NEW ACCESS ROAD 120224_Reduced.pdf
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This is a Site Development Plan and Engineering Drawing Set for the Greene County Board of Education for a new access road project located at 1002 S Main Street in Greensboro, Georgia. The project involves the construction of a new access road connecting Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to the school bus loop on approximately 2.06 acres of the existing 4.05-acre school property. The drawings, prepared by Georgia Civil, Inc. (a Level II Certified Design Professional firm), include comprehensive civil engineering plans for grading, drainage, erosion and sedimentation control, utility installation, pavement design, and site details. The project is classified as a School zoning use and is in preliminary design status as of November 11, 2024, with revisions noted on July 21, 2025. The design incorporates multiple stormwater management features including sediment basins, check dams, inlet protection, and permanent riprap outlet protection to manage runoff from the roadway development.
The construction documents specify detailed requirements for earthwork, compaction testing, asphalt and concrete pavement installation, utility coordination (water, sanitary sewer, and stormwater systems), and comprehensive erosion and sedimentation control measures in compliance with the Georgia NPDES General Permit No. GAR100001. All work must meet City of Greensboro standards and specifications, and the contractor is responsible for utility locating, soil compaction testing, and adherence to all OSHA safety requirements. Specific contract provisions address topsoil management, sediment storage requirements calculated at 67 cubic yards per acre, stormwater sampling and monitoring at designated outfall locations with a turbidity standard of 75 NTU for the 0-4.99 square mile drainage area, and final site stabilization requirements including permanent vegetation establishment and removal of temporary BMPs upon project completion.
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Sheet Number
311 N. Main St, Ste. 101, Unit C P.O. Box 896 | Madison, GA 30650
P: 706.342.1104 www.georgiacivil.com
Sheet Title
© georgia civil, inc.
DRAWN BY:
DRAWING
DATE:
CHECKED BY:
REVISIONS
DATE: DESCRIPTION:
This document and its reproduction are the property of Georgia Civil, Inc. and may not be reproduced, published, or used in whole or in part without the written consent of Georgia Civil, Inc.
Copyright 2024
Professional Seal
Project Information
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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
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11.11.24 REVISED STORM
PRELIMINARY
NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION
VICINITY MAP
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GPS COORDINATES
N 33°33'44.3"N W 83°10'46.6"W N 33.562313 W -83.179614
G080000500
1002 S MAIN ST
GREENSBORO, GA 30642
ZONING - SCHOOL
SITE DEVELOPMENT PLANS
FOR
NEW ACCESS ROAD
S H E E T I N D E X
APPROX.= APPROXIMATE
BLDG = BUILDING
BM = BENCH MARK
C&G = CURB AND GUTTER
CI = CURB INLET
C.L. = CHAIN LINK
CMP = CORRUGATED METAL PIPE
CO = CLEAN OUT
CPP = CORRUGATED PLASTIC PIPE
CTF = CRIMP TOP FOUND
DB = DEED BOOK
DIA = DIAMETER
DS = DOWNSPOUT
DWCB = DOUBLE WING CATCH BASIN
ES&PC = EROSION, SEDIMENTATION, AND
POLLUTION CONTROL
FDC = FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION
FFE = FINISH FLOOR ELEVATION
FH = FIRE HYDRANT
FO = FIBER OPTIC
FT = FEET
GI = GRATE INLET
GM = GAS METER
GP = GUY POLE
GV = GAS VALVE
ICV = IRRIGATION CONTROL VALVE
IE = INVERT ELEVATION
IMP = IMPERVIOUS
IPF = IRON PIN FOUND
JB = JUNCTION BOX
LIA = LOCAL ISSUING AUTHORITY
LP = LIGHT POLE
NTS = NOT TO SCALE
OHE = OVER HEAD POWER
PB = PLAT BOOK
PG = PAGE
P = PROPERTY LINE
POB = POINT OF BEGINNING
PP = POWER POLE
PVC = POLYVINYL CHLORIDE PIPE
RBF = REBAR FOUND
RCP = REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE
R/W = RIGHT OF WAY
SMH = STORM MANHOLE
SS = SANITARY SEWER
SSMH = SANITARY SEWER MANHOLE
SWCB = SINGLE WING CATCH BASIN
TC = TRAFFIC CONTROL BOX
TMP = TAX MAP PARCEL
W = WATER
WM = WATER METER
WV = WATER VALVE
= GAS METERGM S
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LB
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TC
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= CO
= DS
= FDC
= FENCE
= FH
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= GAS LINE
= GP
= GAS VALVE
= GUY WIRE
= ICV
= IPF
= LIGHT BOX
= LP
= POWER (OVERHEAD)
= POWER BOX
= POWER METER
= PP
= SSMH
= SMH
= TC
= TRAFFIC WIRE
= WATER LINE
= WM
= WV
= H/C PARKING
= SIGN
TELECOMM
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= TRANSFORMER= POWER (UNDERGROUND)
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STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS
STANDARD SYMBOLS
LEGEND
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Utilities/Services shown are for Contractors' convenience. Items are shown schematically and neither the site design professional nor the owner assumes any responsibility for variances in their actual location. This plan may not show and/or may incorrectly show utilities located on site. Contractor shall be responsible to secure and use the services of a private utility locator firm during the entire course of work and shall pay for said services.
Contractor shall locate utilities prior to any disturbance (including field verifying location and depth of utilities that are to be saved and protected). Contractor shall notify the site design professional of any utility conflicts prior to installation of new utilities, grading, etc. The Contractor, at their expense, shall be responsible to repair, replace and/or relocate, as necessary, any utilities damaged, whether shown or not. Abandonment, relocation, etc. of utilities shall be coordinated with the respective utility company.
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COVER SHEET
CV-1.0
OWNER/DEVELOPER
CONTRACTOR
SITE DESIGNER
SURVEYOR
COMPANY: TBD
ADDRESS: TBD
TBD
CONTACT: TBD
PHONE: TBD
EMAIL: TBD
COMPANY: GREENE COUNTY B.O.E.
ADDRESS: 101 EAST 3RD ST.
GREENSBORO, GA 30642
PHONE: 706-454-1029
CONTACT: RALPH BOSWELL
EMAIL:RALPHBOSWELL@GREENE.K12.GA.US
COMPANY: GEORGIA CIVIL, INC.
ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 896
MADISON, GA 30650
PHONE: 706.342.1104
COMPANY: GEORGIA CIVIL, INC.
ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 896 MADISON, GA
30650
PHONE: 706.342.1104
CONTACT: BRIAN SLATE
EMAIL: BSLATE@GEORGIACIVIL.COM
LEVEL II CERTIFIED
DESIGN PROFESSIONAL
#53277 - EXP. 07.25.2027
TODD M. PEASTER
24-HOUR CONTACT
RALPH BOSWELL
706-454-1029
#GSWCC CHECKLIST NUMBER (TYP)
SITE
DISTURBED AREA
MINIMUM LOT SIZE
MINIMUM LOT WIDTH
MINIMUM FRONT SETBACK
MINIMUM SIDE SETBACK
MINIMUM REAR SETBACK
MINIMUM OPEN SPACE
MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS %
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
SIGNAGE
SITE LIGHTING
SOIL SERIES
2.06 AC
N/A
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SIGNAGE SHALL BE HANDLED UNDER A SEPARATE PERMIT
SITE LIGHTING IS NOT A PART OF THE CIVIL PLANS (SITE WORK
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS). SIGHT LIGHTING PROVIDED BY
OTHERS UNDER SEPARATE COVER
LdD2- LLOYD GRAVELLY LOAM, 6 TO 15% SLOPES, MODERATELY
ERODED
LfB3- LLOYD SANDY CLAY LOAM, 2 TO 6% SLOPES,SEVERELY
ERODED
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SITE INFORMATION
A PORTION OF THE TOTAL 4.05 ACRES OF EXISTING DEVELOPED SCHOOL
WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR AN ADDITIONAL ACCESS RD FROM MLK Jr DRIVE
TO THE BUS LOOP.
ZONING -
(AS PER CITY OF
GREENSBORO ZONING)
PROPERTY AREA
SCHOOL
4.05 ACRES
FLOOD PLAIN
STATE WATERS
WETLAND
THERE IS NO FLOODPLAIN ON THIS PROPERTY AS PER FIRM PANEL
13133C0183B DATED 12/17/2010. NO WORK IS BEING DONE WITHIN A
FLOODPLAIN. THE PROPERTY SHOWN HEREON LIES WITHIN ZONE X
AND IS NOT WITHIN A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA.
THERE ARE NO STATE WATERS PRESENT ON THIS SITE.
THERE ARE NO STATE WATERS PRESENT WITHIN 200' OF THIS SITE
THERE ARE NO STREAM BUFFERS ON THIS PROPERTY
THERE ARE NO WETLANDS BEING DISTURBED ON THIS SITE.
THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL, WHOSE SEAL APPEARS HEREON,
CERTIFIES THE FOLLOWING: 1) THE NATIONAL WETLANDS
INVENTORY MAPS HAVE BEEN CONSULTED AND, 2) THE
APPROPRIATE PLAN SHEET DOES NOT INDICATE WETLANDS AS
SHOWN ON THE MAP. AND 3) IF WETLANDS ARE INDICATED, THE
LAND OWNER OR DEVELOPER HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT LAND
DISTURBANCE OF PROTECTED WETLANDS SHALL NOT OCCUR
UNLESS APPROPRIATE FEDERAL WETLANDS ALTERATION (SECTION
404) PERMIT HAS BEEN OBTAINED.
IF WETLANDS ARE IMPACTED BY THIS DEVELOPMENT, A CORPS OF
ENGINEERS PERMIT SHALL BE OBTAINED PRIOR TO DISTURBANCE.
ONCE ATTAINED, A COPY OF THE WETLAND PERMIT SHALL BE KEPT
ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. UPON THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS
APPROVAL, A SEPARATE COPY OF THE PERMIT SHALL BE
SUBMITTED TO THE LIA.
Sheet Number Sheet Title
CV-1.0 COVER SHEET
C-1.0 GENERAL NOTES
C-2.0 DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL PLAN
C-2.1 LAYOUT & STAKING PLAN
C-3.0 GRADING AND DRAINAGE PLAN
C-4.0 EROSION, SEDIMENTATION, AND POLLUTION CONTROL NOTES 1
C-4.1 EROSION, SEDIMENTATION, AND POLLUTION CONTROL NOTES 2
C-4.2 INITIAL EROSION, SEDIMENTATION, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLAN
C-4.3 INTERMEDIATE EROSION, SEDIMENTATION, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLAN
C-4.4 FINAL EROSION, SEDIMENTATION, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLAN
C-5.0 SITE DETAILS
C-5.1 SITE DETAILS
FLOOD MAP
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Sheet Number
311 N. Main St, Ste. 101, Unit C P.O. Box 896 | Madison, GA 30650
P: 706.342.1104 www.georgiacivil.com
Sheet Title
© georgia civil, inc.
DRAWN BY:
DRAWING
DATE:
CHECKED BY:
REVISIONS
DATE: DESCRIPTION:
This document and its reproduction are the property of Georgia Civil, Inc. and may not be reproduced, published, or used in whole or in part without the written consent of Georgia Civil, Inc.
Copyright 2024
Professional Seal
Project Information
( IN FEET )010 5102040SCALE: 1" = 10'GRAPHIC SCALEGRAPHIC SCALE( IN FEET )0100 50100200400SCALE: 1" = 100'GRAPHIC SCALE( IN FEET )01000 500100020004000SCALE: 1" =1000'GRAPHIC SCALE( IN FEET )02010204080SCALE: 1" = 20'GRAPHIC SCALE( IN FEET )0200100200400800SCALE: 1" = 200'GRAPHIC SCALE( IN FEET )030153060120SCALE: 1" = 30'GRAPHIC SCALE( IN FEET )03001503006001200SCALE: 1" =300'GRAPHIC SCALE( IN FEET )040204080160SCALE: 1" = 40'GRAPHIC SCALE( IN FEET )04002004008001600SCALE: 1" = 400'GRAPHIC SCALE( IN FEET )0502550100200SCALE: 1" = 50'GRAPHIC SCALE( IN FEET )050025050010002000SCALE: 1" = 500'GRAPHIC SCALE( IN FEET )0603060120240SCALE: 1" = 60'GRAPHIC SCALE
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Utilities/Services shown are for Contractors' convenience. Items are shown schematically and neither the site design professional nor the owner assumes any responsibility for variances in their actual location. This plan may not show and/or may incorrectly show utilities located on site. Contractor shall be responsible to secure and use the services of a private utility locator firm during the entire course of work and shall pay for said services.
Contractor shall locate utilities prior to any disturbance (including field verifying location and depth of utilities that are to be saved and protected). Contractor shall notify the site design professional of any utility conflicts prior to installation of new utilities, grading, etc. The Contractor, at their expense, shall be responsible to repair, replace and/or relocate, as necessary, any utilities damaged, whether shown or not. Abandonment, relocation, etc. of utilities shall be coordinated with the respective utility company.
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GRADING / EARTHWORK REQUIREMENTS:
1. PRIOR TO STARTING ANY CUTS OR FILLS, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL STRIP AND STOCKPILE ALL TOPSOIL. STRIPPING OF TOPSOIL CAN ONLY COMMENCE AFTER THE CLEAR AND GRUB OPERATIONS ARE
COMPLETE IN THAT AREA. TOPSOIL SHALL BE STOCKPILED IN AREAS DESIGNATED ON THE PLANS OR APPROVED WITH THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL REVIEW THE SOILS REPORTS, BORING LOGS AND WHEN NECESSARY HIS OWN FIELD VERIFICATION SO AS TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE DEPTH OF TOPSOIL. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL TAKE ALL REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS TO
PREVENT OVER AND UNDER REMOVAL.
2. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, THE GRADES SHOWN ON THE PLANS ARE FINISHED GRADES. THEREFORE, PAVEMENT, FLOORS, SUBBASE AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS MUST BE SUBTRACTED TO CALCULATE SUBGRADE ELEVATIONS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE THE STAKING OF THE SITE GRADING WITH THE SURVEYOR AND ENGINEER OF RECORD BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH CONSTRUCTION
STAKING.
3. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAINTAIN A SURVEY GRID OF NOT LESS THAN 100' X 100' OR OTHER MEANS ACCEPTABLE TO THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE THAT SHALL INDICATE LOCATION AND AMOUNT OF CUT OR FILLS REMAINING. AT SUBGRADE THIS GRID SHALL BE 50' X 50' WITH LOCATION AND FINAL GRADE MARKED CLEARLY OR SURVEY SHALL BE COMPLETED DEMONSTRATING THAT THE SUBGRADE IS
+/- 0.1 FEET OF REQUIRED SUBGRADE.
4. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED ON THE DRAWINGS OR IN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL RETAIN AND PAY ALL COST FOR SOIL COMPACTION TESTING TO BE PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT TESTING LABORATORY. FOR EACH LIFT PLACED, COMPACTION TESTING SHALL BE DONE EVERY 2000 SQUARE FEET. IN TRENCHES, COMPACTION TESTING SHALL BE DONE EVERY OTHER
LIFT WITH AT LEAST 1 TEST FOR EVERY 100 LINEAR FEET.
5. COMPACTION REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE THOSE OUTLINED IN THE GEOTECHNICAL EVALUATION. IF THE GEOTECHNICAL EVALUATION IS NOT CLEAR OR DOES NOT GIVE REQUIREMENTS THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE USED. UNDER AND TO 20 FEET OUTSIDE THE BUILDING ENVELOPE THE SOILS SHALL BE COMPACTED TO A MINIMUM OF 95% MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY PER ASTM D 1557 (MODIFIED PROCTOR). ALL LANDSCAPE AND LAWN AREAS SHALL BE COMPACTED TO 90% MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY PER ASTM D 1557 (MODIFIED PROCTOR). THE TESTING LAB SHALL TEST SOILS IN ACCORDANCE ASTM D 2922
(NUCLEAR METHOD) WITH PROCTORS FOR EACH SOIL TYPE.
6. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT OR ON THE DRAWINGS, THE ON SITE MATERIAL SHALL BE USED TO MAKE FILLS. ALL MATERIAL TO BE USED FOR FILL SHALL BE FREE OF ORGANICS, FROZEN MATERIALS, CONTAMINATED MATERIALS, DEBRIS AND ANY ROCKS LARGER THAN 4 INCHES. FOR FILL PLACEMENT WITHIN 1 FOOT OF SUBGRADE, NO ROCK SHALL BE GREATER THAN 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BEAR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DRYING, SEGREGATING OR OTHER REQUIRED METHODS TO TREAT SOILS TO MEET COMPACTION AND OTHER
REQUIREMENTS.
7. FILLS SHALL BE PLACED IN LIFTS NOT TO EXCEED 6 INCHES IN ALL AREAS.
8. IF IMPORTED MATERIAL IS REQUIRED, THE SOURCE AND A RANDOM COMPOSITE SAMPLE SHALL BE REVIEWED BY THE TESTING LABORATORY PRIOR TO BEING BROUGHT TO SITE. THE TESTING
LABORATORY SHALL TEST FOR PERCENT PASSING THE 200 SIEVE THAT DOES NOT EXCEED THE EXISTING ON SITE MATERIAL OR IN NO CASE GREATER THAN 35%. THEY SHALL ALSO VERIFY CONSISTENCY WITH EXISTING ON SITE MATERIALS AND ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS. WAIVERS TO THESE REQUIREMENTS CAN ONLY BE GIVEN JOINTLY BY OWNER AND THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER THAT PREPARED
THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT.
9. THE TESTING LAB MAY RESTRICT SOME ON SITE MATERIALS FROM BEING USED AS FILL IN BUILDING OR PAVEMENT AREAS WHEN IT IS THEIR OPINION THAT THE MATERIAL WILL NOT MEET REQUIREMENTS STATED HERE OR IN THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT. IF SUCH CONDITIONS DO EXIST AND OTHER MATERIAL IS NOT AVAILABLE ON SITE, THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE MUST AUTHORIZE IN WRITING THE
USE OF IMPORT MATERIAL UNLESS THERE WILL BE NO ADDITION COST TO THE CONTRACT.
10. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL TAKE ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT EARTHWORK OPERATIONS FROM WEATHER AND GROUND WATER INCLUDING KEEPING POSITIVE DRAINAGE, DIVERTING DRAINAGE, DEWATERING AND SEALING DISTURBED AREAS WITH A STEEL DRUM ROLLER PRIOR TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.
11. PRIOR PLACEMENT OF FILLS, IN AREAS WHERE THE FINAL DEPTH WILL BE LESS THAN 4 FEET, THE AREA SHALL BE PROOF ROLLED WITH A 10 TON ROLLER OR A LOADED 10 WHEEL DUMP TRUCK. SOFT AREAS SHALL BE SCARIFIED, DRIED AND RE-COMPACTED PRIOR TO FILL BEING PLACED. RETEST BY PROOF ROLL AS NECESSARY.
12. ALL FINAL SUBGRADE UNDER PROPOSED PAVEMENT, BUILDING OR OTHER STRUCTURE SHALL BE PROOF ROLLED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF SOFT AREAS. AREAS FOUND TO BE UNACCEPTABLE TO THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER OR THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER'S TECHNICIAN SHALL BE SCARIFIED, DRIED AND RECOMPACTED. RETEST BY PROOF ROLL AS NECESSARY. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING ALL PROOF ROLLS WITH THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER AND SHALL HAVE THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER OR THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER'S
TECHNICIAN ON SITE AT THE TIME OF ALL PROOF ROLLING.
13. TRENCH EXCAVATION REQUIRING SHEETING, SHORING OR OTHER STABILIZING DEVICES SHALL BE DESIGNED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER AND MEET ALL O.S.H.A. REQUIREMENTS. ALL EXCAVATIONS SHALL MAINTAIN SAFE SIDE SLOPES IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND O.S.H.A. REQUIREMENTS. NO STOCKING OF MATERIAL CLOSE TO AN OPEN CUT OR STEEP SLOPE SHALL BE PERMITTED IN
AN EFFORT TO PREVENT CAVE-INS.
14. TRENCH EXCAVATIONS SHALL BE MADE UNIFORM AND STRAIGHT TO WIDTHS DETERMINED BY CITY OF GREENSBORO. IF NO GUIDELINES FROM CITY OF GREENSBORO EXIST, THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE USED: (FOR PIPES 36 INCHES OR LESS THE TRENCH WIDTH SHALL BE THE DIAMETER PLUS 2 FEET), (FOR PIPES 36 INCHES OR GREATER THE WIDTH SHALL BE THE DIAMETER PLUS 3 FEET). ADDITIONAL WIDTH SHALL ONLY BE ALLOWED WHEN COMPACTION EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS REQUIRE AND ONLY AFTER APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEER OF RECORD. NO MORE TRENCH SHALL BE OPEN IN ONE DAY THAN CAN BE PROPERLY BACKFILLED IN THAT SAME DAY TO MINIMIZE WEATHER AND SAFETY CONCERNS. WHEN BACKFILLING AROUND PIPES PROVIDE UNIFORM SUPPORT AT INVERT AND PROPER COMPACTION UNDER, ALONG AND OVER THE PIPE. CARE SHALL BE GIVEN WHILE BACKFILLING AROUND PIPES TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE PIPES INCLUDING: PLACING BACKFILL/BEDDING BY HAND, USING HAND OPERATED PLATE TAMPS OR JUMPING JACKS, AND OTHER LOAD RESTRICTIVE TECHNIQUES UNTIL FILLS ARE A MINIMUM OF 2 FEET OR MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMEND DEPTH, WHICH EVER IS GREATER, ABOVE THE TOP OF THE PIPE. COMPACTION REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT RELIEVED IN THESE AREAS AND SHALL REMAIN AS STATED ON THE DRAWINGS OR AS NOTED ABOVE.
15. IF ROCK IS ENCOUNTERED THAT WAS NOT INDICATED ON THE PLANS OR GEOTECHNICAL REPORT, THE AREA FOR REMOVAL SHALL BE MEASURED AND REVIEWED WITH THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE PRIOR TO ROCK REMOVAL. ROCK WILL BE DEFINED AS THE NATURAL EARTH MATERIALS THAT CAN NOT BE REMOVED WITH A D9 DOZIER WITH A SINGLE TOOTH RIPPER.
16. WHERE ROCK IS ADJACENT TO A STRUCTURE OR UTILITY, THE ROCK SHALL BE REMOVED TO A MINIMUM OF 6 INCHES BELOW AND 1 TIMES THE DIAMETER, BUT NOT LESS THAN 1 FOOT OR GREATER THAN
3 FEET ON ANY SIDE.
17. NO EXPLOSIVES SHALL BE ALLOWED UNTIL ALL PERMITS ARE GRANTED AND THE OWNER HAS SIGNED OFF. PRE AND POST BLAST REPORTS SHALL BE KEPT AND RECORDED. ALL STRUCTURES WITHIN THE AREA OF THE BLAST SHALL RECEIVE A PRE-BLAST SURVEY. ALL BLASTING SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A LICENSED BLASTER.
18. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED ON THE DRAWINGS, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL REMOVE ALL EXCESS TOPSOIL, CUT MATERIAL OR WASTE MATERIAL FROM SITE AND DISPOSE OF IN A LEGAL MANNER.
19. NO FILL SHALL BE PLACED ON EXISTING GROUND WITHIN THE LIMITS OF DISTURBANCE UNTIL THE GROUND HAS BEEN CLEARED OF WEEDS, DEBRIS, TOPSOIL AND OTHER DELETERIOUS MATERIAL, SCARIFIED TO A MINIMUM DEPTH OF 6 INCHES OR TO A DEPTH RECOMMENDED BY THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT AND INSPECTED BY THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE PLACING OF FILL.
DELETERIOUS MATERIALS, I.E., LUMBER, LOGS, BRUSH, OR ANY OTHER ORGANIC MATERIALS OR RUBBISH SHALL BE REMOVED FROM AREAS TO RECEIVE COMPACTED FILL. UNSUITABLE MATERIALS, SUCH AS TOPSOIL, WEATHERED BEDROCK, ETC., SHALL BE REMOVED AS REQUIRED BY GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER (AND ENGINEERING GEOLOGIST, WHERE EMPLOYED) FROM AREAS TO RECEIVE COMPACTED FILL OR DRAINAGE STRUCTURE(S). CONSTRUCT FILL TO GRADES OR SUBGRADES AS SHOWN WITH SELECT FILL MATERIAL COMPACTED TO 95% STANDARD PROCTOR (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED).
PLACE AND COMPACT IN 6 INCH LIFTS. ALL SOILS WITHIN 12 INCHES OF PAVEMENT SUBGRADE SHALL BE COMPACTED TO AT LEAST 98% OF THEIR STANDARD PROCTOR MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY.
20. GRADED AREAS TO BE LANDSCAPED OR GRASSED SHALL BE BROUGHT TO THE ELEVATIONS SHOWN ON THE GRADING PLAN(S).
21. CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY DIMENSIONS, GRADES AND BENCHMARK(S) BEFORE BEGINNING ANY WORK.
22. THERE SHALL BE NO DISTURBANCE BEYOND PROPERTY LINES, UNLESS WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS IS OBTAINED. EXISTING GRADES ALONG PROPERTY LINES SHALL BE
MAINTAINED (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED).
23. THE MAX. SLOPES FOR CUT OR FILL SHALL BE 2H:1V, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED ON THE PLANS AND EXCEPT EARTHEN DAM EMBANKMENTS SHALL BE 3H:1V AND AS NOTED BELOW. THE SLOPE OF CUT
OR FILL SHALL BE UNIFORM THROUGHOUT FOR EACH SECTION OF CUT OR FILL EXCEPT WHEN BENCHING IS APPROVED BY CITY OF GREENSBORO. WHEN A CUT IS MADE IN ROCK THAT REQUIRES BLASTING, THE SLOPE MAY BE STEEPER IF PRE-SPLITTING IS EMPLOYED AND UPON SUBMISSION OF A GEOTECHNICAL REPORT WHICH SUBSTANTIATES THE INTEGRITY OF THE ROCK IN THE STEEPER CONDITION, SUBJECT TO THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CITY OF GREENSBORO AND/OR SITE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL. (NOTE: NO BLASTING SHALL OCCUR WITHOUT A VALID PERMIT ISSUED BY CITY OF
GREENSBORO AND THE OWNER HAS SIGNED OFF.)
24. EMBANKMENTS SHALL BE PLACED IN UNIFORM LAYERS NOT TO EXCEED A COMPACTED THICKNESS OF 6 INCHES PER LAYER AND SHALL BE COMPACTED TO A DENSITY OF 98% OF THE MAX. LABORATORY DRY WEIGHT PER CUBIC FOOT AS DETERMINED BY AASHTO METHOD T-99 IN AREAS WHERE STRUCTURES, PARKING LOTS AND DRIVES, STREETS AND UTILITIES ARE TO BE PLACED ABOVE OR BELOW
THESE SLOPES.
25. CONTOURS AND SPOT ELEVATIONS SHOWN ARE ONLY CONTROLS AND THE PROFILES THEY FORM SHALL BE SMOOTH AND CONTINUOUS (PARTICULARLY IN PARKING AREAS AND DRIVES).
26. GRADING SHALL BE PERFORMED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER WHO SHALL CERTIFY THAT FILL HAS BEEN PROPERLY PLACED AND WHO SHALL SUBMIT A FINAL COMPACTION
REPORT FOR FILLS OVER 1' DEEP.
27. CONTRACTOR SHALL MAINTAIN POSITIVE DRAINAGE AWAY FROM BUILDING(S) AT ALL TIMES.
28. ANALYTICAL COMPACTION RESULTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO CITY OF GREENSBORO ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT (OR SIMILAR DEPARTMENT) AND TO THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER OF RECORD.
29. ALL GRADING AND PIPE BED PREPARATION SHALL BE PERFORMED ACCORDING TO REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER OF RECORD.
30. CONTRACTOR SHALL OBTAIN A COPY OF THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT FROM THE OWNER AND FOLLOW ALL RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE REPORT WHEN PERFORMING SITE WORK.
31. AT A MINIMUM, FOR TRENCH CONSTRUCTION, BACKFILL UNDER PERMANENT CONCRETE OR BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT AND AS ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INDICATED ON THE PLANS, TRENCHES SHALL BE
APPROVED BANK-RUN SAND OR GRAVEL OR CRUSHED STONE FREE FROM LARGE STONES AND CONTAINING NOT MORE THAN TEN PERCENT (10%) BY WEIGHT OF LOAM OR CLAY. THIS BACKFILL SHALL BE COMPACTED TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) AS DETERMINED BY THE MODIFIED PROCTOR TEST FROM PIPE BEDDING TO TWO (2) FEET BELOW TRENCH TOP. MECHANICAL VIBRATING EQUIPMENT SHALL BE USED TO ACHIEVE THE REQUIRED COMPACTION. PAVEMENT SHALL BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BACKFILLING IS COMPLETED.
32. BACKFILL UNDER GRAVEL OR CRUSHED STONE SURFACED ROADWAYS SHALL BE THE APPROVED SUITABLE EXCAVATED MATERIAL PLACED IN SIX (6) INCH LAYERS THOROUGHLY COMPACTED FOR THE FULL DEPTH AND WIDTH OF THE TRENCH, CONFORMING TO THE COMPACTION, DENSITY COMPACTION METHOD AND MATERIALS AS SPECIFIED ABOVE.
33. BACKFILL IN UNPAVED AREAS SHALL BE COMPACTED WITH MECHANICAL VIBRATING EQUIPMENT TO NINETY PERCENT (90%) AS DETERMINED BY THE MODIFIED PROCTOR TEST. BACKFILL MATERIAL FROM PIPE BEDDING TO GROUND SURFACE SHALL BE EXCAVATED FREE FROM LARGE STONES & OTHER DEBRIS.
PAVEMENT AND STRUCTURAL BASE REQUIREMENTS:
1. THE TYPE OF SUBBASE REQUIRED FOR EACH USE SHALL BE CALLED OUT ON THE DRAWINGS. IF NO REFERENCE IS MADE ON THE DRAWINGS OR DETAILS TO THE TYPE OF SUBBASE REQUIRED THE
FOLLOWING SHALL BE USED. THE SOURCE OF THE MATERIAL SHALL BE ONE OF APPROVED FOR USE BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. THE MATERIAL SHALL BE A CRUSHED STONE CONFORMING TO AASHTO M 147-65 (1980 OR LATEST REVISION), GRADE A. GRAVEL OR OTHER MATERIALS CAN ONLY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR CRUSH STONE WHEN APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE OWNER AND SITE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL. MATERIAL SUPPLIED FOR USE AS SUBBASE SHALL HAVE 100% PASSING THE 2 INCH SIEVE, 30% TO 65% PASSING THE 3/8 INCH SIEVE, 25% TO 55% PASSING THE NO.4 SIEVE, 15% TO 40% PASSING THE NO. 40 SIEVE AND 2% TO 10% PASSING THE NO. 200 SIEVE.
2. SUBBASE SHALL BE PLACED IN LIFTS NOT TO EXCEED 6 INCHES AND COMPACTED TO THE REQUIREMENTS STATED IN THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT. IF NOT STATED, THE COMPACTION REQUIREMENT
SHALL BE 95% OF MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY PER ASTM D1557 (MODIFIED PROCTOR).
3. FINAL GRADING OF SUBBASE SHALL BE TO +/- 1 INCH OF THAT DESIGNATED ON THE DRAWINGS AND +/- 1 INCH OF THE REQUIRED THICKNESS OF 8 INCHES OR GREATER AND +/- 1/2 INCH FOR THICKNESS
LESS THAN 8 INCHES.
4. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS IN PREPARING THE SUBGRADE TO RECEIVE SUBBASE. THIS SHALL INCLUDE FINE GRADING AND COMPACTING AS NECESSARY TO MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS STATED HERE AND UNDER "GRADING / EARTHWORK REQUIREMENTS".
5. THE AMOUNT OF TESTING REQUIRED TO VERIFY THE COMPACTION SHALL BE THE SAME AS STATED UNDER "GRADING / EARTHWORK REQUIREMENTS".
6. IF REQUIRED, STABILIZING FABRIC SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS "MODULUS (LOAD AT 10% ELONGATION) = 115LB PER ASTM D1682-64", "GRAB TENSILE STRENGTH 200LB PER ASTM D
1682-64"," MULLEN BURST STRENGTH = 400PSI PER ASTM D 3786-87","TRAPEZOID TEAR STRENGTH WHEN APPLICABLE = 115LB PER ASTM D 1117-80","COEFFICIENT OF PERMEABILITY K (CM/SEC) = 0.015 PER ASTM D 4491-85","WATER FLOW RATE (GPM/SF)= 60 PER ASTM D 4491-85". WHEN STABILIZING FABRIC IS USED IT SHALL BE PULLED TIGHT AND ALL WRINKLES REMOVED. OVERLAPS SHALL BE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS.
7. IF REQUIRED, FILTER FABRIC SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS "GRAB TENSILE ELONGATION = 50% PER ASTM D1682-64", "GRAB TENSILE STRENGTH 70LB PER ASTM D 1682-64","MULLEN BURST STRENGTH = 200PSI PER ASTM D 3786-87","TRAPEZOID TEAR STRENGTH WHEN APPLICABLE = 35 LB PER ASTM D 1117-80","COEFFICIENT OF PERMEABILITY K (CM/SEC) = 0.2 PER ASTM D 4491-85","WATER FLOW RATE (GPM/SF) = 180 PER ASTM D 4491-85". WHEN FILTER FABRIC IS USED IT SHALL BE PULLED TIGHT AND ALL WRINKLES REMOVED. OVERLAPS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURERS
RECOMMENDATIONS.
TRAFFIC SIGNAGE AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS:
1. PAVEMENT MARKINGS SHALL BE THE TYPE, COLOR, SIZE AND LOCATIONS SHOWN ON THE PLANS. IF THE INFORMATION ON THE PLANS IS NOT COMPLETE AND AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION DOES
NOT HAVE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THIS, USE THE FOLLOWING. PAINT SHALL BE SUPPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AASHTO: M 248 LATEST ADDITION. COLORS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS (YELLOW- PARKING STALLS, HANDICAP PARKING AND CHARACTERS, PARKING ISLANDS, TRAFFIC CONTROL LETTERING AND CHARACTERS AND FIRE LANES) (WHITE - STOP BARS, PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS AND STOP
LETTERING).
2. THE PAVEMENT SHALL BE CLEAN AND FREE OF DIRT, DUST, MOISTURE, OILS AND OTHER FOREIGN MATERIALS. ANY OLD PAVEMENT MARKINGS SHALL BE REMOVED UNLESS PAINTS ARE COMPATIBLE AND OVERLAY IDENTICALLY. THE SURFACE OF THE PAVEMENT PRIOR TO APPLICATION SHALL BE 45 DEGREES F AND RISING UNLESS MANUFACTURE'S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GREATER.
3. THE SIGNAGE SHALL BE THE TYPE AND LOCATED PER THE DRAWINGS. THE SIGNAGE SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCAL HIGHWAY, COUNTY HIGHWAY AND STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION. IF LOCAL, COUNTY OR STATE CODES DO NOT EXIST USE AASHTO: M268.
4. POSTS, BRACKETS AND FRAMES SHALL BE STEEL PER ASTM A-36, A-242, A-441, A-572, A588, GRADE 50 AND HOT DIP GALVANIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM A123. ALL CUTTING, DRILLING OR OTHER POLE MODIFICATIONS SHALL BE PAINTED WITH GALVANIZING PAINT. ALL BOLTS, NUTS AND WASHERS SHALL BE STAINLESS STEEL.
5. POST HOLES SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF FOUR FEET DEEP AND 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER UNLESS POOR SOILS OR FROST CONDITIONS REQUIRE GREATER DEPTH. SIGN POSTS SHALL BE KEPT PLUMB, 6 INCHES OFF BOTTOM AND CENTERED AS 3000 PSI CONCRETE IS PLACED AROUND THE POST. THE OVERALL SIGN AND POST SYSTEM SHOULD BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND 33 POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT.
6. CONTRACTORS CAN PLACE SIGNS ON POSTS AFTER CONCRETE HAS CURED FOR SEVEN DAYS OR ¾ STRENGTH IS ACHIEVED.
7. ALL HANDICAP STRIPING AND SIGNAGE SHALL MEET THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) REQUIREMENTS. FIRE LANE STRIPING AND SIGNAGE SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LOCAL
BUILDING INSPECTOR AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
8. OULD HAVE TOOLED OR CUT JOINTS TO 1/3 THE DEPTH IN SQUARES OR AS CLOSE TO SQUARE AS POSSIBLE NOT EXCEEDING 5FT X5FT.
SITE CONCRETE - INCLUDING CURB, SIDEWALKS & GUTTERS:
1. THE DIMENSIONS SHALL BE THOSE SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS. THE CONCRETE MIX SHALL BE 4000 PSI AT 28 DAYS MADE WITH TYPE I OR TYPE II CEMENT, PER ASTM C 150, AND AGGREGATES MEETING
STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS. SLUMP FOR SLIP FORMING SHALL BE 1 INCH +/- ½ INCH AND FOR FORMED CONCRETE THE SLUMP SHALL BE 3 INCH +/- 1 INCH. AIR ENTRAINMENT MIXTURE SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM C 260 4% +/- 1 ½% FOR SLIP FORM WORK AND 6% +/- 1 ½% FOR FORMED AND PLACED CONCRETE. WATER REDUCING AGENT SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM C 494, TYPE A. CURING COMPOUNDS SHALL CONFORM TO ASTM C309, TYPE I, CLASS A MOISTURE LOSS OF NOT MORE THAN .055 GR/SQ CM WHEN APPLIED AT 200 SQ FT PER GALLON.
2. CURBS AND GUTTERS SHALL BE PLACED ON COMPACTED SUBBASE, CONSISTENT WITH THE PAVEMENT SUBBASE, AS SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS. WHEN SUBBASE DETAILS ARE MISSING AND NO AGENCY HAS JURISDICTION USE THE FOLLOWING: CURBS AND GUTTERS SHALL BE PLACED ON A MINIMUM OF 6 INCHES OF GAB ON 98% STANDARD PROCTOR SUBGRADE.
3. ALL FORMING, PLACEMENT, MATERIALS AND CURING SHALL CONFORM TO THE LATEST ADDITION OF ACI 318 "BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE" AND ALL SIMILAR STATE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS.
4. REINFORCING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT SPECIFIED ON THE DRAWINGS AND THE CONCRETE REINFORCING STEEL INSTITUTE (CRSI) "MANUAL OF STANDARD PRACTICES". REINFORCING STEEL SHALL BE ASTM A 615, GRADE 60, DEFORMED. WELDED WIRE FABRIC SHALL BE ASTM A 185, WELDED WIRE STEEL FABRIC.
5. SIDEWALKS AND GUTTERS SHALL HAVE A BROOM FINISH PERPENDICULAR TO FLOW WITH A PICTURE FRAME EDGE JOINT ALL THE WAY AROUND. CURBS SHALL HAVE A SMOOTH FINISH OR LIGHT RUB
FINISH, BUT CONSISTENT THROUGH OUT THE PROJECT.
6. EXPANSION JOINTS SHALL BE PLACED EVERY 40 FEET AND AT ADJOINING STRUCTURES SUCH AS WALLS, MANHOLES AND VAULTS. EXPANSION JOINT MATERIAL SHALL BE PREMOLDED, ½ INCH MATERIAL WITH ½ INCH CAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM D1751. AFTER CONCRETE HAS SET, THE CAP SHOULD BE REMOVED AND VOID FILLED WITH WATERPROOF JOINT FILLER. CURB AND GUTTER SHALL BE CUT OR TOOL JOINTED TO 1/3 THE DEPTH EVERY 10 FEET. SIDEWALKS SHOULD HAVE TOOLED OR CUT JOINTS TO 1/3 THE DEPTH IN SQUARES OR AS CLOSE TO SQUARE AS POSSIBLE NOT EXCEEDING 5FT
X5FT.
GENERAL NOTES:
1. ALL UTILITY INSTALLATION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY OF GREENSBORO WATER AND SEWER STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS. CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING AND
REVIEWING SAID STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
2. NOTIFY CITY OF GREENSBORO INSPECTION 24 HRS BEFORE BEGINNING OF CONSTRUCTION.
3. CONTRACTOR SHALL THOROUGHLY REVIEW CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND BE FAMILIAR WITH EXISTING CONDITIONS BY SITE VISITATION, PRIOR TO FORMULATING BID.
4. CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY CONDITIONS AND DIMENSIONS BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH CONSTRUCTION. ANY DISCREPANCY FOUND IN THIS SET SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE SITE DESIGN
PROFESSIONAL BY THE CONTRACTOR FOR CLARIFICATION BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE WORK. CONTRACTOR SHALL ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISCREPANCIES WHICH ARE NOT
REPORTED.
5. CONSTRUCTION SHALL MEET OR EXCEED CITY OF GREENSBORO MINIMUM STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
6. CONTRACTOR SHALL ADHERE TO NORMAL WORKING HOURS AS PER CITY OF GREENSBORO ORDINANCES. CONSTRUCTION OUTSIDE OF NORMAL WORKING HOURS, MAY BE ALLOWED UPON
PRIOR APPROVAL BY CITY OF GREENSBORO .
7. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN ALL SAFETY DEVICES, INCLUDING SHORING, AND SHALL ADHERE TO FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY AND LOCAL LAWS, ORDINANCES, AND REGULATIONS WHICH IN ANY MANNER AFFECT THE CONDUCT OF WORK, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INITIATING, MAINTAINING, AND SUPERVISING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND PROGRAMS IN CONNECTION WITH THE WORK (I.E. THE REQUIREMENTS OF APPLICABLE REGULATIONS OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA)). CONTRACTOR AGREES THAT HE SHALL ASSUME SOLE AND COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY FOR JOB SITE CONDITIONS DURING THE COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT, INCLUDING SAFETY OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY; THAT THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL APPLY CONTINUOUSLY AND NOT BE LIMITED TO NORMAL WORKING HOURS; AND THAT THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD CITY OF GREENSBORO AND ITS AGENTS, THE OWNER AND THE SITE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL HARMLESS FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, REAL OR ALLEGED, IN THE CONNECTION WITH
THE PERFORMANCE OF WORK ON THIS PROJECT.
8. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE AND SHALL TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT PUBLIC TRESPASS ONTO AREAS WHERE IMPOUNDED WATER CREATES A HAZARDOUS
CONDITION.
9. DO NOT BREAK THESE DOCUMENTS INTO PARTS AND SUB-PARTS. THE SITE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AND OWNER ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SEPARATION OF THESE DOCUMENTS BY ANY ENTITY OF THE CONTRACTING INDUSTRY. EACH CONTRACTING ENTITY SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE WORK RELATED TO THEIR TRADES WHEREVER IT MAY BE SHOWN
WITHIN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENT PACKAGES.
10. NO WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED WITHIN GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RIGHT OF WAY (IF APPLICABLE) UNTIL PERMIT(S) (INCLUDING GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION UTILITY ENCROACHMENT PERMIT) ARE OBTAINED FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND ON SITE.
11. BARRICADES, SUFFICIENT LIGHTS, TRAFFIC SAFETY SIGNS, AND OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES AS DEEMED NECESSARY FOR THE PROTECTION AND SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC SHALL BE PROVIDED AND MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT CONSTRUCTION ON ROADS ACCESSED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
12. SIGNS (LOCATION, NUMBER, AND SIZE) ARE NOT APPROVED UNDER THIS DEVELOPMENT PERMIT. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR EACH SIGN.
13. NO CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY SHALL BE ISSUED UNTIL SITE IMPROVEMENTS ARE COMPLETE.
14. ACCESS TO BUILDINGS DURING CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE MAINTAINED AND OPEN TO EMERGENCY VEHICLES AT ALL TIMES, THROUGH THE USE OF EXISTING OR TEMPORARY ROADS, DRIVES, AND/OR WALKS.
15. SITE LIGHTING SHALL BE FULLY SHIELDED. SITE LIGHTING IS TO BE DESIGNED BY OTHERS.
16. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND LOCAL CODES AND ALL NECESSARY LICENSES AND PERMITS SHALL BE OBTAINED BY CONTRACTOR.
17. CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR QUANTITY TAKE OFFS AND ESTIMATING ALL QUANTITIES FOUND WITHIN THE SITE WORK CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS. ANY QUANTITY TAKE OFFS OR
ESTIMATES PROVIDED BY THE SITE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL ON THESE DOCUMENTS OR OTHERWISE SHALL BE VERIFIED BY THE CONTRACTOR BY PERFORMING HIS/HER OWN QUANTITY TAKE OFF AND/OR ESTIMATE. ANY COST FOR ANY DISCREPANCY IN QUANTITY TAKE OFF OR ESTIMATE PROVIDED BY SITE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AND REQUIRED CONSTRUCTION QUANTITIES SHALL BE SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE SITE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AND/OR OWNER AND/OR OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE.
DEMOLITION REQUIREMENTS:
1. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL INSPECT ALL STRUCTURES, FACILITIES, AND AREAS SLATED FOR DEMOLITION TO GAIN A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORK REQUIRED. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL
TAKE WHATEVER MEASURES NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC, HIS/HER EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS DURING THE INSPECTION AND SUBSEQUENT WORK. THE OWNER, CLIENT AND SITE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDITION OF THE BUILDINGS, FACILITIES, OR OTHER AREAS SLATED FOR DEMOLITION.
2. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL OBTAIN WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER TO DEMOLISH ANY STRUCTURE ON THE SITE BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH WORK.
3. ALL WORK PERFORMED ON THE SITE SHALL ADHERE TO ALL (OSHA) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION SAFETY STANDARDS.
4. ALL MATERIALS NOT SLATED FOR REUSE SHALL BE DISPOSED OF OFF SITE IN A LEGAL MANNER. THE CONTRACTOR MAY SALVAGE ALL MATERIALS NOT DESIGNATED BY THE OWNER TO BE
SAVED. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO REMOVE AND STORE SAFELY ALL MATERIALS SLATED TO BE SAVED OR REUSED. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DOCUMENT EXISTING CONDITIONS USING PHOTOGRAPHS PRIOR TO START OF WORK. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS TO REPAIR OR REPLACE MATERIALS DAMAGED DUE TO HIS WORK OR
FAILURE TO PROTECT THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF HIS CONTRACT.
5. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING WITH ALL APPROPRIATE UTILITY OWNERS, OPERATORS AND USERS PRIOR TO DISCONNECTION AND DEMOLITION. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION. ALL PLUGS, STOPS, AND CAPS SHALL BE PER AGENCIES REQUIREMENTS AND IF NONE EXIST THEN A 3000 PSI
CONCRETE PLUG WITH A THICKNESS EQUAL TO THE DIAMETER OF THE PIPE SHALL BE USED.
6. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY THE OWNER IMMEDIATELY AND STOP ALL WORK IN AREAS WHERE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ARE DISCOVERED. WHEN REQUIRED, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY THE APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH AGENCIES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FLAG OFF ALL ACCESS WITH SUFFICIENT FLAGGING THAT THERE IS AN APPARENT WARNING OF
THE PRESENCE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.
7. NO BURNING, EXPLOSIVES OR OTHER POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS METHODS OF DEMOLITION SHALL BE ALLOWED UNLESS WRITTEN PERMISSION IS GRANTED BY THE OWNER AND ALL
APPROPRIATE PERMITS ARE GRANTED.
8. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE WHAT EVER SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES ARE NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES, STRUCTURES AND OTHER AREAS SLATED TO REMAIN. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS TO REPAIR OR REPLACE ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY HIS/HER WORK. THIS SHALL ALSO INCLUDE EROSION CONTROL, DUST
CONTROL AND SETTLEMENT.
9. ALL AREAS SHALL BE BROUGHT BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL GRADE OR THAT OF THE SURROUNDING AREA, WHICH EVER IS CLOSER TO THE FINAL GRADES OF THE PROJECT FOR THAT AREA. ALL TEMPORARY SLOPES SHALL NOT EXCEED 3 HORIZONTAL TO 1 VERTICAL. ALL AREAS REQUIRING FILL SHALL BE COMPACTED TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AREA BUT IN NO CASE LESS THAN
90% OF MODIFIED PROCTOR (ASTM D 1557).
10. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE NECESSARY EROSION CONTROL MEASURES DURING THE DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OF EXISTING SITE FEATURES.
11. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAINTAIN POSITIVE DRAINAGE AWAY FROM BUILDINGS AT ALL TIMES.
12. EXISTING BUILDINGS, APPURTENANCES, CANOPIES AND FOUNDATIONS ON THE PROPERTY SHALL BE PROTECTED UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
13. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAINTAIN SAFE, CLEARLY MARKED PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ROUTES TO BUILDING ENTRANCES THROUGHOUT ALL PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION. ACCESS TO BUILDINGS
SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES.
14. SERVICES SHOWN ARE TO ASSIST CONTRACTOR IN LOCATING UTILITIES. ITEMS ARE SHOWN SCHEMATICALLY AND NEITHER THE ARCHITECT, SITE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL, NOR THE OWNER
ASSUMES ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR VARIANCES IN THE ACTUAL LOCATION OF THE EXISTING UTILITIES.
15. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL REPAIR OR REPLACE AS NECESSARY ANY UTILITIES DAMAGED, WHETHER SHOWN ON THESE PLANS OR NOT, AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE CONTRACT.
16. EXISTING UTILITY APPURTENANCES (CLEAN OUTS, VALVE/METER BOXES AND/OR COVERS, MANHOLES, ETC.) LOCATED WITHIN THE LIMITS OF CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE RELOCATED AS
NECESSARY OR ADJUSTED TO FINISHED GRADE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONTRACTOR.
17. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE UTILITY PROVIDER OF DAMAGE TO ANY ACTIVE UTILITY AND PROVIDE CORRECTIVE MEASURES AS DIRECTED BY THE UTILITY PROVIDER AT
NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE CONTRACT.
18. EXISTING ITEMS TO REMAIN WITHIN THE PROJECT LIMITS SHALL BE RETAINED IN PLACE AND PROTECTED FROM DAMAGE DURING CONSTRUCTION, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED OR DIRECTED BY
THE OWNER AND/OR THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE.
19. ALL DISPOSAL SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL CODES.
20. THERE SHALL BE NO ON SITE BURIAL.
21. WORK DONE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE OR FOR TEMPORARY PROVISIONS SHALL HAVE EXISTING DISTURBED SURFACES PATCHED TO MATCH ORIGINAL CONDITIONS UNTIL NEW CONSTRUCTION
REPLACES SUCH REPAIRS OR MODIFICATIONS.
22. PAVEMENT AREAS TO BE SAVED SHALL BE ABRASION SAW CUT PRIOR TO DEMOLITION. FAILURE TO PROVIDE A CLEAN EDGE MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DEMOLITION AND NEW PAVEMENT
INSTALLATION PAID FOR AND EXECUTED BY THE CONTRACTOR.
23. LIMITS OF CURB AND GUTTER DEMOLITION ARE SUBJECT TO THE NEAREST CONSTRUCTION JOINT. CURB AND GUTTER AND WALKS SHALL BE REPAIRED TO THE NEAREST CONSTRUCTION JOINT.
24. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE WITH THE OWNER FOR THE REMOVAL OF EXISTING LANDSCAPE MATERIALS OR SITE FEATURES WHICH THE OWNER ELECTS TO RETAIN.
25. DEMOLITION WITHIN THE DRIP-LINE OF EXISTING SPECIMEN TREES SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED UTILIZING MANUAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT DAMAGING THE ROOT SYSTEM OF THE TREE(S).
26. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT CONSIDER DEMOLITION DESIGNATIONS AND NOTES TO BE ALL-INCLUSIVE. IT IS THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO INSPECT AND ASSESS EACH AREA AND TO
PERFORM THE DEMOLITION AS REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE THE SCHEDULED NEW CONSTRUCTION.
STAKING REQUIREMENTS:
1. SURVEYING WORK PERFORMED BY THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE SUFFICIENT AND ACCURATE TO CONSTRUCT THE WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SITE WORK CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS.
LAYOUT AND STAKING WORK SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL ACCEPTED SURVEYING PRACTICES AND PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACT.
2. CONTRACTOR SHALL REFER TO ARCHITECTURAL PLANS FOR ACTUAL BUILDING DIMENSIONS. CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT STAKE BUILDING DIMENSIONS FROM THE BUILDING(S) SHOWN ON THE
SITE WORK CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS. REFERENCES IN THESE DOCUMENTS TO BUILDING SQUARE FOOTAGES ARE FOR OWNER'S PURPOSES ONLY. DO NOT RELY ON THESE NUMBERS FOR
ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
3. CONTRACTOR SHALL STAKE BUILDING CORNERS AND HAVE APPROVAL FROM THE ARCHITECT AND/OR SITE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL BEFORE COMMENCING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY
FOOTINGS.
4. DIMENSIONS SHOWN ARE TO THE FACE OF CURB(S), UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. ANGLES ARE 90° (INCLUDING STREET CENTER-LINES) UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.
5. CURB AND GUTTER RADII ARE 5.0 FT. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
6. THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRESERVATION AND OR PERPETUATION OF EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY MONUMENTS, BENCHMARKS CONTROL POINTS AND REFERENCE MARKS (AS
APPLICABLE) WITHIN THE CONTRACTOR'S AREA OF WORK. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT DISTURB OR REMOVE EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY MONUMENTS, BENCHMARKS CONTROL POINTS AND REFERENCE MARKS WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF CITY OF GREENSBORO, AND CONTRACTOR SHALL BEAR THE EXPENSE OF RESETTING EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY MONUMENTS, BENCHMARKS CONTROL POINTS AND REFERENCE MARKS WHICH MAY BE DISTURBED OR REMOVED WITH OR WITHOUT PERMISSION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF 15 WORKING DAYS NOTICE TO CITY OF GREENSBORO PRIOR TO DISTURBANCE OR REMOVAL OF EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY MONUMENTS, BENCHMARKS CONTROL POINTS AND REFERENCE MARKS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL UTILIZE THE SERVICES OF A GEORGIA LICENSED LAND SURVEYOR TO RESET DISTURBED OR REMOVED RIGHT-OF-WAY MONUMENTS, BENCHMARKS CONTROL POINTS AND REFERENCE MARKS OR PROVIDE WITNESS MONUMENTS, AND FILE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WITH CITY OF GREENSBORO.
7. THE CONTRACTOR (UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED BY THE OWNER) SHALL PROVIDE STAKING AND LAYOUT SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CENTERLINE STAKES, ADDITIONAL LINES, CONNECTIONS, RAMPS, SLOPE STAKES, GRADE STAKES, CONSTRUCTION BENCHMARKS AND REFERENCE STAKES LOCATING DRAINAGE, ROADWAY, AND UTILITIES NECESSARY FOR THE PROJECT. ALIGNMENT CONTROL ESTABLISHED BY THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE REFERENCED, AND A COPY OF THE REFERENCES SHALL BE FURNISHED TO THE SITE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL.
8. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY ALL INVERTS OF EXISTING STORM AND SANITARY SEWER TIE-INS AND ALL GRADES AT EXISTING PAVEMENT TIE-INS BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH ANY SITE
WORK.
9. ALL CONTROL SHALL BE VERIFIED BEFORE PROCEEDING. SURVEYOR SHALL VERIFY INVERTS AT ALL GRAVITY STORM AND SEWER TIE IN POINTS BEFORE PROCEEDING. SURVEYOR SHALL
VERIFY TIE POINT ELEVATIONS AT ALL ACCESS POINTS BEFORE PROCEEDING.
CLEAR AND GRUB REQUIREMENTS:
1. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL REVIEW PLANS AND IDENTIFY AND SAFELY MARK ALL PLANTS AND TREES TO BE SAVED. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROTECT ALL PLANTS AND TREES TO BE SAVED
THROUGH OUT THE CONTRACT. THIS SHALL INCLUDE PROHIBITING ANY WORK WITHIN THE DRIP LINE OF THE TREE EXCEPT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.
THIS INCLUDES NOT PARKING ANY EQUIPMENT OR HAVING ANY STORAGE AREAS WITHIN THE DRIP LINE OF THE TREE EXCEPT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A LICENSED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.
2. ALL AREAS TO BE CLEARED AND GRUBBED SHALL BE SURVEYED IN THE FIELD TO ESTABLISH THE APPROPRIATE LIMITS OF WORK.
3. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL TAKE WHAT EVER MEASURES NECESSARY TO LOCATE AND PROTECT EXISTING UTILITIES, STRUCTURES, AND OTHER FACILITIES TO REMAIN.
4. ALL TREES, SHRUBS, STUMPS, ROOTS AND OTHER DEBRIS SHALL BE REMOVED FROM SITE AND DISPOSED OF IN A LEGAL MANNER.
5. NO BURNING SHALL BE ALLOWED ON THE SITE.
COMPACTION FOR UTILITY INSTALLATION:
1. ANALYTICAL COMPACTION RESULTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO CITY OF GREENSBORO ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT (OR SIMILAR DEPARTMENT). THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO STORMWATER, SANITARY SEWER, AND WATER:
a. BACKFILL UNDER PERMANENT CONCRETE OR BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT, AND AS ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INDICATED ON THE PLANS, SHALL BE APPROVED BANK-RUN SAND OR GRAVEL
OR CRUSHED STONE FREE FROM LARGE STONES AND CONTAINING NOT MORE THAN TEN PERCENT (10%) BY WEIGHT OF LOAM OR CLAY. THIS BACKFILL SHALL BE COMPACTED TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) AS DETERMINED BY THE MODIFIED PROCTOR TEST FROM PIPE BEDDING TO TWO (2) FEET BELOW TRENCH TOP. MECHANICAL VIBRATING EQUIPMENT SHALL BE USED TO ACHIEVE THE REQUIRED COMPACTION. PAVEMENT SHALL BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BACKFILLING IS COMPLETED.
b. BACKFILL UNDER GRAVEL OR CRUSHED STONE SURFACED ROADWAYS SHALL BE THE APPROVED SUITABLE EXCAVATED MATERIAL PLACED IN SIX (6) INCH LAYERS THOROUGHLY COMPACTED FOR THE FULL DEPTH AND WIDTH OF THE TRENCH, CONFORMING TO THE COMPACTION, DENSITY COMPACTION METHOD AND MATERIALS AS SPECIFIED IN "2" ABOVE.
c. BACKFILL IN UNPAVED AREAS SHALL BE COMPACTED WITH MECHANICAL VIBRATING EQUIPMENT TO NINETY PERCENT (90%) AS DETERMINED BY THE MODIFIED PROCTOR TEST. BACKFILL MATERIAL FROM PIPE BEDDING TO GROUND SURFACE SHALL BE EXCAVATED FREE FROM LARGE STONES & OTHER DEBRIS.
ASPHALT PAVEMENT REQUIREMENTS:
1. ASPHALT SHALL BE THE TYPE(S) SPECIFIED ON THE DRAWINGS. REFER TO PAVING LEGEND AND PAVING DETAILS PROVIDED. ALL ASPHALT SHALL BE PRODUCED IN STATE APPROVED PLANTS WITH STATE
APPROVED PRODUCTS.
2. ASPHALT SHALL ONLY BE PLACED WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS 45°F AND RISING. ASPHALT SHALL NEVER BE PLACED ON FROZEN MATERIAL, DURING ANY TYPE OF PRECIPITATION OR WHEN
PRECEDING PRECIPITATION HAS SATURATED ANY PORTION OF THE SUBBASE AND/OR SUBGRADE.
3. SURFACES ABUTTING THE NEW ASPHALT SHALL BE TACK COATED PRIOR TO PLACEMENT OF ASPHALT INCLUDING CURBS, GUTTER, EXISTING AND NEW STRUCTURES. TACK COAT SHALL BE APPLIED
NEATLY TO MATCH THE LINES AND GRADES OF THE PROPOSED ABUTTING ASPHALT AT A RATE OF 0.05 TO 0.15 GALLONS PER SQUARE YARD.
4. ASPHALT SHALL BE PLACED IN LAYERS EQUAL TO THOSE SPECIFIED ON THE PLANS. THE THICKNESS OF EACH LAYER OR THE THICKNESS OF ALL LAYERS COMBINED SHALL NOT VARY MORE THAN 1/4 INCH
FOR THICKNESS OF 0 TO 4 INCHES AND 1/2 INCH FOR THICKNESS OF 4 INCHES OR GREATER, FROM THOSE SPECIFIED ON THE DRAWINGS. IF MORE THAN 60% OF TEST CORES SAMPLED FAIL TO EQUAL OR EXCEED THE REQUIRED DEPTH, THE PAVEMENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED FAILED AND BE SUBJECT TO REPAIRS, REPLACEMENT OR REASONABLE COMPENSATION OF WHICH THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BEAR ALL COSTS. THE ASPHALT SHALL ALSO BE TESTED FOR SMOOTHNESS BY LAYING A 16 FOOT STRAIGHT EDGE ON THE PAVEMENT AND VERIFYING THAT THERE ARE NO GAPS GREATER THAN 1/4 INCH IN ANY
DIRECTION.
5. PLACEMENT AND COMPACTION REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE THE SAME AS THOSE SPECIFIED BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. THE ROLLING SHALL BE DONE IN SUCH A MANNER THAT WILL MATCH JOINTS AND LEAVE A SMOOTH UNIFORM SURFACE, WHILE PROVIDING THE PROPER COMPACTION, WHICH SHALL BE 95% OF THE LABORATORY DENSITY.
6. WHEN MATCHING INTO EXISTING PAVEMENT ALL MATCH JOINTS SHALL BE SAW CUT TO PROVIDE A STRAIGHT SMOOTH JOINT. THE ASPHALT DEPTH AT THE MATCH POINT SHALL BE EQUAL TO THAT OF THE
PROPOSED OR EXISTING WHICH EVER IS GREATER.
7. PAVING EQUIPMENT SHALL BE OF GOOD CONDITION AND QUALITY. ASPHALT SHALL BE PLACED BY MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT EXCEPT IN SMALL AREAS THAT ARE INACCESSIBLE TO A PAVER. ASPHALT SHALL BE TRANSPORTED IN COVERED TRUCKS AND SCHEDULED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT SHALL MAINTAIN ASPHALT TEMPERATURE. ASPHALT SHALL BE REJECTED WHEN THE TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW 250 DEGREES F OR THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES SPECIFIED BY THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, WHICHEVER IS HIGHER.
8. THE TYPE OF SUBBASE REQUIRED FOR EACH USE SHALL BE CALLED OUT ON THE DRAWINGS. IF NO REFERENCE IS MADE ON THE DRAWINGS OR DETAILS TO THE TYPE OF SUBBASE REQUIRED THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE USED. THE SOURCE OF THE MATERIAL SHALL BE ONE APPROVED FOR USE BY THE APPLICABLE STATE'S "DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION". THE MATERIAL SHALL BE A CRUSHED STONE CONFORMING TO AASHTO M 147-65 (1980 OR LATEST REVISION), GRADE A. GRAVEL OR OTHER MATERIALS CAN ONLY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR CRUSH STONE WHEN APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE OWNER AND ENGINEER. MATERIAL SUPPLIED FOR USE AS SUBBASE SHALL HAVE 100% PASSING THE 2 INCH SIEVE, 30% TO 65% PASSING THE 3/8 INCH SIEVE, 25% TO 55% PASSING THE NO. 4 SIEVE, 15% TO
40% PASSING THE NO. 40 SIEVE AND 2% TO 10% PASSING THE NO. 200 SIEVE.
9. SUBBASE SHALL BE PLACED IN LIFTS NOT TO EXCEED 6 INCHES AND COMPACTED TO THE REQUIREMENTS STATED IN THE SOILS REPORT. IF NOT STATED, THE COMPACTION REQUIREMENT SHALL BE 95%
OF MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY PER ASTM D1557 (MODIFIED PROCTOR).
10. FINAL GRADING OF SUBBASE SHALL BE TO +/- 1 INCH OF THAT DESIGNATED ON THE DRAWINGS AND +/- 1 INCH OF THE REQUIRED THICKNESS FOR THICKNESS OF 8 INCHES OR GREATER AND +/- ½ INCH
FOR THICKNESS LESS THAN 8 INCHES.
11. THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS IN PREPARING THE SUBGRADE TO RECEIVE SUBBASE. THIS SHALL INCLUDE FINE GRADING AND COMPACTING AS NECESSARY TO MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS STATED HERE AND UNDER "EARTHWORK".
12. THE AMOUNT OF TESTING REQUIRED TO VERIFY THE COMPACTION SHALL BE THE SAME AS STATED UNDER "EARTHWORK".
13. IF REQUIRED, STABILIZING FABRIC SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS "MODULUS (LOAD AT 10% ELONGATION) =115LB PER ASTM D1682-64", "GRAB TENSILE STRENGTH 200LB PER ASTM D
1682-64", "MULLEN BURST STRENGTH = 400PSI PER ASTM D 3786-87", "TRAPEZOID TEAR STRENGTH WHEN APPLICABLE = 115LB PER ASTM D1117-80", "COEFFICIENT OF PERMEABILITY K CM/SEC = .015 PER ASTM D 4491-85", "WATER FLOW RATE GPM/SF= 60 PER ASTM D 4491-85". WHEN STABILIZATION FABRIC IS USED IT SHALL BE PULLED TIGHT AND ALL WRINKLES REMOVED. OVERLAPS SHALL BE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDATIONS.
14. IF REQUIRED, FILTER FABRIC SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS "GRAB TENSILE ELONGATION =50% PER ASTM D1682-64", "GRAB TENSILE STRENGTH 70LB PER ASTM D 1682-64", "MULLEN BURST STRENGTH = 200PSI PER ASTM D 3786-87", "TRAPEZOID TEAR STRENGTH WHEN APPLICABLE = 35LB PER ASTM D1117-80", "COEFFICIENT OF PERMEABILITY K CM/SEC = .2 PER ASTM D 4491-85", "WATER FLOW RATE GPM/SF= 180 PER ASTM D 4491-85". WHEN FILTER FABRIC IS USED IT SHALL BE PULLED TIGHT AND ALL WRINKLES REMOVED. OVERLAPS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURES
RECOMMENDATIONS.
15. DEBRIS AND OTHER FOREIGN MATTER. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CLEAN ANY SECTIONS REQUIRING SUCH AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE CONTRACT.
SEEDING & LANDSCAPING:
1. TOPSOIL SHALL BE REMOVED FROM STOCKPILES AND SPREAD IN THE AREAS SHOWN ON THE PLANS. THE DEPTH OF TOPSOIL SHALL BE AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS. IF THE DEPTH OF TOPSOIL IS NOT
GIVEN THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE USED: "A MINIMUM OF 4 INCHES IN LAWN AREAS" AND "A MINIMUM OF 12 INCHES IN LANDSCAPE PLANTING AREAS".
2. AFTER THE TOPSOIL IS IN PLACE IT SHALL BE FINE GRADED REMOVING ALL ROOTS, STICKS, STONES AND DEBRIS GREATER THAN 2 INCHES IN ANY DIMENSION. THE TOPSOIL SHALL BE FINE GRADED TO
THE LINES AND GRADES SHOWN ON THE PLANS.
3. THE TOPSOIL SOIL SHALL HAVE A PH OF 5.5 TO 7.6 AND AN ORGANIC CONTENT OF 3 TO 20%. THE GRADATION OF THE TOPSOIL SHALL BE 100% PASSING 2" SIEVE, 85 TO 100% PASSING THE 1 INCH SIEVE, 65
TO 100% PASSING THE ¼ INCH SIEVE AND 20 TO 80% PASSING THE NO. 200 SIEVE.
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