PART III
COUNTY WATER AND SEWER PROJECT CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VIRGINIA
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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BIDDING SPECIFICATIONS AND FORMS
Description of Project	D‑1
Instructions to Bidders	I‑1
Bid Form (Includes: Certificate of Non-Collusion, Water Bid Form – Example and Sewer Bid Form – Example)	BF‑1
Bid Bond	BB‑1
General Conditions	G‑1
1. Definitions	G‑1
2. Agreement Construed Under Virginia Laws	G‑5
3. Assignment of Agreement	G‑5
4. Serving of Notice	G‑5
5. Laws and Regulations	G‑5
6. Compliance with Safety and Health Laws	G‑6
7 . Job Safety	G‑6
8. Sanitary Provisions	G‑6
9. Use of Water	G‑6
10. Fire Prevention	G‑6
11. Clean Up of Job Site	G‑6
12. Designation of Work Areas	G‑7
13. Permits	G‑7
14. Patents, Fees, Royalties and Licenses	G‑7
15. Contract Bonds	G‑7
16. Pre‑Construction Conference	G‑8
17. Scope of Work	G‑8
18. Familiarity With Proposed Work	G‑8
19. Responsibility for Actions of Workmen	G‑8
20. Inspector	G‑8
21. Superintendent	G‑9
22. Materials and Workmanship	G‑9
23. No Deviation from Contract Documents by the Contractor	G‑9
24. Interpretation of Contract Documents	G‑9
25. Discrepancies	G‑9
26. Conflicts with Laws, Rules or Regulations	G‑10
27. Contractor's Responsibility for the Work	G‑10
28. Character of Workmen and Equipment	G‑10
29. Increased or Decreased Work	G‑11
30. Work in Bad Weather	G‑11
31. Work Outside of Normal Working Hours	G‑11
32. Change of Plans	G‑12
33. Correction of Work	G‑12
34. Existing Structures	G‑12
35. Care for Existing Structures	G‑13
36. Subsurface Conditions	G‑13
37. Independent Testing	G‑13
38. Extra Work ‑ Force Account	G‑14
39. Progress of the Work	G‑15
40. Time of Completion	G‑15
41. Termination for Breach of Non‑Performance	G‑16
42. Waiver of One Breach Not Waiver of Others	G‑17
43. Liquidated Damages	G‑17
44. Shop Drawings	G‑18
45. Cut Sheets	G‑19
46. Final Inspection	G‑19
47. Use of Work	G‑20
48. Payment	G‑20
49. Sales and Use Taxes	G‑20
50. Monthly Estimates and Retainage	G‑20
51. Partial Payment No Waiver of Rights	G‑21
52. Final Payment	G‑21
53. Standards for Computing Pay Items	G‑22
54. Right to Audit Provision	G‑25
55. Warranty Period	G‑26
56. Notification to Property Owners	G‑26
57. Drug Free Workplace	G-27
58. Award Notification	G-27
59. Unbalanced Bids	G-27
60. Environmental Management	G-28
61. Faith-Based Organizations	G-28
62. Water Line Tie-Ins	G-28
63. Procedures for Claims and Disputes	G-29
64. Progress Meeting	G-29
Agreement	AG‑1
Periodic Estimate for Partial Payment	PE‑1
Notice of Award	NA‑1
Notice to Proceed	NTP‑1
Change Order	CO‑1
Bonds	B‑1
Performance Bond	PB‑1
Labor and Material Payment Bond	MB‑1
Insurance	IN‑1
Escrow Agreement	EA‑1
Notification Letter (Sample)	NOT‑1
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS	1‑1
SECTION 1 - Site Clearing	1‑1
I ‑ General	1‑1
1.01 ‑ Related Documents	1-1
1.02 ‑ Description of Work	1‑1
II ‑ Products	1‑1
III ‑ Execution	1‑1
3.01 ‑ General	1‑1
3.02 ‑ Limits for Site Clearing & Grubbing	1‑1
3.03 ‑ Clearing	1‑1
3.04 ‑ Grubbing	1‑2
3.05 ‑ Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Flowers	1‑2
3.06 ‑ Protection	1‑2
3.07 ‑ Disposal of Waste Materials	1‑3
3.08 ‑ Erosion Control	1‑3
SECTION 2 ‑ Site Demolition	2‑1
I ‑ General	2‑1
1.01 ‑ Related Documents	2‑1
1.02 - Description	2‑1
1.03 ‑ Job Conditions	2‑1
II ‑ Products	2‑2
III ‑ Execution	2‑2
3.01 - Demolition	2‑2
3.02 ‑ Disposal of Demolished Materials	2‑3
SECTION 3 ‑ Erosion and Sediment Control	3‑1
I ‑ General	3‑1
1.01 ‑ Related Documents	3‑1
1.02 ‑ Description of Work	3‑1
1.03 ‑ General Control Measures	3‑1
1.04 ‑ Storm Drainage Control	3‑2
1.05 - Stabilization	3‑2
II ‑ Products	3‑2
2.01 ‑ Straw Bales and Silt Fences	3‑2
2.02 ‑ Ground Limestone	3‑2
2.03 ‑ Commercial Fertilizer	3‑2
2.04 - Water	3‑3
2.05 ‑ Temporary Seeding	3‑3
2.06 - Mulch	3‑3
2.07 ‑ Liquid Mulch Binders	3‑3
III ‑ Execution	3‑3
3.01 ‑ Straw Bales and Silt Fences	3‑3
3.02 - Lime	3‑4
3.03 - Fertilizer	3‑4
3.04 ‑ Seeding	3‑4
3.05 ‑ Mulching	3‑4
3.06 ‑ Mulch Binding	3‑4
3.07 ‑ General Control Measures	3‑4
3.08 ‑ Stockpiling Excavated Material	3‑5
3.09 ‑ Maintenance	3‑5
3.10 ‑ Installation of Rip Rap	3‑5
3.11 ‑ Construction in a Wetland or Water of the U.S.	3‑5
SECTION 4 ‑ Trenching, Backfill and Compaction	4‑1
I ‑ General	4‑1
1.01 ‑ Related Documents	4‑1
1.02 ‑ Description of Work	4‑1
1.03 ‑ Quality Assurance	4-1
1.04 ‑ Safety	4‑1
1.05 ‑ Job Conditions	4‑1
1.06 ‑ Compaction	4‑2
II ‑ Products	4‑3
2.01 ‑ Soil Materials	4‑3
III ‑ Execution	4‑3
3.01 ‑ Inspection	4‑3
3.02 ‑ Excavation	4‑4
3.03 ‑ Hardpan Excavation	4‑6
3.04 ‑ Rock Excavation	4‑6
3.05 ‑ Blasting	4‑7
3.06 ‑ Backfill for Trenches	4‑7
3.07 ‑ Backfill for Structures	4‑8
3.08 ‑ Construction in Public Streets, Roads & Alleys	4‑8
3.09 ‑ Disposal of Waste Materials	4‑13
SECTION 5 ‑ Water Distribution System	5‑1
I ‑ General	5‑1
1.01 ‑ Related Documents	5‑1
1.02 ‑ Description of Work	5‑1
1.03 ‑ Requirements of Regulatory Agencies	5‑1
II ‑ Products	5‑1
2.01 ‑ Approved Materials	5‑1
III ‑ Execution	5‑2
3.01 ‑ Installation of New Water Systems	5‑2
3.02 ‑ Testing of Water Distribution System	5‑12
3.03 ‑ Disinfection	5‑12
3.04 ‑ Supplemental Procedures for Disinfecting, Testing, and Flushing	5‑17
3.05 ‑ Abandonment of Water Service	5‑21
3.06 ‑ Abandonment of Water Mains	5‑21
3.07 ‑ Clean‑Up	5‑22
SECTION 6 ‑ Sanitary Sewer System