Solar Ltg Upper Site Replacement - Additional Supplemental Info.pdf

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NIST Boulder Solar Lighting Upper Site Replacement Federal contract opportunity
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1333ND26RNB190033
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This document is a product specification and certification package for a grass seed mixture supplied by Arkansas Valley Seed to LMI Landscapes for a landscaping project at NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) in Boulder, Colorado.

The Foothills Mix is a proprietary seed blend developed for elevations between 3,000 and 8,000 feet, specifically formulated for dryland conditions in the Western Great Plains and Southwest regions. The mixture combines eleven grass species: 20% Annual Ryegrass, 15% Slender Wheatgrass, 12% Crested Wheatgrass, 10% Mountain Brome, 10% Hard Fescue, 10% Canada Bluegrass, 6% Sideoats Grama, 6% Big Bluestem, 5% Blue Grama (Coated), 5% Switchgrass, and 1% Sand Dropseed. The product is designed to grow 36-60 inches under average rainfall and provides excellent natural cover for dryland areas with strong cold and drought tolerance suitable for soil stabilization. Recommended seeding rates are 20-25 lbs./acre for broadcast new seeding or 15-20 lbs./acre for drilled application, with lower rates for overseeding. The certification documentation confirms compliance with Colorado State Seed Law specifications, signed by supplier representative Paul F. Apodaca on January 19, 2022, and reviewed by Dig Studio, Inc. A certified seed analysis report detailing germination rates, purity, and other quality metrics for each grass species component is included in the package.

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A mixture developed for elevations of 3,000 to 8,000 feet to provide natural cover under dryland conditions. Contains both cool and warm season grasses adapted to the Western Great Plains and Southwest region. Has excellent cold and drought tolerance. Good for soil stabilization on poor soils.

Mix contains:

20% Annual Ryegrass

Cool Season bunchgrass with germination in 5-10 days Noted for quick germination. Provides fast green up and root structure to stabilize soil.

15% Slender Wheatgrass Cool season bunchgrass with germination in 21-28 days.

A native species to the mountain and intermountain areas of the western United States and the northern Great Plains.

12% Crested Wheatgrass Cool season bunchgrass with germination in 14-21 days.

Drought tolerant, and winter hardy grass with deep rooted system making an excellent soil binder.

10% Mountain Brome A cool-season bunchgrass with germination in 10-14 days.

Survives on thin, dry or coarse soils, and displays strong winter hardiness. Will produce best in moist deep fertile soils.

10% Hard Fescue

Cool season bunchgrass with germination in 7-10 days.

Well adapted to many soil types and often used for erosion control.

10% Canada Bluegrass Cool season bunch/sod forming grass with germination in 14-21 days. Often used for soil stabilization.

6% Sideoats Grama Warm season bunch/sod forming grass will germination in 14-21 days.

A medium-sized perennial 15 – 30” tall, it is adapted to most soil conditions.

6% Big Bluestem

Warm season sod-former with germination in 14-21 days.

It is tall grass, reaching a height of 6 to 8 feet on most sites when left un-grazed.

5% Blue Grama (Coated) Warm season bunch/sod forming grass with germination in 7-10 days.

This grass demonstrates good drought, fair salinity, and moderate alkalinity tolerances.

5% Switchgrass Warm season Sod-former with germination in 21-28 days Very tolerant of poor soils, flooding and drought. Often used in reclamation of sand dunes and dikes.

1% Sand Dropseed Warm Season bunchgrass with germination 14-21 days Commonly grows on sandy soils but is adapted to medium textured soils also.

Formulations & varieties are subject to change without notice!

4300 Monaco Street Denver, CO 80216

P. (303) 320-7500 F. (303) 320-7516 www.avseeds.com

Characteristics:

• Grows 36-60 inches with average rainfall

• Excellent natural cover for dryland areas Seeding Rate:

• New Seeding:

o Broadcast: 20-25 lbs./acre o Drilled: 15-20 lbs./acre

• Over seeding:

o Broadcast: 10-15 lbs./acre o Drilled: 5-10 lbs./acre

CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE

SOLD BY: ARKANSAS VALLEY SEED

4300 MONACO STREET

DENVER, CO 80216

SOLD TO: LMI Landscapes

JOB NAME: NIST in Boulder ( Foothills Mix )

STATEMENT

WE HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE MATERIAL FURNISHED AND DESCRIBED

BELOW, DO MEET OR EXCEED THE CURRENT COLORADO STATE SEED LAW

SPECIFICATIONS.

MATERIAL SUPPLIED

% Or Pls#/ac DESCRIPTION MANUFACTURED BY 20% Annual Ryegrass Arkansas Valley Seed 15% Slender Wheatgrass Arkansas Valley Seed 12% Crested Wheatgrass Arkansas Valley Seed 10% Mountain Brome Arkansas Valley Seed 10% Hard Fescue Arkansas Valley Seed 10% Canada Bluegrass Arkansas Valley Seed 6% Sideoats Grama Arkansas Valley Seed 6% Big Bluestem Arkansas Valley Seed 5% Blue Grama ( Coated) Arkansas Valley Seed 5% Switchgrass Arkansas Valley Seed 1% Sand Dropseed Arkansas Valley Seed

___________Paul F. Apodaca_______________

SUPPLIER REPRESENTATIVE

Date Reviewed By

No exception taken

Submit specified item

Revise and resubmit

Rejected

Make correction noted

SUBMITTAL REVIEW

Dig Studio, Inc.

Review of this material is for general conformance with the design concept of the project and the contract documents.

Any action noted by this review is subject to compliance with the plans, specification and contract requirements.

Contractor is responsible for installation, coordination, dimension and quality verification.

Theresa Matteson 1/19/22

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BLDG 2

BRIDGE

FOOT

WING 6

BLDG 1

POLE

#9

14' VALMONT POLE

ON 18" BASE

240V 100W HPS LUMINAIRE

KIM #1A/CC17A2/100HPS

PNL

POLE #9

( POLE #9 NEAR B2 LAWRENCE RD PARKING LOT )FED FROM 25KVA POLE-MOUNT XFMR120/240V, 1Ø, 100A MAIN CBPANEL "POLE #9 "N

PC & CONTACTORGFI AT PNL

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(2) 100W HPS CONTACTOREXISTINGTHROUGH

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SOLAR PANEL

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TYPE "II" LUMINAIRE

SEE DWG E2

TYPE "III" LUMINAIRE

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(SEE DWG E2)

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

BOULDER, COLORADO

ENGINEER TECHNICIAN

DRAFTSMAN CLIENT

OPERATIONS

COMPUTER FILE NO.

DATE

NIST SAFETY

DESIGN ENGINEER

CHECKER

WORK ORDER NUMBER

MASC SAFETY

APPROVED BY

SHEET NUMBERCOST CENTER NUMBER

SUBMITTED BY

FILE NUMBER

CHIEF E.M.S.S.

SUPERVISOR ENGRG SECTION1/300 SCALE ( 1" = 25'-0" )

PLAN VIEW

X:PROJECT/B2/FY03EA089/ELECT/2E SOLAR LTS P

BLDG 2 EAST PARKING LOT

SOLAR LIGHTING

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Floor 4

Floor 3

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325 Broadway - State Hwy 93

Wing 2

Marconi Rd

Floor 2

Spine Rd

Wing 4

Wing 6

Law ren ce Rd

24A 23

Compton Rd

BOULDER SITE PLAN

Wing 1 th W ay

Floor 2

Com pto n R d

N.T.S.

12, Floor 2-3-4-5

Green Moun tain Cemet ary

4 5

Millikan Rd

3 3A

Wing 5

Anderson Ditch

Wing 3 Floor 3

Curie Circle26

Compton Rd

25 27

Appleton Rd

TRUE NORTH

Kus ch Rd

3028, Enchanted MesaBLDG 2

EAST PARKING LOT

5) ALL LUMINAIRE METAL COMPONENTS SHALL BE POWDER COATED.

SYSTEM INSTALLATION AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

WITH N.I.S.T. DWG 2E-SOLAR LTS P AND SPECIFICATIONS.

CODE WHICH WILL BE RIGIDLY ENFORCED IN THE INSPECTION/ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROJECT.

THOROUGHLY FAMILIARIZE HIM/HERSELF WITH ARTICLE 690 OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL

EDITION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE REQUIRED TO

BY A RECOGNIZED TESTING LABORATORY, AND INSTALLED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2002

6) ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE NEW AND UNUSED, LISTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSTALLATION

4) ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE DESIGNED FOR 90mph SUSTAINED WIND VELOCITY WITH A

OF MAINTAINING A 5-DAY BLACKOUT CHARGE.

WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND HEAVY SNOW, THE SYSTEM SHALL BE CAPABLE

AT NORMAL SEASONAL AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. IN THE EVENT OF A MAJOR WINTER STORM

2) ENERGY STORAGE SHALL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SUSTAIN A 9-DAY BLACKOUT PERIOD

GUST FACTOR OF 1.3.

FURNISH AND INSTALL SOLAR LIGHTING ARRAY AT N.I.S.T. BOULDER SITE IN COMPLIANCE

SCOPE OF WORK:

3) SYSTEM BATTERIES SHALL BE GEL-TYPE NO MAINTENANCE UNITS.

7) MINIMUM WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS:

SOLAR PANELS: 20 YEARS

CONTROLLERS: 5 YEARS

BATTERIES: 5 YEARS

COMPLETE SYSTEM, WORKMANSHIP & MAT'LS: 2 YEARS

ILLUMINATION OF 1 FT/CANDLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE

1) LIGHTS ARE TO OPERATE FROM DAWN TO DUSK, PROVIDING PARKING LOT WITH AVERAGE

ILLUMINATION ENGINEERING SOCIETY.

EQUIPMENT.

FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO PURCHASE OF SUBSTITUTE

ENGINEERING WITH MANUFACTURER'S CUT SHEETS

SUBSTITUTES SHALL BE ALLOWED. SUPPLY NIST

SPECIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY. NIST ACCEPTED

ALL MATERIALS SHALL BE NEW AND UNUSED, AND

LAB FOR THE PURPOSE OF THEIR INSTALLATION.

ELECTRICAL WIRING SHALL BE STRANDED COPPER

TYPE THHN/THWN AND SHALL NOT BE SMALLER THAN

MANUFACTURERS CATALOG NUMBERS ARE FOR

1. ALL WORK SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE

SHALL BE LISTED BY A RECOGNIZED TESTING

#12 AWG UNLESS SPECIFICALLY NOTED.

2002 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE.

4.

2.

3.

GENERAL NOTES

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THROUGHEXISTINGCONTACTOR(2) 100W HPS

(1) 100W HPSLAWRENCE RD LT

LAWRENCE RD LTS

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FOOT

BRIDGE

KIM #1A/CC17A2/100HPS

240V 100W HPS LUMINAIRE

ON 18" BASE

14' VALMONT POLE

BLDG 1

WING 6

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

BOULDER, COLORADO

ENGINEER TECHNICIAN

DRAFTSMAN CLIENT

OPERATIONS

COMPUTER FILE NO.

DATE

NIST SAFETY

DESIGN ENGINEER

CHECKER

WORK ORDER NUMBER

MASC SAFETY

APPROVED BY

SHEET NUMBERCOST CENTER NUMBER

SUBMITTED BY

FILE NUMBER

CHIEF E.M.S.S.

SUPERVISOR ENGRG SECTION

PLAN VIEW

1/300 SCALE ( 1" = 25'-0" )

APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF

BLDG 2 EAST PARKING LOT

X:PROJECT/B2/FY03EA089/ELECT/2E SOLAR LTS P

UNDERGROUND UTILITIES

LOCATIONS AND BURIAL DEPTHS OF UNDERGROUND UTILITIES

SHOWN ARE APPROXIMATE. VERIFY EXACT LOCATIONS PRIOR

TO EXCAVATION.

MAY 27, 2003

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

BOULDER, COLORADO

ENGINEER TECHNICIAN

DRAFTSMAN CLIENT

OPERATIONS

COMPUTER FILE NO.

DATE

NIST SAFETY

DESIGN ENGINEER

CHECKER

WORK ORDER NUMBER

MASC SAFETY

APPROVED BY

SHEET NUMBERCOST CENTER NUMBER

SUBMITTED BY

FILE NUMBER

CHIEF E.M.S.S.

SUPERVISOR ENGRG SECTION

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SOLAR LIGHTING

BLDG 2 EAST PARKING LOT

X:PROJECT/B2/FY03EA089/ELECT/2E SOLAR LTS P

STAND ALONE SOLAR LIGHT

SOL MODEL PM-160-3B-SHOE36W

1/25 SCALE

1'-6" (0.46m)

(0.3m) 1'-0"

RUUD #HCD SERIES

ROUND BOLLARD

1'-6" (0.46m)

(5.2m) 17'-0"

(0.9m) 3'-0"

(5.2m)

POLE

(6.1m) 20'-0"

17'-0"

SHOE BOX

36W LAMP

LUMINAIRE

CUT-OFF

SB36

NO-MAINTENANCE

BATTERY BOX

GEL-TECH 80 AH

ARRAY

160W SOLAR

36W LAMP

CUT-OFF

SHOE BOX

SB36

LUMINAIRE

(1.02m) 3'-4"

(0.9m) 3'-0"

POLE

(4.9m) 16'-0"

20 FT (6.1m) NEWMARK FIBERGLASS POLE

# MA20-340-(S6)-O-PC-BC4-ABG

SOL 13W PL LIGHT KIT

SOL IOTA ELECTRONIC BALLAST

TYPE "I" LUMINAIRE AS SHOWN DWG E1

2"PVC(2#6 THWN)

(TYPICAL)

SHOE BOX LUMINAIRE

SOL MODEL SHOE36W

16 FT (4.9m) NEWMARK FIBERGLASS POLE

# SA16-C-50-O-PC-BC2-ABG

TYPE "II" LUMINAIRE AS SHOWN DWG E1

TYPE "III" LUMINAIRE AS SHOWN DWG E1

SOL MAX-LITE REFLECTOR

INSTALL ANCHOR BOLTS AND

BASE COVERS PER POLE

MFR'S INSTRUCTIONS

NORTH END SOLAR ARRAY

POWERS (7) SOL SHOE36W LUMINAIRES AND (5) BOLLARDS

SOL BP3160 SOLAR PANEL

(TYPICAL OF 12)

EACH 6-PANEL ARRAY MOUNTED ON

UNIRAC MODEL U-PT/96L PV MODULE RACK

SOL BLS BATTERY ENCLOSURE

(HINGED AND LOCKING)

( ALL SOLAR PANELS FACE DUE SOUTH )

SOL HEAVY DUTY

QUAD. CONTROL BOX

SOLAR LIGHTING CONTROLLERS

(2) SOL ETERNO MODEL C-20

(20) SOL DF-27 BATTERIES

PLAN VIEW

1/25 SCALE

POWERS (5) SOL SHOE36W LUMINAIRES

SOUTH END SOLAR ARRAY

PLAN VIEW

1/25 SCALE

UNIRAC MODEL U-PT/96L PV MODULE RACK

(TYPICAL OF 6) MOUNTED ON

SOL BP3160 SOLAR PANEL

SOL BLS BATTERY ENCLOSURE

(HINGED AND LOCKING)

(12) SOL DF-27 BATTERIES

SOL HEAVY DUTY

QUAD. CONTROL BOX

SOLAR LIGHTING CONTROLLER

SOL ETERNO MODEL C-20

BATTERY

ENCLOSURE

CONTROL

BOX

SOLAR ARRAY

FACING DUE SOUTH

8'-0" (2.4m)

MAX

A

A

SECTION A - A SECTION B - B

SOLAR ARRAY

FACING DUE SOUTH

BOX

CONTROL

BATTERY

ENCLOSURE

(2.4m)

MAX

8'-0"

B

B

USE C.D.O.T. AND CITY OF

BOULDER STANDARDS FOR

DESIGN AND PLACEMENT

OF HOT MIX ASPHALT.

(TYPICAL)

PAVEMENT REPAIR:

(TYPICAL OF 15) (TYPICAL OF 12)

(TYPICAL OF 5)

SAW-CUT PAVEMENT PRIOR

TO DEMOLITION AND PROVIDE

NEW FULL-DEPTH PAVEMENT

REPAIR. (TYPICAL)

SUBMIT DESIGN OF ANCHOR BOLTS &

REINFORCED POLE BASES TO MEET LOCAL

WIND LOADING REQUIREMENTS. DESIGN

SHALL BE ENGINEERED BY COLORADO

REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER.

(TYPICAL)

CONCRETE: 4,000 psi (28MPa) AT 28 DAYS

(TYPICAL)

COMPACT SUBGRADE TO

95% STANDARD PROCTOR

DENSITY. (TYPICAL)

MAY 27, 2003

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