERATED WITHIN 5 FEET OF ANY STRUCTURE. COMPACTION BY MEANS OF DROP WEIGHTS

OPERATING FROM A CRANE OR HOIST IS NOT PERMITTED.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT. THE PASSAGE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED:

A. OVER CAST-IN-PLACE CONDUITS WITHIN 14 DAYS AFTER PLACEMENT OF THE CONCRETE

B. OVER CRADLED OR BEDDED PRECAST CONDUITS WITHIN 7 DAYS AFTER PLACEMENT OF THE

CONCRETE CRADLE OR BEDDING

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C. OVER ANY TYPE OF CONDUIT UNTIL THE BACKFILL HAS BEEN PLACED ABOVE THE TOP

SURFACE OF THE STRUCTURE TO A HEIGHT EQUAL TO ONE-HALF THE CLEAR SPAN WIDTH

OF THE STRUCTURE OR PIPE OR 3 FEET, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.

COMPACTING ADJACENT TO STRUCTURES. COMPACTING OF EARTH BACKFILL ADJACENT TO

STRUCTURES MUST NOT BE STARTED UNTIL THE CONCRETE HAS ATTAINED THE STRENGTH SPECIFIED IN

SECTION J FOR THIS PURPOSE. THE STRENGTH IS DETERMINED BY COMPRESSION TESTING OF TEST

CYLINDERS CAST BY THE CONTRACTOR'S QUALITY CONTROL PERSONNEL FOR THIS PURPOSE AND CURED

AT THE WORKSITE IN THE MANNER SPECIFIED IN ASTM C31 FOR DETERMINING WHEN A STRUCTURE

MAY BE PUT INTO SERVICE.

PLACEMENT INTERVAL AGAINST CONCRETE. WHEN THE REQUIRED STRENGTH OF THE CONCRETE IS

NOT SPECIFIED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, COMPACTION OF EARTH BACKFILL ADJACENT TO STRUCTURES

MUST NOT BE STARTED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING TIME INTERVALS SHOWN IN FIGURE 23-1 HAVE

ELAPSED AFTER PLACEMENT OF THE CONCRETE.

Figure 23-1 Time interval before placing backfill Structure Time interval

(days) Vertical or near-vertical walls with earth loading on one side only 14 Walls backfilled on both sides simultaneously 7 Conduits and spillway risers, cast-in-place (with inside forms in place)

Conduits and spillway risers, cast-in-place (inside forms removed) 14 Conduits, pre-cast, cradled 2 Conduits, pre-cast, bedded 1 Cantilever outlet bents (backfilled both sides simultaneously) 3

DELETE SUBSECTION 204.09 AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

204.09 REWORKING OR REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE EARTHFILL

EARTHFILL PLACED AT DENSITIES LOWER THAN THE SPECIFIED MINIMUM DENSITY OR AT MOISTURE

CONTENTS OUTSIDE THE SPECIFIED ACCEPTABLE RANGE OF MOISTURE CONTENT, OR OTHERWISE NOT

CONFORMING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIFICATIONS MUST BE REWORKED TO MEET THE

REQUIREMENTS OR REMOVED AND REPLACED BY ACCEPTABLE EARTHFILL. THE REPLACEMENT

EARTHFILL AND THE FOUNDATION, ABUTMENT, AND EARTHFILL SURFACES UPON WHICH IT IS PLACED

MUST CONFORM TO ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SPECIFICATION FOR FOUNDATION PREPARATION, APPROVAL, PLACEMENT, MOISTURE CONTROL, AND COMPACTION.

DELETE SUBSECTION 204.10 AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

204.10 TESTING

DURING THE COURSE OF THE WORK, THE CONTRACTOR MUST PERFORM QUALITY CONTROL TESTS, AS

APPLICABLE, TO IDENTIFY EARTHFILL AND EARTH BACKFILL MATERIALS; DETERMINE THE REFERENCE

MAXIMUM DENSITY AND OPTIMUM MOISTURE CONTENT IF BELIEVED TO DIFFER FROM THOSE

PROVIDED WITHIN THE SOILS REPORT, SUBSECTION 206; AND DOCUMENT THAT THE MOISTURE

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CONTENT OF MATERIAL AT THE TIME OF COMPACTION AND THE DENSITY OF EARTHFILL AND EARTH

BACKFILL IN PLACE CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SPECIFICATION.

DETERMINING REFERENCE MAXIMUM DENSITY AND OPTIMUM MOISTURE CONTENT. UNLESS TESTED

OTHERWISE, THE REFERENCE MAXIMUM DENSITY AND OPTIMUM MOISTURE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED

WITHIN THE SOILS REPORT, SUBSECTION 206

DOCUMENTING SPECIFICATION CONFORMANCE. IN-PLACE DENSITIES OF EARTHFILL AND EARTH

BACKFILL REQUIRING CLASS A COMPACTION MUST BE MEASURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION

204.15 AND ASTM D1556, D2167, D2937, D6938, OR D8167. MOISTURE CONTENTS OF EARTHFILL AND

EARTH BACKFILL AT THE TIME OF COMPACTION MUST BE MEASURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM

D2216, D4643, OR D6938. VALUES OF MOISTURE CONTENT DETERMINED BY ASTM D2216 ARE

CONSIDERED THE TRUE VALUE OF THE SOIL MOISTURE. VALUES OF MOISTURE CONTENT DETERMINED

BY ASTM D4643 OR D6938 MUST BE VERIFIED BY COMPARISON TO VALUES OBTAINED BY ASTM D2216.

VALUES OF IN-PLACE DENSITY AND MOISTURE CONTENT DETERMINED BY THESE TESTS MUST BE

COMPARED TO THE MINIMUM DENSITY AND MOISTURE CONTENT RANGE SPECIFIED WITHIN THE SOILS

REPORT, SUBSECTION 206.

DOCUMENTATION OF TESTING SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE CO/COR UPON REQUEST AND NO LESS

THAN WEEKLY.

CORRECTION FOR OVERSIZE PARTICLES. IF THE MATERIALS TO BE USED FOR EARTHFILL OR EARTH

BACKFILL CONTAIN MORE THAN 5 PERCENT BY DRY WEIGHT OF OVERSIZE ROCK PARTICLES (PARTICLES

LARGER THAN THOSE ALLOWED IN THE SPECIFIED COMPACTION TEST AND METHOD), CORRECTIONS

FOR OVERSIZE PARTICLES MUST BE MADE USING THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES EXPLAINED IN ASTM

D4718.

DELETE SUBSECTIONS 204.11 – 2004.14

MODIFY SUBSECTION 204.15 AS FOLLOWS:

204.15 ACCEPTANCE

IN-PLACE COMPACTION AND MOISTURE CONTENT TESTS:

A EMBANKMENT FILL: EACH LIFT AT A MINIMUM FREQUENCY OF 1 PER 2,500 SQ. FT.

B. PIPE INSTALLATION: EACH LIFT AT A MINIMUM FREQUENCY OF 1 PER 30 LF OF PIPE TO

A DEPTH OF 2’ ABOVE THE PIPE.

DELETE SUBSECTION 204.16 AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

204.16 MEASUREMENT

EXCAVATION AND EMBANKMENT WILL NOT BE MEASURED FOR PAYMENT. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES

ARE PROVIDED IN THE PLANS AND DO NOT ACCOUNT FOR PIPING, MINOR STRUCTURES, DEMOLITION

OF TRAINING WALLS, OR CLEARING AND GRUBBING. BIDDERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PERFORMING

INVESTIGATIONS, SURVEYS, AND OBTAINING INFORMATION NECESSARY TO CONFIRM EXISTING

CONDITIONS AND QUANTITIES.

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205 – ROCK BLASTING

ROCK BLASTING IS NOT ALLOWED.

206 - RESERVED

DELETE “RESERVED” AND REPLACE WITH “BORING LOG AND LABORATORY

TESTING” AND ADD THE FOLLOWING:

206.01 SUBSURFACE TESTING REPORT

THE FOLLOWING SUBSURFACE TESTING REPORT AND LABORATORY TESTING IS PROVIDED FOR THE

CONTRACTOR’S USE:

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261 – REINFORCED SOIL SLOPES

REPLACE THE WORDS REINFORCED SOIL SLOPES WITH “ENGINEERED TURF”

WHERE USED THROUGHOUT THIS SECTION.

SUBSECTION 261.02:

DELETE REFERENCE TO REINFORCEMENT GEOTEXTILE AND GEOGRID AND ADD THE FOLLOWING

REFERENCES AND DEFINITIONS:

A. SECTION INCLUDES REFERENCES AND DEFINITIONS RELATED TO:

1. HYDROTURF® CS PRODUCT

2. STRUCTURED GEOMEMBRANE COMPONENT OF THE HYDROTURF CS® SYSTEM

3. PENETRATING CATALYZED COLLOIDAL SILICATE CONCRETE TREATMENT

REFERENCES:

ASTM C109 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF HYDRAULIC CEMENT

MORTARS (USING 2-IN. OR [50-MM] CUBE SPECIMENS)

ASTM C150 - STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR PORTLAND CEMENT

ASTM C387 - STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR PACKAGED, DRY, COMBINED MATERIALS FOR

CONCRETE AND HIGH STRENGTH MORTAR ASTM D792 – STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR

DENSITY AND SPECIFIC GRAVITY (RELATIVE DENSITY) OF PLASTICS BY DISPLACEMENT

ASTM D1004 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR TEAR RESISTANCE (GRAVES TEAR) OF PLASTIC

FILM AND SHEETING

ASTM D1204 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR LINEAR DIMENSIONAL CHANGES OF NONRIGID

THERMOPLASTIC SHEETING OR FILM AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE

ASTM D1238 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR MELT FLOW RATES OF THERMOPLASTICS BY

EXTRUSION PLASTOMETER

ASTM D1505 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR DENSITY OF PLASTICS BY DENSITY-GRADIENT

TECHNIQUE

ASTM D1603 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR CARBON BLACK CONTENT IN OLEFIN PLASTICS

ASTM D1693 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS-CRACKING OF

ETHYLENE PLASTICS

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ASTM D1907 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR LINEAR DENSITY OF YARN (YARN NUMBER) BY

THE SKEIN METHOD

ASTM D2256 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR TENSILE PROPERTIES OF YARNS BY THE SINGLE-

STRAND METHOD

ASTM D3218 - STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR POLYOLEFIN MONOFILAMENTS

ASTM D3895 – STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR OXIDATIVE-INDUCTION TIME OF POLYOLEFINS BY

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY.

ASTM D4218 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF CARBON BLACK CONTENT IN

POLYETHYLENE COMPOUNDS BY THE MUFFLE-FURNACE TECHNIQUE.

ASTM D4833 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR INDEX PUNCTURE RESISTANCE OF

GEOMEMBRANES AND RELATED PRODUCTS

ASTM D5261 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR MEASURING MASS PER UNIT AREA OF

GEOTEXTILES

ASTM D5321 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE COEFFICIENT OF SOIL AND

GEOSYNTHETIC OR GEOSYNTHETIC AND GEOSYNTHETIC FRICTION BY THE DIRECT SHEAR

METHOD

ASTM D5323 – STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF 2% SECANT MODULUS FOR

POLYETHYLENE GEOMEMBRANES

ASTM D5397 – STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF STRESS CRACK RESISTANCE OF

POLYOLEFIN GEOMEMBRANES USING NOTCHED CONSTANT TENSILE LOAD TEST

ASTM D5596 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR MICROSCOPIC EVALUATION OF THE DISPERSION

OF CARBON BLACK IN POLYOLEFIN GEOSYNTHETICS

ASTM D5617 – STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR MULTI-AXIAL TENSION TEST FOR GEOSYNTHETICS

ASTM D5721 – STANDARD PRACTICE FOR AIR-OVEN AGING OF POLYOLEFIN GEOMEMBRANES

ASTM D5885 – STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR OXIDATIVE INDUCTION TIME OF POLYOLEFIN

GEOSYNTHETICS BY HIGH-PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY

ASTM D5994 – STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR MEASURING CORE THICKNESS OF TEXTURED

GEOMEMBRANE

ASTM D6392 – STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE INTEGRITY OF

NONREINFORCED GEOMEMBRANE SEAMS PRODUCED USING THERMO-FUSION METHODS

ASTM D6693 – STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING TENSILE PROPERTIES OF

NONREINFORCED POLYETHYLENE AND NONREINFORCED FLEXIBLE POLYPROPYLENE

GEOMEMBRANES

ASTM D6913 - STANDARD TEST METHODS FOR PARTICLE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION (GRADATION) OF

SOILS USING SIEVE ANALYSIS

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ASTM D7007 – STANDARD PRACTICES FOR ELECTRICAL METHODS FOR LOCATING LEAKS IN

GEOMEMBRANES COVERED WITH WATER OR EARTH MATERIALS

ASTM C109 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF HYDRAULIC CEMENT

MORTARS (USING 2-IN. OR [50-MM] CUBE SPECIMENS)

ASTM C150 - STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR PORTLAND CEMENT

ASTM C387 - STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR PACKAGED, DRY, COMBINED MATERIALS FOR

CONCRETE AND HIGH STRENGTH MORTAR

ASTM D1335 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR TUFT BIND OF PILE YARN FLOOR COVERINGS

ASTM D1577 - STANDARD TEST METHODS FOR LINEAR DENSITY OF TEXTILE FIBERS

ASTM D4595 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR TENSILE PROPERTIES OF GEOTEXTILES BY THE

WIDE-WIDTH STRIP METHOD

ASTM D5793 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR BINDING SITES PER UNIT LENGTH OR WIDTH OF

PILE YARN FLOOR COVERINGS

ASTM D5823 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR TUFT HEIGHT OF PILE FLOOR COVERINGS

ASTM D5848 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR MASS PER UNIT AREA OF PILE YARN FLOOR

COVERINGS

ASTM D6241 - STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR STATIC PUNCTURE STRENGTH OF GEOTEXTILES

AND GEOTEXTILE-RELATED PRODUCTS USING A 50-MM PROBE

AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE (ACI) - 306R-10 GUIDE TO COLD WEATHER CONCRETING

LATEST VERSION OF GEOSYNTHETICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE (GRI) TESTING METHODS:

GRI-GM11– ACCELERATED WEATHERING OF GEOMEMBRANES USING A FLUORESCENT

UVA DEVICE.

GRI-GM12 –MEASUREMENT OF THE ASPERITY HEIGHT OF TEXTURED GEOMEMBRANES

USING A DEPTH GAGE

GRI-GM13 – TEST METHODS, TEST PROPERTIES, AND TESTING FREQUENCY AND FOR

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE) SMOOTH AND TEXTURED GEOMEMBRANES

GRI-GM19 - SEAM STRENGTH AND RELATED PROPERTIES OF THERMALLY BONDED

POLYOLEFIN GEOMEMBRANES

2. DEFINITIONS:

ACCLIMATION

PHYSIOLOGICAL/THERMAL ADJUSTMENT. REQUIRED IN THE GEOMEMBRANE

DEPLOYMENT PROCESS.

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ASTM

ASTM INTERNATIONAL, KNOWN UNTIL 2001 AS THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING

AND MATERIALS, IS AN INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATION THAT DEVELOPS

AND PUBLISHES VOLUNTARY CONSENSUS TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR A WIDE RANGE

OF MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, SYSTEMS, AND SERVICES.

HYDROTURF® CS

HYDROTURF CS IS A COMPOSITE SYSTEM OF A STRUCTURED GEOMEMBRANE OVERLAIN

BY AN ENGINEERED SYNTHETIC TURF WHICH IS INFILLED WITH A CEMENTITIOUS MIX

(HYDROBINDER).

CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE (CQA)

CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO

OBSERVATIONS AND DOCUMENTATION OF MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP

NECESSARY TO SHOW THAT A PARTICULAR PROJECT IS BEING CONSTRUCTED

ACCORDING TO SITE-SPECIFIC SPECIFICATIONS AND WITHIN REGULATORY GUIDELINES.

CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE (CQA) PERSONNEL

CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE (CQA) PERSONNEL ARE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

PROFESSIONAL OF RECORD (CO/COR) WHO WORK UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION OF THE

CO/COR. THE CQA PERSONNEL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE

MONITORING, APPLICABLE CONFORMANCE SAMPLING AND PERFORMING ONSITE

TESTS AND OBSERVATIONS.

CONTRACTING OFFICER / CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (CO/COR)

THE CO/COR IS AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE USDA AND HAS OVERALL

RESPONSIBILITY FOR CQA EFFORTS AND TO CONFIRM THE PROJECT WAS CONSTRUCTED

IN GENERAL ACCORDANCE WITH SITE-SPECIFIC SPECIFICATIONS APPROVED BY THE

REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.

CONSTRUCTION QUALITY CONTROL (CQC) PERSONNEL

CQC PERSONNEL ARE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GEOSYNTHETICS INSTALLER WHO

WORK UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION OF THE GEOSYNTHETICS INSTALLER. THE

GEOSYNTHETICS INSTALLERS’ CQC PERSONNEL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSTRUCTION

QUALITY CONTROL, APPLICABLE CONFORMANCE SAMPLING AND PERFORMING ONSITE

TESTS AND OBSERVATIONS.

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

WRITTEN, PRINTED, OR ELECTRONIC MATTER THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION OR

EVIDENCE THAT SERVES AS AN OFFICIAL RECORD AND ARE ISSUED BY THE OWNER OR

OPERATOR. THE DOCUMENTS INCLUDE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS THAT INCLUDE BUT

ARE NOT LIMITED TO, CONTRACT FORMS, CONTRACT CONDITIONS, CONTRACT

SPECIFICATIONS, CQA PLAN, CONTRACT DRAWINGS, ADDENDA, AND CONTRACT

MODIFICATIONS.

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CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS

THE REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE

HYDROTURF® SYSTEM. THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS, SUPPLEMENTAL

SPECIFICATIONS, SPECIAL PROVISIONS, AND ALL WRITTEN OR PRINTED AGREEMENTS

AND INSTRUCTIONS THAT PERTAIN TO THE METHOD AND MANNER OF PERFORMING

THE WORK.

CONTRACTOR

ONE THAT AGREES TO FURNISH MATERIALS OR PERFORM SERVICES AT A SPECIFIED

PRICE, ESPECIALLY FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK.

DESIGN ENGINEER

AN INDIVIDUAL LICENSED TO PRACTICE AS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR A

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FIRM THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE

PROJECT CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS.

EARTHWORK

A GENERAL ENGINEERING TERM RELATING TO THE RELOCATION AND UTILIZATION OF

SOIL DURING THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION.

ENGINEERED TURF

COMPONENT 3 OF THE HYDROTURF® SYSTEM. A SYNTHETIC STRUCTURED MATERIAL

CONSISTING OF ONE OR MORE GEOTEXTILES TUFTED WITH POLYETHYLENE YARNS THAT

RESEMBLE GRASS BLADES.

FINAL COVER SYSTEM EVALUATION RECO/CORT (FCSER)

UPON SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OF CLOSURE ACTIVITIES, THE CO/COR IS

RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DOCUMENTATION OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES RELATING TO

THE PROJECT, AND ANY OTHER INSPECTIONS OR VERIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY THE

REGULATORY AUTHORITY. THE FCSER WILL BE SIGNED AND STAMPED BY THE CO/COR

AND INCLUDE DOCUMENTATION NECESSARY FOR CERTIFICATION CLOSURE.

FISH MOUTH

A SEMI-CONICAL OPENING OF THE SEAM THAT IS FORMED BY AN EDGE WRINKLE IN

ONE SHEET OF THE GEOMEMBRANE COMPONENT.

GEOMEMBRANE

A SYNTHETIC LINING MATERIAL THAT IS ALSO KNOWN AS COMPONENT 2 AND/OR

AGRU SUPER GRIPNET® HDPE GEOMEMBRANE LINER AS IT RELATES TO THE

HYDROTURF® SYSTEM. USED AS THE PRIMARY BARRIER TO INFILTRATION AND

EXFILTRATION OF COVERED MATERIALS. ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE GEOMEMBRANE

COMPONENT THROUGHOUT THIS DOCUMENT.

GSI

GEOSYNTHETIC INSTITUTE

475 KEDRON AVENUE

FOLSOM, PA 19033-1208 USA

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TEL (610) 522-8440

FAX (610) 522-8441

HYDROBINDER®

A PROPRIETARY CEMENTITIOUS INFILL UTILIZED AS AN INFILL WHERE HIGHER SURFACE

WATER VELOCITIES MAY OCCUR AS WELL AS IN ANCHOR TRENCHES WHERE SPECIFIED.

GEOSYNTHETICS CONTRACTOR / INSTALLER

THE ENTITY RESPONSIBLE FOR GEOSYNTHETIC INSTALLATION.

INDEPENDENT TESTING LABORATORY

AN ORGANIZATION, PERSON, OR COMPANY THAT TESTS PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS,

ETC. ACCORDING TO AGREED REQUIREMENTS. THE ENTITY SHALL BE INDEPENDENT OF

OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL BY THE OWNER OR ANY PARTY TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF

THE FINAL COVER OR THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FINAL COVER PRODUCTS USED. THE

ENTITY SHALL ALSO HAVE PROPER LEGAL AUTHORITY WHERE REQUIRED TO ISSUE

OPINIONS AND DOCUMENT THE RESULTS OF TESTS REQUESTED BY THE OWNER.

INSTALLATION SUPERVISOR

THE PERSON ON-SITE WHO WORKS FOR THE GEOSYNTHETICS INSTALLER AND IS IN

CHARGE OF THE GEOSYNTHETICS PERSONNEL AND FOLLOWING THE SITE

SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE GEOSYNTHETICS.

MANUFACTURING QUALITY CONTROL (MQC)

A PLANNED SYSTEM OF INSPECTION AND VERIFICATION TO ENSURE THE QUALITY OF

THE FINAL PRODUCT.

NONCONFORMANCE

A DEFICIENCY IN CHARACTERISTICS, DOCUMENTATION, OR PROCEDURES THAT RENDER

THE QUALITY OF AN ITEM OR ACTIVITY UNACCEPTABLE OR INDETERMINATE. EXAMPLES

OF NON-CONFORMANCES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, PHYSICAL DEFECTS, TEST

FAILURES, AND INADEQUATE DOCUMENTATION.

OPERATOR

THE ENTITY IN CONTROL AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FACILITY.

OWNER

THE ENTITY THAT OWNS FACILITY AND LAND.

OWNER OR OPERATOR REPRESENTATIVE

AN OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OWNER OR OPERATOR RESPONSIBLE FOR

PLANNING, ORGANIZING, AND CONTROLLING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.

PANEL

A GENERAL REFERENCE TO A UNIT AREA OF EITHER COMPONENT 2 – AGRU SUPER

GRIPNET® HDPE GEOMEMBRANE OR COMPONENT 3 – ENGINEERED TURF.

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QUALITY ASSURANCE

A PLANNED AND SYSTEMATIC PATTERN OF PROCEDURES AND DOCUMENTATION TO

ENSURE THAT ITEMS OF WORK OR SERVICES MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.

QUALITY CONTROL

THESE ACTIONS PROVIDE A MEANS TO MEASURE AND REGULATE THE CHARACTERISTICS

OF AN ITEM OR SERVICE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTRACT

DOCUMENTS.

REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE

(WITH RESPECT TO GEOMEMBRANE DESTRUCTIVE TESTING) - A RANDOM SPECIMEN OF

EITHER COMPONENT 2 – AGRU SUPER GRIPNET HDPE GEOMEMBRANE OR COMPONENT

3 – ENGINEERED TURF MATERIAL CONSISTING OF 1 OR MORE CUT PIECES (COMMONLY

REFERRED TO AS COUPONS) FROM THE SAME RECTANGULAR PORTION OF MATERIAL,

ORIENTED ALONG A SEAM THAT IS REMOVED FOR FIELD OR LABORATORY TESTING

PURPOSES.

RIPPLE

SMALLER IN NATURE THAN A WRINKLE. A RESULT OF THERMAL/OR MANUFACTURING

THAT CANNOT BE FOLDED OVER.

SNAPPING

A MANUAL METHOD TO AN OPEN ENDED SEAM TO REMOVE TENTING AS A RESULT OF

THE WELDING OF THE GEOMEMBRANE SEAMS.

SPIKE

A SYSTEMATIC DESIGN FOR INTERFACE FRICTION LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE

SUPER GRIPNET®.

SPECIMEN

(WITH RESPECT TO GEOMEMBRANE DESTRUCTIVE TESTING) - A SPECIMEN IS THE

INDIVIDUAL TEST STRIP (SOMETIMES CALLED COUPON) FROM A SAMPLE LOCATION. A

SAMPLE…