North_Creek_Paving_specs.pdf

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

101 - Terms, Format, and Definitions

101.01 Meaning of Terms

101.03 Abbreviations

101.04 Definitions

102 - Bid, Award, and Execution of Contract

102 Bid, Award, and Execution of Contract

103 - Scope of Work

Deletions

104 - Control of Work

Deletions

104.06 Use of Roads by Contractor

105 - Control of Material

105.02 Material Sources

105.02(a) Government-provided sources

105.05 Use of Material Found in the Work

106 - Acceptance of Work

106.07 Delete

107 - Legal Relations and Responsibility to the Public

107.05 Responsibility for Damage Claims

107.06 Contractor’s Responsibility for Work

107.09 Legal Relationship of the Parties

107.10 Environmental Protection

108 - Prosecution and Progress

108 Delete

109 - Measurement and Payment

109 Deletions

109.02 Measurement Terms and Definitions

155 - Schedules for Construction Contracts

155 Delete

201 - Clearing and Grubbing

201.01 Description

209 - Structure Excavation and Backfill

209.10 Backfill

209.11 Compacting

Table 209-1 Sampling and Testing Requirements

308 - Minor Crushed Aggregate

403 - Hot Asphalt Concrete Pavement

403.06 Surface Preparation

602 - Culverts and Drains

602.03 General

625 - Turf Establishment

625.03 General

Table 625-1

Item

Type

Lb/Acre

625.04 Preparing Seedbed

625.05 Watering

625.07 Seeding

(a) Dry method

625.09 Protecting and Caring for Seeded Areas

633 - Permanent Traffic Control

633.02 Material

633.03 General

633.05 Panels

705 - Rock

705.02 Riprap Rock

718 - Traffic Signing and Marking Material

718.02 Reserved

718.02 Protective Overlay Film and Edge Film

718.05 Aluminum Panels

Preface

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The Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture has adopted FP-03 for construction of

National Forest System Roads.

101 - Terms, Format, and Definitions

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101.01 Meaning of Terms

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101.03 Abbreviations.

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AFPA

MSHA

NIST

NESC

WCLIB

American Forest and Paper Association

Mine Safety and Health Administration

National Institute of Standards and Technology

National Electrical Safety Code

West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau

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mp Milepost ppm Part Per Million

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101.04 Definitions.

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Bid Schedule--The Schedule of Items.

Bridge--No definition.

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--No definition.

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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.

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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.

Design Quantity--“Design quantity” is a Forest Service method of measurement from the FS-96

Forest Service Specifications for the Construction of Roads and Bridges. Under these FP specifications this term is replaced by the term “Contract Quantities”.

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.

Pioneer Road--Temporary construction access built along the route of the project.

Purchaser--The individual, partnership, joint venture, or corporation contracting with the

Government under the terms of a Timber Sale Contract and acting independently or through agents, employees, or subcontractors.

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.

Schedule of Items--A schedule in the contract that contains a listing and description of construction items, quantities, units of measure, unit price, and amount.

Utilization Standards--The minimum size and percent soundness of trees described in the specifications to determine merchantable timber.

Add Figure 101-1—Illustration of road structure terms:

Figure 101-1—Illustration of road structure terms.

102 - Bid, Award, and Execution of Contract

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102 Bid, Award, and Execution of Contract

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103 - Scope of Work

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Deletions

Delete all but subsection 103.01 Intent of Contract.

104 - Control of Work

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Deletions

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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 authorizations designated in the Road Order(s) or described in the contract, when such use will not damage the roads or national forest resources, and when traffic can be accommodated safely.

105 - Control of Material

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105.02 Material Sources.

105.02(a) Government-provided sources.

Comply with the requirements of 30 CFR 56, subparts B and H. Use all suitable material for aggregate regardless of size unless otherwise designated. When required, re-establish vegetation in disturbed areas according to section 625.

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105.05 Use of Material Found in the Work.

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Materials produced or processed from Government lands in excess of the quantities required for performance of this contract are the property of the Government. The Government is not obligated to make reimbursement for the cost of producing these materials.

106 - Acceptance of Work

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106.07 Delete

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107 - Legal Relations and Responsibility to the Public

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107.05 Responsibility for Damage Claims.

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107.06 Contractor’s Responsibility for Work.

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“except as provided in Subsection 106.07”.

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107.09 Legal Relationship of the Parties.

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107.10 Environmental Protection.

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Design and locate equipment repair shops, stationary refueling sites, or other facilities to minimize the potential and impacts of hazardous material spills on Government land.

Before beginning any work, submit a Hazardous Spill Plan. List actions to be taken in the event of a spill. Incorporate preventive measures to be taken, such as the location of mobile refueling facilities, storage and handling of hazardous materials, and similar information. Immediately notify the CO of all hazardous material spills. Provide a written narrative report form no later than 24 hours after the initial report and include the following:

Description of the item spilled (including identity, quantity, manifest number, and other identifying information).

Whether amount spilled is EPA or state reportable, and if so whether it was reported, and to whom.

Exact time and location of spill including a description of the area involved.

Containment procedures.

Summary of any communications the Contractor had with news media, Federal, state and local regulatory agencies and officials, or Forest Service officials.

Description of clean-up procedures employed or to be employed at the site including final disposition and disposal location of spill residue.

When available provide copies of all spill related clean up and closure documentation and correspondence from regulatory agencies.

The Contractor is solely responsible for all spills or leaks that occur during the performance of this contract. Clean up spills or leaks to the satisfaction of the CO and in a manner that complies with Federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

108 - Prosecution and Progress

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108 Delete.

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109 - Measurement and Payment

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109 Deletions

Delete the following entire subsections:

109.06 Pricing of Adjustments.

109.07 Eliminated Work.

109.08 Progress Payments.

109.09 Final Payment.

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109.02 Measurement Terms and Definitions.

(b) Contract quantity.

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Contract quantities will be adjusted only when there are errors in the original design of 15% or more.

Change the following:

“(b) Cubic yard” to “(c) Cubic yard”.

Add the following definition:

(p) Thousand Board Feet (Mbf). 1,000 board feet based on nominal widths, thickness, and extreme usable length of each piece of lumber or timber actually incorporated in the job. For glued laminated timber, 1,000 board feet based on actual width, thickness, and length of each piece actually incorporated in the job.

155 - Schedules for Construction Contracts

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155 Delete.

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201 - Clearing and Grubbing

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201.01 Description

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This work consists of clearing and grubbing within clearing limits and other designated areas.

209 - Structure Excavation and Backfill

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209.10 Backfill.

(a) General.

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Replace any pipe that is distorted by more than 5 percent of nominal dimensions, or that is ruptured or broken.

Do not place or backfill pipe that meets any of the following conditions until the excavation and foundation have been approved in writing by the CO:

Embankment height greater than 6 feet at subgrade centerline.

Installation in a protected streamcourse.

Round pipe with a diameter of 48 inches or greater.

Pipe arches with a span of 50 inches or greater.

Any box culvert of structure other than pipe culverts.

(b) Pipe culverts.

(1) Pipe culverts with compacted backfill.

Add the following:

Excavate an area on each side of the pipe as needed to effectively achieve compaction requirements. Backfill without damaging or displacing the pipe.

Complete backfilling of the trench with suitable material.

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209.11 Compacting.

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Compact backfill using designated compaction method A, B, or C:

Method A. Ensure that backfill density exceeds the density of the surrounding embankment.

Method B. Adjust the moisture content of the backfill material to a moisture content suitable for compaction. Compact each layer using appropriate compaction equipment until visual displacement ceases. For compaction under sections 252, 254, 255, 257, 258 and 262 compact with a vibratory steel wheeled roller with a mass of at least 8 tons.

Method C. Determine optimum moisture content and maximum density according to

AASHTO T 99 method C. Adjust the moisture content of the backfill material to a moisture content suitable for compaction. Compact material placed in all layers to at least 95 percent of the maximum density. Determine the in place density and moisture content according to

AASHTO T 310 or other approved test procedures.

Table 209-1 Sampling and Testing Requirements

(2) Compaction methods (A) and (B) do not require AASHTO T-99 or T-310 test methods for foundation fill.

308 - Minor Crushed Aggregate

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Description

308.01 This work consists of placing Government furnished aggregate or furnishing and placing crushed aggregate for bedding, backfill and roadway aggregate course.

Material

308.02 Conform to the following Subsections:

Crushed aggregate 703.06

Water 725.01

Construction Requirements

308.03 Preparing Surface. Prepare the roadway surface on which aggregate course is placed as shown on the plans.

308.04 Placing Crushed Aggregate.

(a) Roadway aggregate. Mix the aggregate and adjust the moisture content to obtain a uniform mixture with a moisture content suitable for compaction. Spread and shape the mixture on the prepared surface in a uniform layer.

Do not place the mixture in a layer exceeding 6 inches in compacted thickness. When more than one layer is necessary, compact each layer according to Subsection 308.05(a) before placing the next layer.

(b) Bedding and backfill aggregate. Place and shape the mixture in layers that, when compacted, do not exceed 6 inches in depth.

308.05 Compacting and Finishing Crushed Aggregate.

(a) Roadway aggregate. Compact using the methods below, specified in the Schedule of

Items.

(1) Method 1. Operate equipment over the full width of spread aggregate.

(2) Method 2. Compact the aggregate by operating compaction equipment over the total width until visible deformation ceases. A minimum of three complete roller passes shall be made at a moisture content suitable for compaction.

(b) Bedding and backfill aggregate. Compact in 6 inch lifts by using a Forest Service approved mechanical compactor until no visible deformation is observed over the entire area of aggregate.

308.06 Acceptance. Crushed aggregate will be evaluated under Subsections 106.02 and 106.03.

Furnish a production certification including gradation and quality properties for each source.

Construction of roadway aggregate courses will be evaluated under Subsections 106.02 and

106.04. Method 2 compaction will be evaluated under Section 106.04.

Placement of bedding and backfill aggregate will be evaluated under Subsection 106.02 and

Section 209.

Preparation of the surfaces on which crushed aggregate is placed will be evaluated under Section

303 and 209 as applicable.

Measurement

308.07 Measure the Section 308 items listed in the bid schedule according to Subsection 109.02 and the following as applicable.

Measure crushed aggregate by the cubic yard in-place on the road.

Measure width horizontally to include the top of aggregate width including designed widenings.

Measure the length horizontally along the centerline of the roadway.

Payment

308.08 The accepted quantities will be paid at the contract price per unit of measurement for the

Section 308 pay item listed in the bid schedule. Payment will be full compensation for the work prescribed in this Section. See Subsection 109.05.

403 - Hot Asphalt Concrete Pavement

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403.06 Surface Preparation.

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Prelevel dips, depressions, sags, excessive or nonexistent crown, or other surface irregularities with hot asphalt concrete according to Section 404. Spread and compact the hot asphalt concrete in layers parallel to the grade line not exceeding 2 inches in compacted depth.

602 - Culverts and Drains

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602.03 General.

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Ensure that the final installed alignment of all pipe allows no reverse grades, and does not permit horizontal and vertical alignments to vary from a straight line drawn from center of inlet to center of outlet by more than 2 percent of pipe center length or 1.0 feet, whichever is less.

625 - Turf Establishment

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625.03 General.

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Apply turf establishment uniformly to finished slopes, ditches, and other designated areas within

14 days after completion of construction. All disturbed areas shall be seeded and mulched either temporarily or permanently within 60 days of disturbance. The seed mixture and application rates for seed, fertilizer, lime, and mulch shall be as shown in Table 625-1. Do not seed during windy weather or when the ground is excessively wet, frozen, snow covered, extremely dry, cloddy, compacted, or not friable.

Table 625-1

Item Type Lb/Acre

Seed

Perennial Rye Grass (Manhatten, Pennfire, or Linn) 50

Creeping Red Fescue 30

*Red Clover 15

Annual Ryegrass 30

Fertilizer 10-10-10 (or equivalent nutrients) 1500

Lime Agricultural Limestone 3000

Mulch Wood or Cellulose Fiber, or Recycled Paper 2000

Straw 4000

*To be inoculated per manufacturer.

When seeding from October 15 to March 1, 30 lbs/acre of Cereal Rye (Abruzzi) shall be added to the seed mixture.

The contractor shall notify the CO at least 24 hours prior to all seeding.

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625.04 Preparing Seedbed.

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The areas to be seeded shall be finished as required by other applicable sections to the lines and grades described in the specifications and shown on the plans. Remove all weeds, sticks, stones, and other debris detrimental to application, growth, or maintenance of the turf. Areas that are damaged by erosion or other causes shall be restored. The surface soil shall be in a roughened condition favorable for germination and growth.

Ground agricultural limestone, when required, shall be applied uniformly either prior to or after soil preparation at the rate specified in Table 625-1.

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625.05 Watering.

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625.07 Seeding.

(a) Dry method.

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Mechanical seeders, seed drills, landscape seeders, cultipacker seeders, fertilizer spreaders, or other approved mechanical seeding equipment shall be used to apply the seed, or seed and fertilizer in the amounts and mixtures specified in Table 625-1. Hand operated seeding devices may be used when seed, fertilizer, and ground limestone are applied in dry form.

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625.09 Protecting and Caring for Seeded Areas.

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The contractor shall be responsible for protecting and caring for seeded areas until final acceptance of the work. Repair all damage to seeded areas by reseeding, refertilizing, and remulching. The contractor shall repair all damage to seeded areas caused by his construction operations or weather caused, without additional compensation.

633 - Permanent Traffic Control

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633.02 Material.

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Protective Overlay Film 718.02

Edge Film 718.02

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633.03 General.

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Furnish traffic control devices and guide signs according to the MUTCD, approved USDA-FS and state supplements, the current edition of USDA-FS EM-7100-15 Sign and Poster Guidelines for the Forest Service, and Standard Highway Signs published by FHWA. Submit the sign list for approval before ordering.

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633.05 Panels.

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Apply protective overlay film and top edge film as required and according to with manufacturer’s recommendations.

Delete the sentence: “Use antitheft fasteners where possible” in the fifth paragraph and replace it with the following: “For each sign panel use at least one antitheft fastener.”

705 - Rock

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705.02 Riprap Rock.

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Gradation Requirements for Riprap

Class Percent of

Rock by Mass

Mass

(pounds)

Approximate Cubic

Dimension b,c

(inches)

20 22 to 33 6 to 8

30 11 to 22 5 to 6

40 1 to 11 2 to 5 a 0 to 1 0 to 2

20 55 to 110 8 to 10

30 22 to 55 6 to 8

40 2 to 22 3 to 6

0 to 2 0 to 3

20 220 to 330 14 to 16

30 110 to 220 10 to 14

40 11 to 110 5 to10

0 to 11 0 to 5

20 550 to 770 18 to 20

30 220 to 570 14 to 18

40 22 to 220 6 to 14

0 to 22 0 to 6

4a

20 770 to1353 20 to 24

30 330 to 770 16 to 20

40 33 to 330 7 to16

0 to 33 0 to 7

20 1540 to 2200 26 to 28

30 1100 to 1540 20 to 26

40 55 to 1100 8 to 20

0 to 55 0 to 8

20 1870 to 3520 28 to 34

30 1100 to 1870 22 to 28

40 110 to 1100 10 to 22

0 to 110 0 to 10

20 4400 to 5940 35 to 39

30 2200 to 4400 28 to 35

40 220 to 2200 14 to 28

0 to 220 0 to 14

20 7000 to 10000 42 to 47

30 4000 to 7000 35 to 42

40 400 to 4000 16 to 35

0 to 400 0 to 16

(a) Furnish spall and rock fragments graded to provide a stable dense mass.

(b) The volume of a rock with these cubic dimensions has a mass approximately equal to the specified rock mass.

(c) Furnish rock with breadth and thickness at least one-third its length.

718 - Traffic Signing and Marking Material

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718.02 Reserved.

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718.02 Protective Overlay Film and Edge Film.

Protective overlay film will be a high performance flouropolymer film such as 3M Scotchlite

Premium Protective Overlay Film Series 1160 or approved equal.

Edge film will be a pressure-sensitive, premium-quality, clear, ultraviolet-resistant, 3 inches wide vinyl film.

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718.05 Aluminum Panels

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Clean, degrease and properly prepare the panels according to methods recommended by the sheeting manufacturer. Conversion coatings will conform to ASTM B-921 or ASTM B-449.