Attach_1_Jupiter_Inlet_ONA_Southside_Parking_Specifications.pdf

SPECIFICATIONS

for

JUPITER INLET PARKING LOT

Released for Construction

Prepared For:

U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Andrew Peng, State Engineer

Prepared By:

Civil Engineer of Record:

D. Patrick Jehle, Jr., P.E.

License #71528

April 1, 2022

U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGENT

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Jupiter Inlet Parking Lot

April 1, 2022

U.S. Bureau of Land Management

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SITEWORK

02200 – SITE PREPARATION

02300 – EARTHWORK

02700 – COQUINA SHELL BASE

02820 – TEMPORARY CHAIN LINK FENCING AND GATES

02920 – SODDING AND SEEDING

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SECTION 02200 – SITE PREPARATION

PART 1 – GENERAL

1. RELATED DOCUMENTS:

A. DRAWINGS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACT, INCLUDING GENERAL

AND SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS AND FRONT-END ADMINISTRATIVE

SPECIFICATION SECTIONS, APPLY TO THIS SECTION.

B. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR

ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION (FDOT SPECS), SECTION 110, LATEST EDITION.

WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FDOT SPECS AS MODIFIED

HEREIN. REFERENCES TO MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT DO NOT APPLY.

2. SUMMARY:

A. THIS SECTION INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:

1 PROTECTION OF EXISTING TREES INDICATED TO REMAIN.

2. REMOVAL OF TREES AND OTHER VEGETATION.

3. TOPSOIL STRIPPING.

4. CLEARING AND GRUBBING.

5. REMOVING ABOVE-GRADE IMPROVEMENTS.

6. REMOVING BELOW-GRADE IMPROVEMENTS.

B. EXTENT OF SITE CLEARING SHALL BE AS INDICATED ON DEMOLITION PLAN

UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED OR INSTRUCTED. REMOVE ALL ITEMS THAT

INTERFERE WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION

C. CONTRACTOR MUST OBTAIN AND PAY FOR ALL DEMOLITION PERMITS THAT ARE

REQUIRED BY ANY AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION.

3. PROJECT CONDITIONS:

A. TRAFFIC: CONDUCT OPERATIONS TO ENSURE MINIMUM INTERFERENCE WITH

ROADS, STREETS, WALKS, AND OTHER ADJACENT OCCUPIED OR USED FACILITIES.

DO NOT CLOSE OR OBSTRUCT STREETS, WALKS, OR OTHER OCCUPIED OR USED

FACILITIES WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL.

B. PROTECTION OF EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS: PROVIDE PROTECTION NECESSARY

TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS INDICATED TO REMAIN IN

PLACE.

1. PROTECT IMPROVEMENTS ON ADJOINING PROPERTIES, U.S. BUREAU OF

LAND MANAGEMENT PROPERTY, AND ADJOINING RIGHTS-OF-WAY.

2. RESTORE DAMAGED IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR ORIGINAL CONDITION.

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C. PROTECTION AND PRUNING OF EXISTING TREES AND VEGETATION: PROTECT

EXISTING TREES AND OTHER VEGETATION INDICATED TO REMAIN IN PLACE

AGAINST UNNECESSARY CUTTING, BREAKING OR SKINNING OF ROOTS, SKINNING

OR BRUISING OF BARK, SMOTHERING OF TREES BY STOCKPILING CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS OR EXCAVATED MATERIALS WITHIN DRIP LINE, EXCESS FOOT OR

VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, OR PARKING OF VEHICLES WITHIN DRIP LINE. PROVIDE

TEMPORARY GUARDS TO PROTECT TREES AND VEGETATION TO BE LEFT

STANDING. SUBMIT PLANS DETAILING THE TEMPORARY GUARDS TO THE

ENGINEER. FOR ANY TREE DESIGNATED TO BE SAVED PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION

THAT IS DAMAGED BEYOND SALVAGE BY THE CONTRACTOR'S FORCES, A SUM OF

$150.00 PER INCH DIAMETER WILL BE PAID BY THE CONTRACTOR TO THE OWNER.

1. WATER TREES AND OTHER VEGETATION TO REMAIN WITHIN LIMITS OF

CONTRACT WORK AS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THEIR HEALTH DURING

COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS.

2. PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR ROOTS OVER 1-1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER THAT

ARE CUT DURING CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS. COAT CUT FACES WITH

AN EMULSIFIED ASPHALT OR OTHER ACCEPTABLE COATING

FORMULATED TO USE ON DAMAGED PLANT TISSUES. TEMPORARILY

COVER EXPOSED ROOTS WITH WET BURLAP TO PREVENT ROOTS FROM

DRYING OUT, COVER WITH EARTH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

3. REPAIR OR REPLACE TREES AND VEGETATION INDICATED TO REMAIN

THAT ARE DAMAGED BY CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS IN A MANNER

ACCEPTABLE TO ENGINEER. EMPLOY A LICENSED ARBORIST, AS NEEDED,

TO REPAIR DAMAGED TREES AND SHRUBS.

4. REPLACE TREES THAT CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND RESTORED TO FULL-

GROWTH STATUS, AS DETERMINED BY ARBORIST.

4. EXISTING UTILITIES AND OTHER SERVICES:

A. LOCATIONS AND ELEVATIONS OF UTILITIES SHOWN ON PLANS ARE TO BE

CONSIDERED APPROXIMATE ONLY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL EMPLOY THE USE

OF GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR) EQUIPMENT BY A QUALIFIED COMPANY

AND PERSONNEL TO LOCATE, IDENTIFY AND PROTECT EXISTING UNDERGROUND

UTILIZES IN THE AREA OF WORK. ANY UTILITIES SPOTTED SHALL BE DRAWN ON

THE SITE PLAN PROVIDED BY THE ARCHITECT/ENGINEER AND SUBMITTED AS

PART OF THE “AS-BUILT” DRAWINGS. COST OF GPR LOCATES SHALL BE INCLUDED

IN THE CONTRACTOR’S BASE BID. NOTIFY UTILITY AND ARCHITECT/ENGINEER OF

CONFLICTS BETWEEN EXISTING AND PROPOSED FACILITIES.

B. COORDINATE RELOCATION OF EXISTING PUBLIC UTILITIES REQUIRED ON NEW

CONSTRUCTION. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED RELOCATION COSTS SHALL BE AT

EXPENSE OF UTILITY.

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5. MONUMENTS:

A. PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR ALL PUBLIC LAND CORNERS AND MONUMENTS

WITHIN THE LIMITS OF CONSTRUCTION.

B. COORDINATE REFERENCE BY A FLORIDA REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR OF

CORNERS AND MONUMENTS IN CONFLICT WITH WORK AND IN DANGER OF BEING

COVERED, DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.

C. RESTORE DISTURBED CORNERS AND MONUMENTS TO THEIR ORIGINAL

CONDITION UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORK.

PART 2 – PRODUCTS

NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS SECTION.

PART 3 – EXECUTION

1. SITE CLEARING:

A. GENERAL: REMOVE TREES, SHRUBS, GRASS, AND OTHER VEGETATION,

IMPROVEMENTS, OR OBSTRUCTIONS, AS REQUIRED, TO PERMIT INSTALLATION OF

NEW CONSTRUCTION. REMOVE SIMILAR ITEMS ELSEWHERE ON SITE OR PREMISES

AS SPECIFICALLY INDICATED. REMOVAL INCLUDES DIGGING OUT AND OFF-SITE

DISPOSAL OF STUMPS AND ROOTS.

1. CAREFULLY AND CLEANLY CUT MINOR ROOTS AND BRANCHES OF TREES

INDICATED TO REMAIN IN A CLEAN AND CAREFUL MANNER WHERE SUCH

ROOTS AND BRANCHES OBSTRUCT INSTALLATION OF NEW

CONSTRUCTION.

B. TOPSOIL: TOPSOIL IS DEFINED AS SURFACE SOIL FOUND NORMALLY TO A DEPTH

OF AT LEAST 4 INCHES. SATISFACTORY TOPSOIL IS REASONABLY FREE OF

SUBSOIL, CLAY LUMPS, STONES, AND OTHER OBJECTS OVER 2 INCHES IN

DIAMETER, AND WITHOUT WEEDS, ROOTS, AND OTHER OBJECTIONABLE

MATERIAL.

1. STRIP TOPSOIL TO WHATEVER DEPTHS ENCOUNTERED IN A MANNER TO

PREVENT INTERMINGLING WITH UNDERLYING SUBSOIL OR OTHER

OBJECTIONABLE MATERIAL. REMOVE HEAVY GROWTHS OF GRASS FROM

AREAS BEFORE STRIPPING.

a. WHERE EXISTING TREES ARE INDICATED TO REMAIN, LEAVE

EXISTING TOPSOIL IN PLACE WITHIN DRIP LINES TO PREVENT

DAMAGE TO ROOT SYSTEM.

2. STOCKPILE TOPSOIL AND OTHER REUSABLE SOILS IN STORAGE PILES IN

AREAS INDICATED OR DIRECTED. CONSTRUCT STORAGE PILES TO

PROVIDE FREE DRAINAGE OF SURFACE WATER. COVER STORAGE PILES, IF

REQUIRED, TO PREVENT WIND EROSION.

C. CLEARING AND GRUBBING: CLEAR SITE OF TREES, SHRUBS, AND OTHER

VEGETATION, EXCEPT FOR THOSE INDICATED TO BE LEFT STANDING.

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1. COMPLETELY REMOVE STUMPS, ROOTS, AND OTHER DEBRIS PROTRUDING

THROUGH GROUND SURFACE.

2. USE ONLY HAND METHODS FOR GRUBBING INSIDE DRIP LINE OF TREES

INDICATED TO REMAIN.

3. FILL DEPRESSIONS CAUSED BY CLEARING AND GRUBBING OPERATIONS

WITH SATISFACTORY SOIL MATERIAL, UNLESS FURTHER EXCAVATION OR

EARTHWORK IS INDICATED.

a. PLACE FILL MATERIAL IN HORIZONTAL LAYERS NOT EXCEEDING 6

INCHES LOOSE DEPTH, AND THOROUGHLY COMPACT EACH LAYER

TO A DENSITY EQUAL TO ADJACENT ORIGINAL GROUND.

D. REMOVAL OF IMPROVEMENTS: REMOVE EXISTING ABOVE-GRADE AND BELOW-

GRADE IMPROVEMENTS AS INDICATED AND AS NECESSARY TO FACILITATE NEW

CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER WORK AS INDICATED.

1. THERE SHALL BE NO STOCKPILING OF CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS EXCEPT IN

A LOCKED, FENCED STORAGE AREA APPROVED BY THE OWNER. DEBRIS IN

STORAGE AREA MUST BE REMOVED ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

2. DISPOSAL OF WASTE MATERIALS:

A. BURNING: BURNING IS PERMITTED ON OWNER'S PROPERTY. ALL NECESSARY

PERMITS AND AUTHORIZATION FOR BURNING OPERATIONS ARE THE

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR.

B. REMOVAL FROM OWNER’S PROPERTY: REMOVE WASTE MATERIALS AND

UNSUITABLE OR EXCESS TOPSOIL FROM OWNER’S PROPERTY, AND DISPOSE OF

OFF SITE IN A LEGAL MANNER.

END OF SECTION

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SECTION 02300 – EARTHWORK

PART 1 - GENERAL

1. GENERAL:

A. PERFORM EXCAVATION, FILLING, COMPACTING, GRADING, AND DEWATERING

OPERATIONS AS REQUIRED FOR BELOW-GRADE IMPROVEMENTS AND TO

ACHIEVE CONTOURS AND ELEVATIONS INDICATED.

B. PROVIDE SUITABLE FILL FROM OFFSITE IF ON-SITE QUANTITIES ARE

INSUFFICIENT, AND DISPOSE OF EXCESS FILL OFFSITE.

2. SUBMITTALS:

A. SUBMIT FOR APPROVAL TEST REPORTS.

3. QUALITY ASSURANCE:

A. COMPLY WITH GOVERNING CODES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE PRODUCTS OF

ACCEPTABLE MANUFACTURERS WHICH HAVE BEEN IN SATISFACTORY USE IN

SIMILAR SERVICE FOR THREE YEARS. USE EXPERIENCED INSTALLERS. DELIVER,

HANDLE, AND STORE MATERIALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S

INSTRUCTIONS.

1. MATERIALS:

A. FILL: MATERIALS SHOULD BE RELATIVELY CLEAN SANDS WITH LESS THAN 12

PERCENT FINES (MATERIAL PASSING THE NO. 200 SIEVE), AND FREE OF NON-SOIL

MATERIALS AND ROCK FRAGMENTS LARGER THAN 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER.

TARGET MAX. DRY DENSITY OF AT LEAST 100 LBS/CU. FT IN STRUTCURAL AREAS.

1. EXCAVATION:

A. LOCATIONS AND ELEVATIONS OF UTILITIES SHOWN ON PLANS ARE TO BE

CONSIDERED APPROXIMATE ONLY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL EMPLOY THE USE

OF GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR) EQUIPMENT BY A QUALIFIED COMPANY

AND PERSONNEL TO LOCATE, IDENTIFY AND PROTECT EXISTING UNDERGROUND

UTILITIES IN THE AREA OF WORK. ANY UTILITIES SPOTTED SHALL BE DRAWN ON

THE SITE PLAN PROVIDED BY THE ARCHITECT/ENGINEER AND SUBMITTED AS

PART OF THE “AS-BUILT” DRAWINGS. COST OF GPR LOCATES SHALL BE INCLUDED

IN THE CONTRACTORS BASE BID. NOTIFY UTILITY AND ARCHITECT/ENGINEER OF

CONFLICTS BETWEEN EXISTING AND PROPOSED FACILITIES.

B. EXCAVATION IS UNCLASSIFIED AND INCLUDES EXCAVATION TO SUBGRADE

REGARDLESS OF MATERIALS ENCOUNTERED. REPAIR EXCAVATIONS BEYOND

ELEVATIONS AND DIMENSIONS INDICATED.

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C. MAINTAIN STABILITY OF EXCAVATIONS; PROVIDE SHORING AND BRACING AS

REQUIRED BY AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDICTION. PREVENT SURFACE AND

SUBSURFACE WATER FROM ACCUMULATING IN EXCAVATIONS. STOCKPILE

SATISFACTORY MATERIALS FOR REUSE, ALLOW FOR PROPER DRAINAGE AND DO

NOT STOCKPILE MATERIALS WITHIN DRIP LINE OF TREES TO REMAIN.

2. EARTHWORK:

A. COMPACT MATERIALS WITHIN 2% OF OPTIMUM MOISTURE CONTENT AS

DETERMINED BY ASTM D1557 BY AERATION OR WETTING TO THE FOLLOWING

PERCENTAGES OF MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY:

1. STABILIZED SUBGRADE: TOP 12” OF EXPOSED SUBGRADE AND EACH

SUBGRADE LAYER TO 98% OF MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY.

B. PLACE ACCEPTABLE FILL MATERIALS IN LAYERS NOT MORE THAN 12" LOOSE

DEPTH FOR MATERIALS COMPACTED BY HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND NOT MORE

THAN 6" LOOSE DEPTH FOR MATERIALS COMPACTED BY HAND EQUIPMENT TO

SUBGRADES INDICATED.

C. GRADE TO WITHIN 1/2" ABOVE OR BELOW REQUIRED SUBGRADE AND WITHIN A

TOLERANCE OF 1/2" IN TEN FEET.

3. TESTING:

A. PAYMENT FOR TESTING WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR.

B. LABORATORY TESTS SHALL BE PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT TESTING

LABORATORY APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER AND REPORTS OF RESULTS SHALL

BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE ENGINEER. FOR EACH TEST THAT FAILS TO MEET THE

SPECIFIED DENSITY, ONE ADDITIONAL TEST SHALL BE MADE AFTER ADDITIONAL

COMPACTION WORK IS PERFORMED.

C. LABORATORY TESTS:

1. SIEVE TESTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD METHODS ASTM D422

AND ASTM D1140

2. DETERMINE MAXIMUM DENSITIES AT OPTIMUM MOISTURE CONTENT IN

ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD METHODS ASTM D1557

D. DENSITY OF FILL SHALL BE DETERMINED BY IN-PLACE DENSITY TESTS MADE IN

ACCORDANCE WITH THE THIN-WALL TUBE, NUCLEAR OR SAND CONE TESTING

METHODS (ASTM D2937, D2922, OR D1556 RESPECTIVELY).

E. ONE TEST PER 2,500 SQUARE FEET AND EACH LIFT OF FILL IS REQUIRED, WITH

TEST LOCATIONS WELL DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE FILL MASS. WHEN

FILLING IN SMALL AREAS, AT LEAST ONE TEST PER DAY PER AREA SHOULD BE

REQUIRED.

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SECTION 02700 – COQUINA SHELL BASE

1. RELATED DOCUMENTS:

A. DRAWINGS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS OF CONTRACT, INCLUDING GENERAL AND

SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS AND OTHER SPECIFICATION SECTIONS IN THE

PROJECT MANUAL, APPLY TO WORK OF THIS SECTION.

B. THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS REFERENCED IN THIS SECTION REFER TO THE

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR

ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION, LATEST EDITION.

2. DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

A. EXTENT OF PREPARED SUBGRADE AND BASE IS SHOWN ON DRAWINGS.

3. SUBMITTALS:

A. MATERIAL CERTIFICATES: PROVIDE COPIES OF MATERIALS CERTIFICATES SIGNED

BY MATERIAL PRODUCER AND CONTRACTOR, CERTIFYING THAT EACH MATERIAL

ITEM COMPLIES WITH, OR EXCEEDS, SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS.

4. QUALITY ASSURANCE:

A. CODES AND STANDARDS: COMPLY WITH FDOT STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS,

LATEST EDITION, AND WITH LOCAL GOVERNING REGULATIONS IF MORE

STRINGENT THAN HEREIN SPECIFIED.

5. GRADE CONTROL: ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED LINES AND ELEVATIONS.

A. GENERAL: USE LOCALLY AVAILABLE MATERIALS.

B. CEMENTED COQUINA SHELL MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF FDOT SECTION 200

AND 911.

C. MATERIALS TO BE USED AS CEMENTED COQUINA BASE OR STABILIZED BASE,

SHALL BE DEFINED AS NATURALLY OCCURRING DEPOSITS FORMED ESSENTIALLY

OF BROKEN MOLLUSK SHELL, CORALS AND THE SKELETAL REMAINS OF OTHER

MARINE INVERTEBRATES, WHICH ARE PRESENTLY FOUND AS “DRY LAND”

DEPOSITS AND WHICH HAVE BEEN CEMENTED TOGETHER BY CARBONATES OR

OTHER NATURAL CEMENTING AGENTS.

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D. THE CONTRACTOR MAY USE MORE THAN ONE SOURCE OF BASE MATERIAL

PROVIDED THAT A SINGLE SOURCE IS USED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WIDTH

AND DEPTH OF A SECTION OF BASE. OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM THE ENGINEER

BEFORE PLACING MATERIAL FROM MORE THAN ONE SOURCE. PLACE MATERIAL

TO ENSURE TOTAL THICKNESS SINGLE SOURCE INTEGRITY AT ANY STATION

LOCATION OF THE BASE. INTERMITTENT PLACEMENT OR “BLENDING” OF

SOURCES IS NOT PERMITTED.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

1. EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION:

A. USE MECHANICAL BASE SPREADERS, EQUIPPED WITH A DEVICE THAT STRIKES

OFF THE BASE UNIFORMLY TO LAYING THICKNESS, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING

EVEN DISTRIBUTION.

B. PROOF ROLL PREPARED BASE SURFACE TO CHECK FOR UNSTABLE AREAS AND

AREAS REQUIRING ADDITIONAL COMPACTION.

C. TRANSPORT THE BASE TO ITS POINT OF USE, OVER BASE PREVIOUSLY PLACED, IF

PRACTICABLE, AND DUMP IT ON THE END OF THE PRECEDING SPREAD. HAULING

AND DUMPING ON THE SUBGRADE WILL BE PERMITTED ONLY WHEN, IN THE

ENGINEER’S OPINION, THESE OPERATIONS WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE

SUBGRADE.

D. SPREAD THE BASE UNIFORMLY. REMOVE ALL SEGREGATED AREAS OF FINE OR

COARSE BASE AND REPLACE THEM WITH PROPERLY GRADED BASE.

2. MATERIALS:

A. LIMEROCK BEARING RATIO (LBR) AVG. RESULTS PER LOT – 100% MIN.

INDIVUDAL RESULTS – 90% MIN.

PERCENTAGES OF CARBONATES MININUM – 50%

GRADATION REQUIREMENTS PASSING 3-1/2 INCH SIEVE - 97%

PASSING NO. 4 SIEVE - 50%, MAX.

PASSING NO. 200 SIEVE – MAX. 7.5%

B. THICKNESS: THE THICKNESS OF THE SURFACE SHALL BE AS SHOWN ON THE

CONSTRUCTION PLANS. WHERE A DEFICIENCY OF MORE THAN 1/2" EXISTS, THE

CONTRACTOR SHALL BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE DEFICIENCY TO THE

SATISFACTION OF THE ARCHITECT/ENGINEER.

3. ROLLING:

A. UNIFORMLY COMPACT EACH LAYER, USING EQUIPMENT THAT WILL ACHIEVE

THE REQUIRED DENSITY, AND AS COMPACTION OPERATIONS PROGRESS, SHAPE

AND MANIPULATE EACH LAYER AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE UNIFORM DENSITY

THROUGHOUT THE EMBANKMENT.

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4. FIELD QUALITY CONTROL:

A. GENERAL:

1. IF, AT ANY TIME, THE SUBGRADE MATERIAL BECOMES MIXED WITH THE

BASE COURSE MATERIAL, DIG OUT AND REMOVE THE MIXTURE, AND

RESHAPE AND COMPACT THE SUBGRADE. THEN REPLACE THE MATERIALS

REMOVED WITH CLEAN BASE MATERIAL, AND SHAPE AND COMPACT.

2. SHOULD ANY WORK OR MATERIALS FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS

SET FORTH IN THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, CONTRACTOR SHALL PAY

FOR RETESTING OF SAME.

B. THICKNESS:

1. IN-PLACE COMPACTED THICKNESS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTABLE IF

EXCEEDING 1/2" ALLOWABLE VARIATION FROM REQUIRED THICKNESS.

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SECTION 02820 – TEMPORARY CHAIN LINK FENCING AND GATES

1. SUMMARY:

A. PROVIDE TEMPORARY 6’-0” HIGH CHAIN LINK FENCING IN ORDER TO PREVENT

PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE CONSTRUCTION SITE.

2. SUBMITTALS:

A. SUBMIT FOR APPROVAL PRODUCT DATA, SHOP DRAWINGS

3. QUALITY ASSURANCE:

A. COMPLY WITH GOVERNING CODES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE PRODUCTS OF

ACCEPTABLE MANUFACTURERS WHICH HAVE BEEN IN SATISFACTORY USE IN

SIMILAR SERVICE FOR THREE YEARS. USE EXPERIENCED INSTALLERS. DELIVER,

HANDLE, AND STORE MATERIALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S

INSTRUCTIONS.

A. ALL MATERIALS TO BE HOT DIPPED GALVANIZED.

B. FENCING AND FABRIC: 9 GAGE HOT-DIPPED GALVANIZED STEEL FENCING WITH 2"

MESH, KNUCKLED TOP AND BOTTOM. TIES TO BE 9 GAUGE.

C. STEEL LINE POSTS: 2” O.D. 2.28 LB. PER FT. GALVANIZED. POSTS TO BE SET WITH

MINIMUM 1’-0” EMBED INTO 16” X 8” DIAMETER CONCRETE WHEN SET IN EARTH.

MAXIMUM SPACING IS 10’-0”. POSTS IN SLABS SHALL BE SET IN A MINIMUM 6”

DEEP X 3” DIAMETER ALUMINUM SLEEVE OR CORE DRILLED HOLE AND GROUTED

WITH POURROCK OR SIMILAR APPROVED MATERIAL. GROUT SHALL NOT ALLOW

WATER TO POND AT THE POST.

D. STEEL TOP RAIL: 1 5/8” O.D. .84 LB. PER FT. GALVANIZED. RAILS SHALL BE

CONTINUOUS WITH OUTSIDE SLEEVES. BOTTOM OF FENCING TO HAVE

CONTINUOUS NO. 7 GALVANIZED TENSION WIRE SECURED TO POSTS.

E. STEEL TERMINAL, END, CORNER AND PULL POSTS (TERMINAL POSTS): 2 ½ INCH

O.D. 3.12 LB. PER FT. GALVANIZED. POSTS TO BE SET WITH MINIMUM 3’-0” EMBED

INTO 3’-6” X 8” DIAMETER CONCRETE WHEN SET IN EARTH. MAXIMUM SPACING IS

10’-0”. POSTS IN SLABS SHALL BE SET IN A MINIMUM 6” DEEP X 3 1/2” DIAMETER

ALUMINUM SLEEVE OR CORE DRILLED HOLE AND GROUTED WITH POURROCK OR

SIMILAR APPROVED MATERIAL. GROUT SHALL NOT ALLOW WATER TO POND AT

THE POST.

F. BRACING BETWEEN TERMINAL, END, CORNER, GATE AND PULL POSTS: 1 5/8” O.D.

1.84 LB. PER FT. GALVANIZED. SPACE NO LOWER THAN ½ OF FABRIC WIDTH FROM

TOP OF POST AND TRUSS BACK TO BASE OF ADJOINING POST.

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G. GATE POSTS

1. GATES TO 6 FOOT WIDE: 2 ½” O.D. 3.12 LB. PER FT. GALVANIZED

2. GATES OVER 6 FOOT WIDE: 3” O.D. 4.64 LB. PER FT. GALVANIZED

H. GATE FRAMES: 1 5/8” O.D. 1.84 LB. PER. FT. GALVANIZED

I. GATE HARDWARE: PROVIDE PADLOCK LATCHES.

J. HARDWARE: PROVIDE NON-REMOVABLE GALVANIZED POST CAPS FOR ALL POSTS

1. INSTALLATION:

A. PROVIDE FENCING AT LOCATIONS AS INDICATED ON PLANS.

B. INSTALL MATERIALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS

AND APPROVED SUBMITTALS. INSTALL MATERIALS IN PROPER RELATION WITH

ADJACENT CONSTRUCTION AND WITH UNIFORM APPEARANCE. COORDINATE

WITH WORK OF OTHER SECTIONS.

C. RESTORE OR REPLACE DAMAGED COMPONENTS. CLEAN AND PROTECT WORK

FROM DAMAGE.

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SECTION 02920 - SODDING AND SEEDING

1. SUMMARY:

A. FURNISH ALL LABOR, MATERIALS, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES FOR ALL

SODDING AND/OR SEEDING WITHIN DISTURBED AREAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH

THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.

B. COMPLETELY COORDINATE WITH WORK OF ALL OTHER TRADES.

C. LOCATION OF WORK

1. ESTABLISH LAWNS BY SODDING ON ALL DISTURBED AREAS, AS

INDICATED ON THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS, WHICH ARE NOT OCCUPIED

BY OTHER PLANTING OR CONSTRUCTION.

2. ALL DISTURBED AREAS NOT INDICATED TO BE SODDED ON THE

CONSTRUCTION PLANS SHALL BE SEEDED AND SUBSEQUENTLY COVERED

WITH DISC-ANCHORED MULCH.

3. EXISTING SODDED AREAS WHICH ARE DISTURBED DURING

CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE RE-SODDED TO MATCH EXISTING.

2. QUALITY ASSURANCE:

A. ALL SEED USED SHALL BE LABELED IN ACCORDANCE WITH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE RULES AND REGULATIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL SEED ACT IN

EFFECT ON THE DATE OF INVITATION FOR BIDS. ALL SEED SHALL BE FURNISHED

IN SEALED STANDARD CONTAINERS, UNLESS EXCEPTION IS GRANTED IN WRITING

BY THE OWNER. SEED WHICH HAS BECOME WET, MOLDY, OR OTHERWISE

DAMAGED IN TRANSIT OR IN STORAGE SHALL NOT BE USED.

B. FERTILIZER SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE SITE IN THE ORIGINAL, UNOPENED

CONTAINERS, EACH BEARING THE MANUFACTURER'S GUARANTEED ANALYSIS.

ANY FERTILIZER WHICH BECOMES CAKE OR OTHERWISE DAMAGED, MAKING IT

UNSUITABLE FOR USE, SHALL NOT BE USED.

C. SOD, SEED, FERTILIZER AND OTHER GRASSING MATERIALS SHALL BE STORED

UNDER COVER AND PROTECTED FROM DAMAGE WHICH WOULD MAKE THEN

UNACCEPTABLE FOR USE.

3. SUBMITTALS:

A. CERTIFICATES FOR SOD AND SEED STATING BOTANICAL AND COMMON NAMES

AND PERCENTAGES OF EACH SPECIES PERCENTAGE OF EACH SPECIES

PERCENTAGE OF PURITY. CERTIFICATE OF QUALITY.

B. GUARANTEE.

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A. TOPSOIL: IF THE QUANTITY OF EXISTING STORED OR EXCAVATED TOPSOIL IS

INADEQUATE FOR PLANTING, SUFFICIENT ADDITIONAL TOPSOIL SHALL BE

FURNISHED. TOPSOIL FURNISHED SHALL BE A NATURAL, FERTILE, FRIABLE SOIL,

POSSESSING CHARACTERISTICS OF REPRESENTATIVE PRODUCTIVE SOILS IN THE

VICINITY. IT SHALL BE OBTAINED FROM NATURALLY WELL-DRAINED AREAS.

TOPSOIL SHALL BE WITHOUT ADMIXTURE OF SUBSOIL AND FREE FROM JOHNSON

GRASS (SORGHUM HALEPENSE), NUT GRASS (CYPERUS ROTUNDUS) AND

OBJECTIONABLE WEEDS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES

B. SOIL AMENDMENTS

1. LIME: GROUND LIMESTONE (DOLOMITE) SHALL CONTAIN NOT LESS THAN

85 PERCENT OF TOTAL CARBONATES, AND SHALL BE GROUND TO SUCH A

FINENESS THAT 50 PERCENT WILL PASS A 100-MESH SIEVE AND 90

PERCENT WILL PASS A 20-MESH SIEVE.

2. FERTILIZER: FERTILIZER SHALL BE 16-16-16 FORMULATION. THE

NITROGEN SHALL BE 60% UREA-FORMALDEHYDE FORM. FERTILIZER

SHALL CONFORM TO THE APPLICABLE STATE FERTILIZER LAWS AND

SHALL BE GRANULATED SO THAT 80 PERCENT IS HELD ON A 16-MESH

SCREEN, UNIFORM IN COMPOSITION, DRY AND FREE-FLOWING.

3. MULCH: CLEAN HAY OR FRESH STRAW MULCH.

C. SOD: THE SOD SHALL BE ARGENTINE BAHIA. THE SOD SHALL BE LIVE, FRESH,

AND UNINJURED AT THE TIME OF PLANTING AND SHALL HAVE A THICK MAT OF

ROOTS WITH ENOUGH ADHERING SOIL TO ASSURE GROWTH. APPLY SOD WITHIN

48 HOURS OF CUTTING OR STACK AND KEEP MOIST. DO NOT PLANT DORMANT

SOD OR IF GROUND IS FROZEN. RYE GRASS OF ANY OTHER SEEDS ARE NOT TO BE

USED TO OVERCAST OR REPAIR SOD.

D. GRASS SEED

1. SEED SHALL MEET FEDERAL SPECIFICATIONS JJJ-S-18 AND SHALL SATISFY

THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

SEED PURE SEED HARD SEED WEED SEED

ARGENTINE BAHIA 85% 15% 0.25%

(80% MIN. GERMINATION)

2. SEED FAILING TO MEET THE PURITY OR GERMINATION REQUIREMENTS BY

NOT MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT MAY BE USED, BUT THE

QUANTITY SHALL BE INCREASED TO YIELD THE REQUIRED RATE OF PURE

LIVE SEED. SEED FAILING TO MEET THE WEED SEED REQUIREMENTS

SHALL NOT BE USED.

E. WATER: POTABLE, FREE OF SUBSTANCES HARMFUL TO GROWTH.

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1. JOB CONDITIONS:

A. PERFORM SODDING AND SEEDING DURING CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO

SUCCESSFUL RESULTS.

B. PROVIDE PROPER AND ADEQUATE PROTECTION.

C. DO NOT SOD OR SEED WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 32°F.

D. DO NOT SOD OR SEED ON FROZEN OR DRIED SOIL.

2. SOIL PREPARATION:

A. LIMIT PREPARATION TO AREAS WHICH WILL BE PLANTED OR GRASSED SOON

AFTER PREPARATION.

B. LOOSEN SURFACE TO MINIMUM DEPTH OF 4 INCHES (100 MM).

C. REMOVE STONES AND DEBRIS OVER 1 INCH (25 MM) IN ANY DIMENSION.

D. SPREAD LIME UNIFORMLY OVER APPROPRIATE AREAS AT RATE OF 50 LB./1000 SF

(0.23 KG/SM) AND INCORPORATE WITH TOPSOIL.

E. DISTRIBUTE FERTILIZER UNIFORMLY OVER AREAS TO BE SEEDED AT RATE OF 30

LB./1000 SF (0.14 KG/SM).

1. INCORPORATE FERTILIZER INTO SOIL TO DEPTH OF AT LEAST 2 INCHES.

F. CLEAN SURFACE OF SUBSTANCES WHICH WILL INTERFERE WITH TURF

DEVELOPMENT OR SUBSEQUENT MOWING OPERATIONS.

G. GRADE SWALE AREAS TO SMOOTH, EVEN SURFACE WITH LOOSE, UNIFORMLY

FINE TEXTURE.

1. ROLL AND RAKE, REMOVE RIDGES AND FILL DEPRESSIONS, AS REQUIRED

TO MEET FINISH GRADES.

2. FINE GRADE JUST PRIOR TO PLANTING.

H. RESTORE LAWN AREAS TO SPECIFIED CONDITION IF ERODED OR OTHERWISE

DISTURBED BETWEEN FINE GRADING AND PLANTING.

I. IF FERTILIZER APPLICATION RATE IS DETERMINED (BY INVOICES SUBMITTED) TO

BE LESS THAN REQUIRED, APPLY ADDITIONAL FERTILIZER.

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3. INSTALLATION:

A. SOD

1. WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER SOIL PREPARATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, THE

SOD SHALL BE PLACED FIRMLY AND CAREFULLY BY HAND. EACH PIECE

OF SOD SHALL BE PACKED TIGHTLY AGAINST THE EDGE OF ADJACENT

PIECES SO THAT THE FEWEST POSSIBLE GAPS WILL BE LEFT BETWEEN THE

PIECES. UNAVOIDABLE GAPS SHALL BE CLOSED WITH SMALL PIECES OF

SOD.

2. SOD SHALL BE PLACED BEGINNING AT THE TOE OF THE SLOPE WITH THE

LONG EDGE HORIZONTAL AND WITH STAGGERED VERTICAL JOINTS. THE

EDGE OF THE SOD SHALL BE TURNED SLIGHTLY INTO THE GROUND AT

THE TOP OF A SLOPE AND A LAYER OF EARTH PLACED OVER IT AND

COMPACTED SO AS TO CONDUCT THE SURFACE WATER OVER AND ONTO

THE TOP OF THE SOD.

3. ON ALL SLOPES 4:1 OR STEEPER, IN DRAINAGE CHANNELS, AND ON ANY

AREAS THAT ARE IN SUCH CONDITION THAT THERE IS DANGER OF SOD

SLIPPING, SOD SHALL BE STAKED IN PLACE BY DRIVING STAKES FLUSH

WITH THE SOD. STAKING SHALL BE DONE CONCURRENTLY WITH SOD

PLACEMENT AND PRIOR TO TAMPING BY THE USE OF SOUND WOODEN

STAKES APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH SQUARE OR 1 INCH IN DIAMETER AND

NOT LESS THAN 12 INCHES IN LENGTH. THE NUMBER OF STAKES SHALL BE

SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT SLIPPING OR DISPLACEMENT OF THE SOD.

STAKES SHALL BE DRIVEN PERPENDICULAR TO THE SLOPE. WHERE

BACKFILL IS NECESSARY ON CUT SLOPES TO OBTAIN A UNIFORM

SODDING AREA, STAKES SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO REACH A

MINIMUM OF 3 INCHES INTO THE SOLID EARTH UNDERNEATH THE

BACKFILL.

4. AFTER THE SOD HAS BEEN PLACED, AND STAKED WHERE NECESSARY, IT

SHALL THEN BE TAMPED CAREFULLY AND FIRMLY BY COMMONLY

ACCEPTED MEANS. EXTREME CARE SHALL BE TAKEN TO PREVENT THE

INSTALLED SOD FROM BEING TORN OR DISPLACED.

B. SEED

1. SHALL BE APPLIED AT THE RATE OF6 LBS./1000 SQ. FT.

2. SEEDED AREAS SHALL BE MULCHED AT THE RATE OF NOT LESS THAN

1-1/2" LOOSE MEASUREMENT OVER ALL SEEDED AREAS. SPREAD BY

HAND, BLOWER, OR OTHER SUITABLE EQUIPMENT. MULCH SHALL BE CUT

INTO THE SOIL WITH EQUIPMENT CAPABLE OF CUTTING THE MULCH

UNIFORMLY INTO THE SOIL. MULCHING SHALL BE DONE WITHIN 24

HOURS OF THE TIME SEEDING IS COMPLETED.

3. ROLLING: AFTER SEEDING AND MULCHING, A CULTIPACKER, TRAFFIC

ROLLER, OR OTHER SUITABLE EQUIPMENT SHALL BE USED FOR ROLLING

THE GRASSED AREAS. AREAS SHALL THEN BE WATERED WITH A FINE

SPRAY.

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4. MAINTENANCE:

A. CONTRACTOR MUST PROVIDE TEMPORARY WATERING FOR A MINIMUM OF 14

DAYS, LONGER IF REQUIRED FOR SOD TO ESTABLISH ROOTS AND ACHIEVE

VIABILITY.

B. MAINTAIN LAWNS UNTIL FINAL ACCEPTANCE AFTER PLANTING.

1. WATER, FERTILIZATION, WEED, MOW, EDGE, TRIM, ROLL, RE-GRADE,

REPLANT AS REQUIRED. SOD THAT IS BROWN OR SPARSELY COVERED 10

DAYS AFTER LAYING WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND MUST BE REPLACED.

2. ESTABLISH A SMOOTH, HEALTHY, UNIFORM, CLOSE STAND, FREE OF

ERODED OR BARE AREAS, WEEDS, AND SURFACE IRREGULARITIES.

C. MOW LAWNS AS SOON AS THERE IS ENOUGH TOP GROWTH TO CUT WITH MOWER

SET AT RECOMMENDED HEIGHT.

1. REPEAT MOWING AS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN HEIGHT. BOARD WILL

ASSUME MOWING AT TIME OF SOD ACCEPTANCE.

2. DO NOT MOW WHEN GRASS IS WET.

3. DO NOT MOW LOWER THAN 1 ½".

D. RE-SOD, RE-SEED OR SEED BARE, DEAD, OR DYING AREAS USING SAME

MATERIALS SPECIFIED.