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Home My WebLink AboutGN010.0_GD0.1-GENERAL NOTESGENERAL 1.ALL CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND MATERIALS MUST CONFORM TO CURRENTSTANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, CITY ORLOCAL REQUIREMENTS, WHICHEVER HAS JURISDICTION.2.IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR TO OBTAIN ALL FEDERAL,STATE, COUNTY, CITY, AND LOCAL PERMITS FOR ANY AND ALL WORK REQUIREDUNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. THIS SHALL INCLUDE ALL SUBMITTALS ASREQUIRED INCLUDING STORMWATER RUNOFF CONTROL (RULE 5). THECONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR ALL REQUIRED PERMITS BYANY OR ALL AGENCIES MENTIONED ABOVE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED BY THECONTRACT OR SPECIFICATIONS.3.CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY DATE OF PLANS WITH ENGINEER PRIOR TOCONSTRUCTION TO ENSURE USE OF CURRENT PLANS.4.ALL QUANTITIES PROVIDED ARE ESTIMATES AND SHALL BE CONFIRMED BY THEBIDDING CONTRACTORS.5.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING EARTH MOVING MAY BE FOUND IN THEGEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION BY _____ DATED __________.ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING INVESTIGATIONSHALL BE FOLLOWED. THE INFORMATION SHOWN IN THE GEOTECHNICALENGINEERING INVESTIGATION IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND IT IS THECONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIELD VERIFY ALL EXISTING CONDITIONS.IN CASE OF CONFLICT BETWEEN THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND THEGEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION, THE MORE STRINGENTREQUIREMENTS SHALL GOVERN.6.PROTECT AND MAINTAIN BENCHMARKS AND SURVEY CONTROL POINTS FROMDISTURBANCE DURING CONSTRUCTION.GRADING AND EARTHWORK 1.THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONTACT ALL UTILITY COMPANIES TO LOCATE MAINS,CONDUITS, SERVICE LINES, ETC. IN THE AFFECTED CONSTRUCTION AREA.EXISTING UTILITY STRUCTURES ARE SHOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH AVAILABLEINFORMATION. THE LOCATION AND PROTECTION OF UTILITY STRUCTURES, THEIRSUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE DURING CONSTRUCTION (IN COOPERATION WITHTHE APPLICABLE UTILITY COMPANY) IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THECONTRACTOR.2.ALL CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND MATERIALS MUST CONFORM TO CURRENTSTANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, CITY ORLOCAL REQUIREMENTS, WHICHEVER HAS JURISDICTION.3.PROTECT STRUCTURES, UTILITIES, SIDEWALKS, PAVEMENTS, AND OTHERFACILITIES FROM DAMAGE CAUSED BY SETTLEMENT, LATERAL MOVEMENT,UNDERMINING, WASHOUT, AND OTHER HAZARDS CREATED BY EARTH MOVINGOPERATIONS.4.IT IS THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ACQUAINT HIMSELF WITH SUBSOILCONDITIONS PRIOR TO BIDDING.5.CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY WITH OWNER EXACT LOCATION AND DEPTH OF ALLPRIVATE/OWNER INSTALLED UTILITIES PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION.6.DETERMINE LOCATION OF UNDERGROUND UTILITIES AND PERFORM WORK IN AMANNER WHICH WILL AVOID POSSIBLE DAMAGE. HAND EXCAVATE AS REQUIRED.7.THE EXCAVATING CONTRACTOR MUST TAKE PARTICULAR CARE WHENEXCAVATING IN AND AROUND EXISTING UTILITY LINES AND EQUIPMENT. VERIFYCOVER REQUIREMENTS BY UTILITY CONTRACTOR AND/OR UTILITY COMPANIES SOAS NOT TO CAUSE DAMAGE.8.THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY ALL UTILITY COMPANIES 72 HOURS BEFORECONSTRUCTION IS TO START, TO VERIFY IF ANY UTILITIES ARE PRESENT ON SITE.ALL VERIFICATIONS (LOCATIONS, SIZE AND DEPTH) SHALL BE MADE BY THEAPPROPRIATE UTILITY COMPANIES. WHEN EXCAVATING AROUND OR OVEREXISTING UTILITIES, THE CONTRACTOR MUST NOTIFY THE UTILITY COMPANY SO AREPRESENTATIVE OF THAT UTILITY COMPANY CAN BE PRESENT TO INSTRUCT ANDOBSERVE DURING CONSTRUCTION.9.EXCAVATE TO SUBGRADE ELEVATIONS REGARDLESS OF THE CHARACTER OFSURFACE AND SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED. UNCLASSIFIEDEXCAVATED MATERIALS MAY INCLUDE ROCK, SOIL MATERIALS, ANDOBSTRUCTIONS.10.PREVENT SURFACE WATER AND GROUND WATER FROM ENTERING EXCAVATIONS,FROM PONDING ON PREPARED SUBGRADES, AND FROM FLOODING THE PROJECTSITE AND SURROUNDING AREA. REROUTE SURFACE WATER RUNOFF AWAY FROMEXCAVATED AREAS. DO NOT ALLOW WATER TO ACCUMULATE IN EXCAVATIONS.DO NOT USE EXCAVATED TRENCHES AS TEMPORARY DRAINAGE DITCHES.11.STOCKPILE BULK MATERIALS AWAY FROM EDGE OF EXCAVATIONS WITHOUTINTERMIXING WITH SUBSOIL. GRADE AND SHAPE STOCKPILES TO DRAIN SURFACEWATER. COVER TO PREVENT WINDBLOWN DUST AND EROSION BY WATER. DONOT STORE WITHIN DRIP LINE OF TREES THAT WILL REMAIN.12.CONTRACTOR SHALL INSTALL ALL SLEEVES/CONDUITS AS REQUIRED BY THEUTILITY COMPANIES. COORDINATE FINAL LOCATIONS WITH THE UTILITYCOMPANIES.13.THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE AT LEAST 18"' OF COVER OVER ALL STORMSEWERS, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED BY PLANS.14.PROVIDE COMPACTED "B" BORROW BACKFILL OVER ALL UTILITIES IN PAVEDAREAS.15.PROVIDE A SMOOTH TRANSITION BETWEEN ADJACENT EXISTING GRADES ANDNEW GRADES.16.MAINTAIN GRADE STAKES SET BY OTHERS UNTIL REMOVAL IS MUTUALLY AGREEDUPON BY PARTIES CONCERNED.17.ALL EXISTING MANHOLE AND CATCH BASIN CASTINGS, WATER OR GAS VALVEBOXES SHALL BE ADJUSTED TO NEW FINISH GRADE ELEVATION.18.PROVIDE POSITIVE DRAINAGE WITHOUT PONDING, IN ALL AREAS. AFTERINSTALLATION, CONTRACTOR TO TEST FOR, AND CORRECT, IF ANY, "BIRD BATH"CONDITIONS.19.MAXIMUM LAWN SLOPE IS 3:1.20.DURING FINISH GRADING, ELIMINATE RILLS AND GULLIES. REMOVE ALL STONES,RUBBLE, STICKS, WIRE, PLANT MASS AND DEBRIS OVER 1 INCH IN ANY DIMENSION,AS WELL AS OBVIOUS QUANTITIES OF SMALL STONE.21.REPAIR AND REESTABLISH GRADES TO SPECIFIED TOLERANCES WHERECOMPLETED OR PARTIALLY COMPLETED SURFACES BECOME ERODED, RUTTED,SETTLED, OR WHERE COMPACTION IS LOST DUE TO SUBSEQUENTCONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS OR WEATHER CONDITIONS.22.ADD ADDITIONAL TOPSOIL AND GRADE AS NECESSARY IN AREAS OF SETTLEMENTAND EROSION, AND AS REQUIRED TO MEET FINISH GRADE.DEMOLITION1.DEMOLITION PERMIT WILL BE PROCURED BY THE SUBCONTRACTOR AND COSTSHALL BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THEIR WORK.2.DURING DEMOLITION PROCESS, EROSION CONTROL MEASURES SHALL BEESTABLISHED. THESE SHALL INCLUDE TREATMENT OF DUST AND POTENTIALSTORMWATER DISCHARGE. REFER TO EROSION CONTROL DRAWINGS.3.REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS ARE AS NOTED ON THE PLANS ORAS REQUIRED BY THE PROJECT. THE MATERIALS REMOVED FROM THE SITESHALL BE DISPOSED OF IN A PROPER AND LEGAL MANNER PER FEDERAL,STATE, AND OR LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES.4.EXISTING ITEMS TO REMAIN SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM DAMAGE BY THECONTRACTOR. ANY DAMAGE DURING CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE RESTORED,RECONSTRUCTED OR REPLACED BY THE CONTRACTOR AT HIS EXPENSE. ALLDAMAGES SHALL BE RESTORED OR REPLACED TO AT LEAST THEIR ORIGINALCONDITION OR AS REQUIRED OR DICTATED BY FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, CITYOR LOCAL REGULATIONS.5.IT IS THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY ALL THE UTILITYCOMPANIES AND DEPARTMENTS 72 HOURS BEFORE DEMOLITION IS TO STARTTO VERIFY ANY UTILITIES THAT MAY BE PRESENT ON SITE. ALL VERIFICATIONS,LOCATIONS, SIZE AND DEPTHS SHALL BE MADE BY THE APPROPRIATE UTILITYCOMPANIES OR DEPARTMENTS. WHEN EXCAVATING AROUND OR OVEREXISTING UTILITIES, THE CONTRACTOR MUST NOTIFY THE UTILITY COMPANY SOA REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UTILITY MAY BE PRESENT DURING THEEXCAVATION TO INSTRUCT AND OBSERVE DURING THE EXCAVATION.6.IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR TO VERIFY WITH EACHUTILITY COMPANY AND OR AGENT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE TO REMOVE ORRELOCATE EACH EXISTING UTILITY. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THECONTRACTOR TO BEAR THE COST FOR THE REMOVAL, TERMINATION ORRELOCATION OF UTILITIES IF THE RESPONSIBILITY IS NOT COVERED BY THEUTILITY COMPANY.7.LOCATE, IDENTIFY, DISCONNECT, AND SEAL OR CAP UTILITIES INDICATED TO BEREMOVED OR ABANDONED IN PLACE.8.ALL CONTRACTORS MUST TAKE PARTICULAR CARE WHEN EXCAVATING IN ANDAROUND EXISTING UTILITY LINES AND EQUIPMENT. ACTUAL FIELD LOCATIONSOF ALL EXISTING UTILITIES ARE THE CONTRACTORS RESPONSIBILITY ANDMUST BE LOCATED EITHER BY THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UTILITY COMPANYOR BY A PRIVATE UNDERGROUND UTILITY LOCATING COMPANY PRIOR TO THESTART OF DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES.9.SAW CUT THE EDGES OF PAVED AREAS CLEAN, NEAT AND TRUE TO LINE SO NOUNWANTED CHIPPING OR BREAKING OF EXISTING PAVEMENT TO REMAIN WILLOCCUR.10.UNLESS EXISTING FULL-DEPTH JOINTS COINCIDE WITH LINE OF DEMOLITION,NEATLY SAW-CUT ALONG LINE OF EXISTING PAVEMENT TO REMAIN BEFOREREMOVING ADJACENT EXISTING PAVEMENT. SAW-CUT FACES VERTICALLY.11.DO NOT ALLOW MATERIALS AND DEBRIS GENERATED BY DEMOLITION TOACCUMULATE ON THE JOB SITE FOR MORE THAN 48 HOURS. REMOVE ANDDISPOSE OF IN A LEGAL MANNER.12.FILL DEPRESSIONS CAUSED BY CLEARING AND GRUBBING OPERATIONS WITHSATISFACTORY SOIL MATERIAL UNLESS FURTHER EXCAVATION OREARTHWORK IS INDICATED.13.IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR TO INSPECT EACH DAY ANDREMOVE ALL MUD, DIRT, GRAVEL AND LOOSE MATERIALS TRACKED, DUMPED,SPILLED OR WIND BLOWN FROM THIS SITE ONTO OTHER SITES, RIGHT OFWAYS, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE STREETS OR ROADS, DRIVEWAYS, YARDS ORSIDEWALKS. THE CONTRACTOR MUST CLEAN OR PICK UP DAILY IF NECESSARY.THE CONTRACTOR SHALL REDUCE THE AIRBORNE DUST DURING THE ENTIREDEMOLITION SCHEDULE. WATER MAY BE USED AS A REDUCER.14.THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DOCUMENT THE FINAL DISPOSITION OF ALLMATERIALS REMOVED FROM THE SITE.15.DEMOLITION ITEMS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DEMOLITION ITEMSINDICATED ON THESE DRAWINGS. IT IS THE CONTRACTORS RESPONSIBILITYTO REMOVE OR RELOCATE ITEMS WHICH INTERFERE WITH NEWCONSTRUCTION.1.ALL EROSION CONTROL PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROTECTIVEMEASURES SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARDS AND PROCEDURESOUTLINED IN THE IDEM "INDIANA STORM WATER QUALITY MANUAL".2.THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE ANDREPAIR OF ALL TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT EROSION CONTROL MEASURESDURING EARTHMOVING OPERATIONS.3.DURING CONSTRUCTION KEEP PAVEMENTS AND SIDEWALKS CLEAN AND WORKAREAS IN AN ORDERLY CONDITION. CLEAN WHEELS OF VEHICLES BEFORELEAVING SITE TO AVOID TRACKING SOIL ONTO ROADS, WALKS, OR OTHER PAVEDAREAS.4.IT IS THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTROL AND LIMIT THE TRACKINGOF SILT AND SEDIMENT OFFSITE. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BROOM AND COLLECTTRACKED SILT AND SEDIMENT IMMEDIATELY UPON DISCOVERY THE MATERIAL.5.DO NOT COMMENCE SITE CLEARING OR EARTH MOVING OPERATIONS UNTILTEMPORARY EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL MEASURES ARE IN PLACE.6.DUST CONTROL IS THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY AND SHALL INCLUDECONSTANT AND REPETITIVE APPLICATION OF WATERING AND STREET SWEEPING.7.THE CONTRACTOR SHALL TEMPORARILY SEED ALL DISTURBED AREAS PLANNEDFOR A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY EXCEEDING 15 DAYS.EROSION CONTROLSITE UTILITIES1.THE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES SHOWN HAVE BEEN LOCATED FROM FIELD SURVEYINFORMATION AND EXISTING DRAWINGS. THE ENGINEER MAKES NO GUARANTEESTHAT THE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES COMPRISE ALL SUCH UTILITIES IN THE AREA,EITHER IN-SERVICE OR ABANDONED. THE ENGINEER FURTHER DOES NOTWARRANT THAT THE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES SHOWN ARE IN THE EXACTLOCATION INDICATED ALTHOUGH THE ENGINEER DOES CERTIFY THAT THEY ARELOCATED AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE FROM THE INFORMATION MADEAVAILABLE. THE ENGINEER HAS NOT PHYSICALLY LOCATED THE UNDERGROUNDUTILITIES.2.CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY EXISTING STORM SEWER AND SANITARY SEWERCONDITIONS, LOCATION AND DEPTH PRIOR TO ANY OTHER SITE CONSTRUCTIONTO ENSURE THAT THE NEW SEWERS CAN BE CONSTRUCTED AS SHOWN ON THESEPLANS. REPORT ANY DISCREPANCIES TO THE ENGINEER.3.CONSTRUCTION OF ALL STORM AND SANITARY SEWER LINES AND STRUCTURESSHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND STATE CODES, RULES ANDREGULATIONS.4.IT IS THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO NOTIFY AND COORDINATECONSTRUCTION WITH ALL RESPECTIVE UTILITIES.5.EXISTING UTILITY STRUCTURES ARE SHOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH AVAILABLEINFORMATION. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONTACT ALL UTILITY COMPANIES TOLOCATE MAINS, CONDUITS, SERVICE LINES, ETC. IN THE AFFECTEDCONSTRUCTION AREA. THE LOCATION AND PROTECTION OF UTILITYSTRUCTURES, THEIR SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE DURING CONSTRUCTION ISTHE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR.6.CONTRACTOR SHALL INSTALL ALL SLEEVES/CONDUITS AS REQUIRED BY THEUTILITY COMPANIES. COORDINATE FINAL LOCATIONS WITH THE UTILITYCOMPANIES. CONTRACTOR SHALL SLEEVE ALL PIPING AT FOOTINGS AND BELOWGRADE WALLS. SLEEVES SHALL BE WATER TIGHT. COORDINATE ALL WALLPENETRATIONS WITH STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBINGPLANS.7.CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY WITH OWNER THE EXACT LOCATION AND DEPTH OFALL PRIVATE/OWNER-INSTALLED UTILITIES PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION.8.SEE SITE ELECTRICAL PLANS FOR SITE LIGHTING, POWER AND TELECOM.9.INSTALL PIPING BEGINNING AT LOW POINT, TRUE TO GRADES AND ALIGNMENTINDICATED WITH UNBROKEN CONTINUITY OF INVERT. PLACE BELL ENDS OF PIPINGFACING UPSTREAM. INSTALL GASKETS, SEALS, SLEEVES, AND COUPLINGSACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS. REFER TOMANUFACTURER'S WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF LUBRICANTS, CEMENTS,AND OTHER INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS.10.INSTALL MANHOLES FOR CHANGES IN DIRECTION UNLESS FITTINGS AREINDICATED. USE FITTINGS FOR BRANCH CONNECTIONS UNLESS DIRECT TAP INTOEXISTING SEWER IS INDICATED.11.PVC AND HDPE STORM SEWER PIPE TO BE INSTALLED ONLY AT LOCATIONSINDICATED AND SHALL NOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR LOCATIONS WHERE RCP PIPE ISSPECIFIED.12.THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE AT LEAST 18" OF COVER OVER ALL STORMSEWERS, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED BY PLANS.13.WHERE WATER LINES AND SEWERS CROSS AND THE WATER LINE CANNOT BEPLACED ABOVE OR BELOW THE SEWER WITH A MINIMUM OF 18" VERTICALCLEARANCE, THE SEWER MUST BE CONSTRUCTED OF WATER WORKS GRADEDUCTILE IRON PIPE WITH MECHANICAL JOINTS OR PLASTIC PRESSURE (SDR 21)SEWER PIPE WITH GASKETED, COMPRESSION TYPE JOINTS WITHIN 10' OF THEWATER LINE. THE WATER LINES SHALL BE INSTALLED ABOVE THE SEWERWHEREVER POSSIBLE.14.WHERE WATER LINES AND SEWERS RUN PARALLEL AND A MINIMUM SEPARATIONDISTANCE OF 10' CANNOT BE MAINTAINED, THE SEWER MUST BE CONSTRUCTEDOF WATER WORKS GRADE DUCTILE IRON PIPE WITH MECHANICAL JOINTS ORPLASTIC PRESSURE SEWER PIPE WITH GASKETED, COMPRESSION TYPE JOINTS.15.ALL EXISTING MANHOLE AND CATCH BASIN CASTINGS, WATER OR GAS VALVEBOXES SHALL BE ADJUSTED TO NEW FINISH GRADE ELEVATION.16.ANY STORM DRAIN, FIELD TILE, OR UTILITY ENCOUNTERED DURINGCONSTRUCTION SHALL BE RELOCATED AND POSITIVE DRAINAGE MAINTAINEDUNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED TO REMAIN. NOTIFY ENGINEER IF ANY DRAINS AREENCOUNTERED.17.ALL PAVEMENT CUT DUE TO UTILITY INSTALLATION, CONSTRUCTION OF CURBS,ETC., OR DAMAGE TO EXISTING PAVEMENT DURING CONSTRUCTION SHALL BEPATCHED WITH A PAVEMENT SECTION WHICH MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE EXISTINGSECTION.GENERAL NOTESCONSULTANTPROJECT NUMBER: 220128.00/2020-367CARMEL CLAY SCHOOLSPROJECT ISSUE DATE: 01.13.2021DRAWN BY: ARSREV.NO.DESCRIPTIONDATECONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTSWWW.FHAI.COMARCHITECT317-848-0966350 E NEW YORK ST# 300, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204COPYRIGHT 2021 BY FANNING/HOWEY ASSOCIATES, INC.CARMEL MIDDLESCHOOL SITE300 S Guilford RdCARMEL, IN 46032IMPROVEMENTSPROJECT : 220128.00PROJECT MANAGER: BNHGENERAL NOTESGD0.1