Buchanan_PH3_SI-4_Rev_1.pdf

CROSSING OPEN CHANNEL DETAILS (XOC)

STEEL BEAM BRIDGE

HEAVY DUTY PIPE

SADDLE

CONCRETE

FOOTING

DUCTIL IRON PIPE

CONCRETE

PEDESTAL

DUCTIL IRON PIPE

TO MAIN PIPE

POLY VINYL

CHLORIDE PIPE

CREEK

WALL

45° DUCTIL IRON ELBOW

45° DUCTIL IRON ELBOW

N.T.S.

U BOLT WITH

NUTS & WASHES

45° FOOTING LOAD

DISTRIBUTION

FOR ANCHOR BOLTS SIZE

& LOCATION FOLLOW

MANUFACTURER

RECOMENDATIONS

STRESS

CONE

AIR RELEASE VALVE

EXISTING GRADE

PROPOSED POTABLE WATER SYSTEM (AREA 4)

SI-4

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 PIPE FROM THE NEW PIPE CONNECTION.