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<br />INORGANIC MATERIAL UNSUITABLE FOR BACKFILL
<br />i.D UTILITY COMPANY SPECIFICATIONS AND
<br />2.4 SELECT STRUCTURAL FILL: GRANULAR FILL MATERIAL MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM E850-95, FOR USE AROUND
<br />UNDER STRUCTURES WHERE STRUCTURAL FILL MATERIAL ARE REQUIRED.
<br />IUIPMENT, APPURTENANCES, AND LABOR
<br />2.5 GRANULAR BEDDING AND TRENCH BACKFILL: WELL - GRADED SAND MEETING THE GRADATION REQUIREMENTS OF ASTM
<br />4GS.
<br />D2487 (SE OR SW-SM),
<br />,MMATIC OUTLINE ONLY UNLESS
<br />2.6 COARSE AGGREGATE FOR ACCESS ROAD SUB-BASE COURSE SHALL CONFORM ASTM D2940.
<br />3S OTHERWISE NOTED. SPACING BETWEEN
<br />2.7 UNSUITABLE MATERIAL: HIGH AND MODERATELY PLASTIC SILTS AND CLAYS (LL>45). MATERIAL CONTAINING REFUSE, FROZEN
<br />:Al_ TO FIELD VERIFY DIMENSIONS, SHOULD
<br />LUMPS, DEMOLISHED BITUMINOUS MATERIAL, VEGETATIVE MATTER, WOOD, STONES IN EXCESS OF 31NCHES IN ANY
<br />BCONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE
<br />DIMENSIONS AND DEBRIS AS DETERMINED BY THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER. TYPICALLY WILL BE SOILS CLASSIFIED BY ASTM
<br />) PROCEEDING WITH THE WORK. DETAILS
<br />AS PT, MH, CH, OH, ML, AND OL.
<br />D TO SUIT JOB DIMENSIONS OR CONDITIONS
<br />2.8 GEOTEXTILE FABRIC: MIRAFI 500X OR APPROVED EQUAL.
<br />AIRED BY THE ARCHITECT / ENGINEER
<br />2.9 PLASTIC MARKING TAPE: SHALL BE ACID AND ALKALI RESISTANT POLYETHYLENE FILM SPECIFICALLY MANUFACTURED FOR
<br />MARKING THE LOCATING UNDERGROUND UTILITIES 61NCHES WIDE WITH A MINIMUM THICKNESS OF 0.004 INCHES. TAPE SHALL
<br />CORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S
<br />HAVE MINIMUM STRENGTH OF 1500 PSI IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND MANUFACTURED WITH INTEGRAL CONDUCTORS, FOIL
<br />BACKING OR OTHER MEANS TO ENABLE DETECTION BY A METAL DETECTOR WHEN BURIED UP TO 3 FEET DEEP. THE METALLIC
<br />RAW INGS, THE SUBCONTRACTOR SHALL
<br />CORE OF THE TAPE SHALL BE ENCASED IN A PROTECTIVE JACKET OR PROVIDED WITH OTHER MEANS TO PROTECT IT FROM
<br />4EER PRIOR TO PROCEEDING.
<br />CORROSION. TAPE COLOR SHALL BE RED FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND ORANGE FOR TELECOMMUNICATION UTILITIES.
<br />AREA, ADJACENT AREAS AND BUILDING
<br />PART 3 - EXECUTION
<br />DNTRACT. WORK SHALL CONFORM TO ALL
<br />3.1 GENERAL:
<br />A. BEFORE START GENERAL SITE PREPARATION ACTIVITIES, INSTALL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL, MEASURES. THE
<br />;TIVITIES WITH OTHER DISCIPLES.
<br />WORK AREA SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED IN SUCH CONDITION THAT IN THE EVENT OF RAIN THE SITE WILL BE
<br />:RIENCED WORKMAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH
<br />DRAINED AT ANY TIME.
<br />-L BE LAID PLUMB AND TRUE AS INDICATED
<br />B. BEFORE ALL SURVEY, LAYOUT, STAKING, AND MARKING, ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN ALL LINE, GRADES, ELEVATIONS AND
<br />BENCHMARKS NEEDED FOR EXECUTION OF THE WORK.
<br />LS APPROVED BY LOCAL JURISDICTION.
<br />C. CLEAR AND GRUB THE AREA WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE SITE. REMOVE TREES, BRUSH, STUMPS, RUBBISH, OTHER DEBRIS,
<br />ALL DEBRIS.
<br />AND VEGETATION RESTING ON OR PROTRUDING THROUGH THE SURFACE OF THE SITE AREA TO BE CLEARED.
<br />VD NOTES. THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS
<br />1. REMOVE THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS TO A DEPTH OF NO LESS THAT 12 INCHES BELOW THE ORIGINAL GROUND
<br />CTOR SHALL NOTIFY THE GENERAL
<br />SURFACE: ROOTS, STUMPS, AND OTHER DEBRIS, BRUSH AND REFUSE EMBEDDED IN OR PROTRUDING THROUGH
<br />ING PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING
<br />THE GROUND SURFACE, RAKE, DISK, OR PLOW THE AREA TO A DEPTH OF NO LESS THAN 6 INCHES, AND REMOVE TO
<br />A DEPTH OF 12 INCHES ALL ROOTS AND OTHER DEBRIS THEREBY EXPOSED.
<br />MANAGER 48 HOURS PRIOR TO
<br />2. REMOVE TOPSOIL MATERIAL COMPLETELY FROM THE SURFACE UNTIL THE SOIL NO LONGER MEETS THE DEFINITION
<br />OF TOPSOIL. AVOID MIXING TOPSOIL WITH SUBSOIL OR OTHER UNDESIRABLE MATERIALS.
<br />TS, CURBS, LANDSCAPING AND
<br />3. EXCEPT WHERE EXCAVATION TO GREATER DEPTH IS INDICATED TILL DEPRESSIONS RESULTING FROM CLEARING,
<br />,TOR'S EXPENSE TO THE SATISFACTION OF
<br />GRUBBING, AND DEMOLITION WORK COMPLETELY WITH SUITABLE FILL.
<br />D. REMOVE FROM THE SITE AND DISPOSE IN AN AUTHORIZED LANDFILL ALL DEBRIS RESULTING FROM CLEARING AND
<br />"0 THE START OF CONSTRUCTION.
<br />GRUBBING OPERATIONS. BURNING WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.
<br />TRADES AND SUBCONTRACTORS TO THE
<br />E. PRIOR TO EXCAVATING, THOROUGHLY EXAMINE THE AREA TO BE EXCAVATED AND / OR TRENCHED TO VERIFY THE
<br />LOCATIONS OF FEATURES ON THE DRAWINGS AND TO ASCERTAIN THE EXISTENCE AND LOCATION OF ANY STRUCTURE,
<br />SITE FOR THE DURATION OF
<br />UNDERGROUND STRUCTURE, OR OTHER ITEM THAT MIGHT INTERFERE WITH THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION. NOTIFY THE
<br />CONSTRUCTION MANAGER OF ANY OBSTRUCTIONS THAT WILL PREVENT ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE WORK AS INDICATED
<br />IPLETE SET OF PLANS WITH ALL REVISIONS,
<br />ON THE DRAWINGS.
<br />F. SEPARATE AND STOCK PILE ALL EXCAVATED MATERIALS SUITABLE FOR BACKFILL. ALL EXCESS EXCAVATED AND
<br />LE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WITH A RATING OF
<br />UNSUITABLE MATERIALS SHALL BE DISPOSED OF OFF-SITE IN A LEGAL MANNER.
<br />STANCE TO ALL PORTIONS OF WHERE THE
<br />3.2 BACKFILL:
<br />A. AS SOON AS PRACTICAL, AFTER COMPLETING CONSTRUCTION OF THE RELATED STRUCTURE, INCLUDING EXPIRATION OF
<br />SHALL BE PROTECTED AT ALL TIMES, AND
<br />THE SPECIFIED MINIMUM CURING PERIOD FOR CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE, BACKFILL THE EXCAVATION WITH APPROVED
<br />LOCATED AS DIRECTED BY THE ARCHITECT
<br />MATERIAL TO RESTORE THE REQUIRED FINISHED GRADE.
<br />NHEN EXCAVATING OR DRILLING PIERS
<br />1. PRIOR TO PLACING BACKFILL AROUND STRUCTURES, ALL FORMS SHALL BE REMOVED AND THE EXCAVATION
<br />NING FOR THE WORKING CREW, THIS SHALL
<br />CLEANED OF ALL TRASH, DEBRIS AND UNSUITABLE MATERIALS.
<br />C) ELECTRICAL SAFETY, D) TRENCHING &
<br />2. BACKFILL BY PLACING AND COMPACTING SUITABLE BACKFILL MATERIAL OR SELECT GRANULAR BACKFILL MATERIAL
<br />WHEN REQUIRED IN UNIFORM HORIZONTAL LAYERS OF NO GREATER THAN 8-INCHES LOOSE THICKNESS AND
<br />3, WHICH INTERFERE WITH THE EXECUTION
<br />COMPACTED. WHERE HAND OPERATED COMPACTORS ARE USED, THE FILL MATERIAL SHALL BE PLACED IN LIFTS
<br />DNNECTED AT POINTS WHICH WILL NOT
<br />NOT TO EXCEED 4 INCHES IN LOOSE DEPTH AND COMPACTED.
<br />INSOLE ARCHITECT / ENGINEER, AND
<br />3. WHENEVER THE DENSITY TESTING INDICATES THAT THE CONTRACTOR HAS NOT OBTAINED THE SPECIFIED DENSITY,
<br />THE SUCCEEDING LAYER SHALL NOT BE PLACED UNTIL THE SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE MET UNLESS
<br />COVERED BY THE TOWER, EQUIPMENT OF
<br />OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY THE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL TAKE WHATEVER
<br />:VENT EROSION.
<br />APPROPRIATE ACTION IS NECESSARY, SUCH AS DISKING AND DRYING, ADDING WATER, OR INCREASING THE
<br />NO CONSTRUCTION, EROSION CONTROL
<br />COMPACTIVE EFFORT TO MEET THE MINIMUM COMPACTION REQUIREMENTS.
<br />DE WITH THE FEDERAL AND LOCAL
<br />B. THOROUGHLY COMPACT EACH LAYER OF BACKFILL TO A MINIMUM OF 95% OF THE MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY AS PROVIDED BY
<br />THE STANDARD PROCTOR TEST, ASTM D 698,
<br />FROZEN MATERIALS, SNOW OR ICE SHALL
<br />3.3 TRENCH EXCAVATION:
<br />A. UTILITY TRENCHES SHALL BE EXCAVATED TO THE LINES AND GRADES SHOWN ON THE DRAWINGS OR AS DIRECTED BY THE
<br />TO 95 PERCENT STANDARD PROCTOR
<br />GENERAL CONTRACTOR. PROVIDE SHORING, SHEETING AND BRACING AS REQUIRED TO PREVENT CAVING OR SLOUGHING
<br />ROCTOR DENSITY IN OPEN SPACE. ALL
<br />OF THE TRENCH WALLS.
<br />=ILL OR OTHER MATERIAL. PRE-APPROVED
<br />B. EXTEND THE TRENCH WIDTH A MINIMUM OF 7 INCHES BEYOND THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE OUTERMOST CONDUIT.
<br />C. WHEN SORE YIELDING, OR OTHERWISE UNSTABLE SOIL CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED, BACKFILL AT THE REQUIRED
<br />=USE SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE SITE
<br />TRENCH TO A DEPTH OF NO LESS THAN 12 INCHES BELOW THE REQUIRED ELEVATION AND BACKFILL WITH GRANULAR
<br />BEDDING MATERIAL.
<br />P DRAWINGS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
<br />3.4 TRENCH BACKFILL
<br />CONSTRUCTION AND PRIOR TO PAYMENT.
<br />A. PROVIDE GRANULAR BEDDING MATERIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DRAWING AND THE UTILITY REQUIREMENTS.
<br />THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR UPON
<br />B. NOTIFY THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF BACKFILLING.
<br />C. CONDUCT UTILITY CHECK TESTS BEFORE BACKFILLING. BACKFILL AND COMPACT TRENCH BEFORE ACCEPTANCE TESTING.
<br />D. PLACE GRANULAR TRENCH BACKFILL UNIFORMLY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CONDUITS IN 6-INCHES UNCOMPACTED LIFTS
<br />3LE WATER OR SEWER SERVICE, AND IS
<br />UNTIL 12 INCHES OVER THE CONDUITS. SOLIDLY RAM AND TAMP BACKFILL INTO SPACE AROUND CONDUITS.
<br />E. PROTECT CONDUIT FROM LATERAL MOVEMENT, IMPACT DAMAGE OR UNBALANCED LOADING.
<br />XWATELY 2 TIMES PER MONTH, BY AT&T
<br />F. ABOVE THE CONDUIT EMBEDMENT ZONE, PLACE AND COMPACT SATISFACTORY BACKFILL MATERIAL IN 8-INCH MAXIMUM
<br />LOOSE THICKNESS LIFTS TO RESTORE THE REQUIRED FINISHED SURFACE GRADE.
<br />G. COMPACT FINAL TRENCH BACKFILL TO A DENSITY EQUAL TO OR GRATER THAT THAT OF THE EXISTING UNDISTURBED
<br />CORDANCE WITH THE LATEST REVISION
<br />MATERIAL IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE TRENCH BUT NO LESS THAT A MINIMUM OF 95% OF THE MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY AS
<br />STRUCTION OF WIRELESS SITES" AND
<br />PROVIDED BY THE STANDARD PROCTOR TEST, ASTM D 698.
<br />CT BETWEEN THE CONSTRUCTION
<br />3.5 AGGREGATE ACCESS ROAD:
<br />A. CLEAR, GRUB, STRIP AND EXCAVATE FOR THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE LINES AND GRADES INDICATED ON THE DRAWINGS, SCARIFY
<br />D INSPECTIONS REQUIRED FOR
<br />TO A DEPTH OF 61NCHES AND PROOF-ROLL. ALL HOLES, RUTS, SOFT PLACES AND OTHER DEFECTS SHALL BE CORRECTED.
<br />NOTIFY THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR
<br />B. THE ENTIRE SUBGRADE SHALL BE COMPACTED TO NOT LESS THAN 95 PERCENT OF THE MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY AS PROVIDED BY
<br />THE STANDARD PROCTOR TEST, ASTM D 1557.
<br />C. AFTER PREPARATION OF THE SUBGRADE IS COMPLETE THE GEOTEXTILE FABRIC (MIRAFI 500XM) SHALL BE INSTALLED TO THE LIMITS
<br />1 A DAILY BASIS.
<br />INDICATED ON THE DRAWINGS BY ROLLING THE FABRIC OUT LONGITUDINALLY ALONG THE ROADWAY THE FABRIC SHALL NOT BE
<br />3 AND/OR DRAWINGS PROVIDED BY THE
<br />DRAGGED ACROSS THE SUBGRADE. PLACE THE ENTIRE ROLL IN A SINGLE OPERATION, ROLLING OUT AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE.
<br />(NCIES PRIOR TO ORDERING MATERIAL OF
<br />1. OVERLAPS PARALLEL TO THE ROADWAY WILL BE PERMITTED AT THE CENTERLINE AND AT LOCATIONS BEYOND THE
<br />ROADWAY SURFACE WIDTH (I.E. WITHIN THE SHOULDER WIDTH) ONLY, NO LONGITUDINAL OVERLAPS SHALL BE LOCATED
<br />ET FAA STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
<br />BETWEEN THE CENTERLINE AND THE SHOULDER. PARALLEL OVERLAPS SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 3 FEET WIDE.
<br />"IONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
<br />2. TRANSVERSE (PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROADWAY) OVERLAPS AT THE END OF A ROLL. SHALL OVERLAP IN THE DIRECTION OF
<br />ISREGARD THIS NOTE IF THIS SITE HAS A
<br />THE AGGREGATE PLACEMENT (PREVIOUS ROLL ON TOP) AND SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM LENGTH OF 3 FEET,
<br />3. ALL OVERLAPS SHALL BE PINNED WITH STAPLES OF NAILS A MINIMUM OF 10 INCHES. LONG TO INSURE POSITIONING DURING
<br />TO REMAIN, UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.
<br />PLACEMENT OF AGGREGATE. PIN LONGITUDINAL SEAMS AT 25 FOOT CENTERS AND TRANSVERSE SEAMS EVERY 5 FEET,
<br />D. THE AGGREGATE BASE AND SURFACE COURSES SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED IN LAYERS NOT MORE THAN 4 INCH (COMPACTED)
<br />THICKNESS, AGGREGATE TO BE PLACED ON GEOTEXTILE FABRIC SHALL BE END - DUMPED ON THE FABRIC FROM THE FREE END OF
<br />THE FABRIC OR OVER PREVIOUSLY PLACED AGGREGATE. THE FIRST LIFT SHALL BE BLADED DOWN TO A THICKNESS OF 8 INCHES
<br />PRIOR TO COMPACTION. AT NO TIME SHALL EQUIPMENT, EITHER TRANSPORTING THE AGGREGATE OR GRADING THE AGGREGATE,
<br />\DE
<br />BE PERMITTED ON THE ROADWAY WITH LESS THAT 41NCHES OF MATERIAL COVERING THE FABRIC.
<br />WORK
<br />E. THE AGGREGATE SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY COMPACTED TO NOT LESS THAN 95 PERCENT OF THE MAXIMUM DRY DENSITY AS
<br />PROVIDED BY THE PROCTOR TEST, ASTM D 1557 WITH A TAMPING ROLLER, OR WITH A PNEUMATIC - TIRED ROLLER, OR WITH A
<br />VIBRATORY MACHINE OR ANY COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE. THE TOP LAYER SHALL BE GIVEN A FINAL ROLLING WITH A
<br />THREE-WHELL OR TANDEM ROLLER.
<br />16 FINISH GRADING:
<br />4S FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION - CURRENT
<br />A. PERFORM ALL GRADING TO PROVIDE POSITIVE DRAINAGE AWAY FROM STRUCTURES AND SMOOTH, EVEN SURFACE DRAINAGE OF
<br />THE ENTIRE AREA WITHIN THE LIMITS OF CONSTRUCTION, GRADING SHALL BE COMPATIBLE WITH ALL SURROUNDING TOPOGRAPHY
<br />AND STRUCTURES.
<br />B. UTILIZE SATISFACTORY FILL MATERIAL, RESULTING FROM THE EXCAVATION WORK IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF FILLS, EMBANKMENTS
<br />AND FOR REPLACEMENTS OF REMOVED UNSUITABLE MATERIALS.
<br />SHALL BE PERFORMED BY SUBCONTRACTORS
<br />C. ACHIEVE FINISHED GRADE BY PLACING A MINIMUM OF 4 INCHES OF 112" - 3/4" CRUSHED STONE ON TOP SOIL STABILIZER FABRIC.
<br />1BCONTRACTOR.
<br />D. REPAIR ALL ACCESS ROADS AND SURROUND AREAS USED DURING THE COURSE OF THIS WORK TO THEIR ORIGINAL CONDITION,
<br />,CTOR WHO SHALL CARRY OUT THE GENERAL
<br />3.7 ASPHALT PAVING ROAD:
<br />AANCE OF THE WORK AS SPECIFIED AND / OR
<br />A. DIVISION 600- KDOT FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT (UPDATE PER LOCAL DOT)
<br />
<br />5. NE PA (NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION)
<br />6. OSHA (OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION)
<br />7. UL (UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC.)
<br />8. AT&T MOBILITY GROUNDING STANDARD ND-00071
<br />SCOPE OF WORK:
<br />A. WORK UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL CONSIST OF FURNISHING ALL LABOR, MATERIAL, AND ASSOCIATED SERVIC
<br />REQUIRED TO COMPLETE REQUIRED CONSTRUCTION AND BE OPERATIONAL.
<br />B. ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT UNDER THIS CONTRACT SHALL BE PROPERLY TESTED, ADJUSTED, AND ALIGNED
<br />SUBCONTRACTOR.
<br />C. THE SUBCONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL EXCAVATING, DRAINING, TRENCHING, BACKFILLING, A
<br />OR EXCESS DIRT.
<br />D. THE SUBCONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH TO THE OWNER WITH CERTIFICATES OF A FINAL INSPECTION AND APPF
<br />THE INSPECTION AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDICTION.
<br />E. THE SUBCONTRACTOR SHALL PREPARE A COMPLETE SET OF AS-BUILT DRAWINGS, DOCUMENT ALL WIRING EQ
<br />CONDITIONS, AND CHANGES WHILE COMPLETING THIS CONTRACT. THE AS-BUILT DRAWINGS SHALL BE SUBMIT
<br />COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT.
<br />PART 2-PRODUCTS
<br />2.1 GENERAL
<br />A. ALL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE UL LISTED, PROPOSED AND FREE FROM DEFECTS.
<br />B. ALL ITEMS OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE ACCEPTABLE TO THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION
<br />FOR THE USE INTENDED.
<br />C. ALL EQUIPMENT SHALL BEAR THE UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES LABEL OR APPROVAL, AND SHALL CONFORI
<br />REQUIREMENT OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE.
<br />D. ALL OVER CURRENT DEVICES HAVE AN INTERRUPTING CURRENT RATING EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE SI
<br />CIRCUIT CURRENT TO WHICH THEY ARE SUBJECTED, 10,000 AIC MINIMUM. VERIFY AVAILABLE SHORT CIRCUIT C
<br />DOES NOT EXCEED THE RATING OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT,
<br />2.2 MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT:
<br />A. CONDUIT:
<br />1. RIGID METAL CONDUIT (RMC) SHALL BE HOT- DIPPED GALVANIZED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE INCLUDING ENE
<br />THREADS AND ENAMELED OR LACQUERED IN ADDITION TO GALVANIZING.
<br />2. LIQUID TIGHT FLEXIBLE METAL CONDUIT SHALL BE UL LISTED.
<br />3, CONDUIT CLAMPS, STRAPS AND SUPPORTS SHALL BE STEEL OR MALLEABLE IRON. ALL FITTINGS SHALL
<br />COMPRESSION AND CONCRETE TIGHT TYPE. GROUNDING BUSHINGS WITH INSULATED THROATS SHALL
<br />INSTALLED ON ALL CONDUIT TERMINATIONS.
<br />4. NON-METALLIC CONDUIT AND FITTINGS SHALL BE SCHEDULE 40 PVC. INSTALL USING SOLVENT - CEMEN"
<br />JOINTS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER,
<br />B. CONDUCTORS AND CABLE:
<br />1. CONDUCTORS AND CABLE SHALL BE FLAME - RETARDANT, MOISTURE AND HEAT RESISTANT THERMOPL
<br />SINGLE CONDUCTOR, COPPER, TYPE THHN/THWN-2, 600 VOLT, SIZE AS INDICATED, 12 AWG SHALL BE TH
<br />SIZE CONDUCTOR USED.
<br />2. 10 AWG AND SMALLER CONDUCTOR SHALL BE SOLID OR STRANDED AND 8 AWG AND LARGER CONDUCT
<br />STRANDED.
<br />3. SOLDERLESS, COMPRESSION - TYPE CONNECTORS SHALL BE USED FOR TERMINATION OF ALL STRAND[
<br />CONDUCTORS.
<br />4. STRAIN-RELIEF SUPPORTS GRIPS SHALL BE HUBBELL KELLEMS OR APPROVED EQUAL. CABLES SHALL B
<br />SUPPORTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEC AND CABLE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
<br />5. ALL CONDUCTORS SHALL BE TAGGED AT BOTH ENDS OF THE CONDUCTOR, AT ALL PULL BOXES, J-BOXE
<br />EQUIPMENT AND CABINETS AND SHALL BE IDENTIFIED WITH APPROVED PLASTIC TAGS (ACTION CRAFT, I
<br />APPROVED EQUAL).
<br />C. DISCONNECT SWITCHES:
<br />1. DISCONNECT SWITCHES SHALL BE HEAVY DUTY, DEAD - FRONT, QUICK - MAKE, QUICK - BREAK, EXTERN.
<br />OPERABLE, HANDLE LOCKABLE AND INTERLOCK WITH COVER IN CLOSED POSITION, RATING AS INDICATI
<br />LABELED FURNISHED IN NEMA 3R ENCLOSURE, SQUARE - D OR APPROVED EQUAL.
<br />D. CHEMICAL ELECTROLYTIC GROUNDING SYSTEM:
<br />1. INSTALL CHEMICAL GROUNDING AS REQUIRED. THE SYSTEM SHALL BE ELECTROLYTIC MAINTENANCE F[
<br />ELECTRODE CONSISTING OF RODS WITH A MINIMUM OF 2 AWG CU EXOTHERMALLY WELDED PIGTAIL, PR
<br />BOXES, AND BACKFILL MATERIAL. MANUFACTURER SHALL BE LYNCOLE AT GROUNDING ROD TYPES K2
<br />K21_-(')CS LENGTH AS REQUIRED.
<br />2. GROUND ACCESS BOX SHALL BE A POLY-PLASTIC BOX FOR NON-TRAFFIC APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING BC
<br />FLUSH COVER WITH "BREATHER" HOLES, XIT MODEL #XB-22. ALL DISCONNECT SWITCHES AND CONTROL
<br />DEVICES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH ENGRAVED LAMICOID NAMEPLATES INDICATING EQUIPMENT CONTR
<br />BRANCH CIRCUITS ID NUMBERING, AND THE ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE.
<br />3. BACKFILL MATERIAL SHALL BE LYNCONITE AND LYNCOLE GROUNDING GRAVEL.
<br />E. SYSTEM GROUNDING:
<br />1. ALL GROUNDING COMPONENTS SHALL BE TINNED AND GROUNDING CONDUCTOR SHALL BE 2 AWG BAR[
<br />COPPER. ABOVE GRADE GROUNDING CONDUCTORS SHALL BE INSULATED WHERE NOTED.
<br />2. GROUNDING BUSES SHALL BE BARE, TINNED, ANNEALED COPPER BARS OF RECTANGULAR CROSS SEC"
<br />BARS MISS, SHALL BE FURNISHED AND INSTALLED BY THE SUBCONTRACTOR. THEY SHALL NOT BE FABR
<br />IN THE FIELD. ALL GROUNDING BUSES SHALL BE IDENTIFIED WITH MINIMUM 3/4" LETTERS BY WAY OF ST
<br />DESIGNATION PLATE.
<br />3. CONNECTORS SHALL BE HIGH - CONDUCTIVITY, HEAVY DUTY, LISTED AND LABELED AS GROUNDED CON
<br />MATERIALS USED. USE TWO - HOLD COMPRESSION LUGS WITH HEAT SHRINK FOR MECHANICAL CONNE(
<br />4. EXOTHERMIC WELDED CONNECTIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED IN KIT FORM AND SELECTED FOR THE SPECI
<br />AND COMBINATIONS OF CONDUCTORS AND OTHER ITEMS TO BE CONNECTED.
<br />5. GROUND RODS SHALL BE COPPER - CLAD STEEL WITH HIGH - STRENGTH STEEL CORE AND ELECTROLY
<br />OUTER SHEATH, MOLTEN WELDED TO CORE, 5/8" X 10'-0". ALL GROUNDING RODS SHALL BE INSTALLED V
<br />SLEEVES.
<br />6. INSTALL AN EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR IN ALL CONDUITS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SPECIFI-
<br />THE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTORS SHALL BE BONDED AT ALL JUNCTION BOXES, DISCONNECT
<br />STARTERS, AND EQUIPMENT CABINETS.
<br />F. OTHER MATERIALS:
<br />1. THE SUBCONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE OTHER MATERIALS, THOUGH NOT SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED, W
<br />FOR A COMPLETELY OPERATIONAL SYSTEM AND PROPER INSTALLATION OF THE WORK.
<br />2. PROVIDE PULL BOXES AND JUNCTION BOXES WHERE SHOWN OR REQUIRED BY NEC.
<br />G. PANELS AND LOAD CENTERS:
<br />1. ALL PANEL DIRECTORIES SHALL BE TYPEWRITTEN.
<br />PART 3-EXECUTION
<br />3.1 GENERAL
<br />A. ALL MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE INSTALLED IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S RI
<br />B. EQUIPMENT SHALL BE TIGHTLY COVERED AND PROTECTED AGAINST DIRT OR WATER, AND AGAINST CHEMICAI
<br />INJURY DURING INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION PERIODS,
<br />3.2 LABOR AND WORKMANSHIP:
<br />A. ALL LABOR FOR THE INSTALLATION OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT FURNISHED FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEA
<br />INSTALLED BY EXPERIENCED WIRE MEN, IN A NEAT AND WORKMANLIKE MANNER.
<br />B. ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SHALL BE ADJUSTED, ALIGNED AND TESTED BY THE SUBCONTRACTOR As RECUT
<br />THE INTENDED PERFORMANCE.
<br />C. UPON COMPLETION OF WORK, THE SUBCONTRACTOR SHALL THOROUGHLY CLEAN ALL EXPOSED EQUIPMENT,
<br />AND ANY DEBRIS, CRATING, OR CARTONS AND LEAVE THE INSTALLATION FINISHED AND READY FOR OPERATIC
<br />3.3 COORDINATION:
<br />A. THE SUBCONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS WITH THE OWNER- FUF
<br />DELIVERY SCHEDULE TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY DELAYS IN THE TOTAL WORK.
<br />3.4 INSTALLATION:
<br />A. CONDUIT:
<br />1. ALL ELECTRICAL WIRING SHALL BE INSTALLED IN CONDUIT AS SPECIFIED. NO CONDUIT OR TUBING OF L
<br />TRADE SIZE.
<br />2. PROVIDE RIGID PVC SCHEDULE 80 CONDUITS FOR ALL RISERS, RMC OTHERWISE NOTED. EMT MAY BE IN
<br />EXTERIOR CONDUITS WHERE NOT SUBJECT TO PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
<br />3. THE INSTALLATION OF SCHEDULE 40 PVC AND RMC CONDUITS SHALL BE 24 INCHES MINIMUM DEPTH. AL
<br />SHALL BE RMC. EXPANSION JOINTS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL CONDUIT RISERS.
<br />4. USE GALVANIZED FLEXIBLE STEEL CONDUIT WHERE DIRECT CONNECTION TO EQUIPMENT WITH MOVEM
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