Buchanan_PH3_SI-3_Rev_2.pdf

DUCTIL IRON PIPE

TO MAIN PIPE

POLY VINYL

CHLORIDE PIPE

CROSSING OPEN CHANNEL DETAILS (XOC)

N.T.S.

GABION MATTRESS FOR

EMBANKMENT STABILITY

DUCTIL IRON PIPE

CHLORIDE PIPE

COMMISARY PARKING LOT PAVEMENT

AIR RELEASE VALVE

PROPOSED POTABLE WATER SYSTEM (AREA 3)

SI-3

FORT BUCHANAN, PUERTO RICO

REPLACEMENT ASBESTOS CEMENT

WATER PIPES-PHASE 3

GENERAL NOTES:

1. CONSTRUCTION PROJECT BOUNDARIES ARE LIMITED TO 25 FEET, EACH ,SIDE, OF THE TRENCH LINE.

2. ALL PIPE CONNECTIONS SHALL BE MECHANICAL JOINTS.

3. ALL CONCRETE STRUCTURES SHALL BE 3000 PSI AT 28 DAYS.

4. THE SAND BEDDING MATERIAL SHALL BE FREE OF STONE 0.25" OR GREATER.

5. THE REINFORCEMENT STEEL FOR ALL CONCRETE STRUCTURE SHALL BE "Fy = 60 KSI".

6. THE EXCAVATED MATERIAL AT THE ROAD SECTION SHALL BE DISPOSED OUT OF FORT BUCHANAN LIMITS, AND THE USE OF CRUSHED

STONE IS REQUIRED TO DO BACKFILL WORKS.

7. ALL PIPES SHALL BE PVC DR-14 UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.

8. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL HAVE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTION TO NOT DISTURB THE ASBESTOS CEMENT PIPES TO BE ABANDONED IN

PLACE.

9. FOR EXISTING ASBESTOS CEMENT PIPES DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE INSTALLATION OF NEW PVC PIPES, CONTRACTOR SHALL

REMOVE AND DISPOSE THE EXCESSIVE CONTAMINATED MATERIAL RESULTING FROM CUTS AND TAPPING AT ITS OWN COST.

10. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAINTAIN THE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FLOW DURING THIS PROJECT. IF IT IS NECESSARY, USE SAFETY

BARRIERS, TRAFFIC SIGNS OR ANOTHER TRAFFIC EQUIPMENT TO ENSURE A VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FLOW AT ALL TIME. CONTRACTOR

SHALL COORDINATE WITH COR.

11. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL REQUEST AN EXCAVATION PERMIT BEFORE BEGIN THE EXCAVATION WORKS AT LEAST 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE.

THIS EXCAVATION PERMIT HAVE THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF EXISTING UTILITIES.

12. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL AS NOT TO DAMAGE THE EXISTING UTILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE. THE CONTRACTOR

WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE DONE TO THE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES AND ANY OTHER IN THE WORKING AREA.

13. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONSIDER THE USE OF UNDERGROUND DETECTOR DEVICE EQUIPMENT TO EXACTLY LOCATE THE EXISTING

UTILITY LINES.

14. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE NEW 0.75" DIAMETER COPPER PIPE CONNECTION, SERVICE SADDLE 4" X 0.75" & FLARE CORP. 0.75"

AND 0.75 '' NEW PRESSURE GAUGE LIQUID FILLED DEVICE WITH RANGE MEASUREMENT FROM 0 TO 100 psi AT A MINIMUM OF 15

BUILDINGS.

15. DOMESTIC CONNECTION FOR BUILDINGS SHALL BE REDUCED PROPERLY FROM 10 INCHES TO 4 INCHES PIPES AND FROM 4 INCHES TO 2

INCHES PIPE. ALSO, A PROPER REDUCTION WILL BE NEEDED FROM 8 INCHES TO 6 INCHES PIPE.

16. ALL DOMESTIC CONNECTIONS NEED ISOLATION VALVES WITHIN 10 FT AWAY FROM THE FACILITY.

17. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE REQUIRED AIR RELEASE VALVES ACCORDING TO DESIGN. AT THE MINIMUM, DESIGN MUST CONSIDER

INSTALLATION OF AIR RELEASE VALVES AT HIGH POINTS.

18. CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THRUST BLOCK AT THE END POINT OF THE PIPING AND WERE PIPES CHANGE IN DIRECTION.

19. CONTRACTOR SHALL IDENTIFY EXISTING UNDERGROUND UTILITIES LINES IMPACTING NEW WORK, NOT TO EXCEED ONE WEEK AHEAD

OF WORK SCHEDULE.

20. CONTRACTOR SHALL RESTORE THE SURFACE IMPACTED SUCH AS: GRASS, PAVEMENT, SIDEWALKS, AMONG OTHERS IMMEDIATELY

AFTER BACKFILL ACTIVITIES PROGRESS, BUT NOT LATER THAN 2 WEEKS.

21. FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION CONNECTIONS THE ISOLATION VALVE SHALL BE INSTALLED BEFORE THE EXISTING PIV.

22. CONTRACTOR SHALL CONSIDER INSTALL LIQUID PRESSURE GAUGES AT CROSSING OPEN CHANNELS AND BUILDING INDICATED ON

DRAWINGS.

23. WHEN DOMESTIC WATER CONNECTION ARE REQUIRED; CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE AND INSTALL A BALL VALVE AND UNIVERSAL

UNION TO ISOLATE EXISTING OLD DOMESTIC PIPE FROM THE NEW PIPE CONNECTION.

24. EXISTING SUBMERSIBLE PUMP, PIPES AND THEIR ACCESSORIES SHALL BE REMOVED WHILE CONTRACTOR INSTALL THE NEW WATER

PIPES. CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN AND BUILD NEW CATCH BASIN TO COLLECT WATER FROM SURROUNDINGS. CONTRACTOR SHALL

INSTALL NEW SUBMERSIBLE PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, PIPES AND THEIR ACCESSORIES FOR A PROPER FUNCTION.