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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP-4n a' �v y , VII STORM SEVER SYSTEMS A. SCOPE 13F WORK The work under this section includes all storm sewers, storm water inlets, and related items, including excavating and bockfilling, necessary to complete the work shown on the drawings. B. MATERIALS 1. Storm Sewers: Reinforced concrete sewer pipe shall conform to ASTM C -76 latest revision with joints conforming to ASTM C-443 latest revision. 2. Manholes: A. Precast reinforced concrete manhole sections and steps shdil conform to ASTM C -478 latest revision. R Castings shall be of uniform quality, free from blow holes, porosity, hard spots; shrinkage distortion or other defects, They shall be smooth and well - cleaned by shotblosting or by some other approved method They shall be coated with asphalt paint which shall result in a smooth coating. Tough and tenacious when cold, not tacky or brittle. They shall be gray iron meeting ASTM A -48 latest revision. C. Joints - manhole sections shall be jointed with rubber type gaskets. The rubber type gaskets shall meet ASTM C -443 latest revision 3. SUBDRAINS: Perforated plastic pipe subdrains shall conform to ASTM D 3034 SDR 35. C. APPLICATION 1. Permits and Codes: the intent of this section of the specifications is that the contractor's bid on the work covered herein shall be based upon the drawings and specifications but that the work shall comply with all, applicable codes and regulations as amended by any waivers. Contractor shall furnish all bonds necessary to get permits for cuts and connections to existing sewers. 2. Local Standards: The term 'Local Standards' as used herein means the standards of design and construction of the respective municipal department or utility company. 3. Existing improvements; Maintain in operating condition all active utilities, sewers and other drains encountered in the sewer installation. Repair to the satisfaction of the owner any damage to existing active improvements. 4. Workmanship: To conform to ail local state and national codes and to be approved by all local and state agencies having jurisdiction. 5. Trenching; lay all pipe in open trenches, except when the local authority gives written permission for tunneling. Open the trench sufficiently ahead of pipe-laying to reveal any obstructions. The width of the trench shall be the inside pipe diameter plus 24 inches For 12 inches above the pipe. Sheet and brace trench as necessary to protect workmen and adjacent structures. All trenching to comply with_ Occupational Safety and health Administration Standards, Keep trenches free from water while construction is in progress. Under no circumstances lay pipe or appurtenances in standing water. Conduct the discharge from trench dewatering to drains or natural drainage Channels. 6. Special Supports: Whenever, in the opinion of the archectect and /or the Engineer, the soil at or below the pipe grade is unsuitable for supporting sewers and appurtenances specified in this section, such special support, in addition to those shown or specified shall be provided as the Engineer may direct, and the contract will be adjusted. 7. Backf#ling; For depth of at least 12 inches above the top of the pipe, backfitl with earth or granular material free from large stones, rock fragments, roots or sod. Tamp this backF41 thoroughly taking care not to disturb the pipe. For the remaining trench depth, backfili with earth or granular material containing stones or rocks not larger than 4 inches. Backfill under walks, parking areas, driveways and street shall be granular material only - thoroughly compacted by approved methods. Trenches parallel to an within 10 feet of paved roadways shall be constructed the same. 8. Manhole Inverts: Construct manhole flow channels of concrete pipe or brick, smoothly Finished and of semi - circular section conforming to the inside diameter. of the connecting sewers. Make changes in size or grade gradually and changes in direction by true curves. Provide such channels for all connecting sewers at each manhole. 9. Subdroins: All subdrains onsite shall be of the size as shown and shall be placed as shown on the plans. They shall be constructed to the grades placed as shown on the plans. They shat( be constructed to the grades shown. All drains constructed OFF site as part of the outlet drain will be located as shown. 10. Utilities: It shall be the responsibility of each contractor to verify all existing utilities and conditions pertaining to his phase of the work. It shall also, be the contractors responsibility to contact the owners of the various utilities before work is started. The contractor shall notify in writing the owners or the engineer of any changes, errors or omissions found on these plans or in the Field before work is started or resumed. VIII UTILITIES B. Electric and Telephone 1. Conduit shall be required For all crossings under pavement areas. 2. Granular backFritl shall be required for all crossings under pavement areas. 3. Concrete pads for electric and telephone transformers shall be set at the approximate ground grade as shown on the Site Development Grading Plans for the respective locations. C. Rules and regulations governing the respective utilities shall be observed in executing all work under this section, D. The contractor shall notify in writing the owners and the engineers of any changes, errors or omissions found on these plans or in the Field before work is started or resumes. E. Where active utilities are encountered but not shown on the drawings, the Engineer shall be advised before work is continued. F. Inactive and abandoned utilities encountered in excavating and grading operations shall be reported to the Engineer. They shall be removed, plugged or capped as directed by the Engineer. IX, GRANULAR BACKFILL Shall be in accordance with INDUT Standard Specifications. X PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION A. SCOPE OF WORK The work required under this section includes all site concrete and bituminous paving and related items necessary to complete the work indicated on drawings and described in the specifications, including but not limited to: 1. All streets, parking areas in contract limits 2. Curbs and gutters 3. Sidewalks and concrete slabs, exterior steps B. MATERIALS 1. Concrete: Concrete shall be ready -mixed and shall be a mix of proportioned Fine and coarse aggregates with Portland cement and water. Minimum cement content shall be 6 bags per cubic yard of concrete and maximum water content shall be 5.5 U.S. gallons per sack OF cement, including moisture in the aggregate. Slump For normal weight concrete shall be a maximum of 4 inches and a minimum of 2 inches. the slump of machine placed concrete shall be no less than 1 -114 inches nor more than 3 •inches. Standard test ASTM C -143 shall be used to measure slump, Compressive strength of concrete at 28 days shall be 4000 psi. All exterior concrete shall have air entrainment of 5% to 8% by volume per ASTM C -260, Retempering of delivered concrete will not be allowed. Concrete shall be composed OF: A. Portland cement: conforming to ASTM C-150, Type IA or type ILIA. B. Aggregates conforming to ASTM C -33. C, Water: Shall be clear and Free From injurious amounts of oils, acids, organic materials or other deleterious substances. 2. Welded Steel Wire Fabric Where required for concrete reinforcement shall conform to ASTM A185. 3. Premouided Joint Filler; Shall be non - extruding type meeting ASTM D- 544, except that premoulded joint filler used in concrete walk construction may be either non - extruding or resilient. 4. Bituminous Pavement Materials All materials proposed For the construction of bituminous pavements shall comply with the Indiana Department of Highways SpeciFications, per latest revisions. 5 Compacted Aggregate Sub -base: Shall be crushed stone or gravel. Crushed gravel shall be a minimum of 35% crushed material. Fines shall be limited to a maximum of 8% of the total Material shall be Free From an excess of flat, elongated, thinly laminated soft or disintegrated pieces, and shall be Free from fragments coated with dirt. Compacted aggregate shall be graded as Follows: SIEVE SIZE % PASSING 1 -1 2' 100 1• 80 -100 3 -4' 79 -90 1/2• 55 -80 #4 35 -60 #8 25 -50 #30 12 -30 #200 5-10 C. APPLICATION 1. Grading: Do any necessary grading in addition to that performed in accordance with Earthwork Section, to being subgrades, after Final • compaction, to the required grades and sections for site improvement. 2. Preparation of Subgrade: Remove spongy and otherwise unsuitable material and replace with stable material. No traffic will be allowed on prepared subgrade prior to paving. 3. Compaction of Subgrade: The first 6 inches below the subgrade shall be compacted to at least 100% of the maximum dry density as determined by the provisions of AASHTO T -99. Water shall be prevented From standing on the compacted subgrade. 4. Utility Structures: Check For correct elevation of all manhole covers, valve boxes and similar structures located within areas to be paved and mark, or have made any necessary adjustments in such structures. 5. Placing Concrete: A. Subgrade: Place concrete only on a moist, compacted subgrade of base free From loose material. Place no concrete on a muddy or Frozen subgrade. B. Forms: All Forms shall be free from warp, tight enough to prevent leakage and substantial enough to maintain their shape and position without springing or settling, when concrete is placed. Forms shall be clean and smooth immediately before connecting. C. Placing Concrete: Concrete shall be deposited so as to require as little as practicable. When concrete is to be placed at an atmospheric temperature of 35 degrees F, or less, paragraph 702.10 OF the Indiana Department of Highways Specifications, latest revision shall be followed. 6. Concrete Curb and Gutter A. Expansion Joints: Shall be 112 inch thick premoulded at ends of all returns and a maximum spacing of 100 Feet B. Contraction Joints: Unless otherwise provided, contraction joints shall be spaced joints spaced 20 feet on center. C. Finish: Tamp and screen concrete as soon as placed, and Fill any honeycombed places. Finish square corners to 114 inch radius and other corners to radii shown 7. Concrete Walks and Exterior Steps A. Slopes: Provide 114 inch per foot cross slope. Make adjustments in slopes at walk ;ntersect,ons as necessary to provide proper drainage. B. Dimensions: Walks and steps shall be one course construction and of widths and details shown on the drawings - C. Finish: Screed concrete and trowel with a steel trowel to a hard dense surface after surface water has disappeared. Apply medium broom finish and scribe control joints at 5 Foot spacing. Provide 112 expansion joints where sidewalks intersect, and at a maximum spacing of 48 feet between expansion joints. 8. Curing Concrete: Except as otherwise specified, cure all concrete by one of the methods described in Section 501.17 of the Indiana Department of Highways Specifications, latest revision. 9. Bituminous Pavement: Hot asphalt concrete pavement shall be a specified in Section 403 of the Indiana Department of Highways Specifications, latest revisions. Paving will not be permitted during unfavorable weather or when the temperature is 40 degrees F and falling. 10. Compacted Aggregate Sub -base: The thickness shown on the drawings is the minimum thickness of the fully compacted sub -base: Compaction shall be accomplished by rolling with a smooth wheeled roller weighing 8 to 10 tons. Compact too 90% compaction using Standard Testing Procedures. Along curbs, headers and walls and at all placed not accessible to the roller, the aggregate material shall be tamped with mechanical tampers or with approved tampers, R XI FINISH GRADING AND SEEDING (Developer shall des,gno to to a t,on if r'equ,red.) A. Over the approved rough grade (see Section IV), spread 4' minimum of topsoil or approved fill to such depth as will Finish to the required finish grades and contours after rolling and noturul settlement. New grades shall slope uniformly between levels established on the plans, and intersections of new grades with existing grades sf,all be uniform and smooth. B. Fertilizer and Agricultural Limestone. Fertilizer and ogr,cultural limestone shall be spread uniformly over the area to be seeded. They shall be mixed into the top two inches of soil with a disk harrow, rotary tiller, or other approved equipment. Fertilizer Shull be spread at the rate of 800 pounds per acre, unless otherwise spec,F;ed. C. A seeding mixture in the areas where stripping, cuts, or Fills have been graded shall be seeded For silt and erosion protection at a rate listed in the Seasonal Soil Protection Chart table contained elsewhere in the plans. Wood cellulose fibre, straw or mulch, as approved by the Engineer, shall be applied at a rate of 3/4 tons per acre. XII LIME MODIFIED SOIL (Developer shall designate location if required A. Lime ModiFication shall be used to improve the upper 12' of subgrade that does not conform to Section 207 of the 1978 Indiana Department of Highways Specifications. The lime used shall be 'Polyhydrated Lime, Code 'L', as manufactured by Mississippi Lime, or equal The Following construction procedures shall be utilized. 1. The subgrade shall be placed to the proper grade and cross - section. 2. Lime shat( be dry placed on the subgrade at on application rate of 24 through 36 pounds per square yard as d,rected by the Engineer. The lime and soil shall then be mixed by tractor -drown d,sc harrows, scariFiers, rotary mixers, r Front end loaders equipped with bucket teeth. Several passes shall be made to a dept'-, of I2' as directed by the Engineer. 3 Initial compaction shall be performed with a sheFpsfoot roller The soil and lime shall be compacted in 6' lifts until tl-,e proper grade and cross - section of the subgrade is obtained Th,s w,ll be done by blad,ng the excess to one lane and compacting the mixed lime and so,l ,n the 6' lifts. The Final passes shall be made with o steel wheel or pneumatic-tired roller approved by the Engineer 4 The density of the soil -lime mixture will be determned by INDUT near- the end of the Finishing operations. Any portion or the soil -lime mixture not passing the density requirements shall be corrected, or removed and replaced. The in place dry density shall be determined b� the Department of Transportation in accordance with AASHTO T -191 5. When compaction of the lime -soil mixture .s neor,ny completion, the surface shall be sloped to the required l,nes, erodes, and cross- section and compaction continued using a steel wheeled roller unt l the minimum specified density is obtained. '6. The surface shall be maintained ;n a moist condit,on by means of u fine spray of water during all Finishing operations. The treated material shall be maintained in a moist condition by Sprinkling with water for a period of seven days. Traffic of all types shall be kept off of the lime modified soil For seven days, or thereafter until in the opinion of the Engineer the lime - modiF,ed soil w,ll support traffic without being damaged. When allowed on the subgrude, traf f,c shall exercise Further care in driving over so (is not to tear up the subgrade. 7. Caution; Lime and line mixtures are caustic in nature The manufacturer of the lime shall be consulted to determine what spec,pl precautions are required to protect the sk,n, and particularly the eyes. XIII REMOVAL OF PAVEMENT, SIDEWALKS, CURBS, ETC. A. Pavement removal shall consist of the removal and satisfactory disposal of bituminous pavement or the total of any ,.omb,not,on of base, binder and surface course of any pavement on a r,(1,d base (including the base) B. Prior to performing the work of pavement removal at locations indicated on the plans; or where directed, cement concrete pavement to b removed shall be cut with a power driven concrete saw along designated lines. Sawing shall be such that any portion of the pavement to remain in place will not be damaged. Any portion that is damaged removed outside the designated lines shall be replaced by the Contractor at his expense XIV SEALING CRACKS AND JOINTS IN BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT A. ReFlection cracks and joints, both longitudinui and transverse, as well as checked, cracked, and alligatored areas shall be seated using from 0.10 to 015 gallon per square yard of AE-90 or AL -150 bituminous material and covering with either No. 14 -2 or No 1' sand The cracks. joints and alligatored areas shall be cleaned by blowing with compressed air or other suitable means prior to the plac-,n�4 of the bituminous sealing material. The bituminous material shop be u!lowed to penetrate the cracks and joints ;n the existing surface and any surplus shall be squeegeed back and forth over the area to refill them. Any excess material shall be squeegeed OFF the pavement The sealed surface snoll be covered w,th approximately 5 pounds of ,and per square yard. � l "Holey Moley" says. 3` "DON'T DIG BLIND" C.0 r.^ y W-41, F -fly -7 M ,. 6 1L 1 -600 1 -900 392 -5544 429 -5200 wm tip.•. w,Wift Walk- PER INDIANA STATE LAW IS- 69 -19`l IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO EXCAVATE WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE UNDERGROUND LOCATION SERVICE TWO (2) WORKING DAYS BEFORE COMMENCING w❑Rk. ALLAN H. WEIHE REG INU P.E. #8827 4 3 C l=! F� �1 �f I v a c. a SHEEP NU