Exhibit_B,_Special_Provisions_and_General_Notes_NRCS_Hurricane_Milton,_26-B-01JS.pdf

Open Channel Debris and Sediment Removal and Bank Stabilization Related to Damages Caused by Hurricane Milton

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Public Works Department Road & Bridge Division Open Channel Debris and Sediment Removal and Bank Stabilization Related to Damages Caused by Hurricane Milton Special Provisions and General Notes

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

1. The County of Volusia, Department of Public Works, Road & Bridge Division, is seeking a single, responsive and responsible bidder for open channel debris removal and bank stabilization for damages caused by Hurricane Milton. The lowest responsive and responsible bidder shall be responsible for all labor, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, services, applicable permitting, and incidentals necessary to complete all Work required by the specifications provided within the solicitation. The contractor shall provide a complete job, including all labor, equipment, supplies, and materials, and perform all operations necessary as specified within the solicitation.

2. Through a cooperative agreement for Emergency Watershed Protection Project # NR254209XXXXC008 for damages caused by Hurricane Milton, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) is providing to Volusia County the funding for this project. The project consists of implementing recovery measures on NRCS eligible work areas involving Mosquito Control open channels A-10 in Ormond Beach, B-19 in Port Orange, C-36 in New Smyrna Beach, and box culvert bridge #794072 on N. Tymber Creek Road in Ormond Beach. The work includes performing waterway removal of fallen trees and other debris blockages, and bank stabilization to prevent flooding.

GENERAL NOTES

1. In the event that any standards or specifications as described herein are in conflict with each other, or in conflict with that shown in the plans or technical provisions, the more stringent criteria will apply at the sole discretion of the County Road & Bridge Director or his/her designee. Contractor shall notify the County Representative immediately and in writing should the criteria be unclear, for the County Road & Bridge Director's interpretation of the criteria to be used.

2. These plans are solely to assist the Contractor in assessing the nature and extent of the existing conditions and convey the intent of the construction plans. The Contractor is responsible for investigating the existing site conditions including all surface and subsurface conditions, existing features and infrastructure, all available reports and records, the work required, and all other conditions that may affect the successful completion of the project prior to submitting a construction bid and again prior to commencement of construction activities.

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3. If items appearing to be historical or archeological artifacts are discovered at any time during construction within the project limits, immediate notification shall be provided to the County Representative.

4. In the event the Contractor discovers any errors or omissions in the plans, the Contractor shall immediately notify the County Representative.

5. The Contractor shall give all notices and comply with all laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and permit conditions bearing on the conduct of the work, as drawn and specified. If the Contractor observes that the drawings and specifications are at variance therewith, he shall promptly notify the County Representative, in writing, and any necessary changes shall be adjusted, as provided in the agreement for changes in the work.

6. The County Road & Bridge Director and/or his/her representatives and inspectors of other applicable government agencies having jurisdiction, shall at all times have access to the work site wherever and whenever it is in preparation or progress. The Contractor shall provide proper facilities for such access and inspections. The Contractor shall be responsible for meeting all inspection criteria and schedules, and signing for said inspections.

7. The Contractor shall be responsible for mowing and maintenance of all rights-of-way and County-owned lands within the project limits including retention and detention facilities until the project has been accepted by the County. All disturbed areas shall be sodded as soon as practical.

8. The Contractor shall be responsible to the County for the acts and omissions of Contractor's employees and all Contractor’s sub-contractors and their agents and employees and other sub-contractors and their agents and employees and other persons performing any of the work under a contract with the Contractor.

9. The Contractor shall comply with all legal load restrictions in the hauling of materials on public roads beyond the limits of the work. A special permit will not relieve the Contractor of liability for any damage that may result from the moving of materials and equipment.

10. It is the Contractor's responsibility to take all reasonable and prudent precautions to ensure that all completed work, materials and equipment stored on site are safe and secured from unauthorized access or use. Such precautions may include installation of signs, fences, or posting of security guards.

11. Contractor shall, at all times, utilize all normally accepted and reasonably expected safety practices and comply with all federal, state and local regulations, ordinances and guidelines pertaining to safe utilization of equipment or materials as published by manufacturer(s).

12. The Contractor shall comply with all applicable safety codes and with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and lawful orders of any public, quasi-public or other authority having jurisdiction for the safety of persons or property or for their protection against damage, injury or loss, or designed to protect the environment. The Contractor shall erect and maintain, as required by existing conditions and progress of the work, all reasonable safeguards for safety and protection, including posting danger signs and other warnings against hazards, promulgating safety regulations and notifying owners and users of adjacent utilities of the existence of hazards and of the safety regulations. Safety is the sole responsibility of the Contractor.

13. The Contractor shall be responsible for all damage or injury to property of any character, during the execution of the work, resulting from any act, omission, neglect, or misconduct in their manner or method of executing the work, or at any time due to defective work or

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General Notes and Special Provisions, Page 3 of 18 materials. All damage or loss to any property caused in whole or in part by the Contractor, a sub-contractor, or by anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable, shall be remedied by the Contractor at the Contractor’s expense.

14. The Contractor shall replace any fencing, landscaping, decorative features, utility services, and irrigation components impacted during construction to an equal or better condition at no additional cost to the County or property owners.

15. Until final acceptance of the work by the County, the Contractor shall have the charge and care of the project site and shall bear the risk of injury or damage, loss or expense to any part thereof, or to any materials stored on site, by the action of the elements or from any other cause whether arising from the execution or non-execution of the work. The Contractor shall rebuild, repair, restore and make good all injuries or damages to any portion of the work occasioned by any cause before final acceptance and shall bear the expenses thereof.

16. The Contractor is responsible for verifying the quantities and lengths of materials shown on the plans. Any discrepancy between material callouts and what is shown in the plans is to be brought to the County’s attention by the Contractor prior to bidding. It is the County’s intention to construct what is shown on the plans regardless of quantities listed in the bid/construction documents. Any discrepancy between the dimensions and measurements shown on the plans and the actual field conditions shall immediately be brought to the attention of the County’s Representative. Failure to do so and to continue construction shall make the Contractor responsible for all errors and necessary corrections that may subsequently arise.

17. The Contractor is solely responsible to ensure that all sidewalks, trails, curb ramps, transitions, inclines, and pedestrian pathways including pathways through driveways and intersections within the project limits fully comply with any and all minimum ADA accessibility standards. Contractor is solely responsible for compliance with the most current ADA criteria.

18. Shop drawings and certifications for all materials are required. The Contractor shall submit shop drawings to the County Representative for approval prior to ordering the materials required for construction.

19. The Contractor shall adjust all existing valves, structure lids, and castings to match final elevations.

20. All disturbed areas shall be restored with solid sod in like kind unless directed otherwise by the County.

21. The Contractor is responsible for all costs, permits, and coordination associated with the disposal of equipment and material to be demolished and/or removed. In addition the Contractor is responsible to coordinate with the County for salvaging existing equipment and/or materials as indicated by the County.

22. The Contractor shall hire a certified arborist licensed in the state of Florida to perform all tree protection, tree branch and bush trimming, and root pruning.

23. The Contractor shall be extremely cautious when working near trees that are to be saved, whether shown in the plans or designated in the field. All practical and necessary effort shall be taken during construction to prevent unnecessary tree removal.

24. In areas requiring fill material, the Contractor shall strip or otherwise remove all vegetation such as brush, heavy sods, clays, excessive organics, heavy growth of grass, decayed

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25. Any unsuitable materials encountered within the project limits shall be removed and replaced with suitable materials.

26. Mailboxes that are adjacent to the proposed improvements shall be preserved and protected. Mailboxes that are in conflict with the proposed improvements will need to be relocated or replaced at no additional cost to the County or property owner. Mailboxes that are damaged as a result of construction activities shall be replaced by the Contractor with a standard mailbox at no additional cost to the county or property owner. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to confirm the number of mailboxes to be relocated or replaced.

Mailbox relocation and/or replacement is incidental to the cost of construction.

27. The Contractor shall notify the County Representative of any suggested field changes and the potential impacts to adjacent existing or proposed infrastructure. The Contractor is responsible for resolving impacts to other proposed work resulting from a proposed field change.

28. The Contractor shall stabilize all excavations in accordance with any and all applicable rules, laws, recommendations, and best management practices. The Contractor shall provide all sheeting, de-watering, shoring, bracing, and ancillaries required to protect nearby public and private utilities, trees, landscaping, surface features, traffic routes, buildings and other structures.

29. Prior to any work or disturbance within 2 feet of the right-of-way line and prior to replacing fences, structures, irrigation, or other site features, the Contractor shall obtain or perform a legal boundary survey of the subject properties to confirm the location of the property line and/or right-of-way line in relation to the proposed work. Survey efforts shall be considered incidental to the cost of construction.

30. The Contractor shall coordinate with property owners for any work required outside the right-of-way to construct driveways to match the existing conditions. The County shall obtain permission from each property owner for any work outside of the right-of-way prior to any construction activity outside of the right-of-way. If temporary construction easements or Right of Entry agreements are required, the Contractor shall immediately notify the County.

Staging and Phasing

1. Materials, equipment, and earthwork stockpiles may not be stored within the roadway clear zone or within 5 feet of a pedestrian facility.

2. The Contractor is responsible for construction staging and storage areas and for maintenance of staging area(s). Purchase or lease of property for staging purposes is incidental to the cost of construction and at no additional cost to the County.

3. Staging areas shall be surrounded by silt fence and accessed via a soil tracking prevention construction entrance(s). Construction entrance(s) shall be kept clean and free of accumulated sediment.

4. The active phase of construction shall only be accessed via a soil tracking prevention construction entrance(s).

5. The Contractor shall keep adjacent streets clean and free from construction debris and sedimentation. The Contractor shall immediately remove any sediment from adjacent

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General Notes and Special Provisions, Page 5 of 18 roadways and sidewalks and maintain all adjacent infrastructure and facilities free and clear of debris and sediment at all times.

6. The Contractor shall maintain continuous ADA accessible route through or around each phase of construction at all times.

7. The Contractor shall provide temporary pavement consisting of full depth road base and an asphalt patch to trenched areas and other temporary excavations constructed within existing roadways, driveways, and sidewalks until permanent asphalt or concrete has been installed.

8. The Contractor shall maintain at least one access entrance to all commercial, industrial, residential properties and businesses at all times.

9. The Contractor shall maintain a clear path for all surface water, drainage structures, and ditches during all phases of construction. The Contractor shall install all erosion, sedimentation, and turbidity control measures prior to construction activities in each phase.

Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control

1. The Contractor shall develop and implement a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan

(SWPPP) according to EPA/FDEP NPDES criteria and Best Management Practices (BMPs) prior to and throughout construction activities to prevent erosion and sedimentation, and ensure proper functioning of stormwater management systems upon completion of construction. In addition to meeting EPA/FDEP NPDES criteria, the SWPPP shall be submitted to and comply with all applicable agencies having jurisdiction.

The Contractor shall provide a Notice of Intent (NOI) in accordance with criteria set forth in the NPDES permit requirements a minimum of 72 hours prior to commencement of any on-site activities. A copy of the approved SWPPP shall be kept on site at all times for review by the County Representative and by NPDES inspectors.

2. The Contractor shall implement all Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control (SESC) measures and utilize all Best Management Practices (BMPs) and take all steps necessary to prevent erosion and/or sedimentation from impacting roadways, sidewalks, private property, any areas outside of the project limits, and to prevent any adverse impacts to the general public. The SESC measures and BMPs including but not limited to silt fence, hay bales, check dams, inlet protection, and turbidity barrier shall be installed and maintained in all locations in which there is any possibility of stormwater runoff draining away from construction activities or potential for sediment transport outside the project limits. All erosion control measures shall be located within public rights-of-way, easements, or on County property. All SESC measures and BMPs shall be in place prior to the start of any clearing, demolition, dewatering, construction, or mobilization activities.

3. The Contractor is solely responsible for installing, maintaining, and ultimately removing all soil erosion and sedimentation control (SESC) measures. SESC measures and BMPs shall be maintained throughout construction and shall remain in place and shall be removed once the project is fully completed and accepted. Contractor shall provide routine maintenance on SESC measures and BMPs at Contractor’s expense. Provision must be made to preserve the integrity and capacity of check weirs, sediment basins, slope drains, grading patterns, etc. required to meet this provision throughout the life of construction.

Contractor shall provide continuous monitoring of erosion and sediment controls and shall make all required corrective measures.

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4. As soon as practical (unless directed by permit) all dressed slopes and disturbed areas shall be sodded. All slopes steeper than 4:1 shall have sod staked in place.

5. No excavations shall extend below the depths/elevations shown on the drawings or in the specifications without prior approval.

6. Storm inlets, catch basins, swales, and storm drain pipes shall be protected from sedimentation resulting from surface runoff until completion of all construction operation that may cause sediment runoff. Filter fabric shall be placed and maintained under the grate and filter socks placed in front of the throat of curb inlets, during construction.

7. Sediment (turbidity) barriers must be installed at all locations where the possibility of transferring sediments and suspended solids into the receiving water body exists due to construction. Sediment barriers shall remain in place until construction is completed, soils are stabilized and vegetation has been established. Sediment (turbidity) barriers shall be maintained throughout construction.

8. All storm drains, pipes, inlets, manholes swales, ditches, canals, utility boxes, roadways, sidewalks, gutters, and paved surfaces shall be stabilized and protected from erosion, and shall be clean and free of sedimentation and debris prior to final acceptance of the project.

Paving, Grading, and Drainage

1. All drainage structures are to be traffic bearing unless otherwise noted. All precast circular structures shall be constructed with a minimum 5-inch wall thickness and have steel angle iron frame. All structures in paved areas shall have steel rectilinear grates with H-20 loading. All ditch bottom inlet drainage structures shall have steel grates. All drainage structure grates shall be chained to the structure wall.

2. All proposed paving surfaces in intersections and adjacent existing sections shall be graded to drain positively and to provide a smoothly transitioned driving surface for vehicles with no sharp breaks in grade, and no unusually steep or reverse cross slopes. Approaches to intersections, entrance and exit grades to intersections may require minor local field adjustments should actual conditions vary from the surveyed information the design was based upon in order to accomplish the intent of the plans. It is the Contractor's responsibility to accomplish the above and consult the County Representative as needed to make any and all required interpretations of the plans or give supplementary instructions should the intent of the plans be unclear.

3. The Contractor is responsible for removing any excess cuts or supplying additional fill as necessary to grade the site to the proposed elevations as designed within the construction documents at no additional cost to the County.

4. If limestone bedrock is encountered during excavation of the retention basins or a sinkhole or solution cavity forms during construction, excavation of the basin must be halted immediately, the County and Water Management District must be notified immediately, and remedial action will be required. The Contractor must inspect all permitted surface water management basins for the occurrence of sinkholes and document these inspections on water management district condition compliance form. The Contractor must notify the County and water management district of any sinkhole development in the surface water management system within 48 hours of its discovery and complete sinkhole repair within 10 days of such discovery using a district approved methodology.

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5. The Contractor is responsible for constructing all improvements to provide positive drainage. The Contractor shall maintain positive drainage throughout the duration of construction at all times. If an area of poor drainage is observed, the Contractor shall notify the County Representative prior to paving so that a solution or recommendation for correction may be made.

6. Blue reflective pavement markers shall be placed in the center of the drive lane opposite each fire hydrant the same day as the initial removal and maintained throughout construction. This is included in the MOT/TTC lump sum until final placement.

7. Contractor shall saw cut existing pavement at the edge of the existing driving lane prior to pavement widening and/or prior to the construction of adjacent paved shoulders.

Contractor shall saw cut existing pavement adjacent to pavement to be removed.

8. All trees, brush, and other obstacles shall be removed a minimum of 20 feet from the edge of the travel lane. All tree limbs, brush, and other obstacles shall also be removed and trimmed a minimum of 5 feet from the edge of any sidewalk, trail, or pedestrian facility, and a minimum of 13 feet above any sidewalk, trail, pedestrian facility, roadway, or driveway.

9. Contractor shall regrade roadside swales to ensure adequate drainage off of the roadway and positive drainage away from the roadway.

10. Actual width of full depth widening may vary due to actual existing conditions.

11. Existing limerock removed may not be re-used in the construction of new limerock base unless otherwise approved by the County.

12. The Contractor shall be responsible for the maintenance of the existing drainage system within the project limits for the duration of construction and to ensure all drainage systems are clean and properly functioning throughout construction and prior to final acceptance.

13. Existing signage shall be removed and replaced according to the pavement marking and signage plans.

Utilities

1. The Contractor is solely responsible for any and all utility protection, preservation of service, utility adjustments, and coordination of all relocations required for the construction of this project including utilities which may not be shown on these plans. There will be no additional cost to the County for any impacts to Contractor's work efforts or work schedule as a result of utility protection, preservation, adjustments, or removals.

2. The location of existing utilities, services, facilities, and structural features shown on these plans is approximate and has been determined from the information available and are provided for the convenience of the Contractor. The County does not guarantee the accuracy or the completeness of the location information provided. Any inaccuracy or omission in such information shall not relieve the Contractor of his responsibility to protect the existing utilities from damage or unscheduled interruption of service. Should a discrepancy arise between these plans and actual field conditions, which would appreciably affect the execution of these plans, the Contractor shall stop all construction and notify the County immediately.

3. The Contractor shall be responsible for physically locating and verifying size, type, location, and elevation of all existing utilities prior to construction. The Contractor shall notify the County of any and all conflicts prior to beginning construction. The Contractor

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General Notes and Special Provisions, Page 8 of 18 is solely responsible for notifying the involved utility providers to make any necessary arrangements for relocation, disruption of service, or clarification of activity regarding said utility. The Contractor shall use extreme caution when crossing an underground utility, whether shown on these plans or field located. The respective utility providers shall relocate utilities that interfere with the proposed construction and the Contractor shall cooperate with the utility providers during relocation operations. Any delay or inconvenience caused by the involved utilities shall be incidental to the contract. The Contractor shall conform to Florida Statute Chapter 556 and the Sunshine State One-Call of Florida.

4. The Contractor shall notify each utility owner a minimum of five (5) business days prior to any excavation (Call Sunshine One at 1-800-432-4770). Contractor is responsible for continual maintenance of all utility locates, flags, marking, et cetera through the entire duration of construction. Please note that Volusia County Traffic Engineering is not part of Sunshine One. The Contractor shall call Traffic Engineering at 386-736-5968 for Locates.

5. The Contractor shall coordinate with all public and private utilities to ensure utility services throughout and adjacent to the project area are uninterrupted at all times.

6. Utilities to be relocated by others. Contractor to coordinate with utility companies to stabilize poles during construction and to hold poles as needed when work is in close proximity to poles.

Hazardous Materials

1. Hazardous material means any substance: (a) the presence of which requires investigation or remediation under any present federal, state or local statute, regulation, ordinance, rule, code, order, action, policy or common law, or (b) which is or becomes defined as a "hazardous waste," "hazardous substance," pollutant or contaminant under any present federal, state or local statute, regulation, rule or ordinance or amendments thereto including, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 9601 et seq.) and/or the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 6901 et seq.), or (c) which is toxic, explosive, corrosive, flammable, infectious, radioactive, carcinogenic, mutagenic, or otherwise hazardous and is regulated by any governmental authority, agency, department, commission, board, agency or instrumentality of the United States, the state in which the premises are located or any political subdivision thereof, or (d) The presence of which on the premises causes or threatens to cause a nuisance upon the premises or to adjacent properties or poses or threatens to pose a hazard to the health or safety of persons on or about the premises, or (e) which contains gasoline, diesel fuel or other petroleum hydrocarbons, or (f) which contains polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBS), asbestos, lead or urea formaldehyde foam insulation.

2. Contractor and its sub-contractors shall use, handle, transport, and dispose of all hazardous materials (as defined herein) in compliance with all present federal, state and local environmental, health or safety law, including, but not limited to, all such statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, codes, and rules of common law.

3. Contractor further agrees that Contractor and its sub-contractors shall not cause the discharge, release or disposal of any hazardous material created by its work on or about the

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General Notes and Special Provisions, Page 9 of 18 job site. In the event of any spill, release or any other reportable occurrence, Contractor shall notify the appropriate governmental agency and shall take such action as may be necessary to minimize the deleterious effect of such spill on persons or property.

4. Contractor and its sub-contractors shall, upon completion of performance of all duties under this contract, remove all supplies, materials, and waste containing any hazardous material from the job site. Contractor shall bear full financial responsibility, as between the parties of this contract, for the compliance of Contractor and its sub-contractors with the provisions as outlined herein.

5. Contractor agrees to indemnify, defend, protect and hold the owner harmless from and against any claims including, without limitation, actual attorney's fees and any costs of investigation, soils testing, governmental approvals, remediation and cleanup arising out of or in any way connected with the failure of Contractor or its sub-contractors, or their agents, employees, officers, or representatives, to comply with the terms as described herein.

6. Should Contractor or its sub-contractors discharge, release or dispose of any hazardous material on or about the job site in violation of this paragraph, Contractor shall immediately inform the owner in writing. In the event of any spill, release or any other reportable occurrence, Contractor shall notify the appropriate governmental agency(s) and shall take such action as may be necessary to minimize the deleterious effect of such spill on persons, property or the environment.

7. In the event Contractor or its sub-contractors encounter on the premises any pipeline, underground storage tank or other container, of any kind, that may contain a hazardous material, or encounter material reasonably believed to be a hazardous material, Contractor shall immediately stop work in the area affected and report the condition to the owner in writing.

8. If Contractor or its sub-contractors do not comply with the requirements as outlined herein, owner may, but is not obligated to, give written notice of violation to Contractor. Should Contractor or its sub-contractors fail to comply with the requirements of the paragraph within twenty-four (24) hours from the time owner issues such written notice of noncompliance or within the time of an abatement period specified by any governmental agency, whichever period is shorter, and Contractor shall be in material default of this contract.

9. All areas used for fuel storage shall have the property owner's prior approval and appropriate measures shall be taken to insure protection of groundwater and soil resources.

Record Drawings & Certification

1. Prior to construction, the Contractor will obtain and review all minimum requirements for record drawing acceptance for the County, permitting agencies, funding agencies, and any agency having jurisdiction and/or utility service providers. The Contractor shall familiarize themselves with these requirements, and produce record drawings that comply with or exceed these requirements, including any required electronic data submittals.

2. Record drawings shall be accurately recorded and certified by a licensed land surveyor registered in the State of Florida and shall meet the standards of practice as set forth by the

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Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers in Charter 5J-17, of the Florida Administrative Code, pursuant to Section 472.027, Florida State Statutes.

3. The Contractor will be responsible to provide sufficient as-built information to convey that the construction has been completed within acceptable tolerances to the approved design.

4. The Contractor shall keep a daily "as-constructed" set of drawings while the work being done is visible and exposed according to the applicable criteria referenced herein.

5. Laboratory testing frequencies shall be in accordance with the FDOT Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction Quality Control Testing and Acceptance Testing. The cost of all required laboratory testing shall be borne by the County with the exception of the cost of failing tests and subsequent re-tests, which shall be borne by the Contractor. All materials shall be from FDOT-approved sources unless otherwise approved by the County.

6. Contractor shall provide three (3) original hard copies of the Record Drawings, signed and sealed by a Florida-licensed Professional Surveyor/Mapper and shall be delivered to Volusia County along with a scan of the signed and sealed record drawings in PDF format and an AutoCad drawing prior to final payment. The survey will include all required improvements both horizontally and vertically and overlaid on a copy of the construction plans. The information included in the As-built shall be distinct and clear when compared with the construction plan information and shall include all items listed in the County's Technical Specifications.

Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) / Temporary Traffic Control (TTC)

1. The Contractor shall submit an MOT/TTC plan for review at least 2 weeks prior to implementation and may not proceed without approval by the County.

2. Residents shall have access to their homes at all times.

3. The Contractor is solely responsible for MOT/TTC throughout construction including but not limited to all materials, equipment, staff, sub-Contractors, signage, barricades, or temporary works that may be required.

4. MOT/TTC shall be in accordance with FDOT Index No. 102-600 series as applicable.

5. MOT/TTC activity shall be limited to after 8:00 a.m. and before 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Work on weekends or evenings requires prior notification and approval by the County.

SPECIFICATIONS

Divisions II and III of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction in effect at the time of project bid opening will apply to this project, with the exception of the following revisions and any other changes, modifications and/or amendments that are included in the Contract Documents.

1. Definitions (Replaces select definitions from FDOT Specification Section 1-3)

1.1. Department – shall be redefined as “The County of Volusia”

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1.2. Engineer – shall be redefined as “Road & Bridge Director,” or designee

Note: In order to avoid cumbersome and confusing repetition of expressions in these Specifications, it is provided that whenever anything is, or is to be done, if, as, or, when, or where “acceptable, accepted, approval, approved, authorized, condemned, considered necessary, contemplated, deemed necessary, designated, determined, directed, disapproved, established, given, indicated, insufficient, ordered, permitted, rejected, required, reserved, satisfactory, specified, sufficient, suitable, suspended, unacceptable, or unsatisfactory,” it shall be understood as if the expression were followed by the words “by the Engineer,” “to the Engineer,” or “of the Engineer.”

1.3. Secretary – shall be redefined as “The Volusia County Manager, acting directly or through an assistant or other representative authorized by him/her.”

2. Method of Payment / Basis of Payment (This applies to any and all Method of Payment or

Basis of Payment throughout the FDOT Specifications or Basis of Estimates)

2.1. The units of measurement and the method/basis of payment shall be based upon those units as indicated in the Bid Schedule/Bid Tabulation. Such prices and payments shall be full compensation for performing all work necessary to complete the entire project.

3. Surveys and As-Built Drawings (Replaces FDOT Specification Section 7-2.3 in its entirety)

3.1. General:

3.1.1. All Land Boundary Surveys, Data Collection Surveys, Topographic Surveys, Construction Stakeout, As-Built Surveys and As-Built Drawings shall conform with the requirements of the Standards of Practice as set forth by the Florida Board of Professional Land Surveyors in Chapter 5J-17, Florida Administrative Code, Pursuant to Section 472.027, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction.

3.1.2. No special compensation will be made to the Contractor to defray costs of any delays occasioned by protection of land boundary markers, survey monuments, or bench marks;

completing topographic surveys, construction layout surveys, witnessing existing markers, restoration of bench marks, setting of bench marks, restoration of witnessed corners, setting of survey monuments or re-setting of land boundary monuments and markers, but such costs shall be considered as having been included in the prices stipulated for payment items of this Technical Provision.

3.1.3. Unless otherwise specified, all geospatial information including plans, surveys, maps, and aerial photography will be provided in AutoCAD or the ESRI Personal Geodatabase format. This data will be referenced by a minimum of three (3) coordinates in the Florida State Plane Coordinate System, East Zone in US Survey Feet. The horizontal datum is NAD83/90 and the vertical datum is NAVD 88 Feet, in accordance with Florida

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Statutes, Chapter 177.151. AutoCAD files will follow the Volusia County Public Works AutoCAD standard format. All text and graphic information will be provided in the Volusia County standard MS Office software (MS Word, MS PowerPoint, etc.) and in the Adobe .PDF format, unless otherwise specified. This digital information is to be provided on CDs or DVDs.

3.1.4. All survey monuments, property markers and benchmarks that may be disturbed during construction shall be referenced and replaced by the Contractor. All monuments and benchmarks disturbed or destroyed by the Contractor or any of his forces through accident or negligence shall be replaced by a Florida licensed professional land surveyor at the Contractor's expense.

3.2. Lines, Grades, and Construction:

3.2.1. Surveying Control points and Benchmarks will be furnished by the County. All subsequent work of every description shall be laid out and checked by the Contractor who will be solely responsible for its correctness. The work may be checked by the Road & Bridge Director and, in case of discrepancy, the Road & Bridge Director’s decision shall be final.

3.2.2. Survey grade stakes shall be utilized during Subgrade and Base operations. The grade stakes shall be set to represent finish grade, and located so that Subgrade and Base can be “string-lined” by the Contractor and witnessed by the Road & Bridge Director. Tack points shall be set for all curb work and structure layout. No precast inlet tops shall be placed until the adjacent curbing on each side is in place.

3.2.3. The Contractor shall install and maintain throughout the construction period, station boards every 500' on one side of the roadway at the right-of way line to define the right-of-way.

3.2.4. The Contractor shall furnish all stakes and necessary labor and shall be responsible for the layout of the work and establishing all of the lines and grades. All Field Engineering and Construction Layout shall be performed under the supervision of a Professional Surveyor and Mapper, employed by the Contractor, registered in the State of Florida and acceptable to the Engineer. This work may be checked and verified by the Engineer; and the Contractor shall furnish all such necessary materials, equipment, labor and assistance as the Engineer may require.

3.3. Protection and Restoration of Property Markers and Survey Monuments:

3.3.1. The Contractor shall employ a Florida Licensed Professional Land Surveyor satisfactory to the Road & Bridge Director to perform all witnessing, restoration, setting or resetting of land boundary monuments and markers as required by this Technical Provision.

3.3.2. The Contractor shall be responsible for the preservation of all public and private property markers and shall protect carefully from disturbance or damage all survey

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General Notes and Special Provisions, Page 13 of 18 monuments and property markers until their locations are “swing-tie” witnessed to a minimum of three permanent objects not more than 100' distant, or otherwise referenced by a licensed Florida Professional Land Surveyor so the surveyor can restore them in their original location as the pertinent portions of project construction are completed.

3.4. Final Survey Monumentation:

3.4.1. Section and ¼ Section Corners: All Section Corners and ¼ Section Corners disturbed shall be reset with monuments and monument boxes. Monument boxes of a type approved by the Road & Bridge Director will be supplied by the Contractor for installation by the Surveyor employed by the Contractor. The Surveyor employed by the Contractor shall re-reference Section Corners and ¼ Corners within the project limits, preferably with “X” cuts in curbs, sidewalks or traffic signal foundations, and submit a Florida Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Certified Corner Record Sheet in accordance with Chapter 177, Part II, Florida Statutes, to DNR via the County Surveyor. In the case where the corner marker was only paved over and is still in place, an approved monument box shall be installed to provide access to the corner.

3.4.2. Benchmarks: An approved benchmark tablet or plate shall be installed on each bridge within the project. Any Federal, State, or County benchmark monument disturbed or destroyed by construction shall be replaced by markers furnished by the County Surveyor, which shall be set in nearby locations to be determined by the Road & Bridge Director.

Benchmark elevations shall be based on North American Vertical Datum, but shall not be stamped on the tablet. Certified copies of the field notes showing the level run and benchmark elevations shall be provided to the Road & Bridge Director.

3.4.3. Right-of-Way Monumentation: All right-of-way owned by the County, including right-of-way and easements for lateral ditches, environmental impact mitigation sites, storm water management pond sites and other drainage facilities shall be monumented in accordance with the information shown on the right-of-way maps. The rights-of-way and easements will be monumented using markers as approved by the Road & Bridge Director.

Those markers shall be set on the right-of-way at each deflection and right and left opposite each PC, each PCC, and each PT. The maximum distance between the right-of-way markers shall be 1,320'. These right-of-way markers will be placed on all projects. The final field location of the right-of-way markers installed will be shown on a “Specific Purpose Survey” map indicating that the corners were set in accordance with the Volusia County Right of Way map prepared for the project as applicable and shall be certified to Volusia County by the Contractor’s surveyor. The “Specific Purpose Survey” map shall be submitted in AutoCAD and Adobe .PDF format, together with a hardcopy, plotted on ledger size paper, unless otherwise specified.

3.4.4. P.I. Monumentation: The center lines of the right-of-way of all intersecting roads, canals and railroads, unless a Section or ¼ Section Corner, shall be monumented with a nail and disc with four straddlers. The location of these PIs shall be established by using the off project references previously established in the field by the design consultant or the County Surveyor.

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3.4.5. Environmental Compliance: The Contractor shall be responsible for all survey requirements necessary to maintain compliance with St. Johns River Water Management District permit including, but not limited to, as-built surveys of graded detention pond and mitigation sites.

3.5. Record Set Drawings / As-Built Plans:

3.5.1. Record Drawings, As-Constructed surveys, and/or As-Built Drawings shall include field measurements, after construction, of actual as-constructed features and their surroundings, locations and dimensions, and elevations with information noted on copies of contract drawings, Certified by a Florida Licensed Engineer and/or Florida licensed Surveyor as applicable. The Contractor, through his Surveyor or Engineer, must arrange for signed and sealed originals and reproductions at the Contractor’s expense.

3.5.2. Permit Certifications: Record Drawings shall meet all requirements of applicable permit agencies including applicable certifications to the satisfaction of the Engineer of Record, Construction Engineering Inspector, Volusia County, applicable permit agencies, and FDOT, and other funding partnering agencies.

3.5.3. Funding Agency Certifications: Record Drawings shall meet all requirements of applicable funding agencies including applicable certifications to the satisfaction of the agencies and authorities providing funding for the project including any and all Local Agency Program (LAP) requirements through the Florida Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, or other funding partnering agencies.

3.5.4. As-Built Wetland Mitigation Area Grading Plans: As-Built Mitigation area grading plans include a certified as-built survey of all wetland mitigation areas. A separate survey for each mitigation area shall be made. Each survey shall include, as a minimum, the surface area (total square footage or acreage), the location and elevation of a permanent bench mark set, and the required number of cross-sections needed to verify that grading of the area conforms to the approved plans. The as-built mitigation grading plan must be submitted to permitting agencies for review.

3.5.5. During Construction: In addition to Record Drawings as specified above, during construction, the Contractor shall maintain records of all plans and specification deviations and prepare “red-lined” record drawings showing correctly and accurately all changes and deviations from the work made during construction reflecting the work as it was actually constructed. These drawings shall conform to recognized standards of drafting, shall be neat and legible, shall be labeled “As-Built” and shall be provided to the Road & Bridge Director at times as may be required elsewhere in these Contract Documents.

3.5.6. Deliverables: Record Drawings shall be delivered to Volusia County both AutoCAD format and in the Adobe .PDF format, along with three (3) original hard copies, signed and sealed by a Florida-licensed Professional Surveyor/Mapper, prior to application for final payment. The survey will include all required improvements both horizontally and

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General Notes and Special Provisions, Page 15 of 18 vertically and overlaid on a copy of the construction plan in an AutoCAD model space drawing environment with sheet layouts in Paper Space. The information included in the As-built shall be distinct and clear when compared with the construction plan information.

At a minimum, the following information shall be included:

1. Horizontal locations and vertical elevations for all utility and storm structures including but not limited to manholes, inlets and cleanouts, including structure top and invert elevations and invert elevations of all connecting pipes, pipe types and pipe sizes.

2. Distance along pipelines between structures.

3. Stormwater pond top of berm, grade changes, and pond bottom elevations and horizontal dimensions measured at a minimum of ten locations per pond, at locations designated by the Engineer.

4. Stormwater control structure dimensions and elevations, including all weirs, slots, orifices, grates, pumps, and skimmers.

5. Locations, dimensions, and elevations of all filter, exfiltration, or underdrain systems including cleanouts, pipes, connections to control structures, and points of discharge to receiving waters.

6. Dimensions, elevations, contours, or cross sections of all treatment and storage areas to determine stage storage relations of the storage area and the permanent pool depth and volume below the control elevation for the normally wet systems when appropriate.

7. Dimensions, elevations, contours, final grades, or cross sections of the drainage system to determine the flow directions and conveyance of runoff.

8. Dimensions, elevations, contours, final grades, or cross sections of all conveyance systems utilized to convey off-site runoff around the system.

9. Water elevations and date determined.

10. Elevation and location of benchmark for the survey.

11. Horizontal location of the flow line of installed curbing, including type and size of curbing.

12. Horizontal locations of installed Guiderails and Guardrails.

13. Horizontal locations of installed Stop and Yield signs.

14. Location of newly installed sidewalks. Label widths and material. Identify transitions if applicable.

15. Horizontal locations and…