Specs

Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC
PROJECT MANUAL
Version: January 2012
thoroughly tamped. Trenches shall be backfilled with clean dirt as stated hereinafter.
E. Backfill shall be installed in layers 12 inches deep, adequately tamped and wetted down or
flushed before the second layer of earth is laid in place. This process shall be continued until
the trenches are filled. No roots, rocks or foreign material of any description shall be used in
backfilling trenches. Any additional materials required for backfilling shall be furnished by this
contractor and any excess materials and debris shall be removed from the site by this
contractor. Any special backfill materials shall be provided as hereinafter specified as shown
on the drawings.
F. All excavating and backfilling shall be done in a manner so as not to disturb adjacent
structures and any shoring required shall be furnished.
3.03 CONCRETE EQUIPMENT FOUNDATIONS AND BASES
A. All concrete equipment foundations, bases, and roof curbs as required for the installation of
electrical work hereinafter specified will be furnished and installed by the General Contractor.
The contractor shall be responsible for the proper coordination of his equipment with these
bases. He shall furnish all anchor bolts and other accessories required for casting in these
concrete bases and shall also furnish proper template and dimension for casting bases and
setting of all sleeves or anchor bolts. After equipment is set on concrete bases, the equipment
shall be fully grouted to the base filling all void spaces with a non-shrinking grout. All concrete
work shall be done in accordance with applicable portions of the specifications.
3.04 SPACE AND EQUIPMENT ARRANGEMENT
A. The contractor shall be responsible to see that equipment proposed by him will fit the spaces
available. In certain instances he will note that the equipment is mentioned by name in the
equipment schedules. In these cases, it is the equipment whose dimensions and connection
arrangements have been used for the preparation of the layouts shown on the working
drawings. Should the use of equipment by other approved manufacturers or of other physical
shape than those shown on the drawings be proposed, it shall be the responsibility of the
Contractor making the proposal to submit for approval shop drawings showing the
arrangement of the proposed equipment in the space available. Approval of substitution
offered without these shop drawings does not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility of
arranging the equipment in a satisfactory workable installation in the space shown on the
drawings.
3.05 COORDINATION WITH OTHER TRADES
A. Check with the General Contractor and other contractors, either under his control or those
responsible solely to the Owner for any work being performed under this specification to
determine whether there will be any interference with the electrical work. If this Contractor
fails to check with the other contractors and this work is later found to interfere with their work,
then he shall make necessary changes without additional cost or delay to the Owner to
eliminate such interferences.
B. Where lighting fixtures are shown to conflict with locations of structural members, mechanical
or other equipment, provide adequate support and wiring to clear same.
3.06 FINAL OBSERVATIONS
A. The purpose of the final observation is to determine whether the contractor has completed the
work in a proper and workman-like manner, that he has apparently installed the work in
accordance with the intent of the drawings and specifications, and that in the Architect and
Engineer's opinion the work is satisfactory for the Owner to accept.
B. It shall be the duty of each contractor to personally make a special inspection trip assuring
himself that the work on the subject is ready before calling upon the Architect and Engineer to
make a final site observation.
C. Each contractor shall have all necessary bonds, guarantees, receipts, affidavits, etc. called for
in the various articles of this specification, prepared and signed in advance, and together with
a letter or transmittal, listing each paper included, shall deliver the same to the Architect at or
before the time of said final inspection. The contractor is cautioned to check over each bond,
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