TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS for - City of West Palm Beach

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SECTION 01020MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF PROPERTIESPART 1 - GENERAL1.01 EXISTING UTILITY AND STRUCTURES PROTECTIONA. Existing utilities and facilities shall be located prior to commencement of each task.B. The existing utilities and facilities, as shown on the Contract Drawings, have been locatedfrom the best available City records. There is no guaranty that all existing facilities are shownor that those shown are entirely accurate. The Contractor shall undertake the worknecessary to assure himself of the location of any utilities, structures or facilities prior toperforming any Work. As a minimum, prior to the start of Work, the Contractor shall contactthe appropriate authorities to locate existing facilities in the vicinity, as outlined in the GeneralNotes on the contract drawings. The City and the Engineer will assume no liability fordamages sustained or costs incurred because of the Contractor's operations in the vicinity ofexisting utilities or structures. The Contractor shall immediately notify the Engineer of anydeviation between existing conditions and the drawings.C. Video Records:1. At least one (1) week prior to start of construction, the contractor shall have videotapestaken of all areas where construction is to take place, including all work to be performedon private property. Such videotapes shall be provided to the Engineer beforeconstruction commences. These video tapes shall serve as a record of the existingconditions for disputes arising from restoration, and should therefore be taken along theline of construction at sufficient detail as necessary to clearly depict details of existingconditions. It is recommended that walls, driveways and homes exhibiting cracks orother damage be recorded as well.2. Videotapes shall be limited to one video per street or a maximum of 2,000 linear feet ofroadway per tape.3. The videotapes shall be standard ¾” VHS cassette type tapes in color. The label shallalso indicate the date and time on which the photograph was made.4. Label and catalog by street name and beginning and ending intersections.5. All videotapes shall become the property of the Owner.1.02 MAINTENANCE OF AREA UNDER CONSTRUCTIONA. The Contractor should use the following as a guideline to plan and control the areas underconstruction.1. No trench shall be open at the end of each workday.2. Restrict the length of open excavation (down to pipe zone) to a maximum of 100-LF.3. Contractor shall be responsible to restore local traffic access at end of each workdaywhenever necessary or applicable.Maintenance & Protection of Properties Section 01020-1
4. Contractor shall coordinate with the City to insure detour routes will be clear.5. Contractor shall provide bridging or temporary backfill of an open trench within areasonable time period when requested to allow access to residential andcommercial driveways throughout the duration of work. All driveways shall be openand accessible each night at the end of work.B. All closed trenches shall receive a temporary rock surface in order to accommodate localvehicular and pedestrian traffic each night. Temporary surface shall be a minimum of fourinches road base material, compacted, graded and maintained by the Contractor.C. The Contractor shall perform his construction activities within the following time periods.Within 3 days after acceptance of the trench backfill, the base shall be restored includingpriming and/or sealing and shall be open for traffic. The asphalt wearing surface shall bereplaced no earlier than 1 week after completion of the base course with complete surfacerestoration within the ROW including grassing, sodding and all concrete work within 2 weeksafter completion of restoration of the base course. Any restoration or repair work required tobe completed on private property must be completed within either 48 hours of completion ofwork or in the case of repair to construction damage, following notification for the need forsuch repair.1.03 EXISTING UTILITIES COORDINATIONA. WatermainThe Contractor shall coordinate with the City prior to constructing, testing, or tying intoexisting watermain.B. Power Supply for Electric Dewatering Pumps (if overnight, dewatering will be necessary).1. The Contractor shall arrange for the service drops with Florida Power and LightCompany.2. All costs associated with obtaining, maintaining and removal of these temporaryservice drops shall be included in the bid price.C. Underground Communications and Power UtilitiesThe Contractor shall be responsible for verifying locations of all existing utilities, (including butnot limited to AT&T, BellSouth, FPL, Cable TV, City of West Palm Beach and Florida PublicUtilities (gas)) within the limits of the project prior to beginning construction in accordancewith the General Notes. Contractor shall immediately notify the Engineer of any conflicts.1.04 PROTECTION OF EXISTING AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES:A. All shrubbery, paved streets and walks, driveways, fences and walls, adjacent structures andequipment shall be fully protected against damage during each stage of the project. Anydamage by the Contractor shall be fully restored to original condition unless indicatedotherwise on the drawings or by City officials.B. The use of heavy vibratory rollers in compacting the fill has the potential to cause somemovement of any nearby structures founded on shallow mats/footings. For these reasons,the use of heavy vibratory drum rollers is not recommended in residential and commercialareas. Trench backfill should be compacted using walk behind vibratory equipment. As partMaintenance & Protection of Properties Section 01020-2
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