HomeMy WebLinkAboutI-2 Staff Report - Solicit Bids for Project W-356 North Reservoir RehabilitationCONSENT CALENDAR
TO: HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE AZUSA UTILITY
BOARD
FROM: MANNY ROBLEDO, DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES
DATE: OCTOBER 19, 2020
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR PROJECT W-356 NORTH
RESERVOIR REHABILITATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
BACKGROUND:
Azusa Light & Water’s (ALW) Water Production Section operates and maintains thirteen
reservoirs throughout the distribution system for potable water storage. ALW has identified
North Reservoir, a welded steel tank constructed in 1976, as needing significant rehabilitation to
continue to provide safe and reliable service. Project work includes recoating the interior and
exterior of the reservoir, reconfiguration of the well supply and system connection piping,
replacing the cathodic protection system, removal of the abandoned interior circulation piping,
installation of a flush type cleanout manhole, seismic protection improvements, and replacing
and rehabilitating reservoir appurtenances; including, stairs, piping, valves, etc. The proposed
project, once completed, would eliminate immediate risks and increase the useful life of the
reservoir an additional 25 years.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Utility Board take the following action:
1) Approve the project W-356 plans and specifications; and
2)Authorize advertisement and solicitation of bids for Project W-356 North Reservoir
Rehabilitation Capital Improvement Project.
ANALYSIS:
As part of a regular cleaning and inspection program, ALW Water Production Staff dewatered,
inspected, and cleaned North Reservoir in 2019. At the same time, Staff invited multiple
engineering consultants to inspect the inside and outside coating and overall condition of the
reservoir. The most significant issues found included the need to replace the interior and exterior
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APPROVED
UTILITY BOARD
10/19/2020
Special Meeting
Advertise North Reservoir Rehabilitation W-356
October 19, 2020
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coating systems, as well as address maintenance issues related to an obsolete and deteriorating
circulation system. A need for safety improvements was also identified, including new stairs and
a new access hatch into the tank. Due to changes in regulations, new seismic inlets and outlets
are also proposed to be installed on the reservoir. All items will mitigate the potential risk of
failure and increase the life expectancy of the reservoir by an additional 25 years. ALW staff
consulted with Civiltec Engineering, Inc., under an existing Professional Services Agreement, to
prepare construction plans and specifications for rehabilitating North Reservoir.
The proposed work consists of recoating the interior and exterior of the reservoir, reconfiguration
of the well supply and system connection piping, replacing the existing cathodic protection
system, removal of abandoned interior circulation piping, installation of a flush type cleanout
manhole, replacing and rehabilitating reservoir appurtenances; including, piping, valves, flexible
connections, tie-ins, removals, abandonments, appurtenances, street restoration, landscape
restoration, and all supplies, equipment, coating materials, and transportation necessary to
construct and complete the project entitled: North Reservoir Rehabilitation Project No. W-356.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no immediate fiscal impact to the bidding of this project. This project, if awarded, will
be funded from the Water Capital Improvement Program budget.
Prepared by: Reviewed and Approved:
Melissa Barbosa, P.E. Manny Robledo
Senior Water System Engineer Director of Utilities
Reviewed and Approved: Reviewed and Approved:
Jared Macias Sergio Gonzalez
Assistant Director of Utilities - Water Operations City Manager
Attachments:
1) W-356 Notice Inviting Bids
2) W-356 Contract Documents and Specifications
3) W-356 Plans
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NOTICE INVITING BIDS
RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS. Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received at
the office of City Clerk, City Hall, 213 East Foothill Boulevard, Azusa, California, 91702, until
10:00 AM, on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, for the Construction of the NORTH RESERVOIR
REHABILITATION – PROJECT NO. W-356.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK. The work consists of the recoating of the interior and exterior of
the reservoir, the reconfiguration of the well supply and system connection piping, replacing the
existing cathodic protection system, removal of abandoned interior circulation piping, installation
of a flush type cleanout manhole, replacing and rehabilitating reservoir appurtenances in the City
of Azusa including stairs, piping, valves, flexible connections, tie-ins, removals, abandonments,
appurtenances, street restoration, landscape restoration, and all supplies, equipment, and coating
materials, and transportation necessary to construct and complete the project entitled:
NORTH RESERVOIR REHABILITATION
PROJECT NO. W-356
COMPLETION OF WORK. All work shall be completed within 120 calendar days after date
set forth in the Notice to Proceed. The North Reservoir and all water facilities shall be rehabilitated,
tested, and fully operational and in-service, 120 calendar days after set date in the Notice to
Proceed.
MANDATORY PRE-BID TELEPHONE CONFERENCE. There will be a mandatory pre-
bid telephone conference meeting held on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 2:00 PM via "Zoom."
The telephone conference call will be recorded. Attendees are required to identify themselves by
name and by company and are required to remain in the conference meeting for its entire duration.
Detailed information regarding the conference meeting can be found in the Instruction to Bidders
section.
Meeting ID: 934 7173 3958
Meeting Password: North2020
Call In Number: +1 253 215 8782 US or +1 301 715 8592 US
DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS. Copies of the Drawings and Specifications may be
examined without charge at the office of the Azusa Light and Water Department, 729 N. Azusa
Avenue, Azusa, CA 91702. Requests for electronic copies via PDF of the Drawings and
Specifications may be sent via email without charge. Please email Ammar Tohmeh at
atohmeh@azusaca.gov with requests, each person and firm will be placed on the plan holder list.
Complete sets may be obtained from the front desk at the Light and Water Department at a charge
of $50.00 (non-refundable) for each set. An additional charge of $20.00 (non-refundable) will be
made for mailing each set.
GUARANTEE. Each bid shall be made on the proposal form furnished by the City herewith and
shall be in accordance with the Drawings, Specifications and other Contract Documents and shall
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be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check or bidders' bond, payable to the City in a sum
not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid, as a guarantee that the bidder will enter
into the Contract for the work, the full amount of such guarantee to be forfeited to the City should
said bidder fail to enter into said Contract. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a
Faithful Performance Bond in the amount of not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the
Contract price, and a Labor and Material Bond in an amount of not less than one hundred percent
(100%) of the Contract price, said bonds to be secured from a surety company authorized to do
business in the State of California, and to be subject to the approval of the City Attorney.
PREVAILING WAGE RATES. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to Section 1773 et
seq. of the Labor Code of the State of California, the City Council of the City of Azusa incorporates
herein by reference the general prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Department
of Industrial Relations (DIR) of the State of California. Copies of the prevailing rate of per diem
wages are on file in the office of the City Clerk and will be made available to any interested party
upon request or online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr. In accordance with the Labor Code, no
workman employed upon work under contract to the City shall be paid less than the above
referenced prevailing wage rate. A copy of said rates shall be posted at each job site during the
course of construction. The concrete delivery requirements pursuant to AB 219 shall also apply.
Any classification omitted therein shall be paid not less than the prevailing wage scale as
established for similar work in the particular area and all overtime shall be paid at the prevailing
rates as established for the particular area. Sunday and holiday time shall be paid at the wage rates
determined by the DIR. The successful bidder and all subcontractor(s) under the bidder, shall
comply with all applicable Labor Code provisions, which include, but are not limited to the
payment of not less than the required prevailing rates to all workers employed by them in the
execution of the Contract, the employment of apprentices, the hours of labor and the debarment of
contractors and subcontractors. All Contractor and subcontractors (of any tier) shall be registered
with the DIR for any projects with bids and any contract for public work. All Contractors and
subcontractors must register with the DIR prior to bidding on or performing any public work.
Registration must be done online and includes a registration fee. All Contractors must
electronically submit all certified payrolls to DIR and the contract is submit to compliance
monitoring.
SOLE SOURCE. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(b), if the City has made any
findings designating certain materials, products, things, or services, by specific brand name or
trade name, such findings and the materials, products, things, or services and their specific brand
or trade names will be set forth on the Contract Plans or Specifications.
PAYMENT. Payment will be made to the Contractor in accordance with the Specifications.
SUBSTITUTION OF SECURITIES. Contractor may, at his sole cost and expense, substitute
securities equivalent to any monies withheld by the City to ensure performance under the Contract.
Such securities shall be deposited with the City or with a state or federally chartered bank as escrow
agent who shall pay such monies upon satisfactory completion of the contract. The Contractor
shall be the beneficial owner of any securities substituted for monies withheld and shall receive
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any interest thereon. Securities eligible for substitution shall include those listed in Public Contract
Code Section 22300.
OPENING OF PROPOSALS. The proposals will be publicly opened and read at the time and
date stated above, in the office of the City Clerk of the Azusa City Hall, and the results will
thereafter be referred to the City Council Utility Board for consideration at their next regular
meeting.
CITY'S RIGHTS RESERVED. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive
any informality in a bid, and to make awards in the interest of the City. No bidder may withdraw
his bid for a period of 60 days after the bid opening.
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) HEALTH AND SAFETY. Pursuant to the provisions of the
executive orders and regulations issued by Governor Newsom, Los Angeles County, and the City
of Azusa, the successful bidder (Contractor) and all tiers of subcontractor(s) under the bidder shall
comply with all applicable health and safety measures required by the State, County, and City.
This includes, but is not limited to the following: (a) Social Distancing, (b) Zero-tolerance for
working when ill, (c) PPE, including face coverings, (d) Frequent hand-washing, (e) Disinfecting
work areas, and (f) Construction requirements and postings.
REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACTOR’S LICENSING. The City of Azusa requires that all
contractors be licensed with the State of California in their particular area of expertise. The City
has determined that a Class A or a Class C-34 license is necessary to bid this project. If the bidder
is a specialty contractor, the bidder is alerted to the requirements of Business and Professions Code
section 7059. Per Section 7028.15(e) of the Business and Professions Code, a licensed contractor
shall not submit a bid to a public agency unless his or her contractor's license appears clearly on
the bid, the license expiration date is stated and the bid contains a statement that the representations
therein are made under penalty of perjury. Any bid not containing this information, or a bid
containing information which is subsequently proven false, shall be considered non responsive and
shall be rejected by the City of Azusa. All bidders are required to completely fill out the
"Contractor's License Declaration" contained in the bid documents.
INFORMATION. For further information or questions, contact Melissa Barbosa, PE at (626)
812-5173 or by email at mbarbosa@azusaca.gov. All questions related to this project shall be
submitted in writing via email to Melissa Barbosa, PE at mbarbosa@azusaca.gov. The final date
to submit questions is Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 4:00 PM. Bidders are encouraged to
submit their pre-bid questions as early as possible in writing, or by email.
CITY OF AZUSA
Dated:
Signature on File
City Clerk
Dates Published:
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, PLANS,
AND SPECIFICATIONS
FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF
NORTH RESERVOIR REHIBILITATION
AT 951 W. SIERRA MADRE AVENUE, AZUSA
PROJECT NO. W-356
OCTOBER 2020
PREPARED BY:
CIVILTEC ENGINEERING
AZUSA LIGHT & WATER (ALW)
729 N. AZUSA AVENUE
AZUSA, CA 91702
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................................. i
NOTICE INVITING BIDS .......................................................................................................... 1
RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS ................................................................................................ 1
DESCRIPTION OF WORK ................................................................................................. 1
COMPLETION OF WORK ................................................................................................. 1
DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................. 1
GUARANTEE........................................................................................................................ 1
PREVAILING WAGE RATES............................................................................................ 2
SOLE SOURCE ..................................................................................................................... 2
PAYMENT ............................................................................................................................. 2
SUBSTITUTION OF SECURITIES ................................................................................... 2
OPENING OF PROPOSALS ............................................................................................... 3
CITY'S RIGHTS RESERVED ............................................................................................ 3
REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACTOR’S LICENSING ................................................ 3
INFORMATION ................................................................................................................... 3
INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS ................................................................................................... 1
PROPOSAL ........................................................................................................................... 1
AVAILABILITY OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS .......................................................... 1
EXAMINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS .......................................................... 1
INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS ................................................... 1
ADDENDA ............................................................................................................................. 2
ALTERNATE BIDS .............................................................................................................. 2
COMPLETION OF PROPOSAL FORMS......................................................................... 2
DISCREPANCIES IN PROPOSALS .................................................................................. 2
DISCREPANCIES IN PROPOSALS .................................................................................. 3
PROPOSAL GUARANTEE ................................................................................................. 3
BIDDER'S EXAMINATION OF SITE ............................................................................... 3
DESIGNATION OF SUBCONTRACTORS ...................................................................... 3
COMPETENCY OF BIDDERS ........................................................................................... 3
DISQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS ................................................................................ 4
RETURN OF PROPOSAL GUARANTEE ........................................................................ 4
AWARD OF CONTRACT ................................................................................................... 4
EXECUTION OF CONTRACT .......................................................................................... 4
NON-DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT................................................................ 4
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ........................................................... 4
PROPOSAL ................................................................................................................................... 1
BID SCHEDULE ................................................................................................................... 2
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MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS ................................................ 12
CONTRACTOR’S EQUIPMENT ..................................................................................... 15
BID BOND FORM .............................................................................................................. 16
NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT ...................................................................................... 27
AGREEMENT ..................................................................................................................... 28
FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE BOND ............................................................................. 30
LABOR AND MATERIAL BOND .................................................................................... 31
LABOR AND MATERIAL BOND .................................................................................... 32
ESCROW AGREEMENT .................................................................................................. 33
GENERAL CONDITIONS .......................................................................................................... 1
SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................... 1
1.01 DEFINITIONS .............................................................................................................. 1
1.02 ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................... 2
SECTION 2 - SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS ......................................................... 3
2.01 INTERPRETATION OF SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS ......................... 3
2.02 CONFLICTS BETWEEN SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS ....................... 3
2.03 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................... 3
2.04 SHOP DRAWINGS ...................................................................................................... 3
2.05 REFERENCE TO STANDARDS, PUBLICATIONS, OR STANDARD
SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................... 4
2.06 REFERENCE TO PROPRIETARY PRODUCTS ................................................... 5
2.07 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FURNISHED TO CONTRACTOR ........ 5
2.08 AS-BUILT DRAWINGS .............................................................................................. 5
SECTION 3 - CITY-ENGINEER-CONTRACTOR RELATIONS ..................................... 6
3.01 AUTHORITY OF CITY .............................................................................................. 6
3.02 AUTHORITY OF THE ENGINEER ......................................................................... 6
3.03 INSPECTION AND TESTING ................................................................................... 6
3.04 CONTRACTOR'S PLANT AND EQUIPMENT ...................................................... 7
3.05 ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT ............................................................................... 7
3.06 SUBCONTRACTS ....................................................................................................... 8
3.07 CONTRACTOR'S EMPLOYEES AND SUBCONTRACTORS ............................ 8
3.08 ATTENTION TO WORK ........................................................................................... 9
3.09 SERVICE OF NOTICES ............................................................................................. 9
3.10 DEVIATION FROM CONTRACT ............................................................................ 9
3.11 SUSPENSION OF WORK .......................................................................................... 9
3.12 TERMINATION OF CONTRACT BY CITY (CONTRACTOR NOT AT
FAULT) .................................................................................................................................. 9
3.13 TERMINATION OF CONTRACT BY CITY (CONTRACTOR AT FAULT) 10
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3.14 TERMINATION OF CONTRACT BY CONTRACTOR ...................................... 10
3.15 FAILURE TO COMPLY........................................................................................... 10
3.16 PROTESTS ................................................................................................................. 10
3.17 RIGHTS-OF-WAY..................................................................................................... 11
3.18 CONSTRUCTION INTERFERENCE ..................................................................... 11
3.19 SURVEYING .............................................................................................................. 13
3.20 SUPERVISION AND INSPECTION ....................................................................... 13
3.21 OBSERVING LAWS AND ORDINANCES ............................................................ 14
3.22 COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES ........................................ 14
3.23 FIRE HYDRANTS ..................................................................................................... 14
3.24 LOSS AND DAMAGE ............................................................................................... 15
3.25 USE OF IMPROVEMENT DURING PROGRESS OF CONSTRUCTION ....... 15
3.26 ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION ........................................... 15
3.27 EXAMINATION OF WORK .................................................................................... 16
SECTION 4 - MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT AND WORKMANSHIP ............................... 17
4.01 QUALITY ................................................................................................................... 17
4.02 SAMPLES AND TESTS OF MATERIAL .............................................................. 17
4.03 PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH CONTRACT................................................. 17
4.04 SAFEGUARDING OF EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL AND WORK ...................... 18
4.05 DEFECTIVE MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT AND WORKMANSHIP .................. 18
4.06 CHARACTER OF WORKMEN .............................................................................. 18
4.07 RUBBISH AND DUST CONTROL.......................................................................... 18
4.08 CLEANING UP .......................................................................................................... 19
4.09 GUARANTEE AND WARRANTY .......................................................................... 19
SECTION 5 - PROGRESS AND PAYMENT ..................................................................... 21
5.01 CONTRACT TIME.................................................................................................... 21
5.02 CONTRACT PRICE .................................................................................................. 21
5.03 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE .............................................................................. 21
5.04 OVERTIME WORK .................................................................................................. 21
5.05 EXTENSION OF TIME .......................................................................................... 21
5.06 FAILURE TO COMPLETE ON TIME ................................................................... 22
5.07 MONTHLY ESTIMATES AND PAYMENTS ....................................................... 22
5.08 UNPAID CLAIMS...................................................................................................... 24
5.09 FULFILLMENT OF CONTRACT .......................................................................... 24
5.10 FINAL ESTIMATE OF PAYMENT ........................................................................ 24
5.11 FINAL PAYMENT TERMINATES LIABILITY OF CITY ................................. 25
5.12 NOTICE OF COMPLETION ................................................................................... 25
5.13 CHANGES IN THE WORK ..................................................................................... 25
SECTION 6 - LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY, SAFETY, BONDS AND INSURANCE...... 30
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6.01 RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTRACTOR ................................................................ 30
6.02 LIABILITY OF CONTRACTOR............................................................................. 30
6.03 LAWS, REGULATIONS AND PERMITS .............................................................. 30
6.04 PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS .............................................................................. 31
6.05 PERMITS AND LICENSES ..................................................................................... 31
6.06 SALES AND USE TAXES ......................................................................................... 31
6.07 LABOR DISCRIMINATION.................................................................................... 31
6.08 WAGE DETERMINATIONS ................................................................................... 31
6.09 APPRENTICES ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS............................................. 32
6.10 WORKING HOURS .................................................................................................. 32
6.11 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE.............................................................. 32
6.12 TRENCH EXCAVATION ......................................................................................... 33
6.13 CONCRETE FORMS, FALSE WORK, AND SHORING .................................... 33
6.14 SANITARY PROVISIONS ....................................................................................... 33
6.15 SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS ............................................................ 33
6.16 LABOR, MATERIAL AND PERFORMANCE BONDS ....................................... 33
6.17 CONTRACTOR NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM 33
CERTAIN ACTS OF GOD ................................................................................................ 33
6.18 INSURANCE .............................................................................................................. 34
6.19 LIABILITY OF CITY AND ENGINEER ............................................................... 36
SPECIAL PROVISIONS ............................................................................................................. 1
7.01 THE REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................. 1
7.02 CITY DESIGNATED ENGINEER ............................................................................ 1
7.03 BEGINNING AND COMPLETION OF WORK AND WORK HOURS ............... 1
7.04 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES ......................................................................................... 1
7.05 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS AND HIERARCHY ........................................... 2
7.06 WATER AND POWER ............................................................................................... 2
7.07 TRENCH EXCAVATION ........................................................................................... 2
7.08 PERMITS AND LICENSES ....................................................................................... 2
7.09 LINES, GRADES, AND MEASUREMENTS............................................................ 3
7.10 GUARANTEE............................................................................................................... 3
7.11 RESTORATION OF EXISTING FACILITIES ....................................................... 3
7.12 CONTRACT DRAWINGS .......................................................................................... 3
7.13 SHOP DRAWINGS ...................................................................................................... 4
7.14 INSPECTION ............................................................................................................... 4
7.15 WATERING ................................................................................................................. 4
7.16 PUBLIC CONVENIENCE, SAFETY, AND TRAFFIC CONTROL...................... 4
7.17 CONSTRUCTION INTERFERENCES .................................................................... 6
7.18 SCHEDULING AND SEQUENCING OF WORK ................................................... 6
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7.19 RIGHT-OF-WAY ......................................................................................................... 6
7.20 SHUTDOWNS AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER SERVICES ......................... 7
7.21 COORDINATION OF CONSTRUCTION ............................................................... 7
7.22 COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL CLEAN WATER ACT ................................. 7
7.23 INSURANCE ................................................................................................................ 8
7.24 MEASUREMENT & PAYMENT............................................................................... 8
7.25 LABOR COMPLIANCE ............................................................................................. 9
7.26 COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) HEALTH AND SAFETY ............................................ 11
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................. 1
APPENDICES
APPENDIX “A” – WATER STANDARD DRAWINGS
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NOTICE INVITING BIDS
RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS. Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received at
the office of City Clerk, City Hall, 213 East Foothill Boulevard, Azusa, California, 91702, until
10:00 AM, on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, for the Construction of the NORTH RESERVOIR
REHABILITATION – PROJECT NO. W-356.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK. The work consists of the recoating of the interior and exterior of
the reservoir, the reconfiguration of the well supply and system connection piping, replacing the
existing cathodic protection system, removal of abandoned interior circulation piping, installation
of a flush type cleanout manhole, replacing and rehabilitating reservoir appurtenances in the City
of Azusa including stairs, piping, valves, flexible connections, tie-ins, removals, abandonments,
appurtenances, street restoration, landscape restoration, and all supplies, equipment, and coating
materials, and transportation necessary to construct and complete the project entitled:
NORTH RESERVOIR REHABILITATION
PROJECT NO. W-356
COMPLETION OF WORK. All work shall be completed within 120 calendar days after date
set forth in the Notice to Proceed. The North Reservoir and all water facilities shall be rehabilitated,
tested, and fully operational and in-service, 120 calendar days after set date in the Notice to
Proceed.
MANDATORY PRE-BID TELEPHONE CONFERENCE. There will be a mandatory pre-
bid telephone conference meeting held on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 2:00 PM via "Zoom."
The telephone conference call will be recorded. Attendees are required to identify themselves by
name and by company and are required to remain in the conference meeting for its entire duration.
Detailed information regarding the conference meeting can be found in the Instruction to Bidders
section.
Meeting ID: 934 7173 3958
Meeting Password: North2020
Call In Number: +1 253 215 8782 US or +1 301 715 8592 US
DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS. Copies of the Drawings and Specifications may be
examined without charge at the office of the Azusa Light and Water Department, 729 N. Azusa
Avenue, Azusa, CA 91702. Requests for electronic copies via PDF of the Drawings and
Specifications may be sent via email without charge. Please email Ammar Tohmeh at
atohmeh@azusaca.gov with requests, each person and firm will be placed on the plan holder list.
Complete sets may be obtained from the front desk at the Light and Water Department at a charge
of $50.00 (non-refundable) for each set. An additional charge of $20.00 (non-refundable) will be
made for mailing each set.
GUARANTEE. Each bid shall be made on the proposal form furnished by the City herewith and
shall be in accordance with the Drawings, Specifications and other Contract Documents and shall
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be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check or bidders' bond, payable to the City in a sum
not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid, as a guarantee that the bidder will enter
into the Contract for the work, the full amount of such guarantee to be forfeited to the City should
said bidder fail to enter into said Contract. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a
Faithful Performance Bond in the amount of not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the
Contract price, and a Labor and Material Bond in an amount of not less than one hundred percent
(100%) of the Contract price, said bonds to be secured from a surety company authorized to do
business in the State of California, and to be subject to the approval of the City Attorney.
PREVAILING WAGE RATES. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to Section 1773 et
seq. of the Labor Code of the State of California, the City Council of the City of Azusa incorporates
herein by reference the general prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the Department
of Industrial Relations (DIR) of the State of California. Copies of the prevailing rate of per diem
wages are on file in the office of the City Clerk and will be made available to any interested party
upon request or online at http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr. In accordance with the Labor Code, no
workman employed upon work under contract to the City shall be paid less than the above
referenced prevailing wage rate. A copy of said rates shall be posted at each job site during the
course of construction. The concrete delivery requirements pursuant to AB 219 shall also apply.
Any classification omitted therein shall be paid not less than the prevailing wage scale as
established for similar work in the particular area and all overtime shall be paid at the prevailing
rates as established for the particular area. Sunday and holiday time shall be paid at the wage rates
determined by the DIR. The successful bidder and all subcontractor(s) under the bidder, shall
comply with all applicable Labor Code provisions, which include, but are not limited to the
payment of not less than the required prevailing rates to all workers employed by them in the
execution of the Contract, the employment of apprentices, the hours of labor and the debarment of
contractors and subcontractors. All Contractor and subcontractors (of any tier) shall be registered
with the DIR for any projects with bids and any contract for public work. All Contractors and
subcontractors must register with the DIR prior to bidding on or performing any public work.
Registration must be done online and includes a registration fee. All Contractors must
electronically submit all certified payrolls to DIR and the contract is submit to compliance
monitoring.
SOLE SOURCE. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(b), if the City has made any
findings designating certain materials, products, things, or services, by specific brand name or
trade name, such findings and the materials, products, things, or services and their specific brand
or trade names will be set forth on the Contract Plans or Specifications.
PAYMENT. Payment will be made to the Contractor in accordance with the Specifications.
SUBSTITUTION OF SECURITIES. Contractor may, at his sole cost and expense, substitute
securities equivalent to any monies withheld by the City to ensure performance under the Contract.
Such securities shall be deposited with the City or with a state or federally chartered bank as escrow
agent who shall pay such monies upon satisfactory completion of the contract. The Contractor
shall be the beneficial owner of any securities substituted for monies withheld and shall receive
any interest thereon. Securities eligible for substitution shall include those listed in Public Contract
Code Section 22300.
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OPENING OF PROPOSALS. The proposals will be publicly opened and read at the time and
date stated above, in the office of the City Clerk of the Azusa City Hall, and the results will
thereafter be referred to the City Council Utility Board for consideration at their next regular
meeting.
CITY'S RIGHTS RESERVED. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive
any informality in a bid, and to make awards in the interest of the City. No bidder may withdraw
his bid for a period of 60 days after the bid opening.
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) HEALTH AND SAFETY. Pursuant to the provisions of the
executive orders and regulations issued by Governor Newsom, Los Angeles County, and the City
of Azusa, the successful bidder (Contractor) and all tiers of subcontractor(s) under the bidder shall
comply with all applicable health and safety measures required by the State, County, and City.
This includes, but is not limited to the following: (a) Social Distancing, (b) Zero-tolerance for
working when ill, (c) PPE, including face coverings, (d) Frequent hand-washing, (e) Disinfecting
work areas, and (f) Construction requirements and postings.
REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACTOR’S LICENSING. The City of Azusa requires that all
contractors be licensed with the State of California in their particular area of expertise. The City
has determined that a Class A or a Class C-34 license is necessary to bid this project. If the bidder
is a specialty contractor, the bidder is alerted to the requirements of Business and Professions Code
section 7059. Per Section 7028.15(e) of the Business and Professions Code, a licensed contractor
shall not submit a bid to a public agency unless his or her contractor's license appears clearly on
the bid, the license expiration date is stated and the bid contains a statement that the representations
therein are made under penalty of perjury. Any bid not containing this information, or a bid
containing information which is subsequently proven false, shall be considered non responsive and
shall be rejected by the City of Azusa. All bidders are required to completely fill out the
"Contractor's License Declaration" contained in the bid documents.
INFORMATION. For further information or questions, contact Melissa Barbosa, PE at (626)
812-5173 or by email at mbarbosa@azusaca.gov. All questions related to this project shall be
submitted in writing via email to Melissa Barbosa, PE at mbarbosa@azusaca.gov. The final date
to submit questions is Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 4:00 PM. Bidders are encouraged to
submit their pre-bid questions as early as possible in writing, or by email.
CITY OF AZUSA
Dated:
Signature on File
City Clerk
Dates Published:
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INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS
PROPOSAL. The Proposal shall be made on the forms furnished herewith. The completed
Proposal shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the name of the bidder and name of the
project. The proposal shall be delivered by the time and to the place stipulated in the Notice
Inviting Bids. It is the bidder's responsibility to see that his proposal is received in proper time.
Any proposal received after the scheduled closing time for receipt of proposals will be returned to
the bidder unopened. The proposal may be withdrawn by the bidder by means of a written request,
signed by the bidder or his properly authorized representative. Such written request must be
delivered to the place stipulated in the Notice Inviting Bids for receipt of proposals prior to the
scheduled closing time for receipt of proposals.
The Proposals will be publicly opened and read at the time and place stipulated in the Notice
Inviting Bids.
Unauthorized conditions, limitations, or provisions attached to a proposal will render it informal
and may cause its rejection. The completed proposal forms shall be without interlineations,
alterations, or erasures. Oral, telegraphic, fax or telephonic proposals or modifications will not be
considered.
AVAILABILITY OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. Bids must be submitted to the City on the
Proposal Forms which are a part of the Bid Package for the Project. Contract Documents, Plans,
and Specifications may be obtained from the City at the location(s) and at the time(s) indicated in
the Notice Inviting Bids. Prospective bidders are encouraged to call or email in advance to
determine the availability of Contract Documents, Plans, and Specifications. Any applicable
charges for the Contract Documents, Plans, and Specifications are outlined in the Notice Inviting
Bids.
EXAMINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. The City has made copies of the Contract
Documents, Plans, and Specifications available, as indicated above. Bidders shall be solely
responsible for examining the Project Site and the Contract Documents, Plans, and Specifications
including any Addenda issued during the bidding period, and for informing itself with respect to
local labor availability, means of transportation, necessity for security, laws and codes, local permit
requirements, wage scales, local tax structure, contractors’ licensing requirements, availability of
required insurance, and other factors that could affect the Work. Bidders are responsible for
consulting all standards and requirements (including Public Works standards and requirements)
referenced in the Contract Documents, Plans, and Specifications. Failure of Bidder to so examine
and inform itself shall be at its sole risk, and no relief for error or omission will be given except as
required under State law.
INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. Discrepancies in, and/or omissions
from the Plans, Specifications or other Contract Documents or questions as to their meaning shall
be immediately brought to the attention of the City by submission of a written request for an
interpretation or correction to the City. Such submission, if any, must be sent to Melissa Barbosa,
PE, Water System Engineer (see the Notice of Inviting Bids for contact information).
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Any interpretation of the Contract Documents, Plans, and Specifications will be made only by
written addenda duly issued and mailed or delivered to each person or firm who has purchased a
set of Contract Documents, Plans, and Specifications. The City will not be responsible for any
explanations or interpretations provided in any other manner. No person is authorized to make any
oral interpretation of any provision in the Contract Documents, Plans, and Specifications to any
bidder, and no bidder should rely on any such oral interpretation.
Bids shall include complete compensation for all items that are noted in the Contract Documents
as the responsibility of the Contractor.
ADDENDA. The City reserves the right to revise the Contract Documents, Plans, and
Specifications prior to the bid opening date. Revisions, if any, shall be made by written Addenda.
All addenda issued by the City shall be included in the bid and made part of the Contract
Documents, Plans, and Specifications. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 4104.5, if the
City issues an Addendum which includes material changes to the Project less than 72 hours prior
to the deadline for submission of bids, the City will extend the deadline for submission of bids.
The City may determine, in its sole discretion, whether an Addendum warrants postponement of
the bid submission date. Each prospective bidder shall provide City a name, address, telephone
number, and email address to which Addenda may be sent. Copies of Addenda will be furnished
by email, facsimile, first class mail, express mail or other proper means of delivery without charge
to all parties who have obtained a copy of the Contract Documents and provided such current
information. Bidders are responsible for ensuring that they have received any and all Addenda. To
this end, each bidder should contact the Project Engineer, (626) 812-5173 to verify that he/she has
received all Addenda issued, if any, prior to the bid opening.
ALTERNATE BIDS. If alternate bid items are called for in the Contract Documents, the lowest
bid will be determined on the basis of the base bid only. However, the City may choose to award
the contract on the basis of the base bid alone or the base bid and any alternate or combination of
alternates. The time required for completion of the alternate bid items has been factored into the
Contract duration and no additional Contract time will be awarded for any of the alternate bid
items. The City may elect to include one or more of the alternate bid items, or to otherwise remove
certain work from the Project scope of work, accordingly each Bidder must ensure that each bid
item contains a proportionate share of profit, overhead, and other costs or expenses which will be
incurred by the Bidder.
COMPLETION OF PROPOSAL FORMS. Bids shall only be prepared using copies of the
Proposal Forms which are included in the Contract Documents. The use of substitute prposal forms
other than clear and correct photocopies of those provided by the City will not be permitted. Bids
shall be executed by an authorized signatory as described in these Instructions to Bidders. In
addition, Bidders shall fill in all blank spaces (including inserting “N/A” where applicable) and
initial all interlineations, alterations, or erasures to the Proposal Forms. Bidders shall neither delete,
modify, nor supplement the printed matter on the Proposal Forms nor make substitutions thereon.
USE OF BLACK OR BLUE INK, INDELIBLE PENCIL, OR A TYPEWRITER IS REQUIRED.
Deviations in the bid form may result in the bid being deemed non-responsive.
DISCREPANCIES IN PROPOSALS. Each Bidder shall submit its Bid in strict conformity with
the requirements of the Contract Documents, Plans, and Specifications. Unauthorized additions,
modifications, revisions, conditions, limitations, exclusions, or provisions attached to a Bid may
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render it non-responsive and may cause its rejection. Bidders shall neither delete, modify, nor
supplement the printed matter on the Proposal Forms, nor make substitutions thereon. Oral,
telephonic and electronic modifications will not be considered, unless the Notice Inviting Bids
authorizes the submission of electronic bids and modifications thereto and such modifications are
made in accordance with the Notice Inviting Bids.
DISCREPANCIES IN PROPOSALS. The bidder shall furnish a price for all bid items in the
proposal and failure to do so will render the proposal invalid and will cause its rejection. In the
event the total indicated for the schedule does not agree with the sum of the prices bid on the
individual items the prices bid on the individual item shall govern and the total for the schedule
will be corrected accordingly.
PROPOSAL GUARANTEE. Each proposal shall be accompanied by a certified or cashier's
check or bid bond in the amount of not less than ten (10%) percent of the total amount named in
the bidder's proposal. Said check or bond shall be made payable to the City of Azusa and shall be
given as a guarantee that the bidder, if awarded the work, will enter into a contract within ten (10)
calendar days after date of written notice of award and will furnish satisfactory Faithful
Performance Bond and Labor and Material Bond, each of said bonds to be in the amount stated in
the Notice Inviting Bids. In case of refusal or failure to enter into said contract, each check or bond,
as the case may be, shall be forfeited to the City. If the bidder elects to furnish a Bid Bond as his
proposal guarantee, he shall use the Bid Bond form herein, or one conforming substantially to it
in form.
BIDDER'S EXAMINATION OF SITE. Before submitting a proposal, the bidder shall carefully
examine the Drawings, Specifications, and other Contract Documents, and shall visit the site of
the work. Each prospective bidder is responsible for fully acquainting itself with the conditions of
the Project Site (which may include more than one site), as well as those relating to the construction
and labor of the Project, to fully understand the facilities, difficulties and restrictions which may
impact the cost or effort required to complete the Project. The bidder shall be familiar with existing
site conditions and have a clear understanding of the requirements of the Contract regarding the
furnishing of materials and performance of work. The Bidder agrees that the Contract Documents,
Plans, and Specifications are sufficient in scope and detail to convey an understanding of the
conditions for Contractor performance on the job and for furnishing all work in an acceptable
manner. A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held for this project (see Notice Inviting Bids).
DESIGNATION OF SUBCONTRACTORS. Pursuant to State law, the Bidders must designate
the name and location of each subcontractor who will perform work or render services for the
Bidder in an amount that exceeds one-half of one percent (1/2%) of the Bidder’s Total Bid Price,
or $10,000 whichever is greater, as well as the portion of work each such subcontractor will
perform on the form provided herein by the City. No additional time will be provided to bidders
to submit any of the requested information in the Designation of Subcontractor form. The total
work performed by subcontractors may not equal or exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total work
required for the project.
COMPETENCY OF BIDDERS. In selecting the lowest responsible bidder, consideration will
be given not only to the financial standing but also to the general competency of the bidder for the
performance of the work covered by the proposal. To this end, each proposal shall be supported
by a statement of the bidder's experience as to recent date on the form entitled "INFORMATION
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REQUIRED OF BIDDER" bound herein. No proposal for work will be accepted from a contractor
who is not licensed in accordance with applicable state law.
DISQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS. More than one proposal form from an individual, firm,
partnership, corporation, or association under the same or different names will not be considered.
Reasonable grounds for believing that any bidder is interested in more than one proposal for the
work contemplated will cause the rejection of all proposals in which such bidder is interested. If
there is reason for believing that collusion exists among the bidders, all bids will be rejected and
none of the participants in such collusion will be considered for future proposals.
RETURN OF PROPOSAL GUARANTEE. Within ten (10) days after award of the Contract,
the City will return all proposal guarantees, except bonds, to their respective bidder except those
accompanying proposals submitted by the three lowest responsible bidders. Those three will be
held until the Contract has been finally executed after which they will be returned to the respective
bidders whose proposal they accompany.
AWARD OF CONTRACT. Award of a contract, if it is to be awarded, will be made to the lowest
responsible bidder whose proposal complies with all the requirements prescribed. The City
reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in a bid, and to make awards
in the interest of the City. The award, if made, will be made within 10 days of the date for receipt
of proposals. The City reserves the right to eliminate portions of the bid if deemed necessary by
the City.
EXECUTION OF CONTRACT. The bidder to whom award is made shall execute a written
contract with the City on the form of agreement provided, and shall secure all insurance and bonds
required by the Specifications within ten (10) calendar days after the Notice of Award. Failure or
refusal to enter into a contract as herein provided or to conform to any of the stipulated
requirements in connection therewith shall be just cause for annulment of the award and the
forfeiture of the proposal guarantee. If the successful bidder refuses or fails to execute the Contract,
the City may award the Contract to the second lowest responsible bidder. If the second lowest
responsible bidder refuses or fails to execute the Contract, the City may award the Contract to the
third lowest responsible bidder. On the failure or refusal to such second or third lowest bidders to
execute the Contract, such bidders' guarantee likewise shall be forfeited to the City. The work may
then be re-advertised for bids.
NON-DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT. Contracts for work under this proposal will
obligate the Contractors and Subcontractors not to discriminate against any person on account of
race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5,
all bidders and subcontractors shall be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations
(DIR). Any bid not meeting this requirement will be considered non-responsive and shall be
rejected by the City of Azusa.
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MANDATORY PRE-BID TELEPHONE CONFERENCE
There will be a mandatory pre-bid telephone conference meeting held on Tuesday, November
17, 2020 at 2:00 PM via "Zoom." The telephone conference call will be recorded. Attendees are
required to identify themselves by name and by company and are required to remain in the
conference meeting for its entire duration. Following the instructions below (attendees are
encouraged to join the meeting 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting):
To join via phone:
1. Call one of the numbers below and enter the Meeting ID followed by your Participant ID
(if applicable):
Meeting ID: 934 7173 3958
Call In Number: +1 253 215 8782 US or +1 301 715 8592 US
To join via your Computer:
1. Log in to "Zoom" by signing up for a new account or by signing in to your existing account
at (signing up for an account is free):
https://zoom.us/signin
2. On your computer, click on or follow the link below and enter the Meeting ID:
https://zoom.us/j/93471733958?pwd=TkYwWGFtclgwVnpNOFlsOTlTUFFLUT09
Meeting ID: 934 7173 3958
3. Join with Audio by clicking on either the "Phone Call" or "Computer Audio" options. (Note
that the "Computer Audio option requires a computer microphone and speaker)
a. Computer Audio:
Click on the "Computer Audio" tab then click on the "Join with Computer
Audio" button (requires a computer microphone and speaker to work).
b. Phone Call:
Click on the "Phone Call" tab then call one of the numbers and follow the
instructions to enter the Meeting ID, followed by your Participant ID:
Meeting ID: 934 7173 3958
Call In Number: +1 253 215 8782 US or +1 301 715 8592 US
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AZUSA LIGHT AND WATER
PROPOSAL
PROPOSAL - TO THE CITY COUNCIL PROJECT NO. W-356
CITY OF AZUSA
AZUSA, CALIFORNIA
The undersigned bidder hereby proposes to furnish all labor, material, equipment, tools and
services necessary to perform all work required under the City's Specifications entitled:
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, PLANS, AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
NORTH RESERVOIR REHABILITATION
PROJECT NO. W-356
in accordance with the intent of said Specifications, Drawings, and all Addenda issued by said City
prior to opening of the proposals.
Said bidder agrees that, within 10 calendar days after date of written Notice of Award of the
Contract by said City, he will execute a contract in the required form, of which the Notice Inviting
Bids, Instructions to Bidders, Proposal, Specifications, Drawings, and all Addenda issued by said
City prior to the opening of proposals, are part, and will secure the required insurance and bonds;
and that upon failure to do so within said time, then the proposal guarantee furnished by said bidder
shall be forfeited to said City as liquidated damages for such failure; provided, that if said bidder
shall execute the Contract and secure the required insurance and bonds within said time, his check,
if furnished shall be returned to him within 5 days thereafter, and the Bid Bond, if furnished, shall
become void.
Said bidder further agrees to complete all work required under the Contract within the time
stipulated in said Specifications, and to accept in full payment therefore the price named in the
Bidding Schedule.
I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which requires every employer to
be insured against liability for Workmen's Compensation or to undertake self-insurance in
accordance with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work of this Contract.
Dated: ____________
Bidder
____________________________________
Signature
Title
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Bidder’s Initials
AZUSA LIGHT AND WATER
BID SCHEDULE
BID
ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT PRICE PRICE
1
Furnish all labor, material and equipment
to mobilize, demobilize, and provide
cleanup of construction site; provide all
bonds and insurances, (40% due at
mobilization, 20% due at 60% project
completion, and 40% due at
demobilization), complete for the Lump
Sum Price of:
________________________________
(Words)
1 LS
$______________
$________________
2
Furnish all labor, material, and equipment
as required to provide site safety and
security including: erosion control, public
convenience and safety conformance with
all safety orders, OSHA, SWPPP, BMPs,
delineators, regulatory and warning signs,
high level warning devices, electronic
changeable message boards, project
information signs, barricades, and trench
plate bridging, complete for the Lump
Sum Price of:
________________________________
(Words)
1 LS
$______________
$________________
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Bidder’s Initials
BID
ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT PRICE PRICE
3
Furnish all labor, material, and equipment
to remove existing circulation piping from
the interior of the tank including cutting
the piping into sections, cutting the
supports loose from the floor, removing
the piping and supports from the interior of
the tank, and grinding smooth any areas
where the pipe supports are welded to the
floor, and disposing of the pipe sections,
and all other appurtenances necessary to
remove the existing circulation pipe
complete for Lump Sum Price of:
________________________________
(Words)
1 LS
$______________
$________________
4
Furnish all labor, material, and equipment
to install a flush type API access manhole
as shown on the plans including: providing
structural design and fabrication detail
drawing submittal, cutting and supporting
the shell of the existing reservoir,
removing the shell plate, removing the
section of the floor plate, chipping and
grinding the concrete footing ring to
provide proper clearance for the bottom
reinforcing plate, all fitting and welding to
install the new cleanout manhole
assembly, hinged manhole cover door,
cover gasket, and cover bolts, complete in
place for the Lump Sum Price of:
________________________________
(Words)
1 LS
$______________
$________________
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Bidder’s Initials
BID
ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT PRICE PRICE
5
Furnish all labor, material, and equipment
to recoat the interior of the tank including:
providing proper ventilation equipment,
providing proper lighting equipment,
providing proper scaffolding, removing the
existing coating materials from all interior
surfaces of the floor, walls, underside of
the roof, roof beams, rafters, girders, and
columns, sandblasting, removing all
sandblast material residue, preparing the
bare steel surfaces, wedging the roof plates
between the top of the rafters and the
bottom of the roof plates, and applying the
coating materials as indicated on the plans.
complete in place for the Lump Sum Price
of:
________________________________
(Words)
1 LS
$______________
$________________
6
Furnish all labor, material, and equipment
to recoat the exterior of the tank, stairs,
and appurtenances including: providing
proper sandblast containment equipment,
providing proper scaffolding, removing the
existing hazardous material coating
materials from all exterior surfaces of the
walls, roof, stairs, and all tank
appurtenances, sandblasting, removing all
sandblast material residue, preparing the
bare steel surfaces, and applying the
coating materials as indicated on the plans.
complete in place for the Lump Sum Price
of:
________________________________
(Words)
1 LS
$______________
$________________
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Bidder’s Initials
BID
ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT PRICE PRICE
7
Furnish all labor, material, and equipment
to seal weld all accessible area of the
interior of the tank including the roof plate
overlap seams, and the interior of joint at
the top of the wall/bottom of the roof plate.
complete in place for the Lump Sum Price
of:
________________________________
(Words)
1 LS
$______________
$________________
8
Furnish all labor, material, and equipment
to seal weld or repair any corrosion
pinhole damage to the interior surfaces of
the tank including filler welds, and welded
repair patch plates complete in place for
the Lump Sum Price of:
________________________________
(Words)
1 LS
$______________
$________________
9
Furnish all labor, material and equipment
to remove the existing interfering pipe and
concrete blocks at the two well water
source and one water system connection,
and install new piping connections
including furnish and install new piping
fittings, valves, and flex tend flexible
piping connections as shown on the plans,
excavation, backfilling and compaction,
materials, fittings, couplings, anchor block,
thrust block, valve can assembly per ALW
standard W-10, box cover identification
lid, painting, valve stem extension,
connections, and all other appurtenances
necessary to install the new flexible piping
connections complete in place for the Unit
Price of:
________________________________
(Words)
3 EA
$______________
$________________
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Bidder’s Initials
BID
ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT PRICE PRICE
10
Furnish all labor, material and equipment
to remove two floor drain connections,
install welded cover plate, salvage existing
valves, plug abandoned piping, cut the
existing overflow piping above ground,
install concrete catch basin, and install
concrete splash pad as shown on the plans,
including grading, forming, materials,
complete in place for the Unit Price of:
________________________________
(Words)
3 EA
$______________
$________________
11
Furnish all labor, material and equipment
to remove the existing soils adjacent to the
tank wall and tank foundation to the grades
and slopes as shown on the plans including
rough excavation and finish grading,
removing and disposing of excess earth
materials complete for the Lump Sum
Price of:
________________________________
(Words)
1 LS
$______________
$________________
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Bidder’s Initials
BID
ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT PRICE PRICE
12
Furnish all labor, material and equipment
to refurbish the existing roof vent
including removing the roof vent
assembly, removing the existing screens,
sandblasting and recoating the vent
assembly interior and exterior, installing
new stainless steel screens and stainless
steel bolts and nuts, reinstalling the roof
vent assembly and installing new stainless
steel bolts and nuts. This item also
includes installing two steel safety tether
attachment points welded to the roof
adjacent to the roof vent complete in place
for the Lump Sum Price of:
________________________________
(Words)
1 LS
$______________
$________________
13
Furnish all labor, material, and equipment
to remove the existing ½ travel level gauge
board, guide wires and float assemble, and
Furnish all labor and materials to install
one new ½ travel gauge board, guide
wires, and float assembly. This item also
includes removal and grinding smooth the
attachment supports for the abandoned
level gauge board complete in place for the
Lump Sum Price of:
________________________________
(Words)
1 LS
$______________
$________________
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Bidder’s Initials
BID
ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT PRICE PRICE
14
Furnish all labor, material and equipment
to install stainless steel supports from the
existing ladder to the tank wall as shown
on the plan including stainless steel angle
braces, steel wall brackets, stainless steel
bolts and nuts, nylon isolation bushings
and washers, and all welding, cutting and
fitting necessary to install the additional
ladder support brackets complete for the
Lump Sum Price of:
________________________________
(Words)
1 LS
$______________
$________________
15
Furnish all labor, material, and equipment
to provide and install new stainless steel
safety climb bar, bar extension, and two
safety climb harnesses complete in place
for the Lump Sum Price of:
________________________________
(Words)
1 LS
$______________
$________________
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Bidder’s Initials
BID
ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT PRICE PRICE
16
Furnish all labor, material and equipment
to remove the existing impressed current
cathodic protection system including
disconnecting and removing the rectifier
from the cabinet, removing the existing
anodes and wiring from the interior of the
tank, installing welded steel filler plates at
29 existing handhole covers, providing
sacrificial anode system design
calculations and installation submittal,
furnishing and installing new sacrificial
anodes, installing 30 new stainless steel
hand hole covers installing reference
electrode, installing connection wiring, and
installing a push to test box in the existing
cabinet, complete in place for the Lump
Sum Price of:
________________________________
(Words)
1 LS
$______________
$________________
17
Furnish all labor, material, and equipment
to remove the existing handrail railing
from the stair treads and landings and to
install new handrail railings on the stair
treads and landings s shown on the plans
including materials, welding and fitting,
complete in place for the Lump Sum Price
of:
________________________________
(Words)
1 LS
$______________
$________________
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Bidder’s Initials
BID
ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT PRICE PRICE
18
Furnish all labor, material and equipment
to remove the existing pipe and install new
12-inch CML&C steel pipe, connect to the
existing 12-inch valve for the Well No. 2
water source, and install new piping
connections, including all new pipe,
fittings, excavation, backfilling and
compaction, materials, fittings, couplings,
anchor block, thrust block, valve can
assembly per ALW standard W-10, box
cover identification lid, painting, valve
stem extension, connections, and all other
appurtenances necessary to install the new
piping and connections, complete in place
for the Lump Sum price of:
________________________________
(Words)
1 LS
$______________
$________________
19
Furnish all labor, material and equipment
to remove the existing pipe and install new
8-inch ductile iron class 350 pipe, connect
to the new catch basin, and install a new 8-
inch flap gate, including all new pipe,
fittings, couplings, anchor block, thrust
block, painting, connections, stainless steel
flap gate hardware, excavation,
backfilling, compaction, grading,
materials, complete in place for the Lump
Sum Price of:
________________________________
(Words)
1 LS
$______________
$________________
SUBTOTAL BID ITEMS 1 THROUGH 19 $____________
CONTINGENCY – 10% OF TOTAL BID (THE BIDDER SHALL PROVIDE A 10%
CONTINGENCY TOTAL ON THE BID FOR POTENTIAL CHANGE ORDERS ON THE
PROJECT. THE CITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO IMPLEMENT THE USE OF THIS ITEM,
EITHER PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY, OR DELETE THIS ITEM IN ITS ENTIRETY).
$____________
TOTAL BID PLUS CONTINGENCY $____________
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Bidder’s Initials
TOTAL BID PLUS CONTINGENCY (IN WRITTEN WORDS)
(Written)
The City reserves the right to delete any bid item and increase or decrease the estimated
quantities that will serve the City's best interest.
Bid Items 1 through 19 shall be as described in the Special Provisions – Section 7.24 –
Measurement & Payment. Bidder shall initial in acknowledgement ______________.
It is understood that the foregoing quantities are approximate only and are solely for the
purpose of facilitating the comparison of bids, and that the Contractor’s compensation will
be computed upon the basis of the actual quantities in the complete work, whether they be
more or less than those shown.
Bidder hereby acknowledges receipt of Addenda No.’s ______________________________
________________________________________ ______________________________
COMPANY TELEPHONE #
________________________________________ ______________________________
BIDDER’S SIGNATURE LICENSE NO.
Bidder’s Initials
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MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS
The undersigned bidder understands and agrees that the City may consider this Bid incomplete
unless the Bidder names a manufacturer/supplier for each item of equipment in the following list.
The City may at its discretion reject any bid whose list is incomplete or improperly compiled. Not
more than one manufacturer/supplier shall be named for each item of equipment. The undersigned
Bidder hereby agrees that, after submission of this Bid, a change will not be made in the following
listing of manufacturers/suppliers and will not award a contract or agreement of any kind to a
manufacturer not listed below for the listed items of equipment unless such change, award, or
agreement is first approved in writing by the City according to the provisions of the Contract
Documents pertaining to substitutions and equals. The manufacturers/suppliers named below
produce the listed items of equipment which comply with the requirements of the Contract
Documents, and the undersigned Bidder will furnish and install the complying equipment of the
manufacturers/suppliers named in the following list:
SCHEDULE OF MANUFACTURERS
Item Description
Manufacturer
Bidder’s Initials
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LIST OF SUBCONTRACTORS
In compliance with the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act Chapter 4 (commencing at Section
4100), Part 1, Division 2 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California and any amendments thereof
(the “Act”), Bidder shall set forth below: (a) the name and the location of the place of business, (b) the
California contractor license number, (c) the DIR public works contractor registration number unless
exempt pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, and (d) the portion of the work which will be
done by each subcontractor who will perform work or labor or render service to the Bidder in or about the
construction of the work or improvement to be performed under this Contract in an amount in excess of
one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the Bidder’s Total Bid Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the work
involves the construction of streets and highways, then the Bidder shall list each subcontractor who will
perform work or labor or render service to the Bidder in or about the work in an amount in excess of one-
half of one percent (0.5%) of the Bidder’s Total Bid Price or $10,000, whichever is greater. No additional
time shall be granted to provide the below requested information.
If a Bidder fails to specify a subcontractor or if a contractor specifies more than one subcontractor for the
same portion of work, then the Bidder shall be deemed to have agreed that it is fully qualified to perform
that portion of work and that it shall perform that portion of the work itself without subcontractor(s). The
Bidder shall not list alternative subcontractors for the same work.
Bidders are advised that pursuant to Public Contract Code section 4110, a prime contractor violating any
provisions of the Act shall be subject to the following penalties, which may be levied by the City in its sole
discretion: (1) termination of the Contract for cause or (2) the assessment of a penalty in the amount of not
more than 10 percent of the amount of the subcontract involved. Further, the City may report any violations
or suspected violations to the Contractors State License Board, which may take disciplinary action in
addition to the penalties noted above.
If additional pages are required, duplicate page P-7.
Name, Address, and Phone
Number of Subcontractor
License #&
Classification DIR No.
Work
Performed by
Subcontractor
% of
Total
Bid
Dollar
Value of
Subcontract
Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
Bidder’s Initials
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Name, Address, and Phone
Number of Subcontractor
License #&
Classification DIR No.
Work
Performed by
Subcontractor
% of
Total
Bid
Dollar
Value of
Subcontract
Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
Bidder’s Initials
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CONTRACTOR’S EQUIPMENT
The undersigned Bidder is licensed in accordance with the laws of the State of California: License
Number , Class .
The following is a list of all major items of construction equipment and vehicles available to the
Bidder which the Bidder believes to be necessary or essential to the completion of the project:
Item Lease/Owned Date/Year of
Manufacturers
Condition
Bidder’s Initials
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BID BOND FORM
SEE ATTACHED
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
That ________________________________________________________ as Principal, and
_____________________________________________________________________ as Surety,
are held and firmly bound unto the City of Azusa hereinafter called "City" in the sum of:
_______________________________________________________________________ dollars,
(not less than 10 percent of the total amount of the bid)
for the payment of which sum, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves our heirs, executors,
administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
WHEREAS, said Principal has submitted a bid to said City to perform all work required under the
City's Specifications entitled:
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, PLANS, AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
NORTH RESERVOIR REHABILITATION
PROJECT NO. W-356
NOW THEREFORE, if said Principal is awarded a contract by said City, and, within the time and
in the manner required under the heading "Instructions to Bidders" bound with said Specifications,
enters into a written contract on the form of Agreement bound with said Specifications and
furnished the required insurance and required bonds, one to guarantee faithful performance and
the other to guarantee payment of labor and materials, then this obligation shall be null and void,
otherwise it shall remain in full force and effect.
In the event suit is brought upon this bond by said City and judgment is recovered, said Surety
shall pay all costs incurred by said City in such suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee to be
fixed by the court.
Principal Surety
By By ______________________________
Its Its _____________________________
By By ______________________________
Its Its ______________________________
Surety signatures on this bond must be acknowledged before notary publics, and a legally
sufficient power of attorney must be attached to the bond to verify the authority of any party
signing on behalf of a surety.
Bidder’s Initials
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INFORMATION REQUIRED OF BIDDERS
The following information must be completed by Bidder in a complete and accurate manner and submitted
with the bid. If any information provided by a Bidder becomes inaccurate, the Bidder must immediately
notify the City and provide updated accurate information in writing and under penalty of perjury. The City
may verify any or all information provided in completed bids, consider information provided by sources
other than the Bidder, and conduct such investigations as the City deems appropriate to assist in the
evaluation of the bid. The City reserves the right to determine that any Bidder is non-responsible and
subject to disqualification if it finds the information provided herein is inaccurate, misleading or false, or
upon evidence of collusion or other illegal practices on the part of a Bidder. Failure by Bidder to complete
this form and submit it with its bid may result in rejection of the bid as non-responsive.
A. INFORMATION ABOUT BIDDER
NOTE: Where Bidder is a joint venture, pages shall be duplicated and information provided for all
parties to the joint venture.
1.0 Name of Bidder:
2.0 Type, if Entity:
3.0 Bidder Address:
Telephone Number Fax Number
Email Address
3.1 Type of Firm:
3.2 Corporation organized under the laws of the State of ______________________
3.3 Contractor’s License: State License No. ________________________________
3.4 Contractor’s License: Expiration Date _________________________________
3.5 Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) Registration No. __________________
4.0 How many years has Bidder’s organization been in business as a Contractor?
4.1 Number of years of experience in projects of this type:
Bidder’s Initials
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5.0 How many years has Bidder’s organization been in business under its present name?
5.1 Under what other or former names has Bidder’s organization operated?
6.0 If Bidder’s organization is a corporation, answer the following:
6.1 Date of Incorporation:
6.2 State of Incorporation:
6.3 President’s Name:
6.4 Vice-President’s Name(s):
6.5 Secretary’s Name:
6.6 Treasurer’s Name:
7.0 If an individual or a partnership, answer the following:
7.1 Date of Organization:
7.2 Name and address of all partners (state whether general or limited partnership):
8.0 If other than a corporation or partnership, describe organization and name principals:
9.0 List other states in which Bidder’s organization is legally qualified to do business.
Bidder’s Initials
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10.0 What type of work does the Bidder normally perform with its own forces?
11.0 Has Bidder ever failed to complete any work awarded to it? If so, note when, where, and
why:
12.0 Within the last five years, has any officer or partner of Bidder’s organization ever been an
officer or partner of another organization when it failed to complete a contract? If so, attach
a separate sheet of explanation:
13.0 Within the last five years, has any CSLB license held by Bidder’s organization or its
Responsible Managing Employee (RME) or Responsible Managing Officer (RMO) been
suspended? If so, attach a separate sheet of explanation:
14.0 At any time in the last five years has Bidder been assessed and paid liquidated damages
after completion of a project under a construction contract with either a public or private
owner? If so, attach a separate sheet of explanation:
Bidder’s Initials
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15.0 In the last five years has Bidder, or any firm with which any of Bidder’s owners, officers
or partners was associated, been debarred, disqualified, removed or otherwise prevented
from bidding on, or completing, any government agency or public works project for any
reason? If so, attach a separate sheet of explanation:
16.0 In the last five years has Bidder been denied an award of a public works contract based on
a finding by a public agency that Bidder was not a responsible bidder? If so, attach a
separate sheet of explanation:
17.0 In the past five years has any claim against or filed by Bidder concerning Bidder’s work
on a construction project been filed in court or resolved through any alternative dispute
resolution process including, without limitation, arbitration or mediation? If so, attach a
separate sheet of explanation:
18.0 List Trade References:
19.0 List Bank References (Bank and Branch Address):
20.0 Name of Bonding Company and Name and Address of Agent:
Bidder’s Initials
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21.0 Person(s) who inspected this project’s site of work prior to the bid:
Inspected by: ________________________________ Date: __________
Inspected by: ________________________________ Date:__________
22.0 Person(s) who attended the mandatory pre-bid meeting:
23.0 References:
The bidder is required to state what work of a similar character to that included in the proposed contract
he/she has successfully performed and give references to verify responsibility, experience, skill, and
business and financial standing. Minimum 4 references shall be provided. Additional numbered pages
outlining this portion of the proposal may be attached to this page.
Reference 1
Project Name:
Type of Work:
Year Completed:
Contract Amount:
Name / Address of
Owner / Agency:
Reference Contact:
Name:________________________
Tel:__________________________
Title:____________________
Reference 2
Project Name:
Type of Work:
Year Completed:
Contract Amount:
Name / Address of
Owner / Agency:
Reference Contact:
Name: ________________________
Tel: __________________________
Title: ____________________
Bidder’s Initials
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Reference 3
Project Name:
Type of Work:
Year Completed:
Contract Amount:
Name / Address of
Owner / Agency:
Reference Contact:
Name:________________________
Tel:__________________________
Title:____________________
Reference 4
Project Name:
Type of Work:
Year Completed:
Contract Amount:
Name / Address of
Owner / Agency:
Reference Contact:
Name: ________________________
Tel: __________________________
Title: ____________________
13. Organization Chart:
The bidder is required to submit a complete organization chart for the entire company, including all
owners, officers, personnel, employees, administrative staff, superintendents, foremen, laborers,
tradespersons, and apprentices. Each individual shall have their name and respective titles listed.
Bidder’s Initials
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B. LIST OF CURRENT PROJECTS (ACTIVE OR BACKLOG)
[**Duplicate Page if needed for listing additional current projects.**]
Project Description of
Bidder’s Work
Completion Date Cost of Bidder’s
Work
Name and
Telephone
Number of
Owner
Bidder’s Initials
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C. LIST OF ALL PROJECTS COMPLETED OR SUSPENDED OVER THE LAST FIVE
YEARS
[**Duplicate Page if needed for listing additional completed projects.**]
Please include only those projects which are similar enough to demonstrate Bidder’s ability to perform
the required work.
Project Description of
Bidder’s Work
Completion Date *
Cost of Bidder’s
Work
Name and
Telephone
Number of
Owner
* Any projects that were awarded but not completed due to suspension or cancellation must be explained
in Item 11.0.
Bidder’s Initials
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D. EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS QUESTIONNAIRE
Personnel:
The Bidder shall identify the key personnel to be assigned to this project in a management, construction
supervision or engineering capacity.
1. List each person’s job title, name and percent of time to be allocated to this project:
2. Summarize each person’s specialized education:
3. List each person’s years of construction experience relevant to the project:
4. Summarize such experience:
Bidder agrees that personnel named in this Bid will remain on this Project until completion of all relevant
Work, unless substituted by personnel of equivalent experience and qualifications approved in advance by
the City.
Bidder’s Initials
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Changes Occurring Since Last Submission (If Applicable)
If any substantive changes have occurred since Bidder submitted its bid package for this Project, Bidder
shall list them below. If none are listed, Bidder certifies that no substantive changes have occurred.
Additional Bidder’s Statements:
If the Bidder feels that there is additional information which has not been included in the questionnaire
above, and which would contribute to the qualification review, it may add that information in a statement
here or on an attached sheet, appropriately marked:
E. VERIFICATION AND EXECUTION
These Bid Forms shall be executed only by a duly authorized official of the Bidder:
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing information
is true and correct:
Name of Bidder
Signature
Name
Title
Date
Bidder’s Initials
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NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS
COUNTY OF )
[NAME], being first duly sworn, deposes and says
that he/she is [SOLE OWNER, PARTNER, PRESIDENT, ETC],
of [CONTRACTOR], the party making the foregoing bid;
that such bid is not made in the interest of or on behalf of any undisclosed person, partnership,
company association, organization, or corporation; that such bid is genuine and not collusive or
sham; that said bidder has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other bidder to put in
a false or sham bid, and has not directly or indirectly colluded, conspired, connived, or agreed with
any bidder or anyone else to put in a sham bid, not that anyone shall refrain from bidding; that
said bidder has not in any manner, directly or indirectly, sought by agreement, communications or
conference with anyone to fix the bid price of said bidder or any other bidder, nor to fix any
overhead, profit, or cost element of such bid price, nor of that of any other bidder, nor to secure
any advantage against the public body awarding the contract or anyone interested in the proposed
contract; that all statements contained in such bid are true; and, further, that said bidder has not,
directly or indirectly, submitted his or her bid price or any breakdown thereof, nor the contents
thereof, nor divulged information or date relative thereto, nor paid and will not pay any fee in
connection therewith to any corporation, partnership, company, association, organization, bid
depository, nor to any member or agent thereof, nor to any other individual except to such person
or persons as have a partnership or other financial interest with said bidder in his or her general
business.
Dated: Signed:
[TITLE]
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of , 2020 .
Notary Public SEAL
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CITY OF AZUSA
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of this day of , 2020 by and
between the CITY OF AZUSA, hereinafter called "City" and ___________________ hereinafter
called "Contractor".
WITNESSETH: That the parties hereto do mutually agree as follows:
ARTICLE I: For and in consideration of the payments and agreement hereinafter mentioned to be
made and performed by said City, said Contractor agrees with said City to perform and complete
in a workmanlike manner all work required under the City's Specifications entitled:
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, PLANS, AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
NORTH RESERVOIR REHABILITATION
PROJECT NO. W-356
in accordance with the Specifications and Drawings thereof, to furnish at his own expense all labor,
materials, equipment, tools, supplies, transportation, utilities, bonds and insurance, permits and
services necessary therefore, except such materials, equipment, and services as may be stipulated
in said Specifications to be furnished by said City, and to do everything required by this Agreement
and the said Specifications and Drawings.
ARTICLE II. For furnishing all said labor, materials, equipment, tools, and services, furnishing
and removing all plant, temporary structures, tools, and equipment, and doing everything required
by this Agreement and the said Specifications and Drawings; also for all loss and damage arising
out of the nature of the work aforesaid, or from the action of the elements, or from any seen
unforeseen difficulties which may arise during the prosecution of the work until its acceptance by
said City, and for all risks of every description connected with the work; also for all expenses
resulting from the suspension or discontinuance of work, except as in the said Specifications are
expressly stipulated to be borne by said City; and for completing the work in accordance with the
requirements of said Specifications and Drawings as directed by the Engineer, said City will pay
and said Contractor shall receive, in full compensation therefore, the price(s) named in the
Proposal.
ARTICLE III. The City hereby employs said Contractor to perform the work according to the
terms of this Agreement for price(s) named in the Proposal, and agrees to pay the same at the time,
in the manner, and upon the conditions as stipulated in the said Specifications; and the said parties
for themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, do hereby agree to
the full performance of the covenants contained.
ARTICLE IV. The Notice Inviting Bids, Instruction to Bidders, Proposal, Information Required
of Bidder, the Faithful Performance Bond, the Labor and Material Bond, the General Conditions,
Special Provisions, Technical Specifications, Plans, Drawings, and all Addenda issued by the City
with respect to the foregoing prior to the opening of bids, are hereby incorporated in and made part
of this Agreement.
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CITY OF AZUSA
AGREEMENT
ARTICLE V. All time limits stated in the Contract Documents are of the essence of this
Agreement. No work, services, materials or equipment shall be performed or furnished under this
Agreement unless and until a Notice to Proceed has been given to the Contractor by the City. City
shall, with no liability to Contractor whatsoever, have an absolute right to withhold delivery of a
Notice to Proceed until the expiration of statute of limitations for challenging the City's
environmental review of this project. City shall, also with no liability whatsoever to Contractor,
have an absolute right to cancel this Agreement in the event that litigation is filed against the City
challenging the City's environmental review process. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City's
said right to cancellation must be exercised not later than 45 days following the bid opening date,
and before delivery of a Notice to Proceed to Contractor.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Contract to be executed as of the
day and year first above written.
CONTRACTOR'S SIGNATURES MUST BE NOTARIZED AND THE NOTARY
ACKNOWLEDGMENT MUST SPECIFY THAT THE SIGNER OF THE AGREEMENT IS
AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. THE CITY'S ATTORNEY SHALL
DETERMINE THE SUFFICIENCY OF CONTRACTOR'S SIGNATURES, AND MAY
REQUIRE NOTARIZED SIGNATURES FROM TWO OFFICERS IN THE EVENT THAT
CONTRACTOR IS A CORPORATION.
CITY OF AZUSA CONTRACTOR
By: By:
Robert Gonzales
Mayor
Name:
Attest:
Title:
Jeffrey Lawrence Cornejo Jr. (corporate seal)
City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
Best Best & Krieger LLP
Jeff F. Ferre
City Attorney
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FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE BOND
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that _________________________________ as
Contractor, and as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto the City
of Azusa, hereinafter called "City" in the sum of:
________________________________________________ and no/100 ($_____________) dollars, lawful
money of the United States, said sum being not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the total Contract
amount, for the payment of which sum, well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors,
and administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
WHEREAS, said Contractor has been awarded and is about to enter into the annexed agreement with said
City to perform all work required under the City's Specifications entitled:
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, PLANS, AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
NORTH RESERVOIR REHABILITATION
PROJECT NO. W-356
NOW, THEREFORE, if said Contractor shall perform all the requirements of said agreement required to
be performed on his part, at the times and in the manner specified herein and shall indemnify and save
harmless the said City, its officers, employees and agents, as therein stipulated, then this obligation shall be
null and void, otherwise it shall remain in full force and effect.
PROVIDED, that any alterations in the work to be done or the materials to be furnished, which may be
made pursuant to the terms of said Contract, shall not in any way release said Contractor or said Surety
thereunder, nor shall any extensions of time granted under the provisions of said Contract release either
said Contractor or said Surety, and notice of such alterations or extensions of the Contract is hereby waived
by said Surety.
In the event suit is brought upon this Bond by said City and judgment is recovered, (or settlement made
which is favorable to City), said Surety shall pay all costs incurred by said City in such suit, including a
reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court.
SIGNED AND SEALED, this___________ day of______________, 2020 .
Principal Surety
By By ______________________________
Its Its _____________________________
By By ______________________________
Its Its ______________________________
Surety's Phone___________________________
Address ____________________________________________________________
ALL SIGNATURES ON THIS BOND MUST BE ACKNOWLEDGED BEFORE NOTARY PUBLICS,
AND A LEGALLY SUFFICIENT POWER OF ATTORNEY MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE BOND
TO VERIFY THE AUTHORITY OF ANY PARTY SIGNING ON BEHALF OF A SURETY.
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LABOR AND MATERIAL BOND
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that _________________________________
as Contractor, and as Surety, are held and firmly
bound unto the City of Azusa, hereinafter called "City" in the sum of:
________________________________________________ and no/100 ($_____________)
dollars, lawful money of the United States, said sum being not less than one hundred percent
(100%) of the total Contract amount, for the payment of which sum, well and truly to be made, we
bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly and
severally, firmly by these presents.
WHEREAS, said Contractor has been awarded and is about to enter into the annexed agreement
with said City to perform all work required under the City's Specifications entitled:
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
NORTH RESERVOIR REHABILITATION
PROJECT NO. W-356
THE CONDITION OF THE OBLIGATION IS SUCH THAT, if said Contractor or any of his
Sub-contractors, fails to pay for any materials, equipment, or other supplies, or for rental of same
used in connection with the performance of work contracted to be done or for work or labor thereon
of any kind, or fails to pay any of the persons named in Section 3181, California Civil Code or
amounts due under the Unemployment Insurance Code with respect to work or labor performed
by any such claimant or for any amounts required to be deducted, withheld and paid to the
Employment Developmental Department or its successor(s) from the work of employees of the
Contractor and his Sub-contractors pursuant to Section 13020 of the Unemployment Insurance
Code with respect to such work and labor and all other applicable laws of the State of California
and rules and regulations of its agencies, then said Surety will pay for the same in an amount not
exceeding the sum specified above. This bond shall inure to the benefit of any persons named in
Section 3181 of said California Civil Code, so as to give a right of action to them or their assigns
in any suit brought upon this bond. This bond shall be subject to and include all of the consistent
provisions of the Civil Code of the State of California relating to Payment Bonds for Public Works,
including but not limited to Civil Code, Sections 3225-3226 and Section 3247-3252.
PROVIDED, that any alterations in the work to be done or the materials to be furnished, which
may be made pursuant to the terms of said Contract, shall not in any way release either said
Contractor or said Surety thereunder, nor shall any extensions of time granted under the provisions
of said Contract release either said Contractor or said Surety, and notice of such alterations or
extensions of the Contract is hereby waived by said Surety.
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LABOR AND MATERIAL BOND
In the event suit is brought upon this bond by said City and judgment is recovered, (or settlement
made which is favorable to City), said Surety shall pay all costs incurred by said City in such suit,
including a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court.
SIGNED AND SEALED, this__________ day of______________, 2020 .
Principal Surety
By By ______________________________
Its Its _____________________________
By By ______________________________
Its Its ______________________________
Surety's Phone___________________________
Address ____________________________________________________________
ALL SIGNATURES ON THIS BOND MUST BE ACKNOWLEDGED BEFORE NOTARY
PUBLICS, AND A LEGALLY SUFFICIENT POWER OF ATTORNEY MUST BE
ATTACHED TO THE BOND TO VERIFY THE AUTHORITY OF ANY PARTY SIGNING
ON BEHALF OF A SURETY.
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ESCROW AGREEMENT
FOR SECURITY DEPOSITS IN LIEU OF RETENTION
This Escrow Agreement is made and entered into this ______ day of ____________, 2020 , by
and between the CITY OF AZUSA, whose address is 213 E. Foothill Blvd., Azusa, California,
91702 (hereinafter called "City"); __________________________________________, whose
address is _____________________________________________________, (hereinafter called
"Contractor"); and ________________________________________________________, whose
address is __________________________________________________________, (hereinafter
called "Escrow Agent").
For the consideration hereinafter set forth, the City, Contractor and Escrow Agent agree as follows:
1. Pursuant to Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code of the State of California, the Contractor
has the option to deposit securities with the Escrow Agent as a substitute for retention earnings
required to be withheld by the City pursuant to the Contract Agreement entered into between the
City and Contractor for the construction of , in the
amount of $ dated , (hereinafter referred to as the
"Contract"). Alternatively, on written request of the Contractor, the City shall make payments of
the retention earnings directly to the Escrow Agent. When the Contractor deposits the securities
as a substitute for Contract earnings, the Escrow Agent shall notify the City within ten (10) days
of the deposit. The market value of the securities at the time of the substitution shall be at least
equal to the cash amount then required to be withheld as retention under the terms of the Contract
between the City and Contractor. Securities shall be held in the name of the City of Azusa, and
shall designate the Contractor as the Beneficial Owner.
2. The City shall make progress payments to the Contractor for those funds which otherwise would
be withheld from progress payments pursuant to the Contract provisions, provided that the Escrow
Agent holds securities in the form and amount specified above.
3. When the City makes payment of retentions earned directly to the Escrow Agent, the Escrow
Agent shall hold them for the benefit of the Contractor until such time as the escrow created under
this Contract is terminated. The Contractor may direct the investment of the payments into
securities. All terms and conditions of this Agreement and the rights and responsibilities of the
parties shall be equally applicable and binding when the City pays the Escrow Agent directly.
4. The Contractor shall be responsible for paying all fees for the expenses incurred by the Escrow
Agent in administering the escrow account. These expenses and payment terms shall be
determined by the Contractor and Escrow Agent.
5. The interest earned on the securities or the money market accounts held in escrow and all
interest earned on that interest shall be for the sole account of Contractor and shall be subject to
withdrawal by the Contractor at any time and from time to time without notice to the City.
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ESCROW AGREEMENT
FOR SECURITY DEPOSITS IN LIEU OF RETENTION
6. The Contractor shall have the right to withdraw all or any part of the principal in the Escrow
Account by written authorization from the City to the Escrow Agent that the City consents to the
withdrawal of the amount sought to be withdrawn by the Contractor.
7. The City shall have a right to draw upon the securities in the event of default by the
Contractor. Upon seven (7) days written notice to the Escrow Agent from the City of the default,
the Escrow Agent shall immediately convert the securities to cash and shall distribute the cash as
instructed by the City.
8. Upon receipt of written notification from the City certifying that the Contract is final and
complete, and that the Contractor has complied with all requirements and procedures applicable
to the Contract, the Escrow Agent shall release to the Contractor all securities and interest on
deposit less escrow fees and charges of the Escrow Account. The escrow shall be closed
immediately upon disbursement of all moneys and securities on deposit and payments of fees
and charges.
9. The Escrow Agent shall rely upon the written notification from the City and the Contractor
pursuant to Sections (1) to (8), inclusive, of this Agreement and the City and Contractor shall
hold the Escrow Agent harmless from the Escrow Agent's release, conversion, and disbursement
of the securities and interest as set forth above.
10. The names of the persons who are authorized to give written notice or to receive written
notice on behalf of the City and on behalf of the Contractor in connection with the foregoing, and
exemplars of their respective signatures are as follows:
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ESCROW AGREEMENT
FOR SECURITY DEPOSITS IN LIEU OF RETENTION
On behalf of the City: On behalf of Contractor:
City Manager ______________________
Title
___________
Signature Name
213 E. Foothill Blvd.
Azusa, CA 91702 Signature
Address
_____________
_________________
Address
On behalf of Escrow Agent:
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Title
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Signature
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Address
At the time the Escrow Account is opened, the City and the Contractor shall deliver to the
Escrow Agent a fully executed counterpart of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement by their proper officers on
the date first set forth above.
City: Contractor:
City Manager Title
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GENERAL CONDITIONS
SECTION 1 - DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
1.01 DEFINITIONS
Wherever the words defined in this Section, or pronouns used in their stead, occur in these
Specifications or in any of the other Contract Documents, the intent and meaning shall be as
follows:
(a) CITY. The City of Azusa, County of Los Angeles, State of California. The terms City and
Owner may be used interchangeably.
(b) CITY COUNCIL. The duly elected Council of the City of Azusa.
(c) CITY ENGINEER and ENGINEER. The City Engineer of the City of local jurisdiction, or an
authorized deputy, agent, representative or inspector. The designated Engineer for Azusa Light &
Water for this Contract is listed in the Special Provisions and is also referred to as the “City
Representative or “Representative” in the Contract Documents.
(d) CONTRACTOR. Contractor shall mean the party entering into contract with the City for
performance of the work called for in these Specifications and shown on the Drawings, including
the Contractor's authorized agents.
(e) SUBCONTRACTOR. Subcontractor shall mean any person, firm, or corporation entering into
agreement with the Contractor for performance of any part of the Contractor's obligation under the
Contract.
(f) CONTRACT. Contract shall mean the Contract Documents and shall include the written
agreement entered into by the City and the Contractor for the performance of work described in
the Specifications and shown on the Drawings, together with the Notice Inviting Bids, the
Instructions To Bidders, the Proposal, the Information Required of Bidders, the Specifications, the
Plans, the Drawings, all Addenda issued by the City with respect to the foregoing prior to the
opening of bids, and all Change Orders issued by the City and signed by the Contractor pertaining
to the Contract after the Contract is awarded.
(g) SPECIFICATIONS. Specifications shall mean the Contract Documents consisting of written
requirements for the General Conditions, the Special Provisions and the Technical Specifications
of the Contract, together with all Addenda and Change Orders issued with respect thereto. All
worked performed shall be in accordance with the Standard Specifications for Public Works
Construction (SSPWC), current edition, except as modified herein. In case of conflict between
SSPWC and the Contract Documents, the Contract Documents shall prevail.
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(h) DRAWINGS. Drawings, Plans, or Contract Drawings shall mean those drawings
accompanying the Specifications which show the location, nature, extent and form of the work,
together with applicable details.
(i) SHOP DRAWINGS. Drawings, diagrams, illustrations, schedules, performance charts,
brochures and other data prepared by the Contractor or any Subcontractor, manufacturer, supplier
or distributor, which illustrates how specific portions of the work shall be fabricated and/or
installed. Shop Drawings are not considered to be part of the Contract Documents.
1.02 ABBREVIATIONS
Wherever the following abbreviations are used they shall have the meanings listed:
AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
ACI American Concrete Institute
AGA American Gas Association
AI The Asphalt Institute
AIA American Institute of Architects
AIEE American Institute of Electrical Engineers
AISC American Institute of Steel Construction
AISI American Iron and Steel Institute
ANSI American National Standards Institute
API American Petroleum Institute
ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers
ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM American Society of Testing Materials
AWPA American Wood Preservers Association
AWS American Welding Society
AWWA American Water Works Association, Inc.
CRSI Concrete Reinforcement Steel Institute
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturer's Association
NIC Not in Contract
NTS Not to Scale
OAE Or Approved Equal
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Act
PCA Portland Cement Association
SSPC Steel Structures Painting Council
SSPWC Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction
UBC Uniform Building Code
UPC Uniform Plumbing Code
USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
U/L Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
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SECTION 2 - SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS
2.01 INTERPRETATION OF SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS
The Specifications and the Drawings are intended to be explanatory of each other. Any work
indicated in the Drawings and not in the Specifications, or vice versa, shall be executed as if
indicated in both. As the figured dimensions shown on the Drawings and in the Specifications of
the Contract may not in every case agree with scale dimensions, the figured dimensions shall be
followed in preference to the scaled dimensions, and drawings to a large scale shall be followed in
preference to the Drawings to a small scale. Should it appear that the work to be done or any of
the matters relative thereto are not sufficiently detailed or explained in the Contract Documents,
the Contractor shall apply to the Engineer for such further explanations as may be necessary, and
shall conform thereto as part of the Contract. In the event of any doubt or question arising
respecting the meaning of the Specifications or Drawings, reference shall be made to the Engineer
and the Engineer's decision therein shall be final.
2.02 CONFLICTS BETWEEN SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS
In case of conflict between the Specifications and the Drawings, the Specifications shall govern
over the Drawings. In cases of conflict between the General Conditions and Special Provisions of
the Specifications, the Special Provisions shall govern over the General Conditions.
2.03 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS
A reference to the Standard Specifications shall mean "Standard Specifications for Public Works
Construction" (SSPWC), the current edition and amendments. All work performed shall conform
to the SSPWC.
2.04 SHOP DRAWINGS
(a) Wherever called for in these Specifications or on the Drawings, or where required by the
Engineer, the Contractor shall furnish to the Engineer for review six (6) prints of each Shop
Drawing. The Shop Drawings shall be approved by the Contractor prior to submittal to the
Engineer. Unless otherwise required, said drawings shall be submitted at a time sufficiently early
to allow review of same by the Engineer, and to accommodate the rate of construction progress
required under the Contract.
(b) The Contractor shall stamp all six copies of the Shop Drawings stating his approval of the
submittal and that the Contractor has determined and verified all field measurements and
quantities, field construction criteria, materials, catalog numbers and similar data, and that the
Contractor has reviewed and coordinated the information in the Shop Drawings with the
requirements of the work and the Contract Documents. Any Shop Drawings submitted without
complying with this Section will not be reviewed by the Engineer.
(c) Except as may be otherwise provided in the Special Provisions, the Engineer will return two
prints of each Shop Drawing to the Contractor, with comments noted thereon, within 15 calendar
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days following their receipt at the Engineer's office. The Contractor shall make a complete and
acceptable submittal to the Engineer by the second submission of drawings. The City reserves the
right to withhold moneys due the Contractor to cover additional costs of the Engineer's review
beyond the second submittal.
(d) If the Shop Drawings are returned to the Contractor marked APPROVED AS SUBMITTED,
formal revision and re-submittal of said drawing will not be required.
(e) If the Shop Drawings are returned to the Contractor marked APPROVED AS NOTED, formal
revision and re-submittal of said drawing will not be required, but the noted correction will be
adhered to by the Contractor.
(f) If one print of the Shop Drawing is returned to the Contractor marked REVISE AND
RESUBMIT the Contractor shall revise said drawing and shall resubmit six (6) copies of said
revised drawing to the Engineer.
(g) If one print of the Shop Drawing is returned to the Contractor marked NOT APPROVED,
Contractor shall resubmit six (6) copies of a material or installation process specified in the
Contract Documents and/or acceptable to the Engineer.
(h) Fabrication of an item shall not be commenced before the Engineer has reviewed the pertinent
Shop Drawings and returned copies to the Contractor marked either APPROVED AS
SUBMITTED or APPROVED AS NOTED. Revisions indicated on Shop Drawings shall be
considered as changes necessary to meet the requirements of the Contract Drawings and
Specifications and shall not be taken as the basis of claims for extra work. The Contractor shall
have no claim for damages or extension of time due to any delay resulting from the Contractor's
having to make the required revisions to Shop Drawings (unless review by the Engineer of said
drawings is delayed beyond a reasonable period of time and unless the Contractor can establish
that the Engineer's delay in review actually resulted in a delay in the Contractor's construction
schedule). The review of said drawings by the Engineer will be limited to checking for general
agreement with the Specifications and Drawings and shall in no way relieve the Contractor of
responsibility for errors or omissions contained therein, nor shall such review operate to waive or
modify any provision contained in the Specifications or Contract Drawings. Fabricating
dimensions, quantities of material, applicable code requirements and other Contract requirements
shall be the Contractor's responsibility.
2.05 REFERENCE TO STANDARDS, PUBLICATIONS, OR STANDARD
SPECIFICATIONS
Any reference made in the Specifications or Drawings to any specification, standard, or publication
of any organization shall, in the absence of a specific designation to the contrary, be understood to
refer to the latest edition of the specification, standard or publication in effect as of the date of
advertising the work.
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2.06 REFERENCE TO PROPRIETARY PRODUCTS
Where references to proprietary products appear in the Specifications or Drawings, whether or not
followed by the words "or approved equal", it is for the purpose of establishing an acceptable
standard of quality or design. Unless a substitute is expressly prohibited, the Contractor may
request approval of a substitute for any such proprietary product. Such approval normally will not
be given by the Engineer prior to award of a Contract. A request for substitution must be in writing
and must include descriptive literature, specifications, test reports or samples, as appropriate, to
enable the Engineer to determine the acceptability of the product proposed for substitution. If
substitution is requested as part of a Shop Drawing submittal, the item(s) proposed for substitution
shall be clearly indicated. No substitute product shall be used on the work until written approval
has been received from the Engineer. Any revisions to structures, piping, mechanical, electrical,
instrumentation, or any other work made necessary by such substitution must be approved by the
Engineer and the entire cost of these revisions shall be borne by the Contractor.
2.07 SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS FURNISHED TO CONTRACTOR
The City will furnish to the Contractor two sets of Contract Documents including Specifications
together with Drawings. Additional quantities of Specifications and Drawings will be furnished at
reproduction cost. Contractor shall maintain a clean, undamaged set of Contract Documents at the
project site at all times.
2.08 AS-BUILT DRAWINGS
The Contractor shall maintain, on the job site, a set of full-size blueline or blackline prints of the
Contract Drawings. On these the Contractor shall mark all as-built conditions, locations,
configurations, and other details which may vary from the details represented on the original
drawings. This master record of as-built conditions, including all revisions made necessary by
addenda, change orders and field conditions shall be maintained up-to-date during the progress of
the work.
In the case of those drawings which depict the detailed requirement for equipment to be assembled
and wired in the factory, such as motor control centers and instrumentation, the as-built drawings
shall be updated by indicating those portions which are superseded by final Shop Drawings, and
by including a reference note describing the Shop Drawings by manufacturer, drawing and revision
number and date.
Upon completion of the work but prior to final acceptance, the as- built drawings maintained by
the Contractor shall be delivered to the City or Engineer.
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SECTION 3 - CITY-ENGINEER-CONTRACTOR RELATIONS
3.01 AUTHORITY OF CITY
(a) The work and the manner of performing the same shall be done to the satisfaction and approval
of the City.
(b) The Contract Documents do not purport to control the method of performing the work but only
the requirements as to the nature of the completed work. The Contractor shall assume the entire
responsibility for methods of performing the work.
3.02 AUTHORITY OF THE ENGINEER
(a) The Engineer is the agent of the City and is employed to act as advisor and consultant to the
City in engineering matters relating to the Contract. The City has delegated its authority under this
Contract to the Engineer to determine the amount, quality, acceptability and fitness of the several
kinds of work, material and equipment which are to be paid for under the Contract; to decide for
the City all questions relative to the construction, meaning and intent of the Contract Documents;
to decide all questions relative to the classification, measurements of quantities, materials and the
fulfillment of this Contract, and to reject or condemn all work or material which does not conform
to the terms of this Contract to recommend, for consideration and action of the City, progress
payments and change orders. The Engineer's decision in all matters is the decision of the City and
can only be changed in writing by the City Manager of the City.
(b) It is expressly agreed and understood that the Engineer will have no liability whatsoever
resulting from the obligations entered into under the Contract; that the City must look solely to the
Contractor for the furnishing of the work; that the Contractor and City must look solely to each
other for the enforcement of any claims or liabilities arising under or by reason of the Contract. If
the Contractor files any suit arising under the Contract and names the Engineer as a party and if
no recovery is had against the Engineer, then the Engineer shall recover damages from the
Contractor for reasonable attorney's fees for time spent by the attorney for the Engineer in the
defense of the suit and the Engineer shall recover from the Contractor and be paid by the Contractor
at the rate of $1,000.00 per day for the time of the Engineer required in connection with the
preparation and defense of the suit. This provision is specifically intended as a Contract between
the Contractor and the City for the benefit of the Engineer.
3.03 INSPECTION AND TESTING
(a) All materials furnished and all work performed under the Contract shall be subject to inspection
by the Engineer. Such inspection may include mill, plant, shop or field inspection as required. The
Engineer shall be permitted access to all parts of the work, including plants where material or
equipment are manufactured or fabricated, and the Engineer shall be furnished with such materials,
information and assistance by the Contractor and Subcontractors and suppliers as is required to
make a complete and detailed inspection.
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(b) Work done in the absence of prescribed inspection may be required to be removed and replaced
under proper inspection, and the entire cost of removal and replacement, including the cost of all
materials which may be furnished by the City and used in the work thus removed, shall be borne
by the Contractor, regardless of whether the work removed is found to be defective or not. Work
shall not be covered up without the authority of the Engineer. If so covered without authority, the
work, upon order of the Engineer, shall be uncovered to the extent required, and the Contractor
similarly shall bear the entire cost of performing all the work and furnishing all the material
necessary for the removal of the covering and its subsequent replacement, as directed and approved
by the Engineer.
(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, cost for ordinary City inspection fees will be paid by the
City. All inspection fees and costs imposed by agencies other than the City and extraordinary
inspection by the City shall be paid by the Contractor.
(d) The Engineer will make, or have made, such tests as he deems necessary to insure that the
work is being accomplished in accordance with the requirements of the Contract. Unless otherwise
specified in the Special Provisions, the cost of such testing will be borne by the City. In the event
such tests reveal non-compliance with the requirements of the Contract, the Contractor shall bear
the cost of such corrective measures deemed necessary by the Engineer, as well as the cost of
subsequent re-testing.
(e) The City will provide inspection for an 8-hour day and 40-hour work week for Monday through
Friday. Overtime inspection shall be paid for by Contractor. No work shall be performed on
weekends unless approved in writing by the City. Any shutdown of any portion of the City's water
system will take place on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday only; other times by
agreement between the Contractor and City. The Contractor shall reimburse the City at rates
established by the City for inspection in excess of the foregoing including legal holidays.
3.04 CONTRACTOR'S PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
The Contractor shall at all times be responsible for the adequacy, efficiency and sufficiency of the
Contractor's plant and equipment and any Subcontractor's plant and equipment.
3.05 ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT
(a) The Contractor shall not assign, sublet, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the Contract or
any portion thereof, or his right, title or interest therein, or his obligations thereunder, without the
prior written consent of the City. The City shall have no obligation whatsoever to provide such
written consent.
(b) If the Contractor violates the provisions of this section, the Contract may be terminated at the
option of the City and the City shall be relieved of all liability and obligations to the Contractor,
and to his assignee or transferee, growing out of such termination.
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3.06 SUBCONTRACTS
(a) All proposed Subcontractor's shall be listed by the Contractor at the time of bid opening and
shall be contained in the Information Required of Bidders. The Contractor may request a
replacement of a previously approved Subcontractor only through the specific procedures
contained in Public Contract Code, Section 4107. Any such request is subject to approval by the
City.
(b) The Contractor shall perform not less than 50 percent of the work with his own forces (i.e.,
without subcontracting). This requirement shall be understood to refer to work, the value of which
totals not less than 50 percent of the Contract price. Refer to Section 2-3 of the SSPWC for
clarification.
(c) In the City's discretion, subject to the requirements of Section 3.07(a), subcontracts may be
permitted to such extent as shall be shown to be necessary or advantageous to the Contractor in
the prosecution of the work and without injury to the City's interests. The re-subletting of work by
a Subcontractor shall be subject to the same limitations as an original subletting. Each
Subcontractor shall be properly licensed for the type of work which he is to perform.
(d) A copy of each subcontract, if in writing (or if not in writing, then a written statement signed
by the Contractor giving the name of the Subcontractor and the terms and conditions of each
subcontract), shall be filed promptly with the Engineer upon the Engineer's request. Each
subcontract shall contain a reference to the Contract between the City and the Contractor, and the
terms of that Contract shall be made a part of each subcontract insofar as applicable to the work
covered thereby. Each subcontract shall provide for annulment of same by the Contractor upon
written order of the Engineer if, in the Engineer's opinion, the Subcontractor fails to comply with
the requirements of the prime Contract insofar as the same may be applicable to this work.
(e) The Contractor shall be responsible to the City for the acts and omissions of his Subcontractors
and their employees to the same extent as the Contractor is responsible for the acts and omissions
of employees. Nothing contained in this section shall create any contractual relationship between
any Subcontractor and the City or Engineer or relieve the Contractor of any liability or obligation
under the prime Contract.
(f) The Contractor shall be permitted to rent equipment maintained and operated as long as the
work performed is directed and constantly supervised by the Contractor. Any other arrangement
will be construed as unauthorized subcontracting and such action will be subject to Contract
termination.
3.07 CONTRACTOR'S EMPLOYEES AND SUBCONTRACTORS
The Contractor shall at all times be responsible for the adequacy, efficiency and sufficiency of
persons employed by the Contractor and any Subcontractor or persons employed by the
Subcontractor. All workmen must have sufficient knowledge, skill and experience to perform
properly the work assigned to them.
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3.08 ATTENTION TO WORK
The Contractor shall supervise the work and at all times shall be represented by a competent
English speaking superintendent who shall receive and obey all instructions or orders given under
the Contract, and who shall have full authority to execute the same, and to supply materials, tools
and labor without delay, and who shall be the legal representative of the Contractor.
3.09 SERVICE OF NOTICES
Any notice, order, direction, request or other communication given by the City to the Contractor
under the Contract shall be deemed to be well and sufficiently given to the Contractor if left at any
office used by the Contractor, or delivered to any of the Contractor's officers, or mailed in any post
office addressed to the Contractor at the address mentioned in the Contract, or at the Contractor's
last known place of business. If mailed it shall be deemed to have been given to and received by
the Contractor two days after the day of mailing in any post office in the vicinity of the work.
3.10 DEVIATION FROM CONTRACT
The Contractor shall not make any alteration or variation in or addition to or deviation or omission
from the Contract without the advance written consent of the City.
3.11 SUSPENSION OF WORK
The Engineer acting on behalf of the City may, by written notice to the Contractor, suspend the
work, in whole or in part, for such period or periods as he may deem necessary due to unsuitable
weather, delay in delivery of City furnished equipment or materials, or such other conditions as
are considered unfavorable for prosecution of the work, or failure on the part of the Contractor to
carry out the provisions of the Contract or to provide material or workmanship meeting the
requirements of the Specifications. Suspended work shall be resumed by the Contractor within a
reasonable time, as designated by the Engineer, after receipt from the Engineer of written notice
to proceed. Contractor shall not be entitled to receive extra or additional compensation, except as
may otherwise be provided for explicitly in the Contract Documents, on account of suspension of
work pursuant hereto.
3.12 TERMINATION OF CONTRACT BY CITY (CONTRACTOR NOT AT FAULT)
The City may terminate the Contract upon ten calendar days written notice to the Contractor, if it
is found that reasons beyond the control of either the City or Contractor make it impossible or
against the City's interests to complete the work. In such a case, the Contractor shall have no claims
against the City except (1) for the value of work performed up to the date the Contract is
terminated, and (2) for the cost of materials and equipment on hand, in transit, or on definite
commitment as of the date the Contract is terminated, which would be needed in the work and
which meet the requirements of the Specifications. The value of work performed and the cost of
materials and equipment delivered to the site, as mentioned above, shall be determined by the
Engineer in accordance with the procedure prescribed for the making of the final estimate and
payment and shall be paid in accordance with the same procedure.
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3.13 TERMINATION OF CONTRACT BY CITY (CONTRACTOR AT FAULT)
(a) The City may terminate the Contract upon ten calendar days written notice to the Contractor
in the event of any default by the Contractor. Without limitation, it shall be considered a Contract
default whenever the Contractor shall: (1) declare bankruptcy, become insolvent or assign assets
for the benefit of creditors, (2) disregard or violate important provisions of the Contract
Documents or Engineer's instruction or fail to prosecute the work according to the approved
progress schedule, or (3) fail to provide a qualified superintendent, competent workmen or
Subcontractors, or materials or equipment meeting the requirements of the Specifications and
Drawings.
(b) In the event the Contract is terminated, the City may take possession of the work and of all
materials, which have been provided in connection with the work and may complete the work by
whatever method or means is selected. The cost of completing the work shall be deducted from
the balance which would have been due the Contractor had the Contract not been terminated and
the work completed in accordance with the Specifications and Drawings. If such cost exceeds the
balance which would have been due, the Contractor shall pay the excess amount to the City. If
such cost is less than the balance which would have been due, the Contractor shall have no claim
to the difference except to such extent as may be necessary, in the opinion of the Engineer, to
reimburse the Contractor or the Contractor's sureties for any expense properly incurred for
materials, tools, equipment, property and labor devoted to the execution of the work, of which the
City shall have received the benefit. In computing such expense, as it relates to equipment and
property, the salvage value at completion of the work shall be deducted from the depreciated value
at the time the Contract was terminated and the difference shall be considered as an expense.
3.14 TERMINATION OF CONTRACT BY CONTRACTOR
The Contractor may terminate the Contract upon ten calendar days written notice to the City
whenever: (1) the entire work has been suspended in accordance with Section 3.12, for 60
consecutive calendar days through no fault or negligence of the Contractor and notice to resume
work or to terminate the Contract has not been received from the City within this time period, or
(2) the City shall fail to pay the Contractor any substantial sums due in accordance with the terms
of the Contract and within the time limits prescribed. In the event of such termination, the
Contractor shall have no claims against the City except for those claims specifically enumerated
in Section 3.13 and determined in accordance with that section.
3.15 FAILURE TO COMPLY
If the Contractor should refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of the Contract or the
orders of the Engineer, the City may have such provisions or orders carried out by others at the
expense of the Contractor.
3.16 PROTESTS
If the Contractor considers any work demanded of him to be outside the requirements of the
Contract, or if he considers any order or ruling of the Engineer, or of any inspector to be unfair, he
shall, immediately upon such work being demanded or such order or ruling being made, ask for
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written instructions or decision, whereupon he shall proceed without delay to perform the work or
to conform to the order or ruling; but unless the Contractor finds such instructions or decisions
satisfactory, he shall, within five (5) days after receipt of same, file a written protest with the
Engineer, stating clearly and in detail any objections and the reasons therefore. The Engineer shall,
as soon as practicable after receipt of such written protest from the Contractor, forward said protest
through appropriate channels to the City including any written comments on the issue or issues
involved. The decision of the City on all such matters shall be considered final and binding upon
all parties concerned. Except for such grounds for protests or objections as are made of record in
the manner specified and within the time stated herein, the Contractor hereby waives all grounds
for protests or objections to the orders, rulings, instructions or decisions of the Engineer and hereby
agrees that, as to all matters not included in such protest, the orders, instructions and decisions of
the Engineer shall be final and conclusive.
3.17 RIGHTS-OF-WAY
(a) Lands or rights-of-way for the work to be constructed under the Contract will be provided by
the City as shown on the Drawings. Nothing contained in the Specifications or Drawings shall be
interpreted as giving the Contractor exclusive occupancy of the lands or rights-of-way provided.
Any additional lands or rights-of-way required for construction operations shall be provided by
the Contractor at the Contractor's own expense.
(b) Except as may otherwise be provided, the Contractor shall secure from the agencies having
jurisdiction the necessary permits to create obstructions, to make excavations if required under the
Contract and to otherwise encroach upon rights-of-way and shall present evidence to the Engineer
that such permission has been granted before work is commenced. Regulations and requirements
of all agencies concerned shall be strictly adhered to in the performance of this Contract, including
the furnishing of insurance and bonds if required by such agencies. The enforcement of such
requirements under this Contract shall not be made the basis for claims for additional
compensation.
(c) The Contractor shall not do any work that would affect any oil, gas, sewer, storm drain, or
water pipeline, any telephone, telegraph, or electric transmission line, fence, or any other structure,
nor enter upon the rights-of-way involved until notified by the Engineer that the City has secured
authority therefore from the proper party. After authority has been obtained, the Contractor shall
give said party due notice of any intention to begin work and shall give said party convenient
access and every facility for removing, shoring, supporting, or otherwise protecting such pipeline,
transmission line, ditch, fence or structure and for replacing same. The Contractor shall not be
entitled to any extension of time or extra compensation on account of any postponement,
interference, or delay caused by any such pipeline, transmission line, fence or structure being on
the line of the work except as provided herein.
3.18 CONSTRUCTION INTERFERENCE
(a) As used in this section, the word "utility" shall be understood to include tracks, overhead or
underground wires, cables, pipelines, conduits, ducts, sewers or storm drains. The term "service
connection" shall be understood to mean all or any portion of a pipeline (including sewer house
laterals), conduit, wire, cable or duct, including meter, between a utility distribution line and an
individual customer or customers when served by a single service connection. The term
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"construction interference" shall be understood to include any utility or service connection within
the limits of excavation or over excavation required for the work under the Contract as shown, or
ordered by the Engineer, or any utility, or service connection located in the space which will be
required by any of the work under the Contract.
(b) In the event any utility or service connection is required to be disturbed or removed to permit
construction of a pipeline or other structure under the Contract, such disturbance or removal shall
be done only with the approval of the Engineer and following notification to the owner of the
interfering utility or service connection. Any such utility or service connection removed or
otherwise disturbed shall be reconstructed as promptly as possible in its original or other
authorized location in a condition at least as good as prior to such removal or disturbance, subject
to the inspection of the owner of same. The Contractor's responsibility under this section to remove
or replace shall apply even in the event such damage or destruction occurs after backfilling or is
not discovered until after completion of backfilling. The owner of the utility or service connection
shall be notified immediately after damage or destruction occurs or is discovered.
(c) During the performance of the work under this Contract, the owner of any utility affected by
the work shall have the right to enter when necessary upon any portion of the work for the purpose
of maintaining service and to make repairs to said utility.
(d) The Drawings show the approximate positions of known utilities in the immediate vicinity of
the work but the City does not guarantee that all existing utilities are shown. Service connections
normally are not shown on the Drawings. The Contractor, before commencing any excavation,
shall ascertain from records or otherwise, the existence, horizontal and vertical position and
ownership of all existing utilities and service connections. If the Contractor discovers any utility
in the line of the work which is not shown on the Drawings, he shall immediately notify the
Engineer of the existence of same. The City will not be liable for any consequences arising as a
result of a service connection being incorrectly located in the field by the agency having
jurisdiction over said service connection.
(e) All costs involved in removing, relocating, protecting, supporting, repairing, maintaining or
replacing a main or trunkline utility which actually constitutes a construction interference when
said utility is not shown with reasonable accuracy as an interference or is omitted from the
Drawings, will be paid for by the City as extra work. In such case, the City also will compensate
the Contractor for equipment on the project necessarily idled during and by reason of such work.
The City's obligation to repair damage to such a facility and to compensate the Contractor for idled
equipment shall not extend to damage resulting from the failure of the Contractor to use reasonable
care.
(f) All costs involved in removing, relocating, protecting, supporting, repairing, maintaining or
replacing any utility or service connection other than those described in Subsection (e) herein shall
be borne by the Contractor.
(g) The Contractor shall not be assessed liquidated damages for failure to complete the work on
time to the extent that such delay was caused by failure of the City or of the agency having
jurisdiction over the utility or service connection to authorize or otherwise provide for its removal,
relocation, protection, support, repair, maintenance or replacement.
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(h) The City reserves the right, upon determination of the actual position of existing utilities and
service connections, to order changes in alignment or grade of the City's pipelines when, by so
doing, the necessity for relocation of existing utilities or service connections will be avoided. Such
changes will be ordered in writing by the Engineer. Where applicable, adjustment in the Contract
price will be on the basis of the unit prices stated in the proposal. Where unit prices in the proposal
are not applicable, adjustment in Contract price will be in accordance with Section 5.13.
3.19 SURVEYING
(a) All surveying necessary and adequate for construction purposes shall be done by the
Contractor.
(b) The Contractor shall give two (2) working days notice, in writing, before surveying services
are to commence for laying out any portion of the work, and he shall dig all holes necessary for
line and grade stakes. The Contractor shall preserve all stakes set for the lines, grades or
measurements of the work in their proper places until authorized to remove them by the Engineer.
Any expenses incurred in replacing said stakes that the Contractor may have failed to preserve
shall be borne by the Contractor.
(c) Grades for all work will be set on the surface of the ground and the Contractor shall transfer
them to the construction as necessary. At no time shall less than three (3) consecutive grade points
be used in common so that any variation from a straight grade can be detected. Any such variation
shall be reported to the Engineer and in the absence of such report, the Contractor shall be
responsible for any error in the grade of the finished work.
(d) The Contractor shall preserve all bench marks, stakes and other survey marks, and in case of
their removal or destruction by the Contractor's employees or by a Subcontractor's employees, he
shall be liable for the cost of their replacement.
3.20 SUPERVISION AND INSPECTION
(a) The Engineer shall decide within the provisions of the Specifications all questions which may
arise concerning the quality or acceptance of materials furnished and work performed and all
questions concerning the acceptable fulfillment of the Contract by the Contractor.
(b) All work shall be done in a thorough and workmanlike manner under the direction and to the
satisfaction of the Engineer, and the materials used shall comply with these Specifications. Work
shall be started and continued at such time and at such points as may be designated by the Engineer
and shall be carried on diligently and without unnecessary delay.
(c) Each day the Contractor shall furnish the Engineer a duplicate copy of all delivery and
shipment tags or slips for all materials delivered on the work. Tags or slips shall show the actual
quantity of material received on the work. No materials shall be used on the work until such tags
or slips have been furnished to the Engineer.
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(d) All tests of materials shall be made under the direction of the Engineer. The costs of tests for
materials shall be borne by the Contractor and shall be included in the unit prices for appropriate
items of work. At the Contractor's own expense the materials for testing shall be delivered at the
time and to the place designated by the Engineer. Should the materials fail, the retesting cost shall
be borne by the Contractor.
(e) The Contractor shall prosecute work only in the presence of the Engineer or his designated
representative, and any work done in the absence of said Engineer or his designated representative
shall be subject to rejection for that reason. The Contractor shall give written notice to the Engineer
at least 24 hours before beginning any work and shall furnish said Engineer all reasonable facilities
for obtaining full information respecting the progress and manner of work.
(f) Any day shall be considered as a normal work day except Saturdays, Sundays or legal holidays
or days on which the Contractor is specifically required by the Specifications, by labor contract,
or by law to suspend construction operations, or is prevented from working at the beginning of the
work day for cause defined in Section 6 of the SSPWC or conditions resulting therefrom, or is
prevented from preceding with at least 75 percent of the normal labor and equipment force for at
least five (5) hours toward completion of the current controlling operation shall be considered as
a normal work day.
3.21 OBSERVING LAWS AND ORDINANCES
(a) The Contractor shall keep himself fully informed of all Federal, State and local laws,
ordinances and regulations which may affect the conduct of the work, those engaged or employed
by the Contractor, the materials used, and all orders and decrees of bodies or tribunals having any
jurisdiction or authority over the work. The Contractor shall observe and comply therewith, and
shall protect and indemnify the City against any claim or liability arising from or based on the
violation thereof.
(b) The Contractor shall secure and pay for all necessary permits, licenses and make all necessary
deposits before starting work.
3.22 COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES
(a) The Contractor shall notify the local Police Department, Fire Department and refuse contractor
of any construction causing street closure forty-eight (48) hours prior to start of such closure.
(b) The Contractor also shall be responsible for notifying, in writing, affected businesses and
residents forty-eight (48) hours prior to start of construction or street closures.
3.23 FIRE HYDRANTS
(a) Free access shall be provided to all ALW fire hydrants at all times. The Contractor shall not
draw any water from a fire hydrant for use on the work, other than for extinguishing fire, without
first obtaining permission, and a hydrant meter, from the City of Azusa.
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(b) Whenever required by the City of Azusa, the Contractor shall obtain a fire hydrant meter to
record water usage. A deposit as established by the City of Azusa shall be paid by Contractor and
refunded upon return of said hydrant meter. The water usage fees shall be paid as defined in the
Special Provisions.
3.24 LOSS AND DAMAGE
(a) All loss or damage to the City or to third persons, occurring during the progress of the work
being performed under this Contract, which loss or damage occurs before acceptance of the work
by the City and which results from: (1) the negligence of the Contractor, or Contractor's agents or
employees, or (2) any act or omission on the part of the Contractor or Contractor's agent or
employees which is not authorized by these Specifications shall be sustained and borne by the
Contractor.
(b) Excavation shall be braced in accordance with CAL OSHA Standards so that they will be safe
and the ground alongside the excavations will not slide or settle, and all existing improvements of
any kind, either on public or private property, shall be fully protected from damage. If any damage
does result, the necessary repairs as directed by the City Engineer, shall be made by and at the
expense of the Contractor.
(c) Performance under this Contract by the Contractor shall not be excused by any unforeseen
obstruction or difficulties which may be encountered, including damage to or destruction of the
project under construction by action of the elements or otherwise.
3.25 USE OF IMPROVEMENT DURING PROGRESS OF CONSTRUCTION
At any time during the progress of work, ALW may, upon written notice to the Contractor, take
over and utilize the whole or any part of the improvement or appurtenance thereto which has been
completed, giving if desired, permits to utilize same. Such uses by ALW shall not constitute
acceptance of that part of the improvement. The Contractor shall continue to guarantee the
improvement per Section 4.09 of these General Conditions.
3.26 ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION
Whenever the Drawings and Specifications provide that more than one specified method of
construction or more than one specified type of construction equipment may be used to perform
portions of the work and leave the selection of the method of construction or the type of equipment
to be used up to the Contractor, it is understood that the City does not guarantee that every such
method of construction or type of equipment can be successfully used throughout all or any part
of any project. It shall be the Contractor's responsibility to select and use the alternative(s) which
will satisfactorily perform the work under the conditions encountered. In the event some of the
alternatives are not feasible or it is necessary to use more than one of the alternatives on the
project, full compensation for any additional cost involved shall be considered as included in the
Contract price paid for the item of work involved and no additional compensation will be allowed
therefore.
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3.27 EXAMINATION OF WORK
(a) Contractor must examine the location, physical conditions and surroundings of the proposed
work and judge for themselves the nature of the excavation to be made and the work to be done.
(b) The Drawings for the work show conditions as they are supposed or believed to exist by the
Engineer, but it is not intended or to be inferred that the conditions as shown thereon constitute a
representation or warranty, express or implied, by the City or its officers, that such conditions are
actually existent, nor shall the Contractor be relieved of the liability under this Contract, nor the
City or any of its officers be liable for any loss sustained by the Contractor as a result of any
variance between conditions as shown on the Drawings and the actual conditions revealed during
the progress of the work or otherwise.
(c) Execution of the Contract shall be conclusive evidence that the Contractor has satisfied himself
through his own investigation as to the conditions to be encountered; the character, quality and
quantity of work to be performed; materials and equipment to be furnished; and all requirements
of the Drawings and Specifications.
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SECTION 4 - MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT AND WORKMANSHIP
4.01 QUALITY
(a) Material and equipment shall be new and of the quality specified. All work shall be executed
in conformity with the best accepted standard practice of the trade so as to contribute to maximum
efficiency of operation, accessibility and appearance, and minimum cost of maintenance and
construction of future alterations and additions.
(b) Whenever the Contractor shall furnish materials or manufactured articles or shall do work for
which no detailed Specifications are set forth, the materials or manufactured articles shall be of
the best grade in quality and workmanship obtainable in the market from firms of established good
reputation or, if not ordinarily carried in stock, shall conform to the usual standards for first-class
materials or articles of the kind required with due consideration of the use to which they are to be
put. In general, the work performed shall be in full conformity and harmony with the intent to
secure the best standard of construction and equipment of the work as a whole or in part.
4.02 SAMPLES AND TESTS OF MATERIAL
(a) Samples of materials to be supplied by the Contractor shall be prepared and submitted for
checking, if required by the Specifications or the Engineer. The samples or test specimens shall be
prepared and furnished with information as to their source in such quantities and sizes as may be
required, with all freight and charges prepaid.
(b) All samples shall be submitted before shipment of the material to the site of the work and in
ample time to permit the making of proper tests, analyses, examinations, rejections and
resubmissions before the time at which it is desired to incorporate the material into the work. All
tests of materials furnished by the Contractor will be made by the Engineer in accordance with
recognized standard practice. No such materials shall be used in the work unless or until they have
been accepted in writing by the Engineer and samples of materials will be retained by the Engineer
for reference and comparison purposes.
(c) The cost of material inspection and testing in the vicinity of the work unless specified otherwise
herein, will be borne by the City. If the inspection and testing of material in the vicinity of the
work is not practicable, the Contractor may request such inspection and testing take place at the
point of manufacture. In such an event, the additional cost to the City of remote inspection and
testing shall be paid for by the Contractor. Such additional costs will consist of reimbursement for
travel time and expense to and from the remote point.
4.03 PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH CONTRACT
In order that the Engineer may determine whether the Contractor has complied with the
requirements of the Contract Documents not readily determinable through inspection and tests of
plant, equipment, work or materials, the Contractor shall, at any time when requested, submit to
the Engineer properly authenticated documents or other satisfactory proof as to compliance with
such requirements.
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4.04 SAFEGUARDING OF EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL AND WORK
The Contractor shall properly safeguard all equipment, material and work against loss, damage,
malicious mischief or tampering by unauthorized persons until acceptance of the work by the City.
Locked and covered storage or continuous surveillance by a watch- man shall be provided if
required to accomplish this purpose.
4.05 DEFECTIVE MATERIAL, EQUIPMENT AND WORKMANSHIP
(a) Inspection of the work shall not relieve the Contractor of any of his obligations under the
Contract. Even though equipment, material or work required to be provided under the Contract
have been inspected, accepted and estimated for payment, the Contractor shall, at the Contractor's
own expense, replace or repair any such equipment, material or work found to be defective or
otherwise not to comply with the requirements of the Contract up to the end of the maintenance
and guarantee period.
(b) Any equipment or material brought upon the job site by the Contractor and subsequently
rejected by the Engineer as not complying with the requirements of the Contract shall be removed
immediately by the Contractor.
(c) If the Contractor shall fail to repair or replace unsatisfactory equipment, material or work or to
remove unsatisfactory equipment or material from the job site within 10 calendar days after being
ordered to do so by the Engineer, the Engineer, acting on behalf of the City, may make the ordered
repairs or remove the condemned equipment or material and the City will deduct the cost thereof
from any moneys due or to become due the Contractor.
4.06 CHARACTER OF WORKMEN
Skilled workmen shall be employed on work requiring special qualifications. When required in
writing by the Engineer, the Contractor or any Subcontractor shall discharge any person who is, in
the opinion of the Engineer, incompetent, unfaithful, disorderly or otherwise unsatisfactory and
shall not again employ such discharged person on the work except with the consent of the
Engineer. Such discharge shall not be the basis of any claim for compensation or damages against
the City or any of its officers.
The Contractor shall provide, at all times, a superintendent on the job site who shall be able to
speak, read and write the English language per Section 7-6 of the SSPWC.
4.07 RUBBISH AND DUST CONTROL
(a) During the progress of the work, the Contractor shall keep the site of the work and other areas
utilized by the Contractor in a neat and clean condition and free from any accumulation of rubbish.
(b) The Contractor shall at all times conduct work so as to avoid unnecessary dust. The Contractor
shall provide adequate equipment, water and implement procedures to comply with the South
Coast Air Quality Management District rules to prevent dust emissions.
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4.08 CLEANING UP
The Contractor shall promptly remove from the vicinity of the completed work, all rubbish, unused
material, concrete forms, equipment and temporary structures used during construction. Additional
clean-up work, if provided in the Special Provisions, shall be performed by the Contractor.
4.09 GUARANTEE AND WARRANTY
(a) Besides guarantees required elsewhere in this Contract Document, the Contractor shall and
hereby does guarantee all work for a period of three (3) years after the date of acceptance of the
work by the City and shall repair and replace any and all such work, together with any other work
which may be displaced, that may prove defective in workmanship and/or materials within the two
(2) year period from the date of acceptance, without expense whatsoever to the City. Ordinary
wear and tear and usual abuse or neglect is excepted. In the event of failure to comply with the
above mentioned conditions within seven (7) days after being notified in writing, or in the event
of an emergency, the City is hereby authorized to proceed to have the defects repaired and make
good at the expense of the Contractor, who hereby agrees to pay the cost and charges therefore
immediately on demand.
(b) The Contractor hereby guarantees that the entire work constructed under this Contract will
meet fully all requirements thereof as to quality of workmanship and of materials furnished by the
Contractor. The Contractor hereby agrees to make any repairs or replacements made necessary by
defects in materials or workmanship supplied by the Contractor that becomes evident within the
guarantee period, and to restore to full compliance with the requirements of these Specifications,
including the test requirements set forth herein for any part of the work constructed hereunder,
which during said period is found to be deficient with respect to any provision of the
Specifications. The Contractor also agrees to hold the City harmless from claims of any kind
arising from damage due to said defects. The Contractor shall make all repairs and replacements
promptly upon receipt of written orders for same from the Engineer. If the Contractor fails to make
the repairs and replacements promptly, the City may do the work and the Contractor and the
Contractor's surety shall be liable to the City for the cost of such work.
(c) Upon acceptance of the work by the City, any and all manufacturer's guarantees held by the
Contractor shall be delivered to the City.
(d) The guarantees and agreements set forth hereinbefore shall be secured by a surety bond which
shall be delivered by the Contractor to the City before the notice of completion shall be filed by
the Engineer. Said bond shall be in an approved form and executed by a surety company or
companies satisfactory to the City, in the amount of ten percent of the Contract price. Said bond
shall remain in force for the period specified herein. Instead of providing a surety bond, the
Contractor may, at his option, provide for the Faithful Performance Bond furnished under the
Contract to remain in force for said amount until the expiration of the required period.
(e) The Contractor warrants that all materials and equipment furnished under this Contract shall
be new unless otherwise specified in the Contract Documents; and that all work conforms to the
Contract Document requirements and is free of any defect whether performed by the Contractor
or any subcontractor or supplier.
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(f) Unless otherwise stated, all warranty periods shall begin upon the filing of the Notice of
Completion. Unless otherwise stated, the warranty period shall be for one year.
(g) The Contractor shall remedy at its expense any damage to City-owned or controlled real or
personal property.
(h) The Contractor shall furnish the City with all warranty and guarantee documents prior to final
Acceptance of the Project by the City.
(i) The City shall notify the Contractor, in writing, within a reasonable time after the discovery of
any failure, defect, or damage. The Contractor shall within ten (10) Days after being notified
commence and perform with due diligence all necessary work. If the Contractor fails to promptly
remedy any defect, or damage; the City shall have the right to replace, repair, or otherwise remedy
the defect, or damage at the Contractor’s expense.
(j) In the event of any emergency constituting an immediate hazard to health, safety, property, or
licensees, when caused by work of the Contractor not in accordance with the Contract
requirements, the City may undertake at the Contractor’s expense, and without prior notice, all
work necessary to correct such condition.
(k) With respect to all warranties, express or implied, from subcontractors, manufacturers, or
suppliers for work performed and materials furnished under this Contract, the Contractor shall:
1) Obtain for the City all warranties that would be given in normal commercial practice;
2) Require all warranties to be executed, in writing, for the benefit of the City; and
3) Enforce all warranties for the benefit of the City, unless otherwise directed in writing by
the City.
This Article shall not limit the City’s rights under this Contract or with respect to latent defects,
gross mistakes, or fraud. The City specifically reserves all rights related to defective work,
including but not limited to the defect claims pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure
Section 337.15.
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SECTION 5 - PROGRESS AND PAYMENT
5.01 CONTRACT TIME
(a) Time is of the essence of the Contract. The Contractor shall commence work promptly under
the Contract and all portions of the work shall be prosecuted so that the entire work shall be
completed and ready for use within the time stipulated.
(b) A bidder may contact the Engineer prior to bid opening with concerns regarding Contract time
allowed for completion of the work to initiate a re-evaluation. Any adjustments to time allowed
will be made prior to bid opening and all decisions are final. All other time extensions will be per
Section 5.05 of these General Conditions.
5.02 CONTRACT PRICE
Prior to commencement of the work, the Contractor shall submit a detailed price breakdown of
any of the bid items for the work contained in lump sum items. Such price breakdown shall include
quantities, unit prices, and any other information required in sufficient detail to enable it to be used
in preparing monthly progress estimates.
5.03 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE
The Contractor shall submit a construction schedule showing the order in which the Contractor
proposes to carry on the work and the dates when the various parts are to be begun and completed.
The timing associated with submitting the schedule will be determined by the Engineer. The
schedule shall be subject to the approval of the Engineer and if in the Engineer's opinion a schedule
submitted is inadequate to secure the completion of the work in the time agreed upon, or is
otherwise not in accordance with the Specifications, the Engineer may require the Contractor to
submit a new schedule which will insure timely completion of the work. It is mandatory that an
up-to-date construction schedule be submitted with each request for progress payment.
5.04 OVERTIME WORK
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Contractor shall receive no additional
compensation for overtime work even though such overtime work may be required under
emergency conditions and may be ordered by the Engineer in writing. Additional compensation
will be paid the Contractor for overtime work only in the event extra work is ordered by the
Engineer and the change order specifically authorizes the use of overtime work, and then only to
such extent as overtime wages are regularly being paid by the Contractor for overtime work of a
similar nature in the same locality.
5.05 EXTENSION OF TIME
(a) The Contractor may be entitled to an extension of Contract time: (1) if the work has been
suspended by the City, in whole or in part; or (2) where weather or other circumstances occur
which delay progress and which are clearly beyond the control of the Contractor; provided that, in
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either case, the Contractor is not at fault and is not negligent under the terms of the Contract. The
extension of time allowed shall be as determined by the Engineer.
(b) To receive consideration, a request for extension of time must be made in writing to the
Engineer stating the reason for said request, and such request must be received by the Engineer
within ten days following the end of the delay-causing condition and approved or denied by the
Engineer in writing.
5.06 FAILURE TO COMPLETE ON TIME
(a) The Contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the City in the amount specified in the Special
Provisions if the Contractor fails to complete the work within the time agreed upon. The period
for which said damages shall be paid shall be the number of calendar days from the agreed date of
completion as contained in the Contract, or from the date of termination of any extension of time
approved by the Engineer, to the date the Engineer certifies completion of work to the City. The
City may deduct the amount of said damages from any moneys due or to become due the
Contractor.
(b) The said amount is fixed and agreed upon by and between the Contractor and the City because
of the impracticability and extreme difficulty of fixing and ascertaining the actual damages the
City would sustain. Said amount is agreed to be the amount of damages which the City would
sustain.
5.07 MONTHLY ESTIMATES AND PAYMENTS
(a) On or about the 25th of each month, the Contractor will prepare, certify, and submit to ALW,
an estimate of the cumulative amount and value of work performed by the Contractor up to that
date. All payments will be paid within approximately 60 days. Except as may otherwise be
provided in the Special Provisions, said amount will include 80 percent of the value of all
acceptable materials and equipment delivered to the site of the work. Said value will be based on
certified copies of paid invoices delivered by the Contractor to the Engineer. To this figure will be
added all amounts due or paid the Contractor for performance of extra work in accordance with
change orders.
From the total computed above, in conformance with Public Contract Code Section 7201, a
deduction of 5 percent will be made from each monthly pay estimate for the term of the Contract
unless the Director of the Light & Water Department has made a finding prior to the bid that the
project is substantially complex and therefore requires a higher retention amount than 5 percent.
Further deductions will be made for: (1) amounts due the City for equipment or materials furnished
or services rendered; (2) amounts due the City under the terms of the Contract; (3) amounts of any
claims of lien filed with the City in accordance with Section 6.02(b), and (4) amounts required to
be deducted by federal, state or local governmental authority. From the balance thus determined
will be deducted the amount of all previous payments and the remainder shall constitute the
monthly payment due the Contractor.
(b) Pursuant to the provisions of Public Contract Code Section 22300, the Contractor is permitted
to substitute securities for any moneys withheld to ensure performance of this Contract. At the
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request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld shall be
deposited with the State Treasurer or a state or federally chartered bank in California as the escrow
agent, who shall then pay the moneys to the Contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the
Contract, the securities shall be returned to the Contractor.
Alternatively, the Contractor may request and the City shall make payment of retentions earned
directly to the escrow agent. The Contractor may direct the investment of the payments into
securities and the Contractor shall receive the interest earned on the investments upon the same
terms provided for in this section for securities deposited by the Contractor. Upon satisfactory
completion of the Contract, the Contractor shall receive from the escrow agent all securities,
interest, and payments received by the escrow agent from the City pursuant to the terms of this
section.
Securities eligible for investment under this section shall include those listed in Section 16430 of
the Government Code, bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit, interest-bearing demand
deposit accounts, standby letters of credit, or any other security mutually agreed to by the
Contractor and the City.
The Contractor shall be beneficial owner of any securities substituted for moneys withheld and
shall receive any interest thereon.
The escrow agreement used pursuant to this section shall be null, void and unenforceable unless it
is substantially similar to the form enclosed.
(c) The Engineer's estimate of the monthly payment due the Contractor will not be required to be
made by strict measurement, an approximation will suffice. The monthly payments may be
withheld or reduced if, in the Engineer's opinion, the Contractor is not diligently or efficiently
endeavoring to comply with the intent of the Contract or if the Contractor fails to pay labor and
material bills as they become due.
(d) The Contractor shall furnish the Engineer promptly, upon request, all information and records
necessary to determine the cost of the work for purposes of estimating monthly payments,
including an itemized statement, in a form satisfactory to the Engineer, of the actual cost of all
acceptable materials delivered by the Contractor to the site.
(e) No monthly payment shall be construed as an acceptance of the work or of any portion of the
work, nor shall the making of such payment preclude the City from demanding and recovering
from the Contractor such damages as it may sustain by reason of the Contractor's failure to comply
with the requirements of the Contract.
(f) In the event the Contract is terminated, any funds due the Contractor and retained by the City
shall become the property of the City to the extent necessary to repay to the City any excess in the
Contract price above the cost of the work completed at the time of termination. After issuance of
notice to discontinue work, no further payment will be made to the Contractor for the work covered
by the notice until completion of the work and final settlement has been made.
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5.08 UNPAID CLAIMS
If, upon or before completion of the work, or at any time prior to expiration of the period within
which claims of lien or stop notices may be filed for record, any person claiming to have performed
any labor or to have furnished any materials, supplies or services toward the performance of this
Contract, or to have agreed to do so, shall file with the City a verified statement of such claim
stating in general terms the kind of labor and materials, the value of same and the name of the
person to or from whom the same was furnished, together with a statement that the same has not
been paid; or if any person shall bring against the City or any of its agents any action to enforce
such claim or stop notice, the City will, until the action is settled, withhold from moneys due to
the Contractor an amount sufficient to satisfy the decision of the court together with costs.
5.09 FULFILLMENT OF CONTRACT
The Contractor shall protect and care for all work until the Contract has been fulfilled to the
satisfaction of the Engineer, and subsequent acceptance of the work by the City Council.
The Contractor shall remove all rubbish, excess earth and rock, leaving the site in a neat, orderly
and presentable condition before the Engineer makes final inspection of the work to determine the
fulfillment of the Contract.
5.10 FINAL ESTIMATE OF PAYMENT
(a) When the Engineer is of the opinion that the Contractor has completely performed all work
required under the Contract, the Engineer shall certify to the City that the work is complete, and,
using data provided by Contractor, shall submit to the Contractor a draft of the final estimate. The
Contractor shall submit a written approval of said final estimate within five calendar days after
receipt, or, in the event the Contractor disagrees with said final estimate, the Contractor shall,
within said five day period, file a written statement of all claims to be presented. If the Contractor
delays more than five calendar days in approving said final estimate or in presenting claims, the
time for final payment shall be extended by the period of such delay.
(b) After timely acceptance of the work by the Utility Board/City Council and 35 calendar days
after recording of the Notice of Completion, the City will pay to the Contractor the amount
remaining after deducting all prior payments and all amounts to be kept or retained under the
provisions of the Contract. In the event acceptance of the work is delayed more than 30 calendar
days beyond the date of the last partial payment under the Contract, the City will make a further
partial payment in accordance with Section 5.07.
(c) If the Contractor disagrees with the Engineer's final estimate and files a timely (within 15
calendar days) written statement of his claims, the Engineer will issue, as a semi-final estimate,
the proposed estimate submitted to the Contractor, and the City will make payment to the
Contractor in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 5.10(b). The Engineer then will
investigate the Contractor's claims, make any revisions to said semi-final estimate as the
Contractor deems appropriate and certify in writing to the City the amount and value of the work
performed by the Contractor. The City then will make final payment to the Contractor in
accordance with the provisions of Subsection 5.10(b).
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5.11 FINAL PAYMENT TERMINATES LIABILITY OF CITY
The acceptance by the Contractor of the final payment shall be a release of the City and its agents
from all claims of and liability to the Contractor for anything done or furnished for, or relating to,
the work or for any act or neglect of the City or of any person relating to or affecting the work.
5.12 NOTICE OF COMPLETION
As required by the California Code of Civil Procedure, and within 10 calendar days after date of
acceptance of the work by the Utility Board/City Council, the City will file, in the county recorder's
office, a notice of completion of the work.
5.13 CHANGES IN THE WORK
(a) The City, without invalidating the contract, may order changes in the work consisting of
additions, deletions, modifications, or revisions with the contract amount and contract time being
adjusted accordingly. All such changes in the work shall be authorized by Change Order and shall
be relayed between the City and Contractor in written form. All Change Order work shall be
performed under the applicable conditions and requirements of the Contract Documents. A Change
Order signed by the Contractor indications the Contractor’s agreement therewith, including any
adjustment in the Contract amount or the Contract time, and the full and final settlement of all
costs (direct, indirect, and overhead) related to the work authorized by the Change Order.
(b) Change Order work is defined as added work of a different character or function and for which
no basis for payment is prescribed; or that involving revisions of the details of the work in such a
manner as to render inequitable payment under items upon which the Contractor bid; or that work
to be done under the stipulated prices given in the bidding schedule.
(c) The signing of the Contract by the Contractor will be deemed to be an agreement on the part
of the Contractor to perform extra work, as and when ordered by the City.
(d) If required extra work results in delay to the work, the Contractor will be given an equivalent
extension of time.
(e) All claims for additional compensation of the contractor shall be presented in writing before
the expense is incurred and will be adjusted as provided herein. No work shall be allowed to lag
pending such adjustment, but shall be promptly executed as directed, even if a dispute arises. No
claim will be considered after the work in question has been done unless a written contract Change
Order has been issued or a timely written notice of claim has been made by the Contractor. The
Contractor shall not be entitled to claim or bring suit for damages, whether for loss of profits or
otherwise, on account of any decrease, increase, revision, modification, or omission of any item
or portion of work to be done. Whenever any change is made as provided for herein, such change
shall be considered and treated as though originally included in the Contract, and shall be subject
to all terms, conditions, and provisions of the original Contract.
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(f) Owner Initiated Change. The Contractor must submit a complete cost proposal, including any
change in the Contract time, within 7 days after receipt of a scope of a proposed Change Order,
unless the City requests that proposals be submitted in less than 7 days.
(g) Contractor Initiated Change. The Contractor must give written notice of all proposed Change
Orders. The City shall be notified, immediately and in writing, of any discoveries that may give
rise to a potential Change Order. The Contractor shall, within 7 days of such discoveries of facts,
submit a complete cost proposal, including any change in the Contract time. The City shall have
the right to request a complete proposal to be submitted by the Contractor in less than 7 days.
(h) Upon decision of the City to have extra work performed, or to delete or modify work, the
City's representative will so inform the Contractor, acquainting the Contractor with the essential
details. The Contractor shall thereupon prepare an estimate of cost and submit said price and
estimate to the City's representative who will secure the City's approval in writing before work is
started. The City reserves the right to reject any claims as a result of extending the work under the
bid prices, which has not been approved by the City in the same manner herein provided.
(i) All price quotations and proposals from the Contractor shall be accompanied by sufficiently
detailed supporting documentation to permit verification by the City. This documentation shall
include, but not be limited to, material and supplies quotations, labor rates,
(j) The Contractor shall, for all price quotations and proposals, include written reports and break-
downs showing all items of cost which apply to Change Order work. If required by the Engineer,
the Contractor shall furnish books, time sheets, vouchers, invoices, and any other records to
substantiate the cost items listed in said reports and break-downs. All Change Order work
documentation shall include a report detailing the work that was completed each day. These daily
reports shall include both original Contract work (if any) and Change Order work completed each
day and shall include a detailed break-down of all labor, equipment, and materials.
(k) If the Contractor fails to submit the cost proposal and all requested reports and break-downs,
within 7 days (or as requested), the City has the right to order the Contractor, in writing, to
commence work immediately on a force account basis and/or issue a lump sum change to the
Contract price in accordance with the City’s estimate of cost. If the change is issued based on the
City estimate, the Contractor will waive its right to dispute the action unless, within 15 days
following completion of the added/deleted work, the Contractor presents written proof that the
City’s estimate was in error.
(l) Any adjustment in Contract price shall be based on unit price bid items or additive and
deductive bid items submitted by the Contractor in the original bid on the work where such bid
items are applicable. If the original bid prices are not applicable, the adjustment in Contract price
shall be based on a lump sum or unit price agreed upon by the City and the Contractor prior to
executing the Change Order. The City shall have the right to choose either a lump sum or unit
price option for the proposal and payment of all Change Order work.
(m) If the original bid prices are not applicable and the City and Contractor are unable to agree
upon a lump sum or unit price prior to executing the Change Order, the adjustment in Contract
price shall be made on a cost-plus (Time & Material) basis.
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(n) All proposals, whether unit price, lump sum, or Time & Material, shall only include direct
expenditures necessitated specifically by the subject Change Order, and shall be as follows:
4) Labor. The costs of labor will be the actual cost for wages prevailing locally for each craft
or type of worker at the time the Change Order work is done, plus employer payments of
payroll taxes and insurance, health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship funds,
and other direct costs resulting from Federal, State, or local laws, as well as assessment or
benefits required by lawful collective bargaining agreements. The use of a labor
classification which would increase the extra work cost will not be permitted unless the
contractor establishes the necessity for such additional costs. Labor costs for equipment
operators and helpers shall be reported only when such costs are not included in the invoice
for equipment rental. Only the labor costs of workers directly engaged at the job site in the
performance of the Change Order work shall be included.
5) Materials. The cost of materials reported shall be at invoice or lowest current price at which
such materials are locally available in the quantities involved, plus sales tax, freight and
delivery. Materials cost shall be based upon supplier or manufacturer’s invoice. If invoices
or other satisfactory evidence of cost are not furnished within 15 days of delivery, then the
Engineer shall determine the materials cost, at its sole discretion. The City reserves the
right to furnish such materials as it deems advisable and the Contractor shall not be paid
for those materials or any mark-up on those materials.
6) Tool and Equipment Use. No payment will be made for the use of small tools or tools
which have a replacement value of $1,000 or less. Regardless of ownership, the rates to
be used in determining equipment use costs shall not exceed listed rates prevailing locally
at equipment rental agencies, or distributors, at the time the work is performed. Only the
equipment directly used or engaged at the jobsite in the performance of the Change Order
work shall be included.
7) Overhead, Profit, and Other Charges. The mark-up for overhead (including supervision)
and profit on work added to the Contract shall be according to the following:
x “Net Cost” is defined as consisting of costs of labor, materials, tools, and equipment
only excluding overhead and profit. The costs of applicable insurance and bond
premium will be reimbursed to the Contractor and subcontractors at cost only,
without mark-up.
x For work performed by the Contractor’s forces the added cost for overhead and
profit shall not exceed fifteen (15%) percent of the Net Cost of the work.
x For work performed by a subcontractor, the added cost for overhead and profit shall
not exceed fifteen (15%) percent of the Net Cost of the work done by the
subcontractor, to which the Contractor may add five (5%) percent of the
subcontractor’s Net Cost.
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x Fore work performed by a sub-subcontractor, the added cost for overhead and profit
shall not exceed fifteen (15%) percent of the Net Cost of the work done by the sub-
subcontractor, to which the subcontractor and Contractor may each add an
additional five (5%) percent of the Net Cost of the lower tier sub-contractor.
x No additional markup will be allowed for lower tier sub-contractors, and in no case
shall the added cost for over and profit payable by the City exceed twenty-five
(25%) percent of the Net Cost as defined herein.
(o) The Contractor shall submit to the City's representative for his verification, on a daily basis,
work sheets showing an itemized breakdown of labor, materials, tools and equipment used in
performing the work. No payment will be made for work not verified by the City's representative.
(p) For added or deducted work by subcontractors, the Contractor shall furnish to the City the
subcontractor’s signed detailed estimate of the cost of labor, material and equipment, including the
subcontractor markup for overhead and profit. The same requirement shall apply to sub-
subcontractors.
(q) For added or deducted work furnished by a vendor or supplier, the Contractor shall furnish to
the City a detailed estimate or quotation of the cost to the Contractor, signed by such vendor or
supplier.
(r) Any change in the work involving both additions and deletions shall indicate a net total cost,
including subcontracts and materials. Allowance for overhead and profit, as specified herein, shall
be applied if the net total cost is an extra; overhead and profit allowances shall not be applied if
the net total cost is a credit. The estimated cost of deductions shall be based on labor and material
prices on the date the Contract was executed.
(s) Contractor shall not reserve a right to assert impact costs, extended job site costs, extended
overhead, constructive acceleration, and/or actual acceleration beyond what is stated in the Change
Order for work. No claims shall be allowed for impact, extended overhead costs, constructive
acceleration, and/or actual acceleration due to a multiplicity of changes and/or clarifications. The
Contractor may not change or modify the City’s Change Order form in an attempt to reserve
additional rights.
(t) If the City disagrees with the proposal submitted by the Contractor, it will notify the Contractor
and the City will provide its opinion of the appropriate price and/or time extension. If the
Contractor agrees with the City, a Change Order will be issued by the City. If no agreement can
be reached, the City shall have the right to issue a unilateral Change Order setting forth its
determination of the reasonable additions or savings in costs and time attributable to the extra or
deleted work. Such determination shall become final and binding if the Contractor fails to submit
a claim in writing to the City within 15 days of the issuance of the unilateral Change Order,
disputing the terms of the unilateral change order.
(u) No dispute, disagreement, or failure of the parties to reach agreement on the terms of the
Change Order shall relieve the Contractor from the obligation to proceed with performance of the
work, including extra work, promptly and expeditiously.
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(v) Any alterations, extensions of time, extra work, or any other changes may be made without
securing consent of the Contractor’s surety or sureties.
(w) No payment shall be made for any item not set forth above, including without limitation,
Contractor's overhead, general administrative expense, supervision, or damages claimed for delay
in prosecuting the remainder of the work.
(x) The completed change order, when signed by the Contractor and the City shall become a
contractual extension of the Contract and all sureties, bonds, and insurance in effect under the
Contract shall be extended intact to include the work described in the change order.
*** END OF SECTION 5 ***
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SECTION 6 - LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY, SAFETY, BONDS AND INSURANCE
6.01 RESPONSIBILITY OF CONTRACTOR
(a) The work shall be under the Contractor's responsible care and charge. The Contractor shall
bear all loss and damage whatsoever and from whatever cause, except that caused solely and
exclusively by the fault or negligence of the City which may occur on or to the work during the
fulfillment of the Contract. If any loss or damage occurs, the Contractor shall immediately make
good any such loss or damage and in the event of the Contractor refusing or neglecting so to do,
the City may itself or by the employment of some other person make good any such loss or damage
and the cost and expense of so doing shall be charged to the Contractor.
(b) The Contractor alone shall at all times be responsible for the safety of employees and any
Subcontractor's employees and for plant and equipment and any Subcontractor's plant and
equipment and the method of prosecuting the work.
6.02 LIABILITY OF CONTRACTOR
(a) The Contractor shall be liable for all damages and injury which shall be caused to City of
property on or in the vicinity of the work or which shall occur to any person or persons or property
whatsoever arising out of the performance of this Contract, whether or not such damage or injury
be caused by the negligence of the Contractor and whether or not such damage or injury be caused
by the inherent nature of the work as specified except the willful or negligent acts of the City, its
officers or agents.
(b) In case any suit or legal proceedings shall be brought against the City or the Engineer or any
of their officers, agents or employees on account of loss or damage sustained by any person or
property as a result of the performance of the work covered by this Contract, whether or not such
injuries or damage be due to the negligence of the Contractor and whether or not such injuries or
damage be caused by the inherent nature of the work as specified, the Contractor agrees to assume
the defense thereof and to pay all expenses connected therewith including reasonable attorneys'
fees and any judgment that may be obtained against the City or the Engineer or any of their officers,
agents or employees in such suits, and in the event that any lien is placed upon the property of the
City or the Engineer or any of their officers, agents or employees, as a result of such suits, the
Contractor agrees to at once cause the same to be dissolved and discharges by giving bond or
otherwise.
6.03 LAWS, REGULATIONS AND PERMITS
(a) The Contractor shall give all notices required by law and comply with all laws, ordinances,
rules and regulations pertaining to the conduct of the work. The Contractor shall be liable for all
violations of the law in connection with work furnished by the Contractor. If the Contractor
observes that the Drawings or Specifications are at variance with any law, ordinance, rule or
regulation, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Engineer in writing and any necessary changes
shall be made by instruction or change order. If the Contractor performs any work knowing it to
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be contrary to such laws, ordinances, rules and regulations and without giving such notice to the
Engineer, the Contractor shall bear all cost arising therefrom.
(b) Unless otherwise specified herein, permits and licenses which are necessary only for and
during the prosecution of the work and the subsequent guaranty period thereafter shall be secured
and paid for by the Contractor while those permits and licenses of regulatory agencies which are
necessary to be maintained after the completion of the guaranty period of the Contract will be
secured and paid for by the City.
6.04 PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS
The Contractor shall hold harmless, indemnify and defend the City and Engineer, their officers,
agents and employees against all claims of liability arising from the use of any patented or
copyrighted design, device, material or process, furnished, or used by the Contractor or any
Subcontractors in the performance of the work.
6.05 PERMITS AND LICENSES
Unless otherwise provided in the Special Provisions, the Contractor shall obtain at the Contractor's
own expense all permits and licenses required for prosecution of the work and shall pay all fees
and taxes properly assessed against equipment or property used in connection with the work.
6.06 SALES AND USE TAXES
The Contractor shall pay all sales and use taxes assessed by federal, state or local authorities on
materials furnished by the Contractor in the performance of the work.
6.07 LABOR DISCRIMINATION
No discrimination shall be made in the employment of persons on the work by the Contractor or
by any Subcontractor because of race, color or religion of such persons.
6.08 WAGE DETERMINATIONS
(a) As required by the California Labor Code, the Contractor shall pay not less than the prevailing
rate of per diem wages as determined by the Director, Department of Industrial Relations, State of
California. Copies of such prevailing rate of per diem wages are on file at the City Clerk's office,
which copies will be made available to any interested party upon request. The Contractor shall
post a copy of such determination at each job site.
(b) The Contractor shall, as penalty to the City, forfeit $50.00 for each calendar day, or portion
thereof, for each worker paid less than the specified prevailing rates for such work or craft in which
such worker is employed, whether paid by the Contractor or by any Subcontractor.
(c) In accordance with the provisions of the California Labor Code, the Contractor shall secure
the payment of compensation to employees.
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6.09 APPRENTICES ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
The Contractor shall comply with all applicable provisions of the California Labor Code relating
to employment of apprentices on public works projects.
6.10 WORKING HOURS
The Contractor shall comply with all applicable provisions of the California Labor Code relating
to working hours. The Contractor shall, as a penalty to the City, forfeit $25.00 for each worker
employed in the execution of the Contract by the Contractor or by any Subcontractor, for each
calendar day during which such worker is required or permitted to work more than 8 hours in any
one calendar day and 40 hours in any one calendar week, unless such worker receives
compensation for all hours worked in excess of 8 hours at not less than 1 1/2 times the basic rate
of pay.
6.11 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE
(a) The Contractor shall at all times conduct work so as to assure the least possible obstruction to
traffic and inconvenience to the general public and adequate protection of persons and property in
the vicinity of the work. No street shall be closed to the public without first obtaining permission
of the Engineer and proper governmental authority. Where excavation is being performed in
primary streets or highways, one lane in each direction shall be kept open to traffic at all times
unless otherwise provided or shown. Toe boards shall be provided to retain excavated material.
Fire hydrants on or adjacent to the work shall be kept accessible to fire-fighting equipment at all
times. Temporary provisions shall be made by the Contractor to assure the use of sidewalks and
the proper functioning of all gutters, storm drain inlets and other drainage facilities.
(b) The Contractor shall provide adequate barricades, signs, warning lights, watchmen and
flagmen as required, as directed by the Engineer and agency having jurisdiction, to protect the
work and the safety of the public. Warning lights using inflammable liquids will not be permitted.
Only electrically-operated warning lights will be approved for use. Warning lights shall operate
from sunset to sunrise. Barricades shall be painted to increase their visibility at night.
(c) "NO PARKING" signs with specific time frames shall be supplied and posted by the
Contractor 72 hours prior to start of work. The Contractor shall notify the local Police Department
of such restrictions and obtain approval for the posting.
(d) Flyers notifying all surrounding or affected businesses and residents shall be distributed 7 days
prior to the start of work.
(e) Project Information Signs (3) and Changeable Message Board (1) shall be placed 14 days prior
to the start of work as prescribed in the Drawings and Specifications and per Special Provisions
Section 7.16.
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6.12 TRENCH EXCAVATION
Prior to excavating any trench five feet or more in depth the Contractor shall submit to the Engineer
a detailed plan showing the design of shoring, bracing, sloping or other provisions to be made for
worker protection from the hazard of caving ground. If such plan varies from the shoring system
standards established by the Construction Safety Orders of the California Division of Industrial
Safety, the plans shall be prepared by a civil engineer registered in California. In no case will the
Contractor be permitted to use a shoring, sloping or other protection system less effective than that
required by said Orders. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to impose a tort liability upon
the City, Engineer or any of their officers, agents or employees.
6.13 CONCRETE FORMS, FALSE WORK, AND SHORING
The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of CAL OSHA, Construction Safety Orders,
regarding the design of concrete forms, false work and shoring and the inspection of same prior to
placement of concrete. The Contractor shall employ a civil engineer registered in California to
prepare design calculations and working drawings of the false work or shoring system, to inspect
such system prior to placement of concrete and to certify in writing to the Engineer 24 hours prior
to placing concrete that the false work or shoring system complies with the design and that the
materials and workmanship are satisfactory for the purpose intended.
6.14 SANITARY PROVISIONS
The Contractor shall provide and maintain sanitary facilities for the use of employees and
Subcontractors necessary to comply with the requirements of state and local health departments.
6.15 SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS
All work shall be performed in accordance with requirements of the California Division of
Industrial Safety, the California Occupational Safety and Health Act and the William Steiger
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The job safety conditions will be the responsibility
of the Contractor.
6.16 LABOR, MATERIAL AND PERFORMANCE BONDS
The Contractor shall furnish two bonds each in the amount shown in the Notice Inviting Bids, one
as security for the faithful performance of the work and the other as security for the faithful
payment and satisfaction of all persons furnishing materials and performing labor on the work.
The bonds shall be issued by a corporation duly and legally licensed to transact surety business in
the State of California. Such bonds shall remain in force throughout the period required to complete
the work. The bond must be executed by a duly licensed surety company approved by the City.
6.17 CONTRACTOR NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM
CERTAIN ACTS OF GOD
As provided in Section 7105 of the Public Contract Act, the Contractor shall not be responsible
for the cost of repairing or restoring damaged portions of the work determined to have been caused
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by an act of God, in excess of five percent of the Contract amount, provided, that the work damaged
was constructed in accordance with accepted and applicable building standards and the
Specifications and Drawings. The Contractor shall obtain insurance to indemnify the City for any
damage to the work caused by an act of God if the premium of said insurance coverage is called
for as a separate bid item in the proposal for the work. The term "Act of God" shall include only
the following occurrences or conditions and effects: (1) earthquakes and (2) Tsunami.
6.18 INSURANCE
(a) GENERAL. The Contractor shall procure and maintain for the duration of the Contract,
insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or
in connection with the performance of the work hereunder by the Contractor, Contractor's agents,
representatives, employees or Subcontractors. The cost of said insurance shall be included in the
Contractor's bid. The Contractor shall not commence work under this Contract until ALL
insurances required herein are obtained and until such insurance has been approved by the City.
The Contractor shall not allow any Subcontractor to commence work on any subcontract until the
insurance required of the Subcontractor has been so obtained and approved.
The insurance required herein shall be maintained continuously during the life of the Contract up
to the date of acceptance of the work by the City Council, however, the Contractor's liabilities
under this Contract shall not be limited in any way to the insurance coverage required. Each
insurance policy required herein shall be endorsed to state that coverage shall not be suspended,
voided, canceled, reduced in coverage or in limits except after thirty (30) days prior written notice
by certified mail, return receipt requested, has been given to the City. Insurance is to be placed
with insurer's having a Best's rating of no less than A and a Financial Class VII or higher.
(b) GENERAL LIABILITY AND AUTOMOBILE LIABILITY COVERAGES. The policies are
to contain, or be endorsed to contain the following provisions:
1. The City, its Council Members, officials, employees, designated agents and volunteers,
and the Engineer, his directors, employees, contract employees and agents are to be
covered as insures with the following: liability arising out of activities performed by or on
behalf of the Contractor; products and completed operations of the Contractor; premises
owned, leased or used by the Contractor; or automobiles owned, leased or used by the
Contractor. The coverage shall contain no special limitations on the scope of protection
afforded to the City, its Council Members, officials, employees, designated agents or
volunteers, and the Engineer, his directors, employees, contract employees and agents.
2. The Contractor's insurance coverage shall be primary insurance with respect to the City,
its Council Members, officials, employees, designated agents and volunteers, and the
Engineer, his directors, employees, contract employees and agents. Any insurance or self-
insurance maintained by the City, its Council Members, officials, employees, designated
agents or volunteers, and the Engineer, his directors, employees, contract employees and
agents shall be excess of the Contractor's insurance and shall not contribute with it.
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3. Any failure to comply with reporting provisions of the policies shall not affect coverage
provided to the City, its Council Members, officials, employees, designated agents or
volunteers, and the Engineer, his directors, employees, contract employees and agents.
4. Coverage shall state that the Contractor's insurance shall apply separately to each insured
against whom claim is made or suit is brought except with respect to the limits of the
insurer's liability.
(c) WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE. The Contractor shall procure and maintain
workers' compensation insurance as required by applicable state law for all employees to be
engaged in work at the site of the project under this Contract and, in case of any such work sublet,
the Contractor shall require the Subcontractor to provide workers' compensation insurance for all
of the latter's employees to be engaged in such work unless such employees are covered by the
protection afforded by the Contractor's workers' compensation insurance. The Subcontractor's
insurance coverage shall be subject to all of the same requirements stated herein for the
Contractor's insurance coverage. In case any class of employees engaged in hazardous work under
this Contract is not protected under the workers' compensation statute, the Contractor shall provide
and shall cause each Subcontractor to provide adequate employers' liability insurance for the
protection of such employees that are not otherwise protected.
(d) CONTRACTOR'S PUBLIC LIABILITY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE INSURANCE AND
VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE. The Contractor shall procure and maintain contractor's
public liability insurance, contractor's property damage insurance and vehicle liability insurance
in the amounts listed in the Special Provisions.
(e) SUBCONTRACTOR'S PUBLIC LIABILITY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE INSURANCE
AND VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE. The Contractor shall either: (1) require each
Subcontractor to procure and to maintain subcontractor's public liability and property damage
insurance and vehicle liability insurance of the type and in amounts specified, or (2) insure the
activities of Subcontractors in the Contractor's own policy, in like amount.
(f) BUILDER'S RISK INSURANCE (ALL RISK COVERAGE). The Contractor shall procure
and maintain builder's risk insurance (all risk coverage) on a 100 percent completed value basis
for the benefit of the City, the Contractor and Subcontractors as their interest may appear.
(g) MINIMUM SCOPE OF INSURANCE. Coverage shall be at least as broad as:
1. Insurance Services Office form number GL 0002 (Ed. 1/73) covering Comprehensive
General Liability and Insurance Services Office form number GL 0404 covering Broad
Form Comprehensive General Liability; or Insurance Services Office Commercial General
Liability coverage ("occurrence" From CG 0001).
2. Insurance Services Office form number CA 0001 (Ed. 1/78) covering Automobile
Liability, code 1 "any auto" and endorsement CDA 0025.
3. Workers' Compensation insurance as required by the State of California and Employers
Liability insurance.
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(h) MINIMUM LIMITS OF INSURANCE. Contractor shall maintain limits no less than the
following unless modified in the Special Provisions:
1. Comprehensive General Liability: $1,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, personal
injury and property damage. If Commercial General Liability Insurance or other form with
a general aggregate limit is used, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately
to this project/location or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence
limit.
2. Automobile Liability: $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage.
3. Workers' Compensation: Limits as required by the State of California and Employers
Liability limits of $1,000,000 per accident.
(i) DEDUCTIBLES AND SELF INSURED RETENTIONS. Any deductibles or self-insured
retentions must be declared to and approved by the City. At the option of the City, either the insurer
shall reduce or eliminate such deductibles or self-insured retentions with respect to the City, its
directors, officials, employees, designated agents and volunteers, and the Engineer, his directors,
employees, contract employees and agents; or the Contractor shall procure a bond guaranteeing
payment of losses and related investigations, claim administration and defense expenses.
(j) VERIFICATION OF COVERAGE. The Contractor shall furnish the City with certificates of
insurance and with original endorsements affecting coverage required by this section. The
certificates and endorsements for each insurance policy are to be signed by a person authorized by
that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf.
The certificates and endorsements are to be on forms provided by the City and are to be received
and approved by the City before work commences.
(k) The certificates of insurance shall name as additionally insured the City agents listed in the
Special Provisions.
6.19 LIABILITY OF CITY AND ENGINEER
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Contractor shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless
the City, Engineer and their officers, agents and employees against and from all claims, suits or
actions arising under or by reason of the work agreed to be undertaken in the Contract or any
performance of the work from the sole negligence of the Contractor or employees or agents or
negligence which could be jointly attributed to City employees or the Contractor, but not from the
sole negligence or willful misconduct of the City or the Engineer.
*** END OF SECTION 6 ***
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SPECIAL PROVISIONS
7.01 THE REQUIREMENTS
(a) It is required that there be furnished in accordance with these specifications and accompanying
drawings all plant, labor, equipment, shoring, bracing, sheeting, cribbing, false work, pumping,
drainage and materials of every description as required or necessary to excavate, backfill, grade,
construct, lay, erect, install, test, disinfect, clean-up and leave in an operable and acceptable
condition all of the work.
(b) The work consists of the recoating of the interior and exterior of the reservoir, the
reconfiguration of the well supply and system connection piping, replacing the existing cathodic
protection system, removal of abandoned interior circulation piping, installation of a flush type
cleanout manhole, replacing and rehabilitating reservoir appurtenances in the City of Azusa
including stairs, piping, valves, flexible connections, tie-ins, removals, abandonments,
appurtenances, street restoration, landscape restoration, and all supplies, equipment, and coating
materials, and transportation necessary to construct and complete the project entitled:
NORTH RESERVOIR REHABILITATION
PROJECT NO. W-356
7.02 CITY DESIGNATED ENGINEER
The City has designated Melissa Barbosa, P.E. as the Engineer for this Contract Tel: (626)-812-
5163, Fax: (626) 334-3163, e-mail: mbarbosa@azusaca.gov. The Project Manager is Melissa
Barbosa, P.E., Tel: (626) 812-5173, Fax: (626) 334-3163, email: mbarbosa@azusaca.gov.
7.03 BEGINNING AND COMPLETION OF WORK AND WORK HOURS
The work shall commence within 10 working days after the date set forth in the "Notice to Proceed"
to begin work. All work shall be completed within 120 calendar days after set date. The North
Reservoir and all water facilities shall be rehabilitated, tested, and fully operational and in-service,
120 calendar days after set date in the Notice to Proceed. All work under this contract shall be
performed between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, unless otherwise stated in the
Contract Documents, Plans, or Specifications.
7.04 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
The City and Contractor agree that it would be impracticable or extremely difficult to fix actual
damages in case of the Contractor's delay in completion of work beyond the time agreed upon,
therefore, the City and Contractor agree that the Contractor shall pay to the City as fixed, agreed
and liquidated damages the amount of $3,500 for each calendar day's delay in completion of the
work beyond the time agreed upon, and agrees that said liquidated damages is a reasonable
estimate of the damages to be sustained by the City.
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7.05 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS AND HIERARCHY
The work shall be in accordance with these Specifications and the "Standard Specifications for
Public Works Construction", latest Edition, published by Building News, Inc., 990 Park Center
Drive, Suite E, Vista, CA 92801 (760-734-113), and are referred to elsewhere in these
Specifications as SSPWC. Copies of the "SSPWC" are on file in the office of the Engineer and are
open to public inspection during regular business hours. When the Specifications and SSPWC
conflict, the Specifications shall supersede the SSPWC. Where the Plans conflict with the
requirements of the Specifications and SSPWC, the Specifications and SSPWC shall prevail.
7.06 WATER AND POWER
(a) All temporary utilities, including but not limited to electricity, water, gas, and telephone, used
on the work shall be furnished and paid for by the Contractor. The Contractor shall provide
necessary temporary distribution systems from distribution points to points on the work where the
utility is needed. Upon completion of the work, the Contractor shall remove all temporary
distribution systems. The Contractor, at his own expense, shall pay all fees for such utilities.
(b) The Contractor shall provide all necessary and adequate utilities and pay all costs for water,
electricity, gas, oil, and sewer charges required for completion of the Project. This shall include,
but not be limited to, all water for pressure testing and disinfection.
(c) Upon the Contractor making a deposit for each meter, the Contract shall then obtain and cause
a meter to be installed on a fire hydrant as near as possible to the site of the work. The Contractor
at his own expense shall provide facilities for conveying the water from the meter to the point of
use.
(d) The Contractor shall provide temporary electric power as required for his construction
operations under the Contract. He shall pay for the meter installation and for all power used.
7.07 TRENCH EXCAVATION
The Contractor, prior to excavating any trench five feet or more in depth shall submit to the
Engineer a detailed plan showing the design of shoring, bracing, sloping or other provisions to be
made for worker protection from the hazard of caving ground. If such plan varies from the shoring
system standards established by the CAL OSHA, the plans shall be prepared by a registered civil
or structural engineer.
7.08 PERMITS AND LICENSES
A City of Azusa business license is required for Contractors and Subcontractors for work in the
City of Azusa. Business licenses may be required by other jurisdictions in which the project is
located. The Contractor is responsible to obtain a business license at his own expense. The
Contractor is responsible for obtaining and paying for an excavation permit from the City of Azusa
Public Works department and obtain and pay for all other required permits for this project.
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7.09 LINES, GRADES, AND MEASUREMENTS
(a) All lines and grades required for proper execution of the work shall be furnished by the
Contractor who will be held responsible for constructing the work to the lines and grades shown
on the Drawings.
(b) The Contractor shall preserve all bench marks, monuments, survey marks and stakes and, in
case of their removal or destruction, he shall be liable for the cost of their replacement.
7.10 GUARANTEE
The Contractor hereby guarantees for a two-year period, following acceptance by the Utility
Board/City Council, that the entire work constructed by him under this Contract will meet fully all
requirements thereof as to quality of workmanship and of materials furnished by him.
7.11 RESTORATION OF EXISTING FACILITIES
(a) ROADS AND STREETS. All roads and streets in which the surface is removed, broken or
damaged, or in which the ground has caved or settled due to work under this Contract, shall be
completely resurfaced and brought to the original grade and crown section unless otherwise
indicated. Before resurfacing material is placed, edges of pavements shall be trimmed back far
enough to provide clean, solid, vertical faces, and shall be free of any loose material. Paving shall
be one-inch thicker than adjoining pavement and shall conform to the requirements of these
Specifications. Roadways used by the Contractor for hauling materials, equipment, supplies, etc.,
shall be cleaned and repaired if the condition of the roadway is damaged or otherwise affected due
to the Contractor's operation.
(b) CULTIVATED AREAS AND OTHER SURFACE IMPROVEMENTS. All cultivated areas,
either agricultural or landscaping, and other surface improvements which are damaged by actions
of the Contractor shall be restored as nearly as possible to their original condition.
(c) EXISTING STAKES AND MARKS. All section, section subdivisions, plat, U.S.E.D., U.S.C.
& G.S., U.S.G.S., and any other official monuments or bench marks shall be carefully preserved
or replaced. In the event any such monument or marker is disturbed as a result of the Contractor's
operation, the Contractor shall replace or reset such monument or marker in a manner satisfactory
to the Engineer. Replaced or reset monuments shall be of acceptable type and quality and shall be
located so as to clear existing utilities or any other interference. They shall be placed in a manner
consistent with good and recognized engineering and surveying practice.
(d) SIDEWALK RECONSTRUCTION. Where sidewalk, curbs, or gutters are to be repaired, the
repairs shall be made by removing and replacing the entire section back to the nearest score lines
and not by refinishing the damaged portion.
7.12 CONTRACT DRAWINGS
The Contract Drawings applicable to the work to be performed under this Contract are bound
herein or attached hereto.
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7.13 SHOP DRAWINGS
The Contractor shall furnish Shop Drawings to the Engineer for review in accordance with Section
2.04 of the General Conditions.
7.14 INSPECTION
The City shall provide inspection between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.
No work shall be performed on weekends, unless approved in writing by the ALW Project
Manager. The Contractor shall reimburse the City at rates established by the City for inspection in
excess of the foregoing, including legal holidays.
7.15 WATERING
(a) Water for compacting original ground, fill material, subgrades, and water required for laying
dust caused by grading operations and the passage of traffic through the work shall be applied as
directed by the Engineer or Project Manager.
(b) Full compensation for furnishing water for any of the construction operations shall be
considered as included in the prices paid for the various contract items of work and no additional
allowance shall be made therefore.
7.16 PUBLIC CONVENIENCE, SAFETY, AND TRAFFIC CONTROL
(a) Traffic and access shall comply with Section 7-10 of the “Standard Specifications for Public
Works Construction” and the requirements set forth herein.
The Contractor shall be responsible for all traffic control during construction, and any other
activity or condition that may alter existing traffic control and place in jeopardy the safety of the
public or those in the employ of the Contractor. He shall be responsible for placing at an absolute
minimum the chance of harm or injury to the public or to those in the employ of the Contractor
through the use of accepted construction traffic control standards and techniques. An engineered
traffic control plan shall be prepared and submitted by Contractor when required by the applicable
jurisdiction.
The Contractor shall be in strict conformance with the “Work Area Traffic Control Handbook”
(WATCH). Any situation not addressed by the WATCH Manual shall conform to the detour/lane
reduction plan provided by the Contractor or the direction of the Engineer. The Contractor shall
immediately correct any deficiencies in existing traffic control as directed by the Engineer. Arrow
boards shall be installed at both ends of a work area where traffic lanes are reduced or diverted.
(b) No street or access closure to through traffic will be allowed without the express approval of
the local jurisdiction, Public Works Department, or appropriate City Engineer.
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(c) All existing stop signs, street name signs and regulatory signs shall be maintained in visible
locations during construction and permanently relocated or removed as directed by the plan and
the Engineer.
(d) The Contractor shall provide access through the site for the use of emergency vehicles and
local traffic to residences and businesses.
(e) Temporary no parking is authorized along the streets in the project areas. Contractor shall post
“Temporary No Parking” signs after notifying and receiving approval from the local jurisdiction.
Type of sign and method and location of posting shall also be subject to the Engineer’s approval.
The Contractor shall notify all affected residences and business establishments at least seven (7)
days prior to the posting of signs. The “No Parking” signs shall be posted at least 72 hours prior
to work.
(f) All warning signs, lights, and devices to be used by the Contractor shall conform to the
standards of the “Manual of Traffic Controls - Warning Signs, Lights, and Devices for Use in
Performance of Work Upon Highways” Issued by the Department of Transportation, State of
California, latest edition.
(g) Payment for traffic control will be included in related payment items and no additional
compensation will be allowed therefore.
(h) Contractor shall maintain access to driveways wherever possible and no driveway or drive
approach shall remain closed for more than (2) two consecutive days. All driveways and drive
approaches which are not poured the same day in which the existing area was excavated and graded
shall be ramped with aggregate base material to the satisfaction of the Engineer. All approaches to
other proposed concrete improvements normally used as an access way for traffic (i.e. cross-
gutters, spandrels, etc.) shall be treated in a similar fashion. While working on any driveway where
vehicular passage will be temporarily interrupted, he shall notify the property owner 24 hours
before commencing work so that the owner may park his/her vehicles off his property.
(i) In addition, if the Contractor fails or refuses to place adequate warning lights, and or barricades
necessary for the public’s convenience and safety, the City will place warning lights or barricades
to protect or warn the public of any dangerous condition connected with Contractor’s operations.
Contractor shall become liable to the City at the rate of five hundred dollars ($500) per night.
(j) At least 5 working days in advance of closing or partially closing any street or alley, Contractor
shall submit a plan for detouring of traffic to the Engineer for his approval.
(k) Traffic Control shall be performed based on the following:
x Contractor shall follow MUTCD Latest Edition for Traffic Control. All traffic lanes shall
be opened at the end of each working day.
(l) Full compensation for providing for the public convenience as set forth in this Section shall be
considered as included in the prices paid for the various contract items of work and no additional
allowance will be made therefore.
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7.17 CONSTRUCTION INTERFERENCES
(a) Insofar as practicable, during the progress of the work, the Contractor shall not disturb, but
shall support and protect against injury and maintain in good operating condition at his own
expense, all subsurface, surface and overhead utilities, fences, structures and other facilities
whether or not they are shown on the Drawings.
(b) All facilities removed shall be reconstructed as promptly as is reasonably possible in their
original or other authorized locations and in a condition at least as good as when removed and
subject to the inspection of the City, or the governing body having jurisdiction.
(c) During the performance of the work under these Specifications, the City or agencies in control
of any of the facilities affected by the work shall have the right to enter when necessary upon the
pipeline right-of-way, or upon any portion of the work thereof, for the purpose of maintaining
service and of making changes in or repairs to said facilities.
(d) The Contractor shall be responsible for and shall make good all damage due to utilities,
structures or other facilities as shown on the Drawings due to his operations, and the provisions of
this section shall not be abated even in the event such damage occurs after backfilling or is not
discovered until after completion of backfilling.
(e) The Drawings show the approximate position of known subsurface, surface and overhead
utilities, fences, structures, and other facilities as they are supposed to exist in the immediate
vicinity of the work, but the City does not guarantee that all existing facilities are shown on the
Contract Drawings. The Contractor will not be assessed for liquidated damages due to delay in
removal or relocation of utility facilities.
7.18 SCHEDULING AND SEQUENCING OF WORK
The Contractor shall submit a detailed schedule of work to the Engineer for his approval prior to
commencing construction of any portion of the project. The Engineer shall have the right to revise
or alter the Contractor's work schedule. The Contractor shall not commence work until he has
received Notice to Proceed from the City.
7.19 RIGHT-OF-WAY
(a) The Contractor shall not do any work that would affect any oil, gas, storm drain or water
pipelines, any telephone, telegraph or electric transmission lines, fences or any other structure, nor
enter upon the rights-of-way or other lands appurtenant thereto until notified by the Engineer that
the City has secured authority therefore from the proper companies or parties. Authority to enter
onto land for the Contractor’s convenience shall be obtained by the Contractor.
(b) After authority has been obtained, the Contractor shall give said companies or parties due
notice of his intention to begin work and he shall give them convenient access and every facility
for removing, shoring, supporting or otherwise protecting such pipelines, transmission lines,
ditches, fences or structures and for replacing same.
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7.20 SHUTDOWNS AND MAINTENANCE OF WATER SERVICES
(a) All shutdowns shall require a minimum of one (1) week advance notification to the City
(including the Engineer). The notification shall include a plan detailing the schedule and duration
of the shutdown(s), as well as coordination with ALW staff regarding the affected services.
(b) The Contractor, at all times, shall maintain the supply of water to customers, except at the
scheduled shutdowns (approved by ALW) required to construct the connections to existing water
mains. All shutdowns and connections shall be completed in accordance with the Contract
Documents, Plans, and Specifications.
7.21 COORDINATION OF CONSTRUCTION
The Contractor shall coordinate construction as required by the Engineer with other adjacent utility
and building projects, and provide adequate access to adjoining properties at all times. The
Contractor shall provide for this in his bid and therefore shall have no claims for damages or extra
compensation in the event his work is delayed by the work performed by others.
7.22 COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL CLEAN WATER ACT
The Contractor is required to comply with the National Clean Water Act as follows:
(a) General Practices:
i. Develop and implement erosion/sediment control plans for embankments, if any.
ii. Schedule excavation and grading work for dry weather. Check for and repair leaking
equipment.
iii. Perform major equipment repairs in designated areas, away from the construction site.
iv. Designated a location away from storm drains for refueling and vehicle/equipment
maintenance.
v. Do not use diesel oil to lubricate equipment or parts.
vi. Recycle used oil, concrete, broken asphalt, etc. whenever possible.
vii. Use good materials storage, spill prevention and other “housekeeping” practices to
prevent runoff contamination by toxic chemicals such as paints, solvents, pesticides,
fuels or metals from building materials.
(b) Asphalt/Concrete Removal:
i. After breaking old pavement, be sure to remove all chunks and pieces.
ii. Make sure broken pavement does not come in contact with rainfall or runoff.
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iii. Shovel or vacuum saw-cut slurry and remove from the site. Cover or barricade storm
drain during saw-cutting if necessary.
(c) During Construction:
i. Cover and seal catch basins and maintenance holes when applying seal coat, slurry seal,
fog seal, etc.
ii. Use check dams ditches or berms to divert runoff around excavations.
iii. Never wash excess materials from exposed aggregate concrete or similar treatments
into a street or storm drain. Collect and recycle or dispose to dirt.
iv. Cover stockpiles (asphalt, sand etc.) and other materials with plastic sheets and berms.
v. Catch drips from paver with drip pans or absorbent material (cloth, rags, etc.) placed
under machine when not in use.
vi. Clean up all spills and leaks using “dry” methods (with absorbent materials and/or
rags), or dig up and remove contaminated soil.
vii. Collect and recycle excess abrasive gravel or sand.
viii. Avoid over application by water trucks for dust control.
7.23 INSURANCE
The Contractor shall maintain insurance in the amounts shown in Section 6.18 of the General
Conditions. Certificates of Insurance shall be submitted to the City with the following as
additionally insured:
(a) The City of Azusa, its Council Members, officials, employees, designated agents or
volunteers.
7.24 MEASUREMENT & PAYMENT
The lump sum price, as submitted on the Proposal, shall include full compensation for furnishing
all labor, equipment, materials, bonds, insurance, supervision, planning, transportation, tools, and
appurtenances and for constructing and installing all of the work to complete each item in place in
accordance with the Plans, Specifications, and Addenda, and no other compensation will be
allowed thereafter. All items of work shall include the restoration of all existing conditions within
their scope of work. Payment for any and all incidental items of work and items of work required
by the Contract Documents, Plans, and Specifications that are not explicitly listed shall be included
in the prices for items shown on the Proposal. Compensation for changes in the work or for extra
work shall be as described in Section 5.13 of the General Conditions.
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7.25 LABOR COMPLIANCE
The successful bidder (Contractor) and all tiers of subcontractor(s) under the bidder shall comply
with all applicable California Labor Code provisions and all of the following City requirements in
this section and Contract Documents. The Contractor is responsible for any California Labor Code
violations of itself and its subcontractors and shall ensure adherence by its subcontractors of all
California Labor Code provisions.
The Contractor and all tiers of subcontractors are required to:
(a) Submit a complete organization chart for the entire company, including all owners, officers,
personnel, employees, administrative staff, superintendents, foremen, laborers, tradespersons, and
apprentices. Each individual shall have their name and respective titles listed. The organization
chart shall be submitted with the bidders' bid package proposal and, if awarded the Contract, a
revised and updated organization chart shall be submitted to the City when material submittals are
submitted. At the City's request, an updated organization chart shall be submitted at any time
throughout the entire length of the Contract.
(b) Report and include each individual (laborer, tradesperson, apprentices or otherwise) working
on this project in any capacity on their respective payrolls. All owner-operators are required to be
reported and included by the contractor or subcontractor employing them.
(c) Provide and submit complete certified payroll records to the City for each month no later ten
(10) calendar days after the end of that month.
(d) File and submit all electronic certified payroll reports to the Department of Industrial Relations
(DIR) on a weekly basis.
(e) Provide and submit all labor records to the City within ten (10) calendar days of the City's
request for those records.
(f) Require all employees, laborers, tradespersons, apprentices, and consultants to participate in
the City's Labor Compliance Site Interview Questionnaire at all times throughout the entire project
duration and during regular construction working hours. Each individual will be required to
provide their name, classification, minimum wage rate, actual rate of pay (straight time and
overtime), fringe benefits amounts, and all other questions in the interview questionnaire. A
sample of the interview questionnaire is included in this section below.
LABOR COMPLIANCE SITE INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE
DISCLAIMER: This document containts confidential and personal information. Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1798, this
document, in its entirety, shall remain confidential. Unauthorized disclosure of this document shall NOT be allowed.
PART A - PROJECT INFORMATION
Project Name:
Type:
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Name of Interviewer:Title of Interviewer:
Project #:DIR Project ID #:
Contractor Name: Prime Subcontractor
If Subcontractor, name of Prime Contractor:
PART B INTERVIEW DATA
to
How is time reported? Yes No
Dates employed on this project:
Do you know your minimum wage rate?
Supervisor's Name:
Phone Number:
PART B - INTERVIEW DATA
Employee Name:Date of Interview:
Job Classifcation:
California Valid ID #:
Other
N/A
Other than Federal, State, or Social Security Tax Withholding, are other deductions being made to your check?
Yes No
How is time reported?
Are you required to return wages to your employer?
If f h ?
Yes No
If yes, what are they:
What is your actual rate of pay?Straight Overtime (OT)
What is your fringe benefit amount?
Yes No
How often are you paid?Weekly
Do you know your minimum wage rate?
Type of work being performed by the employee when interviewed:
Additional Comments:
PART C - FOR CITY USE ONLY
Type of work being performed for the day by the Contractor:
If yes, for what reason?
Additional comments:
If not, specify reason:
NoDoes information from interview match records?Yes
Is employee properly classified?NoYes
Type of work being performed by the employee when interviewed:
Are labor rates posted at the job site?Yes No
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7.26 COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) HEALTH AND SAFETY
Pursuant to the provisions of the executive orders and regulations issued by Governor Newsom,
Los Angeles County, and the City of Azusa, the successful bidder (Contractor) and all tiers of
subcontractor(s) under the bidder shall comply with all applicable health and safety measures
required by the State, County, and City. This includes, but is not limited to the following:
(a) Social Distancing.
(b) Zero-tolerance for working when ill.
(c) PPE, including face coverings.
(d) Frequent hand-washing.
(e) Disinfecting work areas.
(f) Construction requirements and postings.
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SECTION 8 - MOBILIZATION DEMOBILIZATION
8.01 GENERAL
A. Description
This section describes mobilization, including the following:
1. Organization and mobilization of Contractor's forces and equipment.
2. Transporting various tools, materials, and equipment to the site.
3. Erection of temporary buildings and facilities required for construction operations.
8.02 MATERIALS
A. Temporary facilities and other mobilization items are specified in the General and Special
Provisions sections of the contract documents.
B. Mobilization shall also include bonding, insurance, financing, permits, security, storage areas,
temporary utilities, sanitation facilities and general surveying as well as movement between the
two reservoir sites.
8.03 EXECUTION
A. Mobilization shall include mobilization of all construction equipment, materials, supplies,
appurtenances, and the like, manned and ready for commencing and prosecuting the work; and
the subsequent demobilization and removal from the site of said equipment, appurtenances, and
the like upon completion of the work.
B. Mobilization shall also include assembly and delivery to the site of plant, equipment, materials,
and supplies necessary for the prosecution of work, but which are not intended to be
incorporated in the work; the clearing of and preparation of the contractor's work area; the
complete assembly, in working order, of equipment necessary to perform the required work;
personnel services preparatory to commencing actual work; and all other preparatory work
required to permit commencement of the actual work on construction items for which payment
is provided under the Contract.
C. Upon completion and before making application for acceptance of the work, the contractor shall
clean all rights-of-way, streets, and all other grounds occupied by him/her in connection with
the work of all rubbish, excess materials, temporary structures, and equipment, and all parts of
the work and grounds occupied by him shall be left in a neat and presentable condition. In the
event the contractor fails to clean up as specified herein, clean up may be performed by the
Agency at the contractor's expense.
8.04 PAYMENT
Mobilization and Demobilization will be paid for at the lump sum price listed in the proposal or if no
separate item is included, in the other items of work to which it relates.
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Sixty percent of the bid amount for mobilization and demobilization will be paid upon the contractor
having mobilized the construction effort. Forty percent of the bid amount for mobilization and
demobilization will be paid upon demobilization and final cleanup by the contractor.
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SECTION 9
SECTION 9 - EARTHWORK AND GRADING
9.01 GENERAL
The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment, transportation, watering, compacting
and all incidental work and services required for satisfactory completion of earthwork and grading.
Earthwork and grading shall conform to Section 300 of the Standard Specifications for Public Works
Construction (SSPWC), except as modified herein. The work shall consist of performing all operations
necessary to excavate roadways, slopes, benches, ditches, channels or other items shown on the Drawings
and to backfill depressions or ditches caused by removal of obstructions, construct embankments at the
locations and to the elevations and form shown on the Drawings and to shape and compact all subgrade
all in accordance with these Specifications. Unless otherwise provided in the Proposal as separate pay
items, general site preparation, clearing and grubbing, removal of excess grass and weeds shall be
included in this item.
9.02 PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY
Existing improvements or facilities that are not to be removed, shall be protected from injury or damage
resulting from operations of the Contractor, and the Contractor shall be responsible for such damage.
Only trees and shrubs specifically designated or marked for removal by the Engineer shall be removed.
The Contractor shall provide such dust control equipment and methods as may be required to protect
adjacent property from annoyance or damage from dust caused by his operations. Failure to control such
dust shall be cause for the Engineer to stop the work until said dust is controlled, and the Contractor shall
have no recourse to collect from the City for any loss of time or expense sustained by him due to such
suspension of work.
9.03 CLEARING AND GRUBBING
Except as otherwise specified, all boulders, all trees, stumps, large roots, buried logs, decayed vegetable
matter, buried junk piles, heavy growth of grass and weeds and all other objectionable material shall be
removed from the site of the work. None of the above materials shall be permitted to remain in or under
embankment and fill areas.
9.04 REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF MATERIAL
Material removed during clearing and grubbing, including any excess excavation, shall be removed from
the site of the work and disposed of at a location acceptable to the Engineer. Burning of materials on the
site will not be permitted.
9.05 ROADWAY EXCAVATION
Excavation shall conform to the lines, grades, and cross-sections shown on the Drawings and no payment
will be made for quantities in excess of those shown or hereinafter specified. When solid rock, scale,
hardpan or like materials are encountered in the excavation, it shall be excavated to not less than 6-inches
below subgrade and replaced with crushed aggregate base (CAB) as approved by the Engineer. Said sand
or crushed aggregate base shall be compacted to not less than 90 percent maximum density. Whenever
reference is made to maximum density, it refers to the maximum density as determined by ASTM.
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All soft or unsuitable material that will not readily compact to the density specified shall be removed to
the depths shown on the Drawings or ordered by the Engineer and disposed of as directed by the
Engineer. Excavation in areas not shown on the Drawings or authorized by the Engineer will not be paid
for and the Contractor shall, at his own expense, backfill and compact unauthorized excavation areas to
the original ground elevation and to the density specified.
All rocks or lumps larger than 1 inch in size in the upper 6-inches of the subgrade which will not break up
under the operation of grading equipment shall be removed and the resulting space refilled and compacted
with crushed aggregate base (CAB).
9.06 EMBANKMENT
The area where an embankment is to be constructed shall be cleared of all vegetation, roots and foreign
material. The surface shall be moistened, scarified to a depth of six inches and rolled or mechanically
compacted to 95 percent of maximum density. Embankment shall be placed in horizontal layers not to
exceed eight inches in thickness measured prior to compaction, where compaction is by sheepsfoot
rollers. The thickness shall be limited to six inches if compaction is by means of power driven tampers.
Each layer shall be moistened or dried as required and thoroughly compacted to the following densities:
1. The density of each layer placed within 2.5 feet of the finished surface shall be not less
than 95 percent of maximum density if under asphaltic concrete with no base material
and 90 percent if under asphaltic concrete on base material.
2. The density of layers greater than 2.5 feet below finished surface shall be not less than 90
percent of maximum density.
9.07 SUBGRADE PREPARATION
Subgrade preparation shall consist of (1) preparing basement soil or original ground to receive
embankment, aggregate base or pavement; (2) preparing basement soil in roadway excavation areas to
receive aggregate base or pavement; or (3) of preparing embankment to receive aggregate base or
pavement.
The roadbed shall be graded to the approximate elevation and cross- section shown. All rocks and lumps
of earth over 1 inch in size and other unsuitable material shall be removed and disposed of from the upper
6-inches of the roadbed. The subgrade then shall be watered, shaped to the required grade and cross-
section and thoroughly compacted.
The surface of the finished subgrade shall be true and uniform and shall not vary more than 0.1 foot
below and not more than 0.05 foot above the theoretical cross-section at any point thereon. Any subgrade
that does not conform to these requirements immediately prior to placing subsequent material thereon,
shall be reworked, watered and re-compacted.
9.08 FINISHING SLOPES AND SURFACES
The surface of all areas of earth and other materials shall be finished to a reasonably smooth and compact
surface substantially in accordance with the surface lines and cross-sections shown and to the elevations
indicated on the Drawings or as directed. The degree of finish for graded slopes shall be that ordinarily
obtainable from either blade-grader, scraper or hand shovel operations.
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9.09 SUBGRADE AND EMBANKMENT PROTECTION
During construction and until final acceptance of the work, excavations, embankments and subgrades
shall be kept shaped and effectively drained at all times. Where ruts develop in the subgrade, the subgrade
shall be brought to grade, reshaped if required, and re-compacted prior to the placing of any paving
material. Storage or stockpiling of materials on the subgrade will not be permitted. No base course shall
be placed until the subgrade has been approved by the Engineer. Base material shall not be placed on
muddy or otherwise unsuitable subgrade.
9.10 WATERING
All water used for compacting original ground, embankments, structure and trench backfill, subgrade,
base and for laying dust caused by grading or traffic shall be included in the price bid for such items and
separate payment will not be allowed for watering.
9.11 PAYMENT
Earthwork and grading will be paid for at the unit or lump sum price listed in the Proposal or, if no
separate item is included, in the other items of work to which it relates.
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SECTION 10 - AGGREGATE BASE
10.01 GENERAL
The Contractor shall furnish all plant, labor, materials, tools, equipment, transportation and all incidental
work and services required to construct aggregate base in accordance with these Specifications, applicable
drawings and Section 200 and 301 of the SSPWC, as modified herein and as approved by the applicable
jurisdiction.
10.02 SUBGRADE
The subgrade shall be prepared as specified in Section 301-1 of the SSPWC.
10.03 UNTREATED BASE MATERIALS
The aggregate for untreated base shall conform to the requirements of Section 200-2 of the SSPWC.
10.04 PLACING UNTREATED BASE
Untreated base material shall be spread on the prepared subgrade in uniform layers in accordance with
Section 301-2 of the SSPWC.
10.05 COMPACTING UNTREATED BASE
Untreated base shall be compacted in accordance with Section 301-2.3 of the SSPWC. The finished base,
where not controlled by adjacent structures, shall be not more than 0.02 foot above, and not more than
0.02 foot below the theoretical cross-section.
10.06 PAYMENT
Aggregate base will be paid for at the unit or lump sum price listed in the Proposal or, if no separate item
is included, in the other items of work to which it relates.
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SECTION 11 - ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT
11.01 GENERAL
The Contractor shall furnish all plant, labor, materials, tools, equipment, transportation and all incidental
work and services required to construct asphalt concrete pavement and asphalt concrete resurfacing in
accordance with these Specifications, applicable drawings and Section 203 and 302 of the SSPWC,
except as modified herein and as approved by the applicable jurisdiction .
11.02 PRIME AND SEAL COATS
A prime coat or a seal coat will not be required unless specified in the Special Provisions. When
specified, the prime and seal coats shall conform to Section 203 of the SSPWC.
11.03 ASPHALT BINDER
A tack coat shall be applied to all concrete curb or gutter surfaces that will be in contact with the asphalt
surfacing.
When the surface to be paved is an existing portland cement, brick, or dry asphalt pavement, a tack coat
shall be applied to said surface at the rate of from 0.05 gallon to 0.10 gallon per square yard of surface
covered. The exact rate of application will be determined by the Engineer. The tack coat shall be applied
only so far in advance of paving or surfacing as ordered by the Engineer.
The surface to be covered shall be thoroughly cleaned of all dirt and loose materials prior to application of
the asphalt binder.
The tack coat shall consist of an emulsified asphalt, Grade SS-1h or Grade AR1000 paving asphalt. It
shall be furnished and applied in accordance with the requirements of Section 203-3 and 302-5 of the
SSPWC.
11.04 WEED KILLER
Polybor chlorate, a weed killer, shall be applied to all ground surfaces where pavement is to be placed. It
shall be mixed at the rate of two pounds of chemical to one gallon of water and shall be applied at a
coverage rate of one gallon per 50 square foot.
11.05 ASPHALT CONCRETE
Asphalt concrete shall be the product of mixing mineral and/or crushed slag aggregate with asphalt binder
at a central mixing plant.
The combined mineral aggregate shall be as follows:
Pavement Thickness Maximum Size Class Aggregate Type
3" AC or greater 3/4-inch B PG 64-10
1-1/2" AC Resurfacing 1/2-inch C-1 PG 64-10
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The asphalt binder shall be paving asphalt. The viscosity grade shall be as specified by the Engineer and
shall conform to the requirements of Section 203.6 of the SSPWC. The temperature of the paving asphalt
and the mineral aggregate at the time of mixing shall conform to Section 203-1 of the SSPWC.
11.06 PLACING ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT
Prime coat or plant mixed surfacing shall be placed on the base course or subgrade only after said base
has been approved by the Engineer. All work shall conform to Section 302-5 of the SSPWC except as
modified herein.
The application temperature of asphalt shall conform to Section 203-1.4 of the SSPWC. Distribution and
spreading shall conform to Section 302-5.4
The Contractor shall furnish to the Engineer certified weight tickets for all asphalt concrete incorporated
in the work.
11.07 ROLLING
Asphalt concrete shall be thoroughly compacted by rolling in accordance with Section 302-5.5 of the
SSPWC. All valve cans and lids shall be adjusted to pavement grade prior to rolling.
Manholes and other structures shall be adjusted to grade per Section 302-5.7 of the SSPWC.
11.08 PAYMENT
Asphalt concrete will be paid for at the unit or lump sum price listed in the Proposal or, if no separate
item is included, in the other items of work to which it relates.
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SECTION 12 - PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE
12.01 GENERAL
The Contractor shall furnish all plant, labor, materials, tools, equipment transportation and all incidental
work and services required to construct portland cement concrete improvements shown on the Drawings
or specified, in accordance with these Specifications.
12.02 SUBGRADE
Subgrade shall be prepared in accordance with Section 301.1 of the SSPWC. The completed subgrade
shall be tested for grade and cross-section by means of a template extending the full depth of the section
and supported between the side forms. The subgrade and forms shall be thoroughly watered in advance of
placing concrete.
12.03 MATERIAL
A. CEMENT:
1. All cement used in the work shall be standard brand Portland cement Type II, conforming
to the "Specifications for Portland Cement", (ASTM C150). Only one brand of cement
shall be used. All cement used in the work shall be taken from stock bins at the place of
manufacture in which bins the cement shall have been tested and found to conform
strictly to the terms of these Specifications. Results of certified tests by a recognized
testing laboratory, acceptable to the Engineer, shall be furnished by the cement
manufacturer.
B. FINE AGGREGATE
1. Fine aggregate for concrete shall consist of natural sand obtained from pits approved by
the Engineer, and in all cases shall be washed. The grading of the fine aggregate, as
determined in accordance with the "Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse
Aggregates" (ASTM C136), shall be approximately as follows:
Sieve Size Percentage Passing Sieves
3/8 inch 100
No. 4 80-100
No. 8 60-90
No. 16 45-70
No. 30 25-45
No. 50 10-25
No. 100 2-9
No. 200 0-5
No. 270 wash 0-3
2. Fine aggregate shall meet the requirements of ASTM C33, "Specifications for Concrete
Aggregates" and shall be tested in accordance with ASTM C40 "Test Method for Organic
Impurities in Fine Aggregates for Concrete". Fine aggregate departing in any respect
from the foregoing requirements shall not be used in the work. In case the finer particles
from the crushed coarse aggregate are permitted or requires to be mixed with the sand
from natural deposits, the two products shall be uniformly blended before washing or
screening to insure a combined product of constantly uniform composition.
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C. Course Aggregate
1. Coarse aggregate shall meet the requirements of ASTM C33 "Specifications for Concrete
Aggregates" with the additional provision that it shall contain not more than 25 percent of
crushed material. All coarse aggregate shall be obtained from pits approved by the
Engineer. When tested in accordance with the "Test Method for Resistance to
Degradation of Small Size Coarse Aggregate by abrasion and Impact in the Los Angeles
Machine" (ASTM C131) and the "Test for Soundness of Aggregates by Use of Sodium
Sulfate or Magnesium Sulfate" (ASTM C88), the loss in the respective tests shall not
exceed the following:
The coarse aggregate used shall be graded approximately as follows:
Percentage Passing Sieves
Sieve Size
No. 2 size
1 ½-inch max.
No. 3 Size
1-in. max.
No. 4 Size
3/8-in. max
2-in. 100 - -
1 ½-in. 90-100 100 -
1-in. 20-55 90-100 -
¾-in. 0-15 60-85 -
½-in. - - -
3/8-in. 0-5 14-40 90-100
No. 4 - 0-15 0-15
No. 8 - 0-5 0-5
No. 200 0-2 0-2 -
2. The relative amount of coarse aggregate to be used in the concrete mix will be
determined by the Contractor and approved by the Engineer prior to use. The amount
used will be based on securing a well-graded aggregate and producing concrete having
the required workability, density, and strength without the use of excess sand, water, or
cement.
3. Unless otherwise directed and/or approved by the Engineer, No. 2 size mix shall be used
for all footings, slabs, walls and beams. Other mixes shall be used only when approved
by the Engineer.
12.04 WATER FOR CONCRETE
The water for concrete shall be potable and/or meet the requirements of ASTM C94 "Chemical Limits for
Wash Water used as Mixing Water".
12.05 MEASUREMENT OF CEMENT AND AGGREGATE
The amount of cement and of each separate size of aggregate entering into each batch of concrete shall be
determined by direct weighing equipment and approved by the Engineer.
Los Angeles Rattler Test after: 500 revolutions 35 percent
Soundness test (sodium sulfate): 10 percent
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12.06 MEASUREMENT OF WATER
The quantity of water entering the mixer at the batch plant shall be measured by a suitable water meter or
other measuring device of a type approved by the Engineer. The operating mechanism must be such that
leakage will not occur when the valve is closed.
12.07 CONSISTENCY
The quantity of water required for the proper consistency of the concrete shall be determined by the
slump test in accordance with the "Test Method for Slump of Portland Cement Concrete" (ASTM C143).
Slump allowances shall be 4-inches maximum.
12.08 READY-MIXED CONCRETE
A. Ready-mixed concrete shall meet the requirements as to materials, batching, mixing,
transporting, and placing as specified herein and in the requirements of the "Specification for
Ready-Mixed Concrete" (ASTM C94) including the supplementary requirements specified in
Subsection (b) through (g), herein.
B. Ready-mixed concrete shall be delivered to the site of the work, and discharge shall be
completed within one hour after the addition of the cement to the aggregates before the drum
has been revolved 250 revolutions, whichever is first. In hot weather, or under conditions
contributing to quick stiffening of the concrete, or when the temperature of the concrete is 85
degrees F or above, the time between the introduction of the cement to the aggregates and
discharge shall not exceed 45 minutes.
C. Truck mixers shall be equipped with electrically actuated counters by which the number of
revolutions of the drum or blades may be readily verified. The counters shall be of the
resettable, recording type, and shall be mounted in the driver's cab. The counters shall be
actuated at the time of starting mixing at mixing speeds.
D. Each batch of concrete shall be mixed in a truck mixer for not less than 70 revolutions of the
drum or blades at the rate of rotation designated by the manufacturer of the equipment.
Subsequent to the addition of any water at the job site, the batch shall be mixed for a minimum
period of 12 minutes at the speed designated by the manufacturer of the equipment at agitating
speed.
E. Truck mixers and their operation must be such that the concrete throughout the mixed batch as
discharged is within accept acceptable limits of uniformity with respect to consistency, mix, and
grading. If in the opinion of the Engineer a truck mixer is operating improperly, for any reason,
it shall be removed from the work and not permitted to return to the jobsite at any future time.
The Engineers determination is final and precludes compensatory recourse by the Contractor.
F. Each batch of ready-mixed concrete delivered at the job site shall be accompanied by a
supplementary document furnished to the Engineer and showing volume of concrete, the weight
of cement, water, fine aggregate and coarse aggregate in pounds, and the weight of additive
ingredients in ounces. A trip ticket shall show the time of day at which the materials were
batched, arrived at the jobsite, commenced discharge, and completed discharge.
G. The use of non-agitating equipment for transporting ready- mixed concrete will not be
permitted. Combination truck and trailer equipment for transporting ready-mixed concrete will
not be permitted. The quality and quantity of materials used in ready-mixed concrete and in
batch aggregates shall be subject to continuous inspection at the batching plant by the Engineer.
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12.09 STRENGTH
The minimum compressive strength of reinforced concrete shall be not less than 3250 psi at 28 days and
the minimum compressive strength of non-reinforced concrete shall also be not less than 3250 psi at 28
days per SSPWC Section 201-1.1.2 – Concrete Specified by Class and Alternate Class. The Engineer may
order the cement content to be increased if he determines that such increase is necessary to attain the
required strength. Such increased quantities of cement, if so ordered, shall be furnished at no additional
cost to the City.
12.10 TESTS
The determination of compressive strength will be made by testing 6 inch diameter by 12 inch cylinders
made and cured in accordance with the "Methods of Making and Curing Concrete Test Specimens in the
Field" (ASTM C31) or the "Test Method for Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens"
(ASTM C39). Tests will be made by the Contractor at one (1) test per each 50 cubic yards per 2-2604(d)
of Title 24, C.A.C. and the mixes used shall be changed wherever, in the opinion of the Engineer, such
change is necessary or desirable to secure the required workability, density, impermeability, surface finish
and strength, and the Contractor shall be entitled to no additional compensation because of such changes.
The cost of all laboratory tests on cement, aggregates, and concrete will be borne by the Contractor.
12.11 FORMS
A. Forms to confine the concrete and shape it to the required lines shall be used. The Contractor
shall assume full responsibility for the adequate design of all forms. However, any forms which
in the opinion of the Engineer are unsafe or inadequate in any respect may at any time be
condemned by the Engineer and the Contractor shall promptly remove the condemned forms
from the work and replace them at his expense.
B. Except as otherwise expressly approved by the Engineer, all lumber brought on the job site for
use as forms, shoring, or bracing shall be new material. All forms shall be smooth surface
forms.
Plywood shall be manufactured especially for concrete form work and shall be "Plyform" as
manufactured by United States Plywood Corporation, or approved equal. Plywood, 5/8 of an
inch and greater in thickness, may be fastened directly to studding if the studs are spaced close
enough to prevent visible deflection marks in the concrete. Concrete construction joints will not
be permitted at locations other than those shown on the drawings or prescribed in these
specifications, except as may be approved by the Engineer. When a second lift is placed on
hardened concrete, special precautions shall be taken in the way of the number, location and
tightening of the ties at the top of the old lift and bottom of the new to prevent any
unsatisfactory effect whatsoever on the concrete. Pipe stubs and anchor bolts shall be set in the
forms where required. Coring and/or blocking out for such items will not be permitted.
C. All forms shall be true in every respect to the required shape and size; shall conform to the
established alignment and grades; and shall be of sufficient strength and rigidity to maintain
their position and shape under the loads and operations incident to placing and vibrating the
concrete.
D. Suitable and effective means shall be provided on all forms for holding adjacent edges and ends
of panels and sections tightly together and in accurate alignment so as to prevent the formation
of ridges, fins, offsets, or similar surface defects in the finished concrete. The forms shall be
tight in order to prevent the loss of water, cement, and fines during placing and vibrating of the
concrete.
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E. Adequate cleanout holes shall be provided at the bottom of each lift of forms. The size, and
location of such cleanouts shall be subject to the approval of the Engineer.
F. Exterior corners in concrete members shall be provided with 3/4-inch chamfers. Re-entrant
corners in concrete members shall not have fillets unless otherwise shown on the Drawings.
G. Adequate and suitable means shall be provided for removing all forms without injury to the
surface of the finished concrete.
H. Where metal rods extending through the concrete are used to support or to strengthen forms, the
rods shall remain embedded and shall terminate not less than one inch from the formed face of
the concrete. The maximum diameter of removal cones for rod ties shall not exceed one inch,
and all such fasteners shall be such as to leave holes of conical shape for reaming. Wire ties for
holding forms will not be permitted. No form-tying device or part thereof other than metal shall
be left embedded in the concrete, nor shall any tie be removed in such a manner as to leave a
hole extending through the interior of the concrete member. The use of form ties or form-tying
methods which cause spalling of the concrete upon form-striping or tie removal will not be
permitted. Form ties shall be provided with integral waterstops and shall be submitted to the
Engineer for approval.
I. All vertical surfaces of concrete members shall be formed except where placement of the
concrete against the ground is called for on the Drawings or explicitly authorized by the
Engineer. In general, the practice of substituting excavated surfaces for forms is not acceptable.
J. Forms shall be maintained at all times in good condition, particularly as to size, shape, strength,
rigidity, tightness, and smoothness of surface. Forms, when in place, shall conform to the
established alignment and grades. Before concrete is placed, the forms shall be thoroughly
cleaned. Form surfaces shall be treated with a non-toxic non-staining mineral oil or other
lubricant approved by the Engineer. Any excess lubricant shall be satisfactorily removed before
placing the concrete. Form oil shall not be allowed to come in contact with existing concrete
steel reinforcement, and other to be embedded in concrete.
K. Forms may be re-used if they are in good condition and if they are approved by the Engineer. In
determining the extent to which forms may be re-used, particular attention shall be given to
maintaining a uniform surface texture on all exposed concrete surfaces. Light sanding between
uses will be required wherever necessary in the opinion of the Engineer to obtain such uniform
texture.
12.12 PREPARATION OF SURFACES FOR CONCRETING
A. Earth surfaces shall be thoroughly moistened, but not saturated, prior to the placing of any
concrete, and these surfaces shall be kept moist by frequent sprinkling up to the time of placing
concrete thereon. The surface shall be free from standing water, mud, and debris the day before
and at the time of placing concrete.
B. Existing concrete surfaces upon or against which concrete is to be placed where the placement
of the old concrete has been stopped or interrupted, are defined as construction joints. The
surfaces of horizontal joints shall be leveled with a wooden float to provide a reasonably
smooth surface. A surface consisting largely of coarse aggregate shall be avoided. Edge
surfaces of the interrupted concrete shall be bulkheaded at the time of placement to provide a
surface perpendicular to the plane of the work.
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C. Joint surfaces shall be cleaned of all latence, loose or defective concrete, and foreign material.
Such cleaning shall be accomplished by wet sandblasting followed by thorough washing. All
pools of water shall be removed from the surface of construction joints before the new concrete
is placed.
D. The placing of concrete shall be continuous in any element of the work. In the event placing of
concrete is to be interrupted long enough for the concrete to take a set, and an approved
construction joint is not provided for or allowed by the Engineer, the working face shall be
given a shape by the use of forms or other means that will secure proper joining upon
continuing the work.
E. No concrete shall be placed until all form work, installation of parts to be embedded, and
preparation of surfaces involved in the placing have been approved by the Engineer. All
surfaces that have become encrusted with dried grout from concrete previously placed shall be
thoroughly cleaned by sand blasting and/or other approved method.
12.13 EXCLUSION OF WATER
No concrete shall be placed in any structure until all water entering the space to be filled with concrete
has been properly cut off or has been diverted by pipes or other means and carried out of the forms, clear
of the work. No concrete shall be deposited under water without the explicit permission of the Engineer,
and then only in strict accordance with his directions; nor shall the Contractor, without explicit
permission, allow flow or water to rise on any concrete until the concrete has attained its initial set.
12.14 MIXING
The cement, sand, and coarse aggregate shall be so mixed, and the quantity of water added shall be such
as to produce a homogeneous mass of uniform consistency. Dirt and other undesirable substances shall be
carefully excluded. All concrete shall be thoroughly mixed in a batch mixer of an approved type and size,
so designed to positively insure a uniform distribution of all the component materials throughout the mass
during the mixing operation. Only sufficient water shall be used in mixing to give a workable mix
conforming to the consistency requirements of Section 201-1.4-Mixing of the SSPWC. The mixing of each
batch shall continue not less than 1 minute (1 ½ minutes for reinforced concrete) after all materials,
including water, are in the mixer, during which time the mixer shall rotate at the speed for which it has
been designed or at such speed as will produce a mass of uniform consistency at the end of the mixing
period. Wherever necessary to secure proper results, the concrete shall be mixed for a longer period than
herein specified, but over mixing of concrete or overloading of mixers shall not be permitted. A batch
timer and counter including lock release and audible indicator shall be installed and used on each concrete
mixer. Hardened concrete or mortar shall not be permitted to accumulate on the inner surfaces of the
mixer. Re-tempering, i.e., remixing with the addition of water to concrete that has partially hardened,
will not be permitted.
12.15 TRANSPORTING AND PLACING
A. Concrete which, upon or before placing, is found not to conform to the requirements specified
herein shall be rejected and immediately removed from the work. Concrete which is not placed
in accordance with these Specifications, or which is of inferior quality as determined by the
Engineer shall be removed and replaced by and at the expense of the Contractor. No concrete
shall be placed except in the presence of a duly authorized representative of the Engineer. Prior
to placing any concrete, the Contractor shall give the Engineer 48 hours working day written
notice.
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B. Concrete shall not be freely dropped into deep forms whether reinforcement is present or not.
Hoppers, ducts of canvas, rubber, or metal, shall be used for placing concrete in the forms. In no
case shall the free fall of concrete exceed 6 feet. Concrete shall be uniformly distributed during
the process of depositing, and in no case after depositing shall any portion be displaced in the
forms more than 6 feet in a horizontal direction. Concrete in forms shall be deposited in
uniform, horizontal layers not deeper than 2 feet. Each layer shall be placed while the previous
layer is still soft. The rate of placing concrete in wall forms shall not exceed 5 feet of vertical
rise per hour.
C. All ends of chutes, hopper gates, pump lines and all other points of concrete discharge
throughout the Contractor's conveying, hoisting, and placing system shall be so designed and
arranged that concrete passing from them will not fall separated into whatever receptacle
immediately receives it. Adequate head room provision must be made at such points for a
vertical drop and for proper baffling. Conveyor belts, if used, shall be of a type approved by the
Engineer. Chutes longer than 50 feet will not be permitted. Slopes of chutes shall be such that
concrete of the specified consistency will readily flow in them.
If a conveyor belt is used, it shall be wiped clean by a device operated in such a manner that
none of the mortar adhering to the belt will be wasted. Pumped concrete, if used, shall meet all
requirements of these specifications.
Compression test and slump test samples shall be taken at the hose discharge. Lubricating grout
used for start-up shall be wasted and not used as part of the concrete. Pumping equipment,
layout and procedures shall be approved by the Engineer.
12.16 ORDER OF PLACING CONCRETE
A. The order of placing concrete in all parts of the work shall be subject to the approval of the
Engineer. The concrete shall be placed in units as bounded by construction joints shown on the
Drawings. The placing of units shall be done by placing alternate units in a manner such that
each unit placed shall have cured at least 7 days before the contiguous unit or units are placed.
B. The surface of the concrete shall be level whenever a run of concrete is stopped.
12.17 TAMPING AND VIBRATING
A. As concrete is placed in the forms or in excavations, it shall be thoroughly settled and
compacted by vibrating and/or tamping and rodding throughout the entire depth of the layer
which is being consolidated into a dense, homogeneous mass filling all corners and angles,
thoroughly embedding the reinforcement, eliminating rock pockets, and bringing only a slight
excess of water to the exposed surface of concrete during placement.
B. The concrete shall be carefully worked by rodding and vibrating to make sure that all air and
rock pockets have been eliminated.
C. Concrete in walls shall be internally vibrated. Subsequent layers of concrete shall not be placed
until the layers previously placed have been worked thoroughly. High-speed power vibrators of
an approved immersion type shall be used in sufficient numbers, with stand-by units as
required, to accomplish the results herein specified immediately after concrete is placed in the
forms. The vibrating head shall be kept from contact with the surfaces of the forms. Concrete
shall not be vibrated excessively or to worked in any manner that causes segregation of its
constituents or tends to bring an excessive amount of water to the surface. Form vibrators are
prohibited.
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12.18 CURING
A. General: All concrete shall be cured for not less than 3 days after placing, in accordance with
the method specified herein for the different parts of the work.
B. CURING METHOD
1. The surface shall be sprayed with a non-toxic, white pigmented liquid curing compound
which will not affect the bond of paint to the concrete surface. It shall be applied in
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions at a maximum coverage rate of 200
square feet per gallon in such a manner as to cover the surface with a uniform film which
will seal thoroughly.
2. Care shall be exercised to avoid damage to the seal during the curing period. Should the
seal be damaged during the curing period, the area affected shall be immediately resealed
by the application of additional curing compound.
3. Wherever curing compound may have been applied by mistake to surfaces against which
concrete subsequently is to be placed and to which it is to adhere, the said
4. Curing compound shall be applied within 2 hours after completion of the finish on
unformed surfaces, and within 2 hours after removal of forms on formed surfaces. When
repairs are to be made to an area on which curing compound has been applied, the area
involved shall first be wet-sandblasted to remove the curing compound, following which
repairs shall be made as provided under Section 11.19 – Care and Repair of Concrete of
these Specifications.
12.19 CARE AND REPAIR OF CONCRETE
The Contractor shall protect all concrete against injury or damage from excessive heat, lack of moisture,
overstress, abuse, or any other cause until final acceptance by the City. Particular care shall be taken to
prevent the drying of concrete and to avoid roughening or otherwise damaging the surfaces. Any concrete
found to be damaged, or which may have been originally defective, or which becomes defective at any
time prior to the final acceptance of the completed work, or which departs from the established line or
grade, or which for any other reason does not conform to the Specifications, shall be satisfactorily
repaired or removed and replaced with acceptable concrete at the Contractor's expense.
12.20 FINISH OF CONCRETE SURFACES
A. All finished or formed surfaces shall conform accurately to the shape, alignment, grades, and
sections as shown on the Drawings or as prescribed by the Engineer. Surfaces shall be free from
fins, bulges, ridges, offsets, honeycombing, or roughness of any kind, and shall present a
finished, smooth continuous hard surface.
B. Except as otherwise provided herein, unformed top surfaces of concrete shall be brought to
uniform surfaces and worked with suitable tools to a reasonably smooth finish. Excessive
floating of surfaces while the concrete is plastic will not be permitted. All surfaces shall be
placed monolithically with the base slab. Dusting of dry cement and sand on the concrete
surface to absorb excess moisture will not be permitted. The top of all unformed finished
surfaces shall be given a steel trowel finish. At the Contractor's option, surfaces may be finished
with a power float after bull floating or darbying.
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12.21 TREATMENT OF SURFACE DEFECTS AND HOLES
A. As soon as forms are removed, all exposed surfaces shall be carefully examined, and any
irregularities shall be immediately rubbed or ground in a satisfactory manner in order to secure
a smooth, uniform, and continuous surface. Plastering, coating or "Sacking" of surfaces to be
smoothed will not be permitted. No repairs shall be made until after inspection by the Engineer,
and then only in strict accordance with his directions. Concrete containing voids, holes,
honeycombing, or similar depression defects shall be completely removed and replaced.
Defective surfaces to be repaired shall be cut back from true line a minimum depth of 2-inch
over the entire area. Feathered edges will not be permitted. In no case will extensive patching of
honeycombed concrete be permitted. The Contractor shall advise the Engineer as to the
corrections or changes in his construction operations he plans to employ to preclude future
honeycomb or punky concrete. All repairs and replacements herein specified shall be promptly
executed by the Contractor at his sole cost and expense. The material used for repair purposes
shall consist of a mixture of one sack of cement to three cubic feet of sand.
B. Holes left by tie-rod cones shall be reamed with suitable toothed reamers so as to leave the
surface of the holes clean and rough. Holes shall be thoroughly washed with potable water and
filled in an approved manner with dry-packed mortar and cured in accordance with the
requirements of Section 11.18 - Curing of these Specifications.
C. All repairs shall be built up and shaped in such a manner that the completed work will conform
to the requirements of Section 11.19 – Care and Repair of Concrete of these Specifications,
using approved methods which will not disturb the bond or cause sagging or horizontal
fractures. Surfaces of said repairs shall receive the same kind and amount of curing treatment as
required for the concrete in the repaired section.
12.22 CONSTRUCTION JOINTS
Construction joints shall be provided where shown on the Drawings. Special care shall be used in
preparing concrete surfaces at joints where bonding between two sections of concrete is required. Unless
otherwise indicated on the Drawings, such bonding will be required at all horizontal joints in walls.
Surfaces shall be prepared in accordance with Section 11.12 – Preparation of Surfaces for Concreting of
these Specifications. Joint separation "controlled cracking" occurs naturally at the interface of the slab
edges.
12.23 ADMIXTURES
A. An air-entertaining agent meeting the requirements of "Specifications for Air-Entraining
Admixtures for Concrete" (ASTM Designation C260) shall be used. Sufficient air-entering agent
shall be used to provide a total air content of 4-1/2 percent (+1 1/2 percent) at the point of
placement. The City reserves the right at any time to sample and test the air-entraining agent
received on the job by the Contractor. In no event shall any of said agent be used for work under
the contract without approval by the Engineer. The air-entering agent shall be added to the bath
in a portion of the mixing water. The solution shall be batched by means of a mechanical
batcher capable of accurate measurement.
B. A calcium lignosulfonate or hydroxylater carboxylic acid type admixture may be added to the
concrete mixture to improve workability, effect water reduction, increase the ultimate strength
and provide a controlled rate of hardening. The quantity of admixture used and the method of
mixing shall be in strict accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations and a
manufacturer's representative shall provide job consultation prior to use.
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12.24 DRY-PACKED MORTAR
Mortar used to dry-pack concrete surface imperfections or to patch existing concrete openings shall be
Class E per Section 201-5.1 – General (Cement Mortar) of the SSPWC. The mortar shall also be quick
setting per Section 201-7.2 – Quick-Setting Grout . The Contractor shall add an epoxy bonding agent to
the mortar as manufactured by Concrete Tie, GP-1000 and shall be added to the mortar per Concrete Tie
specification.
12.25 PAYMENT
Payment for portland cement concrete will be made at the unit or lump sum price listed in the Proposal or,
if no separate item is included, in the other items of work to which it relates.
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SECTION 13 - CONCRETE FLATWORK
13.01 GENERAL
The Contractor shall furnish all plant, labor, materials, tools, equipment transportation and all incidental
work and services required to construct concrete curbs, walks, gutters, cross gutters, alley intersections,
access ramps and driveways shown on the Drawings or specified, in accordance with these Specifications
and Sections 201 and 303-5 of the SSPWC, except as modified herein and as approved by the applicable
jurisdiction.
13.02 SUBGRADE
Subgrade shall be prepared in accordance with Section 301.1 of the SSPWC. The completed subgrade
shall be tested for grade and cross-section by means of a template extending the full depth of the section
and supported between the side forms. The subgrade and forms shall be thoroughly watered in advance of
placing concrete.
13.03 MATERIAL
Unless otherwise specified all curbs, gutters sidewalks and driveways shall be constructed with Class
560-C-3250 concrete. Concrete aggregate shall be No. 3 grade unless specified otherwise by the
Engineer. All concrete shall comply with Section 201 of the SSPWC.
13.04 MIXING, PLACING AND CURING
The mixing, placing and curing of concrete shall comply with Section 303-5 of the SSPWC.
13.05 FORMS
All forms shall be set to the true lines and grades as shown on the Drawings and typical cross-sections.
The depth of forms for curbs and gutters shall be equal to the full depth of the structure. The depth of
forms for 4-inch sidewalk may be 3-5/8 inches. Timber forms, if used, shall be surfaced on the side next
to the concrete and on the upper edge and shall be of the required size and strength to maintain their
rigidity when the concrete is placed. Timber forms on all straight work shall not be less than 1-5/8-inch in
thickness after being surfaced. The forms on the front of curbs shall be removed not less than 2 hours or
more than 6 hours after the concrete has been placed. All other forms shall remain in place until the
concrete is thoroughly set. Forms shall be cleaned thoroughly each time they are used and coated with
light oil as often as necessary to prevent the concrete form adhering to them. Warped or rough forms will
be rejected.
Curb forms shall be held rigidly in place by the use of pairs of iron stakes placed at intervals not to exceed
4 feet. Clamps, spreaders and braces shall be used where required to insure rigidity in the forms.
13.06 JOINTS
Expansion joints shall be installed at each driveway top of "X". Transverse expansion joints in curbs,
gutters and sidewalks shall be installed at all returns and shall be spaced at intervals not to exceed 60 feet
between joints. An effort shall be made to space all joints in such a manner so as to create an appearance
of uniformity. Expansion joints shall be filled with joint filler strips 1/2-inch thick and shall extend the
full width and depth of curb, gutter and sidewalk.
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The joint filler strips shall be in one piece, pre-cut to true cross-section and installed true to line and grade
and at true angles to the curb and gutter line. Edges of expansion joints shall be rounded with an approved
edging tool having a radius not to exceed 1/4-inch and all excess concrete shall be removed from around
the joint.
Weakened plane joints shall be installed at regular intervals not exceeding 10 feet for walks and 20 feet
for curb and gutters. Weakened plane joints shall be constructed in accordance with Section 303-5.4.3 of
the SSPWC.
13.07 FINISHING
Finishing of concrete curbs, walks, gutters, cross gutters, alley intersections, access ramps and driveways
shall conform to Section 303-5.5 of the SSPWC.
A mortar finish will not be allowed under any circumstances.
13.08 CURING
Exposed concrete surfaces shall be cured in accordance with Section 303-5.6 of the SSPWC.
13.09 REMOVALS
When Drawings provide for reconstruction of existing sidewalks, curbs and driveways limits of the
removal are to be saw cut to a depth of 1-1/2-inches. Limits are to fall on the nearest full section of walk
or curb at the next weakened plane or expansion joint.
13.10 REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS
Any new work found to be defective or damaged prior to its acceptance shall be repaired or replaced by
the Contractor at no expense to the City in accordance with Section 300-1.3 of the SSPWC.
13.11 CURB MACHINES
The use of curb machines will require approval by the appropriate Director of Public Works or City
Engineer prior to its use.
13.12 PAYMENT
Payment for concrete curbs, walks, gutters, cross gutters, alley intersections, access ramps and driveways
will be made at the unit or lump sum price listed in the Proposal or, if no separate item is included, in the
other items of work to which it relates.
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SECTION 14 - CONCRETE STRUCTURES
14.01 GENERAL
The Contractor shall furnish all plant, labor, materials, tools, equipment, excavation, backfill and all
incidental work and services required to construct concrete structures such as, culverts, headwalls, end-
walls, drop inlets, catch basins, retaining walls, piles, reinforced and non-reinforced, complete in place in
accordance with these Specifications, the Drawings, applicable standard drawings and Sections 201, 205,
303 and 305 of the SSPWC.
14.02 STRUCTURES
Portland cement concrete structures shall conform to the applicable Sections of the SSPWC.
14.03 REINFORCING
Reinforcing steel shall conform to Section 201-2 of the SSPWC and applicable ASTM Standards.
14.04 MISCELLANEOUS METAL ITEMS
Miscellaneous metal items shall conform to Section 206 of the SSPWC and applicable ASTM Standards.
14.05 PAYMENT
Concrete structures that are identified on the Drawings or in the Special Provisions shall be paid for at the
unit price bid either by lump sum or as listed in the Proposal or, if no separate item is included, in the
other items of work to which it relates.
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SECTION 15 - REINFORCING STEEL
15.01 GENERAL
The Contractor shall furnish all plant, labor, materials, tools, equipment, excavation, backfill and all
incidental work and services required to construct reinforcing steel, complete in place in accordance with
these Specifications, the Drawings, and applicable standard drawings.
15.02 MATERIALS
Materials shall conform in quality to the requirements of the "Specifications for Deformed and Plain
Billet-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement," (ASTM A615) Grade 60.
15.03 INSTALLATION
A. Cleaning:
Reinforcement steel, before being positioned, shall be free from loose mill and rust scale, and
from coatings that may destroy or reduce the bond. Immediately prior to placing concrete
reinforcement steel shall be re-inspected and cleaned as necessary in a manner acceptable to the
Engineer including sandblasting.
B. Fabrication:
Reinforcement steel shall be accurately formed to the dimensions and shapes indicated on the
applicable Drawings, and the fabricating details shall be prepared in accordance with the ACI
Building Code (ACI 318), except as modified herein or by the Drawings. Stirrups and tie bars
shall be bent around a pin having a diameter not less than 2 times the minimum thickness of the
bar. Bends for other bars shall be made around a pin having a diameter not less than 6 times the
minimum thickness, except for bars larger than 1 inch, in which case the bends shall be made
around a pin of 8 bar diameters. Bars shall be bent cold.
C. Straightening:
Reinforcement steel shall not be straightened or re-bent in a manner that will injure the
material. Bars with kinks or bends not shown on the Drawings shall not be used. Heating of the
reinforcement will be permitted only when approved by the Engineer.
D. Placing:
Reinforcement steel shall be accurately positioned in accordance with the Drawings and
secured by using annealed iron wire ties or suitable clips at intersections, and shall be supported
by concrete or metal supports, spacers, or metal hangers. Metal clips or supports shall not be
placed in contact with the forms. Tie wires shall be bent away from the forms in order to
provide the specified concrete coverage. Bars in addition to those shown on the Drawings that
may be found necessary or desirable by the Contractor for the purpose of securing
reinforcement in position, shall be provided by the Contractor at his own expense. The practice
of "burying" selected bars shall be done only with the Engineers approval.
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E. Splicing:
When it is necessary to splice reinforcement at points other than where shown, the character of
the splice shall be determined by the Engineer. Unless otherwise shown, splices of horizontal
bars shall be staggered. The lapping of splices shall be 30 bar diameters unless otherwise
shown. Reinforcement bars, other than tie bars, shall not be spliced at points other than shown
on the approved shop bending diagrams and placement lists. Laps of wire mesh shall be one
width of wire spacing, and adjourning sheets shall be securely tied together with No. 14 wire,
one tie for each two running feet. Wires shall be staggered and tied in such a manner that they
cannot be misplaced.
15.04 PAYMENT
Reinforcing steel that is identified on the Drawings or in the Special Provisions shall be paid for at the
unit price bid either by lump sum or as listed in the Proposal or, if no separate item is included, in the
other items of work to which it relates.
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SECTION 16 - MISCELLANEOUS METALWORK
16.01 GENERAL
The Contractor shall furnish, fabricate, and install all miscellaneous metalwork required by these
Specifications and the accompanying Drawings. Miscellaneous metalwork, as used herein, is defined as
all items required to be fabricated from structural steel shapes, plates, bars and their products. Except for
miscellaneous metalwork items manufactured of stainless steel, all structural steel shapes, plates, bars and
their products shall conform to the "Specifications for Structural Steel" (ASTM A36) or the
"Specifications for Low and Intermediate Tensile Strength Carbon Steel Plates of Structural Quality"
(ASTM A283), (Grade B or C). All miscellaneous items shall be galvanized or coated after fabrication.
Shop drawings of all miscellaneous metalwork shall be furnished. Fabrication shall not be commenced
prior to approval of shop drawings.
16.02 BOLTS
The Contractor shall furnish and set all bolts and anchor bolts. All bolts and anchor bolts shall be low-
carbon steel, galvanized after fabrication or they shall be stainless steel. Steel for bolts shall meet the
requirements of the "Specifications for Carbon Steel Externally and Internally Threaded Standard
Fasteners", Grade B (ASTM A307). Steel for anchor bolts shall meet the requirements of "Specifications
for Steel Structural Rivets", (ASTM A502) with the following exceptions and additions: (1) the nut
material shall be free cutting steel and (2) the nuts shall be capable of developing the full strength of the
anchor bolts. Threads shall be Coarse Thread Series conforming to the requirements of the American
Standard for Screw Threads. All bolts shall have hexagon heads and nuts shall be Heavy Hexagon Series.
16.03 GALVANIZING
All structural steel plates, shapes, bars and fabricated assemblies required to be galvanized shall, after the
steel has been thoroughly cleaned of rust and scale, be galvanized in accordance with the "Specifications
for Zinc (Hot-Galvanized) Coatings on Products Fabricated from Rolled, Pressed and Forged Steel
Shapes, Plates, Bars and Strips" (ASTM A123). Any galvanized part that becomes warped during the
galvanizing operation shall be straightened. Bolts, anchor bolts, and similar threaded fasteners, after being
properly cleaned shall be galvanized in accordance with the "Specifications for Zinc Coating (Hot Dip) on
Iron and Steel Hardware" (ASTM A153).
16.04 PAYMENT
Miscellaneous metal work that is identified on the Drawings or in the Special Provisions shall be paid for
at the unit price bid either by lump sum or as listed in the Proposal or, if no separate item is included, in
the other items of work to which it relates.
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SECTION 17 - POTABLE WATER PIPELINES
17.01 GENERAL - PIPING
The Contractor shall furnish and install all pipe, fittings, valves, supports, bolts, nuts, gaskets, jointing,
materials and appurtenances as shown on the Drawings and as specified herein, and shall furnish and
install all auxiliary piping and connections, all as required for a complete and workable piping system.
17.02 STEEL PIPE
A. General: Fabricated steel pipe and fittings, 6-inches in diameter and larger, shall conform to the
requirements of the "Steel Water Pipe 6-Inches and Larger", (AWWA C200). Steel pipe, 4-
inches in diameter and smaller shall conform to the "Specifications for Black and Hot-Dipped
Zinc Coated (Galvanized) Welded and Seamless Steel Pipe for Ordinary Uses" (ASTM A120)
and shall be standard weight. Galvanized steel pipe shall not be cement mortar lined unless
otherwise shown. Buried galvanized pipe shall be wrapped with polyvinyl chloride tape with a
total thickness of 30 mils. The tape shall be Plicoflex No. 340 or approved equal. The pipe first
shall be primed following which the tape shall be applied strictly in accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions.
B. Pipe: Pipe 8-inch diameter and larger shall be fabricated from 1/4-inch wall thickness steel
sheet or plate, and pipe smaller than 8-inch diameter shall be fabricated from 10 gage steel sheet
or plate. The pipe shall be manufactured in sections having nominal lengths of 30 to 48 feet
except where special sections are required. The pipe shall be furnished with butt welded joints,
bell and spigot joints with rubber gaskets, butt straps, and closure pieces where shown or
required.
C. Interior Lining: Pipe and fittings, as indicated on the Drawings, shall be cement mortar lined
in conformance with the "Standard for Cement Mortar Protective Lining and Coating for Steel
Water Pipe - 4-inch and Larger-Shop Applied", (AWWA C205).
D. Exterior Coating: Steel pipe and fittings exposed to the atmosphere, inside structures and
above ground shall be thoroughly cleaned and given a shop coat of rust-inhibitive epoxy primer,
one coat of epoxy intermediate coat, and one coat of polyurethane top coat per the tank painting
specification section. . All buried, 12-inch and larger steel pipe and fittings shall be cement
mortar coated in conformance with the above referenced AWWA C205. All buried, 10-inch and
smaller steel pipe and fittings shall be coated with a tape coating system per AWWA C214.
E. Hand holes: The pipe fabricator shall provide 6-inch diameter minimum flanged hand holes at
identified locations that require field application of cement mortar lining. For pipes 24-inch in
diameter and smaller, mortaring the inside of joints may be accomplished by hand applied
mortar. Drawing a swab or ball through the pipe to remove all excess mortar and expel it from
the open pipe end will not be allowed.
F. Trench Bearing: Steel pipe 4 inches or larger in diameter shall be installed in trenches in such
a manner that the pipe shall have uniform bearing along the bottom of the trench, except at bell
holes for flanges and field-welded joints.
G. Jointing: The pipe shall have butt welded or flanged joints. Where practicable, sections of pipe
between flanges and/or couplings shall be shop-welded where indicated or required. Welding
shall be as specified hereinafter.
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H. Lining and Coating: After welding jointing, the lining and coating of the pipe shall be made
continuous by pointing the joint with mortar of one part portland cement, one part sand, and
water.
I. Pipe Welding: Circumferential joints in steel pipe shall be welded by use of electric arc in such
a manner as to insure a connection equally or surpassing the strength of adjacent pipe. Care
shall be taken to prevent spilling of the mortar lining and coating. All field welding shall be
done in accordance with the applicable requirements of AWWA Standard C206, entitled “Field
Welding of Steel Water Pipe Joints.”
All shop and field welding, whether manual or by machine, shall be as specified herein. Welds
to fabricate pipe shall be made in accordance with the requirements of the applicable reference
specifications under which the pipe is fabricated as amended herein.
Welds specified herein, or shown on the Drawings, shall conform to the contours shown on
these Drawings or indicated by standard welding symbols on such drawings. Welds, when
tested, shall develop a tensile strength equal to that of adjoining parent metal.
Finished weld bead shall be centered in the seam, and the finished joints shall be reasonably
smooth and free from depressions, cut edges, burrs, irregularities, and valleys. Each deposited
layer of welded material shall be thoroughly wire brushed, and all slag, scale, and other loose
material shall be removed before any additional weld metal is applied. Fillet welds shall have
the full penetration into the corner of the fillet and shall be obtained with a minimum cutting
back of the edge of the outside sheet. Fillet welds shall be of the size specified herein or shown
on the drawings, and in any case, shall have a thickness of not less than that of the thinnest
member to be joined.
Welds considered by the City to be deficient in quality or made contrary to any mandatory
provisions of these Specifications, shall be removed by chipping or cutting and re-made.
Weld metals shall be removed throughout its depth to expose clean base metal, but in no case
shall the chipping or cutting extend into the base metal beyond the depth of weld penetration.
Caulking of welds will not be permitted. Tack welds shall be removed if required by the City.
Weld test specimens taken from materials fabricated for the work of these Specifications shall
be taken in accordance with the respective reference specifications under which the particular
item is being fabricated. Said specimens shall be furnished to the City Inspector to enable the
City to ascertain that welds of the proper quality are being made. The furnishing of specimens
in insufficient time so as to cause delay in the fabrication of materials shall not be cause for a
time extension nor extra cost item to the contract.
The City shall have the right to request and witness the making of weld test specimens by a
welder when, in the opinion of the City, a satisfactory weld is not being made. Specimens shall
be furnished by the Contractor and a weld of the type in question shall be made. The weld
specimen shall then be submitted to a test laboratory approved by the owner and subject to the
appropriate test to determine the character of the quality in question. The expense of said test
shall not be borne by the Contractor. If more than one test is to be performed, additional
specimens shall be furnished by the Contractor as required. The requirements of this provision
shall not be cause for a time extension nor extra cost item to the Contract.
J. Qualifications for Welding Operators: Manual welders shall be qualified in accordance with
the latest revision of Section IX of the ASME Boiler Construction Code entitled, “Welding
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Qualifications” or under the Standard Qualification Procedure of the American Welding
Society.
All welding operators shall be qualified under paragraph U-69 of ASME Code for Unfired
Pressure Vessels, or Paragraph W.451 of API-ASME Code for Standard Qualification
Procedure of the American Welding Society.
K. Welding Filler Material: Electrodes for manual welding shall conform to the American
Welding Society Standards. All welding electrodes shall be subject to the approval of the City.
L. Welding Equipment: Contractor’s equipment for welding and flame cutting shall be so
designed and manufactured to permit qualified welding operators to follow the procedures and
obtain the results described in these Specifications.
17.03 DUCTILE IRON PIPE
A. Ductile iron pipe and fittings shall be cement mortar lined in conformance with ANSI A21.4
and shall be Pressure Class Designation 350. Pipe shall be furnished in approximately 18 foot
lengths with bell and spigot ends and shall conform to ANSI A21.51 in all respects except
details of the joint.
B. Ductile iron pipe joints shall be of the push-on rubber gasket type conforming ANSI A21.11.
Mechanical, restrained, and flanged joints shall be provided where shown on the Drawings.
C. Ductile iron fittings for joining ductile iron pipe shall be restrained joints, the joint shall be
mechanical joint with set screws on the retainer gland. The set screws shall be square head,
double heat tested steel screws designed to bite into the pipe surface to prevent joint separation.
D. All ductile iron pipe joints within 30 feet of any bend, fitting, tee, cross, or angle point shall be
restrained.
17.04 SLEEVE-TYPE COUPLINGS AND FLANGE ADAPTERS
Sleeve-type couplings and flange adapters shall be furnished where shown and shall be Smith-Blair or
approved equal. Couplings shall be of steel with epoxy coated stainless steel bolts, epoxy coated stainless
steel hardware, without pipe stop, and shall be sized to fit the pipe and fittings shown. The middle ring
shall not be less than 1/4-inch in thickness and shall be 12 inches long.
17.05 FLANGE GASKETS AND BOLTS
Flange gaskets shall be full face ring type, with bolt holes pre-punched, Romac 5000, Tripac 5000,
Klinger 4401, or approved equal. Gasket thickness shall be 1/16-inch for pipe 10 inches and smaller and
1/8-inch for 12-inch and larger pipe. Flanged assembly bolts shall be standard hex-head machine bolts
with heavy, hot pressed, hexagon nuts. Threads shall conform to ANSI B1.1, coarse thread series, Class 2
fit. Bolts length shall be such that after joints are made up, the bolts shall protrude through the nut but not
more than 1/2-inch. All bolts for use in installations shall be stainless steel Type 316.
17.06 EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL
A. EXCAVATION. The Contractor shall make all necessary excavation to construct the work as
shown on the Drawings and shall remove all abandoned pipes, trees, stones, debris and other
obstructions that may be encountered in making the excavation.
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The trench at the end of each day shall not be excavated more than one hundred (100) feet in
advance of the pipe laying, nor left unfilled for more than one hundred (100) feet where the pipe
has been laid.
The trench shall be excavated to a depth of six-inches below the bells and re-filled to invert
grade with sand and thoroughly compacted into place at the Contractor's expense for all labor
and material.
If any trench bottom, through neglect of the Contractor, be excavated below the grade as
required by the Drawings and these specifications, it shall be re-filled to grade with sand
thoroughly compacted into place at the Contractor's expense for all labor and material.
Excavation shall be supported in a safe manner meeting the requirements of CAL OSHA.
Existing improvements of any kind, either on public or private property, shall be fully protected
from damage.
If any damage does result to such improvements, the Contractor shall make the necessary repairs
or reconstruction at his own expense and as directed by the Engineer. Sheet piling or other
timbers shall be removed in such a manner as to prevent caving of the walls of the excavation.
The minimum width of excavation shall be 12-inches (6-inches on each side) more than the
exterior diameter of the pipe exclusive of joints and tees.
B. BACKFILL. All pipe trenches shall be backfilled to twelve inches over the top of the pipe with
sand conforming to Section 200-1.5 of the SSPWC. The material shall be placed simultaneously
on both sides of the pipe and shall be completely worked by tamping around the pipe. Such
backfilling must be witnessed by both the Inspector and the Contractor hired soils engineer. It
shall be compacted to not less than 90 percent of maximum density. Prior to placing the
remaining backfill, all material that has inadvertently fallen into the excavation, shall be
removed to twelve inches above the pipe before commencing trench backfilling. This
requirement is mandatory. The remaining backfill shall be crushed aggregate base (CAB), shall
not contain any material obtained from the excavation, and shall be placed in layers not
exceeding 12-inches in thickness. Each layer shall be compacted to not less than 90 percent of
maximum density.
17.07 CUTTING AND RESTORING EXISTING PAVEMENT
Street destroyed in connection with performing the work required under the Contract shall be replaced
with the same kind or better by the Contractor. If a strip of existing pavement less than five (5) feet is left
between a trench and a gutter or edge of pavement, it shall be removed and new pavement placed in its
stead. In cutting or breaking up street surfacing, the Contractor shall not use equipment which will
damage the adjacent pavement. All concrete pavement surfaces shall be scored with concrete sawing
equipment; provided, that any portland cement concrete base under an asphalt mix surface will not be
required to be scored by sawing. Asphaltic-concrete pavement shall be removed to clean straight lines.
Concrete sidewalks, curbs and gutter required to be removed in connection with performing the work
under the contract shall be cut to the nearest score mark and shall be replaced with the same kind or better
by the Contractor.
Immediately after completing the backfilling of any section of pipeline in a paved area, temporary
resurfacing at least 1-1/2 inches in thickness, shall be placed over the backfilled trench and maintained by
the Contractor at his own expense. Upon completion of substantial parts of the project, but not before the
pipeline is tested the temporary resurfacing shall be placed with permanent resurfacing.
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All work shall match the appearance of the existing improvements as nearly as practical. Lampblack or
other pigments may be added to the concrete to attain the necessary result.
In all cases the repaving and repairing shall be done in accordance with the requirements of the local
authorities having jurisdiction in the area of the work.
17.08 INSTALLATION OF PIPE
A. The Contractor shall install pipe closure sections, fittings, valves and appurtenances shown,
including bolts, nuts, gaskets, jointing materials and thrust blocks.
B. At all times when the work of installing pipe is not in progress, all openings into the pipe and
the ends of the pipe in the trenches or structure shall be kept tightly closed to prevent entrance
of animals and foreign materials. The Contractor shall take all necessary precautions to prevent
the pipe from floating due to water entering the trench from any source, shall assume full
responsibility for any damage due to this cause and shall at his own expense restore and replace
the pipe to its specified condition and grade if it is displaced due to floating. The Contractor
shall maintain the inside of the pipe free from foreign materials and in a clean and sanitary
condition until its acceptance by the City.
C. Where closure sections are required by the Contractor's laying operation, the sections shall be
installed in accordance with the applicable section of these Specifications.
D. The pipe sections shall be laid in the trench to true alignment and grade in accordance with the
Drawings. Exceptional care shall be taken in placing the pipe and making the field joint.
Bumping of the pipe in the trench will not be permitted. Steel pipe shall be welded, unless
otherwise shown on the Drawings. Concrete thrust blocks shall be provided at the locations and
of the sizes as shown on the Drawings.
E. Special care shall be taken during unloading and placing the pipe in trenches. Fabric or other
approved slings shall be used for steel pipe. Sandbags shall be used to support all stockpiled
pipe. Bell holes shall be dug under each bell to permit even bearing of the pipe along the entire
length.
F. Pipe ends shall be reamed to the full bore of the pipe. Threads shall conform to ANSI B2.1. In
making up threaded joints, an accepted thread lubricant shall be applied to the male threads
only.
G. Flanged joints shall be made up square with even pressure upon the gaskets and shall be
perfectly watertight.
H. Bell and spigot joints shall be made up concentrically with the rubber gasket completely
retained by the bell or spigot groove. A feeler gage shall be used to determine if each joint has
been properly assembled.
I. When steel pipe is not to be welded, concrete thrust blocks shall be constructed at all changes in
direction. Thrust blocks shall be constructed against undisturbed earth. Each thrust block shall
be placed so that valves and fittings are accessible for repair. Size of thrust blocks shall be as
shown or as directed by the Engineer.
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17.09 INSULATING BUSHINGS AND UNIONS
Pipe and fittings made of non-ferrous metals shall be isolated from ferrous metals by nylon insulating
pipe bushings or unions as manufactured by Smith Blair, Corrosion Control Products, Co., or approved
equal.
17.10 SERVICE LATERALS
A. New service laterals are to be installed of the size and at the location shown on the Drawings.
All services shall utilize a brass double strap service saddle for tap to ductile iron main.
B. Service lateral material shall be Type K soft copper.
C. Service laterals are to be installed, chlorinated, pressure tested and flushed before connection is
made to meters.
D. No joints shall be made in service lateral runs without the inspector's permission.
E. All new services shall be installed before new mains are pressurized and chlorinated.
17.11 VALVES - GENERAL
A. All valves and gates shall be of new manufacture. The flanges may be flat faced and shall be
faced and drilled to 150-pound American Standard dimensions, unless otherwise shown on the
Drawings. Each valve body shall be tested to a pressure equal to twice its design water working
pressure, except that gate valves shall be tested in accordance with "Standard for Gate Valves
for Ordinary Water Works Service" (AWWA C500).
B. All interior parts of valves manufactured of bronze or brass except valve stems, shall conform to
the requirements of ASTM B62. Gate valve stems shall be of bronze, containing aluminum and
having a minimum tensile strength of 60,000 psi, a yield strength of 40,000 psi and elongation
of at least 100 percent in two inches, as determined from a test coupon poured from the same
ladle from which the valve stems to be furnished are poured.
C. Except as otherwise provided, all ferrous surfaces (excluding non-corrosive surfaces) in the
water passages of all valves, 4-inch and larger, shall be coated with an epoxy coating meeting
the requirements of Sections 16.18 and 16.19. All buried valves shall be provided with an
exterior protective coating in accordance with Section 16.20.
17.12 RESILIENT SEAT GATE VALVES
A. Gate valves shall conform to the above referenced AWWA C500. Gate valves shall be designed
for a water working pressure of 175 psi and shall be iron-bodied, bottom-wedging, double-disc
with parallel seats and shall have 2-inch square operating nut or handwheel, as shown, opening
to the left. In addition, non-rising stem gate valves shall be equipped with "O" ring seals. Unless
otherwise shown, gate valves shall have non-rising stems and shall be furnished with flat faced
flanged ends. Gate valve shall be new and of current manufacture and shall be as manufactured
by Mueller Co., or approved equal.
B. All interior parts of gate valves shall be constructed of bronze conforming to the requirements
of this section.
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C. Ferrous surfaces in the water passages of valves 4-inches in diameter and larger shall be epoxy
coated in accordance with Sections 16.18 and 6.19. The coating shall not be applied to stainless
steel, brass or bronze surfaces.
D. Resilient seat gate valves shall be used for installations up to 12-inches in size exclusively.
17.13 BUTTERFLY VALVES
A. BUTTERFLY VALVES. Butterfly valves shall conform to the "Standard for Rubber-Seated
Butterfly Valves" (AWWA C504), except that butterfly valves, 24-inch and smaller, may be of
the shorter laying length and the seat may be bonded into a groove in the valve body. The
valves shall be of the class indicated on the Drawings. Valve bodies shall be cast iron
conforming to the "Specification for Gray Cast Iron Casting for Valves, Flanges and Pipe
Fittings" (ASTM A126), Class B. Valve shafts shall be of Type 316 stainless steel, running in
"oilite", or approved equal, sleeve-type bearings and fitted at the outer end for connection to
operating gearing. Ferrous surfaces in the water passages of all valves (excluding those surfaces
manufactured of non-corrosive materials) shall be coated in accordance with Section 18.
Butterfly valves shall be Pratt Groundhog or approved equal.
B. MANUAL OPERATORS. The type of manual operator to be provided with each butterfly valve
shall be as shown. Manual operation shall be through totally-enclosed, permanently-lubricated
gear reducers. Gear reducers shall have a self-locking worm or spur and rack-type gearing and
shall be equipped with handwheel or with a 2-inch square operating nut on the input shaft as
noted on the drawings. Open and close stops shall be provided to limit valve disc travel.
Handwheel operators shall be equipped with position indicators. The operators for buried
butterfly valves shall be totally-enclosed, have fully-gasketed, sealed and grease-packed
operator cases suitable for and expressly designed for installation and operation in a buried
location. The minimum torque rating for a buried service operator shall be 8,000 inch-pounds.
C. Butterfly valves shall be used for installations of 14-inch and larger only and at the direction of
the Engineer.
17.14 MISCELLANEOUS SMALL VALVES
Miscellaneous small valves shall be as shown. Where not specifically labeled, valves smaller than 4-inch
shall be lever-operated, rubber-faced, eccentric plug valves as manufactured by DeZurik or approved
equal.
17.15 VALVE BOXES
Valve boxes shall be as shown on Standard Drawing W-10.
17.16 CORPORATION STOPS
Corporation stops shall be James Jones No. J-3403 or Ford No. FB- 1100 for 1-inch and J-1943 or FB-
1100 for 2-inch.
17.17 INSTALLATION OF VALVES
All buried valves shall have the operating nuts in a vertical position except as otherwise noted. Valve
boxes, where called for, shall be centered over the operating nuts and shall be set plumb. Butterfly valves
with handwheel operators shall be installed with the handwheels in the position shown. When necessary,
valve extensions shall be installed to bring the operating nut within 2 to 3 feet of the ground surface.
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17.18 EPOXY COATINGS
A. SURFACE PREPARATION. All oil and grease shall be removed from the metal, using an oil-
free solvent (methyl ethyl ketone or trichloroethylene) and clean dry rags. The surface shall be
sand- blasted to white metal. In order to obtain maximum adhesion of epoxy coating, the grit
used for blasting shall be coarse enough to impart a tooth in the metal equal to 25 percent of the
thickness of the coating to be applied. The metal shall be cleansed after sandblasting with clean,
dry compressed air.
B. PRIME COATING. The prime coat shall be a Devoe product or approved equal applied to the
prepared surface.
C. FINISH COATING. One or more finish coats of a Devoe product or approved equal shall be
applied to the primed surface.
D. THICKNESS OF COATING. The minimum dry coating thickness shall be 10 mils, provided,
however, that the thickness of coating in the grooves of valves or fitting designed to receive a
rubber gasket shall be approximately 5 mils.
17.19 SHOP APPLIED EPOXY COATINGS
A. SURFACE PREPARATION. All oil and grease shall be removed from the metal, using an oil-
free solvent (methyl-ethyl-ketone or trichloroethylene) and clean dry rags. The surface shall be
sand- blasted to white metal. In order to obtain maximum adhesion of epoxy coating, the grit
used for blasting shall be coarse enough to impart a tooth in the metal equal to 25 percent of the
thickness of the coating to be applied. The metal shall be cleaned after sandblasting with clean,
dry compressed air.
B. POWDER EPOXY. The epoxy shall be one hundred percent epoxy material and shall be 3M
Company's Scotchcoat No. 134 or approved equal.
C. PREHEATING. Areas that are not to be coated shall be masked using 500-degree masking tape,
similar to 3M Company's Permacel. The part to be coated shall be placed in an oven and
preheated to the temperature specified by the epoxy manufacturer. An accurate temperature
measuring device such as pyrometer shall be used to determine the substrate temperature.
D. APPLICATION. The epoxy shall be applied as a powder to the heated metal by one of the
following methods:
1. ELECTROSTATIC METHOD. The powder shall be applied to the heated, grounded
metal part which has been electro-statically charged by means of a current of
approximately 1-1/2 amperes at approximately 400 volts. After application of the epoxy,
the part shall be reheated as specified by the manufacturer to fuse the epoxy. Equipment
for applying the epoxy powder shall be the Sames Electrostatic Powder Spray, or
approved equal. Particular care shall be given to protection of non-ferrous masked parts.
The finished product shall be carefully examined for epoxy interference on working
parts.
2. HEAT FUSION METHOD. The part shall be prepared as outlined above and heated for a
sufficient period to drive out all moisture from the metal. Epoxy powder shall be applied
using as air spray device designed to exclude moisture from the spray air. The part must
be preheated to maintain a surface temperature high enough to cause instant epoxy fusion
during the entire application process. After coating, the part shall be reheated as specified
by the manufacturer. Particular care shall be taken to protect non-ferrous masked parts.
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The finished product shall be carefully examined for epoxy interferences on working
parts.
E. THICKNESS OF COATING. The minimum dry coating thickness shall be 8 mils, provided,
however, that the thickness of coating in the grooves of valves or fittings designed to receive a
rubber gasket shall be approximately 5 mils.
F. INSPECTION. Coating thickness shall be checked with a nondestructive magnetic type
thickness gage. Coating integrity shall be tested with an 87-volt Tinker Rasor holiday tester or a
spark testing unit operating at approximately 2,000 volts. All epoxy coating shall be pinhole
free.
G. FIELD REPAIRS. If small local repairs are necessary, they shall be made using 3M Company's
Scotchclad 134 field repair kit, or approved equal. The surface must first be cleaned with an oil-
free solvent (methyl-ethyl-ketone or trichloroethylene) and clean dry rags.
17.20 BURIED MISCELLANEOUS FERROUS SURFACES
Buried valves and flanged joints, sleeve-type and victaulic coupling and other buried miscellaneous
ferrous piping and metal surfaces (excluding any cast iron pipe) shall be thoroughly cleaned and field-
coated with a 1/8-inch thick coating of Scotch-Clad No. 244 as manufactured by 3M or approved equal.
The coating shall be applied in strict accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. Valves may
be polyethylene bagged at the discretion of the Engineer. The Contractor will need to request this
alternative in writing to the Engineer.
17.21 TESTING AND DISINFECTING - GENERAL
The Contractor shall furnish all equipment, labor and materials required for testing and disinfecting the
piping. Disinfection shall be accomplished by chlorination. Chlorine dosages will be computed by a
chlorination consultant hired by the Contractor, who will furnish the Contractor with detailed instructions
for proper application of the chlorine per AWWA C651-05 “Disinfecting Water Mains.” All chlorinating
and testing operations shall be done in the presence of ALW staff. Prior to testing and disinfecting, the
pipeline shall be thoroughly flushed in accordance with Specification Section 16.23. Disinfection of
closure pipe sections may be accomplished by swabbing the interior of the pipeline sections with the
approved chlorine disinfection material.
17.22 TESTING PIPELINES
The Contractor shall test the piping after backfilling operations are completed. The test shall be made by
placing a temporary bulkhead in the pipe and filling the lines slowly with water. At no time during
pipeline construction will heavily chlorinated water be pressure tested against a valve connected to a City
water main. Care shall be used to see that air is permitted to escape during filling. After the line has been
completely filled, it shall be allowed to stand under slight pressure for a sufficient length of time to allow
the mortar lining to absorb what water it will and to allow the escape of air from any air pockets, but for
not less than 24 hours. During this period, bulkheads and connections shall be visually examined for
leaks. If any are found, these shall be stopped or in case of leakage through bulkheads, provision shall be
made for measuring such leakage during the test. The test shall consist of holding the test pressure on
each section of the line for a period of 4 hours. The test pressure at the highest point in the line shall be
150 psi. The water necessary to maintain this pressure shall be measured through a meter or by other
means satisfactory to the Engineer. The leakage shall be considered the amount of the water entering the
pipeline during the test, less the measured leakage through bulkheads. The leakage shall not exceed 25
gallons per inch of diameter per mile per 24 hours. Any noticeable leaks shall be repaired until the
leakage is reduced to permissible limits.
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17.23 DISINFECTING, FLUSHING, AND BACTERIOLOGICAL TESTING OF THE
PIPELINES
A. Chlorination shall be accomplished by means of a chlorine-water mixture applied using a
solution-feed chlorination device or other methods as approved by AWWA Standard C651-05.
The chlorine dosage entering the pipeline shall be at least 50 mg/L. Chlorine concentrations in
excess of 50 mg/L or other extraordinary disinfection methods must be approved by ALW in
writing, including additional conditions as ALW may require, prior to disinfecting the pipeline.
Chlorinated water shall be retained in the pipeline a sufficient length of time to destroy all non-
spore forming bacteria, a minimum of 24 hours. All valves shall be operated while the lines are
filled with the heavily chlorinated water. All water used for disinfection and flushing shall be
metered and paid for by the contractor.
B. Following the required retention period, the heavily chlorinated water shall be flushed from the
pipeline until the chlorine concentration in the water leaving the pipeline is no higher than that
generally prevailing in the system. A chlorine residual determination shall be made to affirm
that the heavily chlorinated water has been removed from the pipeline. Once flushing is
complete, the system water will remain in the pipeline for a period of 24 hours; other than
minimal amounts to maintain a minimum positive pressure in the pipeline, no additional water
is to be introduced into the pipeline. No additional flushing will be allowed once bacteria testing
has commenced. All discharged water shall be de-chlorinated per NPDES requirements.
C. 24 hours following completion of flushing, a set of bacteriological samples shall be taken. 24
hours later a second set of bacteriological samples shall be taken. For each set of samples, a
coliform bacteria test (Bac-T) and a heterotrophic plate count (HPC) test will be performed. The
Contractor shall be responsible for the cost of all water analysis sampling and testing.
D. At the Contractor’s expense, ALW will collect water samples for analysis prior to placing the
new facilities in service. Contractor shall provide sampling points a minimum of 500 L.F. apart
along the pipeline. In any round of sampling, should any sample fail to meet the requirements of
AWWA C651-05 for coliform bacteria (i.e. positive) and/or an HPC of 500 CFU/ml or greater,
in accordance with Section 5.2 of AWWA C651-05 “Re-disinfection,” the chlorination, flushing
and testing procedures shall be repeated. If, after a third round of testing, either the Bac-T or the
HPC fail, subsequent rounds of Re-disinfection and testing will include an additional set of Bac-
T and HPC testing 7 days after the second 24 hour set of testing was performed.
E. If fourth, fifth or sixth sets of testing are required, sampling and testing for Bac-T and HPC will
be required at 24-hour, 48-hour, and 7-day intervals. All tests must pass both the Bac-T and
HPC test result requirements. If, at the end of the sixth round of testing, the pipeline does not
pass both the Bac-T and HPC requirements, further testing of the pipeline will be terminated
and the contractor shall remove the pipeline from the ground and re-lay a new pipeline using
new pipe and material. Testing of the replacement pipeline will then begin anew at 24-hour Test
1.
F. Existing water pipelines that have been shut down and cut into for connections or installation of
tees and valves shall be sterilized to the satisfaction of the Engineer or his duly authorized
representatives. The water pipeline and all existing services shall be flushed out until the
chlorine residual is not greater than the prevailing water system residual prior to placing back in
service. All discharged water shall be de-chlorinated per NPDES requirements.
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17.24 COMPACTION TESTS
Compaction testing shall be performed by a City approved soils engineer and shall be paid for and hired
by the Contractor. Said expense to be included in the Contractor’s price bid for the work. Maximum
density shall be determined in accordance with ASTM D1557 method, modified to use three layers. Field
density tests shall be performed in accordance with the test procedure specified in ASTM D1556.
Contractor must have the soils engineer present at all times during backfill operations.
17.25 SEPARATION OF WATER MAINS AND SANITARY SEWERS
The criteria for the separation of water mains and sanitary sewers shall be as specified by the State of
California Department of Health Services. A copy of the criteria is on file in the office of the Department
of Public Works.
17.26 PAYMENT
Pipe shall be paid for at the contract price per linear foot. All other water distribution items shall be paid
for at the unit or lump sum price indicated in the Proposal or, if no bid item is indicated, then the item
shall be considered in the contract price per linear foot for pipe.
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SECTION 18 - FLEXIBLE EXPANSION JOINTS
18.01 GENERAL
The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment, excavation, backfill and all incidental
work and services required to construct the flexible expansion joints, complete in place in accordance
with these Specifications, the Drawings, and applicable standard drawings
18.02 FLEXIBLE EXPANSION JOINTS
Flexible expansion joints shall be manufactured of 65-45-12 ductile iron conforming to the requirements
of ANSI/AWWA C153/A21.53. Each flexible expansion joint shall be pressure tested prior to shipment
against its own restraint to a minimum of 350psi. Each expansion joint shall consist of an expansion joint
designed and cast as an integral part of a ball and socket type flexible joint, having a minimum per ball
deflection of 15 degrees and a minimum 4 inches of expansion. All internal surfaces shall be lined with
fusion bonded epoxy conforming to the requirements of ANSI/AWWA C213 and shall be holiday tested
with a 1500-volt spark test. Pinholes shall be repaired as necessary to provide a pin hole free coating.
Sealing gaskets shall be constructed of EPDM. The coating and gaskets shall meet ANSI/NSF-61. All
external surfaces shall be prime coated for above ground installation. Flexible expansion joints shall be
FLEX–TEND as manufactured by EBAA Iron, Inc. Eastland, Texas, or approved equivalent.
18.03 PAYMENT
Flexible expansion joints shall be paid for at the unit or lump sum price listed in the Proposal or, if no bid
item is indicated, in the other items of work to which it relates.
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SECTION 19 - AIR RELEASE AND VACUUM VALVES
19.01 GENERAL
The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment, excavation, backfill and all incidental
work and services required to construct air release and vacuum valves, complete in place in accordance
with these Specifications, the Drawings, and applicable standard drawings.
19.02 MATERIAL
All air release and vacuum valves shall be so designed as to insure the release of air from a pipeline when
such air is above atmospheric pressure. They shall also assure the entrance of air into the pipeline when
the pressure inside the line is below atmospheric pressure. Both of these functions shall be automatically
performed by the valve in conjunction with operating conditions of the pipeline.
Valves shall be designed for a maximum water working pressure of 300 psi, and shall have the joining of
all parts so designed to withstand any stresses developed by the working pressures.
All materials used in the valves shall conform to ASTM Standards. All surfaces subject to moving contact
by other surfaces, including valves seats, shall be made of corrosion resistant material and of material as
durable as possible under the conditions to which the valves will be subjected.
The interior of the valve body shall be epoxy coated as follows:
A 10 mil or thicker even coat of holiday-free, high-impact, non-shattering, high-adhesive, tasteless,
odorless, non-toxic epoxy resin shall be applied on all ferrous metal surfaces of the valves according to
manufacturer's instructions, after irregularities, burrs and grease have been removed and immediately
after sandblasting to white metal, followed by air blowing to remove dust. The epoxy resin shall be either
"Scotchcote No. 302", "Keysite 740", or other approved equivalent recognized and used by the
waterworks industry.
Air release and vacuum valves shall be capable of exhausting entrapped air in the water line under normal
operating conditions at a rate of at least 150 cubic feet of free air per minute. Air release and vacuum
valves shall be capable of venting and exhausting air into and from the line during draining and filling of
the line at a rate of 1,000 cubic feet of free air per minute. The above functions shall be performed
without water leakage.
Valves shall be designed so that through flow of air or water will not interfere with the designed
performance of the valving mechanism.
The following air release and vacuum valves are acceptable: Pratt WCV 01 Model WCV-40-332-300-
F250 for 4” models. Refer to Azusa Light and Water Standard Drawing W-14 where applicable for 1”
and 2” models.
19.03 PAYMENT
Air release and vacuum valves shall be paid for at the unit or lump sum price listed in the Proposal or, if
no bid item is indicated, in the other items of work to which it relates.
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SECTION 20 - NPDES REQUIREMENTS
20.01 19.01 WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCHARGE OF STORM
WATER ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
A. The Contractor is required to adhere to the provisions of the Federal Clean Water Act as
regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Code 40, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Parts 122, 123, 124, the Porter-Cologne Act (California Water Code),
the Waste Discharge Requirements for Municipal Storm Water Discharges within the
County of Los Angeles and the City of Arcadia Municipal Code, Section 7810. Copies of
suitable Best Management Practices (BMPs) from the California Storm Water Best
Management Practice Handbook (CSWBMP) for Construction Activities are appended at
the end of these Technical Specifications for easy reference.
B. Saw Cutting:
Shovel or vacuum saw-cut slurry and remove from site. Downstream catch basins, storm
drains and sewer manholes are to be barricaded or covered to contain slurry during saw
cutting operations. Refer to BMP CA2 in the CSWBMP Handbook or the appended material
in these Technical Specifications for more information.
C. Concrete Truck Washout:
Washout of concrete trucks will not be allowed in the gutters, paved street or catch basins.
Washout on the subgrade will be allowed only if the runoff from such a discharge can be
contained and not be allowed to enter any catch basin, storm drain or sewer manhole. Refer
to BMP CA23 in the CSWBMP Handbook or the appended material in these Technical
Specifications for more information.
20.02 PAYMENT
Complying with NPEDS requirements shall be paid for at the unit or lump sum price listed in the
Proposal or, if no bid item is indicated, in the other items of work to which it relates.
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SECTION 21 - STORM WATER BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
21.01 GENERAL
In the Los Angeles area, more than 100 million gallons of polluted urban runoff water enter our rivers
and ocean, each day. This runoff water can also carry a huge load of sediment. Sediment can clog
storm drains and silt up harbors and bays, costing millions of dollars each year in maintenance and
dredging costs.
In compliance with the Los Angeles County NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System) Permit, the City of Azusa is committing its best effort to help save our oceans and keep our
drinking water safe for future generations. While completing your Azusa Light and Water contract
work, you are responsible for implementing the general Storm Water Best Management Practice for
Water Line Construction, Repair and Cleaning Work, outlined per the permit by the American Water
Works Association, to comply with NPDES mandated requirements and protect our waterways.
21.02 DISCHARGE OF WATER FROM EXCAVATION
If, at any time during your work, water must be pumped from an excavation, the pump discharge hose
end must be covered with a burlap bag or other effective screening material, to collect dirt and debris
and prevent it from entering the street gutters and/or the storm drains. In addition, it may be necessary
to use sandbags to divert sediment laden waters away from storm drain and to create settlement areas,
preventing significant amounts of sediment and debris from entering the storm drains. Dispose of this
sediment in a way appropriate to its composition: if it is clean silt, it may be used as backfill in the
excavation. However, if it is contaminated with substances containing chemicals which could harm
the environment, it must be treated as a hazardous material and disposed of in an appropriately safe
manner.
21.03 DECHLORINATION DURING FLUSHING OF MAINS
Flushed waters that have been super chlorinated to disinfect water mains, following construction,
repair or physical cleaning, shall be adequately dechlorinated, prior to discharge into the street gutter
and/or storm drain system or may be discharged directly into the sanitary sewer (with proper
authorization) or into a tank truck.
21.04 PAYMENT
Complying with BMP’s shall be paid for at the unit or lump sum price listed in the Proposal or, if no
bid item is indicated, in the other items of work to which it relates.
***END OF SECTION 21***
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SECTION 22 - RESERVOIR RECOATING AND DISINFECTION
22.01 PURPOSE
The purpose of this specification is to establish methods and procedures for safety installations,
preparation, coating, curing of coating and disinfection of a potable water steel tank.
22.02 SCOPE OF WORK
Work to be accomplished includes furnishing and application of protective coatings and paints to
interior and exterior surfaces and disinfection of interior surfaces, including removing all existing
coatings, surface preparation and other work necessary to accomplish the approved end result of a
totally protected and usable structure, including all attachments, accessories, and appurtenances.
22.03 REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS
Without limiting the general aspects or other requirements of this Specification, work and equipment
shall conform to applicable requirements of municipal, state and federal codes, laws and ordinances
governing the work, City of Azusa, Steel Structures Painting Council and Manufacturer's printed
instructions, subject to Engineer's decision as final as to interpretation and/or conflict between any of
the referenced code, laws ordinances, specifications and standards contained herein.
22.04 COMPLETION OF WORK
All surface preparation, coating application and disinfection work shall be completed within time
prescribed within the Special Provisions.
22.05 CONTRACTOR
A. The coating contractor/subcontractor shall be a licensed Painting and Decorating Contractor
in the State of California (C-33 Classification), and shall have a minimum of five (5) years
practical experience and successful history in the application of specified products to
surfaces of steel water storage tanks. Upon request, the Contractor shall substantiate this
requirement by furnishing a written list of references.
B. All surface preparation and coating work shall be performed by skilled personnel
demonstrating experience, as listed above. Resumes of personnel shall be submitted to the
City for approval. Continuity of personnel shall be maintained throughout the duration of
the cleaning, surface preparation, and coating work and any changes in key personnel shall
be subject to the approval of the City.
C. Application of coating is considered specialized work. Personnel performing this work shall
be trained in proper methods of application.
D. The Contractor shall provide 5 references, which show that they have previous successful
experience with coating system applications on water storage tanks. Include the name,
address, and the telephone number for the owner of each installation for which the
contractor provided the coating.
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22.06 DEFINITIONS
A. The following pairs of works shall be considered identical in meaning and may be used
interchangeably: "General Conditions" and "General Provisions"; "Special Conditions" and
"Special Provisions"; "Drawings" and "Plans"; "Standard Drawings" and "Standard Plans".
B. The Owner referred to in these specifications is the City of Azusa.
C. The definition of the word "Engineer" contained herein is: the person and/or company
authorized be the Cities representative to oversee the whole action of the project. Here, it
means Civiltec Engineering, Inc.
D. "Coating" refers to protective materials used or applied on interior surfaces. "Paint" refers to
protective materials used or applied on exterior surfaces.
22.07 HOURS OF WORK
A. Work areas will be available for performance of the contract work between 8:00 A.M. and
4:30 P.M. It is the intent of this specification that work shall be accomplished during an
eight-hour, daylight, weekday shift (Monday through Friday). Work accomplished during
hours or on days other than specified above shall be the subject of a written request to the
City. If permission is granted to perform work during hours other than stated above, the
Contractor shall bear all additional expenses of Cities Personnel and Inspector's services
created by change to extraordinary work hours, including standby time due to late crew
arrival or "no show" by crew.
B. Inspections requested by or made necessary as a result of actions by the Contractor on
Saturdays, Sundays or holidays must be scheduled and approved by Engineer and paid for
by the Contractor.
22.08 EXTRA WORK
A. City may, as the need arises, order changes in work through additions, deletions, or
modifications, without invalidating the Contract. Such changes will be affected through
written change orders delivered to the Contractor describing the change required in the work,
together with any adjustment in contract price or time of completion as hereinafter provided.
No such change shall constitute the basis of claim for damages or anticipated profits:
however, the Engineer will make reasonable allowance for the value of any work, materials,
or equipment furnished and subsequently rendered useless because of such change. Any
adjustment in Contract price resulting from a change order will be considered in computing
subsequent monthly payments due the Contractor. Any work accomplished in accordance
with a change order shall be subject to all provisions of the original Contract, and the
Contractor's sureties shall be bound thereby to the same degree as under the original
Contract. The Contractor will not receive payment for extra work accomplished unless said
extra work is ordered in writing.
B. Any adjustment in contract price shall be based on unit price bid items or additive and
deductive bid items submitted by the Contractor in his original bid on the work where such
bid items are applicable, or time and material rates established at the Pre-Construction
Conference.
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22.09 PRE-BID CONFERENCE
A Pre-bid Conference will not be conducted prior to the bid opening. The Bidders shall have the
opportunity to arrange an independent meeting with the City to review the site and existing NORTH
RESERVOIR and ask questions of the Engineer.
22.10 PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE
A Pre-Construction Conference shall be scheduled prior to start of project. The City, Engineer and
Contractor will be present. The Contractor will provide a detailed sequence of work to be discussed
and will be mutually agreed upon to ensure that the work is accomplished and completed as stated in
the Contract, and to allow for inspection and operations flexibility by City. A schedule of work to be
accomplished and a list of labor, material and equipment rates for additional work will be established
and maintained throughout the project.
22.11 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. General: Quality assurance procedures and practices shall be used to monitor all phases of
surface preparation, application and inspection throughout the duration of the project.
Procedures or practices not specifically defined herein may be used provided they meet
recognized and acceptable professional standards and are approved by the Engineer.
B. All materials furnished and all work accomplished under the Contract shall be subject to
inspection by the Engineer. The Contractor shall be held strictly to the true intent of the
Specifications in regard to quality of materials, workmanship, and diligent execution of the
Contract.
C. Work accomplished in the absence of prescribed inspection may be required to be removed
and replaced under the proper inspection. The entire cost of removal and replacement,
including the cost of all materials which may be furnished by the City and used in the work
thus removed, shall be borne by the Contractor regardless of whether the work removed is
found to be defective or not. Work covered up without the approval of the Engineer, shall,
upon order of the Engineer, be uncovered to the extent required. The Contractor shall
similarly bear the entire cost of performing all the work and furnishing all the materials
necessary for the removal of the covering and its subsequent replacement, as directed and
approved by the Engineer. Except as otherwise provided herein, the City will pay the cost of
inspection.
D. The Engineer will make, or have made, such tests as deemed necessary to assure the work is
being accomplished in accordance with the requirements of the Contract. Unless otherwise
specified, the cost of such testing will be borne by the City. In the event such tests reveal
non- compliance with the requirements of the Contract, the Contractor shall bear the cost of
such corrective measures deemed necessary by the Engineer, as well as the cost of
subsequent retesting. It is understood and agreed the making of tests shall not constitute an
acceptance of any portion of the work, nor relieve the Contractor from compliance with the
terms of the Contract.
E. Warranty Inspection: The contractor shall Warranty the interior and exterior coatings for a
minimum period of three (3) years from the date the tank is placed in service. Warranty
inspection shall be conducted between the eleventh- and eighteen-months following
completion of all coating and painting work. All personnel present at the Pre-Job
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Conference should be present at this inspection. All defective work shall be repaired in
strict accordance with this specification and to the satisfaction of the Engineer.
1. Notification: The City shall establish the date for the inspection and shall notify the
Contractor at least 30 days in advance. The City will drain the tank and Contractor
shall provide, at his own expense, suitable lighting, and ventilation for the inspection.
At the Cities option, warranty inspection may be accomplished by diving operations.
2. Inspection: the entire interior coating system(s) shall be visually inspected. All
defective coatings, as well as damage or rusting spots of the tank, shall be marked
and satisfactorily repaired by and at the sole expense of the Contractor. Defective
coating shall be any of those defined by SSPC's Visual Comparison Manual.
3. Inspection Report: The Engineer shall prepare and deliver to the Contractor an
inspection report covering the warranty inspection. The report shall set forth the
number and type of failures observed, the percentage of the surface area where
failure has occurred, and the names of the persons making the inspection.
4. Schedule: upon completion of the inspection and receipt of Inspection Report as
noted herein, City shall establish a date for Contractor to proceed with remedial
work. Any delay on part of Contractor to meet schedule established by City shall
constitute breach of this Contract and City may proceed to have defects remedied
through other means, and these costs may be charged to the Contractor.
5. Remedial Work: any location where coating or paint is defined as defective shall be
considered to be a failure of the system at that location. The Contractor shall make
repairs at all points where failures are observed by removing the deteriorated coating,
cleaning the surface, and recoating or repainting with the same system specified
herein. Any spot repairs to defective areas will require feathering at least 3 inches
into sound adjacent coating. If an area of failure exceeds 25 percent of a specific
coated surface, the entire coating system from that specific area may at the Cities
option be required to be removed and recoated in accordance with the original
specification.
a. Specific coated surfaces are defined as follows:
1) Roof – interior
2) Shell - interior
3) Floor – interior
4) Interior columns and appurtenances
5) Roof - exterior
6) Shell - exterior
7) Attachments, accessories, and appurtenances
6. Upon completion of recoating work, the Contractor shall disinfect the tank and piping
as specified herein.
7. Costs: All noted costs for Contractor's inspection and all costs for repair shall be
borne by the Contractor and in figuring his bid, the Contractor shall include an
appropriate amount for testing and repair, including disinfection, as no additional
allowance will be paid by the City for said inspection and repair.
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8. Should any defined surfaces as noted in 5.a above require removal and replacement,
the City has the option to charge all costs associated with the owner appointed
inspection of the rework to the Contractor
Note: The Cities approval of Contractor's overspray prevention procedures and Engineer's presence
on project site does not free Contractor from responsibility for overspray. Daily approval of
procedures will be required prior to start of exterior spray operations.
22.12 SAFETY AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
A. General: Ventilation, and care in handling coatings, paints, solvents, and equipment are
important safety precautions during the whole working process. Contractor shall conform
with safety requirements set forth by regulatory agencies applicable to the construction
industry and manufacturer's printed instructions and appropriate technical bulletins and
manuals. The Contractor shall provide and require persons working in the job site to use
personal protective equipment. Material Safety Data Sheets must be accessible to employees
who are handling or are exposed to potentially hazardous materials while on the job.
Emergency planning shall be made before starting the project by the Contractor with the
approval of Engineer.
B. Access Facilities: All ladders, scaffolding and rigging shall be designed for their intended
uses. Ladders and scaffolding shall be erected where requested by Engineer to facilitate
inspection and be moved by the Contractor to locations requested by the Engineer.
C. Ventilation: Where ventilation is used to control hazardous exposure, all equipment shall be
explosion-proof, or industrial design and shall be approved by the Engineer. Household-
type venting equipment will not be acceptable. Ventilation shall reduce the concentration of
air contaminants to the degree a hazard does not exist by ducting air. vapors, etc. from the
confined space. Air circulation and exhausting of solvent vapors shall be continued until
coatings have fully cured. Forced air eduction during blast cleaning and coating application
operations is mandatory. If dehumidification equipment is used, equipment must be
operated on a continuing basis during all blasting, coating, and curing operations, including
shifts during which no work is being accomplished.
1. Ventilation system shall be furnished and installed by the Contractor in accordance
with these specifications. The Contractor shall make modifications to the ventilating
system as directed by the Engineer to insure a safe working environment and
complete removal of all solvent vapors. Upon completion of the final curing period.
as determined by the Engineer, the Contractor shall remove the ventilation system.
a. The exhaust blower capacity shall be sufficient to maintain air changes within
reservoir interior in accordance with OSHA, coating manufacturer's
recommendations and South Coast Air Quality Management District
(SCAQMD) regulations.
2. If Contractor proposes to use dehumidification equipment, or any other alternate
ventilation system, Contractor must submit, in advance, for approval by the Engineer, a
complete list of the equipment and procedures for its use.
D. Head and Face Protection and Respiratory Devices: Equipment shall include protective
helmets which shall be worn by all persons while in the vicinity of the work. During
abrasive blasting operations, nozzlemen shall wear U.S. Bureau of Mines approved air-
supplied helmets and all other persons who are exposed to blasting dust shall wear approved
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filter-type respiratory and safety goggles. When coatings are applied in confined areas all
persons exposed shall wear approved air-supplied masks. Barrier creams shall be used on
any exposed areas of the skin.
E. Grounding: Blasting, spray and air hoses shall be grounded to prevent accumulation of
charges of static electricity.
F. Illumination: Spark proof artificial lighting shall be provided for all work in confined
spaces. Light bulbs shall be guarded to prevent breakage. Lighting fixtures and flexible cords
shall comply with the requirements of NFPA 70 "National Electric Code" for the
atmosphere in which they will be used. Whenever required by the Engineer, the Contractor
shall provide additional illumination and necessary supports to cover all areas to be
inspected. The level of illumination for inspection purposes shall be determined by the
Engineer.
G. Toxicity and Explosives: The solvents used with specified protective coatings are explosive
at low concentrations and are highly toxic. Because of toxicity, the maximum allowable
concentration of vapor shall be kept below the maximum safe concentration for eight-hour
exposure, plus Lower Explosive Limit must be strictly adhered to. All regulations related to
safety personnel and handling of such materials shall be strictly adhered to.
H. Protective Clothing: Coating and paint materials may be irritating to the skin and eyes.
When handling and mixing coatings and paints, workmen shall wear gloves and eye shields.
I. Fire: During mixing and application of coatings and pains, all flames, welding and smoking
shall be prohibited in the vicinity. Appropriate type fire extinguishers shall be
provided by the Contractor and kept at the job site during all operations.
J. Sound levels: Whenever the occupational noise exposure exceeds the maximum allowable
sound levels, the Contractor shall provide and require the use of approved ear
protective devices. General sound levels for project shall be those which will not
affect routine facility or neighborhood activities - typically lower than 65 dBa at the
property line. Whenever levels are objectionable, they shall be adjusted as directed by
the Engineer.
22.13 PAYMENT
Preparation, coating, and disinfection will be paid for at the lump sum price listed in the proposal or if
no separate item is included, in the other items of work to which it relates.
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SECTION 23 - COATING AND PAINTING MATERIALS
23.01 GENERAL
A. Materials specified are those which have been evaluated for the specific service. Products
are listed to establish a standard of quality. Standard products of manufacturers other than
those specified will be accepted when proven to the satisfaction of the Engineer they are
equal in composition, durability, usefulness and convenience for the purpose intended.
Substitutions will be considered provided the following minimum conditions are met:
1. The proposed coating or paint system shall have a dry film thickness equal to or
greater than that of the specified system.
2. The proposed coating or paint system shall employ an equal or greater number of
separate coats.
3. The proposed lining or paint system(s) shall employ coatings or paints of the same
generic type.
4. All requests for substitution shall carry full descriptive literature and directions for
application, along with complete information on generic type, non-volatile content by
volume and a list of 10 similar projects, all at least three years old, where the coatings
or paints have been applied to similar exposure.
5. Substitutions required as a result of new VOC regulations shall be endorsed in
writing from the materials manufacturer that these substituted materials will provide
equivalent performance as those specified.
6. If the above-mentioned data appears to be in order, the Engineer may require that the
Contractor provide certified laboratory data sheets showing the results of complete
spectrographic and durability tests accomplished on the proposed substitute. An
independent testing laboratory satisfactory to the Engineer shall accomplish tests and
all costs incurred in the testing program shall be borne by the Contractor. In any case,
the Engineer shall be sole and final judge of the acceptability of any proposed
substitution. Requests for substitution must be approved in writing.
B. All materials shall be brought to the jobsite in the original sealed containers. They shall not
be opened or used until Engineer has physically inspected the material labels and obtained
necessary data from information printed on containers or labels. Materials exceeding
storage life recommended by the manufacturer shall be rejected.
C. Flammability, toxicity, allergenic properties, and any other characteristic requiring field
precautions shall be identified, and specific safety practices shall be stipulated.
D. All coating, paint and disinfection materials shall be stored in enclosed structures to protect
them from weather and excessive heat or cold. Flammable coatings and paints must be
stored to conform with local, County, State and Federal safety codes for flammable coating
and paint materials. At all times coatings and paint shall be protected from freezing.
E. Contractor shall use products of the same manufacturer for all coats.
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SECTION 24 - COATING MATERIALS RESERVOIR COATING
24.01 GENERAL
All interior coating shall comply with the American Water Works Standard D102-11, entitled
“Coating Steel Water-Storage Tanks,” Inside Coating System No 2. All exterior coating shall comply
with the American Water Works Standard D102-11, entitled “Coating Steel Water-Storage Tanks,”
Outside Coating System No 5, the Steel Structures Painting Council, the National Association of
Corrosion Engineers, the paint manufacturers’ printed application instruction, and as follows:
A. Painting Contractor Qualifications
1. The painting Contractor must be capable of performing the various items of work as
specified. He will be required to furnish a statement covering experience on similar
work, a list of machinery, plant and other equipment available for the proposed work,
and a financial statement, including a complete statement of the contractor’s financial
ability and experience in performing similar painting and coating work. The painting
Contractor shall have a minimum of five (5) years practical experience and
successful history in the application of the specified products to surfaces of steel
standpipes, reservoirs, and elevated tanks for water storage. Upon request, the
painting Contractor shall substantiate this requirement by furnishing a list of
references. Those references shall include jobs of similar nature. The City reserves
the right to prevent painting work by any contractor who cannot provide the proper
qualifications.
B. Submittals
1. Prior to any work at the site, the painting Contractor shall furnish a complete listing
of all paint materials to be used along with complete technical data (Material Safety
Data Sheets) for each coating, the applicable manufacturer’s instructions, and the
name and manufacturer’s representative. The more stringent of these specifications or
the manufacturer’s instructions shall prevail.
C. Weather Conditions
1. No painting shall be done under unfavorable weather conditions, unless the work is
well protected from such conditions, and then only with the specific approval of the
City. No painting shall be done when the air temperature is less than 60ºF, when the
relative humidity is greater than 70 percent, when the surface temperature is less than
5ºF above the dewpoint. If dew or moisture condensation should be anticipated and if
such conditions are prevalent, painting should be delayed until surfaces are dry.
Further, the day’s painting should be completed well in advance of the probable time
when condensation will occur, in order to permit the film sufficient drying time prior
to the formation of moisture.
2. No painting shall be applied on any surface whose temperature is less than 60ºF or
more than 120ºF or manufacturer’s recommendations.
D. Rusting
1. Sufficient coating shall be applied the same day as the surface preparation to prevent
rusting from exposure.
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2. Where rusting occurs through the coating, such area shall be sandblasted back to the
bare metal and recoated at the Contractor’s expense.
E. Drying Time
1. Minimum between-coat drying times, as stated in the printed instruction of the
coating manufacturer, shall be carefully observed. The final interior coats of paint
shall be allowed to air dry for a minimum of two weeks or as otherwise determined
by the City before water is permitted to enter the reservoir. Power blowers
shall be utilized to provide forced air ventilation during the drying period for
the tank interior. The power blowers shall be sized to provide the minimum air
flow requirements recommended by the coating manufacturer.
F. Painting Equipment
1. The Contractor’s coating and painting equipment shall be designed for application of
materials specified and shall be maintained in first class working condition.
Compressors shall have suitable traps and filters to remove water and oils from the
air. The Contractor’s equipment shall be subject to approval of the Cities Inspector.
2. All equipment shall be maintained in good order and shall be comparable to
that described in the printed instructions of the coating manufacturer. All
equipment shall be thoroughly cleaned before and after use with the
appropriate cleaning solution as indicated by the coating manufacturer.
G. Paint Containers and Storage
1. All coating materials shall be delivered to the job site in their original, unopened
containers bearing the manufacturer’s name, brand, and batch number and shall not
be used until approved by the Engineer.
2. All coatings shall be stored in enclosed structures to protect them from weather and
excessive heat or cold. Flammable coatings must be stored to conform to city,
county, and state safety codes for flammable coating materials.
H. Inspection
1. All Work performed under this specification shall be subject to inspection in the
following manner:
a. The City will provide an inspector to approve all surface preparation including
dust removal prior to application of any field coating.
b. Each coat shall be inspected prior to the application of the next coat. Areas
found to contain runs, overspray roughness, or other signs of improper
application shall be repaired or recoated in accordance with the manufacturer’s
recommendations.
c. Upon completion of painting operations, holiday detection shall be performed
on all surfaces.
d. Thickness of coatings and paint shall be checked with a non-destructive,
magnetic-type thickness gauge. Coating integrity of all coated interior tank
surfaces include, but is not limited to, all surfaces both above and below the
high water level, and all nuts, bolts, rafters, beams, columns, and other
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appurtenances shall be tested with an approved inspection device.
Nondestructive “holiday” detectors shall not exceed 67 ½ volts nor shall
destructive “holiday” detectors exceed the voltage recommended by the
manufacturer of the coating system. For thicknesses between 10 to 20 mils
(0.25 mm and 0.50 mm) a nonsuiting-type wetting agent, such as Kodak
Photo-Flo shall be added to the water at the rate of six tablespoons per gallon
prior to wetting the detector sponge. All pinholes shall be marked, repaired in
accordance with the manufacturer’s printed recommendations and retested. No
pinholes or other irregularities will be permitted in the final coating.
e. In cases of dispute concerning film thickness of “holiday”, the Engineer or his
representative’s calibrated instruments and measurements shall predominate.
Wide film thickness discrepancies shall be measured and verified with a
micrometer or other approved measuring instruments.
f. The Contractor shall furnish, until final acceptance of coating and painting,
inspection devices in good working condition for detection of “holidays” and
measurement of dry-film thickness of coating and paint.
g. The contractor shall also furnish U.S. Department of Commerce, National
Bureau of Standards certified thickness calibration plates to test accuracy of
dry-film thickness gauge and certified instrumentation to test accuracy of
“holiday” detectors.
h. Dry-film thickness gauges shall be made available for the Cities use at all
items until final acceptance of application. “Holiday” detection devices shall
be operated by the Contractor in the presence of the City. Acceptable devices
include but are not limited to, K-D “Bird Dog” nondestructive “holiday”
detecting for coatings to 20 mils (0.50 mm) dry-film thickness; Tinker-Rasor
Models AP and AP-W “holiday” detectors of coatings in excess of 20 mils
(0.50 mm) dry-film thickness; and “Inspector” units for dry-film thickness
gauging. Inspection devices shall be operated in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions.
I. Welds and Irregular Surface
1. All welds and irregular surfaces, including all bolts, nuts, corners, edges, etc., shall
receive a brush coat of the specified product prior to application of the first complete
coat.
J. Illumination
1. Adequate illumination shall be provided while work is in progress. Whenever
required by the City, the contractor shall provide additional illumination and
necessary supports to cover all areas to be inspected. The level of illumination for
inspection purposes shall be determined by the City.
2. The Contractor shall be required to provide electrical generators to supply power for
the required illumination.
K. Temporary Ladders and Scaffolding
1. All temporary ladders and scaffolding shall conform to the applicable requirements
of the most current edition of CAL/OSHA California Construction Safety Orders.
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They shall be erected where requested by the inspector to facilitate inspection and be
moved and relocated by the Contractor to locations requested by the inspector.
2. The Contractor shall be required to obtain and maintain, on the job site during work,
all permits for the scaffolding as required by CAL-OSHA.
L. Surface Preparation and Priming
1. All interior steel surfaces shall be blast cleaned as specified in SPC Surface
Preparation Specification No. 10 (Near White Blast Cleaning) All exterior steel
surfaces shall be blast cleaned as specified in SPC Surface Preparation Specification
No. 4 (Commercial Blast Cleaning)of the latest revision, until all previous coatings,
rust, and mill scale have been removed and then shall be primed as required, all in
accordance with applicable sub-sections of AWWA Standard D102 except as
modified hereinafter. All primers shall be completely compatible in every way with
succeeding coats of paint. All surfaces to be painted or coated shall be clean, dry, and
free from all rust, mill scale, dirt, dust, grease, oils, salts, and other deleterious
matter. Existing exterior coating materials contain hazardous materials
a. Field blast cleaning for all surfaces shall be a dry abrasive unless otherwise
directed.
b. Maximum particle size of abrasives used in blast cleaning shall be that which
will produce a one and one-half to two mil surface profile or in accordance
with recommendations of the manufacturer of the specified system.
c. Abrasive used in blast cleaning operations will be washed, graded, and free of
contaminants that would interfere with adhesion of coating or paint.
d. During blast cleaning operations, caution shall be exercised to insure that
existing undamaged coatings are not exposed to abrasion from blast cleaning.
e. The Contractor shall keep the area of his work in a clean condition and shall
not permit blasting materials to accumulate to constitute a nuisance or hazard
to the prosecution of the work or operation of the existing facilities.
f. Blast cleaned surfaces shall be dry and clean prior to application of specified
coatings. No coatings shall be applied over damp surfaces.
g. All blast material abrasive and old coating residue shall be thoroughly
removed from inside tank, outside the tank, and around the project site. All
excess material shall be discarded at an approved dump site by the Contractor.
M. Visual Inspection
1. Surface preparation will be based upon comparison with: “Pictorial Surface
Preparation Standards of Painting Steel Surfaces”, SSPC-Vis 1, ASTM standard D
220; “Standard Method of Evaluating Degree of Rusting on Painted Steel Surface”,
SSPC-Vis 2-82, Vis 2 ASTM Standard D610; “Visual Standard for Surfaces of New
Steel Air blast Cleaned with Sand Abrasive”, NACE Standard TM-01; and as
described below. Anchor profile for prepared surfaces shall be measured by use of a
nondestructive instrument such as a Keane-Tator Surface Profile Comparator.
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N. Interior Coating Testing
1. All interior coating shall be tested per AWWA Standard D102-11, Section 5 and
Appendix A.9. The tank coating shall be tested with a wet sponge low voltage
holiday detector.
O. Interior Coating Operation
1. The interior coating operation shall be completed without damage to the outside paint
coating.
P. Application of Coating
1. All coating shall be done by, or under the direct supervision of, personnel having at
least five years’ experience applying similar type coatings of steel water tanks or
reservoirs. Coatings shall be applied in strict accordance with the instructions of the
manufacturer of the coating being applied. During the application of prime coats, all
welds, corners, and projections shall first be thoroughly primed by using a hard brush
or dauber before spraying or using a roller. All damaged, abraded, and/or rewelded
areas shall be repainted to meet the specified requirements. In areas where the
specified dry film thickness is not developed, Contractor shall apply additional coats
as required to product it, at no additional cost to the City.
a. The total thickness of any one coat of material shall not exceed the maximum
thickness as recommended by the coating manufacturer.
Q. Thinning
1. The Contractor shall not add thinner to any paint product without prior approval of
the Cities Inspector and the paint manufacturer. Only thinner manufactured by the
paint manufacturer will be allowed if thinning is approved.
R. Ventilation
1. Continued forced air ventilation shall be provided by the Contractor during and after
coating application on the tank interior per AWWA Standard D102-11, Appendix
A.7.6, except that forced air ventilation shall continue for a minimum of fourteen
days after coating application has been completed or until the coating has cured as
determined by the Engineer.
2. The Contractor shall be required to provide electrical generators to supply power for
the air ventilation equipment.
24.02 RESPONSIBILITY FOR MATERIAL
A. Material Furnished by The Contractor
1. The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for all material furnished by him and shall
replace, at his own expense, all such material found defective in manufacture or
damaged in handling after delivery by the manufacturer. This shall include the
furnishing of all material and labor required for the replacement of installed material
discovered defective prior to the final acceptance of the work or during the guarantee
period.
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B. Responsibility for Safe Storage
1. The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for the safe storage of existing material to
be reused and material furnished by or to him and accepted by him and intended for
the work until it has been incorporated in the completed project.
C. New Material
1. The material furnished shall be new and of the current design being produced by the
manufacturer, except those portions of the structural steel being scheduled for reuse.
D. Standards
1. All materials furnished and all work performed under these specifications shall
comply with the requirements of the Standard Specifications for Public Works
Construction, and latest edition of the American Water Works Association (AWWA)
Standards except as otherwise specified herein.
E. Regulatory Requirements
1. In addition to the requirements specified elsewhere for environmental protection, it
shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to supply coating materials that conform
to all restrictions and regulations of the California Air Resources Board (CARB),
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), and the California Division of Drinking Water with the
required MSDS and/or other pertinent manufacturers documentation regarding the
safety and regulations compliance of the proposed coating material.
F. Interior Coating Systems
1. Before commencing any field coating operations, the Contractor shall submit to the
City his methods and schedule for surface preparation, prime coating, and finish
coating operations for review and approval. The methods, materials, application,
equipment, and all other details for coating application shall comply with these
specifications and the following requirements.
G. Inside Paint System
1. Interior Surfaces of Walls, Roof, Columns, and Floor
a. All interior steel surfaces shall be prepared in accordance with SSPC-SP10
“Near White Blast Cleaning”. After proper surface preparation, all roof,
rafters, girders, columns, and wall surfaces shall be coated as follows:
1) Primer coat for field application shall be Tnemec V140F Pota-Pox at 4
to 6 mils DFT or approved equivalent.
2) Intermediate and finish coats shall be V140F Pot-A-Pox at 4 to 6 mils or
approved equivalent. Total dry film thickness, 12 to 17 mils
3) Primer coat for field application on the floor shall be Tnemec V140
Pota-Pox at 4 to 6 mils DFT or approved equivalent.
4) Finish coats for floor and on the bottom of the wall shell up to 12 inches
above the floor shall be Tnemec series 22 or FC22 Epoxoline at 20 to 25
mils or approved equivalent. Total dry film thickness, 20-25 mils.
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H. Coating Curing
1. After interior coatings are completed, continuous forced air ventilation of the
reservoir shall be provided for a minimum of 14 days or as otherwise determined by
the Engineer, before water is permitted to enter the reservoir.
2. Outside coating system
a. Exterior Surfaces of Walls, Roof, and Tank appurtenances
b. All exterior steel surfaces shall be prepared in accordance with SSPC-SP4
“Commercial Blast Cleaning” with a 2 mils angular profile. After proper
surface preparation, all roof, and wall surfaces shall be coated as follows:
1) Primer coat for shall be Tnemec V140F Pota-Pox at 4 to 6 mils DFT or
approved equivalent.
2) Intermediate coat shall be V140F Pot-A-Pox at 2 to 4 mils or approved
equivalent. mils
3) Finish coat shall be Tnemec 1095 Endura-Shield at 2 to 4 mils or
approved equivalent. Total dry film thickness, 8 mils minimum.
I. Application of Coatings
1. All Coating shall be done by, or under the direct supervision of, personnel having at
least five years’ experience applying similar type coatings to steel water tanks or
reservoirs. Coatings shall be applied in strict accordance with the instructions of the
manufacturer of the coating being applied. During the application of prime coats, all
welds, corners, and projections shall first be thoroughly primed by using a hard brush
or roller. All damaged, abraded, and/or rewelded areas shall be repainted to meet the
specified requirements. In areas where the specified dry-film thickness is not
developed, the Contractor shall apply additional coats as required to produce it, at no
additional cost to the City.
J. Cleanup
1. Upon Completion of the work, all staging, scaffolding, and containers shall be
removed from the site and, where necessary, destroyed in a manner approved by the
City. Coating spots and oil or stains upon adjacent surfaces shall be removed and the
job site cleaned. All damage to surfaces resulting from the painting work shall be
cleaned, repaired, or finished to the satisfaction of and at no additional cost to the
City. All sandblast materials and trash shall be removed from the site.
24.03 SAFETY AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
A. General
1. In accordance with requirements of the latest revision of the OSHA Regulations for
Construction, the Contractor shall provide, and wear required personal protective
life-saving equipment for persons working in or about the project site.
B. Head And Face Protection And Respiratory Devices
1. Equipment shall include protective helmets conforming to the requirements of ANSI
Standard Z87.2 and shall be worn by all persons while in the vicinity of the work. In
addition, workers engaged in or near the work during sandblasting shall wear eye and
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face protection devices meeting the requirements of ANSI Standard Z87.1 and
OSHA Regulations for Sandblasting Operations, and air-purifying, half mask or
mouthpiece respirator with appropriate filter.
C. Ventilation
1. Where ventilation is used to control potential exposure as set forth in Section 1926.57
of the OSHA Regulations for construction, ventilation shall reduce the concentration
of air contaminant to the degree a hazard does not exist. All exhaust ventilation fans
shall have a dust collection system attached and meet requirements of the South
Coast Air Quality Management District.
D. Sound Levels
1. Whenever the occupation noise exposure exceeds the maximum allowable sound
levels as set forth in Table D-2 of subpart d, Section 1926.52 of the OSHA
Regulations for construction, the Contractor shall provide and require the use of
approved ear protective devices.
E. Illumination
1. Adequate illumination shall be provided while work is in progress. Whenever
required by the City, the Contractor shall provide additional illumination to cover all
areas to be inspected. The level of illumination for inspection purposes shall be
determined by the Cities Inspector.
F. Temporary Ladders and Scaffolding
1. All temporary ladders and scaffolding shall conform to the applicable requirements
of Section 1926.1053 of the OSHA Regulations for Construction. They shall be
erected where requested by the Engineer to facilitate inspection and be moved by the
Contractor to locations requested by the Engineer.
24.04 PAYMENT
Coating and Painting materials will be paid for at the lump sum price listed in the proposal or if no
separate item is included, in the other items of work to which it relates.
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SECTION 25 - CATHODIC PROTECTION SYSTEM
25.01 GENERAL
This section covers complete cathodic protection system for the water tank interior including design
of the sacrificial anode system, and furnishing and installing the sacrificial anodes, wiring, reference
electrode, and voltage potential meter and switch. Contractor shall remove all the existing cathodic
protection components and furnish and install all new components and materials to complete the
system including placing equipment in service as shown and specified. City may delay installation of
the anodes until expiration of the coating system warrantee if required.
A. Submittals: Submit shop drawings showing layout and details of anode supports, splices,
etc. Submit manufacturer's catalog data on anodes, wire, test meter, switch, and reference
electrodes. Provide calculations demonstrating anode resistance and anode life at the
anticipated electrical potential for protection.
B. Design Criteria: Anode arrangement and existing roof hand hole locations are shown on the
tank drawings for reference. The new anodes shall utilize 30 existing handholes of the inner
three rings. The 25 existing handholes in the outer ring shall be replaced with welded roof
plates and recoated per the specifications. The 4 existing reference anode handholes at the
outer ring shall be replaced with welded roof plates and recoated pert the specifications.
Sufficient anode material shall be provided to protect the tank interior for 18 to 20 years.
Water will be supplied from the Azusa ground water wells and treated water from the Azusa
surface water treatment facility. However, anode designs shall assume a water resistivity of
4000 ohm-centimeters.
1. Protection Warranty: The anode arrangements capacities are minimum requirements.
The contractor shall warrant that the system will maintain an IR drop free or
compensated for metal to copper-copper sulfate reference electrode (CSE) potential
for a period of 18-20 years without recoating. In the event the protective potential is
not so obtained and the system has been maintained in accordance with the cathodic
protection equipment instructions, the contractor shall modify the system to provide
the required degree of protection without cost to the City.
25.02 MATERIALS
A. Anodes: Anodes shall be Magnesium made for use in freshwater Anode current density
shall not exceed manufacturer's recommendations. Sufficient anodes shall be provided for a
life of at least 20 years and located to distribute protection to all submerged surfaces.
Submerged anode cables shall be run without splicing and shall not be smaller than #8
AWG stranded copper with high molecular weight or cross-linked polyethylene insulation
for HSCI anodes or #10 for other types of anodes.
1. Copper-Copper Sulfate Reference Electrodes (Cse): CSE's shall be of the permanent
type, suitable for continuous immersion and remain stable for a period of at least 20
years. The lead wire shall not be smaller than·#16 AWG copper with Type RWH or
XHHW insulation and shall be silver soldered to the copper core of the reference cell
and sealed watertight by the manufacturer. The lead wire shall have no underwater
splices.
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2. Operation and Maintenance Instructions: Two complete sets of detailed instructions
covering operation and maintenance of the sacrificial anode system shall be furnished
to the City. The instruction shall cover wiring diagrams, description and function of
the respective parts of the system, as-built drawings, and any other details necessary
for a thorough understanding of the proper care of the system. Outline operating
instruction shall be attached to the door of the CP unit enclosure.
25.03 INSTALLATION
A. Wiring and Conduit: Electrical work shall conform to the applicable electrical codes.
Contractor shall install new wiring and connect all wiring from the junction box provided
for this purpose. Connections and splices inside the structures shall, where permitted, be
made with copper split bolt connectors and solderless lugs of the smallest size compatible
with the conductors. Completed connections shall be insulated with two half lapped layers
of rubber and one half lapped layer of· plastic tape. Paint lug type connectors equal to the
structure connected.
B. Installation of Anode: Cathodic protection system shall be installed using existing hand
holes. Damaged protective coatings shall be repaired equal to the exiting coating. New
Stainless steel handhole covers shall be provided.
C. Placing Cathodic Protection System Inservice: Prior to energizing the system, structure to
reference cell potentials shall be measured at a minimum of five locations on the tank floor
and at five-foot intervals up the tank wall. The cathodic protection system shall then be
installed and adjusted so as to obtain a minimum IR free or compensated for structure to
reference cell potential at all locations tested. The Contractor shall be required to install the
cathodic protection system in the enclosure, as shown on the drawings. The Contractor shall
complete the connection and test the equipment when notified by City that tank coating
warranty has expired and any coating defects have been repaired.
25.04 PAYMENT
Cathodic protection system will be paid for at the lump sum price listed in the proposal or if no
separate item is included, in the other items of work to which it relates.
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SECTION 26
SECTION 26 - NEW SHELL MANWAY DOOR
26.01 SHELL MANWAY.
A flush type API manway shall be furnished and installed at the location shown on the plan. The
shell plate and floor plate where the manway is located shall be reinforced to comply with
Section 3.13, AWWA D100. The concrete footing ring where the manway is located shall be
ground out to accommodate any steel reinforcing plates. A hinge supporting the manway
cover shall be provided.
26.02 PAYMENT
The API manway will be paid for at the lump sum price listed in the proposal or if no separate item is
included, in the other items of work to which it relates.
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SECTION 27
SECTION 27 - LIQUID LEVEL INDICATOR
27.01 GENERAL
The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and all incidental work and services
required to remove the existing liquid level indicator assembly completely including guide wires, float,
and level display board and install a new ½ travel liquid level indicator assembly including guide wires,
float, and ½ travel level display board complete in place in accordance with these Specifications, the
Drawings, and applicable standard drawings
27.02 LIQUID LEVEL INDICATOR
The liquid level indicator shall be a float type assembly with guide wires, float, and tape reading gauge
board for level measurement in bulk storage tanks. The liquid level indicator assembly shall be accurate
to within 1 inch, have an aluminum gauge board with vinyl facing, the level indicator shall read in feet
and inches, the level gauge board shall be ½ travel design. The float assembly and guide wires shall be
316 stainless steel for all wetted parts including top anchors and elbows. The liquid level indicator shall
be a model 6700 liquid level indicator as manufactured by Varec Inc. Atlanta, Georgia, or approved
equivalent.
27.03 PAYMENT
Liquid level indicator shall be paid for at the unit or lump sum price listed in the Proposal or, if no bid
item is indicated, in the other items of work to which it relates.
*** END OF SECTION 27 ***
APPENDIX “A”
WATER STANDARD DRAWINGS
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PROJECTLOCATIONKEY MAPTHOMAS BROS. GUIDEPAGE: 598GRID: E5THE WORK CONSISTS OF RECOATING ALL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE SURFACES OF THE STEEL TANK.RETROFITTINGS PIPING CONNECTIONS, INSTALLING NEW CLEAN OUT DOOR REPAIRING ORREPLACING OLD OR DAMAGED APPURTENANCES, AND INSTALLING NEW CATHODICPROTECTION SYSTEM.SCOPE OF WORK:SHEET INDEXNORTH RESERVOIRREHABILITATION PROJECTAT951 W. SIERRA MADRE AVENUECITY OF AZUSAPROJECTAREAINDEX MAPCALL BEFORE YOU DIGSEALUNDERGROUND SERVICE ALERTCALL: TOLL FREE811TWO WORKING DAYS BEFORE YOU DIGPLANS PREPARED BYREVISIONSBENCHMARK.+)*6 9#6'4";64"PERMIT REQUIREDE EIRDRFSNEGIRGSTEPOESIONALENERAINROFILACFOETATSLIVICC 34896TERRYL.KERGER118 West Lime AvenueMonrovia, CA 91016Phone: 626.357.0588Fax: 626.303.7957Web: www.civiltec.comCalifornia ● ArizonaCivil, Water, Wastewater, Drainage,and Transportation EngineeringConstruction Management ● SurveyingEXISTING PIPINGRETROFIT PIPINGLEGEND:TITLE SHEET- LOCATION MAP. VICINITY MAP AND GENERAL NOTESRESERVOIR SITE PLANRESERVOIR LAY-OUT PLANRESERVOIR SEISMIC PIPE CONNECTIONSSHEET 1 OF 5SHEET 2 OF 5SHEET 3 OF 5SHEET 4 OF 5RESERVOIR SECTIONSHEET 5 OF 5STANDARD DRAWINGSTESTING AND DISINFECTING DETAILSW-5TRENCH DETAILW-6VALVE BOX AND COVER DETAILW-10FIXED POST BARRIER DETAILW-12EXISTING 3MGNORTH TANK
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W12" INLET PIPINGSOVERFLOW PIPINGINSTALL 12"-90° STEEL BEND,FLGxFLG. (HORIZ.),JOIN EX. 12" GATE VALVEPLAN VIEWPLAN VIEWPLAN VIEWPLAN VIEWSECTIONNOT TO SCALE4A4A4B
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E4DNOT TO SCALENOT TO SCALENOT TO SCALENOT TO SCALENOT TO SCALEFLOWEXISTING 14" STL. PIPINGFROM WELL NO. 1.JOIN EXISTING 14" STL.PIPING FROM WELL NO. 1.JOIN EXISTING 12"BY-PASS STEEL PIPING.EX. 3.0mgNORTHRESERVOIREX. 3.0mgNORTHRESERVOIREX. 3.0mgNORTHRESERVOIREX. 3.0mgNORTHRESERVOIREX. 3.0mgNORTHRESERVOIREX. 3.0mgNORTHRESERVOIREX. 3.0mgNORTHRESERVOIREX. 3.0mgNORTHRESERVOIREX. 3.0mgNORTHRESERVOIRJOIN EXIST. BY-PASS12" STEEL PIPING.FIN. FLOOREX. GRADEFIN. FLOORFIN. FLOORFIN. FLOORFIN. FLOORFIN. FLOOREX. GRADEEX. GRADEEX. GRADEEX. GRADESLOPE EX. GRADE 2% MAX.FLOWFLOWFLOWFLOWFLOWFLOWFLOWFLOWFLOWREMOVE EXISTING OUTLET16" STEEL PIPING.EXISTING BY-PASS 12"STEEL PIPING.REMOVE 16" STEEL EXISTINGOUTLET PIPING SECTION.JOIN EXIST. BY-PASS12" STL. PIPING.REMOVE INTERFERING EXISTING12" STL. PIPING FROM WELL NO. 2.REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING 8"STEEL DRAIN/OVERFLOW PIPING, JOINCATCH BASIN INVERT.INSTALL NEW 8" D.I.PIPE W/PLOYWRAP(MAINTAIN SAME PIPE SLOPE AS OLDEXISTING PIPE), SEE SHEET NO. 2 FORPIPE CONTINUATION.EXISTING 8" STEELOVERFLOW PIPING.HWLINSTALL 12" DOUBLE BALLFLEX TEND,FLGxFLG.REMOVE INTERFERINGEXISTING 12" STL. PIPINGFROM WELL NO. 2.REMOVE SECTION OFEXISTING 14" & 12" STL. PIPING.NOT TO SCALEACCESS ROADACCESS ROADREMOVE EXISTING SAND SEPARATORAND CONCRETE PEDESTAL.REMOVE EXISTING SAND SEPARATORAND CONCRETE PEDESTAL.REMOVE EXISTINGCONC. PEDESTALREMOVE EXISTINGCONC. PEDESTALCALL BEFORE YOU DIGSEALUNDERGROUND SERVICE ALERTCALL: TOLL FREE811TWO WORKING DAYS BEFORE YOU DIGPLANS PREPARED BYREVISIONSBENCHMARK.+)*6 9#6'4";64"PERMIT REQUIREDE EIRDRFSNEGIRGSTEPOESIONALENERAINROFILACFOETATSLIVICC 34896TERRYL.KERGER118 West Lime AvenueMonrovia, CA 91016Phone: 626.357.0588Fax: 626.303.7957Web: www.civiltec.comCalifornia ● ArizonaCivil, Water, Wastewater, Drainage,and Transportation EngineeringConstruction Management ● Surveying4WELL NO. 1 PIPING CONNECTION MODIFICATION DETAILNOT TO SCALE41WELL NO. 2 PIPING CONNECTION MODIFICATION DETAILNOT TO SCALE42EXISTING DRAIN MODIFICATION DETAILNOT TO SCALE43INLET/OUTLET PIPING CONNECTION MODIFICATION DETAILNOT TO SCALE44OVERFLOW & DRAIN MODIFICATION DETAIL45NOT TO SCALEEXISTING 8" STEELRES. DRAIN PIPING.PLAN VIEWEX. 3.0mgRESERVOIRNO. 5SECTION4GNOT TO SCALEEX. 3.0mgNORTHRESERVOIRFIN. FLOOREX. GRADEPLUG AND ABANDON EXISTING 8"STEEL RES. DRAIN PIPING IN PLACE.4GINSTALL 12" STEEL PIPING.INSTALL 12" DOUBLE BALLFLEX TEND, FLGxFLG.INSTALL 12" GATE VALVE, FLGxFLG,W/ VALVE BOX AND COVER.CUT FLOOR ANDDISCONNECT DRAIN LINEINSTALL 5/16" STEEL COVERPLATE, WELD IN PLACE.INSTALL 16" DOUBLE BALLFLEX TEND ASSEMBLY.JOIN EXISTING 16" STEELINLET/OUTLET PIPING.INSTALL 16" DOUBLE BALL FLEXTEND ASSEMBLY, FITTINGS AND12" STEEL PIPING.FLOWFLOWCUT FLOOR ANDDISCONNECT DRAIN LINEINSTALL 5/16" STEEL COVERPLATE, WELD IN PLACE.REMOVE INTERFERING SECTIONOF EXISTING DRAIN LINE,INSTALL 4" THICK CONC. PAD,4'SQ.x3'DEEP CATCH BASIN ANDJOIN EXIST. 8" UNDER GROUNDDRAIN LINE.INSTALL 4' SQ. PRECAST CONCRETECATCH BASIN WITH GRATED COVER.CUT EX. 8" OVERFLOW PIPE,INSTALL 2-8" FLANGES AND SCREEN2' ABOVE RES. FOOTING.INSTALL 12" DOUBLE BALLFLEX TEND, FLGxFLG.REMOVE AND SALVAGEEXISTING 8" GATE VALVE.PLUG AND ABANDON EXISTING 8"STEEL RES. DRAIN PIPING IN PLACE.REMOVE AND SALVAGEEXISTING 8" BUTTERFLY VALVE.JOIN EXISTING 12"STEEL PIPING.REMOVE EXISTING BY-PASS12" STEEL PIPING.JOIN EXISTING 16"INLET-OUTLET LINE.INSTALL NEW 16" STEEL PIPING.JOIN EXISTING 14"STEEL PIPING.INSTALL NEW 12"STEEL PIPING.REMOVE SECTION OFEXIST. 12" STL. PIPING.INSTALL NEW 12"STEEL PIPING.JOIN NEW 12" STEEL PIPINGFROM VALVE, WELL NO. 2,SEE SHEET NO. 2 FOR PIPECONTINUATION.JOIN NEW 12" STEEL PIPING FROMVALVE, WELL NO. 2, SEE SHEET NO.2.FLOW***8'-6"***5'-2 12"***SPECIAL NOTE TO CONTRACTOR:***THE CONTRACTOR SHALL POTHOLE EACH PIPE CONNECTION LOCATION, VALVEREMOVAL LOCATION, PIPE ABANDONMENT LOCATION, AND VALVE REPLACEMENTLOCATION, FIELD VERIFY CONDITION AND TYPE OF PIPE AND ALL HORIZONTAL ANDVERTICAL DIMENSIONS.1.***25'-1"***3'-0"***3'-0"INSTALL 12" STEEL TEE,FLGxFLG.xFLG.INSTALL 2-12"-90° STEEL BENDS,FLGxPE. (VERT.)INSTALL 12"-90° STEEL BEND,FLGxPE. (VERT.)INSTALL 12"-90° STEEL BEND,FLGxFLG. (HORIZ.)NOT TO SCALEADJUSTABLE PIPE FLANGE SUPPORT DETAIL3/4" 304 S.S. ANCHOR BOLTSWITH SELF DRILLING ANCHORSFLANGEDIAMETERELEVATION2' SQUARE X 6" THICKCONCRETE PADADJUSTABLE PIPE SUPPORT.GRINNELL FIG. 264 ORAPPROVED EQUIVALENT.COMPANION FLANGEGROUTAS REQUIRED
#4 @ 12" O.C.EACH WAY64CLINSTALL 12"-45° STEELBEND, PExFLG (HORIZ.)INSTALL 30" FLUSH TYPECLEANOUT DOOR PERDETAIL 1 ON SHEET 5..INSTALL 14"-45° STEELBEND, FLGxFLG.(HORIZ.)CUT TO FIT IN FIELD.INSTALL 14"x12" STEELREDUCER, FLGxPE.INSTALL 14" STEEL SLIP-ONWELDING FLANGE.INSTALL PIPE SUPPORTPER DETAIL 6 THIS SHEET.INSTALL 12"STEEL PIPING.INSTALL 12" STEELTEE, FLGxFLGxFLG.INSTALL 12" GATE VALVE, FLGxFLG,W/ VALVE BOX AND COVER PERAZUSA STD. W-10.INSTALL 12" STEEL SLIP-ONWELDING FLANGE.INSTALL 14" STEEL SLIP-ONWELDING FLANGE.INSTALL 14"-45° STEELBEND, FLGxFLG.(HORIZ.)INSTALL 14"x12" STEELREDUCER, FLGxFLG.INSTALL 14"-45° STEELBEND, FLGxFLG.(HORIZ.)INSTALL 12" STEEL SLIP-ONWELDING FLANGE.THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FIELD VERIFY ALL DISTANCES(MEASUREMENTS) FOR ALLNEW PIPING INSTALLATIONS AND CONNECTIONS TO EXISTING PIPING AND/OR FITTINGS.INSTALL 16"-45° STEELBEND, FLGxPE (CUT TOFIT IN FIELD)INSTALL 16"-45° STEEL BEND,FLGxPE (CUT TO FIT IN FIELD)INSTALL 16" GATE VALVE, FLGxFLG, W/ VALVEBOX AND COVER PER AZUSA STD. W-10.INSTALL 16" STEEL PIPE,FLGxFLG..INSTALL 16"-90° STEEL BEND,FLGxFLG. (HORIZ.)INSTALL 16"-90° STEELBEND, FLGxPE (VERT.)INSTALL 12" STEEL SLIP-ONWELDING FLANGE.INSTALL 16" STEELTEE, FLGxFLGxFLG.INSTALL 12"x16" STEEL CONCENTRICREDUCER, FLGxFLG. (HORIZ.),JOIN TO EXISTING PIPING.INSTALL 16" STEEL SLIP-ONWELDING FLANGE.INSTALL PIPE SUPPORTPER DETAIL 6 THIS SHEET.INSTALL 3'x3'x3' DEEP CONC. THRUSTBLOCK WITH #4 REBAR @ 12" E.W.INSTALL FIXED POSTBARRIER PER AZUSASTD. W-12.(TYP.)INSTALL FIXED POSTBARRIER PER AZUSASTD. W-12.(TYP.)INSTALL FIXED POST BARRIERPER AZUSA STD. W-12.(TYP.)INSTALL 12"-90° STEEL BEND,FLGxPE. (VERT.)INSTALL 3'x3'x6' DEEP CONC.THRUST BLOCK WITH #4REBAR @12" E.W.INSTALL 12" STEEL SLIP-ONWELDING FLANGE.INSTALL 12"-45° STEELBEND, FLGxPE (HORIZ.)INSTALL 2-12"-90° STEEL BENDS,FLGxPE. (VERT.)***3'-0"INSTALL 16"-90° STEEL BEND,FLGxFLG. (HORIZ.), JOIN EX.16" BUTTERFLY VALVE.INSTALL 16" STEELTEE, FLGxFLGxFLG.INSTALL 12"x16" STEELREDUCER, FLGxFLG.STAINLESS STEEL BOLT.1/2" DIA.FIBERGLASSLOCKING BAR7 1/2" X 1 1/2" X 1/2"1"6" DIA. X 3/32" STAINLESS STEEL COVERW/FULL FACE NEOPRENE GASKETEXISTING 5" DIA. HOLETHROUGH TANK ROOF5LB WEIGHTTITANIUM OXIDE WIRE ANODE 12' ACTIVE WIRE, OUTERSTRING CPW-12'-STI-125L, 8' ACTIVE WIRE, INNER STRINGCPW-8'-STI-125LANODE LEAD WIRE CONNECTION(WATERPROOF)AWG #8 HMW/PEBLACK, TO ANODESERVICE SLEEVE (TAPE WITH VINYL ELECTRICAL TAPE)DOUBLE LOOPEXISTING 3/8" NUT & INSULATOR BOLTWITH WASHER2"CERAMIC PIN INSULATORRUBBER GROMMETFIBERGLASS LOCKING BAR (UNDERSIDE OF ROOF) DRILLED &TAPPED FOR 1/2" BOLTSTAINLESS STEEL BOLT6" STAINLESS STEEL COVER PLATE - SEE DETAIL BELOWNEOPRENE RUBBER GASKETHANDHOLE AND ANODE ASSEMBLY DETAIL74INSTALL 12" STEELPIPING, FLGxPECONSTRUCT 3'x3'x6' DEEPCONC. ANCHOR BLOCK.INSTALL 12" STEEL SLIP-ONWELDING FLANGE.***19'-1"INSTALL 12"-22.5° STEEL BEND,FLGxPE. (HORIZ.)CONSTRUCT 3'x3'x6' DEEPCONC. ANCHOR BLOCK.***8'-5"***8'-5"NOTE:10'NOT TO SCALEFLOW22'5'5'-4"10'F.S. 689.25F.S. 689.25TOG 689.12F.S. 689.25F.S. 689.25CLNOT TO SCALEINSTALL 12" STEEL PIPING.INSTALL 12" STEEL SLIP-ONWELDING FLANGE.INSTALL 12"-45° STEELBEND, FLGxPE (HORIZ.)INSTALL 12" GATE VALVE,FLGxFLG.INSTALL 2-12"-90° STEEL BENDS,FLGxFLG.INSTALL 12"STEEL PIPING.INSTALL 12" DOUBLE BALLFLEX TEND, FLGxFLG.INSTALL 12" GATE VALVE,FLGxFLG.INSTALL 12"-90° STEELBEND,FLGxFLG.***5'-0"INSTALL 12"-90° STEEL BEND,FLGxPE. (VERT.)INSTALL 3'x3'x6' DEEP CONC. THRUST BLOCKWITH #4 REBAR @ 12" E.W.INSTALL 12" STEELTEE, FLGxFLGxFLG.INSTALL 3'x3'x6' DEEP CONC. THRUST BLOCKWITH #4 REBAR @ 12" E.W.INSTALL 16" STEEL SLIP-ONWELDING FLANGE.INSTALL 16"-45° STEEL BEND,FLGxFLG (CUT TO FIT IN FIELD)INSTALL NEW 16" STEEL PIPING.INSTALL 16"-90° STEEL BEND,FLGxFLG. (HORIZ.), JOIN EX.16" BUTTERFLY VALVE.INSTALL 16" STEELTEE, FLGxFLGxFLG.INSTALL NEW 16" STEEL PIPING.INSTALL 16"-90° STEELBEND, FLGxFLG. (VERT.)INSTALL 16"-90° STEELBEND, FLGxFLG. (VERT.)***21'-2"***5'***3'-2"***10'
12"REMOVE INTERFERING SECTIONOF EXISTING DRAIN PIPING.REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING 8" STEEL DRAIN/OVERFLOW PIPING, JOIN CATCH BASIN INVERT.INSTALL NEW 8" D.I.PIPE W/PLOYWRAP(MAINTAIN SAME PIPE SLOPE AS OLD EXISTINGPIPE), SEE SHEET NO. 2 FOR PIPE CONTINUATION.REMOVE EX. 12" STL. PIPING.REPLACE WITH NEW 12" STL.PIPING, SEE SHEET NO. 2 FORPIPE CONTINUATION.MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENTSTORAGE AREA BETWEEN TANKAND ROAD, MAINTAIN ACCESSON ROAD AT ALL TIMES.MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENTSTORAGE AREA BETWEEN TANKAND ROAD, MAINTAIN ACCESSON ROAD AT ALL TIMES.
RESERVOIR SECTIONCALL BEFORE YOU DIGSEALUNDERGROUND SERVICE ALERTCALL: TOLL FREE811TWO WORKING DAYS BEFORE YOU DIGPLANS PREPARED BYREVISIONSBENCHMARK.+)*6 9#6'4";64"PERMIT REQUIREDE EIRDRFSNEGIRGSTEPOESIONALENERAINROFILACFOETATSLIVICC 34896TERRYL.KERGER118 West Lime AvenueMonrovia, CA 91016Phone: 626.357.0588Fax: 626.303.7957Web: www.civiltec.comCalifornia ● ArizonaCivil, Water, Wastewater, Drainage,and Transportation EngineeringConstruction Management ● SurveyingSCALE 1"=20'5NORTH RESERVOIR3.0MG 715 HWL(EX. GRADE)EX. ELEV = 690.0026'-6"140' DIAMETERROOF HATCHHWL = 716.50ROOF VENTREMOVE EXISTING SUPER TANK COATINGRECOAT RESERVOIR WALL WITH EPOXYPER SPECIFICATIONS.REMOVE EXISTING COAL TAR ENAMELRECOAT RESERVOIR FLOOR WITH EPOXYPER SPECIFICATIONS.REMOVE EXISTING EXTERIOR COATING ANDRECOAT EXISTING EXTERIOR RESERVOIR ROOFPER SPECIFICATIONS.REMOVE ROOF VENT, RECOATINTERIOR OR EXTERIOR, SCREENS,REPLACE S.S. NUTS, BOLTS, PERSPECIFICATIONS.REMOVE EXISTING EXTERIOR COATINGRECOAT EXTERIOR WALL PERSPECIFICATIONS.30'TANK CLEAN-OUT DOOR DETAILNOT TO SCALE514" THICK CONC. PADEXISTING S.S. SUPPORTS.INSTALL 2 EACH NEW S.S.LADDERSUPPORT BRACKETS(ONE EACHSIDE OF LADDER) EQUALLY SPACEDAND RESERVOIR WALL CLIPS.EXTERIOR STAIRS HAND RAIL SUPPORT DETAILNOT TO SCALE52INSTALL 2 EACH SAFETY LINEATTACHMENT ANCHORS.REMOVE EXISTING INTERIOR SUPER TANKCOATING FROM UNDERSIDE OF ROOF PLATES,RAFTERS, GIRDERS, AND COLUMNS, RECOATWITH EPOXY PER SPECIFICATIONS.3" MIN.
3" MIN.REGRADE (10% MAX SLOPE)AROUND PERIMETER OF TANK,SEE SHEET 3 FOR ELEVATIONS.REGRADE (10% MAX SLOPE)AROUND PERIMETER OF TANK,SEE SHEET 3 FOR ELEVATIONS.EXISTING 8 1/2" GALV. STEEL TREADS,PROTECT IN PLACE.REMOVE EXISTING 1-1/4"Ø PIPEHANDRAIL AND VERTICAL BARSINSTALL 1 1/2"Ø SCHEDULE 40STEEL PIPE HANDRAIL AND1-1/4"Ø SCHEDULE 40 VERTICALPOSTS.EXISTING TOP LANDING,PROTECT IN PLACE.INSTALL 1"Ø SCHEDULE40 PIPE AT LANDINGAND EACH TREAD.(TYP.)REMOVE EXISTING 5/8"SQUARE BAR.(TYP.)1.REPLACE ENTIRE LENGTH OF HANDRAIL, VERTICAL BARS FOR STAIRS AND LANDINGS.2.PAINT HANDRAILS AND STAIRS TO MATCH TANK EXTERIORNOTES:(EX. GRADE)1'-3"EXISTING S.S. SUPPORTS.REMOVE EXISTING SUPER TANK COATINGRECOAT RESERVOIR WALL WITH EPOXYPER SPECIFICATIONS.REMOVE EXISTING EXTERIOR COATINGRECOAT EXTERIOR WALL PERSPECIFICATIONS.9'-6"9'-6"SEAL WELD ALL ROOF PLATE LAP JOINTSWEDGE ROOF UP FROM RAFTERS FORWELDING, BLASTING AND COATING.SEAL WELD INTERIOR ROOF/SHELL JOINT.3"x3"x1/4" S.S.ANGLE (TYP.)LADDER BRACKET DETAILNOT TO SCALE53RESERVOIRSHELL WALLS.S. BOLT W/ INSULATIONBUSHING WASHER, ANDS.S. NUT (TYP.)WELD ANGLE IRONTO EXISTINGLADDER (TYP.)WELD CLIP TOEXISTING TANKWALL (TYP.)CHIP AND GRINDRELIEF FOR REINF.PLATE.