CSA 70 BL Electrical Svc Line and Flow Meter Install - Section F - Performance Specifications.pdf

SECTION G

PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS

CSA 70 BL ELECTRICAL SERVICE LINE

AND FLOW METER INSTALLATION PROJECT

FOR

COUNTY SERVICE AREA (CSA) 70 BL

BLOOMINGTON, CALIFORNIA

PROJECT NO.: 30.30.0215

PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS

01. MOBILIZATION

Mobilization shall consist of preparatory work and operations, including, but not limited to, those necessary for the movement of personnel, equipment, supplies and incidentals to the project site; for the establishment of all offices, buildings and other facilities necessary for work on the project; and for all other work and operations which must be performed or costs incurred prior to beginning work on the various contract items on the project site.

Mobilization shall conform to the provisions in Section 9-1.16D, “Mobilization,” of the 2015 Caltrans

Standard Specifications.

The contract lump sum price paid for Mobilization shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment and incidentals, and for doing all the work involved in mobilization as specified herein. No additional compensation will be allowed for additional mobilization/demobilization costs due to weather days or loss of production due to cold weather.

02. DUST CONTROL AND WATER SUPPLY

This work, Dust Control, shall consist of all operations necessary to control fugitive dust arising from construction operations, and due to any disturbance of natural ground covers resulting therefrom, in compliance with governing EPA and NPDES requirements and shall conform to the provisions in

Section 10-5, “Dust Control,” of the 2015 Caltrans Standard Specifications and these Specifications.

The CONTRACTOR is responsible for meeting and being in compliance with all of the requirements of the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (AQMD) “Rule 403, Fugitive Dust.”

Information on AQMD and “Rule 403, Fugitive Dust” can be found at http://www.aqmd.gov. Should the County be fined due to failure of the contractor to comply with Rule 403 requirements, the amount of any such fines will be withheld from payments due or to become due to the Contractor.

The compensation paid for Dust Control shall include, but not be limited to compensation for maintaining dust control and air contaminates within the project area. Watering site as needed to control dust during project duration, street sweeping as needed to control dust and maintain clean public roadways, and application of chemical dust stabilizers shall be included in the prices paid for various contract items of work and no additional compensation will be allowed therefor.

03. TRAFFIC CONTROL AND PUBLIC SAFETY

The Contractor shall provide for the safety of traffic and the public in conformance with the provisions in Section 7-1.04, “Public Safety,” of the Caltrans Standard Specifications and these provisions.

The Contractor shall furnish, erect and maintain those fences, temporary railing (Type K), barricades, lights, signs and other devices and take such other protective measures that are necessary to prevent accidents or damage or injury to the public, especially pedestrians who travel through the work zone area. Where no other means of pedestrian passage through construction area is available, the Contractor shall provide detours for pedestrian travel.

http://www.aqmd.gov/

When applicable, the California MUTCD latest edition Figure 6H-28 “Sidewalk Detour or Diversion”

Typical Application 28 and Figure 6H-29 ”Crosswalk Closures and Pedestrian Detours” Typical

Application 29 may be used and referenced as part of the project’s Traffic Control Plan.

The Contractor shall be responsible to install and maintain a worksite traffic control system. This shall include any potential phasing of traffic control during the various phases of construction.

Placement of traffic control shall conform to the California MUTCD latest edition, as well as these provisions.

No parking lot closure shall be implemented. Minimum of one lane in each direction shall be provided at all times and access remain open.

Full compensation for conforming to the requirements of Section 7-1.04, “Public Safety,” and the requirements of these provisions, including all costs for installation, modifications, maintenance and removal of traffic control over the course of the project shall be considered as included in the contract lump sum paid for Traffic Control System/Plan and no additional compensation will be allowed therefor. The lump sum cost shall include cost of the traffic control plans prepared by a Registered

Engineer, if required.

04. PAVEMENT AND SIDEWALK REPAIRS

The contract lump sum price for Pavement and Sidewalk Repairs shall include full compensation for furnishing labor, tools, equipment, materials, and incidents and for doing all work involved in such items unless otherwise required here. The price shall include any tree trimming needed and the export of unsuitable materials, dirt and grindings.

Concrete work shall conform to the provisions in Section 201 of the latest edition of Greenbook

Specifications and these provision and the specifications on the project plans; Earthwork shall conform to the provisions in Section 300 of the latest edition of Greenbook Specifications and these provision and the specifications on the project plans. Any soil required for import shall be included in this item.

This bid items covers Finish Grading/Soil prep for the project site. All landscape area shall be sloped to provide positive drainage. No ponding shall be acceptable.

All grading, over-excavation, and compaction of subgrade as required will be the responsibility of the

Contractor and shall be included within the lump sum cost for Pavement and Sidewalk Repairs.

If areas are encountered that the Contractor believes should be determined to be “unsuitable material” the Contractor shall notify the District. If the District determines that the material is “unsuitable” it shall then be removed and disposed of and paid for as extra work provided in Sections 4.1.03D of the

Caltrans Specifications.

05. MISCELLANEOUS CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION

Concrete foundations, slabs and landscape curb barriers shall conform to the provisions in Section 90, “Concrete” of the Caltrans Standard Specifications.

Relative compaction of not less than 95 percent shall be obtained for a minimum depth of 0.50-foot below the grading plane for the width of foundations, slabs and landscape curb barriers

After compaction and grading, the sub grade shall be firm, hard, and unyielding.

Non-Pigmented curing compound shall be used on exposed concrete.

If in the event during or days after construction or upon inspection by the District, the finished minor concrete showed evidence of failures by cracking or shear, the Contractor shall immediately remove and replace at no cost to the County. The concrete shall be saw-cut in a neat, true line and the location of the cut lines will be determined by the Engineer. The removed concrete shall become the property of the Contractor and shall be disposed of in accordance with the General Provisions.

The contract lump sum price paid for Minor Concrete (foundations, concrete pads, landscape curb perimeter barrier shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment and incidentals, including excavation and backfill, as shown on the plans, and as specified in the Standard

Specifications, these Special Provisions, and as directed by the District.

06. UTILITIES

The Contractor shall notify all affected utility companies two weeks prior to start of work.

The Contractor is to notify Underground Service Alert at 1-800-227-2600, 48 hours prior to any construction operations in order for utilities to mark and identify locations of existing facilities.

Special precaution shall be taken by the Contractor to protect existing utilities that may not be noticeably visible while working in the road shoulder areas.

Throughout the project, utility poles, fire hydrants, water meters, gas meters, water valves and gas valves will be located in the construction area. If applicable, the Contractor shall perform his grading operations around these and construct embankment using pneumatic tampers to achieve the required compaction.

The Contractor shall protect existing valve cans in place and adjust those that are adjustable to finished grade during paving operations. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for coordinating valve can adjustments with utility owners, at no additional cost to the District. Where valve cans cannot be adjusted, and utility owners do not participate in coordinating adjustments, and finished grade is above existing valve cans, said valve cans shall be marked and paved over.

During construction operations, all County-owned signs shall be relocated to clear the way for the

Contractor’s operations. When construction is complete, the County-owned signs shall be installed in final position as designated by the District.

Existing guideposts (paddles) that interfere with construction shall be removed and disposed of.

All existing sprinklers in conflict with construction shall be relocated, removed and/or capped to clear construction.

If required during construction operations, existing mailboxes shall be moved as necessary to clear the way for the Contractor’s operations, but at all times shall be accessible for delivery. During construction the mailboxes shall either be installed on posts set in the ground or they may be installed on temporary supports approved by the Engineer.

The space around the posts and post concrete anchors shall be backfilled with suitable earthy material.

The backfill material shall be placed in layers approximately 0.33 foot thick and each layer shall be moistened and thoroughly compacted to a relative compaction of not less than 90 percent.

The face of mailbox shall be within 0 to 6 inches from face of curb, asphalt concrete dike or edge of pavement.

Surplus removed materials shall be disposed of outside the highway right-of-way in accordance with

Section 14-10, “Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling” of the Standard Specifications. Attention is directed to prevailing wage provisions pertaining to hauling "trash" and/or "recyclable" materials.

Contractor shall salvage and reuse existing mailboxes, newspaper boxes, posts and mounts.

When construction is complete the mailboxes shall be installed in final position and posts shall be in a buried concrete anchor of minor concrete or commercially available posthole concrete not less than 6 inches in width from the outside of post and 1.5 feet in depth from the finished ground surface.

Contractor shall replace in kind existing mailboxes. Existing newspaper boxes, posts and mounts shall be salvaged and reused.

New mailboxes shall be fastened to the existing posts and mounts.

Replaced existing mailboxes shall become the property of the Contractor and shall be disposed of.

When construction is complete the mailboxes shall be installed in final position and posts shall be in a buried concrete anchor of minor concrete or commercially available posthole concrete not less than 6 inches in width from the outside of post and 1.5 feet in depth from the finished ground surface.

Contractor shall replace in kind existing mailboxes, newspaper boxes, posts and mounts.

Replaced existing mailboxes, newspaper boxes, posts and mounts shall become the property of the

Contractor and shall be disposed of.

When construction is complete the mailboxes shall be installed in final position and posts shall be in a buried concrete anchor of minor concrete or commercially available posthole concrete not less than 6 inches in width from the outside of post and 1.5 feet in depth from the finished ground surface.

The contract unit price paid to remove and cap sprinklers shall be included in the various contract items of work and shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment and incidentals, and for doing all the work necessary in relocating the sprinklers, complete in place, and disposing of surplus material and no additional compensation will be allowed therefor.

Full compensation for conforming to the requirements of this section, not otherwise provided for, including furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment and incidentals, including utility adjustments to grade, providing utility windows and coordination, and for doing all work involved shall be considered as included in the contract prices paid for the various items of work and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

07. LANDSCAPE, SPRINKLER AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM

This work shall consist of replacing sod in kind and also replacing, removing and relocating portions of irrigation systems that conflict with construction.

All existing sprinklers and irrigation lines in conflict with construction shall be replaced, removed or relocated and capped, only as necessary to clear the way for rough and final grading until the landscaping (includes sprinklers, irrigation lines and sod replacement) is complete.

The removed pipe or fittings shall become the property of the Contractor and shall be disposed of outside of project limits in accordance with the provisions in General Conditions.

Prior to backfilling, the Contractor shall test the sprinklers and irrigation lines at each and every station to ensure the system is working properly. Any leaks shall be repaired and replaced in kind immediately at the expense of the Contractor. If replacement is necessary, sprinkler heads including new pipe and fitting ranging from ½” to 1” in sizes, shall be Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipe, Sch 80 conforming to the requirements of ASTM Designation D1785 and these special provisions. The solvent cement and primer for pipe and fitting connections shall be used in accordance with the manufacturer’s printed instructions.

Trenches shall be backfilled with native material and compacted as directed by the District.

After installing the sprinkler system, the new lawn or sod shall be cleared of any objectionable material and left clean at the satisfaction of the District. The Contractor shall restore any disturbed landscaping in kind.

This section does not cover any replacement or repair to an existing irrigation controller box that may be installed either inside or outside the property owner’s premises, except, irrigation control valve if present.

The contract lump sum price paid for Repair Landscape and Irrigation shall include full compensation for furnishing labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals and for doing all the work involved in trenching, cutting, capping, removing, relocating, replacing and installing sod, sprinklers, irrigation lines and/or irrigation control valve with thorough inspection and testing prior to backfill, complete in place, as specified in the Standard Specifications and these special provisions, and as determined by the District.

08. BASIC ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS

Workers possessing the skills and experience obtained in performing work of similar scope and complexity shall perform the Work of this Division. Refer to other sections of the Specifications for other qualification requirements.

All work and equipment shall comply with requirements of Section G – Contract Drawings

Materials shall be new and listed by UL, or another NRTL.

Where conduits pass through or interfere with any structural member, or where notching, boring or cutting of the structure is necessary, or where special openings are required through walls, floors, footings, or other buildings elements, conform to ACI 3.8-11 Section 6.3 for conduits and pipes embedded in concrete and Section 2308.9.10 for notches and bored holes in wood; for steel, as detailed on the structural steel Shop Drawings.

Protect materials and equipment from damage and provide adequate and proper storage facilities during progress of the Work. Damaged materials and/or equipment shall be replaced.

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