2025-10-01_WAP_Project_Manual_-_Technical_Specifications.pdf

PROJECT MANUAL:

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

WHITING AVIATION PARK

POND EXPANSION

PREPARED FOR:

OCTOBER 2025

BID DOCUMENTS

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POND EXPANSION TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

This Santa Rosa County (Owner) project uses the “Florida Department of Transportation Standard

Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction” as the governing specification for site work, roads, and stormwater construction. This special provision contains specific clauses that add to or revise the Florida Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge

Construction or supplement specifications, setting forth conditions varying from or additional to the

Standard Specifications and are applicable to this project.

The following terms as they appear in the Technical Specifications shall be defined as follows:

Owner: Santa Rosa County

Airport: Naval Air Station Whiting Field

Design Engineer: Moffatt & Nichol

Engineer: Owner’s Authorized Representative

RPR: Resident Project Representative

Florida Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge

Construction FY 2025-26

The FDOT Specifications will be used for all drainage work items identified in the schedule of values including hydroseeding requirements. These specifications can be found at the following link:

https://fdotwww.blob.core.windows.net/sitefinity/docs/default-source/specifications/by-year/fy-2025-

26/ebook/2025-26-ebook-compressed.pdf?sfvrsn=a07d3f95_2

Special Provisions for FDOT Specs

Miscellaneous Specifications

POND EXPANSION FDOT SPECIAL PROVISIONS

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR FDOT SPECIFICATIONS

FDOT Specifications Division II – Construction Details

Section 102 – Maintenance of Traffic

1. Contractor at Contractor’s expense shall give residents and businesses located on the project right-of-way 48 hours notice of start of construction and have maintenance of traffic signage in place prior to beginning any construction. The County may provide door hanger type notices to the Contractor.

Contractor personnel shall distribute notices to each business and resident 24 hours prior to starting any operations that could prevent access to any residence or business. The Contractor should include the cost of these notifications in their maintenance of traffic (MOT) costs.

2. When traffic signs in County right of way are located within the area of construction, the Contractor shall notify the County Inspector for approval to remove, re-set, or relocate any sign. The Contractor shall reinstall any disturbed mailboxes or signs to existing or acceptable condition.

3. If work is required after sunset, all elements of the night requirements for traffic control through work zones as specified in the FDOT Roadway and Traffic Design Standards shall be in place prior to beginning work.

4. At least one lane of road (public right of way) shall be kept open to traffic at all times. Lane closure restrictions are:

From 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM no lane closure.

At the discretion of the County’s Designated Representative, if lane closure causes extended congestion, the Contractor shall be directed to reopen the closed lane(s) until such time as the traffic flow has returned to normal.

All lanes must be reopened to normal traffic within 12 hours during an evacuation notice of a hurricane or other catastrophic event and shall remain open for the duration of the evacuation or event as directed by the County’s Designated Representative.

5. Any road closures (public right of way) will require a minimum of 10 working days notice and

County’s Designated Representative approval prior to closure. The Contractor, at Contractor’s expense shall be responsible for designing and implementing a detour plan, to include signage. Two working days in advance of any road closure, the Contractor shall post signage that can be clearly read by the traveling public notifying the public of the road closure. Portable Changeable (Variable)

Message Signs (PCMS) shall be in place 48 hours in advance of any road closure informing motorists of the date and time of the proposed closure. PCMS shall be provided at no additional cost to the

County.

6. Removal of existing and/or temporary pavement markings shall be accomplished by the following methods: Milling and/or asphalt overlay, sand or water blasting, or other means approved by the

County’s Designated Representative. Grinding shall only be permitted in non-traffic areas as designated by the County’s Designated Representative. Use of black paint to cover existing and/or temporary pavement markings is prohibited.

7. In the event that law enforcement is required for maintenance of traffic, the Contractor shall pay all costs.

8. When a road (public right of way) is closed to thru-traffic, in addition to installing the applicable closure and detour signage to route the thru-traffic around the closure, the contractor shall comply with all applicable portions of the FDOT Specifications and Design Standards to provide for the control and protection of local traffic thru the closed section of roadway, throughout the duration of the closure, day and night, to include advanced warning signs, protective barriers, and 1-way (single lane) traffic operations with flaggers, as applicable.

Section 104 – Prevention, Control, and Abatement of Erosion and Water

Pollution

1. The erosion control plan shown in the drawing package denotes a minimum requirement for the project. It may not meet all the requirements of a stormwater pollution prevention plan required for the NPDES Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge from Large and Small Construction Activities.

Contractor shall be responsible for providing adequate means of preventing erosion and sediment export whether shown in the plans or not, at no additional cost to the County.

2. Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining coverage under the Florida Department of

Environmental Protection NPDES Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge from Large and Small

Construction Activities for all projects disturbing one (1) acre or more. The cost of all items and work required to implement the conditions of the NPDES Generic Permit for Stormwater Discharge shall be included in the Contractor’s bid. When the permit is required, the Contractor shall submit their Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) within 10 days of the Notice to Proceed. The

County will not make payment on any invoices until the SWPPP is received. The contractor shall provide the County with weekly NPDES inspection reports and any other reports required by the

NPDES permits, to include post rain event inspections.

3. Unless otherwise directed by the County’s Designated Representative, all areas disturbed by construction shall be seeded and mulched or sodded within five (5) days after construction in that area.

4. Contractor, at Contractor’s expense, shall maintain all sodded and seeded areas in accordance with the plans. Contractor shall guarantee sodding and seeding for a period of ninety (90) days after issuance of Certificate of Completion. During the guarantee period, the Contractor shall replace at no cost to the County, any sod or grass that dies or is not established 90 days after the date of the certificate of completion, or if the causes for such defects are traced to negligence or poor workmanship by the Contractor. Any sod or grass missing or defective shall be replaced in a manner satisfactory to the County’s Designated Representative. In case of any doubt as to the condition and satisfactory establishment of the sod, the County’s Designated Representative may allow the sod or grass to remain through another 90 day establishment period. After which time the sod or grass in question, if found to be dead or in an unhealthy or badly impaired condition shall be replaced by the

Contractor at no cost to the County. Contractor shall also be responsible for maintenance of grass including mowing to keep grass a maximum of 6 inches in height during the project and through the

90-day warranty period.

5. In general, seed with Pensacola Bahia grass, except in sandy areas, then use unhulled Bermuda. Add temporary grass seeds as appropriate for the season. In urban areas where lawns are maintained in the right of way, the Contractor shall sod or seed to match existing grass or sod at no additional cost to the County. During the months of October through February overseed all sodded areas with temporary grass seed. Seeding rates are as follow:

Type of Seed Coastal (Mar.-

Nov.)

Coastal (Nov.-

Mar.)

Inland (Mar.-

Nov.)

Inland (Nov.-

Mar.)

Seeding rate

(lb/Ac)

Seeding rate

(lb/Ac)

Seeding rate

(lb/Ac)

Seeding rate

(lb/Ac)

Unhulled Bermuda2 90 20

Hulled Bermuda2 60 15

Bahia (Argentine or

Pensacola)

180 180

Annual Rye Grass 90 90

Notes:

1. Table from FDOT 2022 Standard Specification for Road and Bridge Construction.

2. Bermuda shall not be used in areas adjacent to existing or proposed landscaping.

6. When hydro-seeding is used, Contractor shall submit hydro-seeding mix to the County’s Designated

Representative for approval. Mix shall include permanent and temporary seed, fertilizer, mulch, and soil seal. The mix shall give a seeding, mulching and fertilizing rate that is equal to or greater than the seeding rates specified in table above and meeting standards for hydro-seeding technology.

7. Seeding may only be used on slopes less than 4:1 horizontal to vertical (H:V). Sod all slopes between 4:1 and 2:1 H:V slopes. Use lapped and pinned sodding or erosion control blankets for all slopes between 2:1 and 1:1 H:V. Use retaining walls or sand cement riprap for slopes greater than 1:1

(H:V).

8. All stockpiled materials shall employ pollution prevention measures to prevent sediment from leaving the stockpile area.

9. When working in the waters of the state under a state or federal regulatory permit, the Contractor shall take water samples as directed by the conditions of the permit.

Section 105 – Contractor Quality Control General Requirements

1. The Contractor shall have the following Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) plant and laboratory approvals:

a. An FDOT approved asphaltic concrete production plant.

b. An FDOT approved asphaltic concrete laboratory at the asphalt production plant.

2. The contractor shall provide at or prior to the pre-award meeting personnel certifications meeting the requirements of FDOT Specification Section 105-8.

3. The contractor shall provide a Florida Department of Environmental Protection qualified Stormwater

Management Inspector who shall inspect the construction site in accordance with the Pollution

Control Inspection Plan and the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan for the NPDES Construction

Permit.

4. The Contractor or Subcontractor that installs any of the painted or thermoplastic traffic markings and retro-reflective pavement markers (RPMs) for the final pavement surface in public right of way shall possess a current FDOT Certificate of Qualification in Pavement Markings.

Section 110 – Clearing and Grubbing

1. The Contractor shall protect from disturbance or damage all land monuments and property markers.

All disturbed land monuments and property markers shall be properly restored to original condition at

Contractor’s expense.

Section 120 - Earth Work and Related Operations

1. Unless otherwise approved by the project Engineer of Record all Quality Assurance, Verification and

Resolution testing shall be done in accordance with the FDOT Specifications. The County does not have a resolution testing lab. If deemed necessary, the Contractor must be willing to use an FDOT certified laboratory that is mutually acceptable to the County and the Contractor for any resolution testing. The Contractor shall retain and store any resolution test samples.

2. The County shall not compensate the Contractor for overhaul of excavated materials. The Contractor shall include the cost of such overhaul in the unit or lump sum price for excavation or embankment, as applicable.

3. The Contractor shall stockpile, if necessary, and use all suitable excavated materials on the jobsite and haul off any excess upon completion of the job. Topsoil shall be stored in a separate stockpile on

County property or as directed by the County’s Designated Representative.

4. The Contractor shall comply with all federal and state laws, rules and regulations concerning trench excavation safety. The Contractor is solely responsible for any and all claims arising out of the

Contractor’s earthwork operations, to include, but not limited to, excavation, trenching, embankment, stockpiling, compaction, vibration, erosion, runoff, etc. Contractor shall use shoring as necessary to prevent embankment collapse and any structural undermining to include pavements, driveways, foundations, etc.

Section 160 – Stabilizing

1. In order to be paid for Stabilization under Pay Item 160-4 the contractor shall add stabilizing material as need and mix the stabilizing material full depth as described in Section 160. In areas where the contractor’s test samples show the existing subgrade meets the bearing value requirements, the contractor shall still mix and recompact the subgrade per the requirements of Section 160. No payment for stabilization will be made if the mixing is not accomplished.

Section 327 - Milling of Existing Asphalt Pavement

1. Any asphalt concrete millings are to remain property of the County. The Contractor shall haul the asphalt concrete millings to the stockpile designated by the County’s Designated Representative.

Section 334 – Superpave Asphalt Concrete

1. The contractor shall only use a current approved FDOT Superpave mix design.

2. Unless otherwise approved by the project Engineer of Record all Quality Assurance, Verification and

Resolution testing shall be done in accordance with the FDOT Specifications. All testing shall be accomplished using the testing methods that conform to the requirements of the FDOT

Specifications. The County does not have a resolution testing lab. If deemed necessary, the

Contractor must be willing to use an FDOT certified laboratory that is mutually acceptable to the

County and the Contractor for any resolution testing. For plant and roadway asphaltic concrete acceptance, Contractor is to utilize all methods of construction quality control testing in accordance with the current FDOT Specifications. Unless otherwise required in the contract documents, the

FDOT testing frequency(s) shall be followed.

3. For all paving contracts, the asphalt concrete supplier shall allow County personnel or their designated representative(s) to inspect the asphalt production plant and laboratory, and to monitor the on-site laboratory testing of asphaltic concrete during production runs for County projects. If County personnel or their designated representatives need to take asphalt concrete samples from the trucks at the asphalt plant or at the job site, the Contractor shall be responsible for taking the samples and providing to the County in appropriate containers.

4. The Contractor shall stop production of asphaltic concrete in time for the mix to be placed and finished 30 minutes prior to sundown.

5. The County will not allow asphaltic concrete to be produced or placed until the County’s Designated

Representative and Contractor have received satisfactory test results and certified the base to be suitable for paving.

6. Segregated aggregate, surface bumps and depressions, bleeding asphalt concrete, clay balls, poor aggregate gradation, asphalt content out-of-tolerance from the job mix formula, poor joint construction, and noncompliance with the rolling procedures may all result in rejection of the asphalt concrete by the County. In such cases the Contractor, at Contractor’s expense, shall remove and replace the asphalt concrete, or overlay the existing pavement with suitable material. The choice to remove and replace or overlay the deficient asphalt concrete shall be made by the County’s

Designated Representative.

7. The County will not accept nor pay for any asphaltic concrete placed without a County’s Designated

Representative on-site during the entire paving operation. To receive payment for paving materials, the Contractor must give the County’s Designated Representative a materials delivery ticket showing the truck number, the tonnage, the date, and the job name. Contractor’s failure to give the delivery ticket to the inspector may result in the County not paying for the material. If the paving schedule changes the Contractor must give the County’s Designated Representative office 48 hours (2 workdays exclusive of Saturday and Sundays) in advance of the beginning of paving. Failure to give the 48 hours notification will result in shutdown of the paving operation by the County’s Designated

Representative.

Section 346 – Portland Cement Concrete

1. The Contractor shall stop production of Portland cement concrete in time for the mix to be placed and finished 30 minutes prior to sundown.

2. The County will not allow Portland cement concrete to be produced or placed until the County’s

Designated Representative and Contractor have received satisfactory test results and certified the base to be suitable for concrete placement. The County will not accept or pay for any Portland cement concrete placed without a County’s Designated Representative being on site to observe placement, and the County’s Designated Representative requires 48 hours notice (2 workdays, exclusive of weekends and holidays) to schedule its inspectors.

Section 400 – Concrete Structures

1. County’s Designated Representative must be present during placement of all concrete. The County will not pay for any concrete placed without a County’s Designated Representative present.

Contractor shall give 48 hours (2 workdays) advance notice to the County’s Designated

Representative Inspector prior to pouring.

Section 425 – Inlets, Manholes and Junction Boxes

1. Unless otherwise approved by the County’s Designated Representative, or otherwise shown in the plans, inlet basins shall have sump bottoms with drain constructed in accordance with FDOT Index

425-001 Sheet 2.

Section 430 – Pipe Culverts

1. The County defines a cross drain as a pipe culvert that crosses a road. Cross drain criteria also applies to a drain going under an intersecting road. A side drain is a pipe going under a commercial or residential driveway. A storm sewer is any pipe system connecting inlet boxes, or a combination of inlet boxes, headwalls, or other pipe end treatments. Storm sewer criteria shall also apply to a long run of pipe that is clearly not a cross drain or side drain.

2. Unless otherwise approved by the County’s Designated Representative, the type of pipe material shown in the project plans will be used for bidding and construction purposes.

3. Unless otherwise approved by the project Engineer of Record all Quality Assurance, Verification and

Resolution testing shall be done in accordance with the FDOT Specifications. The County does not have a resolution testing lab. If deemed necessary, the Contractor must be willing to use an FDOT certified laboratory that is mutually acceptable to the County and the Contractor for any resolution testing. The County will retain and store any resolution test samples.

4. Unless otherwise shown on the plans, the cost per linear foot for the installation of any drainage pipe or structure under a roadway that requires a roadway cut shall include the cost of patching the roadway cut in accordance with the contract documents.

5. Only PVC, RCP, ERCP, and HDPE meeting requirements of the FDOT specifications are suitable for

County projects. Only concrete pipe will be allowed for cross drains, and concrete or PVC/HDPE will be allowed for side drains. HDPE and PVC pipes are allowed under driveways if they are part of a storm sewer system and have enough burial depth to meet the greater of FDOT or manufacturer’s requirements for H20 traffic loading. Unless otherwise approved by the County’s Designated

Representative the pipe materials shown in the plans shall be used.

6. Unless otherwise approved by the County’s Designated Representative, the contractor is to inspect all pipes laid for County projects with video equipment per FDOT Specification Section 430 and the tape provided to the County’s Designated Representative.

7. The Contractor shall excavate, construct, and place all pipelines, concrete work, fill, and bedding rock, in the dry. In addition, the Contractor shall not make the final 24 inches of excavation until the water level is a minimum of one foot below proposed bottom of excavation. For purposes of these specifications, “in-the-dry” is defined to be within 2% of the optimum moisture content of the soil.

The County reserves the right to ask the Contractor to demonstrate that the water level is a minimum of one foot below proposed bottom of excavation before allowing the construction to proceed.

Section 530 – Riprap

1. Unless otherwise specified in the plans, riprap shall be a durable stone with a minimum unit weight of

165 pounds per cubic foot. Riprap gradation shall consist of reasonably well graded durable rock with a medium stone size of 80 pounds and not over 10 percent larger than 200 pounds. There shall be sufficient small stones and spalls to approximately fill the void between the larger stones.

END OF FDOT SPECIAL PROVISIONS SECTION