Attach5_CONSTRUCTION NOTES.doc

Attachment 5

AG-87BJ-S-09-0005

CONSTRUCTION NOTES

General The Government shall be responsible for construction staking of the road and parking area. The Contractor is responsible for incidental staking as necessary for quality control and preservation of the government staking.

Item 204 Excavation and Embankment - The tolerance classification for Item 204 is E. Topsoil within the construction areas for both cut and fill sections for both the roadway and parking area shall be removed to a depth of 4” (inches) and stockpiled outside actual construction limits. Stockpile sites shall be field located and approved by the Engineer. All topsoil removal and stockpiling shall be considered incidental to this pay item and shall not be measured for payment. Once the topsoil is removed and stockpiled the roadway template shall be constructed. Excavated material from cut sections shall be used to construct embankments in accordance with the plans, drawings, special project provisions and specifications. Payment for item 204 – Excavation and Embankment shall be full payment for removing topsoil, stockpiling topsoil and excavation. No separate measurements or payments shall be made.

Item 211 Road obliteration – The portion(s) of NFSR #’s 7305 and 7301 to be obliterated are shown on the project drawings and shall be field staked by the Engineer. Obliteration shall include removing topsoil, scarifying, recontouring to existing ground lines, replacing topsoil and covering with extra topsoil from stockpiles. Topsoil placement on obliteration from road stockpiles shall not occur until the constructed roadway disturbance areas have been topsoiled.

Item 301 GFM Aggregate – The Government Furnished Material (GFM) is located in a stockpile in the NE ¼ of Section 33, Township 141 North, Range 103 West. The contractor shall load, deliver, spread and compact the material in accordance to the plans, drawings, special project specifications and specifications. Prior to any hauling of aggregate a haul road inspection must be completed in accordance with Special Project Provision 104.06. The newly constructed portion of NFSR #7305 and the new parking area shall have a subgrade final inspection and be accepted by the Engineer prior to placement of aggregate. The portion(s) of NFSR #730-2 and NFSR #730-3 to be resurfaced shall not be resurfaced until the road reconditioning has been completed, inspected and be accepted by the Engineer. Aggregate for future trail construction (20 cy) shall be stockpiled on the parking area after completion of all other work. Payment is for compacted in place aggregate quantity listed in the schedule of items for this item Item 303 Road Reconditioning – NFSR #730-2 and NFSR #730-3 shall be reconditioned. Reconditioning shall include reshaping the existing road surface including shoulders to provide positive drainage of runoff from the surface and prepare the surface to accept resurfacing. Pay Item 303 shall be complete payment for this work in its entirety.

Item 602 18” (inch) Corrugated Metal Pipe (GFM) – The government furnished pipe shall be delivered to the project site. The subgrade at the staked pipe locations shall be inspected and accepted by the Engineer prior to placement of pipe. The pipe shall be installed in accordance with the plans, drawings, special project specifications and specifications. Pay item 602 shall be for this work in its entirety and no separate measurement shall be made.

Item 624 Topsoil – Newly disturbed areas from construction shall be topsoiled with 4” of topsoil. Excess top soil shall be placed on road obliteration areas. All work to be completed as per plans, drawings, special project provisions and specifications. Payment for this item shall be for this work in its entirety, no separate measurement shall be made.

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