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S P C C I F 10 A T I O ii S
For the 11."onstr,.aetion o-E Concrete 41leys.
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I. The work herein. provided for, is to be dons in accordance
with plans, profiles and gross sectidne' therefor and
tions on file in the office of the City Engineer of the City of Red-
lands, California, and shall consist of a course of four (411) inches
in thickness. All work shall, during its progress and on its completion,
conform to the lines and levels given by the Uity Engineer, which Lines
and levels shall be according to the official records of said city.
Work to be done:
I* The excavating or filling in the area upon which the pavement
herein provided for ,is to be constructed, shall be done to such an extent
and in such a manner as may be required by the plans and specifications.
CFCs,>g n sh all materials necessary to Perform said work and
construct the same.
3. To do whatever else is rewired by ti,.e specifications.
Sub-grade:
1. The sub-grade of the roadway sh: 11 be carallel to the fin-
fished surface thereof and four inches (411) below it,
duality of' Material:
1. All cement shall be of first quality Portland Cement and pass
the dement testing specificatJons of ti'le 'I, erieen Socidty for Testing Ma--
te�,riale. The sand shall be clean, sharp €paid -free from loam and clay.
2. The rock for ma-king this pavement sh<.11 be granite limestone
.. i °*%u4lly hard stone and of such size which will pass a two and ane-
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-qde �8a11 fnitzde the removal of all dirt, atone or caop '
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shall include all filling, trimming, scraping, picking down, re-
1 ix �t -surfacing, or other , c that may be necessary to bring
44r4ae of the alle,y, to_ the sub-grade or required shape.
< l d pr other soft material below the sub-grade shall be en-
+ill be taken out and the space refilled with good earth
�l be rolled until the surfaeb of the foundation
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ep in front of the roller. The contractor, hoer-
I not be required in such cases to excavate the mud or other
er�al to a greater depth than one (1) foot below the sub-grade.
t' s4 where it is necessary to bring the alley to the required sub-
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'*44 ' it shall be done with good sound earth or gra vel. The formation
{s w : t31 defined ruts is especially prohibited. No. material of a spongy
: taacl , Shall be used. after a block or section has been graded, as
�peaifiedr the surface shall be rolled with an engine roller un-
it is unyeilding. The roadbed shall be thoroly watered before roll-
b # r, ri.fnQeeseary, to compact it. Depressions made by the roller shall
XPWith good earth and rolled again. Such portions of the
alley as cannot be reached by the roller , and all places excavated be-
1,0w oub grade and refilled, and all pipe trenches and other places that
_aa? of be properly compacted by the foller,shall be tamped solid , and
�'JA �case of wet weather or soft muddy ground , making the use of the rol-
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,+ unsafe or impracticable, the rolling shall not be undertaken until
-,,,groundrhas become sufficiently dry. The contractor shall notify
t t�+ rest superintendent when a block or section has been brought to
d,e when the latter shall check the elevations of the same and
` � ►{r)t is found to be in accordance with the specifications and
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foundation, prepared as above specified, shall be
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"Ch (4") layer of concrete. The material from whic
A, 'o,-be made and the ingredients of the concrete MAI
One part (1) pf Portland Cement
Two parts (2) sand
Four (4) parts of broken stone or gravel
of size which will pass a two
and one-half inch (2j) ring.
maximum.
The concrete shall be machine mixed. The concrete shall
lie weld., tamped, The surface shall be left smooth and uniform.
1. The oontra.ctor shall arrange the works, so ag to keep the
public travel and his own teams or trucks From tearing up the street
or pavement while beim constructed. The work shall progress from the
point of beginning continuously along the street, finishing as close as
possible to the grading. xIl work shall, in every respect, be executed
in a thorn and workmanlike manner.
. The contractor shall preserve all stakes set for the
lines, levels and measurements of the work in their proper places
until authorized to remove then by the City Lne'ineer.
3. No work which may be defective in its construction or
defleient in ary of the requirements of these specifications shall
be conaidered as accepted in consequence of the failure of any of the
officers of the city or of the inspector connected with the work in
pointing out the said defects of deficiencies during construction, and
the contractor shall be required to correct any imperfect work whenever
discovered 'before the final acceptance of the work.
4. Bidders must exarr ine and judge for themselves as to the
location of the proposed work, the nature of the excavations to be
made and the work to be done. The 0otntractor shall five twenty-four
hours notice in writing when he shall require the services of the city
engineer for laying; out ai portion of the work. ill curbs and cress-
walks which must be removed shall be moved in a careful manner and
must be neatly and conveniently piled upon one side otf the street by
the contractor.
5. The contractor shall be required to observe all ordi-
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�� ` .' �)*Otn, keeping open passageways, and protecting the same w
-"oy are exposed and would be dangerous to the public travel,
6. In case it should be necessary to remove the property �
� of Uay owner of a publia utilit;� or franchise, such owner will ,
proper application by the contractor, be notified by the street
perintendent to move s"Ch property within a specified reasonable
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until after the expiration of the time specified.
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7. The right is reserved to owners of public utilitie$
and franchises to enter upon the street for the purpose of making
repatts or changes in their property that may be made neeeasary by
the work. The city shall also have the privilege of entering upon
the street for, the purpose of repatring sewers, or making house
drain connections therewith, or repairing culverts or storm drains.
8. The contractor sh411 notify the street superintendent
when he desires the final inspection of the work, when the lat-
ter will, as soon as possible, rr.ake the necessary examination and if
the work is found to be in cor,Ipli�jjjce witj_ the contract of such oon--
tractor, the street superintendent will furnish the contractor with
a certificate to that effect.
9. Whenever the work "contractor" is used in these spe-
cifications it refers to the 1)urt;i or parties of the second part
in the ag-geement for the construction of the m rk herein specified.
Whenever the works "street superintendent's or "City
'Engineer" are used in these specifications they refer respectively
to the street superintendent and the city engineer of the City of
, , . Redlands, California, or his authorized agents or inspectors.' t
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