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APPENDIX B7-10.2 Storage of Equipment and Materials in Public Streets. Construction materials may not be storedin streets, roads, or highways for more than five days after unloading. All materials or equipment notinstalled or used in the construction within five days after unloading shall be stored elsewhere by theContractor at its expense unless the Engineer authorizes additional storage time.Construction equipment shall not be stored at the work site before its actual use, nor for more than fivedays after it is no longer needed on the work. The Engineer may authorize additional storage time whennecessary for repair or assembly of equipment.Excavated material, except that to be used as backfill in the adjacent trench, shall not be stored inprivate properties, public streets, roads, or highways for any period of time and shall be removed anddisposed of immediately from the site. Only Engineer-approved excavated backfill material shall be allowedto be stored. Such material storage at the work site or elsewhere shall only be allowed for a period notexceeding five calendar days after excavation. The storage site shall be subject to the Engineer’s approval.After the backfill is placed, all excess material shall be removed from the site and disposed of immediately.The Contractor shall maintain the flow of any surface runoff waters obstructed by the storage and/ormaterials stored in public streets in accordance with the above provisions and 7-8.6.CHANGE SUBSECTION 7-10.3 TO READ:7-10.3 Street Closures, Detours, Barricades. The Contractor shall comply with all applicable State,County and City requirements for street closures.The Contractor shall provide barriers, guards, lights, signs, temporary bridges, flag persons and watchpersons in order to advise the public of detours and construction hazards. The Contractor shall also beresponsible for compliance with additional public safety requirements that may arise during construction.The Contractor shall furnish and install, and upon completion of the work, promptly remove all signs andwarning devices.All material and work related to pedestrian and vehicular traffic control including, but not limited to, thelocation and size of signs, lighting and lighted traffic control devices shall comply with the "Work Area TrafficControl Handbook, (WATCH book) latest edition, or the California Manual on Uniform Traffic ControlDevices, Part 6 – Temporary Traffic Control, latest edition, except as modified by the Engineer.Temporary construction traffic signs (such as DETOUR, ROAD CLOSED, LOCAL ACCESS ONLY, etc.)installed by the Contractor shall be of commercial quality on metal with reflective paint. The lettering shall becommercially printed, silk-screened or professionally hand-lettered. At the Engineer’s request, theContractor shall remove all temporary signage not meeting the above stated requirements from the site.During night operations construction barricades, signs, etc. shall be properly illuminated and reflective ofexisting light or vehicular light.The Contractor may place signs prohibiting parking and stopping at those locations approved by theEngineer. Such signs shall be placed, moved and removed at the Engineer’s discretion. The Contractormay obtain from the Engineer the required signs for the prohibition of parking and stopping at a costestablished by the current Master Fee Schedule.No work shall be started until necessary signs and barricades are at the job site. A partial or completestreet closure by the Contractor without proper detour signing complete in place shall be cause forsuspending the work in accordance with 6-3.The Contractor shall notify Police, Fire, Traffic Engineering departments of jurisdictional agenciesinvolved, and local transit agencies, and comply with their requirements in advance of closing, or partiallyclosing, or of reopening, any street, alley, or other public thoroughfare; and, according to the following:Oakland Fire Services Agency 2 hours (510) 238-3331Oakland Police Services Agency 48 hours (510) 238-3357AC Transit 72 hours (510) 891-4909When necessary to detour traffic, the Contractor shall, at the direction of the Engineer, remove detourstriping in accordance with 300-1.3.3 of these Special Provisions.7-10.4 Safety.7-10.4.1 Safety Orders.ADD THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE AT THE END OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH:The Contractor shall have a Competent Person, as described by CAL/OSHA regulations, present at theworksite at all times during construction.7-10.4.3 Special Hazardous Substances and Processes.ADD THE FOLLOWING TWO PARAGRAPHS TO THE END OF SUBSECTION 7-10.4.3:Oakland Street Lighting Conversion ProjectProject Special Provisions D-25 Bid Documents: Feb 2012 Update