Cell 3 Class I Landfill Base Liner Construction, South Landfill, Central Disposal Facility Revised 2025

ATTACHMENT E

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Cell 3 Class I Landfill Base Liner Construction-

South Landfill- Central Disposal Facility (CDF)

Brevard County, Florida

Bid No.: B-7-26-11

December 2025

BREVARD COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Building A, Suite 118

Viera, Florida 32940-6602

Cell 3 Class I Landfill Base Liner Construction, South Landfill, Central Disposal Facility Revised 2025 i

CELL 3 CLASS I Landfill Base LINER CONSTRUCTION

SOUTH LANDFILL, Central Disposal Facility

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ATTACHMENT A- INTRODUCTIONS AND SUBMITTAL INFORMATION

TO BIDDERS

ATTACHMENT B- BID SCHEDULE AND BID FORMS

ATTACHMENT C- STANDARD GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

ATTACHMENT D- DRAFT CONTRACT AND CONSTRUCTION FORMS

ATTACHMENT E- TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

SECTION

DIVISION 1

TITLE

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 00 00 General Requirements and Special Procedures

01 11 00 Summary of Work

01 21 16 Procedure for Dispersal of Construction Contingency Funds

01 26 57 Change Order Procedures

01 29 00 Measurement and Payment

01 29 73 Schedule of Values

01 29 75 Applications for Payments

01 31 13 Project Coordination

01 31 19 Project Meetings

01 32 00 Project Progress Schedules

01 32 13 Temporary Facilities and Construction Field Office

01 32 15 Construction Photographs

01 32 23 Project Surveying and Engineering

01 33 00 Submittals

01 35 00 Health and Safety Requirements

01 41 26 Permits and Fees

01 43 00 Quality Control

01 45 29 Testing and Testing Laboratory Services

01 50 00 Construction Facilities and Temporary Controls

01 57 13 Temporary Erosion and Sedimentation Control

01 63 00 Substitutions and Product Options

01 65 00 Transportation and Handling

01 66 00 Storage and Protection

01 74 00 Cleaning

01 77 00 Project Closeout

01 78 23 Operation and Maintenance Manuals

01 78 36

01 78 39

Warranties and Bonds

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SECTION TITLE

DIVISION 2 EXISTING CONDITIONS (NOT USED)

DIVISION 3 CONCRETE

03 22 00 Fabric Formed Concrete Revetment System (FFCRS)

03 30 10 Structural Concrete

03 63 00 Concrete Doweling

DIVISION 4 MASONRY (NOT USED)

DIVISION 5 METALS

05 50 00 Metal Fabrications

DIVISIONS 6 – 8 (NOT USED)

DIVISION 9 FINISHES

09 90 00 Painting

DIVISIONS 10 – 25 (NOT USED)

DIVISION 26 ELECTRICAL

26 00 00 Basic Electrical Requirements

26 34 41 Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Radio

Telemetry Systems

DIVISIONS 27 – 30 (NOT USED)

DIVISION 31 EARTHWORK

31 10 00 Site Preparation

31 23 13 Subgrade Preparation

31 23 16 Excavation

31 23 19.01 Dewatering

31 23 23 Fill and Backfill

31 23 23.15 Trench Backfill

31 32 19.16 Geotextile

31 62 16 Environmental Cutoff Wall

DIVISION 32 EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

32 11 23 Base Course

32 12 16 Asphalt Concrete Pavement

32 92 19.16 Sodding, Seeding and Mulching iii

SECTION TITLE

DIVISION 33 UTILITIES

33 01 30.41 Cleaning and Videotaping Leachate Collection System

33 05 01.10 High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Geomembrane

33 05 01.12 Geosynthetic Rain Tarp

33 11 53 Groundwater Monitoring Well, Piezometer, and Gas Probe

Construction and Abandonment

33 41 01 Storm Drain Piping

33 41 01.05 Reinforced Concrete Pipe

33 42 36 Toe Drain 33 46 23.19 Composite Drainage Net (CDN)

33 47 13.07 Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL)

DIVISIONS 34 – 39 (NOT USED)

DIVISION 40 PROCESS INTEGRATION

40 05 31.13 PVC Pipe and Fittings

40 27 00 Pipe and Fittings for Leachate Conveyance and LFG

Transmission 40 27 00.08 Stainless Steel Pipe and Fittings – General Service

40 27 00.14 High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Pipe 40 27 02 Valves and Operators

40 80 01 Piping Leakage Testing

DIVISIONS 41 – 43 (NOT USED)

DIVISION 44 POLLUTION AND WASTE CONTROL EQUIPMENT

44 42 56 General Requirements for Equipment

44 42 56.01 Pneumatic Condensate Sump Pumps

44 42 56.04 Leachate Pumping Systems

44 42 56.05 Startup Demonstration and Testing

DIVISIONS 45-49 (NOT USED)

APPENDIX A FDEP PERMIT FOR CELLS 3-5 CONSTRUCTION, CDF

SOUTH PARCEL LANDFILL, JANUARY 2025

FDEP PERMIT FOR CELLS 1-2 OPERATION, CDF

SOUTH PARCEL LANDFILL, MARCH 2020

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE PERMIT FOR

PRIMARY STORMWATER SYSTEM, APRIL 2024

APPENDIX B CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN FOR

HDPE GEOMEMBRANE, GCL, GEOCOMPOSITE, AND

GEOTEXTILE FOR CELLS 3-5 CLASS 1 LANDFILL,

CDF SOUTH PARCEL LANDFILL

ATTACHMENT F- CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS

DIVISION 1

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

CELL 3 LANDFILL BASE CONSTRUCTION

SOUTH PARCEL LANDFILL (SPL) CENTRAL DISPOSAL FACILITY

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PART 1 - GENERAL

1.01 SCOPE AND INTENT

A. Description

1. The Work to be done generally consists of the furnishing of all labor, materials and equipment, and the performance of all work included in this Contract, as presented in Summary of the Work in Section 01 11 00.

B. General Outline of Work Included

1. This project is the construction of approximately 50 acres of double-lined landfill base area including an environmental cutoff wall (ECW) around the perimeter, twelve-inch-thick compacted subgrade, lining system (two geomembranes, two composite drainage layers, and GCL), 24-inch-thick protective sand layer, perimeter and interior berms, leachate collection laterals and headers, leachate pump station piping and force main transmission piping, LFG perimeter header piping extension, pneumatic condensate sumps, condensate force main extensions, two leachate pump station sumps each with dual primary pumps and one secondary pump, electrical/instrumentation and mechanical systems associated with leachate pump stations, Cell 3 access ramps and pump station maintenance driveways, and ditch improvements on the east, west and south perimeter of Cell 3. Additional work includes demolition of existing underdrains in or adjacent to Cell 3 area, and miscellaneous demolition at connection points of Cell 3, as well as groundwater monitoring well and landfill gas probe construction. The intent of this project is to construct a new 50-acre landfill cell, which once certified will be available for waste disposal. The estimated construction period is 23 months from Notice-to-Proceed to substantial completion. Certification should be completed within 27 months from Notice to

Proceed.

2. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, project management, engineering, survey, competent, experienced superintendent, project engineer, scheduler, supervisors, materials, plant, power, light, heat, fuel, water, tools, appliances, equipment, supplies, and other means of construction necessary or proper for performing and completing the Work. The Contractor shall obtain and pay for all required field surveys and Construction Quality Control (CQC) testing and professional services as specified. The Contractor shall perform and complete the Work in the manner best calculated to promote rapid construction consistent with safety of life and property and to the satisfaction of the Owner and Engineer within the allocated schedule and in strict accordance with the requirements of the Cell 3 FDEP

Construction permit and the Contract Documents. Contractor’s Superintendent and Project Engineer are required to have successful prior experience in landfill construction projects involving earthwork and geomembrane similar in size to this project.

3. The Contractor shall clean up and maintain the work site area during and after construction substantial completion until final acceptance and shall do all work and pay all costs incidental thereto. The Contractor shall remove and dispose of

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01 00 00 - 2 left-over culverts or other structures, and/or other items which may have been installed temporarily to aid waste disposal or temporary access activities. The

Contractor shall repair and restore all structures within the construction limits including the restoration and grading of the Cell 1 and Cell 2 liner anchor berms at connection points, the perimeter stormwater system within 50 feet of new berm and ditch grading, and in areas requiring removal of existing underdrains and stormwater culverts.

4. Any erosion or washouts on the existing Cell 1 and Cell 2 side slopes within the limits of construction or within the Cell 3 limits of construction shall be repaired to equal or better condition immediately after occurrence. Temporary earthen berms shall be installed and maintained, as part of the lump sum portion of the contract, to prevent washouts and erosion onto lower slopes.

5. Contractor shall provide and maintain such modern plant, tools, and equipment as may be necessary to perform in a satisfactory and acceptable manner all the work required by this Contract. Only equipment in good working condition and of established reputation and proven efficiency shall be used. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for the adequacy of his workmanship, materials and equipment, prior approval of the Engineer/Owner notwithstanding. Broken down equipment shall be removed from the construction site.

6. The cost of incidental work described in these General Requirements, for which there are no specific contract items, shall be considered as part of the general cost of doing the Work and shall be included in the lump sum portion of the Contract.

No additional payment will be made, therefore.

1.02 CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS

A. The Contractor and any Subcontractors shall have the following qualifications. The qualification documents shall be submitted with the Proposal documents. Should any

Subcontractor be unable to meet the following qualifications based on the opinion of the County and Engineer, the County reserves the right to require the Contractor to propose another Subcontractor who can meet these minimum qualifications:

1. The General Contractor shall submit a list of previous projects and references to demonstrate a minimum of three (3) similar size construction projects within the last five (5) years.

2. HDPE Geomembrane/GCL/CDN Manufacturer shall each submit a list of previous projects and references to demonstrate a minimum of five (5) years of successful development and production of at least 10 million square feet of material and minimum of six (6) similar size active projects within the last five

(5) years.

3. HDPE Geomembrane/GCL/CDN Installer shall each submit a list of previous projects and references to demonstrate a minimum of five (5) years of successful installation of at least 10 million square feet of material and a minimum of six (6) similar size active projects within the last five (5) years.

4. Landfill Gas Construction Contractor shall submit a list of previous projects and references to demonstrate a minimum of three (3) similar size active landfill gas collection/header/pump station construction projects within the last five (5) years.

5. Utility Construction Contractor shall submit a list of previous projects and

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01 00 00 - 3 references to demonstrate qualifications for the installation of the leachate force main and electrical conduits and a minimum of three (3) similar size construction projects within the last five (5) years.

6. The Contractor shall submit resumes for its general construction personnel as well as resumes of the Subcontractor’s key personnel, including the Project

Manager, Superintendent, and Supervisor, demonstrating experience with similar construction projects.

7. The Contractor and Subcontractor shall submit the United States Occupational

Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) certifications and resume for the proposed Health and Safety Site Officer.

1.03 RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTRACTOR

A. The Contractor shall be responsible for the entire Work required by the drawings, technical specifications and Contract Documents from the date of the Notice-to-

Proceed until the date of final completion and acceptance by the Owner, as evidenced by approval of the Completion Certificate by the Owner. The Contractor shall be responsible for removals, renewals, and replacements due to action of the elements and all other causes except as otherwise provided in the Specifications. The Contractor shall have full responsibility to sequence the work to minimize washouts, and to protect the Work within the construction limit lines at all times and make all precautionary measures to protect the materials installed from damage.

B. The Contractor shall have full responsibility to see that the Work is properly supervised and carried on faithfully and efficiently. The Contractor shall supervise the work personally and shall have a qualified and competent Superintendent and Project

Manager, with experience in landfill base construction who shall be on the site of the project at all working hours, and who shall be clothed with full authority by the

Contractor to direct the performance of the work and make arrangement for all necessary materials, equipment and labor without delay. No work shall be performed, and no deliveries shall be made without the Contractor’s superintendent on site.

C. Renewals or repairs necessitated because of defective materials or workmanship, or due to action of the elements or other natural causes, including fire, flood, runoff, erosion, washouts and standing water prior to the acceptance by the Owner, as determined by the

Completion Certificate, shall be done in accordance with the Contract Documents at the expense of the Contractor.

D. The Contractor shall always, during and after regular working hours, including weekend and holidays, maintain a telephone where he or his representative can be reached on an emergency basis.

E. The Contractor or his representative shall be prepared to act to correct conditions on the site deemed to constitute an emergency by either the Owner, his agent, the Engineer or local authorities and is obligated to act to prevent threatened damage, injury or loss without special instructions from the Owner or Engineer. The Contractor shall give the

Engineer prompt written notice of all significant changes in the work or deviations from the Contract documents caused thereby.

F. If a condition on the site requires attention after working hours, either the RPR, Engineer, landfill superintendent or a local authority shall call the Contractor or his representative at the emergency telephone number regarding the emergency condition.

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The Contractor is expected to dispatch men and equipment to adequately institute corrective measures within two (2) hours. If for some reason the Contractor or his agent cannot be reached at the emergency number after a reasonable try, the Owner shall have the right to immediately initiate corrective measures, and the cost shall be borne by the Contractor.

G. In the event the Contractor fails to maintain safe job conditions and traffic conditions, including, but not limited to, trench settlement and hazardous storage of backfill or construction materials, the Owner, after failure of the Contractor to commence substantial steps at the job site to rectify the situation within two (2) hours of the time the Contractor has been notified of the unsafe conditions, may hire guards, take such precautions, make such repairs and take any other steps which the Owner or the

Owner’s RPR in its direction, considers necessary to protect the property, persons, or the Owner. The cost of any of these precautions, guards, or steps shall be deducted from the payments due the Contractor.

H. Emergency phone numbers (fire, medical, police) shall be posted at the Contractor’s phone and its location known to all.

I. Accidents shall be reported immediately to the Owner’s RPR and Project Manager, and

Engineer by messenger or phone. All accidents shall be documented, and a fully detailed written report submitted to the RPR after each accident.

1.04 PERMITS

A. The Owner has obtained Florida Department of Environmental Protection permits for construction of the Cell 3 base and for ancillary stormwater, landfill gas and leachate controls. A copy of the FDEP construction permit is attached to these specifications and made part of the Contract Documents.

B. The Contractor shall be bound to general and specific conditions of the Owner’s FDEP

Permits (Stormwater, Title V Air Operations) for CDF as part of this Contract and shall be responsible for any environmental impacts caused by Contractor and subcontractors and shall bear the full cost of all fines, penalties, engineering, legal fees and/or additional mitigation which may be imposed by any regulatory agency due to the failure to adhere to all permit requirements.

1.05 CONSTRUCTION SAFETY PROGRAM

A. The Contractor shall provide and maintain, for the duration of the Contract, a Health and Safety Plan that will effectively incorporate and implement all required safety provisions for work in or near refuse-filled areas and comply with all federal, state, and local safety regulations, ordinances, and codes, including the requirements of OSHA.

The Contractor is advised of the need for precautions against fire, explosion, and asphyxiation when working in or near excavations located in or near refuse-filled areas.

Decomposing refuse produces landfill gas which is approximately 50 percent methane by volume. Where federal, state, and local safety regulations do not apply, applicable parts of the National Fire Prevention Standards for Safeguarding Building Construction

Operations shall be followed for fire safety.

B. The Contractor shall prepare a written site-specific Health and Safety Plan (Plan) for use by the Contractor and Subcontractor site workers. The Plan must meet OSHA regulations and shall include as a minimum, the following:

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1. Organizational structure to include general supervision, Health and Safety

Officer, lines of authority, and responsibility and communication.

2. Comprehensive work section including work tasks and objectives, resources needed, and training requirements for workers (health and safety training, machine operations license, etc.) The work plan section shall also include safety procedures for excavation and well drilling.

3. If work is within the disposal areas, an asbestos section is required and shall include safety procedures to be followed during excavation and drilling in environments where asbestos-containing materials are present.

4. Identification of possible site hazards, site control measures, training levels for each category of site workers, personal protective equipment and medical surveillance needed, and confined space entry procedures.

5. Emergency response section including all emergency telephone numbers and a highlighted map showing the quickest route and directions to the nearest emergency care facility.

6. Air monitoring procedures and frequencies for different types of exposed waste and worker areas, calibration of air monitoring equipment, and action levels of air contaminants. All equipment calibration and field gas measurements shall be recorded with the sampler’s name and date and time of sample. Sampling shall be performed by a worker trained in the use of the gas sampling equipment and designated in the Contractor’s Plan.

7. Respiratory protection program including written documentation of the

Contractor's respiratory program.

8. A signature page for all site workers (Contractor and Subcontractor site workers) covered by the Plan.

C. The Contractor shall appoint an employee as the Health and Safety Officer who is qualified and authorized to supervise and enforce compliance with the safety program.

This Health and Safety Officer shall be present at all times during construction and shall be trained in the use of all recommended safety equipment.

D. All excavations shall comply with the applicable requirements as stated in the OSHA excavation safety standards, State and County construction safety regulations, and trench safety guidelines as specified in “A Compilation of Landfill Gas Field Practices and Procedures” developed by the Landfill Gas Division of the Solid Waste

Association of North America (SWANA).

E. The Contractor shall make all reports as may be required by any authority having jurisdiction and permit all safety inspections of the work being performed under this

Contract. Contractor shall take all necessary action to comply with all provisions for safety and accident prevention.

F. The duty of the Engineer or the County to conduct review of the Contractor’s performance is not intended to include a review or approval of the adequacy of the

Contractor’s safety program or any safety measures taken. The Contractor has complete responsibility of the construction safety program based on all applicable federal, state, and local regulations, ordinances, and codes.

G. Payment for complying with the additional safety requirements for construction of the

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01 00 00 - 6 work shall be included in the Contract price, therefore no separate payment will be made.

1.06 CONSTRUCTION CONDITIONS AND SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATION

A. The Contractor shall strictly adhere to the specific requirements of the governmental unit(s) or agency(ies) having jurisdiction over the work. Wherever there is a difference in the requirements of a jurisdictional body and these Specifications, the more stringent shall apply.

B. Prior to submission of a bid, the Contractor shall determine and investigate the nature and location of the work, the conformation of the ground, the character and quality of the substrata, the types and quantity of materials to be encountered, the nature of the work conditions, the character of equipment and facilities needed during the prosecution of the work, the general and specific conditions and all other matters which can in any way affect the work under this contract. Any claim of the Contractor due to nature of the work, substrata, groundwater, landfill gas and leachate, and other such site conditions will not be allowed or acceptable by the Owner.

C. The locations of existing underground utilities, LFG piping, air supply pipe, condensate collection pipes, and valves are from information obtained from the available record drawings. The locations are shown without express or implied representation, assurance, or guarantee that they are complete or correct or that they represent a true picture of underground piping to be encountered.

D. Landfill gas collected from the South Landfill and adjacent Slurry Wall Landfill (SWL) is transmitted through headers to a flare station and LFGTE plant. The Contractor shall be responsible to field-locate the LFG transmission mains adjacent to Cell 1 and Cell 2 and their associated sumps and piping, and flag and protect these pipelines throughout the construction period.

1.07 MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC

A. The CDF is an active landfill. Unless otherwise directed, the Contractor may use the west perimeter access road along the west side of Cell 2 to deliver equipment and construction materials to the Cell 3 construction area. The access road will continue to be used by County equipment and County vehicles. Contractor shall coordinate his deliveries and operations with normal county operations to maintain access for all vehicles and activities.

B. Transport of equipment and materials for the Cell 3 construction project is necessary over the existing west perimeter access road. The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring the normal traffic to the landfill unit is not interrupted due to this project’s construction activities within the limits of construction. The Contractor shall prepare and submit a Traffic Control Plan for the duration of the project for the construction site and for deliveries of equipment and materials to the mobilization/storage or construction area. The traffic plan shall include procedures for maintenance of traffic if the main access road (with scalehouse) must be used for construction equipment or material deliveries. Engineer’s review of the Contractor’s traffic control plan does not mean the Owner’s or the Engineer’s approval of such plan.

C. If closure of a portion of the main access road becomes necessary for Contractor operations, the Contractor shall be responsible for all traffic controls, signs, flagmen, and shall perform such work in accordance with State of Florida DOT and Brevard

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County Standards. Compensation to the Contractor for all traffic control and maintenance shall be included in the lump sum portion of the Contract and no additional compensation shall be made.

D. Contractor and all his Subcontractors are not permitted to park their cars along any main road at CDF, or along the SPL access road.

E. Contractor’s vehicles and drivers are required to obey the speed limits and traffic signs on all on-landfill site roads. Contractor’s personnel shall not drive to other parts of the landfill property without authorization. Contractor will be requested by the Owner to dismiss employees who repeatedly disregard traffic signs and speed limits or drive to unauthorized parts of the landfill.

F. Contractor shall inform all his employees and all his on-site Subcontractors to allow right-of-way to the Owner’s vehicles, equipment and normal traffic to the landfill.

1.08 COORDINATION OF WORK

A. The Contractor should expect solid waste operations and landfill activities to occur onsite, but outside the project limit of construction. The Contractor should coordinate with the RPR and Engineer to facilitate County’s ongoing traffic from cover soil deliveries and County LFG and stormwater management operations.

B. The Contractor is notified herein that other construction projects are underway or may get started during this contract in the vicinity of the project related or unrelated to the landfill, and the Contractor shall be required to afford other contractors and the Owner reasonable opportunity for the introduction, transportation and storage of their materials and equipment and the execution for their work and shall properly connect and coordinate the Work with such other work. The Contractor shall coordinate his construction work activities with the Owner and other contractors to store his apparatus, materials, supplies and equipment in such orderly fashion at the site of the

Work as will not unduly interfere with the progress of the Work or the work of any other contractors.

C. If the execution or result of any part of the Work depends upon any work of the Owner or of any separate Contractor, the Contractor shall, prior to proceeding with the Work, inspect and promptly report to the Owner in writing any apparent discrepancies or defects in such work of the Owner or of any separate contractor that render it unsuitable for the proper execution or result of any part of the Work.

D. Failure of the Contractor to so inspect and report shall constitute an acceptance of the

Owner’s or other Contractor’s work as fit and proper to receive the Work, except as to defects which may develop in the Owner’s or other Contractor’s work after completion of the Work and which the Contractor could not have discovered by its inspection prior to completion of the work.

E. Should the Contractor cause damage to the work or property of the Owner or of any other Contractor on the Project, or to other work on the Site, or delay or interfere with the Owner’s ongoing operations or facilities or adjacent facilities or said separate

Contractors work, the Contractor shall be liable for the same; and, in the case of another

Contractor, the Contractor shall attempt to settle said claim with such other Contractor prior to such other Contractor’s institution of litigation or other proceedings against the

Contractor.

F. If such Contractor sues the Owner on account of any damage, delay or interference

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01 00 00 - 8 caused or alleged to have been so caused by the Contractor, the Owner shall notify the

Contractor, who shall defend the Owner in such proceedings at the Contractor’s expense. If any judgement or award is entered against the Owner, the Contractor shall satisfy the same and shall reimburse the Owner for all damages, expenses, attorney’s fees and other costs which the Owner incurs as a result thereof. Should another contractor cause damage to the Work or to the property of the Contractor or cause delay or interference with the Contractor’s performance of the Work, the Contractor shall present directly to said other contractor any claims it may have as a result of such damage, delay or interface (with an information copy to the Owner) and shall attempt to settle its claim against said other contractor prior to the institution of litigation or other proceedings against said other contractor.

G. In no event shall the Contractor seek to recover from the Owner or the Engineer, and the Contractor hereby represents to the Owner and the Engineer that it will not seek to recover from them, or either of them, any costs, or any expenses including, but not limited to, attorney’s fees or losses of profit incurred by the Contractor or any delay or interference caused or allegedly caused by any other contractor.

1.09 HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS PLAN

A. The Contractor shall submit to the Engineer and Owner a Hurricane Preparedness Plan at the first construction progress meeting. The plan should outline the necessary measures, which the Contractor proposes to perform in case of a hurricane warning.

Such measures shall be in accordance with local and state requirements.

B. Contractor and Subcontractors shall protect the work from inclement weather. Any portion of Work or materials which has been damaged or injured by reason of failure on the part of the Contractor or Subcontractors to so protect the Work, shall be removed and replaced at the expense of the Contractor.

C. The Contractor agrees that he has been compensated as part of the Lump sum portion of the contract for all cost to the Contractor for hurricane preparedness, protection of work from inclement weather and repair and replacement of damaged work, and no additional compensation shall be made by the Owner.

1.10 DAMAGE ON ACCOUNT OF HIGH-SPEED WIND AND WATER

A. Contractor will hold himself responsible for all damage done to Contractor’s work by rainstorm, run-off, washouts, windstorm, hurricanes, tornados or floods and Contractor shall take all reasonable precautions to provide against damages in a permittable manner.

B. Erosion Control

1. The Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, and equipment to protect the

Work throughout the construction period from erosion, and repair all erosions, washouts and other repairs at no cost to the Owner.

2. The cost to the Contractor to protect Work from erosion throughout the construction period shall be included in the Lump Sum portion of the Bid and the

Owner will make no additional payments.

C. Contractor shall protect the existing Cell 1 and Cell 2 lining systems within the project limits of construction from any damage and shall report any damage to the RPR immediately and shall replace and repair all damages at no additional cost to the

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Owner.

D. Contractor shall protect and maintain the sand layer and protective cover against windstorms and rainstorms by sequencing his work and covering with rain tarp and placement of erosion control measures such that large unprotected areas are not exposed to rainstorm runoff, erosion, and washouts.

E. Contractor shall make all eroded repairs immediately without any additional cost to the

Owner.

1.11 SUSPENSION OF WORK DUE TO WEATHER

A. During inclement weather, all work which might be damaged or rendered inferior by such weather conditions should be suspended. During suspension of the work from any cause, the work shall be suitably covered and protected so as to preserve it from injury and damage by the weather.

B. If work is suspended due to threat of hurricane or inclement weather, Contract Time will be adjusted for the actual days that work was suspended in accordance with Section

01 32 00, Project Progress Schedules.

1.12 PUMPING OF GROUNDWATER

A. The Contractor shall perform all pumping necessary to prevent flotation of any part of the structures during construction operations.

B. Dewatering of groundwater is anticipated in this project. If dewatering is needed and exceeds St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) construction thresholds, a dewatering plan must be prepared by the Contractor’s agent and submitted and approved by the SJRWMD prior to commencement of work. The dewatering plan shall not violate the County’s Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan on file with

FDEP.

C. The Contractor will not be allowed to pump water off-site and must discharge groundwater or clean (non-leachate impacted) surface water only to the landfill internal stormwater management system, which includes the West stormwater pond, the East stormwater Pond and the South Landfill perimeter ditch system with prior approval of the Owner.

D. Any leachate runoff from exposed solid waste, or leachate flow under the geomembrane, or any other leachate generated or sprung up within the construction limit line shall be collected and properly disposed by the Contractor.

E. No additional payment shall be made for dewatering, pumping, temporary drainage conveyance and/or any other difficulties encountered by the Contractor due to water or any other site conditions. Contractor shall provide equipment and manpower and shall perform all dewatering and/or pumping necessary during construction activities without any additional cost to the Owner. Contractor shall seek and obtain prior approval from the Owner for any discharge of dewatering outside of the construction limit line which may be necessary for the Contractor to perform the Work.

1.13 MONITORING WELL PROTECTION

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01 00 00 - 10 valve boxes, and other such devices within the limits of construction prior to any construction activity in that area. Any accidental damage shall be reported to the RPR and repaired immediately, noted on the daily report and repaired.

B. Contractor shall prevent contamination of the new Work with excavated solid waste and shall remove any soil within 6-inches of the surface contaminated with solid waste and dispose this material in the Cell 1/Cell 2 disposal areas without any additional cost to the Owner.

C. In compliance with FDEP rules, no solid waste shall be left exposed on site overnight or for an extended period.

1.14 HOURS OF WORK & OVERTIME

A. The normal work hours (non-overtime hours) for the RPR, the Liner Installation

Observer, and the Geotechnical Technician are defined as the ten (10) hour period between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Any work more than 10 hours per day, 50 hours per week, shall be considered “overtime” and is required to be requested by the Contractor in writing at least 24-hours in advance. All compensation to the RPR, Liner Installation Observer, and the Geotechnical Technician for working beyond the normal 50-hour weekly schedule are considered “overtime” compensation and shall be paid by the Contractor.

B. Overtime work by the RPR during the week, work on weekends, County Holidays, and all other overtime work by the RPR shall be at the rate of $135 per hour for each hour beyond 50 hours per week and shall be shown in the monthly pay application as a deduction from payment due to the Contractor on a monthly basis.

C. Overtime work by the Liner Installation Observer and the Geotechnical Technician over the hours stated above is compensable at a rate of $110 per hour.

D. Contractor will be required to request a specific time for the Geotechnical Technician to be on-site to perform testing. Stand-by time by the Geotechnical Technician for any reason including “not-ready” is compensable at a rate of $110 per hour.

1.15 DAILY REPORTS

A. The Contractor shall prepare and submit detailed daily reports of construction activities including non-workdays. The report shall include as a minimum:

1. Manpower, number of personnel by name and craft including all subcontractors and administrative staff.

2. All working equipment with Contractor’s identification number on the project.

3. Major material deliveries and estimated quantities

4. Activities and work with reference to the schedule activity numbers.

5. New issues or problems; and

6. Other pertinent information.

B. A similar report shall be prepared by each Subcontractor and submitted along with the Contractor’s report.

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C. One (1) copy of the daily reports shall be transmitted to the RPR daily.

D. One (1) set of signed paper copy of the daily reports submitted to the Engineer and

Owner’s representative monthly along with the draft pay application submittal. Each report shall be signed and dated by the Contractor’s superintendent or Project Manager.

Submittal of these daily reports should not be construed to mean that the Owner and

Engineer have agreed or disagreed with the content of these Reports. However, the monthly pay requests may be evaluated based on the contents of these reports.

1.16 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS

A. Plans

1. The Plans referred to in the Contract Documents bear the general project name and number as shown in the Notice to Bidders (Advertisement). When obtaining data and information from the Plans, figures shall be used in preference of scaled dimensions, and large-scale drawings in preference to small scale drawings.

Contractor is to verify dimensions and is notified that copying and reproduction may reduce or askew the scaled drawings.

2. Electronic copies of plans in pdf may also be distributed to bidders. Contractor is to verify dimensions and is notified that electronic file copying, printer settings and reproduction may reduce or askew the scaled drawings.

B. Copies Furnished to Contractor

1. After the Contract has been executed by the County, the Contractor will be furnished with one (1) complete set of reproducible paper prints of the construction conformed documents. Additional copies of the Plans and

Specifications, when requested, may be furnished to the Contractor at cost of reproduction. Contractor may copy the plans for exclusive purpose and use for this project.

2. Contractor will be supplied with a computer disk copy of the construction drawings in PDF and AutoCAD 2025 Civil 3D format upon requesting in writing to the Engineer and signing the Engineer’s Electronic Release Form attached to this specification section. The electronic files are to be used by the Contractor for preparation and submittal of interim progress Drawings and for record documents.

3. The Contractor shall be responsible for furnishing each of the subcontractors, manufacturers, and material suppliers such copies of the Contact Documents as may be required for their work.

C. Supplementary Drawings

1. When, in the opinion of the Engineer, it becomes necessary to explain more fully the work to be done or to illustrate the work further or to show any changes which may be required, drawings known as Supplementary Drawings, with specifications pertaining thereto, will be prepared by the Engineer and paper prints will be given to the Contractor.

2. The Supplementary Drawings shall be binding upon the Contractor with the same force as the Plans. Where such Supplementary Drawings require either less or more than the estimated quantities of work, credit to the Owner or compensating

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D. Contractor to Check and Verify Plans and Data

1. The Contractor shall verify all dimensions, quantities and details shown on the

Plans, Supplementary Drawings, Schedules, Specifications of other data received from the Engineer, and shall notify him of all errors, omissions, conflicts, and discrepancies found therein. Contractor shall complete and certify the Contractor

Verification Form included in Section 7 to this Contract Document at the pre-construction meeting.

2. Failure to discover or correct errors, conflicts or discrepancies shall not relieve the Contractor of full responsibility for unsatisfactory work, faulty construction or improper operation resulting therefrom nor from rectifying such conditions at his own expense. The Contractor shall not be allowed to take advantage of any errors, or omissions, as full instructions will be furnished by the Engineer, should such errors or omissions be discovered.

3. All schedules are given for the convenience of the Owner, Engineer and the

Contractor and are not guaranteed to be complete. The Contractor shall assume all responsibility for the making of estimates of the size, kind, and quality of materials and equipment included in Work to be done under the Contract.

E. Intent

1. The intent of this project is to construct a new 50-acre landfill cell which once certified will be available for waste disposal. The estimated construction period is

23 months from notice-to-proceed to substantial completion. Certification should be completed within 27 months from Notice to Proceed.

2. All work called for in the Specifications applicable to this Contract, but not shown on the Plans in their present form, or vice versa, shall be of like effect as if shown or mentioned in both. Work not specified in either the Plans or in the

Specifications but involved in carrying out their intent or in the complete and proper execution of the Work, is required and shall be performed by the

Contractor as though it were specifically delineated or described.

3. The apparent silence of the Specifications as to any detail, or the apparent omission from them of a detailed description concerning any work to be done and materials to be furnished, shall be regarded as meaning that only the best general practice is to prevail and that only material and workmanship of the best quality is to be used, and interpretation of these Specifications shall be made upon that basis.

1.17 LINES AND GRADES

A. Grade

All work under this Contract shall be constructed in accordance with the lines and grades shown on the Plans, or as provided by the Owner. The full responsibility for keeping alignment and grade shall rest upon the Contractor.

The County has established benchmarks and base line controlling points as marked on the plans. Reference marks for lines and grades as the work progresses will be located by the Contractor’s surveyor to cause as little inconvenience to the prosecution of the work as possible. These reference marks are also used by the County operations in

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B. Surveys

The existing monuments and control points shown on the plans are for the convenience of the Owner and Contractor and may not be found or located at the time of construction. The Contractor shall furnish and maintain, at his own expense as part of the lump sum portion of the contract, stakes and other such materials, and give such assistance, including qualified surveyors and helpers, as may be required by the

Engineer for setting reference marks.

The Contractor shall check such reference marks by such means as he may deem necessary and, before using them, shall call the Engineer's attention to any inaccuracies. The Contractor shall, at his own expense, establish all working or construction lines and grades as required from the reference marks set by the Owner, and shall be solely responsible for the accuracy thereof. He shall, however, be subject to the check and review of the Engineer.

It is the intention not to delay the work for the establishment of reference marks but, when necessary, working operations shall be suspended for such reasonable time as the

Owner may require for this purpose.

C. Safeguarding Marks

The Contractor shall safeguard all points, stakes, grade marks, monuments and bench marks made or established on the work, bear the cost of reestablishing them if disturbed, and bear the entire expense of rectifying work improperly installed due to not maintaining or protecting or to removing without authorization such established points, stakes and marks.

The Contractor shall safeguard all existing and known property corners, monuments, and marks adjacent to but not related to the work and, of required, shall bear the cost of reestablishing them if disturbed or destroyed.

D. Datum Plane

The topographic survey, grading plan, cross sections, and proposed structures shown on the plans are based on the North American Vertical Datum-1988 (NAVD88). The existing benchmarks and control points established on site are based on NAVD88. The record drawings for the previous Cell 1 and Cell 2 base construction projects and the

Cell 1 LFG header and connection to the LFGTE facility were also based on NAVD88.

However, there are other monuments, benchmarks and control points on site that are marked based on the National Geodetic Vertical Datum-1929 (NGVD29). , Contractor shall verify the Datum for all on-site control points and benchmarks he plans to use and make the required corrections (approx. 1.34 feet for CDF area). If any datum conflict is discovered, the Contractor shall notify the Engineer.

The coordinates shown on the plans are based on the Florida State Plane Coordinate

System, East Zone, North American Datum 1983 (1990 adjustments).

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1.18 WORKMANSHIP, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

A. When a product is specified or called for, it is intended and shall be understood that the proposal tendered by the Contractor included those products in the bid submitted.

Should the Contractor desire equal to those specified, the Contractor shall furnish information as described in the Standard General Conditions. The alternate product or products shall meet the requirements of the specifications and shall, in all respects, be equal to or better than the products specified by name herein. The Engineer shall be the sole person deciding if the proposed product substitution meets the specifications.

B. All materials and manufactured articles for incorporation into the Work shall be new and unused standard products of recognized reputable manufacturers.

C. Manufacturer

1. The names of proposed manufacturers, material suppliers, and dealers who are to furnish materials, fixtures, equipment, appliances, or other fittings shall be submitted to the Engineer for approval, as early as possible, to afford proper investigation and checking. Such approval must be obtained before Shop

Drawings will be checked. No manufacturer will be approved for any materials to be furnished under this Contract unless the manufacturer is of good reputation and has a plant of ample capacity. He shall, upon the request of the Engineer, be required to submit evidence that he has manufactured a similar product to the one specified and that it has been previously used for a like purpose for a sufficient length of time to demonstrate its satisfactory performance.

2. All transactions with the manufacturers or subcontractors shall be through the

Contractor. Any two or more pieces of material or equipment of the same kind, type or classification, and being used for identical types of service, shall be made by the same manufacturer.

D. Delivery

1. The Contractor shall deliver materials in ample quantities to insure the most speedy and uninterrupted progress of the work to complete the work within the allotted time. The Contractor shall also coordinate deliveries in order to avoid delay in, or impediment of, the progress of the work of any related Contractor.

E. Tools and Accessories

1. The Contractor shall, unless otherwise stated in the Contract Documents, furnish with each type, kind or size of equipment, one complete set of suitably marked high grade special tools and appliances which may be needed to adjust, operate, maintain or repair the equipment. Such tools and appliances shall be furnished in approved painted steel cases, properly labeled, and equipped with good grade cylinder locks and duplicate keys. Spare parts shall be furnished as specified.

2. Each piece of equipment shall be provided with a substantial nameplate, securely fastened in place, and clearly inscribed with the manufacturer's name, year of manufacture, serial number, weight and principal rating data.

F. Installation of Equipment

1. The Contractor shall have on hand sufficient and proper equipment and machinery of ample capacity to facilitate the work and to handle all emergencies normally encountered in work of this character.

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2. Equipment shall be erected in a neat and workmanlike manner on the foundations at the locations and elevations shown on the Plans, unless directed otherwise by the Engineer during installation. All equipment shall be correctly aligned, leveled, and adjusted for satisfactory operation and shall be installed so that proper and necessary connections can be made readily between the various units.

3. The Contractor shall furnish, install, and protect all necessary anchor and attachment bolts and all other appurtenances needed for the installation of the devices included in the equipment specified. Anchor bolts shall be as approved by the Engineer and made of ample size and strength for the purpose intended.

Substantial templates and working drawings for installation shall be furnished.

4. The Contractor shall, at his own expense, furnish all materials and labor for, and shall properly bed in non-shrink grout, each…