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SECTION 02000

SITE WORK GENERAL PROVISIONS DIVISION 2

West Branch Regional Authority 02000-1 January 2026 Route 54 Sanitary Sewer Extension Project Site Work General Provisions Contract No. WB-1

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.01 DESCRIPTION OF WORK

A. Scope

1. The work covered under Division 2 shall consist of providing all plant, labor, and material required to perform the site work required for the Project, as set forth on the Drawings and in accordance with this Division of the Specifications. The work to be completed includes, but is not limited to, the following general items:

a. Clearing and grubbing.

b. Earthwork/pipeline earthwork.

c. Electric service installation

d. duplex sewage pump station

e. Rock excavation.

f. Drainage and utilities.

g. Erosion and sediment control.

h. Paving and surfacing.

i. Site improvements.

j. Topsoil, seeding, and mulching.

2. Unless specifically noted otherwise, all work shall be performed in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Contract Documents and all work shall be constructed complete.

3. The Contractor shall be totally responsible for the design, purchase, and installation of all construction aids. None of the structures or materials indicated on the Drawings were intended for this use.

B. Related Work Specified Elsewhere in Contract Documents

1. The provisions of this section, although set forth herein but once, shall apply equally to all site work specified and/or provided under the requirements of the various sections of the Specifications.

2. Division 2: Site Work

3. Appendix No. 1 - Standard Specifications for Extensions of and Connections to the West Branch Regional Authority Sanitary Sewer System, April 2014

4. Appendix No. 2 - NPDES General Permit for Discharge of Runoff During

Construction

5. Appendix No. 3 - “Subsurface Soil Exploration Memorandum for Route 54

Sanitary Sewer Extension Project”

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1.02 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Source of Supply Approval

1. Where applicable, all materials furnished for the project to be used in site work must be acquired from a supplier approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (PennDOT), and listed in the applicable PennDOT publications.

B. Reference Specifications

1. Unless specifically otherwise noted in the Specifications or on the Drawings, all site work shall comply with applicable specifications set forth in the latest edition of Publication 408, "Specifications," of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Depart-ment of Transportation.

1.03 SUBMITTALS

A. Shop Drawings

1. Refer to requirements in Section 01340: Shop Drawings, Product Data and Samples.

B. Project Record Documents

1. Refer to requirements in Section 01720: Project Record Documents.

1.04 RESPONSIBILITY FOR UTILITY AND OTHER FACILITY INTERFERENCES

A. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to contact the Owners of the various utilities in the project area, prior to starting work on the Contract and throughout the construction period, to determine the exact location of any structures, gas and water lines, electric power and telephone lines and conduits, sanitary and storm sewers, and other service lines and facilities the utilities may have at the project site, so that the Contractor may locate and protect them, whether or not such items are shown on the Drawings.

B. The Contractor shall assume all responsibility and liability for all property damage and bodily injury that may result from his damaging or disturbing any structures, gas and water lines, electric power and telephone lines and conduits, sanitary and storm sewers, and other service lines and facilities. Furthermore, the Contractor shall be responsible for all damages to utility service lines and facilities that may result from his operations and shall restore same to the satisfaction of the respective utility and the Owner as soon as possible and prior to the completion of the Contract.

1.05 PROPERTY RESTORATION

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A. The Contractor shall be responsible for all damages to public and private properties, structures, fences, lawns, landscape plantings, sidewalks, etc., that may result from his operations and shall restore same to their original condition as soon as possible and prior to completion of the Contract.

1.06 ANTIPOLLUTION MEASURES

A. The Contractor shall perform all work in accordance with Erosion Control Rules and Regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Erosion and Sediment Control (Section 02541), and any local, State, or Federal requirements pertaining to the Work, including but not limited to the Clean Streams Law of 1937, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as amended.

B. The Contractor shall conduct his activities and shall program his earthwork and restoration operations in such a manner that will minimize stream pollution from erosion of earthwork materials during periods of construction and surface water runoff. The Contractor shall reduce the area and duration of exposure of all erodible materials to the greatest extent practicable; required surface restoration procedures shall be employed immediately follow-ing earthwork operations. Where the Engineer so directs in the field, holding basins or other sediment entrapment arrangements shall be installed. Similar provisions may also be required at the discharge of dewatering pumps.

C. Discretion shall be exercised in selecting the number and location of encroachments during construction both in and along water courses, such that minimum earth disturbance and sediment pollution result.

1.07 TEST BORING INFORMATION AND GEOTECHNICAL REPORT

A. There were no test borings completed.

1.08 SALVAGE

All salvageable materials including but not limited to, all existing manhole frames and covers and objects of archeological or historical value, if found or encountered, shall remain or become, as the case may be, the property of the Owner and shall be removed from the Project Area to the Owner’s facility located at 127 Girton Drive, Muncy, Pennsylvania by the Contractor.

1.09 FACILITIES AND UTILITIES

The Contractor must furnish and pay for ALL utilities (electric power, telephone, water, gas, sewer, etc.) and ALL fuels required to properly complete the Project.

It is the Contractor’s responsibility to provide sanitary facilities at the Project site, properly screened from insects and rodents for the workmen during the execution of the work. Sanitary facilities shall conform to OSHA requirements.

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1.10 MAINTENANCE AND HANDLING OF EXISTING SEWAGE FLOW

The Contractor shall provide all plant, labor, materials and equipment necessary to convey the existing sewage flows at all times through and around the construction area. The Contractor shall maintain sufficient pumping equipment and piping at the construction sites at all times to handle the existing sewage flows. The Contractor shall not cause an interruption of sewage flow in the existing sewage collection system. Under no circumstances will the Contractor be permitted to discharge raw sewage into the waters of the Commonwealth or onto private or public property. Raw sewage shall only be discharged into an approved sanitary sewer line. The Contractor shall be responsible for all fines imposed by any Federal, Commonwealth or local agencies caused by the failure of the Contractor to properly maintain and handle the existing sewage flows.

Bypassing will be made by plugging the upstream flow at an existing manhole and pumping the flow into a downstream manhole. The pump and bypass line(s) shall be of adequate capacity and size to handle the flow. At the end of each working day, a temporary tie-in shall be made between the replaced section of pipe and the existing pipe and the bypassing system removed or the pumps shall be manned on a twenty-four (24) hour basis.

A written description the Contractor “Plan of Action” for handling the existing sewage flows must be submitted to the Engineer prior to initiation of construction. The Engineer shall approve all bypassing systems. Approval of the bypassing systems by the Engineer shall in no way be construed as relieving the Contractor of any responsibility under this Contract as related to the protection of the interests of the Owner, the general public and the waters of the Commonwealth.

If any materials associated with plugging, pumping and bypassing sewage flows left in the existing or proposed sewage collection system by the Contractor cause sewage collection system surcharging and subsequent damage to public and/or private property, the Contractor shall be solely responsible for damage to pubic and/or private property and all expenses incurred by the Owner and all property Owners.

1.11 CONSTRUCTION RIGHT-OF-WAY

The Contractor shall be responsible for determining for himself the various widths of existing public rights-of-way on public highways, roads, streets and alleys. The Owner has secured the permanent rights-of-way widths as noted on the Drawings, along the proposed alignment through private properties.

Unless otherwise shown or noted on the Drawings, the Contractor will only have the widths of the existing public rights-of-way, or the Owner secured rights-of-way across private property shown on the Drawings within which to construct the proposed sewer extension. If the Successful Bidder requires additional rights-of-way for his operations, it shall be the Successful Bidder’s responsibility to secure additional easements as required at no additional cost to the Local Government. Any damage to property outside the rights-of-way provided shall be corrected by the Successful Bidder at the Successful Bidder’s expense to the satisfaction of all parties involved.

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1.12 EXPLORATORY EXCAVATIONS TO LOCATE EXISTING UTILITIES

The Engineer reserves the right to require the Contractor to make exploratory excavations in advance of the actual construction of the proposed work to locate existing utilities in critical areas or to determine the type and outside diameter of an existing pipe. Payment for these exploratory excavations will be incidental to the line items as set forth in the Bid Form.

1.13 PROTECTION OF EXISTING UTILITIES AND SITE

1. The Contractor shall take all necessary precautions and provide the necessary plant, labor, materials, services, equipment, tools, utilities, facilities and transportation to prevent the interruption of sewage flow through the sanitary sewer.

2. The Contractor shall prevent the spread of dust and flying particles.

3. The Contractor shall use extreme care to protect any and all private property, property of the Owner, Owner employees, Owner representatives and the public. The Contractor shall be responsible for the restoration of all property damaged or otherwise disturbed to the satisfaction of the Owner, including but not limited to:

a. vehicles

b. lawn areas

c. fencing

d. walkways

e. paved and stabilized surfaces

f. access roadway

g. electrical facilities

h. buildings

i. utilities

j. pipelines and wires

The pipelines may also encroach upon rights-of-way owned and occupied by other utility companies. The Contractor shall conduct this work very carefully to avoid disturbance of those utility lines and shall advise his/her personnel (and those of any subcontractor) of the hazards inherent in working near underground gas lines and/or overhead high voltage electrical lines. Any and all damages caused to existing utility lines or resulting from exposure of and contact with said lines or from other construction activities, shall be rectified by that Contractor which is responsible for same.

It is the responsibility of the Contractor to obtain public utility information as is required to properly complete the work in compliance with the Specifications, and to contact the Owner of the various utilities in the area prior to the startup as well as during the performance of the work.

The location of power, telephone and guide poles along the route of the work, and the overhead lines supported by all such poles, shall be observed and located by the Contractor prior to commencement of the work.

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The Contractor shall be completely and solely responsible and liable for any and all property damages, bodily injuries, financial losses and/or interruption of service that result from or are attributable to their respective construction activities, and which affect water lines, gas lines, electrical lines, telephone lines, drain lines, storm sewer lines and all appurtenances and service facilities connected thereto. Restoration of all such damaged or disturbed facilities shall be accomplished immediately after incurrence thereto.

Water, gas, power and telephone service to dwellings or places of business shall be maintained with a minimum of interruption throughout the duration of the work. No such service shall be intentionally interrupted without the approval of the respective utility company concerned and without first giving due warning to the occupants of said dwelling or business establishment. The area is served by sanitary collector sewers which are being rehabilitated by this Contract to which the residents service sewers are connected. When such facilities are encountered during rehabilitation activities and are damaged, they shall be restored in a manner so that they will continue to operate for that period of time which will be required to complete construction of the proposed sewers and reconnection of the service lines which will connect thereto.

Attention is directed to the fact that some of the proposed work is in close proximity to overhead power lines which transmit electrical currents at high voltages and which, if disturbed or contacted during construction, would be hazardous to construction personnel and/or other persons. The Contractor shall therefore properly protect such wires, pole supports or other power line appurtenances to avoid disturbances to those facilities and shall operate all machinery and conduct all other construction activities in a manner which will assure protection of all construction personnel and other persons against said hazards. Work in the vicinity of the existing underground gas lines and appurtenances is also hazardous because under certain conditions, such materials are flammable and/or explosive and the Successful Bidder shall avoid disturbance and/or displacement of those facilities and shall provide all temporary and permanent supports and other required protection to prevent exposure of same to construction personnel and/or other persons.

Where such lines are exposed during construction and leakage is detected, sewer construction work in those areas shall be immediately suspended, the Owner of the pipeline shall be immediately advised of the condition, and the sewer construction work shall not resume until all repairs have been property completed.

1.14 STORM WATER AND GROUND WATER CONNECTIONS PROHIBITED

The Contractor must not connect groundwater sources, surface drainage, storm water or other uncontaminated or unpolluted source of water to the existing sewerage system or the sewers constructed under this Contract.

1.15 WATERLINE-SEWER LINE VERTICAL SEPARATION

At all locations where a sanitary sewer line constructed under this Contract crosses over or under an existing waterline, the vertical separation between the top of the sewer line and the bottom of the waterline shall be at least eighteen (18”) inches. If it is determined during construction of the sanitary sewer system that the actual vertical separation is less than eighteen (18”) inches, the

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Contractor shall be required to provide concrete encasement for the sewer pipe. The concrete encasement shall extend ten (10’) feet on each side of the existing waterline.

1.16 TRENCH PLUG/CLAY DIKE

The Contractor shall construct the clay dikes where shown on the Drawings. The clay used shall contain less than fifteen (15%) percent, by volume, stone. The stone shall be not larger than two (2”) inches in diameter. Source(s) of clay shall be sampled and tested for gradation by the Engineer and approved by the Engineer before clay is provided to the Project site.

The clay dike shall extend from the undisturbed material at the bottom of the trench to a minimum of one (1’) foot below the bottom of the trench. The clay dike shall extend a minimum of one (1’) foot into undisturbed material on both sides of the trench. The clay dike shall have a minimum length of three (3’) feet. The clay shall be placed in four (4”) inch layers and shall be compacted by mechanical tamper to 95% maximum dry weight density determined by Pennsylvania Test Method No. 106.

1.17 CONNECTIONS TO EXISTING SEWAGE COLLECTION FACILITIES

The Contractor shall be required to provide all plant, labor, materials, transportation and equipment necessary to make the connections between existing manholes and sewer lines and sewer system constructed under this Contract as shown on the Drawings and specified herein. The construction of each connection shall be completed in strict conformance with the details on the Drawings. The Contractor shall furnish all pipe, fittings, couplings, adapters and other materials necessary to make the connections. The Contractor shall take all necessary precautions and provide the necessary plant, labor, materials and equipment to prevent interruption of the flow in the existing sewer lines and manholes. The Contractor shall be responsible for and shall correct, to the satisfaction of the Owner, any and all damages to the existing manholes and sewer lines caused by the Contractor operations. The sewer lateral pipe and fittings shall be as specified in Section 15015: Non-Pressure PVC Pipe.

1.18 RECONNECTION OF UNMARKED STORM AND SANITARY DRAINS

The Contractor shall provide all plant, labor, materials and equipment necessary to reconnect to all existing storm and sewer lines, laterals and building sewers shown on the Drawings or as uncovered during the installation of the new sewer system.

Reconnection of existing storm and sewer lines shall be made using a sufficient length of sewer pipe, as specified in Section 15015: Non-Pressure PVC Pipe of these specifications, and the appropriate eccentric Fernco coupling, or approved equal coupling, with concrete cradle placed under the coupling for support as detailed on the Drawings.