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SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS

FOR

PETER’S MILL RUN RELOCATION

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

106.01 Conformity with Contract Requirements

106.07 Delete

107 - Legal Relations and Responsibility to the Public

107.05 Responsibility for Damage Claims

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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

153 - Contractor Quality Control

153.04 Records

155 - Schedules for Construction Contracts

155 Delete

211 - Roadway Obliteration

211.01 Description

249 - Composite Road Construction

633 - Permanent Traffic Control

633.02 Material

633.03 General

633.05 Panels

718 - Traffic Signing and Marking Material

718.02 Reserved

718.02 Protective Overlay Film and Edge Film

718.05 Aluminum Panels

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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

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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 http://www.nist.gov/�

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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.

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.

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.

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

Figure 101-1—Illustration of road structure terms.

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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

Delete Sections 104.01, 104.02, and 104.04.

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Add the following subsection:

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.

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105 - Control of Material

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105.02 Material Sources.

105.02(a) Government-provided sources.

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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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106.01 Conformity with Contract Requirements.

Delete Subsection 106.01 and substitute the following:

Follow the requirements of FAR Clause 52.246-12 Inspection of Construction.

References to standard test methods of AASHTO, ASTM, GSA, and other recognized standard authorities refer to the methods in effect on the date of solicitation for bids.

Perform all work to the lines, grades, cross-sections, dimensions, and processes or material requirements shown on the plans or specified in the contract.

Incorporate manufactured materials into the work according to the manufacturer’s recommendations or to these specifications, whichever is more strict.

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Plan dimensions and contract specification values are the values to be strived for and complied with as the design values from which any deviations are allowed. Perform work and provide material that is uniform in character and reasonably close to the prescribed value or within the specified tolerance range. The purpose of a tolerance range is to accommodate occasional minor variations from the median zone that are unavoidable for practical reasons.

When standard manufactured items are specified (such as fence, wire, plates, rolled shapes, pipe conduits, etc., that are identified by gauge, unit mass, section dimensions, etc.), the identification will be considered to be nominal masses or dimensions. Unless specific contract tolerances are noted, established manufacturing tolerances will be accepted.

The Government may inspect, sample, or test all work at any time before final acceptance of the project. When the Government tests work, copies of test reports are furnished to the Contractor upon request. Government tests may or may not be performed at the work site. If Contractor testing and inspection is verified by the Government, the Contractor’s results may be used by the Government to evaluate work for acceptance. Do not rely on the availability of Government test results for process control.

Acceptable work conforming to the contract will be paid for at the contract unit bid price. Four methods of determining conformity and accepting work are described in Subsections 106.02 to

106.05 inclusive. The primary method of acceptance is specified in each Section of work.

However, work may be rejected at any time it is found by any of the methods not to comply with the contract.

Remove and replace work that does not conform to the contract, or to prevailing industry standards where no specific contract requirements are noted, at no cost to the Government.

(a) Disputing Government test results. If the accuracy of Government test results is disputed, promptly inform the CO. If the dispute is unresolved after reasonable steps are taken to resolve the dispute, further evaluation may be obtained by written request. Include a narrative describing the dispute and a proposed resolution protocol that addresses the following:

(1) Sampling method;

(2) Number of samples;

(3) Sample transport;

(4) Test procedures;

(5) Testing laboratories;

(6) Reporting;

(7) Estimated time and costs; and

(8) Validation process.

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If the evaluation requires additional sampling or testing be performed, mutually agree with the Government on witnessing procedures and on sampling and testing by a third party laboratory. Use a third party laboratory accredited by the AASHTO accreditation program.

Provide proof of the laboratory’s accreditation for the test procedures to be used. Do not use the same laboratory that produced the disputed Government test results or that produced the test results used as a basis for the dispute.

The CO will review the proposed resolution protocol and may modify it before final approval and execution.

The Government will use the approved resolution protocol test results to determine the validity of the disputed testing. If the Government test results are validated, the Contractor will be responsible for all costs associated with developing and performing the resolution protocol. If the Government test results are not validated, the Government will be responsible for all costs associated with developing and performing the resolution protocol.

If the validity of the Government test results cannot be determined, the Contractor and Government will equally share all costs associated with developing and carrying out the resolution protocol.

(b) Alternatives to removing and replacing non-conforming work. As an alternative to removal and replacement, the Contractor may submit a written request to:

(1) Have the work accepted at a reduced price; or

(2) Be given permission to perform corrective measures to bring the work into conformity.

The request must contain supporting rationale and documentation. Include references or data justifying the proposal based on an evaluation of test results, effect on service life, value of material or work, quality, aesthetics, and other tangible engineering basis. The CO will determine disposition of the nonconforming work.

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106.07 Delete

Delete subsection 106.07.

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107 - Legal Relations and Responsibility to the Public

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107.05 Responsibility for Damage Claims.

Delete the entire subsection.

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107.06 Contractor’s Responsibility for Work.

Delete the following from the first paragraph.

“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.

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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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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.

One of the following methods of measurement for determining final payment is designated on the schedule of items for each pay item.

(1) Designed Quantities [DQ]. These quantities denote the final number or units to be paid for under the terms of the contract. They are based upon the original design data available prior to advertising the project.

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(2) Staked Quantities [SQ]. These quantities are determined from staked measurements prior to construction.

(3) Actual Quantities [AQ]. These quantities are determined from measurements of completed work.

(4) Vehicle Quantities [VQ]. These quantities are measured or weighed in hauling vehicles.

(5) Lump Sum Quantities [LSQ]. These quantities denote one complete unit of work as required by or described in the contract, including necessary materials, equipment, and labor to complete the job. They will not be measured.

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.

153 - Contractor Quality Control

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153.04 Records.

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155 - Schedules for Construction Contracts

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211 – Roadway Obliteration

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211.01 Description.

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(c) Method 3. Close roads by constructing waterbars and felling trees across the roadway.

249 - Composite Road Construction

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Description

249.01 Work. Perform clearing and grubbing, excavation and embankment, and erosion control.

During clearing and grubbing, treat merchantable timber and construction slash, including all trees designated for removal. Excavation and embankment includes borrow excavation; drainage excavation; placing all excavated material regardless of it’s nature; and shaping the roadway, including approaches, turnarounds, ditches and drainages dips. Perform erosion control by furnishing and placing seed, fertilizer, and mulch. Construct the roadway in conformance with the dimensions “shown on the plans” or as staked on the ground.

Material

249.02 Requirement. Materials shall meet the following requirements:

(a) Seed. Conform to the Federal Seed Act, the Federal Noxious Weed Act, and applicable state and local seed and noxious weed laws. Do not use wet, moldy, or otherwise contaminated or damaged seed. Furnish each seed mixture in separate sealed containers. Clearly label each container with the name and type of mixture, net mass, percent of maximum weed seed content, name and address of seed distributor, and mixture percent of each seed component.

(b) Fertilizer. Furnish standard commercial grade dry formulated fertilizer conforming to the standards of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists International, applicable state and federal regulations, and required minimum percentages of available nutrients. Supply the fertilizer in new, clean, sealed, and properly labeled containers with name, mass, and guaranteed analysis of contents clearly marked. Liquid fertilizer containing the minimum percentage of available nutrients may be used.

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(c) Mulch. Mulch shall be grass, hay, or grain straw in an air dry condition or wood cellulose fiber. Mulch shall be free of noxious weeds, mold, or materials injurious to plant growth.

Construction

249.03 Clearing and Disposal. Protect construction stakes and construction control markers.

Remove or treat all trees, snags, downed timber, brush, and stumps within the clearing limits according to the following specifications:

(a) Merchantable Timber. Deck or remove timber meeting Utilization Standards as “shown on the plans”.

(b) Unmerchantable Timber. Treat unmerchantable timber as “shown on the plans”.

(c) Construction Slash. Treat construction slash by one or more of the following methods, as “shown on the plans”.

Method A. Incorporate construction slash into the embankment.

Method B. Construction slash shall be placed outside the roadway in neat, compacted windrows laid approximately parallel with and along the toe of embankment slopes or where shown on the drawings. Material in the windrow shall be matted down with construction equipment to form a compact and uniform pile.

Method C. Scatter construction slash outside the roadway without damaging trees. Limb all logs. Place logs and stumps away from trees, positioned so they will remain in place and are not on top of one another.

Method D. Construct piles that are free of soil, with smaller slash well mixed with larger slash. Buck unmerchantable logs into lengths less than 30 feet prior to placement in piles.

Method E. Transport construction slash to a location “shown on the plans” or designated by the C.O.

Method F. Bury construction slash within the roadway limits. Construct mats in layers and cover the mats with at least 18 inches of rock and soil.

Method G. Construct piles of construction slash in the areas “shown on the plans” or staked on the ground. Construct piles so burning does not damage standing trees. Burn the piles until all the material remaining in the pile is charred or ash.

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Method H. Bury the construction slash outside the roadway at the locations “shown on the plans” or staked on the ground. Construct mats in layers, and cover the mats with at least 18 inches of rock and soil. Slope the final surface to drain.

Method J. Construct a debris mat of construction slash under the road subgrade. Use tree limbs, tops, cull logs, split stumps, wood chunks, and other debris to form a mat. Place stumps upside down and blended into the mat as “shown on the plans”.

Immediately remove slash deposited in stream courses.

Fell all dead trees outside the clearing limits that lean toward the road and are sufficiently tall to reach the roadbed. Fell hazard or unstable live trees designated on the ground outside the clearing limits before felling timber in the immediate clearing vicinity.

Leave stump heights less than 12 inches or one-third of the stump diameter, whichever is greater, measured on the side adjacent to the highest ground. Leave felled trees outside the clearing limits in place, and treat them no further unless otherwise “shown on the plans”.

249.04 Pioneering. Do not undercut the final back slope during pioneering operations. Deposit material inside the roadway limits. Do not restrict drainage.

249.05 Grubbing. Grub stumps within the clearing limits as “shown on the plans”. Stumps may remain in place if they are located outside the roadway or in embankment areas, provided they do not extend more than 12 inches above the original ground nor closer than 12 inches to the finished subgrade or slope surface.

249.06 Excavation and Embankment. Construct the roadway to conform to the typical sections “shown on the plans”. Protect backslopes from being undercut. Embankment may be placed by side casting and end dumping. Locate and use borrow material, remove and treat unsuitable or excess material, as “shown on the plans”.

Place rocks that are too large to be incorporated into the embankment outside the traveled way on the downhill side such that they will not roll, obstruct drainage, or hinder roadbed use and maintenance.

Leave slopes that are to be seeded in a roughened condition.

Shape and finish the roadbed to the condition ordinarily accomplished by a crawler tractor with dozer blade to provide drainage of surface water, unless otherwise “shown on the plans”. Do not permit individual rocks to protrude above the subgrade of the roadbed.

Width tolerance for the roadbed is (+) 30 inches unless otherwise “shown on the plans”.

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249.07 Erosion Control. Apply seed, fertilizer, and mulch uniformly to finished slopes, ditches, and other designated areas as described on the plans within 14 days after completion of construction. The seed mixture and application rates for seed, fertilizer, and mulch shall be as shown in Table 249-1. Do not seed during windy weather or when the ground is excessively wet, frozen, snow covered, extremely dry, cloddy, compacted, or not friable

Table 249-1

Item Type Lb/Acre

Seed

Perennial Rye Grass (Manhatten, Pennfire, or Linn) 40

Kentucky Bluegrass 30

Creeping Red Fescue 20

Annual Ryegrass 15

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

Mulch Wood or Cellulose Fiber, or Recycled Paper 2000

Straw 4000

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.

The contractor shall be responsible for protecting and caring for seeded areas until final acceptance of the work. The contractor shall repair all damage to seeded areas caused by his construction operation without additional compensation.

Measurement

249.08 Method. Measure the Section 249 items listed in the Bid Schedule according to Subsection 109.02.

Payment

249.09 Basis. The accepted quantities will be paid at the contract price per unit of measurement for Section 249 pay items listed in the Bid Schedule. Payment will be full compensation for the work prescribed in this Section. See Subsection 109.05.

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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. Sign panels shall be aluminum or wood, fabricated in accordance with details shown on Attachments A, B, C, and D, contained within these supplemental specifications. The overall width of the sign panels shall be 42 inches. 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.”

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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.

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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.