Specifications - City of Montpelier, Vermont

Description:This item consists of all work necessary to install hot water piping below grade for the portion of the pipe that isthe customerFowned main, including the tee in the mainline piping to the next to last Building Service. All labor,materials and equipment necessary to complete the following items are to be included in the bid item:Materials:• Excavate , bed, backfill trench• Furnish and Install piping and fittings (including shipping, duty and customs, transport, and storage,joints, insulation, alarm wiring connection and testing, jacket, valves, air releases, rigid insulation)• Fabrication and Construction of concrete valve and air release structures, and HSF25 slabs wherenecessary• Construction of concrete drain structures and drain assemblies• Furnish and Install communication conduits and pull rope• Furnish and Install warning tapeAll materials necessary to install the piping system its entirety.Method of Measurement:The quantity of InFGround Hot Water Piping Pipe to be measured for payment will be the number of linear feet oftrench with Hot Water Pipe from the mainline pipes to the next to last service along main laterals for customerservices installed in the complete and accepted work, as measured along the centerline between the pipes. SeeSpecification Section 033615 Hot Water Pipe Distribution System.Basis of Payment:The accepted quantity of InFGround Hot Water Service Main Lateral Pipe will be paid for at the Contract unitprice per linear foot of trench. Payment shall be full compensation for furnishing all labor, tools, equipment, andmaterials; for excavation, sheeting and bracing, dewatering, and backfilling and compaction; for installation ofthe pipe, including, but not limited to, pipe fitFup and placement; welding; installation of bends, tees, isolationvalves, air release valves, and other fittings as shown in the Plans; required testing of welds (dye penetrant,hydrostatic, etc.); pipe cleaning; insulation and sealing of each joint, including but not limited to insulationinstallation, sleeve installation, and joint sealing; expansion board furnish and installation; construction of thealarm wiring system, including but not limited to all testing, solder, wire standoffs, crimping tools, and buttconnectors; installation of conduit pipe and handholes; fiber optic installation; warning tape installation; 24”subbase of dense graded crushed stone; protective HSF25 slabs with castings, standpipes, and adjustmentrings; and all asFbuilt requirements as outlined in Section 01710 – Project Closeout Requirements, the pipebedding and any necessary borrow materials to bring the grade above the pipe to either the ground surface orthe subgrade elevation below any pavement surface to be placed above the pipe at that location; for restorationof physical features; and for all work required for a complete installation of Pipe system shown on the Plans.Grubbing, erosion control, excavation, excavation support, dewatering, backfilling, compaction, hydrostatic ordye penetrant testing and flushing; preparing and furnishing required submittals, reports, and asFbuilt drawings;and for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals necessary to complete the work shallnot be paid for separately, but shall be included in the contract unit price for this item.Equipment:As needed.Bid Item 11 – In