B026-28_Facilities_Parking_Lot_Rehabilitation_(Addendum_#1_Revision).pdf

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City of Meriden

Purchasing Department

142 East Main St. Room 210

Meriden, CT 06450

B026-28 FACILITIES PARKING LOT REHABILITATION

Project ID: BO26-28

RELEASE DATE: September 10, 2025

RESPONSE DEADLINE: October 2, 2025, 11:00 am

Please refer to the project timeline in this document for all important deadlines.

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Title: B026-28 Facilities Parking Lot Rehabilitation

Table Of Contents

1. LEGAL NOTICE

2. INFORMATION TO BIDDERS

3. SCOPE OF WORK - SPECIAL PROVISIONS

4. PRICING PROPOSAL

5. VENDOR SUBMISSION FORMS

Attachments:

B - B026-28 Plan Set

C - City of Meriden Municipal Parking Lot Rehabilitation List 2025

D - Standard Construction Contract

F - EJCDC General & Supplemental

G - General Insurance

H - Prevailing Wage Info Packet

J - Sample Payment Bond

K - Sample Performance Bond

LEGAL NOTICE

INVITATION TO BID

The City of Meriden is accepting sealed electronic bids for:

B026-28 Facilities Parking Lot Rehabilitation

The City of Meriden, CT is soliciting sealed electronic bids in seeking the services of a contractor The project will consist of rehabilitating various municipal parking lots in the City of Meriden. Work will include, but not limited to, milling or removal of existing pavement, replacing base bituminous pavement layer and/or overlaying of Class 2 bituminous pavement surface course, installing concrete pavement, removing and replacing bituminous curbing and painted pavement markings..

Bids shall be submitted as sealed electronic bids per specifications obtained via the City eProcurement Portal:

https://procurement.opengov.com/po1tal/meridenct and on the State of Connecticut Department of

Administrative Services website (https://webprocure.proactiscloud.com).

Bids may be received up to but not later than 11:00 am, Thursday, October 2, 2025 via the City eProcurement

Portal located at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/meridenct. The City eProcurement Portal Clock is the official clock for the determination of all deadline dates and times. Without exception, responses will not be accepted after the submission deadline regardless of any technical difficulties such as poor internet connections.

Please submit electronic responses via the City eProcurement

Portal: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/meridenct by way of the eProcurement Portal, responses will be locked and digitally encrypted until the submission deadline passes.

A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 9:00 am in the

Engineering Conference Room (Rm 28) in Meriden City Hall, 142 East Main St, Meriden, CT.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond in the amount of Ten (10%) percent of the amount bid.

The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, to award any item, group of items, or total bid, and to waive informality or technical defects, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Meriden. No bidder may withdraw its bid within ninety (90) days of the date of the bid opening.

Labor and Material Payment Bond and a Performance Bond for One Hundred Percent (100%) of the contract price, with a corporate surety approved by the City of Meriden, will be required of the lowest responsible bidder.

The attention of bidders is directed to the requirement for minimum wage rates to be paid under this contract.

The City of Meriden is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Disadvantaged, minority, small, and women business enterprises are encouraged to respond.

Rawle Dummett Purchasing Officer City of Meriden, CT 06450-8022 Dated: September 10, 2025 https://procurement.opengov.com/po1tal/meridenct https://webprocure.proactiscloud.com/

INFORMATION TO BIDDERS

1. SUMMARY

The project will consist of rehabilitating various municipal parking lots in the City of Meriden. Work will include, but not limited to, milling or removal of existing pavement, replacing base bituminous pavement layer and/or overlaying of Class 2 bituminous pavement surface course, installing concrete pavement, removing and replacing bituminous curbing and painted pavement markings. It is anticipated that the project will commence in October of 2025. The City may remove or add parking lots to the proposed parking lot list as the project progresses and will coordinate with the Contractor during the project. The work performed on any additional parking lots added by the City will be performed at the Unit Prices submitted on the Bid Form. Refer to project list titled “City of Meriden Municipal Parking Lot Rehabilitation List 2025“ and to plans included with this bid package for approximate limits of work.

2. TIMELINE

Release Project Date: September 10, 2025

Pre-Bid Meeting (Non-Mandatory): September 18, 2025, 9:00am

Engineering Conference Room, City Hall, 142 East Main Street, Meriden, CT 06450

Question Submission Deadline: September 25, 2025, 4:00pm

Response Submission Deadline: October 2, 2025, 11:00am

3. BIDDING PROCEDURES

The City will only be accepting electronic submissions of bids and proposals. Please submit electronic responses via the City eProcurement Portal: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/meridenct. By way of the eProcurement Portal, responses will be locked and digitally encrypted until the submission deadline passes.

Bids are due for submission no later than 11:00 am, Thursday, October 2, 2025.

4. BIDS

Bids are to be submitted as follows:.

a. Bids must be made out and signed in the corporate, or other, name of Bidder, and must be fully and properly executed by an authorized person.

b. The City of Meriden, CT will only be accepting electronic submissions of the enclosed bid sheet via the City eProcurement portal partner, OpenGov: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/meridenct.

c. Bids received later than the time and date specified will not be considered.

d. Amendments to or withdrawal of bids received later than the date and time set forth in the bid opening will not be considered.

5. BIDDER QUALIFICATIONS

Bidders will be required to fill out, and include as part of its bid, any attached Bidder’s Qualification Statement via the City eProcurement Portal: https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/meridenct.

In determining the qualifications of a bidder, the City of Meriden will consider the bidder’s record of performance in any prior contracts for construction work. The City of Meriden expressly reserves the right to reject a bid if the bidder’s historical performance, in the sole opinion of the City of Meriden, has been unsatisfactory in any manner or if the bidder has habitually and without just cause neglected the payment of bills or has otherwise disregarded its obligations to subcontractors, suppliers, or employees.

6. EXAMINATION OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS

Bidders are to examine all documents and visit the site in order to make a thorough examination of the conditions so that the bidder may familiarize itself with all of the existing requirements, conditions, and difficulties that will affect the execution of the work in order to determine the amount of work necessary to carry out the true intent of the specifications and work shown on the drawings.

The City of Meriden and its agents do not have any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or sufficiency of any bid document obtained from any other source other than from the City eProcurement Portal:

https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/meridenct. Obtaining documents from any other source(s) may result in obtaining incomplete and inaccurate information. Obtaining documents from any other source may also result in failure to receive any addenda, corrections, or other revisions to the documents that may be issued.

No request shall be honored if such request is made less than seven (7) calendar days prior to the date fixed for the opening of bids. Any and all such interpretations, and any supplementary instructions, will be in the form of a written addenda to the specifications which, if issued, will be made available via the City eProcurement

Portal, located at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/meridenct for addenda. Failure of any bidder to receive any such addenda shall not relieve any bidder from any obligations under its bid as submitted.

Bidders shall submit all inquiries regarding this bid via the City eProcurement Portal, located at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/meridenct. Please note the deadline for submitting inquiries. All answers to inquiries will be posted on the City eProcurement Portal. Bidders may also click “Follow” on this bid to receive an email notification when answers are posted. It is the responsibility of the bidder to check the website for answers to inquiries.

7. BIDS TO REMAIN OPEN

No bidder may withdraw its bid within ninety (90) days of the date of the bid opening. Should there be reason why the contract cannot be awarded within the specified period, the time may be extended by mutual agreement between the City of Meriden and the successful bidder.

8. AWARD OF CONTRACT

The Purchasing Officer reserves the right to make an award on the bid which, by the Purchasing Officer’s judgment and recommendation from the Department of Public Works following bid evaluations, best meets the specifications and is deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Meriden.

The contract will not be awarded to any corporation, firm, or individual which/who is in arrears to the City of

Meriden by debt or contract, or who is in default as security or otherwise by any obligation to the City of

Meriden.

The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, to award any item, group of items, or total bid, and to waive informality or technical defects, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Meriden.

9. BID PROTEST PROCEDURE

In the event that any bidder wishes to protest the potential award of a bid, or any procedure of act in the advertising or soliciting of the bids, said bidder must make said protest in writing, which shall state the reason therefore and request a conference with respect thereto. Said protest must be received in the City Purchasing

Office within FIVE (5) business days after the delivery of bid results or decisions. A conference with respect to said protest shall be scheduled by the Purchasing Officer forthwith and shall be attended by him or his designee and such other persons as the Purchasing Officer and the City Manager shall require to attend. The subject matter of said conference shall be limited to the reasons for the protest specified in the written request for said conference. Said conference shall also include a discussion of all possibilities for a resolution of dispute. The

City shall make a decision in writing within three (3) business days after said conference and forward the same to the protesting bidder forthwith. In the event that any protesting bidder wishes to take legal action against the

City, they must fully comply with all of these instructions to bidders.

10. CITY OF MERIDEN, LOCAL PREFERENCE

In determining the lowest responsible bidder, the Purchasing Department shall also consider Local Preference.

This section shall not apply in those instances where the bid requested involves a cooperative purchasing arrangement between the City of Meriden and other municipalities or the State of Connecticut.

Bidders are specifically advised that the City of Meriden has adopted Section 3-14 of the Code of the City of

Meriden which requires, but is not limited to, a local preference requiring, in part, that a “City-based business” shall mean a business with its principal place of business located within the boundaries of the City of Meriden.

A business shall not be considered a “City-based business” unless evidence has been submitted, satisfactory to the Purchasing Department, with each bid (forms included in bidding documents) to establish that the bidder has a bona fide principal place of business, operates out of, or pays property taxes on personal property in the

City of Meriden.

Any City-based business bidder which has submitted a bid not more than ten (10) percent higher than the low bid provided such City-based business bidder agrees to accept the award of the bid at the amount of the low bid.

The acceptance shall be submitted in writing to the Purchasing Department no later than next business day following the opening of the bid. For example, a bid opened at 11:00 a.m. on a Monday must be accepted by the

City-based bidder no later than 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. If more than one City-based business bidder has submitted bids not more than ten (10) percent higher than the low bid and has agreed to accept the award of the bid at the amount of the low bid, the lowest responsible bidder shall be one of the City-based business bidders which has submitted the lowest bid.

Bidders claiming status under the local preference are hereby required to submit with its bid an additional form, titled “Request for Status as a Meriden Based Business.”

11. TIME

Inasmuch as the contract concerns a public improvement, the provisions of the contract relating to the time of performance and completion of the work are of the essence of the contract. Accordingly, the successful bidder/contractor (“Contractor”) shall begin work on the day specified in paragraph 2.04 of the General

Conditions and shall perform the work diligently so as to permit full use not later than the first day following the construction period established in the Contract. See paragraph 10 entitled “Liquidated Damages” of the

Construction Contract between City of Meriden, as owner, and the Contractor.

12. TAXES

The City of Meriden is exempt under Connecticut General Statutes from the payment of the excise taxes imposed by the federal government and the Sales and Use Tax of the State of Connecticut; such taxes should not be included in the bid price. Upon request, exemption certificates will be furnished to the successful bidder.

13. FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

The Contractor shall agree that neither it or its subcontractors, except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification or need, to refuse to hire or employ or to bar or to discharge from employment any individual or to discriminate against such individual in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment because of the individual's race, color, religious creed, age, sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, present or past history of mental disability, intellectual disability, learning disability, physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness or status as a veteran. The aforementioned terms are obtained from Connecticut General Statutes Section 46a-60, et seq., entitled “Discriminatory employment practices prohibited,” as amended.

14. FORM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF MERIDEN AND CONTRACTOR

The Agreement for the work will be via Purchase Order and Construction Contract/EJCDC Agreement.

15. LOCAL SUBCONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, etc.

Local subcontractors, material suppliers, and labor in the City of Meriden should be considered and sought out insofar as it is practical in the performance of this project.

16. CITY OF MERIDEN CODE OF ETHICS

The City of Meriden has adopted a Code of Ethics located in Chapter 21 of the Code of the City of Meriden, sections 21-1 through 21-15, inclusive, which are expressly incorporated herein by reference. The terms of the

Code of Ethics shall constitute a part of any contract or agreement entered into by the City of Meriden as a result of this bid as if those terms were fully set forth in such contract or agreement.

Bidders are specifically advised that the Code of Ethics prohibits public officers and employees, as well as their immediate families and businesses, with which they are associated from participating in any transaction which is incompatible with the proper discharge of official duties or responsibilities. Bidders are also advised that the

Code of Ethics contain provisions with respect to paid contractors and former employees and officials.

BIDDERS SHOULD NOTE THAT BIDS, CONTRACTS, AND AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO OR

AWARDED IN VIOLATION OF THE CODE OF ETHICS ARE VOIDABLE BY RESOLUTION OF

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDEN.

Copies of the Code of Ethics may be obtained from the office of the City Clerk or may be found online on the

City of Meriden’s website.

17. NON-COLLUSION BID STATEMENT

Each bidder submitting a bid to the City of Meriden for any portion of the work contemplated by the documents on which bidding is based shall execute and attach thereto the sworn Non-Collusive Bid Statement, to the effect that the bidder has not colluded with any other person, firm, or corporation in the submission of the bid.

18. AWARD IN CASE OF A TIE

In the event there are two or more responsive bidders, the decision to award will be based by the following criteria and in the following order:

a. The incumbent will be awarded the bid over that of another bidder.

b. In the case of a multi-item bid, if one bidder has been awarded other items from the same bid and the other bidder has not, the bidder with the multiple awards will be awarded the bid over that of another bidder.

c. The bidder located in the State of Connecticut will be awarded the bid over that of another bidder.

d. The winner of a coin toss will be awarded the bid over that of another bidder.

The above-referenced provisions do not apply to those situations in which more than one City-based business responsible bidder has submitted bids not more than ten (10) percent higher than the lowest bid and has agreed to accept the award of the bid at the amount of the lowest bid. Under such circumstances, the provisions of the

Code of the City of Meriden, section 3-14, are controlling, as set forth under Section 8 of this ‘Information to

Bidders.’

19. ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT

No contract may be assigned without the written consent of the Purchasing Officer or designee.

20. PERMITS

The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining any and all necessary permits required by the City of Meriden prior to the commencement of work. The Contractor may contact the City of Meriden Building Department for permit information at (203) 630-4091. For all other required permits, contact the City of Meriden Engineering

Department at (203) 630-4018.

21. BID PRICE AND PAYMENT

The City of Meriden is exempt from the payment of the excise taxes imposed by the Federal government and the Sales and Use Tax of the State of Connecticut under Connecticut General Statutes; accordingly, such taxes shall not be included in the bid price.

The City of Meriden, unless stated otherwise in the bidding documents or Contract, will make payment to the

Contractor not less than thirty (30) days following completion of services.

22. QUALITY

All materials, equipment, supplies, and services shall be subject to rigid inspection. If defective material, equipment, supplies, or services are discovered, the Contractor shall remove or make good such material, equipment, or supplies without extra compensation. It is expressly understood and agreed that any inspection by the City of Meriden will in no way lessen the responsibility of the Contractor or release Contractor from the obligation to perform and deliver to the City sound and satisfactory materials, equipment, supplies, or allow the cost to be deducted from any monies due it from the City of Meriden. All services will be performed in a workmanlike manner.

23. INSURANCE

The successful bidder shall be required to provide a Certificate of Insurance denoting general liability, automobile liability, workers compensation liability, and other coverage required by the City’s Risk Manager.

24. LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

The successful firm(s) shall ensure that any appropriate licenses or certifications required by the State of

Connecticut are maintained for the duration of the project. The firm must meet all municipal, state and federal affirmative action and equal employment opportunity practices.

25. LENGTH OF CONTRACT

It is anticipated that the project will commence in October of 2025 and conclude by years end.

26. PREVAILING WAGES

If it is determined prevailing wages are required it is expressly understood and agreed they are the responsibility and obligation of the Contractor to secure and maintain any/all prevailing wages rates.

27. TERMS AND CONDITIONS

It is anticipated that the project will commence in October of 2025.

The intent of this project is to have this work performed and completed in its entirety as quickly as possible to limit the disruption to critical facilities such as Fire Stations. The selected contractor will prepare a construction schedule and present it at the pre-construction meeting. The Contractor will coordinate with the Engineer and/or

Public Works Director, and the Facility Operator for work being performed at each facility.

The application of permanent pavement markings should occur within approximately 3 weeks after completing the paving operations.

No section of parking lot shall be left in a milled condition longer than 2 weeks before final Bituminous

Concrete (HMA) is placed.

The City may remove or add parking lots to the proposed parking lot list as the project progresses and will coordinate with the Contractor during the project. The work performed on any additional parking lots added by the City will be performed at the Unit Prices submitted on the Bid Form.

SCOPE OF WORK - SPECIAL PROVISIONS

1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The project will consist of rehabilitating various municipal parking lots in the City of Meriden. Work will include, but not limited to, milling or removal of existing pavement, replacing base bituminous pavement layer and/or overlaying of Class 2 bituminous pavement surface course, installing concrete pavement, removing and replacing bituminous curbing and painted pavement markings. It is anticipated that the project will commence in October of 2025. The City may remove or add parking lots to the proposed parking lot list as the project progresses and will coordinate with the Contractor during the project. The work performed on any additional parking lots added by the City will be performed at the Unit Prices submitted on the Bid Form.

Refer to project list titled “City of Meriden Municipal Parking Lot Rehabilitation List 2025“ and to plans included with this bid package for approximate limits of work.

2. PROJECT DURATION AND SEQUENCING

The intent of this project is to have this work performed and completed in its entirety as quickly as possible to limit the disruption to critical facilities such as Fire Stations. The selected contractor will prepare a construction schedule and present it at the pre-construction meeting. The Contractor will coordinate with the Engineer and/or

Public Works Director, and the Facility Operator for work being performed at each facility.

The application of permanent pavement markings should occur within approximately 3 weeks after completing the paving operations.

No section of parking lot shall be left in a milled condition longer than 2 weeks before final Bituminous

Concrete (HMA) is placed.

3. (1) 01540 - MAINTANANCE AND PROTECTION OF TRAFFIC

Description: This work shall consist of the maintenance and protection of vehicular and pedestrian traffic on public streets and sidewalks in conformity with the requirements of this specification and other Contract

Documents. The Contractor assumes full liability for the maintenance and protection of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

Materials: All signs, barricades, lights, flashers, traffic cones, manhole and utility gate box protection ramp rings, trafficmen, and other items necessary to forewarn and guide vehicular and pedestrian traffic shall be of a number and quality satisfactory to the Engineer and/or Public Works Director and governmental agencies having jurisdiction. The Contractor shall provide all signs, barricades, lights, flashers, traffic cones and other items necessary to forewarn and guide vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

Construction Methods:

a. GENERAL: The Contractor shall obey all applicable state and local regulations regarding maintenance and protection of traffic.

b. MEETING: Prior to the commencement of any construction whatsoever, the Contractor shall meet with the Engineer or his representative and representatives from the Public Works shall present an outline of the sequence of construction and the method of protecting vehicular and pedestrian traffic during each sequence. Approval of the schedule of operations and plan by the Engineer shall in no way relieve the

Contractor from his full responsibility for the maintenance and protection of traffic.

c. EXISTING STREETS OPEN: Except as otherwise provided in this section, or permitted by the

Engineer, the Contractor shall keep all existing streets open to traffic for the full length of the project and shall provide a sufficient number of travel lanes to move that traffic ordinarily using the roadway. The travel lanes shall be drained and kept reasonably smooth and in suitable condition at all times in order to provide minimum interference to traffic consistent with the proper prosecution of the work.

d. LANES OF TRAVEL: Travel lanes shall be maintained by the Contractor in a suitable manner at all times. The Contractor will be responsible for removal of snow and ice on all streets and detours within the Area of Work while he is actively prosecuting the completion of the Contract. If there is a temporary shutdown approved by the Engineer, the Contractor will not normally be responsible for snow and ice removal.

e. STREET CLOSINGS: The closing of any street for any purpose whatsoever shall be for the length of time and subject to the restrictions the Engineer may impose. No street will be closed without the

Contractor having received prior approval of the Meriden Police Department and the Department of

Public Works of the City of Meriden. The Contractor will make sure that the Fire Department and any other agencies which may be affected by the closing are notified. Detour plan and signage approved by the Engineer will be required.

f. PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC: ALL SIDEWALKS OPEN: Except as provided in this Section, or as permitted by the Engineer, the Contractor shall keep all public sidewalks open.

g. PROVISION FOR PRIVATE ACCESS: The Contractor shall schedule his operations to cause a minimum of inconvenience to occupants of existing properties within the area of work. Prior to restricting or eliminating vehicular access to any property the Contractor shall give the occupants of the property twenty-four hour notice. Thereafter, the Contractor shall complete the items of work and restore access as rapidly as reasonably possible. Restrictions of access shall at all times be subject to the approval of the

Engineer. At no time shall the Contractor prevent pedestrian access to any existing building. Where existing access is eliminated and other access substituted therefor, the substituted access shall be maintained by the Contractor to a quality equal to or better than the eliminated access.

h. SIGNS AND OTHER WARNING DEVICES: ILLUMINATION OF WARNING DEVICES: All signs and barricades or other appurtenances for the protection of the public shall be illuminated or be retroreflective especially during the hours of darkness or low visibility. The Contractor shall keep all signs in proper position, clean and legible at all times. Care shall be taken that weeds, shrubbery, construction materials or equipment and soil are not allowed to obscure any sign, light or barricade. Signs that do not apply to existing conditions shall be removed or adjusted so that the legend is not visible to approaching traffic.

i. MATERIALS FOR PROTECTION OF TRAFFIC: At any time, the Engineer may order supplemental materials furnished or work performed by the Contractor as the Engineer deems necessary for the maintenance and protection of traffic. The Contractor shall comply with such orders at no additional cost to the City. The omission of the Engineer to so order shall not relieve the Contractor of his full responsibility for the maintenance and protection of traffic. The Engineer may order additional measures if warranted.

j. PROTECTION OF RAISED STRUCTURES: The contractor is responsible for all utility structures that have been exposed during the milling process shall be made safe for general vehicular traffic. At a minimum, all raised structures shall be painted and maintained with a high visibility paint to warn motorists of the potential hazard. Paint should be updated daily as required. Some structures may require additional measures such as ramps, manhole protection ramp rings, traffic cones or traffic barrels.

Basis of Payment

Maintenance and Protection of Vehicular and Pedestrian Traffic required for or forming a part of the work called for by the Drawings, these Specifications or other Contract Documents will be paid for at the lump sum price when the item appears in the Schedule of Prices in the Proposal. The price shall include construction, maintenance and removal of detours, signs, barricades, flashers, cones, and all else necessary to maintain and protect traffic all in accordance with the provisions of the Contract Documents.

4. (2) 0209001 – FORMATION OF SUBGRADE

Shall conform to Form 819 Section 2.09

Description: This item shall consist of excavation or filling to the grades shown on the plans and proof-rolling as detailed in the specification or as directed by the Engineer.

Construction Methods: Area will be excavated or filled as required and proof-rolled as detailed in the specification or as directed by the Engineer. Any soft or yielding areas shall be excavated and replaced with compacted processed aggregate.

Basis of Payment: This work will be paid for at the contract unit price per square yard for “Formation of

Subgrade”.

5. (3) 202000 – EARTH EXCAVATION (existing pavement removal)

Shall conform to Form 819 Section 2.02.

Description: This item shall consist of excavation of existing flexible bituminous pavement to the extents shown on the plans. It is assumed that the existing pavement structure is approximately +/-3” in depth.

Construction Methods: Area will be excavated by mechanical equipment.

Basis of Payment: This work will be paid for at the contract unit price per cubic yard for “Earth Excavation

(pavement removal)”.

6. (4) 202529 – CUT BITUMINOUS CONCRETE PAVEMENT

Shall conform to Form 819 Section 2.02.

Description: This item shall consist of saw cutting existing flexible bituminous pavement to the extents shown on the plans.

Basis of Payment: This work will be paid for at the contract unit price per linear foot for “Cut Bituminous

Concrete Pavement”.

7. (5) 304002 – PROCESSED AGGREGATE BASE

Shall conform to Form 819 Section 3.04.

Description: This item shall consist of providing and placement of any additional processed aggregate base needed to provide an even surface for placement in areas where new bituminous pavement is to be placed to the extents shown on the plans.

Basis of Payment: This work will be paid for at the contract unit price per cubic yard for “Processed Aggregate

Base”.

8. (6) 0406177, 0406178 - HOT MIX ASPHALT PAVEMENT (HMA)

Shall conform to Form 819 Section 4.06.

Description: This item shall consist of placement of 1.5” of Class 2 bituminous concrete surface course to the limits shown and/or 1.5” of Class 1 bituminous concrete base course as shown on the plans or as directed by the

Engineer and/or Public Works Director.

Construction Methods: Bituminous Concrete Base and Surface material shall be placed using an approved paving box. Hand spreading will not be allowed.

Basis of Payment: This work will be paid for at the contract unit price per ton for “Hot Mix Asphalt Pavement

Class I (HMA)” and “Hot Mix Asphalt Pavement Class II (HMA)”

9. (7) 04062A - MILLING OF EXISTING BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT

Description: Milling Services consist of the cutting and removal of bituminous concrete material from roads, including all necessary work to establish the lines and grades specified and the removal and cleanup of all milling material around catch basin inlets, manholes, utility valve boxes, and any similar structures. Contractors shall make arrangements for removal, hauling and disposal of milling material.

Construction Methods: The pavement surface shall be removed to the line, grade and existing cross-section, or as directed by the Engineer.

The milling machine shall be equipped with a built-in- automatic grade averaging control system that can control the longitudinal profile and the transverse cross-slope to produce the specified result. The longitudinal controls shall be capable of operating from any longitudinal grade reference, including string line (30 feet minimum). The transverse controls shall have an automatic system for controlling cross-slope at a given rate.

Protection shall be provided around existing catch basin inlets, manholes, utility valve boxes, and any similar structures. Any damage to such structures as a result of the milling operation is the Contractor’s responsibility and shall be repaired at the Contractor’s expense.

To prevent the infiltration of milled material into the storm drainage system, the Contractor shall take special care to prevent the milled material from falling into the inlet openings or inlet grates. Any milled material that has fallen into inlet openings or inlet grates shall be removed at the Contractor’s expense.

Surface Tolerance: The milled surface shall provide a riding surface with a uniformed texture appearance. The milled surface shall be free from gouges, longitudinal grooves and ridges, oil film, and other imperfections that are a result of defective equipment, improper use of equipment or poor workmanship.

Where a surface delamination between HMA layers or a surface delamination of HMA on Portland cement concrete causes a non-uniform texture to occur, the depth of milling shall be adjusted +/- ½ inch or until delamination is eliminated.

When removing HMA pavement entirely from an underlying Portland cement concrete pavement, all of the

HMA pavement shall be removed leaving a uniform surface of Portland cement concrete, unless otherwise directed by the Engineer. Any unsatisfactory surfaces produced by the milling operation are the Contractor’s responsibility and shall be corrected at the Contractor’s expense and to the satisfaction of the Engineer.

No vertical faces, transverse or longitudinal, shall be left exposed to traffic. If any vertical face is formed in any area exposed to traffic, a temporary paved transition shall be established. At all permanent limits of removal, a clean vertical face shall be established by saw cutting prior to paving.

Prior to opening an area which has been milled to traffic, the pavement shall be thoroughly swept by the

Contractor with a mechanical sweeper. The sweeper shall be equipped with a water tank and capable of controlling dust and removing the millings and loose debris from the surface. Other sweeping equipment may be provided in lieu of the mechanical sweeper where accepted by the Engineer.

The Contractor is responsible for hauling away and disposing of all millings. The City reserves the right to keep a portion of the millings for its own use and will coordinate with the contractor for deposit location within the

City Limits.

Method of Measurement:

This work shall be measured for payment by the number of square yards of area from which the milling of asphalt has been completed and the work accepted. No area deductions shall be made for minor un-milled areas such as catch basin inlets, manholes, utility boxes and any similar structures.

The depth of removal shall be calculated by taking measurement at a minimum of every 250 feet per each pass of the milling machine, or as directed by the Engineer. The average depth of each section shall determine which payment item is applicable.

Basis of Payment:

This work shall be paid for at the Contract price per square yards for “Milling of Existing Bituminous

Pavement”. This price shall include all equipment, tools, labor and materials incidental thereto.

No separate payments shall be made for cleaning the pavement prior to paving; providing protection and doing handwork removal of bituminous concrete around catch basin inlets, manholes, utility valve boxes and any similar structures; repairing surface defects as a result of the Contractors negligence; removal of any temporary milled transition; removal and disposal of millings; furnishing a sweeper and sweeping after milling. The cost for these items shall be included in the Contract unit price for Milling of Existing Bituminous Pavement.

10. (8) NON-TRACKING ASPHALT TACK COAT

Description: The Non-Tracking Asphalt Tack Coat consists of furnishing and the application of non-tracking asphalt tack coat. Non-tracking asphalt tack coat must not adhere to tires, tracks, or other parts of paving equipment or vehicles. The use of non-tracking asphalt tack coat is at the sole discretion of the Engineer will be discussed at the pre-construction meeting.

Materials: The emulsified asphalt used for the non-tracking asphalt tack coat must meet the following requirements:

Table 1: Asphalt Emulsion for Non-Tracking Asphalt Tack Coat

Property Specification Test Procedure

Viscosity, SFS, 77° Fahrenheit 20-100 AASHTO T 72

Sieve, % 0.3 maximum AASHTO T 59

Asphalt Residue, % 50 minimum AASHTO T 59

Oil Distillate, % 1.0 maximum AASHTO T 59

Residue Penetration, at 77°

Fahrenheit

10-40 AASHTO T 49

Original Dynamic Shear (G*/sin δ), kPa at 70° Celsius (Base

Asphalt)

1.0 minimum AASHTO T 315

Solubility, % 97.5 minimum AASHTO T 44

General:

• The non-tracking asphalt tack coat must be undiluted and free of contaminants such as fuel oils and other solvents.

• The blending of non-tracking asphalt tack coats from different suppliers at the mixing plant is prohibited.

Basis of Approval: The request for approval of the source of supply must include the location where the material is manufactured, the handling and storage methods, and certifications in accordance with AASHTO R

77. Only Contractors that have an approved “Quality Control Plan for Non-Tracking Asphalt Tack Coat” formatted in accordance with AASHTO R 77 and that submit monthly split samples per grade to the Engineer, shall supply non-tracking asphalt tack coat. Each delivery of non-tracking asphalt tack coat to a project site must be accompanied with the following: the corresponding Certified Test Report listing all properties shown in the above Table 1: Asphalt Emulsion for Non-Tracking Asphalt Tack Coat, weight per gallon at 77° Fahrenheit, recommended application temperature range, and a Materials Certificate in accordance with section 1.06.07 of the 819.

Construction Methods:

Surface Preparation: The Contractor and Engineer shall ensure that the surface that the non-tracking asphalt tack coat is to be applied is dry and free of dust, standing water, or any other foreign material that would inhibit adhesion. The surface must be prepared by scraping, sweeping, and the use of compressed air shortly before application to prevent the return of debris on the pavement. The Contractor shall not apply tack coat if rain is expected within one (1) hour after application.

Equipment: The Contractor shall provide a distributor truck capable of heating, circulating, and spraying the tack coat at the required application temperature range per the manufacturer’s recommendations. The temperature of the tack coat must not exceed 180° Fahrenheit and must be circulated while heating. If the particle charge of the non-tracking asphalt tack coat is different from the particle charge of the emulsion that was previously used, then the tank must be thoroughly cleaned prior to use.

The spray bar must maintain a constant height above the pavement under variable load conditions. The distributor must include a tachometer, pressure gauges, and an accurate volume measuring device or a calibrated tank. All applicator trucks must have calibrations certified in accordance with ASTM D2995.

Tack Coat Application: The roadway temperature must be a minimum of 40° Fahrenheit and rising during the application of non-tracking asphalt tack coat. The material cannot be applied if the existing surface is wet or frozen. The Engineer may not permit the placement of any asphalt mixture until the tack coat has sufficiently cured. Any material applied outside the manufacturer’s recommended temperature range is subject to rejection by the Engineer.

The distributor spray bars must be adjusted to uniformly coat the entire surface at the directed application rate.

A hand hose attachment may be used on irregular areas and areas inaccessible to the spray bar and must be coated uniformly and completely. All exposed transverse and longitudinal edges of each course must be coated before mixture is placed against such surfaces. The tack coat must be applied to contact surfaces of curbs, gutters, manholes, and vertical faces of existing pavements.

The Contractor shall protect bridge decks, curb reveals, handrails of structures, and all other appurtenances from tracking or splattering of tack coat material.

Full Production Application Rate: If full coverage is not achieved, the material application rate may be increased as required by the Engineer (see below Table 2: Residual Application Rates for Non-Tracking

Asphalt Tack Coat Emulsions for in-place residual application rates) to ensure full coverage. The paving must proceed only after the non-tracking asphalt tack coat has cured (broken and set) to the satisfaction of the

Engineer.

Table 2: Residual Application Rates for Non-Tracking Asphalt Tack Coat Emulsions

Non-Tracking Asphalt Tack Coat Uses Minimum Residual

(gal/s.y.)

Maximum Residual

(gal/s.y.)

New AC Pavement to New AC Pavement or Thin

Lift Leveling

0.04 0.06

New AC Pavement (≤ 20 % RAP) to Aged Existing Pavement or Milled Surface

0.05 0.08

New AC Pavement (> 25 % RAP) to Aged

Existing Pavement or Milled Surface

0.06 0.10

New AC Pavement to PCC or Milled PCC Surface 0.04 0.08

Method of Measurement: The quantity of non-tracking asphalt tack coat will be measured by the number of gallons furnished, applied, and accepted by the Engineer. The application rate must be established to meet the minimum residual asphalt application rate shown in the above Table 2: Residual Application Rates for Non-

Tracking Asphalt Tack Coat Emulsions

The Engineer shall calculate the residual application rate of the in-place non-tracking asphalt tack coat based on the applied emulsion quantity and the percent dilution at 77° Fahrenheit (i.e., 100 gallons of emulsion at 55% asphalt content applied on 900 s.y. The Residual Asphalt Application Rate = (0.55 x 100)/900 = 0.061 gallons/s.y.). Any amount of material greater than ten percent (10%) over the State of Connecticut application rate specified, will not be included. Measured quantities in gallons of non-tracking asphalt tack coat at 77°

Fahrenheit must be determined using one of the following methods:

a. Measured by Weight: The number of gallons furnished shall be determined by weighing the material on calibrated scales furnished by the Contractor. To convert weight to gallons, one of the following formulas will be used: Tack Coat (gallons at 77° Fahrenheit) = Measured Weight (pounds) /

Weight per gallon at 77° Fahrenheit

b. Measured by automated metering system on the delivery vehicle: Tack Coat (gallons at 77° Fahrenheit) =

0.976 x Measured Volume (gallons).

Basis of Payment: This work will be paid for at the Contract unit price per gallon for “Non-Tracking Asphalt

Tack Coat,” complete and accepted in place. This price includes furnishing and applying materials, surface preparation, equipment, tools, labor, and work incidental thereto.

Pay Item Unit of Measure: Non-tracking Asphalt Tack Coat Gallon (gal.)

11. (9) 0406196A - JOINT AND CRACK FILLING OF BITUMINOUS CONCRETE PAVMENT

1. Description: This work consists of furnishing and applying a hot-applied mixture of Performance-Graded

(PG) asphalt binder and polyester fibers into bituminous concrete pavement longitudinal paving joints, longitudinal joint-reflection cracks, non-working longitudinal cracks, and raveled transverse joints in flexible or composite pavement. It shall be constructed in accordance with these specifications or established by the

Engineer. Joint and Crack Filling of Bituminous Concrete Pavement may be used in conjunction with other joint and crack treatments including (but not limited to) joint and crack sealing and joint or crack repair, and patching in which case the relative sequence of crack treatments will be prescribed in the Plans, a Notice to

Contractor, or other Contract documents.

1.1 Definitions:

Composite Pavement: Hot-mix asphalt overlay of a Portland-cement-concrete (PCC) pavement.

Crack: For the purposes of this specification, a crack is a void in the pavement structure having the following properties:

• The top of the crack is the pavement surface.

• Its length is measured along the longest dimension of the void.

• Its width is measured at the pavement surface across the length.

• Its depth is measured vertically into the pavement structure from the surface.

• At any point, the depth of a crack is greater than its width.

• The crack length is at least three (3) times the depth of the crack and at least six (6) times the nominal maximum aggregate size of the mix at the surface. (For example, for 0.5-inch pavement mix surfaces on 9 inch thick pavement; this makes the minimum length of a full-depth crack the higher value of 3.0 inches or three times the depth, or 27 inches.)

For purposes of this document, the use of the word “crack,” including all work specified for “cracks” herein, shall also apply to “raveled longitudinal joints” and “raveled transverse joints,” unless otherwise specified. In other words, for example, if this specification specifies that all “cracks” are to be cleaned, then all “raveled longitudinal joints” and all “raveled transverse joints” are to be cleaned in the same way as a “crack.”

Joint: A crack purposely built as part of construction.

Longitudinal joints: Joints formed along the direction of travel (longitudinally) between adjacent paving passes

(or by handwork or other means) on the surface lift of a bituminous-concrete pavement structure. This includes joints formed by patching, utility work trenching, widening, new construction, and reconstruction.

Transverse joints: Joints formed perpendicular to the direction of travel on the surface lift of a bituminous-concrete pavement structure. This includes joints formed by patching, utility work trenching, widening, new construction, and reconstruction.

Working crack or joint: A crack or joint the width of which experiences horizontal contraction or expansion greater than 1/8 of an inch in the course of an annual or seasonal temperature cycle. Cracks or joints experiencing vertical movement under loads are beyond this description and should be treated as deteriorated cracks or joints.

Longitudinal cracks: Cracks, the endpoints of which are more distant in the direction of roadway travel than across the width of the pavement.

Transverse cracks: Cracks, the endpoints of which are at least as distant across the width of the pavement as they are along the direction of travel.

Continuous Longitudinal Joints or Cracks: Longitudinal joints or cracks longer than 100 feet.

Longitudinal joint-reflection cracks in composite pavement: Longitudinal cracks formed atop the underlying longitudinal joint of a Portland-cement-concrete pavement which has been surfaced with bituminous concrete pavement.

Transverse joint-reflection cracks in composite pavement: Transverse cracks formed atop the underlying transverse joint of a Portland-cement-concrete pavement which has been surfaced with bituminous concrete pavement.

Double transverse joint-reflection cracks: Two roughly parallel transverse joint-reflection cracks at a distance of no less than 1.5 inches but no more than six (6) inches from each other form over a single transverse joint in a

Portland-cement-concrete pavement slab underlying the bituminous-concrete surface., where the minimum crack length of any of the two cracks is more than 1/4 of the underlying joint length (3 feet out of 12).

Deteriorated transverse joint-reflection cracks: Potholed or patched single or double transverse joint-reflection cracks with potholes or patches more than 25 percent of the joint length (more than 3 feet out of 12); also, if double transverse joint-reflection cracks form blocks between them that are less than 3 feet long in their longest dimension, this length shall be considered deteriorated.

Associated transverse joint-reflection cracks: In double transverse joint-reflection cracks, the joint-reflection crack with the lower width. When these two cracks are of equal width and length, one shall be treated as the transverse-joint-reflection crack and the other shall be treated as the associated transverse joint-reflection crack.

Raveled longitudinal joints: Defined as longitudinal joints formed between subsequent paver passes (or by handwork or other means) which have lost, due to aging of the pavement surface, at least ½ inch (in depth) of the original pavement surface material placed. This includes joints formed by patching, utility work trenching, widening, new construction, and reconstruction.

Raveled transverse joints: Defined as transverse joints formed between paver passes (or by handwork or other means) which have lost, due to aging of the pavement surface, at least ½ inch (in depth) of the original pavement surface material placed. This includes joints formed by patching, utility work trenching, widening, new construction, and reconstruction.

Pothole: Any length of crack wider than two (2) inches for at least six (6) inches of crack length.

Minimum Width: The minimum width of crack or joint to be included in the work of filling joints and cracks under this item.

Maximum Width: The maximum width of crack or joint to be included…