C&G_Road_Intersection_Specifications_Amendment_No_3.pdf

C&G Road Intersection

Defense Supply Center, Richmond Task Order: W91236-14-D-0028-0011-01

Specifications

Prepared by:

WSP

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Final SubmittalRTA SubmittalAmendment No. 1

September 5, 2018

Amendment No. 1

C&G Road Intersection W91236-14-D-0028-0011-01

SPECIFICATION PREPARED BY:

Civil

Electrical

Landscape

Defense Supply Center, Richmond W91236-14-D-0028-0011-01 C&G Road Intersection

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 00 – PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

00 01 15 LIST OF DRAWINGS (A No. 1)

00 22 13.00 20 SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

DIVISION 01 – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 11 00.00 50 SUMMARY OF WORK

01 30 00.20 50 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

01 31 19.00 50 PROJECT MEETINGS

01 32 01.00 50 PROJECT SCHEDULE

01 33 00.00 50 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

01 35 26.00 50 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

01 42 00 SOURCES FOR REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

01 45 02.00 50 QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM

01 45 04.00 50 CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL

01 50 02.00 50 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES

01 57 19 TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS

01 62 35 RECYCLED/RECOVERED/BIOBASED MATERIALS

01 74 19.00 50 CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE MANAGEMENT

01 78 02.00 50 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS

DIVISION 02 – EXISTING CONDITIONS

02 61 13 EXCAVATION AND HANDLING OF CONTAMINATED MATERIAL

02 81 00 TRANSPORATION AND HANDLING OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL

DIVISION 03 – CONCRETE

03 15 00.00 10 CONCRETE ACCESSORIES

03 30 00.00 10 CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE

03 35 00.00 10 CONCRETE FINISHING

03 39 00.00 10 CONCRETE CURING

DIVISION 07 – THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION

07 92 00 JOINT SEALANTS

DIVISION 26 - ELECTRICAL

26 00 00.00 20 BASIC ELECTRICAL MATERIALS AND METHODS (A No. 1)

DIVISION 31 – EARTHWORK

31 00 00 EARTHWORK

DIVISION 32 – EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

32 13 13.06 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT FOR ROADS AND SITE

FACILITIES

32 16 13 CONCRETE SIDEWALKS AND CURBS AND GUTTERS

32 92 19 SEEDING

32 93 00 EXTERIOR PLANTS

Defense Supply Center, Richmond W91236-14-D-0028-0011-01 C&G Road Intersection

DIVISION 33 - UTILITIES

33 30 00 SANITARY SEWERS

33 40 00 STORM DRAINAGE UTILITIES

33 71 01 OVERHEAD TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION (A No. 1) 33 71 02 SITE UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION (A No. 1)

VDOT 2016 ROAD AND BRIDGE SPECIFICATIONS

SECTION 201 MINERAL FILLER

SECTION 202 FINE AGGREGATE

SECTION 203 COARSE AGGREGATE

SECTION 205 CRUSHER RUN AGGREGATE

SECTION 208 SUBBASE AND AGGREGATE BASE MATERIAL

SECTION 210 ASPHALT MATERIAL

SECTION 211 ASPHALT CONCRETE

SECTION 234 GLASS BEADS FOR REFLECTORIZING TRAFFIC MARKINGS

SECTION 235 RETROREFLECTORS

SECTION 239 SODIUM CHLORIDE AND CALCIUM CHLORIDE

SECTION 246 PAVEMENT MARKINGS

SECTION 247 REFLECTIVE SHEETING

SECTION 308 SUBBASE COURSE

SECTION 309 AGGREGATE BASE COURSE

SECTION 310 TACK COAT

SECTION 311 PRIME COAT

SECTION 315 ASPHALT CONCRETE PLACEMENET

SECTION 510 RELOCATING OR MODIFYING EXISTING MICELLANEOUS ITEMS

SECTION 701 TRAFFIC SIGNS

SECTION 704 PAVEMENT MARKINGS AND MARKERS

APPENDIX

GEOTECHNICAL FIELD AND LABORATORY SERVICES

2016 ROAD AND BRIDGE SPECIFICATIONS (FOR REFERENCE)

DOCUMENT 00 01 15

LIST OF DRAWINGS

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PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 SUMMARY

This section lists the drawings for the project pursuant to contract clause "DFARS 252.236-7001, Contract Drawings, Maps and Specifications."

1.2 CONTRACT DRAWINGS

G-005

C-201

C-202

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Contract drawings are as follows:

SHEET NO. TITLE/DESCRIPTION SHEET ID

GENERAL

1 of 53 COVER SHEET G-001

2 of 53 INDEX OF SHEETS G-002

3 of 53 LOCATION MAP G-003

4 of 53 GENERAL NOTES G-004

5 of 53 STORMWATER POLLUTION

6 of 53 STORMWATER POLLUTION

PREVENTION PLAN

7 of 53 STORMWATER POLLUTION

PREVENTION PLAN

G-006

G-007

8 of 53 STORMWATER NOTES AND DETAILS G-008

CIVIL

9 of 53 EXISTING SITE PLAN KEY SHEET, LEGEND, SURVEY NOTES

V-100

10 of 53 EXISTING SITE PLAN V-101

11 of 53 EXISTING SITE PLAN V-102

12 of 53 DEMOLITION AND EROSION &

SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN

CD-101

13 of 53 GRADING PLAN CG-101

14 of 53 SITE PLAN C-101

15 of 53 ALIGNMENT DATA SHEET C-121

16 of 53 ROADWAY PROFILE - G ROAD/C

ROAD

17 of 53 ROADWAY PROFILE -

CONNECTOR/RAMP

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E-100

ED-101

E-101

E-501

E-502

SHEET NO. TITLE/DESCRIPTION SHEET ID

18 of 53 DRAINAGE PROFILES C-203

19 of 53 TYPICAL SECTION C-301

20 of 53 SITE DETAILS C-501

21 of 53 SITE DETAILS C-502

22 of 53 SITE DETAILS C-503

23 of 53 SITE DETAILS C-504

24 of 53 SITE DETAILS C-505

25 of 53 SIGNING AND PAVEMENT MARKING

PLAN

26 of 53 MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC

GENERAL NOTES

27 of 53 SEQUENCE OF CONSTRUCTION

PHASING

W-101

W-111

W-112

28 of 53 TRAFFIC DETAILS W-501

29 of 53 TRAFFIC DETAILS W-502

30 of 53 TRAFFIC DETAILS W-503

31 of 53 TRAFFIC DETAILS W-504

32 of 53 TRAFFIC DETAILS W-505

33 of 53 LANDSCAPE PLANTING PLAN L-101

34 of 53 LANDSCAPE DETAILS L-501

35 thru 40 CROSS SECTIONS G ROAD X-301 thru X-306

40 thru 45 CROSS SECTIONS C ROAD X-307 thru X-311

46 of 50 CROSS SECTIONS RAMP X-312

47 thru 48 CROSS SECTIONS CONNECTOR X-313 thru X-314

ELECTRICAL

49 of 53 ELECTRICAL NOTES, LEGEND AND

ABBREVIATIONS

50 of 53 ELECTRICAL SITE PLAN -

DEMOLITION

51 of 53 ELECTRICAL SITE PLAN

- NEW WORK

52 OF 53 ELECTRICAL DETAILS

53 OF 53 ELECTRICAL DETAILS

1.3 SUBSEQUENT DATA

The soils report is included as part of the solicitation as an attachment.

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BASI C ELECTRI CAL MATERI ALS AND METHODS

07/06

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o i n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

ASTM I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASTM)

ASTM D709 ( 2016) Lami nat ed Ther moset t i ng Mat er i al s

I NSTI TUTE OF ELECTRI CAL AND ELECTRONI CS ENGI NEERS ( I EEE)

I EEE 100 ( 2000; Ar chi ved) The Aut hor i t at i ve Di ct i onar y of I EEE St andar ds Ter ms

I EEE C2 ( 2012; Er r at a 1 2012; I NT 1- 4 2012; Er r at a

2 2013; I NT 5- 7 2013; I NT 8- 10 2014; I NT

11 2015; I NT 12 2016) Nat i onal El ect r i cal Saf et y Code

I EEE C57. 12. 28 ( 2014) St andar d f or Pad- Mount ed Equi pment

- Encl osur e I nt egr i t y

I EEE C57. 12. 29 ( 2014) St andar d f or Pad- Mount ed Equi pment

- Encl osur e I nt egr i t y f or Coast al Environments

NATI ONAL ELECTRI CAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCI ATI ON ( NEMA)

NEMA 250 ( 2014) Encl osur es f or El ect r i cal Equi pment ( 1000 Vol t s Maxi mum)

NATI ONAL FI RE PROTECTI ON ASSOCI ATI ON ( NFPA)

NFPA 70 ( 2014; AMD 1 2013; Er r at a 1 2013; AMD 2 2013; Er r at a 2 2013; AMD 3 2014; Er r at a 3- 4 2014; AMD 4- 6 2014) Nat i onal El ect r i cal Code

1. 2 RELATED REQUI REMENTS

Thi s sect i on appl i es t o al l sect i ons of Di v i s i on 26 and 33, ELECTRI CAL and UTI LI TI ES, of t hi s pr oj ect speci f i cat i on unl ess speci f i ed ot her wi se i n t he i ndi v i dual sect i ons. Thi s sect i on has been i ncor por at ed i nt o, and t hus, does not appl y t o, and i s not r ef er enced i n t he f ol l owi ng sect i ons.

Sect i on 27 10 00 BUI LDI NG TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS CABLI NG SYSTEM Sect i on 33 71 02 UNDERGROUND ELECTRI CAL DI STRI BUTI ON Sect i on 33 82 00 TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS OUTSI DE PLANT ( OSP)

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1. 3 DEFINITIONS

a. Unl ess ot her wi se speci f i ed or i ndi cat ed, el ect r i cal and el ect r oni cs t er ms used i n t hese speci f i cat i ons, and on t he dr awi ngs, shal l be as def i ned i n I EEE 100.

b. The t echni cal sect i ons r ef er r ed t o her ei n ar e t hose speci f i cat i on sect i ons t hat descr i be pr oduct s, i nst al l at i on pr ocedur es, and equi pment oper at i ons and t hat r ef er t o t hi s sect i on f or det ai l ed descr i pt i on of submi t t al t ypes.

c. The t echni cal par agr aphs r ef er r ed t o her ei n ar e t hose par agr aphs i n PART 2 - PRODUCTS and PART 3 - EXECUTI ON of t he t echni cal sect i ons t hat descr i be pr oduct s, syst ems, i nst al l at i on pr ocedur es, equi pment , and t est met hods.

1. 4 ELECTRI CAL CHARACTERI STI CS

El ect r i cal char act er i st i cs f or t hi s pr oj ect shal l be 13. 2 kV pr i mar y, t hr ee phase, f our wi r e, 60 Hz. Fi nal connect i ons t o t he power di st r i but i on syst em at t he exi st i ng over head power pol e shal l be made by t he Cont r act or as di r ect ed by t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

1. 5 ADDI TI ONAL SUBMI TTALS I NFORMATI ON

Submi t t al s r equi r ed i n ot her sect i ons t hat r ef er t o t hi s sect i on must conf or m t o t he f ol l owi ng addi t i onal r equi r ement s as appl i cabl e.

1. 5. 1 Shop Dr awi ngs ( SD- 02)

I ncl ude wi r i ng di agr ams and i nst al l at i on det ai l s of equi pment i ndi cat i ng pr oposed l ocat i on, l ayout and ar r angement , cont r ol panel s, accessor i es, pi pi ng, duct wor k, and ot her i t ems t hat must be shown t o ensur e a coor di nat ed i nst al l at i on. Wi r i ng di agr ams shal l i dent i f y c i r cui t t er mi nal s and i ndi cat e t he i nt er nal wi r i ng f or each i t em of equi pment and t he i nt er connect i on bet ween each i t em of equi pment . Dr awi ngs shal l i ndi cat e adequat e c l ear ance f or oper at i on, mai nt enance, and r epl acement of oper at i ng equi pment devi ces.

1. 5. 2 Pr oduct Dat a ( SD- 03)

Submi t t al shal l i ncl ude per f or mance and char act er i st i c cur ves.

1. 6 QUALI TY ASSURANCE

1. 6. 1 Regul at or y Requi r ement s

I n each of t he publ i cat i ons r ef er r ed t o her ei n, consi der t he advi sor y pr ovi s i ons t o be mandat or y, as t hough t he wor d, " shal l " had been subst i t ut ed f or " shoul d" wher ever i t appear s. I nt er pr et r ef er ences i n t hese publ i cat i ons t o t he " aut hor i t y havi ng j ur i sdi ct i on, " or wor ds of s i mi l ar meani ng, t o mean t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Equi pment , mat er i al s, i nst al l at i on, and wor kmanshi p shal l be i n accor dance wi t h t he mandat or y and advi sor y pr ovi s i ons of NFPA 70 unl ess mor e st r i ngent r equi r ement s ar e speci f i ed or i ndi cat ed.

1. 6. 2 St andar d Pr oduct s

Pr ovi de mat er i al s and equi pment t hat ar e pr oduct s of manuf act ur er s

SECTI ON 26 00 00. 00 20 Page 2 r egul ar l y engaged i n t he pr oduct i on of such pr oduct s whi ch ar e of equal mat er i al , desi gn and wor kmanshi p. Pr oduct s shal l have been i n sat i sf act or y commer ci al or i ndust r i al use f or 2 year s pr i or t o bi d openi ng. The 2- year per i od shal l i nc l ude appl i cat i ons of equi pment and mat er i al s under s i mi l ar c i r cumst ances and of s i mi l ar s i ze. The pr oduct shal l have been on sal e on t he commer ci al mar ket t hr ough adver t i sement s, manuf act ur er s ' cat al ogs, or br ochur es dur i ng t he 2- year per i od. Wher e t wo or mor e i t ems of t he same cl ass of equi pment ar e r equi r ed, t hese i t ems shal l be pr oduct s of a s i ngl e manuf act ur er ; however , t he component par t s of t he i t em need not be t he pr oduct s of t he same manuf act ur er unl ess st at ed i n t he t echni cal sect i on.

1. 6. 2. 1 Al t er nat i ve Qual i f i cat i ons

Pr oduct s havi ng l ess t han a 2- year f i el d ser vi ce r ecor d wi l l be accept abl e i f a cer t i f i ed r ecor d of sat i sf act or y f i el d oper at i on f or not l ess t han 6000 hour s, excl usi ve of t he manuf act ur er s ' f act or y or l abor at or y t est s, i s furnished.

1. 6. 2. 2 Mat er i al and Equi pment Manuf act ur i ng Dat e

Pr oduct s manuf act ur ed mor e t han 3 year s pr i or t o dat e of del i ver y t o s i t e shal l not be used, unl ess speci f i ed ot her wi se.

1. 7 WARRANTY

The equi pment i t ems shal l be suppor t ed by ser vi ce or gani zat i ons whi ch ar e r easonabl y conveni ent t o t he equi pment i nst al l at i on i n or der t o r ender sat i sf act or y ser vi ce t o t he equi pment on a r egul ar and emer gency basi s dur i ng t he war r ant y per i od of t he cont r act .

1. 8 POSTED OPERATI NG I NSTRUCTI ONS

Pr ovi de f or each syst em and pr i nc i pal i t em of equi pment as speci f i ed i n t he t echni cal sect i ons f or use by oper at i on and mai nt enance per sonnel . The oper at i ng i nst r uct i ons shal l i ncl ude t he f ol l owi ng:

a. Wi r i ng di agr ams, cont r ol di agr ams, and cont r ol sequence f or each pr i nci pal syst em and i t em of equi pment .

b. St ar t up, pr oper adj ust ment , oper at i ng, l ubr i cat i on, and shut down procedures.

c. Saf et y pr ecaut i ons.

d. The pr ocedur e i n t he event of equi pment f ai l ur e.

e. Ot her i t ems of i nst r uct i on as r ecommended by t he manuf act ur er of each syst em or i t em of equi pment .

Pr i nt or engr ave oper at i ng i nst r uct i ons and f r ame under gl ass or i n appr oved l ami nat ed pl ast i c. Post i nst r uct i ons wher e di r ect ed. For oper at i ng i nst r uct i ons exposed t o t he weat her , pr ovi de weat her - r esi st ant mat er i al s or weat her pr oof encl osur es. Oper at i ng i nst r uct i ons shal l not f ade when exposed t o sunl i ght and shal l be secur ed t o pr event easy r emoval or peel i ng.

1. 9 MANUFACTURER' S NAMEPLATE

Each i t em of equi pment shal l have a namepl at e bear i ng t he manuf act ur er ' s

SECTI ON 26 00 00. 00 20 Page 3 name, addr ess, model number , and ser i al number secur el y af f i xed i n a conspi cuous pl ace; t he namepl at e of t he di st r i but i ng agent wi l l not be acceptable.

1. 10 FI ELD FABRI CATED NAMEPLATES

ASTM D709. Pr ovi de l ami nat ed pl ast i c namepl at es f or each equi pment encl osur e, r el ay, swi t ch, and devi ce; as speci f i ed i n t he t echni cal sect i ons or as i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs. Each namepl at e i nscr i pt i on shal l i dent i f y t he f unct i on and, when appl i cabl e, t he posi t i on. Namepl at es shal l be mel ami ne pl ast i c, 0. 125 i nch t hi ck, whi t e wi t h bl ack cent er cor e.

Sur f ace shal l be mat t e f i ni sh. Cor ner s shal l be squar e. Accur at el y al i gn l et t er i ng and engr ave i nt o t he cor e. Mi ni mum si ze of namepl at es shal l be one by 2. 5 i nches. Let t er i ng shal l be a mi ni mum of 0. 25 i nch hi gh nor mal bl ock st y l e.

1. 11 WARNI NG SI GNS

Pr ovi de war ni ng s i gns f or t he encl osur es of el ect r i cal equi pment i ncl udi ng pad- mount ed t r ansf or mer s, havi ng a nomi nal r at i ng exceedi ng 600 vol t s.

a. When t he encl osur e i nt egr i t y of such equi pment i s speci f i ed t o be i n accor dance wi t h I EEE C57. 12. 28 or I EEE C57. 12. 29, such as f or pad- mount ed t r ansf or mer s, pr ovi de sel f - adhesi ve war ni ng s i gns on t he out s i de of t he hi gh vol t age compar t ment door ( s) . Si gn shal l be a decal and shal l have nomi nal di mensi ons of 7 by 10 i nches wi t h t he l egend " DANGER HI GH VOLTAGE" pr i nt ed i n t wo l i nes of nomi nal 2 i nch hi gh l et t er s. The wor d " DANGER" shal l be i n whi t e l et t er s on a r ed backgr ound and t he wor ds " HI GH VOLTAGE" shal l be i n bl ack l et t er s on a whi t e backgr ound. Decal shal l be Pandui t No. PPSO710D72 or appr oved equal.

1. 12 ELECTRI CAL REQUI REMENTS

El ect r i cal i nst al l at i ons shal l conf or m t o I EEE C2, NFPA 70, and r equi r ement s speci f i ed her ei n.

1. 13 I NSTRUCTI ON TO GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL

Wher e speci f i ed i n t he t echni cal sect i ons, f ur ni sh t he ser vi ces of compet ent i nst r uct or s t o gi ve f ul l i nst r uct i on t o desi gnat ed Gover nment per sonnel i n t he adj ust ment , oper at i on, and mai nt enance of t he speci f i ed syst ems and equi pment , i ncl udi ng per t i nent saf et y r equi r ement s as r equi r ed.

I nst r uct or s shal l be t hor oughl y f ami l i ar wi t h al l par t s of t he i nst al l at i on and shal l be t r ai ned i n oper at i ng t heor y as wel l as pr act i cal oper at i on and mai nt enance wor k. I nst r uct i on shal l be gi ven dur i ng t he f i r st r egul ar wor k week af t er t he equi pment or syst em has been accept ed and t ur ned over t o t he Gover nment f or r egul ar oper at i on. The number of man- days ( 8 hour s per day) of i nst r uct i on f ur ni shed shal l be as speci f i ed i n t he i ndi v i dual sect i on.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 FACTORY APPLI ED FI NI SH

El ect r i cal equi pment shal l have f act or y- appl i ed pai nt i ng syst ems whi ch shal l , as a mi ni mum, meet t he r equi r ement s of NEMA 250 cor r osi on- r esi st ance t est and t he addi t i onal r equi r ement s speci f i ed i n t he t echni cal sect i ons.

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PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 FI ELD APPLI ED PAI NTI NG

Pai nt el ect r i cal equi pment as r equi r ed t o mat ch f i ni sh of adj acent sur f aces or t o meet t he i ndi cat ed or speci f i ed saf et y cr i t er i a. Pai nt i ng shal l be as speci f i ed i n t he sect i on speci f y i ng t he associ at ed el ect r i cal equi pment .

3. 2 FI ELD FABRI CATED NAMEPLATE MOUNTI NG

Pr ovi de number , l ocat i on, and l et t er desi gnat i on of namepl at es as i ndi cat ed. Fast en namepl at es t o t he devi ce wi t h a mi ni mum of t wo sheet - met al scr ews or t wo r i vet s.

3. 3 WARNI NG SI GN MOUNTI NG

Pr ovi de t he number of s i gns r equi r ed t o be r eadabl e f r om each accessi bl e s i de, but space t he s i gns a maxi mum of 30 f eet apar t .

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OVERHEAD TRANSMI SSI ON AND DI STRI BUTI ON

07/06

PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

ALLI ANCE FOR TELECOMMUNI CATI ONS I NDUSTRY SOLUTI ONS ( ATI S)

ATI S ANSI O5. 1 ( 2008) Wood Pol es - - Speci f i cat i ons & Dimensions

AMERI CAN WOOD PROTECTI ON ASSOCI ATI ON ( AWPA)

AWPA C1 ( 2003) Al l Ti mber Pr oduct s - Pr eser vat i ve Tr eat ment by Pr essur e Pr ocesses

AWPA C25 ( 2003) Sawn Cr ossar ms - Pr eser vat i ve Tr eat ment by Pr essur e Pr ocesses

AWPA C4 ( 2003) Pol es - Pr eser vat i ve Tr eat ment by Pr essur e Pr ocesses

ASME I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASME)

ASME B16. 11 ( 2011) For ged Fi t t i ngs, Socket - Wel di ng and Threaded

ASTM I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASTM)

ASTM A123/ A123M ( 2013) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Zi nc ( Hot - Di p Gal vani zed) Coat i ngs on I r on and St eel Pr oduct s

ASTM A153/ A153M ( 2016) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Zi nc Coat i ng ( Hot - Di p) on I r on and St eel Hardware

ASTM A475 ( 2003; R 2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Zi nc- Coat ed St eel Wi r e St r and

ASTM A53/ A53M ( 2012) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Pi pe, St eel , Bl ack and Hot - Di pped, Zi nc- Coat ed, Wel ded and Seaml ess

ASTM B117 ( 2016) St andar d Pr act i ce f or Oper at i ng Sal t Spr ay ( Fog) Appar at us

ASTM B3 ( 2013) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Sof t or Anneal ed Copper Wi r e

ASTM B398/ B398M ( 2015) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or

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Al umi num- Al l oy 6201- T81 Wi r e f or El ect r i cal Pur poses

ASTM B399/ B399M ( 2004; R 2015) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Concent r i c- Lay- St r anded Al umi num- Al l oy 6201- T81 Conduct or s

ASTM D1654 ( 2008; R 2016; E 2017) St andar d Test Met hod f or Eval uat i on of Pai nt ed or Coat ed Speci mens Subj ect ed t o Cor r osi ve Environments

ASTM D709 ( 2016) Lami nat ed Ther moset t i ng Mat er i al s

I NSTI TUTE OF ELECTRI CAL AND ELECTRONI CS ENGI NEERS ( I EEE)

I EEE 100 ( 2000; Ar chi ved) The Aut hor i t at i ve Di ct i onar y of I EEE St andar ds Ter ms

I EEE 404 ( 2012) St andar d f or Ext r uded and Lami nat ed Di el ect r i c Shi el ded Cabl e Joi nt s Rat ed 2500 V t o 500, 000 V

I EEE C2 ( 2012; Er r at a 1 2012; I NT 1- 4 2012; Er r at a

2 2013; I NT 5- 7 2013; I NT 8- 10 2014; I NT

11 2015; I NT 12 2016) Nat i onal El ect r i cal Saf et y Code

I EEE C37. 42 ( 2009) St andar d Speci f i cat i ons f or Hi gh- Vol t age ( > 1000 V) Expul s i on- Type Di st r i but i on- Cl ass Fuses, Fuse and Di sconnect i ng Cut out s, Fuse Di sconnect i ng Swi t ches, and Fuse Li nks, and Accessor i es Used wi t h These Devi ces

I EEE C62. 11 ( 2012) St andar d f or Met al - Oxi de Sur ge Ar r est er s f or Al t er nat i ng Cur r ent Power Ci r cui t s ( >1kV)

I NTERNATI ONAL ELECTRI CAL TESTI NG ASSOCI ATI ON ( NETA)

NETA ATS ( 2013) St andar d f or Accept ance Test i ng Speci f i cat i ons f or El ect r i cal Power Equi pment and Syst ems

NATI ONAL ELECTRI CAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCI ATI ON ( NEMA)

ANSI C29. 2 ( 2012) Amer i can Nat i onal St andar d f or I nsul at or s - Wet - Pr ocess Por cel ai n and Toughened Gl ass - Suspensi on Type

ANSI C29. 4 ( 1989; R 2012) St andar d f or Wet - Pr ocess Por cel ai n I nsul at or s - St r ai n Type

ANSI / NEMA WC 71/ I CEA S- 96- 659 ( 1999) St andar d f or Nonshi el ded Cabl es Rat ed 2001- 5000 Vol t s f or use i n t he Di st r i but i on of El ect r i c Ener gy

NEMA WC 70 ( 2009) Power Cabl e Rat ed 2000 V or Less

SECTI ON 33 71 01 Page 2 f or t he Di st r i but i on of El ect r i cal Energy--S95-658

NEMA WC 74/ I CEA S- 93- 639 ( 2012) 5- 46 kV Shi el ded Power Cabl e f or Use i n t he Tr ansmi ssi on and Di st r i but i on of El ect r i c Ener gy

NEMA/ ANSI C29. 7 ( 1996; 2002) Amer i can Nat i onal St andar d f or Wet Pr ocess Por cel ai n I nsul at or s - Hi gh- Vol t age Li ne Post Type

NATI ONAL FI RE PROTECTI ON ASSOCI ATI ON ( NFPA)

NFPA 70 ( 2014; AMD 1 2013; Er r at a 1 2013; AMD 2 2013; Er r at a 2 2013; AMD 3 2014; Er r at a 3- 4 2014; AMD 4- 6 2014) Nat i onal El ect r i cal Code

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRI CULTURE ( USDA)

RUS 202- 1 ( 2004) Li st of Mat er i al s Accept abl e f or Use on Syst ems of RUS El ect r i f i cat i on Borrowers

RUS Bul l 1728H- 701 ( 1993) Wood Cr ossar ms ( Sol i d and Lami nat ed) , Tr ansmi ssi on Ti mber s and Pol e Keys

RUS Bul l 345- 67 ( 1998) REA Speci f i cat i on f or Fi l l ed Tel ephone Cabl es, PE- 39

UNDERWRI TERS LABORATORI ES ( UL)

UL 467 ( 2013) Gr oundi ng and Bondi ng Equi pment

UL 486A- 486B ( 2013; Repr i nt Jan 2016) Wi r e Connect or s

UL 510 ( 2005; Repr i nt Jul 2013) Pol yvi nyl Chl or i de, Pol yet hyl ene and Rubber I nsul at i ng Tape

UL 6 ( 2007; Repr i nt Nov 2014) El ect r i cal Ri gi d Met al Condui t - St eel

1. 2 RELATED REQUI REMENTS

Sect i on 26 08 00 APPARATUS I NSPECTI ON AND TESTI NG appl i es t o t hi s sect i on wi t h addi t i ons and modi f i cat i ons speci f i ed her ei n.

1. 3 DEFINITIONS

Unl ess ot her wi se speci f i ed or i ndi cat ed, el ect r i cal and el ect r oni cs t er ms used i n t hese speci f i cat i ons, and on t he dr awi ngs, shal l be as def i ned i n

I EEE 100.

1. 4 SUBMITTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;

submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" desi gnat i on ar e f or Cont r act or Qual i t y Cont r ol

SECTI ON 33 71 01 Page 3 appr oval . Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00

SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

As an except i on t o t hi s par agr aph, t r ansf or mer s manuf act ur ed by ABB i n At hens, GA; by Cooper Power Syst ems i n Lumber t on, MS; by ERMCO i n Dyer sbur g, TN; or by Howar d I ndust r i es i n Laur el , MS need not meet t he submi t t al r equi r ement s of t hi s cont r act . I nst ead, t he f ol l owi ng shal l be submitted.

a. A cer t i f i cat i on, f r om t he manuf act ur er , t hat t he t echni cal r equi r ement s of t hi s speci f i cat i on shal l be met .

b. Rout i ne and ot her t est s ( par agr aph ent i t l ed " Rout i ne and Ot her Test s, shal l be conduct ed by t he manuf act ur er and may be wi t nessed by t he Gover nment ( par agr aph ent i t l ed " Sour ce Qual i t y Cont r ol " ) . Pr ovi de cer t i f i ed copi es of t he t est s.

c. Pr ovi de f i el d t est r epor t s ( par agr aph ent i t l ed " Fi el d Qual i t y Cont r ol " ) .

SD- 03 Pr oduct Dat a

Conductors

Insulators

Wood Pol es

Nameplates

Cutouts

Sur ge ar r est er s

Guy st r and

Anchors

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

Fi el d Qual i t y Cont r ol

Gr ound r esi st ance t est r epor t s

Submi t r epor t of t he accept ance t est r esul t s as speci f i ed by par agr aph ent i t l ed " Fi el d Qual i t y Cont r ol "

SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es

Wood pol es; G

Wood cr ossar ms; G

Submi t cer t i f i cat i on f r om t he manuf act ur er i ndi cat i ng conf or mance wi t h t he par agr aph ent i t l ed " Speci f i ed Tr ansf or mer Losses."

SD- 10 Oper at i on and Mai nt enance Dat a

Oper at i on and Mai nt enance Manual s, Dat a Package 5

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Submi t oper at i on and mai nt enance dat a i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 78 23. 00 50 OPERATI ON AND MAI NTENANCE DATA and as speci f i ed herein.

1. 5 QUALI TY ASSURANCE

1. 5. 1 Regul at or y Requi r ement s

I n each of t he publ i cat i ons r ef er r ed t o her ei n, consi der t he advi sor y pr ovi s i ons t o be mandat or y, as t hough t he wor d, " shal l " had been subst i t ut ed f or " shoul d" wher ever i t appear s. I nt er pr et r ef er ences i n t hese publ i cat i ons t o t he " aut hor i t y havi ng j ur i sdi ct i on, " or wor ds of s i mi l ar meani ng, t o mean t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer . Equi pment , mat er i al s, i nst al l at i on, and wor kmanshi p shal l be i n accor dance wi t h t he mandat or y and advi sor y pr ovi s i ons of NFPA 70 and I EEE C2 unl ess mor e st r i ngent r equi r ement s ar e speci f i ed or i ndi cat ed.

1. 5. 2 St andar d Pr oduct s

Pr ovi de mat er i al s and equi pment t hat ar e pr oduct s of manuf act ur er s r egul ar l y engaged i n t he pr oduct i on of such pr oduct s whi ch ar e of equal mat er i al , desi gn and wor kmanshi p. Pr oduct s shal l have been i n sat i sf act or y commer ci al or i ndust r i al use f or 2 year s pr i or t o bi d openi ng. The 2- year per i od shal l i nc l ude appl i cat i ons of equi pment and mat er i al s under s i mi l ar c i r cumst ances and of s i mi l ar s i ze. The pr oduct shal l have been on sal e on t he commer ci al mar ket t hr ough adver t i sement s, manuf act ur er s ' cat al ogs, or br ochur es dur i ng t he 2- year per i od. Wher e t wo or mor e i t ems of t he same cl ass of equi pment ar e r equi r ed, t hese i t ems shal l be pr oduct s of a s i ngl e manuf act ur er ; however , t he component par t s of t he i t em need not be t he pr oduct s of t he same manuf act ur er unl ess st at ed i n t hi s sect i on.

1. 5. 2. 1 Al t er nat i ve Qual i f i cat i ons

Pr oduct s havi ng l ess t han a 2- year f i el d ser vi ce r ecor d wi l l be accept abl e i f a cer t i f i ed r ecor d of sat i sf act or y f i el d oper at i on f or not l ess t han 6000 hour s, excl usi ve of t he manuf act ur er s ' f act or y or l abor at or y t est s, i s furnished.

1. 5. 2. 2 Mat er i al and Equi pment Manuf act ur i ng Dat e

Pr oduct s manuf act ur ed mor e t han 3 year s pr i or t o dat e of del i ver y t o s i t e shal l not be used, unl ess speci f i ed ot her wi se.

1. 5. 3 Gr ound Resi st ance Test Repor t s

Submi t t he measur ed gr ound r esi st ance of gr oundi ng syst em. When t est i ng gr oundi ng el ect r odes and gr oundi ng syst ems, i dent i f y each gr oundi ng el ect r ode and each gr oundi ng syst em f or t est i ng. I ncl ude t he t est met hod and t est set up ( i . e. pi n l ocat i on) used t o det er mi ne gr ound r esi st ance and soi l condi t i ons at t he t i me t he measur ement s wer e made.

1. 6 MAINTENANCE

1. 6. 1 Addi t i ons t o Oper at i ons and Mai nt enance Dat a

I n addi t i on t o r equi r ement s of Dat a Package 5, i nc l ude t he f ol l owi ng i n t he oper at i on and mai nt enance manual s pr ovi ded:

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a. Assembl y and i nst al l at i on dr awi ngs

b. Pr i ces f or spar e par t s and suppl y l i s t

c. Dat e of pur chase

1. 7 DELI VERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLI NG

Devi ces and equi pment shal l be v i sual l y i nspect ed by t he Cont r act or when r ecei ved and pr i or t o accept ance f r om conveyance. St or ed i t ems shal l be pr ot ect ed f r om t he envi r onment i n accor dance wi t h t he manuf act ur er ' s publ i shed i nst r uct i ons. Damaged i t ems shal l be r epl aced.

1. 8 WARRANTY

The equi pment i t ems shal l be suppor t ed by ser vi ce or gani zat i ons whi ch ar e r easonabl y conveni ent t o t he equi pment i nst al l at i on i n or der t o r ender sat i sf act or y ser vi ce t o t he equi pment on a r egul ar and emer gency basi s dur i ng t he war r ant y per i od of t he cont r act .

PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 MATERI ALS AND EQUI PMENT

Consi der mat er i al s speci f i ed her ei n or shown on cont r act dr awi ngs whi ch ar e i dent i cal t o mat er i al s l i s t ed i n RUS 202- 1 as conf or mi ng t o r equi r ement s.

Equi pment and component i t ems, not hot - di p gal vani zed or por cel ai n enamel f i ni shed, shal l be pr ovi ded wi t h cor r osi on- r esi st ant f i ni shes whi ch shal l wi t hst and 120 hour s of exposur e t o t he sal t spr ay t est speci f i ed i n ASTM B117 wi t hout l oss of pai nt or r el ease of adhesi on of t he pai nt pr i mer coat t o t he met al sur f ace i n excess of 1/ 16 i nch f r om t he t est mar k. The descr i bed t est mar k and t est eval uat i on shal l be i n accor dance wi t h ASTM D1654 wi t h a r at i ng of not l ess t han 7 i n accor dance wi t h TABLE 1, ( pr ocedur e A) . Cut edges or ot her wi se damaged sur f aces of hot - di p gal vani zed sheet st eel or mi l l gal vani zed sheet st eel shal l be coat ed wi t h a z i nc r i ch pai nt conf or mi ng t o t he manuf act ur er ' s st andar d.

2. 2 POLES

Pol es shal l be of l engt hs and cl asses i ndi cat ed.

2. 2. 1 Wood Pol es

Wood pol es machi ne t r i mmed by t ur ni ng, Dougl as Fi r Lodgepol e Pi ne Sout her n Yel l ow Pi ne conf or mi ng t o ATI S ANSI O5. 1 and RUS Bul l 345- 67. Gai n, bor e and r oof pol es bef or e t r eat ment . Shoul d addi t i onal gai ns be r equi r ed subsequent t o t r eat ment , met al gai n pl at es shal l be pr ovi ded. Pr essur e t r eat pol es wi t h pent achl or ophenol , ammoni acal copper ar senat e ( ACA) , chr omat ed copper ar senat e ( CCA) , except t hat Dougl as Fi r and West er n Lar ch pol es shal l not be t r eat ed wi t h CCA i n accor dance wi t h AWPA C1 and AWPA C4 as r ef er enced i n RUS Bul l 345- 67. The qual i t y of each pol e shal l be ensur ed wi t h " WQC" ( wood qual i t y cont r ol ) br and on each pi ece, or by an appr oved i nspect i on agency r epor t .

2. 3 CROSSARMS AND BRACKETS

2. 3. 1 Wood Cr ossar ms

Conf or m t o RUS Bul l 1728H- 701. Pr essur e t r eat cr ossar ms wi t h

SECTI ON 33 71 01 Page 6 pent achl or ophenol , chr omat ed copper ar senat e ( CCA) , or ammoni acal copper ar senat e ( ACA) . Tr eat ment shal l conf or m t o AWPA C25. Cr ossar ms shal l be sol i d wood, di st r i but i on t ype, and a 1/ 4 i nch 45 degr ee chamf er on al l t op edges. Cr oss- sect i onal ar ea mi ni mum di mensi ons shal l be 4- 1/ 4 i nches i n hei ght by 3- 1/ 4 i nches i n dept h i n accor dance wi t h I EEE C2 f or Gr ade B const r uct i on. Cr ossar ms shal l be 8 f eet i n l engt h, except t hat 10 f oot cr ossar ms shal l be used f or cr ossar m- mount ed banked si ngl e- phase t r ansf or mer s or el sewher e as i ndi cat ed. Cr ossar ms shal l be machi ned, chamf er ed, t r i mmed, and bor ed f or st ud and bol t hol es bef or e pr essur e t r eat ment . Fact or y dr i l l i ng shal l be pr ovi ded f or pol e and br ace mount i ng, f or f our pi n or f our ver t i cal l i ne- post i nsul at or s, and f or f our suspensi on i nsul at or s, except wher e ot her wi se i ndi cat ed or r equi r ed. Dr i l l i ng shal l pr ovi de r equi r ed c l i mbi ng space and wi r e c l ear ances. Cr ossar ms shal l be st r ai ght and f r ee of t wi st s t o wi t hi n 1/ 10 i nch per f oot of l engt h. Bend or t wi st shal l be i n one di r ect i on onl y.

2. 3. 2 Cr ossar m Br aces

Pr ovi de f l at st eel or st eel angl e as i ndi cat ed. Pr ovi de br aces wi t h 38 i nch span f or 8 f oot cr ossar ms and 60 i nch span f or 10 f oot cr ossar ms.

2. 4 HARDWARE

Har dwar e shal l be hot - di p gal vani zed i n accor dance wi t h ASTM A153/ A153M and

ASTM A123/ A123M.

2. 5 INSULATORS

Pr ovi de wet - pr ocess por cel ai n i nsul at or s whi ch ar e r adi o i nt er f er ence f r ee.

a. Li ne post t ype i nsul at or s: NEMA/ ANSI C29. 7, Cl ass 36710.

b. Suspensi on i nsul at or s: ANSI C29. 2, Quant i t y per Phase, 3, Cl ass 53. 3.

c. Guy st r ai n i nsul at or s: ANSI C29. 4, Cl ass 53. 3, except pr ovi de f i ber gl ass t ype when used wi t h under gr ound t er mi nal or when ot her i nt er f er ence pr obl ems exi st .

2. 6 OVERHEAD CONDUCTORS, CONNECTORS AND SPLI CES

Conduct or s of bar e al umi num al l oy ( AAAC) of s i zes and t ypes i ndi cat ed.

Wher e al umi num conduct or s ar e connect ed t o di ssi mi l ar met al , f i t t i ngs conf or mi ng t o UL 486A- 486B shal l be used.

2. 6. 1 Al umi num Al l oy ( AAAC)

ASTM B398/ B398M or ASTM B399/ B399M.

2. 6. 2 Connect or s and Spl i ces

Connect or s and spl i ces shal l be of copper al l oys f or copper conduct or s, al umi num al l oys f or al umi num- composi t i on conduct or s, and a t ype desi gned t o mi ni mi ze gal vani c cor r osi on f or copper t o al umi num- composi t i on conduct or s.

Al umi num- composi t i on, al umi num- composi t i on t o copper , and copper - t o- copper shal l compl y wi t h UL 486A- 486B.

2. 7 NEUTRAL- SUPPORTED SECONDARY AND SERVI CE DROP CABLES

Ser vi ce cabl es shal l be al umi num, t r i pl ex wi t h cr oss- l i nked pol yet hyl ene

SECTI ON 33 71 01 Page 7 i nsul at i on on t he phase conduct or s. Neut r al shal l be bar e al umi num al l oy and shal l be t he same si ze as t he phase conduct or s unl ess ot her wi se i ndi cat ed. Cabl es shal l conf or m t o NEMA WC 70 and ANSI / NEMA WC 71/ I CEA S- 96- 659 f or cr oss- l i nked pol yet hyl ene i nsul at i on.

2. 8 GUY STRAND

ASTM A475, hi gh- st r engt h, Cl ass A or B, gal vani zed st r and st eel cabl e copper - c l ad st eel . Guy st r and shal l be 3/ 8 i nch i n di amet er wi t h a mi ni mum br eaki ng st r engt h of 10, 800 pounds. Pr ovi de guy t er mi nat i ons desi gned f or use wi t h t he par t i cul ar st r and and devel opi ng at l east t he ul t i mat e br eaki ng st r engt h of t he st r and.

2. 9 ROUND GUY MARKERS

Vi nyl or PVC mat er i al , yel l ow col or ed, 8 f eet l ong and shat t er r esi st ant at sub- zer o t emper at ur es.

2. 9. 1 Guy At t achment

Thi mbl e eye guy at t achment .

2. 10 ANCHORS AND ANCHOR RODS

Anchor s shal l pr esent hol di ng ar ea i ndi cat ed on dr awi ngs as a mi ni mum.

Anchor r ods shal l be t r i pl e t hi mbl e- eye, 3/ 4 i nch di amet er by 8 f eet l ong.

Anchor s and anchor r ods shal l be hot di p gal vani zed.

2. 10. 1 Scr ew Anchor s

Scr ew t ype anchor s havi ng a manuf act ur er ' s r at i ng of not l ess t han 10, 000 pounds i n l oose t o medi um sand/ cl ay soi l , Cl ass 6 and ext r a heavy pi pe r ods conf or mi ng t o ASTM A53/ A53M, Schedul e 80, and coupl i ngs conf or mi ng t o

ASME B16. 11.

2. 11 GROUNDI NG AND BONDI NG

2. 11. 1 Dr i ven Gr ound Rods

Pr ovi de copper - c l ad st eel gr ound r ods conf or mi ng t o UL 467 not l ess t han 3/ 4 i nch i n di amet er by 10 f eet i n l engt h. Sect i onal t ype r ods may be used f or r ods 20 f eet or l onger .

2. 11. 2 Gr oundi ng Conduct or s

ASTM B3. Pr ovi de sof t dr awn copper wi r e gr ound conduct or s a mi ni mum No. 4 AWG. Gr ound wi r e pr ot ect or s shal l be PVC.

2. 11. 3 Gr oundi ng Connect i ons

UL 467. Exot her mi c wel d or compr essi on connect or .

2. 12 SURGE ARRESTERS

I EEE C62. 11, met al oxi de, pol ymer i c- housed, sur ge ar r est er s ar r anged f or cr ossar m mount i ng. RMS vol t age r at i ng shal l be 15 kV. Ar r est er s shal l be Di st r i but i on c l ass.

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2. 13 FUSED CUTOUTS

Open t ype f used cut out s r at ed 100 amper es and 7, 100 amper es symmet r i cal i nt er r upt i ng cur r ent at 15 kV ungr ounded, conf or mi ng t o I EEE C37. 42. Type K f uses conf or mi ng t o I EEE C37. 42 wi t h amper e r at i ngs equal t o 150 per cent of t he t r ansf or mer f ul l l oad r at i ng. Open l i nk t ype f use cut out s ar e not acceptable.

2. 14 CONDUI T RI SERS AND CONDUCTORS

The r i ser shi el d shal l be PVC cont ai ni ng a PVC back pl at e and PVC ext ensi on shi el d or a r i gi d gal vani zed st eel condui t , as i ndi cat ed, and conf or mi ng t o UL 6. Pr ovi de conduct or s and t er mi nat i ons as speci f i ed i n Sect i on 33 71 02

UNDERGROUND ELECTRI CAL DI STRI BUTI ON.

2. 15 ELECTRI CAL TAPES

Tapes shal l be UL l i s t ed f or el ect r i cal i nsul at i on and ot her pur poses i n wi r e and cabl e spl i ces. Ter mi nat i ons, r epai r s and mi scel l aneous pur poses, el ect r i cal t apes shal l compl y wi t h UL 510.

2. 16 CAULKI NG COMPOUND

Compound f or seal i ng of condui t r i ser s shal l be of a put t y l i ke consi st ency wor kabl e wi t h hands at t emper at ur es as l ow as 35 degr ees F, shal l not s l ump at a t emper at ur e of 300 degr ees F, and shal l not har den mat er i al l y when exposed t o ai r . Compound shal l r eadi l y caul k i ng or adher e t o c l ean sur f aces of t he mat er i al s wi t h whi ch i t i s desi gned t o be used. Compound shal l have no i nj ur i ous ef f ect s upon t he wor kmen or upon t he mat er i al s.

2. 17 NAMEPLATES

2. 17. 1 Manuf act ur er ' s Namepl at e

Each i t em of equi pment shal l have a namepl at e bear i ng t he manuf act ur er ' s name, addr ess, model number , and ser i al number secur el y af f i xed i n a conspi cuous pl ace; t he namepl at e of t he di st r i but i ng agent wi l l not be accept abl e. Equi pment cont ai ni ng l i qui d- di el ect r i cs shal l have t he t ype of di el ect r i c on t he namepl at e.

2. 17. 2 Fi el d Fabr i cat ed Namepl at es

ASTM D709. Pr ovi de l ami nat ed pl ast i c namepl at es f or each equi pment encl osur e, r el ay, swi t ch, and devi ce; as speci f i ed or as i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs. Each namepl at e i nscr i pt i on shal l i dent i f y t he f unct i on and, when appl i cabl e, t he posi t i on. Namepl at es shal l be mel ami ne pl ast i c, 0. 125 i nch t hi ck, whi t e wi t h bl ack cent er cor e. Sur f ace shal l be mat t e f i ni sh.

Cor ner s shal l be squar e. Accur at el y al i gn l et t er i ng and engr ave i nt o t he cor e. Mi ni mum si ze of namepl at es shal l be one by 2. 5 i nches. Let t er i ng shal l be a mi ni mum of 0. 25 i nch hi gh nor mal bl ock st y l e.

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 INSTALLATION

3. 1. 1 Wood Pol e I nst al l at i on

Pr ovi de pol e hol es at l east as l ar ge at t he t op as at t he bot t om and l ar ge enough t o pr ovi de 4 i nch c l ear ance bet ween t he pol e and si de of t he hol e.

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3. 1. 1. 1 Set t i ng Dept h of Pol e

Pol e set t i ng dept hs shal l be as f ol l ows:

Lengt h of Pol e ( f eet )

Set t i ng i n Soi l ( f eet )

Set t i ng i n Sol i d Rock ( f eet )

45 6.5 4.5

3. 1. 1. 2 Set t i ng i n Soi l , Sand, and Gr avel

" Set t i ng i n Soi l " dept hs, as speci f i ed i n par agr aph ent i t l ed " Set t i ng Dept h of Pol e, " appl y wher e t he f ol l owi ng occur s:

a. Wher e pol e hol es ar e i n soi l , sand, or gr avel or any combi nat i on of these;

b. Wher e soi l l ayer over sol i d r ock i s mor e t han 2 f eet deep;

c. Wher e hol e i n sol i d r ock i s not subst ant i al l y ver t i cal ; or

d. Wher e di amet er of hol e at sur f ace of r ock exceeds t wi ce t he di amet er of pol e at same l evel . At cor ner s, dead ends and ot her poi nt s of ext r a st r ai n, pol es 40 f eet or mor e l ong shal l be set 6 i nches deeper .

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3. 1. 1. 3 Backfill

Thor oughl y t amp pol e backf i l l f or f ul l dept h of t he hol e and mound excess f i l l ar ound t he pol e.

3. 1. 1. 4 Set t i ng Pol es

Set pol es so t hat al t er nat e cr ossar m gai ns f ace i n opposi t e di r ect i ons, except at t er mi nal s and dead ends wher e gai ns of l ast t wo pol es shal l be on s i de f aci ng t er mi nal or dead end. On unusual l y l ong spans, set pol es so t hat cr ossar m comes on s i de of pol e away f r om l ong span. Wher e pol e t op pi ns ar e used, t hey shal l be on opposi t e s i de of pol e f r om gai n, wi t h f l at s i de agai nst pol e.

3. 1. 1. 5 Al i gnment of Pol es

Set pol es i n al i gnment and pl umb except at cor ner s, t er mi nal s, angl es, j unct i ons, or ot her poi nt s of st r ai n, wher e t hey shal l be set and r aked agai nst t he st r ai n. Set not l ess t han 2 i nches f or each 10 f eet of pol e l engt h above gr ade, nor mor e t han 4 i nches f or each 10 f eet of pol e l engt h af t er conduct or s ar e i nst al l ed at r equi r ed t ensi on. When aver age gr ound r un i s l evel , consecut i ve pol es shal l not var y mor e t han 5 f eet i n hei ght .

When gr ound i s uneven, pol es di f f er i ng i n l engt h shal l be kept t o a mi ni mum by l ocat i ng pol es t o avoi d t he hi ghest and l owest gr ound poi nt s. I f i t becomes necessar y t o shor t en a pol e, a pi ece shal l be sawed of f t he t op.

Hol es shal l be dug l ar ge enough t o per mi t t he pr oper use of t amper s t o f ul l dept h of hol e.

3. 1. 1. 6 Pol e Caps

Pr ovi de pl ast i c pol e caps wi t h 1/ 4 i nch seal i ng r i ngs and f our nai l i ng t abs. Fi l l seal i ng ar ea wi t h ei t her a bi t umi nous, el ast i gum r oof cement or an accept abl e pr eser vat i ve past e t o l evel of seal i ng r i ng t o el i mi nat e possi bi l i t y of condensat i on. Pl ace on pol e t op and nai l each t ab down wi t h a 1 1/ 4 i nch nai l .

3. 1. 2 Anchor s and Guys

Pl ace anchor s i n l i ne wi t h st r ai n. The l engt h of t he guy l ead ( di st ance f r om base of pol e t o t he t op of t he anchor r od) shal l be as i ndi cat ed.

3. 1. 2. 1 Set t i ng Anchor s

Set anchor s i n pl ace wi t h anchor r od al i gned wi t h, and poi nt i ng di r ect l y at , guy at t achment on t he pol e wi t h t he anchor r od pr oj ect i ng 6 t o 9 i nches out of gr ound t o pr event bur i al of r od eye.

3. 1. 2. 2 Scr ew Anchor s

I nst al l scr ew anchor s by t or qui ng wi t h bor i ng machi ne.

3. 1. 2. 3 Guy I nst al l at i on

Pr ovi de guys wher e i ndi cat ed, wi t h l oads and st r engt hs as i ndi cat ed, and wher ever conduct or t ensi ons ar e not bal anced, such as at angl es, cor ner s and dead- ends. Wher e s i ngl e guy wi l l not pr ovi de t he r equi r ed st r engt h, t wo or mor e guys shal l be pr ovi ded. Wher e guys ar e wr apped ar ound pol es, at l east t wo guy hooks shal l be pr ovi ded. Pr ovi de pol e shi ms wher e guy

SECTI ON 33 71 01 Page 11 t ensi on exceeds 6000 pounds. Guy c l amps 6 i nches i n l engt h wi t h t hr ee 5/ 8 i nch bol t s, or of f set - t ype guy c l amps, or appr oved guy gr i ps shal l be pr ovi ded at each guy t er mi nal . Secur el y c l amp pl ast i c guy mar ker t o t he guy or anchor at t he bot t om and t op of mar ker . Compl et e anchor and guy i nst al l at i on, dead end t o dead end, and t i ght en guy bef or e wi r e st r i ngi ng and saggi ng i s begun on t hat l i ne sect i on. Pr ovi de st r ai n i nsul at or s at a poi nt on guy st r and 8 f eet mi ni mum f r om t he gr ound and 6 f eet mi ni mum f r om t he sur f ace of pol e.

3. 1. 3 Hardware

Pr ovi de har dwar e wi t h washer agai nst wood and wi t h nut s and l ock nut s appl i ed wr ench t i ght . Pr ovi de l ocknut s on t hr eaded har dwar e connect i ons.

Locknut s shal l be M- F st y l e and not pal nut st y l e.

3. 1. 4 Grounding

Unl ess ot her wi se i ndi cat ed, gr oundi ng shal l conf or m t o I EEE C2 and NFPA 70.

Pol e gr oundi ng el ect r odes shal l have a r esi st ance t o gr ound not exceedi ng 25 ohms. When wor k i n addi t i on t o t hat i ndi cat ed or speci f i ed i s di r ect ed i n or der t o obt ai n speci f i ed gr ound r esi st ance, pr ovi s i ons of t he cont r act cover i ng changes shal l appl y.

3. 1. 4. 1 Gr oundi ng El ect r ode I nst al l at i on

Gr oundi ng el ect r odes shal l be i nst al l ed as f ol l ows:

a. Dr i ven r od el ect r odes - Unl ess ot her wi se i ndi cat ed, gr ound r ods shal l be l ocat ed appr oxi mat el y 3 f eet out f r om base of t he pol e and shal l be dr i ven i nt o t he ear t h unt i l t he t ops of t he r ods ar e appr oxi mat el y 1 f oot bel ow f i ni shed gr ade. Mul t i pl e r ods shal l be evenl y spaced at l east 10 f eet apar t and connect ed t oget her 2 f eet bel ow gr ade wi t h a mi ni mum No. 6 bar e copper conduct or .

b. Pl at e el ect r odes - Pl at e el ect r odes shal l be i nst al l ed i n accor dance wi t h t he manuf act ur er ' s i nst r uct i ons and I EEE C2 and NFPA 70.

c. Gr ound r esi st ance - The maxi mum r esi st ance of a dr i ven gr ound r od shal l not exceed 25 ohms under nor mal l y dr y condi t i ons. Whenever t he r equi r ed gr ound r esi st ance i s not met , pr ovi de addi t i onal el ect r odes i nt er connect ed wi t h gr oundi ng conduct or s, t o achi eve t he speci f i ed gr ound r esi st ance. The addi t i onal el ect r odes wi l l be up t o t hr ee, 10 f eet r ods spaced a mi ni mum of 10 f eet apar t , dr i ven per pendi cul ar t o gr ade. I f t he r esul t ant r esi st ance exceeds 25 ohms measur ed not l ess t han 48 hour s af t er r ai nf al l , not i f y t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer immediately.

3. 1. 4. 2 Gr oundi ng El ect r ode Conduct or s

On mul t i - gr ounded ci r cui t s, as def i ned i n I EEE C2, pr ovi de a s i ngl e cont i nuous ver t i cal gr oundi ng el ect r ode conduct or . Neut r al s, sur ge ar r est er s, and equi pment gr oundi ng conduct or s shal l be bonded t o t hi s conduct or . For s i ngl e- gr ounded or ungr ounded syst ems, pr ovi de a gr oundi ng el ect r ode conduct or f or t he sur ge ar r est er and equi pment gr oundi ng conduct or s and a separ at e gr oundi ng el ect r ode conduct or f or t he secondar y neut r al s. Gr oundi ng el ect r ode conduct or s shal l be st apl ed t o wood pol es at i nt er val s not exceedi ng 2 f eet . On met al pol es, a pr ef or med gal vani zed st eel st r ap, 5/ 8 i nch wi de by 22 gaugemi ni mum by l engt h, secur ed by a pr ef or med l ocki ng met hod st andar d wi t h t he manuf act ur er , shal l be used t o

SECTI ON 33 71 01 Page 12 suppor t a gr oundi ng el ect r ode conduct or i nst al l at i on on t he pol e and spaced at i nt er val s not exceedi ng 5 f eet wi t h one band not mor e t han 3 i nches f r om each end of t he ver t i cal gr oundi ng el ect r ode conduct or . Gr oundi ng el ect r ode conduct or s shal l be s i zed as i ndi cat ed. Bends gr eat er t han 45 degr ees i n gr oundi ng el ect r ode conduct or ar e not per mi t t ed.

3. 1. 4. 3 Gr oundi ng El ect r ode Connect i ons

Make above gr ade gr oundi ng connect i ons on pol e l i nes by exot her mi c wel d or by usi ng a compr essi on connect or . Make bel ow gr ade gr oundi ng connect i ons by exot her mi c wel d. Make exot her mi c wel ds st r i c t l y i n accor dance wi t h manuf act ur er ' s wr i t t en r ecommendat i ons. Wel ds whi ch have puf f ed up or whi ch show convex sur f aces i ndi cat i ng i mpr oper c l eani ng, ar e not accept abl e. No mechani cal connect or s ar e r equi r ed at exot her mi c wel dment s. Compr essi on connect or s shal l be t ype t hat uses a hydr aul i c compr essi on t ool t o pr ovi de cor r ect pr essur e. Pr ovi de t ool s and di es r ecommended by compr essi on connect or manuf act ur er . An embossi ng di e code or s i mi l ar met hod shal l pr ovi de v i s i bl e i ndi cat i on t hat a connect or has been f ul l y compr essed on gr ound wi r e.

3. 1. 4. 4 Gr oundi ng and Gr ounded Connect i ons

a. Wher e no pr i mar y or common neut r al exi st s, sur ge ar r est er s and f r ames of equi pment oper at i ng at over 750 vol t s shal l be bonded t oget her and connect ed t o a dedi cat ed pr i mar y gr oundi ng el ect r ode.

b. Wher e no pr i mar y or common neut r al exi st s, t r ansf or mer secondar y neut r al bushi ng, secondar y neut r al conduct or , and f r ames of equi pment oper at i ng at under 750 vol t s shal l be bonded t oget her and connect ed t o a dedi cat ed secondar y gr oundi ng el ect r ode.

c. When a pr i mar y or common neut r al exi st s, connect al l gr oundi ng and gr ounded conduct or s t o a common gr oundi ng el ect r ode.

3. 1. 4. 5 Pr ot ect i ve Mol di ng

Pr ot ect gr oundi ng conduct or s whi ch ar e r un on sur f ace of wood pol es by PVC mol di ng ext endi ng f r om gr ound l i ne t hr oughout communi cat i on and t r ansf or mer spaces.

3. 1. 5 CONDUCTOR I NSTALLATI ON

3. 1. 5. 1 Connect or s and Spl i ces

Conduct or spl i ces, as i nst al l ed, shal l exceed ul t i mat e r at ed st r engt h of conduct or and shal l be of t ype r ecommended by conduct or manuf act ur er . No spl i ce shal l be per mi t t ed wi t hi n 10 f eet of a suppor t . Connect or s and spl i ces shal l be mechani cal l y and el ect r i cal l y secur e under t ensi on and shal l be of t he nonbol t ed compr essi on t ype. The t ensi l e st r engt h of any spl i ce shal l be not l ess t han t he r at ed br eaki ng st r engt h of t he conduct or . Spl i ce mat er i al s, s l eeves, f i t t i ngs, and connect or s shal l be noncor r osi ve and shal l not adver sel y af f ect conduct or s.

Al umi num- composi t i on conduct or s shal l be wi r e br ushed and an oxi de i nhi bi t or appl i ed bef or e maki ng a compr essi on connect i on. Connect or s whi ch ar e f act or y- f i l l ed wi t h an i nhi bi t or ar e accept abl e. I nhi bi t or s and compr essi on t ool s shal l be of t ypes r ecommended by t he connect or manuf act ur er . Pr i mar y l i ne appar at us t aps shal l be by means of hot l i ne c l amps at t ached t o compr essi on t ype bai l c l amps ( st i r r ups) . Noni nsul at ed connect or s shal l be smoot hl y t aped t o pr ovi de a wat er pr oof i nsul at i on

SECTI ON 33 71 01 Page 13 equi val ent t o t he or i gi nal i nsul at i on, when i nst al l ed on i nsul at ed conduct or s. On over head connect i ons of al umi num and copper , t he al umi num shal l be i nst al l ed above t he copper .

3. 1. 5. 2 Conduct or - To- I nsul at or At t achment s

Conduct or s…