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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 364 t RESOLUTION NO. 364 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING SPECIAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE GRADING AND OILING OF SECOND STREET, BEWEEN OCEAN AVENUE AND LAKE AVENUE, IN SAID CITY. BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees of the City of Huntington Beach, California: SECTION I. That the following specifications for the Grading and Oiling of Second Street between Ocean Avenue and Lake Avenue, be, and the same are hereby, adopted as follows: "SPECIFICATIONS NO. 22. " "FOR THE GRADING AND OILING OF SECOND STREET IN THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA, BETWEEN OCEAN AVENUE AND LAKE AVENUE." I PLANS, etc. The work herein provided for is to be done in acccord- ance with the plans, profiles, and cross-sections on file in the office of the City Engineer of the City of Huntington Beach, and all work shall, during its progress and on its completion, conform to the lines and levels which may, from time to time, , be given by said Engineer. 2. GRADING. Grading shall include all filling, the removal of all earth, stone or other material, of whatsoever nature it may be, that may be encountered in preparing the street, and all trimming, shaping, or other work that may be necessary in bringing the surface of the street to the required grade and cross-section. When mud or other soft material is en- countered, it shall be taken out and the space filled with good earth or gravel. The contractor, however, will not be required in such cases to excavate the mud or other soft material to a greater depth than two feet below the sub- grade. In places where filling is necessary to bring the street` to the required grade, it shall be done with good sound earth. The embankments shall be carried up, of full width, in horizontal layers not to exceed one foot each in 2. thickness,, and the teams shall be made to travel as evenly as possible over the whole surface of each layer, both going and coming. The formation of well-defined ruts is especially prohibited. No material of a, spongy nature shall be used for filling. The space over which fills are to be made shall first be cleared of all brush or timber. 3. FINISHING GRADE. After the roadway has been brought to approximate grade as hereinbefore specified for rough grade, the surface shall be trimmed and dressed to finished grade. It shall then be thoroughly dampened and Tolled with a roller weigh- ing not less than four hundred (400) pounds per linear inch width of tire until the surface is unyielding. The surface of the road shall then be l6osened and pulverized with a cultivator and harrow to a uniform depth of approximately four (4) inches and sufficient water applied to make' it as damp as is possible to properly tamp or roll. All stone larger than that which will pass through a ring three (3) inches in diameter shall be removed or broken up. The roadbed shall then be tamped with a tamping roller, or with a steam or gasoline roller having compression on the drive wheels of not less than four hundred (400) pounds per linear inch width of tire, until the surface is uniformly hard, solid and free from undulations, or other irregularities. 3. The said tamping roller shall consist of a roller, the outer surface of which shall be studded with teeth not less than seven (7) inches long, and having a surface area of not less than four (4) square inches each, the roller itself to be of such a weight that the load upon each tooth shall be not less than three hundred ( 300) hounds. If the surface after rolling or tamping as above, shows any depression, these shall be leveled up with good earth, and the depressed portion of the street shall again be cultivated and tamped or rolled as before, until no depressions are visible. On completion of the tamping of the street, the surface shall be dampened and Tolled with a roller having a compression of not less than two hundred twenty—five ( 225) pounds per linear inch width of tire, until smooth and uniform. The street shall then be tested for grade and cross section-, and no further work shall be done upon it until a certificate shall have been issued stating that it is accept— able in these respects. During the grading the surface of the street and street crossings shall be maintained in a reasonably good condition for traffic. Proper drainage must be maintained at all times. Where there Is P car line, suitable landing places shall be left for passengers, as long as t-)oseible. 4. • All material. removed to facilitate construction shall be replaced to grade. The contractor shrll notify the City Engineer Then a block or section has been brought to sub—gr,-de, ' ,Whereupon the latter will check the elevation and condition of the same. If the cork is found to be in accordance with the specifications and grades given, the contractor shall pro— ceed as hereinafter mentioned. 4. OILING AND ROLLING. After the surface of the roadway hs,s been finished and checked P.s above s-oecified, it shall receive at least one and one—half P7allons of oil per snuare vard of sur— fpce PnDlied as hereinafter described. Where there are cement or brick gutters, a small trench not more than one (1) inch in depth at the outer edge of the gutter, shall be trimyried out to meet the surface at a point not more than six (6) inches from the edt7e of the gutter, and a, small ridge of sand, earth or broken stone shall be maintained on the cutpr ed�7e of the gutter to keep oil from running on the gutter. This ridge shall be removed after the oiling has been completed. The first coat of oil shall be evenly distributed over the entire surface of the roadway in a volume eoun.1 to five—eights (5/8)- gallon per square yard of surface. After a, lapse of not less than twenty-four (24) hours, broken stone shall be uniformly spread upon the oiled surface in sufficient quantity to absorb all surplus oil. The roadway shall then be brought to a smooth and even surface by use of hand brooms or rakes, and all surplus material shall be swept from the street. The second coating; of oil shall then be distributed over the surface of the street in a volume equal to one-half ( ) gallon per square yard of surface. After a lase of not less than twenty--four ( 24) hours, broken stone shall again be spread upon the oiled surface in sufficient quantity to absorb all oil remaining on the surface. The roadway shall again be swept to a. uniform surface and surplus broken stone swept from the street. The final coat of oil shall then be distributed over the surface a,s before in a. volume ec±ua.l to .three-eights (3/8) gallon per square yard of surface. After 2" lapse of not less than twenty-four ( 24) hours, broken stone shall again be spread upon the oiled sur- face end the roadbed brought to an even surface, as herein- before specified. The surface shall then be rolled with a roller having a weight of at least two hundred twenty-five (225) pounds per linear inch width of tire, until it has received the utmost compression possible and is uniformly smooth and free from bumps, sags or loose spots. 6. • The surface of the road during rolling shall receive broken stone and shall be swept whenever necessary to secure a uniform coating of oil and stone, and on completion of the rolling, the street shall show no stickiness . In the process of oiling, care must be taken not to soil the curbs or walks. After the oiling of a roadway has commenced, it shall be carried on diligently to its completion. Oil shall not be applied to the surface of R- road- way while it is in a wet condition. After the final rolling, the roadbed shall be trimmed wherever necessary and broken stone shall be distributed there- on and brought to a smooth and even surface one-half ( , ) inch in thickness by the use of hand brooms or rakes. Oil shall be applied in s uniform sheet by means of pressure distributing sprays only. The pressure sprays shall be operated at a uniform pressure of not less than twenty-five (25) pounds per square inch. OIL. (a) The oil shall be of a natural oil with an as- phaltic base, treated to remove water or sediment or the residuum of such an oil from which the volatile material has been removed by distillation and, shall be satisfactory to 7. the Engineer. It must not have been injured by over-heating, it must not be obtained by adding solid asphalt to lighter oils or distillates. (b) In determining the quantity of oil delivered, the correction for expansion by heat shall be as follows: From the measure volume of oil received at any temperature above sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit an amount equivalent to four tenths (0.4) of one (1) per cent for every ten (10) degrees above sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit shall be sub- traoted as a correction for expansion by heat. For the pur- pose of measuring oil, a temperature of sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit shall be deemed a, normal temperature. (c) Deduction will be made for water and sediment in exact proportion to the percentage of water and sediment found therein, and the oil shall not contain over two ( 2) per cent of such water and sediment. (d) After being freed from water and sediment, the oil shall contain not less than ninety (90) per cent nor more than ninety-four (94) per cent of asphalt having a. tem- perature of seventy-seven (77) degrees Fahrenheit, a penetra- tion of eighty (80) degrees District of Columbia Standard. The percentage of asphalt shall be determined by heating twenty-five (25) grams of said oil or residuum in an evapo- ration oven at a, temperature of four hundred (400) degrees Fahrenheit until it has reached the proper consistency, when the weight of the residuum shall be determined and the per cent calculated. ( e) The oil shall show an adhesive strength ' of not less than one thousand (1000) seconds when tested at a temperature of seventy-seven ( 77) degrees Fahrenheit by the Osborne Adhesive Test Apparatus. ( f) Residuum shall not contain in excess of two tenths of one (1) ner cent of organic wtter insoluble in carbon tetrachloride at ordinary temperature, after the removal of the percentage of water and sediment. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. WORK: The Contractor shall, for the price bid, furnish all materials and perform all the labor necessary to execute the work in every respect in a. thorough, workman- like manner,, in accordance with the plans and specifications and to the satisfaction of the Street Superintendent. MATr-.RIAI..S AND SAYYLES: All materials must be of the specified quality and fully equal to samples, when sa tes are required. The Contractor shall furnish to the Street Superintendent and City Engineer for test, whenever called for and free of charge, samples of all the materials proposed to be used on the work. Rejected material must be immediately removed from the work by the Contractor. LABOR: Any overseer, superintendent, laborer or other person employed on the work by the Contractor, who shall perform his work in a manner contrary to these speci- fications shall be discharged immediately, and such person shall not again be employed on the work. 9. • EXAMINATION OF GROUND: Bidders must examine and judge for themselves as to the location of the proposed work, the nature of the excavation to be made and the work to be done. SETTING STAKES: The Contractor shall give twenty- four ( 24) hours notice in writing when he will require the services of the City Engineer for laying out any portion of the work. He shall dig all stake holes necessary to give lines and levels. The Contractor shall preserve all stakes set for lines, levels or measurements of the work in their proper places until authorized to remove them by the City Engineer and any expense incurred in replacing said stakes which the Contractor or his subordinate may have failed to preserve shall be borne by the Contractor. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: The Contractor shall keep upon the work a copy of the plans and specifications, and access thereto shall at all times be accorded the Street Superintendent or City Engineer. INSPECTORS : The Contractor shall prosecute work only in the presence of an engineer or an inspector appointed by the Street Superintendent and any work done in the absence of said engineer or inspector will be subject to rejection. The Contractor shall furnish the engineers and inspectors reasonable facilities for obtaining such information as may 10. • be necessary to give them full information at all times res- pecting the progress and manner of the work and the character of the materials. PRESERVATION OF MONUMENTS: The Contractor shall not disturb any monuments or stakes found on the line of the improvements until ordered by the City Engineer, and he shall bear the expense of resetting any monuments or stakes which may be disturbed without orders. OBSERVINNG CITY ORDINANCES The Contractor shall observe all the ordinances of the City of Huntington Beach in relation to the obstruction of streets, keeping open passageways and protecting the same where they are exposed or dangerous to travel, and such other ordinances as relate to the comfort and convenience of the public. BARRIERS, LIGHTS, ETC. : The Contractor shall take all necessary measures to protect the work and prevent acci- dents during construction. He shall provide and maintain all necessary barriers, guards, temporary bridges, watchmen and lights. CROSS STREETS: Not more than one cross street shall be closed at any one time. PUBLIC UTILITIES: In case it should be necessary to move the property of any owner of a public utility or franchise, such owner will, upon proper application by the Contractor, be notified by -the Street Superintendent to move 11. such property within P. specified reasonable time, and the Contractor shall not interfere with said property until after the expiration of the time specified. The right is reserved to the owners of public uti- lities and franchises to enter upon the street for the purpose of making repairs or changes to their property that may be made necessary by the work. The city shall also have the privilege of entering upon the street for the purpose of re- pairing sewers and water pipes, or making house connections therewith, or repairing culverts or storm drains. LOSS OR DAIMAGE: All loss or damage arising from any unforseen obstruction or difficulties which may be en- countered in the prosecution of the work, or from any action of the elements prior to the acceptance of the work, or from any act of omission not authorized by these specifications, on the Dart of the Contractor or any agent or person employed by him, shall be sustained by the Contractor. DEFECTIVE WORK: No work which may be defective in its construction, or deficient in any of the requirements of these specifications, will be considered as accepted in con- seouence of the failure of any officer of the City or Inspector connected with the work to point out said defects or deficiency during construction, and the Contractor shall correct any imperfect work, whenever discovered before the final acceptance of the work. 12. PROTECTION OF WORK AND CLEANING UP : The Contractor shall care for q.11 work until final completion and acceptance. He, shall remove P.11 surplus �i�terial and rubbish from the work after its completion and before he makes ap-plication for the ecce-otance of the work. FINAL INSPECTION: The Contractor shall notify the Street Superintendent when he desires R final inspection of the work, when the latter will, as soon as possible, make the necessary examination, and if the work is found in com— pliance with these specifications, the Street Superintendent will furnish the Contractor with P_ certificate to that effect. ALLOWABLE VARIATION: When in the specifications a maximum or minimum, either in size, percentage or thick— ness Or relating to quality or character. or other matter, is allowed or prescribed, the work shall be accepted as in com— pliance therewith if within such maximum or minimum so allowed hereby. DEFINITIONS : Whenever the word "City" is used in these snecifications, it refers to the City of Huntington Beach, California. Whenever the word "Contractor" is used in these specifications it refers to the party or parties of the second part in the agreement for the construction of the work herein specified. Whenever the words "Street Superintendent" or "City Engineer" are used in these speci— fications, they refer, respectively, to the Street Super— intendent or the City Engineer of the City of Huntington Beach or their authorized agents or inspectors. 13. Recommended for adoption C. R. Skinner City Engineer The City Clerk shall attest and certify to the adoption of this Resolution. • I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the Board of Trustees of the City of Hunt- ington Beach, California, at reyular meeting held on the ist day of August, 1921, by the following vote: AYES: Obarr, Onson, Andrews. Drew, Manning NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: Chas. R. Nutt City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, California. Signed and approved this 1st day of August, 1921. Ed. Manning President of the Board of Trustees of the City of Huntington Beach, California. 14.