[C]_General_Specifications_7-2-25.pdf

Collins Street Complete Street Improvements-Phase I / 25-014EN-FC-IFB General Specifications - Page 1 of 5

General Specifications

Workmanship and Materials This project is to be constructed utilizing Hillsborough County Public Works Standard Specifications for Construction October 2023 Edition ; FDOT Standard Plans FY 2024-25;

FDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction FY 2024-25; with the exceptions as noted below. Any conflict between the documents shall be resolved in accordance with the Construction Agreement (if specified), else as in Paragraph C below.

The Hillsborough County Public Works Standard Specifications for Construction defers to the FDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, with the following exceptions/clarifications:

A. FDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction Division I, Sections

1 through 9 and Division II Sections 101 through 103 and 105 are omitted from this contract and replaced in their entirety by the Hillsborough County Standard Specifications 01010 through 01700. References contained in Division II and Division III of the FDOT Standard Specifications related to Division I shall be replaced with the appropriate corresponding Article(s) or Technical Specifications referenced above.

References to FDOT Division I Specification(s) that do not have a corresponding Article(s) or Technical Specification shall be clarified by the CITY’S Project Manager.

B. NOT USED

C. Coordination of Contract Documents

In cases of discrepancy, the governing order of the documents is as follows:

1. Special Provisions.

2. Technical Special Provisions.

3. Plans.

4. Design Standards

5. Developmental Specifications.

6. Special Conditions.

7. Standard Specifications.

The following FDOT Standard Specifications for Roadways and Bridges are replaced and/or modified with the corresponding Hillsborough County Standard Specification sections contained herein:

204 Graded Aggregate Base 283 Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Base 320 Hot Bituminous Mixtures; Plant, Methods and Equipment 327 Milling of Existing Asphalt Pavement 330 Hot Bituminous Mixtures General Construction Requirements 334 Superpave Asphalt Concrete 336 Asphalt Rubber Binder 337 Asphalt Concrete Friction Courses 341 Asphalt Rubber Membrane Interlayer 430 Pipe Culverts 901 Coarse Aggregate

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902 Fine Aggregate 916 Bituminous Materials 919 Ground Rubber Tire 931 Metal Accessory Materials for Concrete Pavement and Concrete Structures

Hillsborough County Standard Specifications for Traffic Signals to be added or supplemented to the latest FDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction:

600 Traffic Signal Overview 603 General Requirements for Traffic Control Signals and Devices 611 Acceptance Procedures for Traffic Control Signals and Devices 620 Grounding and Lighting Protection 630 Conduit 632 Signal Cable 634 Span Wire Assembly 635 Pull, Splice and Junction Boxes 639 Electrical Power Service Assemblies 650 Vehicular Traffic Signal Assemblies 652 24/7 Solar Flashing Beacon Assembly 653 Pedestrian Signal Assemblies 654 Midblock Crosswalk Enhancement Assemblies 660 Vehicle Detection System 663 Signal Priority and Preemption Systems 665 Pedestrian Detection System 671 Traffic Controllers 676 Controller Cabinet Assemblies 700 Highway Signing

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The CONTRACTOR Quality Control requirements outlined in these sections are required as described herein.

D. CONTRACTOR Quality Control (CQC) program requirements referenced within the

FDOT Standard Specifications are not required on CITY projects. However, the CONTRACTOR is responsible for constructing the project in accordance with the contract documents and ensuring compliance with the specifications. Therefore, the CONTRACTOR is responsible for scheduling and performing testing as required to ensure contract compliance. All testing performed by the CONTRACTOR must be performed by a FDOT qualified testing laboratory approved by the CITY. The CITY shall perform Quality Assurance testing to ensure CONTRACTOR compliance with the contract documents. This testing is solely for the CITY’S benefit. The CITY’S testing is not intended to relieve the CONTRACTOR of performing testing and they are not permitted to rely on this testing to ensure their contract compliance. Quality Assurance testing by the CITY in no way relieves the CONTRACTOR or their Subcontractors of their responsibility to provide quality materials and workmanship on the project. No act or omission on the part of the CITY, Professional, any inspector(s), or representative of the CITY shall be construed as relieving CONTRACTOR of this responsibility.

E. If the CONTRACTOR desires to utilize materials, means, or methods which in accordance with the FDOT specifications requires Quality Control testing and approval by the Engineer, the testing shall be performed at the expense of the CONTRACTOR , and reviewed for acceptance by the CITY. The CITY also reserves the right to require testing above and beyond the FDOT specified LOT testing in situations when the testing of LOT quantities will not provide a reasonable assurance of the quality of the work. This additional testing by the CONTRACTOR shall be at no additional cost to the CITY.

F. The use of the term “Department” or “COUNTY’ in the FDOT Specifications or the

Hillsborough County Specifications is replaced by CITY except in those instances where FDOT is the controlling organization.

G. The terms Engineer, Project Manager and Project Representative are interchangeable between the various contract documents.

H. Control of Materials: The CITY shall accept approved FDOT Quality Product List (QPL) products and materials unless stated to the contrary herein.

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Supplemental Specifications

Asphalt Unit of Measure For this contract, the unit of measure for Pay item 334-1-13 shall be in Tons.

Environmental Project Signs No environmental project signs are required.

Construction Phasing The CONTRACTOR is responsible for developing the project Construction Phasing Plan/Maintenance of Traffic Plan and associated coordination with Utilities, Agencies, affected landowners, etc. The CONTRACTOR shall maintain access to all business drives during regular business hours throughout construction.

Private Utilities Relocations Individual utility relocation schedules are provided as and Exhibit. CONTRACTOR shall coordinate its work with that of the utility companies. There shall be no allowance of damages for delays caused by utilities. There shall be relocation of existing utilities by various utility owners during the time CONTRACTOR is working. Additionally, some of the utilities have been relocated in advance of construction. CONTRACTOR is responsible for coordinating with the utility companies so that previously relocated utilities are not damaged.

CONTRACTOR may be requested to perform some earthwork and clearing & grubbing necessary for the advance relocation of some private utilities. Expenses associated with this work shall be included in the bid price for “Clearing and Grubbing” lump sum.

City of Plant City Water Main Replacement CONTRACTOR to construct all CITY water main improvements as shown on the component Water Main Replacement Plans. All work is to be in accordance with the CITY Water / Wastewater specifications, included as an Exhibit.

Private Property CONTRACTOR is advised that caution must be exercised during construction near private property. Any damage to property shall be reported immediately to the CITY representative.

The owner of the property shall be informed and damage be repaired within 48 hours, at CONTRACTOR’s expense. CONTRACTOR may be required to utilize methods such as shoring or trench boxes in certain areas of the project. CONTRACTOR is to determine these requirements and include the cost for the protective measures with the associated bid items.

Separate payments shall NOT be made for additional protective measures that may be required.

Survey Control Points and Benchmarks Prior to construction, the survey baseline control (begin, end and all changes in direction) and any land sectional corners within the limits of the project shall be referenced by a licensed Professional Surveyor and Mapper in the State of Florida by methods outlined in the Hillsborough County Surveying Manual. Said control and land sectional corners shall be

General Specifications - Page 5 of 5 replaced by aforesaid licensed surveyor after construction is complete. All information shall be placed in a Hillsborough County field book and a surveyors report attached shall be submitted to CITY with the as-built plans.

All Hillsborough County and project benchmarks within the project limits shall be preserved where possible during construction. If removed or damaged during construction, they shall be replaced by a licensed Professional Surveyor and Mapper in the State of Florida by approved methods outlined in the Hillsborough County Surveying Procedures Manual. Field notes shall be placed in a Hillsborough County field book and a surveyors report shall be submitted to CITY with the as-built plans.

Payment for the maintenance of survey control points and benchmarks shall be included in the unit prices for the various items of work required by the project.

Site Condition Survey CONTRACTOR shall conduct thorough pre-construction and post-construction site condition surveys of the entire job. Surveys shall be referenced to the project baselines and bench marks and shall be adequate to ascertain pre-construction and post-construction conditions (including elevations) of all public and private property within and adjacent to the construction limits. Sufficient photographs shall be provided by CONTRACTOR and submitted to Project Manager to resolve any claims which may arise due to the construction of this project.

Surveys shall include, but are not be limited to, photographs of all access roads used to transport equipment to and from the project site and elevations of roadways, driveways, sidewalks and buildings within a minimum 100 feet of the right-of-way line shall be taken at 20 foot intervals from the right-of-way line to the extent of the survey. In addition, elevations shall be taken on existing structures at the point of attachment or abutment. Furthermore, elevations shall be taken of all building slabs along the project route within 100 feet of the right-of-way lines.

The surveys and photographs required, as specified herein, are in addition to the requirements of Section 01385, “Color Audio-Video Survey”.

Summary of Quantities / Summary of Pay Items The “Summary of Quantities” and “Summary of Pay Items” sheets included in the construction plans are provide for informational purposes only. CONTRACTOR is advised to refer to the “Bid Proposal” pages (Schedule of Values) for a list of specific bid items included for this project.

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