FULL DEPTH RECLAMATION(FDR)

1) SCOPE OF WORK

THE TERM "WORK" MEANS THE CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICES REQUIRED BY THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, AND INCLUDES ALL OTHER LABOR, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR TO FULFILL THE CONTRACTOR'S OBLIGATIONS TO COMPLETE 1.15 MILES OF PAVED ROAD RECONSTRUCTION ON ERNEST BROWN RD(BOBBY BROWN RD TO OWENS RD) USI NG FULL DEPTH RECLAMATION AND OVERLAY.

WORK NOTES: FDR RECONSTRUCTION OF ERNEST BROWN RD (BOBBY BROWN RD TO OWENS RD).

2) Material Certifications and job Mix Formulas for this Project will be presented to the Elbert County Project Manager prior to beginning work.

3) The Contractor will be responsible for mailboxes to be moved back prior to construction as needed to accommodate the required width necessary for all work to be completed in accordance with the bid /contract document. The Contractor will be required to clip shoulders for roadway on this project prior to beginning any roadway milling or paving work. This item will not be paid for separately.

4) The Contractor will be responsible for all quality control testing (sampling, testing and inspections) of materials incorporated into the project. All materials and workmanship shall meet appropriate GDOT specifications. Materials quality control testing types will meet GDOT specifications at a frequency equal to or exceeding that set by those specifications. The Contractor shall secure the services of a GDOT qualified geotechnical testing firm, as an approved Subcontractor, to perform all required tests for Full Depth Reclamation. Test results shall be provided to the County promptly as work progresses. Tests shall meet GDOT Specs for type, method, and frequency. This work shall be considered incidental to the rest of the work and no separate payment will be made. The Contractor will be responsible for replacing any work performed with material from rejected sample Jots at no cost to the County. Elbert County will not accept "in-house" testing from the Contractor. Testing must be done by a GDOT approved "outside" firm.

5) Traffic control will comply with MUTCD and GDOT Traffic Control Specifications. The Elbert County Project Manager will have the right to request changes for traffic control if he feels that changes are warranted for the protection of the Public and the Contract Workers. Those changes can exceed the requirements in the MUTCD and GDOT Traffic Control Specifications but will not be less than those requirements. A Traffic Control Plan, must be turned in at the Pre Construction Meeting and approved by the County Commission Chairman. All signs per this plan must be installed per the plan BEFORE any work commences on this project.

6) The Contractor will provide the cement stabilization mix design as determined by the GDOT qualified technical firm providing the FDR technical support. FDR work includes constructing a 20ft-18ft stabilized base course by pulverizing the existing pavement structure and a portion of the existing base structure and mixing with Portland Cement in conformance with GDOT Special Provision 315 for the entire roadbed as specified by the Project Manager. Cement stabilized base will be +/-20FT-18FT wide and 6” deep. This includes sanding and bituminous priming, at .18gl per SY, meeting the requirements of GDOT.

7) Equipment used shall conform to the requirements set up in 315.3.02 Equipment in the GDOT Specification - Section 315 - Cement Stabilized Reclaimed Base Construction (CSRB). An 8ft drum mechanical roadway reclaimer, mechanical cement spreader and motor grader with automatic slope control shall be used. Contractors are expected to have all the appropriate equipment in good working condition for FDR work. The Project Mgr. retains the right to shut down operations if equipment is inappropriate or in bad condition such that quality of the finished work might be affected. Construction shall meet specifications and the job mix as applicable and recommended by the outside testing company hired by the Contractor, and be completed to the lines, grade, and depth as specified in the details herein or established in the field by the Project Mgr. in order to end up with a smooth ride and smooth accesses to driveways and roads. Any necessary milling or removal of excess material from roads shall be included in the unit price for FDR 315-1000.

8) Adequate job mix designs shall be established by a qualified testing firm paid for by the Contractor based upon representative samples from the roadway to ensure that the base construction meets the requirements of the specifications. The testing firm shall also ensure that the road is constructed to adequate depths. Cost of job mix design shall be included in the overall bid for the work. The Contractor shall re establish the centerline of the roadway by maintaining adequate reference points for the duration of the work and the edge lines and center lines shall be placed back exactly as they were before the work began. Elbert County desires the Contractor to keep the finished road 20ft-18ft in width to the best of their ability and maintain a uniform straight edge line. FDR will be done at 20ft-18ft width and topping will be done at 20ft-18ft in width. The present centerline location must be maintained or as directed Elbert County Project Manager.

9) Asphalt paving will comply with all portions of Sections 400, 402, 412 and 413 in the GDOT Specifications. Asphalt levels will be 220lbs per SY of 19mm Recycled Asphalt Concrete Super Pave, GP 1 or 2 only and bituminous materials with H Lime and 135lbs per SY of 9.5mm Recycled Asphalt Concrete Super Pave, GP 2 only and bituminous materials with H Lime for overlay. A Paving Plan in accordance with Section 400.1.03B shall be submitted to the Elbert County Project Manager at the Pre-Construction Meeting.

10) Driveways and intersecting roads will have aprons paved AFTER the initial paving of the topping for the road. The Contractor is expected to provide a smooth transition between the newly paved road and the driveways or intersecting side roads. This work is part of line item 402-3102. Any work required to "prepare" driveways or intersecting roads for paving will be done by the contractor and paid for in line item 210-0100. Paved or concrete roads or driveways may need to be saw cut to provide a butt joint between existing driveway/road and new asphalt. Transitions must be smooth: No line item will be set up for this work. Contractor may include pay for this work in 210-0100. Any additional GAB needed at intersecting driveways/roads or for shoulders where road is less than 18 ft before FDR and has no substantial shoulder will be included in the line item 310-1101 paid for by the ton. Any unapproved work will not be paid. Driveways and intersections MUST have smooth access as close to original elevations as possible.

11) Disposal of excavated material removed from ERNEST BROWN RD and not incorporated back into the typical section of the road, in accordance with work set up in GDOT Specification 210, shall be the responsibility of the Contractor.

12) Contractor shall supply all necessary water for project. Contractor may contact Elbert County Road Dept. for assistance in providing water for project.

13) Road closures as required during tack and paving operations will require coordination with Elbert County Road Dept. Projects will preferably have one lane open at all times during work unless Elbert County Project Manager approves for both lanes to be shut down.

14) Contractor will be responsible for installing Low/soft shoulder signs. Signs will be installed and maintained by the Contractor for duration of project and County will assume ownership at completion of project. Loose Gravel signs will be put up and maintained by the Contractor as needed. All other construction signage will be the responsibility of the Contractor as well and will be in accordance to the MUTCD and GDOT Traffic Control Specifications and the discretion of the Elbert County Project Manager. The Contractor shall maintain 20ft-18ft width on asphalt overlay.

15) The contractor will not be paid for asphalt tonnage overages that extend onto the road shoulder without prior approval from the County Commission Chairman.

16) The entire contract substantial completion date shall be not more than 180 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed date. The Contractor will be expected to complete the day's work each day 30 minutes prior to sunset. No work will begin until 30 minutes after sunrise. No weekend or Holiday work unless pre-authorized by the County Commission Chairman.

17) Contractors are expected to have appropriately sized equipment for the Contract and sufficient number of hauling trucks and manpower to keep asphalt spreading at a steady rate. The asphalt spreader must be equipped with skis to ensure a level drive surface. A roll pattern must be set up and proper types and sizes of rollers must be used in accordance with GDOT specs. Elbert County reserves the right to shut down work immediately if equipment is inappropriately sized or insufficient for the job, or any aspect of the job is proving to be detrimental to the quality of the finished product.

18) After bid is awarded and work commences, all job tickets, material certifications, asphalt tickets, tack tickets, etc. shall have the Project Number as listed on Contract ID in Appendix H. The Elbert County Project Manager will collect tickets daily. Materials with missing tickets will not be paid for until tickets are produced. All tickets will have the correct information on them such as Project road name, date, time, product, load numbers, truck numbers, drivers, etc. or the Project Manager will have the right to shut down operations until lack of this information that should be present on tickets in a correct manner is produced. The Contractor is expected to comply with Georgia Public Safety Regulations regarding load weights and load covers.

19) Expertise of Contractor: Contractor accepts the relationship of trust and confidence established between it and the County, recognizing that the County's intention and purpose in entering into this agreement is to engage an entity with the requisite capacity, experience, and professional skill and judgement to provide the Work in pursuit of the timely and competent completion of the Work undertaken by Contractor under this agreement. The Contractor agrees to use its best efforts, skill, judgement, and abilities to perform its obligations and to further the interests of the County and the Project in accordance with the County's requirements and procedures, and the Contractor shall employ only persons duly qualified in the appropriate areas of expertise to perform the Work described in this agreement.

20) Temporary striping as needed and permanent striping will be done in accordance with GDOT Specifications 652 - Painting Traffic Stripes.