cc 2025 AR 02/11 cip 8338 wiivay park award of construction contract — Vista City Council, February 11, 2025 (part 1 of 2)

ACTION:

____________________________
Clerk/Secretary

Department: Engineering Item No: C4
Prepared by:

Erin Adams, Admin Programs Manager
Gabe Grewe, Capital Projects Manager Meeting Date: February 11, 2025 Approved by:

Greg Mayer, Department Director
John Conley, City Manager Agenda Location: Consent Calendar

SUBJECT: CIP 8338 – WIIVAY PARK PROJECT – AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

RECOMMENDATION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- , awarding a construction contract to GEM Industrial Electric, Inc. for the Wiivay Park Project (CIP No. 8338).

CORRELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS: Parks & Recreation

PRIOR ACTION: On June 11, 2024, adopted City Council Resolution No. 2024- 86, adopting a Capital Project Budget for Fiscal Years 2024/25 and 2025/26 (Vote: 5-0).

STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT: Capital Improvement Project (CIP) No. 8338, Wiivay Park Project, a Luiseño Place, will create a public outdoor fitness site offering residents access to exercise equipment on the Vista Conservancy Trail. A vicinity map is included as Exhibit 3. Wiivay Park will also incorporate native vegetation as well as interpretive signage developed with the San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians. A total of ten outdoor fitness equipment stations will be placed adjacent to the trails. A preliminary layout of the park is included as Exhibit 4.

Staff advertised the project for competitive bids on December 9, 2024, on the City’s procurement website and online procurement portal, OpenGov. On January 14, 2025, the following seven bids were received:

Bidder’s Name Office Location Total Bid Amount GEM Industrial Electric, Inc. Lakeside, CA $587,620.00 Fairco, Inc. San Diego, CA $624,484.25
SB General Engineering, Inc. Lakeside, CA $628,895.00 Palm Engineering Construction Company, Inc. San Diego, CA $677,067.50 Blue Pacific Engineering Construction, Inc. San Diego, CA $690,530.00 A.B. Hashimi, Inc. San Diego, CA $699,770.00
Western Rim Construction, Inc. Escondido, CA $711,008.20

Staff reviewed the bid of $587,620 from GEM Industrial Electric, Inc. and determined that they are the lowest responsible bidder who responded to all the requirements of the bid request. Therefore, staff recommend that the City Council award the contract for the construction of the Wiivay Park Project (CIP No. 8338) to GEM Industrial Electric, Inc.

AGENDA
REPORT

CITY COUNCIL

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

SUCCESSOR AGENCY

BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT

JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY
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SUBJECT: CIP 8338 –WIIVAY PARK PROJECT – AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FISCAL IMPACT: The construction contract is $587,620, with a 10 percent contingency for a total budget of $646,382. Sufficient funding is budgeted and available in the Fiscal Years 2024/25 and 2025/26 Capital Improvement Budgets in CIP No. 8338, the Wiivay Park Project Source Appropriation Account (Nos. 0026555.578999.8338, 1026570.578999.8338 and 1176206.578999.8338).

EXHIBITS:

1. City Council Resolution 2025- , awarding a construction contract to GEM Industrial Electric, Inc. for the Wiivay Park Project (CIP No. 8338)

2. Contract with GEM Industrial Electric, Inc.

3. Vicinity Map

4. Preliminary Park Layout
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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CHARTERED CITY OF

VISTA, CALIFORNIA, AWARDING A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO GEM INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC, INC. FOR THE WIIVAY PARK PROJECT
(CIP NO. 8338)
The City Council of the City of Vista does resolve as follows:

1. Findings. The City Council hereby finds and declares the following:

A. The City solicited bids for construction of the Wiivay Park Project and on January 14, 2025 public bids were opened and GEM Industrial Electric, Inc. was the lowest bidder.

B. Staff determined that the bid submitted by GEM Industrial Electric, Inc. is responsive in all material aspects to the request for bids, and that the bid from GEM Industrial Electric, Inc. for the Wiivay Park Project has been determined to be the lowest responsive, responsible bid.

2. Action.

A. The contract between the City of Vista and GEM Industrial Electric, Inc. for the Wiivay Park Project is approved, and the Mayor is authorized to execute the contract.

3. Adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Vista held on February 11, 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

WALTER CHUNG, CITY ATTORNEY
By:

APPROVED
Walter C. Chung
20250203102217
JOHN B. FRANKLIN, MAYOR
ATTEST:

KATHY VALDEZ, CITY CLERK
By:
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EXHIBIT 1
SUMMARY CONSTRUCTION – COV LOCAL

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GEM INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC, INC.
[00064028-1] 00064028 14913-1489-1536, v. 2

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
THIS CONTRACT is made and entered into as of _____________________________ (“Contract Date”), by and between the City of Vista, a chartered municipal corporation (“Agency”), and GEM Industrial Electric, Inc., a California corporation (“Contractor”). Agency and Contractor are sometimes individually referred to as a “Party” and collectively as “Parties.” In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, Agency and Contractor agree as follows:

SECTION 1
The Contract Documents consisting of the PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS, comprised of the NOTICE INVITING BIDS, the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS, the accepted BID PROPOSAL; BID SCHEDULE; CONTRACTOR’S LICENSING STATEMENT; PROJECT REFERENCES; CONTRACTOR’S LIST OF SUBCONTRACTORS;; PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONNAIRE; NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVITS; the CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, CONTRACTOR’S CERTIFICATE, SUPPLEMENTARY GENERAL PROVISIONS, SUPPLEMENTARY TECHNICAL PROVISIONS, Special Provisions, Plans, Standard Plans and Specifications; together with all additions, deletions, modifications, appendices, and all addenda (1), as prepared prior to the date of bid opening setting forth any modifications or interpretations of any said documents, are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Contract as fully as if set forth herein.

SECTION 2
For and in consideration of the payments and agreements to be made and performed by the Agency as set forth in said Contract Documents, the Contractor agrees with the Agency to construct
WIIVAY PARK PROJECT (CIP NO. 8338)
as specifically set forth in documents entitled
WIIVAY PARK PROJECT (CIP NO. 8338)
for which award of the Contract was made, to furnish at his own proper cost and expense all plant, labor, services, materials, tools, equipment, supplies, transportation, utilities and all other items and facilities necessary therefore, as provided in the Contract Documents, and to do everything required therein. In accordance with the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code, the Contractor will be required to secure the payment of Worker’s Compensation Insurance for its employees.

SECTION 3
For furnishing all said services and materials, payment of premiums on insurance policies, obtaining all permits and licenses of a temporary nature, furnishing and removing all plant, temporary work or structures, tools, and equipment, and for doing all the Work contemplated and embraced in this Contract, also for all loss and damage arising out of the nature of the aforesaid work during its progress or prior to acceptance from the action of the elements and 02/11/2025
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EXHIBIT 2
SUMMARY CONSTRUCTION – COV LOCAL Page 2 of 3 GEM INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC, INC. [00064028-1] 00064028 14913-1489-1536, v. 2
from any unforeseen difficulties which may arise or be encountered in the prosecution of the Work, and for all other risks of any description connected with the Work, also for all expenses incurred by or in consequence of the suspension or discontinuance of work, except such as in the said Contract Documents are expressly stipulated to be borne by the Agency, and for well and faithfully completing the Work and the whole thereof within the stipulated time and in the manner shown and described in the said documents, and in accordance with the requirements of the Engineer under them, the Agency will pay, and the Contractor shall receive in full compensation therefore, the prices set forth by him in the accepted bid. The total compensation will be computed on the basis of the units of work actually performed in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents and paid for at the stipulated prices named in the BID SCHEDULE for completion of the Work.

SECTION 4
The Agency hereby promises and agrees with the said Contractor to employ, and does hereby employ the said Contractor to provide the materials and to do the Work according to the terms and conditions herein contained and referred to, for the price aforesaid, and hereby contracts to pay the same at the time, in the manner, and upon the conditions set forth in the Contract Documents, and the Parties for themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns do hereby agree to the full performance of the covenants herein contained.

SECTION 5
Contractor agrees to indemnify, defend, and save harmless, the Agency, its officers, agents, employees and volunteers from and against any and all claims, demands, damages, losses and expenses, defense costs including attorney fees, or liability of any kind or nature which the Agency, its officers, agents and employees may sustain or incur or which may be imposed upon them for injury to or death of persons, or damage to property as a result of, arising out of, or in any manner connected with the Contractor’s performance under the terms of this Contract, caused in whole or in part by any negligent or willful acts or omission of the Contractor, any subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable, except where caused by the active negligence, sole negligence, or willful misconduct of the Agency.
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SUMMARY CONSTRUCTION – COV LOCAL Page 3 of 3 GEM INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC, INC. [00064028-1] 00064028 14913-1489-1536, v. 2
SECTION 6

Contractor agrees that the Payment Bond and Performance Bond attached to/submitted concurrently with this Contract are for reference purposes only, and shall not be considered a part of this Contract. Contractor further agrees that said bonds are separate obligations of the Contractor and its surety, and that any attorneys’ fee provision contained in any payment bond or performance bond shall not apply to this Contract. In the event there is any litigation between the Parties arising from the breach of this Contract, each Party will bear its own attorneys’ fees in the litigation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Contract to be executed as of the Contract Date.

CITY OF VISTA, a chartered municipal
corporation

By:

JOHN B. FRANKLIN, MAYOR

ATTEST:

KATHY VALDEZ, CITY CLERK

By:

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

WALTER CHUNG, CITY ATTORNEY

By:

RISK MANAGEMENT REVIEW:

ANALISA HOLBROOK, RISK MANAGER

By:

GEM INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC, INC., a
California corporation

By:

Name/Title

By:

Name/Title

APPROVED
Amanda L. Guy
20250115102628

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December 27, 2024

ADDENDUM NO. 1

T
o the Contract Documents for:

Wiivay Park Project
C.I.P. No. 8338

C
ity of Vista
200 Civic Center Drive
Vista, CA 92084-6240

To All Contract Document Holders of Record: All contract drawings, specifications, contract documents and other bidding directives remain unchanged except drawings, specifications, sections or parts of sections added to, revised, deleted or clarified by this Addendum.

CHANGES TO THE BIDDING AND CONTRACTURAL DOCUMENTS

1. Appendix F: Wiivay Park Landscaping, Irrigation, and Site Amenities Specifications R
evise Section 328400/3.02/D/13 to read as follows:

13. Lateral line pipe shall be installed below grade as detailed on drawings.

2. Wiivay Park Plans
R
evise Sheet LC-3, Detail 2, Note 2 to read as follows:

2. Metal edging shall be Permaloc 3/16” x 6” Cleanline XL (or equivalent), Mill Finish.

END OF ADDENDUM
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CITY OF VISTA ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS FOR

Wíivay Park Project
(C.I.P. No. 8338)

December 2024

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1 PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS FOR

WÍIVAY PARK PROJECT (C.I.P. No 8338)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

IDDING AND CONTRACTUAL DOCUMENTS PAGE

Notice Inviting Bids ................................................................................................. 3

I
nstructions to Bidders ........................................................................................... 6

P
roposal Forms
Bid Proposal ............................................................................................... 23

Bid Schedule .............................................................................................. 27

Contractor’s Licensing Statement ............................................................ 38

Project References..................................................................................... 39

Contractor’s List of Subcontractors .......................................................... 40

Non-Collusion Declaration ......................................................................... 41

Bid Security Forms ..................................................................................... 42

A
greement and Bonds
Construction Contract ................................................................................ 46

Faithful Performance Bond ....................................................................... 50

Payment Bond ............................................................................................ 53

Contractor's Certificate .............................................................................. 55

Non-Collusion Declaration for Subcontractors ......................................... 56

PECIAL PROVISIONS

Supplementary General Provisions........................................................................ 57 S
upplementary Technical Provisions ..................................................................... 117

PPENDICES

Appendix A: City of Vista Stormwater Management Permit Application Form & Reference Information
A
ppendix B: Encroachment Permit Application Form
A
ppendix C: Project Sign layout examples
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ppendix D: City of Vista Standard Drawings
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ppendix E: San Diego Regional Standard Drawings
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ppendix F: Wíivay Park Landscaping, Irrigation, and Site Amenities Specifications
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ppendix G: Sample Public Notification Documents
A
ppendix H: EDCO Trash Schedule, Vista Unified School District S chedule, North County Transit District Route Map
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2 Appendix I: Stonehenge Natural Rock Park Sign and Installation Instructions A
ppendix J: Vacker Interpretive Sign Installation Instructions A
ppendix K: Invasive Vegetation Clearing

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3 PART I

BIDDING AND CONTRACTUAL DOCUMENTS

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City Clerk of the chartered City of Vista (“Agency”) for furnishing all plant, labor, services, materials, tools, equipment, supplies, transportation, utilities and all other items and facilities necessary therefore, as provided in the Contract Documents, for the “WÍIVAY PARK PROJECT (C.I.P. No 8338) ” in strict accordance with the Project Specifications and Plans on file in the City of Vista Engineering Department.

1. DATE OF OPENING BIDS

A
ll Bidders are required to submit their bid electronically through the City’s Electronic Bidding System (OpenGov Procurement). Hardcopy bids will not be accepted. Bidders must register by c
reating a free account with OpenGov Procurement at: https://secure.procurenow.com/signup.

Registered bidders may obtain bid materials and view submission procedures at:
https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/cityofvista. Bidders must also download this bid solicitation to appear on the Bidder’s List as a “Prospective Bidder,” receive addenda, and submit a bid. Bids shall be submitted electronically no later than 2:00 PM on TUESDAY, January 14th, 2025.

Immediately after the bid submission deadline, bids will be unsealed and posted at:
https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/cityofvista. OpenGov Procurement will determine the official time for the advertised bid opening and such determination will be final. Bid Tabulation results will be available through OpenGov Procurement

Any bids not received in a timely manner on the Bid Opening Date, as described above, will not be considered.

Note: The City of Vista complies with the Americas with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodations for the bid opening, please contact the Office of the City Clerk, 760-639-6125, at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the bid opening.

2. DESCRIPTION OF WORK

T
he Work generally consists of: Erosion control, BMP for drainage, temporary protect ion fencing, demolition, clearing and grubbing, earthwork and site grading, subdrainage systems, aggregate base, stabilized decomposed granite pathways, PCC flatwork, truncated domes, PCC mow curb, park entry sign, interpretive signs, benches, vehicle
maintenance gate, lodgepole fence, chain -
link fence, irrigation, landscaping, and plant establ ishment.

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4 3. LOCATION OF WORK

T
he Work to be constructed is located on: 800 Paseo Buena Vista (APN 176-300-59-00) i n the City of Vista, California.

4. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

C
ontract documents are available electronically on the City’s OpenGov Procurement portal at:
https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/cityofvista.

5. CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE CLASSIFICATION

I
n accordance with the provisions of the California Public Contract Code Section 3300, the Agency has determined that the Contractor shall be required to possess a valid California C-27 Landscaping Contractor License a t the time that the Contract is awarded, and shall maintain said license(s) in good standing at all times during performance of the Work.

6. CONSTRUCTION COST OPINION AND TIME OF COMPLETION

T
he Engineer’s Opinion of Probable Construction Cost for this Project is five hundred and thirty nine thousand dollars ($539,000.00) for the base bid items. All Work shall be completed in every detail to the satisfaction of the Agency within one hundred (100) Working Days a fter the date of the NOTICE TO PROCEED plus a minimum one hundred and twenty (120) Calendar Days f or the plant establishment and maintenance period.

7. PRE-BID MEETING

A
NON-MANDATORY Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 18th, 2024, AT 9:00 AM at the project site located at 800 Paseo Buena Vista, Vista, CA 92084 . The scope of the Project and the bidding requirements are reviewed by the Agency and comments and questions from prospective bidders are discussed. PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.

8. PROJECT ADMINISTRATION

All project related questions and requests for clari
fications, changes, exceptions, and deviations
to the terms and conditions set forth in this solicitation shall be submitted via “Q&A” through the City’s Electronic Bidding System, OpenGov Procurement.

All questions must be submitted through the City’s E lectronic Bidding System by the deadline listed in the City’s Electronic Bidding System.

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6 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

1. SITE REVIEW

P
rospective bidders are expected to conduct a site review of the Project prior to submitting a bid.

2. LOCAL CONDITIONS AND BID QUANTITIES

Bidders shall read the Project Specifications and documents, examine the Plans, review available documents, and make their own estimates of the existing facilities and the difficulties that will attend the execution of the Work called for by the proposed Contract including federal, state, and local laws and regulations, local conditions, uncertainty of weather, traffic, soil conditions and all other contingencies.

Since incorporation in 1963 and chartering in 2007, the City of Vista has constructed numerous projects throughout the City. The projects may have led to development of files and records that may materially affect the Contract. All bidders are strongly encouraged to request copies of those records and familiarize themselves with those records.

Bidders shall satisfy themselves by personal examination of the location of the proposed Work, and by such other means as they may choose as to actual conditions and requirements, and as to the accuracy of the quantities stated in the BID SCHEDULE.

The submission of a bid shall be
conclusive evidence that the bidder has investigated and is satisfied as to the conditions to be encountered, as to the character, quality and scope of work to be performed, as to the quantity of materials to be furnished, and as to the requirements of these Contract Documents.

Information derived from the Plans, Project Specifications, profiles or drawings, maps, other reports, or from the Engineer or his assistants, shall not relieve the bidder of this responsibility, and the interpretation of the data disclosed by borings or other preliminary investigations is not warranted or guaranteed, either expressly or implied, by the Agency. The bidder’s failure or omission to receive or examine any part of the Contract Documents or to visit the site and be familiar with the existing conditions, shall in no way relieve the bidder from obligation with respect to this bid or to the performance of the Work under this Contract.

The quantities of work or material stated in the unit price items of the BID S CHEDULE are
supplied only to give an indication of the general scope of the Work. The Agency does not expressly or by implication agree that the actual amount of work or material will correspond therewith, but reserves the right to increase or decrease the amount of any unit price item of the Work by an amount up to and including twenty-five percent (25%) of any bid item(s), or to omit portions of such work as may be deemed necessary or expedient by the Engineer without a change in the unit price.

Bidders shall not, at any time after the submission of a bid, make or have any claim for damages or anticipated profits or loss of profit or otherwise because of any difference between the quantities of work actually done and material furnished and those stated in said unit price items of the BID SCHEDULE.

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7 The Bidder understands that the unit prices and tota l bid amount set forth by the Bidder in the BID SCHEDULE shall include all appurtenant expenses, premiums, taxes, royalties and fees. The Bidder shall make no reference in the BID SCHEDULE to sales tax, use tax, or any other tax. The Bidder shall make no reference in the BID SCHEDULE to any patent fees or royalties on any patented article or process which may be furnished or used or to any premium for insurance or surety bonds in the Bid. All amounts bid shall be deemed and held to include any such taxes, fees, royalties or premiums which may be applicable.

The Contractor shall pay all license fees and royalties and assume all costs incident to the use in the performance of the Work or the incorporation in the Work of any invention, design, process, project, or device which is the subject of patent rights or copyrights held by others.

The Contractor shall pay all sales, consumer, use and other similar taxes for the Work or portions thereof provided by the Contractor which are legally enacted at the time bids are received by the Agency, whether or not yet effective. The total bid amount shall be deemed to include such taxes and the Contractor shall not be entitled to separate compensation for such taxes.

3. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) PROGRAM

This Project is not a Federally-funded project.

T
he Agency hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any Contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation.

4. INTERPRETATION OF PLANS AND PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS

If any person contemplating the submittal of a bid
for the proposed Contract is in doubt as to the
meaning of any requirement of the Plans or Project Specifications, or he finds any discrepancies in or omissions from the Plans or Project Specifications, they shall submit a written request for an interpretation or correction thereof via “Q&A” through the City’s Electronic Bidding System, OpenGov Procurement.

The written request must be received by the deadline listed in the City’s Electronic Bidding System, or if no deadline is listed, at least five (5) Working Days prior to the date fixed for opening of bids. The person making the request will be responsible for its prompt delivery.

Interpretations or corrections will be made only by ADDENDA to the Project Specifications or by
dated revisions of the drawings. Addenda will be sent to registered bidders that have downloaded this solicitation through the City’s Electronic Bidding System.

All addenda so issued shall become part of the Contract Documents. Acknowledgement of receipt of any and all addenda is required in the BID SCHEDULE. Failure of any bidder to receive any addenda shall not relieve such bidder from any obligations imposed by such addenda. The effect of all addenda to the Contract Documents shall be considered in the bid and said addenda shall be acknowledged on the Bid Proposal. Before submitting a bid, each bidder shall inform 02/11/2025
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8 himself as to whether or not any addenda have been issued. Failure to determine the existence of any addenda, to obtain and review such addenda, or to include in the bid any obligations imposed by such addenda issued may render the bid irregular and may result in its rejection.

5. BIDDERS INTERESTED IN MORE THAN ONE BID

No person, firm or corporation shall make, file or be interested in more than one (1) bid for the same work unless alternative bids are specifically requested. A person, firm or corporation who has submitted a sub-proposal to a bidder, or who has quoted prices of materials to a bidder, is not disqualified from submitting a sub-proposal or quoting prices to other bidders.

6. FORM OF BID AND SIGNATURE

T
he bids shall be made on the Bid forms provided through the City’s Electronic Bidding System.

These documents shall constitute the bid. The bid shall be submitted electronically for this solicitation on the City’s OpenGov Procurement portal at:
https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/cityofvista. Bidders must also mail their bid security or original bidder’s bond with a postmarked date no later than the Bid Date as described in Section 11 Bid Security / Return of Bid Securities below.

The Bid for the Work is intended to establish a total cost for the Work in its entirety. The Bidder shall state in the Bid the unit prices or Lump Sums for which he proposes to supply the labor, materials, supplies and equipment necessary to complete the Work required by the Contract Documents. Certain permit requirements, General Provisions, Supplementary General Provisions, and other work required by the Plans and/or the Specifications may not be listed in the Bid Schedule and are, in general, applicable to more than one listed Bid Item. Other required work may not be listed as a separate item in the Bid Schedule, but is necessary to complete the Work described in the Plans and/or the Project Specifications. The Bidder shall include the cost of all work not listed as a separate item in the Bid Schedule in the various related items of work listed in the Bid Schedule, so that the Bid for the Project reflects the total cost for completing the Work in its entirety.

If the proposal is made by an individual, it shall be signed and his full name and address shall be given; if it is made by a firm, it shall be signed with the partnership name by a member of the firm, who shall also sign his own name, and the name and address of each member shall be given; and if it is made by a corporation, the name of the corporation shall be signed by its duly authorized officer or officers attested by the corporate seal, and the names and titles of all officers of the corporation shall be given.

7. PREPARATION OF THE BID / REJECTION OF THE BID

The Bid shall be prepared such that it is complete and responsive to all requirements of the Contract Documents. The completed Bid shall consist of the following forms:
a) Bid Proposal
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9 b) Bid Schedule (to be completed through the City’s Electronic Biddi ng System, OpenGov Procurement)
c) Description of Base Bid Items (copy, include, and up load with bid package) d) Contractor’s Licensing Statement
e) Project References
f) Contractor’s List of Subcontractors
g) Non-Collusion Declaration
h) Bid Security Form (with bid bond, cash, certified ch eck or cashier’s check included)

Registered bidders may obtain the Contract Document s through the City’s Electronic Bidding System. If any bid forms are missing from the Contract Documents obtained by the Bidder, directly from OpenGov Procurement or through other means, it shall be the Bidder's responsibility to contact the Agency and obtain all required Bid Document forms prior to submitting a bid.

Blank spaces in the Bid shall be properly filled in (using figures in the Bid Schedule). The Bid shall contain an acknowledgment of receipt of all addenda.

The phraseology of the Bid must not be changed, and no addition shall be made to the items mentioned therein. Alternative bids shall not be considered unless specifically requested and authorized by the Agency.

The Bid shall be signed in accordance with the “Instructions for Signing Bids, Bonds, and Contracts”, included in the Contract Documents, and as required by the City’s Electronic Bidding System.
.

The bidder shall set forth for each unit basis item of work a unit price and a total for the item, and for each lump sum item a total for the item, all in clearly legible figures in the respective spaces provided for that purpose. In the case of unit basis items, the amount set forth under the "Item Total" column shall be the product of the unit price bid and the estimated quantity for the item. Unit prices shall not exceed two (2) decimal places.

All extensions of the unit prices bid and sums will be subject to verification by the Agency. If the unit prices entered by the Bidder exceed two (2) decimal places, the Agency will only use the first two (2) digits after the decimal points without rounding up or down.

In case of discrepancy between the unit price and the total set forth for a unit basis item, the unit price shall prevail, except as provided in (a) or (b), as follows:

a) If the amount set forth as a unit price is unreadable or otherwise unclear, or is omitted, or is the same as the amount as the entry in the item total column, then the amount set forth in the item total column for the item shall prevail and shall be divided by the estimated quantity for the item and the price thus obtained shall be the unit price;

b) If the product of the entered unit price and the estimated quantity is exactly off by a factor of ten, one hundred, etc., or one-tenth, or one-hundredth, etc. from the entered total, the discrepancy will be resolved by using the entered unit price or item total, whichever most 02/11/2025
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10 closely approximates percentage-wise the unit price or item total in the Agency's Final Estimate of cost.

Bids on lump sum items shall be item totals only; if any unit price for a lump sum item is included in a bid and it differs from the item total, the item total shall prevail.

If both the unit price and the item total are unreadable or otherwise unclear, or are omitted, the bid may be deemed irregular. Likewise if the item total for a lump sum item is unreadable or otherwise unclear, or is omitted, the bid may be deemed irregular unless the project being bid has only a single item and a clear, readable total bid is provided.

A Bid shall be considered irregular if certain situa
tions occur, including, but not limited to, the
following:

a) The Bid contains blank spaces that are not properly filled in. b) The Bid contains unauthorized provisions, conditions, limitations, or alternatives. c) The Bid is either not typewritten or not printed in ink. d) The Bid contains interlineations, alterations, erasures, clerical errors or is otherwise illegible or unclear, or not properly initialed.
e) The Bid is not properly signed in accordance with the instructions. f) The Bid contains unit prices and/or item totals that are unreadable or otherwise unclear, or are omitted.
g) The Bid contains a significant “material” difference between the bid total written in figures, the bid total written in words, and/or the sum of the item totals after any math errors are corrected.

Bidder’s failure to submit the Bid on time through t
he City’s Electronic Bidding System, submit a
complete Bid using all of the required Bid forms provided in the Contract documents or addenda, include a price for any Bid item that requires the Bidder to submit a price, acknowledge all addenda, or submit the appropriate Bid Security shall render the Bid non-responsive and shall be cause for its rejection.

In accordance with the provisions of Section 1771.1(b) of the California Labor Code – the Agency will not accept bid or enter into a Contract without proof of the contractor’s current registration with the California Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Section 1725.5.

The Agency, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any informalities or minor irregularities in the Bids, unless waiving such irregularity would give a competitive advantage to a Bidder.

8. ALTERNATIVE SCHEDULES

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idders are directed to review the BID SCHEDULE and the appendices for details regarding the alternate bid items, if included.

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11 reserves the right to award the Contract on the Base Bid Items, and with or without any or all of the Alternate Bid Item(s). The Agency reserves the right to adjust the quantity of the Alternate Bid Item(s) after the award of contract.

9. LIST OF SUBCONTRACTORS FILED WITH BID

In accordance with the provisions of Sections 4100 through 4113, inclusive, of the Public Contract Code of the State of California (“Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act”), each bidder shall submit with his bid the name, location of place of business, and Contractor’s License Number of each proposed subcontractor who will perform work or labor or render service to the principal Contractor in an amount in excess of one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the principal Contractor's bid, or in the case of the construction of streets or highways, in excess of one-half of one percent (0.5%) or ten thousand dollars ($10,000), whichever is greater, and shall state the portion and dollar value of the Work which will be done by each such subcontractor in the List of Subcontractors form. If no subcontractor is listed for a portion of the Work, then the Contractor is required to perform that portion with his own forces.

An inadvertent error in listing the subcontractor’s license number shall not be grounds for filing a bid protest, or grounds for considering the bid nonresponsive, if the corrected contractor’s license number is submitted to the public entity by the prime contractor within 24 hours after the bid opening, provided that the corrected license number corresponds to the submitted name and location of the subcontractor.

Pursuant to Section 1725.5 of the Labor Code of the State of California, no contractor may be awarded a public works contract and no subcontractor of any tier may work on a public works project without proof of registration with the Department of Industrial Relations. To comply with these regulations, each bidder being considered for award of the Contract shall submit to the Agency the names and PWC Registration Number of each proposed subcontractor of any tier who will perform work or labor or render service to the principal Contractor in any amount within 7 days after the bid opening date. The inadvertent listing on the bid documents of a subcontractor that is not registered with the California Department of Industrial Relations will not necessarily invalidate the bid. An unregistered subcontractor can be replaced with one who is registered.

10. NON-COLLUSION DECLARATIONS

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he bidder is required to execute a Non-Collusion Declaration in the form attached hereto, and submit the form with the bid. The Agency reserves the right to require, before awarding the contract, that the principal Contractor secure from each proposed subcontractor a Non-Collusion Declaration in the form also attached hereto, and submit all forms to the Agency.

If at any time it shall be found that the person, firm or corporation to whom the Contract has been awarded has, in presenting any bid or bids, colluded with any other party or parties, then the Contract so awarded shall be null and void, and the Contractor and the Contractor’s sureties shall be liable to the Agency for all loss or damage which the Agency may suffer thereby, and the Agency may advertise anew for bids for such work.
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12 11. BID SECURITY / RETURN OF BID SECURITIES

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ach bidder shall submit with his bid an unconditional certified or cashier's check drawn on a solvent state or national bank, or a bidder's bond with a responsible corporate surety, on the form attached hereto, subject to the provisions for “Bonds” herein. Unless otherwise stated in the Contract Documents, said bid security or bidder's bond shall be in a sum at least ten percent (10%) of the total base bid amount, and shall be made payable to the Agency as a guaranty that the bidder will, if an award is made, in accordance with the terms of his bid, promptly execute a Contract in the required form, secure payment of Workmen's Compensation, and furnish satisfactory Performance Bond, Payment Bond, and certificates of insurance, and endorsements within ten (10) Working Days following the posting of the Notice of Intent to Award a contract.

Notice of instructions to Principal and Surety regarding completion of Bidder’s Bond:

1) Principal’s signature with title must be properly notarized (i.e., proprietorship, partnership, corporation, joint venture). If corporation, affix seal; 2) Signature of Attorney-in-Fact for Surety must be properly notarized; 3) Attach certified copy of Power of Attorney for Surety’s Attorney-in-Fact; and 4) If bond is executed in excess of surety company’s treasury limit, evidence of how bond was reinsured must be attached over signature of Attorney-in-Fact.

Bidders must scan and upload a copy of their bid security or bidder’s bond with their electronic bid submittal in OpenGov Procurement.

Bidders must also mail their bid security or original bidder’s bond with a postmarked date no later than the Bid Date, to the following address:

ATTN: Gabe Grewe
C
ity of Vista Engineering Department
200 Civic Center Drive
Vista, CA 92084

If a bidder to whom an award is made fails or refuses to execute the Contract, secure the payment of Worker's Compensation and furnish the required bonds and proof of insurance, all within the time stated in the provisions for “Execution of Contract / FAILURE TO EXECUTE CONTRACT” herein, the money represented by said check or bidder's bond shall become and remain the property of the Agency, the amount thereof being agreed to by the bidder as liquidated damages due the Agency on account of the delay in the execution of the Performance Bond, Payment Bond, and proof of insurance coverage, and in the performance of work thereunder, resulting from such failure or refusal.

The Agency reserves the right to retain the bid security of the three (3) apparent lowest responsible Bidders until the Contract Documents have been formally executed by the successful Bidder and the Agency, and the successful Bidder has filed with the Agency the Faithful Performance Bond, the Contractor’s Payment Bond, and the insurance policies or certificates required by the Bid Documents, after which such bid securities will be returned to the respective Bidders whose bids they have accompanied.

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13 12. PROJECT REFERENCES

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ll bidders shall provide evidence satisfactory to the Agency that the bidder has prior experience to properly perform in accordance with the terms of these Plans and Specifications by completing and submitting the PROJECT REFERENCES spreadsheet with his bid. The PROJECT REFERENCES list shall include projects successfully performed by the Bidder of comparable magnitude that he or his associates are personally competent to manage the proposed undertaking, and to carry it forward to a successful conclusion.

13. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

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ll prospective contractors submitting a bid shall have the appropriate license as required by these specifications. Failure to possess the specified license at the time of award shall render the bid as non-responsive and shall act as an absolute bar to award the Contract to any bidder not possessing said license at the time of award. Any Contract awarded to a contractor who was not properly licensed at the time of award or at any time during the Contract period shall be void pursuant to Section 7028.15 of the Business and Professions Code. The Agency shall verify that a contractor is properly licensed prior to the award of the Contract as part of determining the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.

14. CONTRACTOR'S REQUIRED SHARE OF CONTRACT WORK

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n accordance with Subsection 3-2, SELF-PERFORMACE of the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, the Contractor shall perform, with its own personnel from within its organization, Contract work amounting to at least fifty percent (50%) of the Contract Price, except
that any designated "Specialty Items" may be performed by subcontract and the amount of any such "Specialty Items" so performed may be deducted from the Contract Price before computing the amount of work required to be performed by the Contractor with its own personnel [i.e. the percentage of work which will not be performed by a Bidder’s own forces will be determined by (1) adding the dollar value of all contracts shown on the list of subcontractors (excluding the dollar amount of any specialty items), then (2) dividing such total by the Bidder’s Total Bid Amount (excluding the dollar amount of specialty bid items)].

Specialty Items shall be as listed in Subsection 3-2
(“SELF-PERFORMACE.”) of the Standard
Specifications for Public Works Construction (“Greenbook”) and as identified with an “S” in the Bid Item Number column of the BID SCHEDULE.

15. ANNUAL PUBLIC WORKS BIDDER REGISTRATION (SB 854)

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n accordance with the provisions of California Senate Bill 854, passed by the California State Senate on June 20, 2014, all contractors and subcontractors bidding and performing work on Public Works Projects must register on an annual basis with the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and furnish electronic payroll records to the Labor Commissioner’s Office.
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14 In accordance with the provisions of Section 1771.1(a) of the California Labor Code, a contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any Contract for public work, as defined in this chapter, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of this section for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the Contract is awarded. Prime contractors and their subcontractors must possess and maintain such registration with DIR in order to be awarded contracts and to perform work.

The Agency will verify that the contractors or subcontractors that bid on, or are listed in the bid proposal of, this Contract are currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 in the State of California through the following URL website link at:

https://services.dir.ca.gov/gsp?id=dir_contractors&t
able=x_cdoi2_letf_core_contracto
r_lookup

In accordance with the provisions of Section 1771.1(a) of the California Labor Code – the Agency will not accept a bid or enter into a Contract without proof of the contractor’s current registration to perform public works pursuant to Section 1725.5.

In accordance with the provisions of Section 1773.3 of the California Labor Code, the Agency will provide notice to the Department of Industrial Relations of any public works Contract within thirty (30) days of the award, but in no event later than the first day in which a contractor has
workers employed upon the public work, using the online PWC-100 “Extract of Public Works Contract Award” form, which can be found at:.

https://www.dir.ca.gov/pwc100ext/LoginPage.aspx

The online PWC-100 form is also transmitted to the Department of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) to inform them of the award of a contract.

16. MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF THE BID

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ny Bidder may modify his prior to the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids by submitting an amended bid through the City’s Electronic Bidding System.

A bidder may withdraw his bid before the hour fixed for opening bids, without prejudice to himself, by cancelling their bid submission through the City’s Electronic Bidding System. No proposal may be withdrawn after the hour fixed for opening bids without rendering the accompanying certified or cashier's check or bidder's bond subject to forfeiture as liquidated damages in like manner as in the case of failure to execute the Contract after award, as hereinafter provided.

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15 After the bids have been publicly opened, they shall not be withdrawn by the Bidders for a period of at least ninety (90) calendar days subject to the execution stated in the paragraph below. The ninety (90) calendar day review period may be extended by the Agency and written approval by the Bidder.

A Bidder shall be permitted to withdraw a bid after the opening of the bids only if the Bidder established to the satisfaction of the Agency ALL of the following:

a) A clerical error was made by the Bidder in filling out the bid; and the error was not due to:
1) an error in judgment;
2) an error in inspecting the site of the Work, or;
3) an error in reading the Plans and Contract Documents. b) The clerical error made the bid materially different than the Bidder intended the bid to be. c) The Bidder gave the Agency written notice within five (5) Working Days excluding Saturdays,
Sundays, and State holidays, after the opening of the bids, in which said notice specifies in detail the nature of the error and how the error was made per Public Contract Code 5103(b).

17. (INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK)

18. PUBLIC OPENING OF BIDS

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o bid received after the time named or at any place other than the place stated in the Notice Inviting Bids shall be considered. Immediately after the bid submission deadline, bids will be unsealed and posted at: https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/cityofvista. O penGov
Procurement will determine the official time for the advertised bid opening and such determination will be final. Bid Tabulation results will be available through OpenGov Procurement.

After the bids are publicly opened, the Agency shall review all bids for responsiveness, compare the bids to the Engineer’s Opinion of Probable Cost and investigate the responsibility and qualifications of all Bidders to whom the award is contemplated, for a period not to exceed ninety (90) calendar days
after the Bids have been opened. Based on the findings from the review of the Bids, the Agency will provide a Notice of Intent to Award a contract to all bidders.

Following the posting of the Notice of Intent to Award a contract, anyone interested in inspecting bid documents in person or receiving electronic copies shall make a request to the City Engineer following the posting of the Notice of Intent to Award a contract. Bid documents will be sent electronically, and appointments for inspection of the bid documents will be scheduled to occur, within five (5) Working Days
after the request is received by the Agency.

19. DISQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS

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ny one or more of the following causes may be considered as sufficient for the disqualification of Bidder and the rejection of the Bidder’s bid or bids:

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16 a) Submittal of more than one (1) bid for the same work from an individual firm, partnership, or corporation under the same or different names.
b) Evidence of collusion among Bidders.
c) Modification of BID SCHEDULE.
d
) Submittal of an incomplete or invalid bid, and / or failure to include all required information, which precludes full analysis and review of said Bid and / or which precludes meaningful comparison of the Bid with other bids received by the Agency.

20. BID PROTESTS

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ny bidder who submits a valid bid shall have the right to file a bid protest with the Agency before 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Working Day following the posting date of the Notice of Intent to Award a contract. However, bidder shall receive an extension to this deadline if the Agency has not fulfilled bidder’s request for electronic copies of the bid documents or for an opportunity to inspect the bid documents at least two (2) Working Days p rior to the deadline. In such cases,
bidder may submit a bid protest before 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Working Day following the date on which bidder receives, or is provided an opportunity to inspect, the bid documents. Bid protests must be submitted in writing to the City Engineer of the City of Vista, City of Vista Civic Center, Engineering Department, 200 Civic Center Drive, Vista, California 92084-6275. The time limits and requirements set forth in this section are mandatory, and are the bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy in the event of a bid protest, and failure to comply with these requirements shall constitute a waiver of any right to further pursue the bid protest, including filing a Government Code Claim or legal proceedings. If a protest is received from anyone other than a bidder, or after the specified time period, the protest shall be invalid. The protest shall conform to the following requirements:

a) The initial protest document shall contain a complete statement of the basis for the protest. b) The protest shall refer to the specific portion, or portions, of the document that form the basis for the protest.
c) The protest shall contain the name, address, and telephone number of the person representing the protesting party.
d) The party filing the protest shall concurrently transmit a copy of the initial protest document, and any attached documentation, to all other parties with a direct financial interest that may be adversely affected by the outcome of the protest. Such parties shall include all other bidders or proposers who appear to have a reasonable prospect of receiving an award depending upon the outcome of the protest.
e) The Agency shall issue a decision on the protest.

21. AWARD OF CONTRACT

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o bidder may withdraw its bid for a period of ninety (90) calendar days.

The Contract shall be awarded within ninety (90) calendar days a fter the opening of bids, if it is
in the interest of the Agency to do so. The Agency reserves the right to waive any informality or minor irregularities in any bid, to reject any or all bids, to reject one part of a bid and accept the other, except, to the extent that bids are qualified by specific limitations, to take bids under 02/11/2025
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17 advisement for a period of ninety (90) calendar days after the date the bids are publicly opened, and to make award to the lowest responsible bidder as the interest of the Agency may require.

All terms and conditions contained in the Contract Documents shall become a part of the contract.

22. EXECUTION OF CONTRACT / FAILURE TO EXECUTE CONTRACT

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bidder whose proposal is being recommended for acceptance shall execute a written Contract with the Agency, in the form of the CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT attached hereto, prior to contract award and within the time requested by the Agency. Thereafter, a bidder to whom an award is made shall secure the payment of Workmen's Compensation, and furnish good and approved bonds and insurance certificates, all as required in the following paragraph and all in accordance with the provisions hereof, within ten (10) Working Days from the date of the posting of the
Notice of Intent to Award a contract, by the Agency to the bidder, according to the address given by him in his proposal.

If a bidder to whom award is made fails or refuses execute the Contract prior to bid award, or to thereafter conform to any of the stipulated requirements in connection therewith, the money represented by his check or bidder's bond shall become the property of the Agency, as provided in the provisions for “Bid Security” herein, any award made will be annulled, and, at the discretion of the Agency, an award may be made to the bidder whose proposal is next most acceptable to the Agency, and such bidder shall fulfill every stipulation embraced herein as if he were the party to whom the first award was made. A corporation whose proposal is being recommended for acceptance may be required, before the Contract is executed, to furnish evidence of its corporate existence, of its right to do business in California, and of the authority of the officer signing the Contract and bonds for the corporation.

23. BONDS

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xcept as otherwise provided in the Contract Documents, a bidder to whom the Contract is awarded shall, within the time stated in the provisions for “EXECUTION OF CONTRACT / FAILURE TO EXECUTE CONTRACT” herein, furnish a bond with an admitted corporate surety, or corporate sureties conditioned upon the faithful performance of the said bidder of all covenants and stipulations in the Contract. Said bond, hereinafter referred to as the Faithful Performance Bond, shall be in the form approved by the Agency and in the penal sum of at least one hundred percent (100%) of the total base bid amount payable under the Contract secured by two (2) or more sufficient sureties or by a surety company.

Within the time mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the bidder to whom the Contract is awarded shall also furnish a Payment Bond, approved by the Agency, in accordance with the provisions of Civil Code Section 3225-3228, inclusive, and Sections 3247-3252, inclusive.

Unless otherwise specified in the Contract Documents, said Payment Bond shall be in a sum not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount payable by the terms of this Contract, but not less than the sum prescribed by Section 3248 of the Civil Code, in any case.

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18 Each bond shall incorporate, by reference, the Contract, and be signed by both the Contractor and the Surety.

Sureties must:

1) be listed in the latest version of U.S. Department of Treasury Circular 570 at:

https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/fsreports/ref/surety Bnd/c570_a-z.htm

2) be authorized to issue bonds in California;
3) have bonding limitation shown in said Circular 570 sufficient to provide bonds in the amount required for the contract.

The Agency will verify that the corporate surety or sureties that furnish bonds for this Contract are admitted sureties authorized to provide such services in the State of California through the following URL website link at:

http://www.insurance.ca.gov

The surety or sureties on all bonds furnished must be satisfactory to the Agency. All insurance or surety companies providing insurance or surety bond(s) under the Contract shall be admitted in the State of California to transact the insurance business in the class of the type provided and shall have a general policy holder's rating of "A" or higher and a Financial Class V ($10,000,000) or better as established in the most current A. M. Best's Key Rating Guide or equivalent or greater rating established by another recognized rating entity such as Moody’s; provided however, that for the workers' compensation and employers' liability insurance business and having a general policy holders' rating of "A" or higher and a Financial Class VI or higher in the most current A.M.

Best's Key Rating Guide. The party required to furnish bonds pursuant to these instructions shall furnish such bonds at his cost and expense. The Agency reserves the right to reject any bond if, in the opinion of the Engineer, the surety's acknowledgment is not in the form included in the Contract Documents or in another form substantially as prescribed by law.

Surety companies and insurance companies shall familiarize themselves with all of the conditions and provisions of the contract, and they waive the right of special notification of any change or modification of the Contract or of decreased or increased work or of the cancellation of the contract, or of any other acts by the Agency or its authorized agents, under the terms of the contract. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other contract or agreement, the failure of any surety company or insurance company to receive notification of any of the aforesaid changes shall in no way relieve the surety company or insurance company of its obligations under the contract. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Contract Documents inconsistent with the provisions of this section, the Contractor shall not be responsible for the cost of repairing or restoring damage to the Work in excess of five percent (5%) of the Contract price caused by an act or acts of God, as defined in Public Contract Code Section 7105, occurring after the Contract for the Work is entered into.

To be approved, the Payment Bond must be in the form provided in these Project Specifications.

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19 Unless a Contractor’s Payment Bond is filed and approved as herein provided, no claim in favor of the Contractor arising under the Contract shall be audited, allowed or paid by the Agency. Any persons named in Section 3181 of the California Civil Code shall receive payment of their respective claims in the manner provided by Chapter 4, Part 4, Division 3, Title 15 of the California civil Code upon having complied with the conditions of Section 3183 of the California Civil Code.

24. NOTIFICATION OF SURETY COMPANIES

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he surety companies and other signers of any of the above mentioned bonds and insurance companies, shall familiarize themselves with all of the conditions and provisions of the contract, and they waive the right of special notification of any change or modification of the Contract or of extension of time, or of decreased or increased work, or of the cancellation of the Contract, or of any other act or acts by the Agency or its authorized agents, under the terms of the Contact; and failure to so notify the aforesaid surety companies or insurance companies of changes shall in no way relieve the surety companies of their obligation under the Contract.

25. LIABILITY INSURANCE

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efore the Contract is executed on behalf of the Agency, a bidder to whom the Contract has been awarded shall furnish to the Agency a policy or certificate of protective liability insurance in which the Agency shall be named as an additional insured with the bidder. The policy shall insure the Agency, its officers and its employees, the bidder, his employees, and his subcontractors and their employees, and their heirs, agents, and employees, while acting within the scope of their duties, against all claims arising out of or in connection with the Work to be performed, and shall remain in full force and effect until the Work is accepted by the Agency. The policy shall provide for the limits stated with any insurance policy carried by the Agency. The public liability insurance shall be in the amounts set forth in of the Supplementary General Provisions. The insurance company shall meet the financial strength rating requirements set forth in the General Provisions.

26. INSURANCE CODE REQUIREMENTS

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ttention is called to the provisions of the Insurance Code of the State of California with reference to the writing of insurance policies and bonds covering risks located in this state, and the premiums and commissions thereon. A bidder to whom the Contract is awarded shall furnish, at the time his bond or bonds are submitted for approval, satisfactory evidence that the requirements of said code have been observed.

27. ASSIGNMENT

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n accordance with Section 4552 of the Government Code, the bidder shall conform to the following requirements. In submitting a bid to the Agency, the bidder offers and agrees that if the bid is accepted, it will assign to the Agency all rights, title and interest in and to all causes of 02/11/2025
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20 action it may have under Section 4 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. Section 15) or under the Cartwright Act [Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code], arising from purchases of goods, services or materials by the Bidder for sale to the purchasing body pursuant to the bid. Such assignment shall be made and become effective at the time the purchasing body tenders final payment to the bidder.

28. WAGE RATES

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ursuant to the Vista City Charter and the Vista Municipal Code, payment of prevailing wages and compliance with the California Labor Code Sections 1770 et seq IS required for this Project.

29. SUBSTITUTION OF SECURITIES IN LIEU OF RETENTION

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he Contractor may elect to receive one hundred percent (100%) of payments due under the Contract Documents from time to time, without retention from any portion of the payment by the Agency, if the Contractor deposits securities of equivalent value with the Agency in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the California Public Contract Code. Such securities, if deposited by the Contractor, shall be valued by the Agency, whose decision on valuation of the securities shall be final. Securities eligible for investment under this provision shall be limited to those listed in Section and 16430 of the California Government Code. 02/11/2025
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21 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SIGNING BIDS, BONDS AND CONTRACTS

ORPORATIONS
Give name of corporation.

Proof of authorization shall be established (pursuant to Corporation Code Section 313) when the corporate officers listed below both sign the documents:

Signatures: Chairman of Board or President or Vice-President AND Secretary or Assistant Secretary or Chief Financial Officer or Assistant Treasurer.

Affix corporate seal and Notary's acknowledgment.

Others may sign to bind the corporation if the Agency has been furnished a certified copy of a resolution of the corporate board of directors authorizing them to do so.

PARTNERSHIPS
Signatures: All members of partnership. One may sign if the Agency has a copy of authorization [i.e., a Certificate of Partnership (State form LP-1 for Limited Partnerships) or a copy of the partnership agreement is sufficient to establish the authority of a single general partner to bind the partnership].

Affix Notary's acknowledgment.

JOINT VENTURES
Give the names of the joint ventures.

Signatures: All joint ventures. One may sign if the Agency has a copy of authorization.

Affix Notary's acknowledgment.

INDIVIDUALS
Signature: The individual.

Affix Notary's acknowledgment.

FICTITIOUS NAMES
Show fictitious names.

Satisfy all pertinent requirements shown above (note: If the Bidder is a sole proprietorship, either a Fictitious Business Name Statement or a City of Vista business license is sufficient to establish the authority of an individual to bind the sole proprietorship).

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22 BONDS
In addition to all pertinent requirements above, give signature of Attorney-in-Fact and apply surety's seal.

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23 BID PROPOSAL

From: ______________________________________________________________, Bidder,

For: The construction of

REAL PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS

a
s specifically set forth in documents entitled

WÍIVAY PARK PROJECT (C.I.P. No 8338)

T
he undersigned hereby proposes and agrees that if his bid as submitted in the attached BID SCHEDULE b e accepted, he will contract in the form so approved to perform all work for which a Contract may be awarded him, to furnish any and all plant, labor, services, materials, tools, equipment, supplies, transportation, utilities and all other items and facilities necessary therefore as provided in the Contract Documents, and to do everything required therein for the proposed Project as specifically set forth in said Contract Documents, together with appurtenances thereto, all as set forth on the Drawings and in the Project Specifications and other Contract Documents; and he further proposes and agrees to complete all the Work called for by the Drawings, Project Specifications, and other Contract Documents in strict conformity therewith within the time limits set forth therein; and that he will accept as full payment therefore the prices set forth in the BID SCHEDULE f orming a part hereof.

The undersigned hereby submits either a Bid Bond or Bid Security in the form of Cash, a Cashier’s Check, or a Certified Check, using the forms included in these Bid Documents, properly made payable to CITY OF VISTA, h ereinafter designated as the Agency, in an amount that is at least ten percent (10%) of the total base bid amount. The Bid Bond or Bid Security i s attached hereto and is given as a guaranty that the undersigned will execute the Contract and furnish the required bonds if awarded the Contract and, in case of failure to do so within the time provided, the proceeds of said bond or bid security shall be forfeited to the Agency. The Surety’s liability to the Agency for forfeiture of the face amount of the bond shall be considered as established.

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24 It is understood and agreed that:

1. The undersigned has carefully examined all Bid documents and other Documents which will form the Contract, including all addenda as prepared prior to the date of bid opening setting forth any modifications or interpretations of any said documents.

2. The undersigned has, by investigating the site of work, by reviewing and analyzing the Plans and Specifications, and by otherwise familiarizing himself with the Project, has satisfied himself as to the nature and location of the Work and has fully informed himself as to all conditions and matters which can in any way affect the Work or the cost thereof.

3. The undersigned fully understands the scope of the Work and has included in the various related items of Work the cost of all work not listed as a separate item so that the Bid for the Project reflects the total cost for completing the Work in its entirety, has checked carefully all words and figures inserted in this Bid, and he further agrees that the Agency shall in no way be responsible for any errors or omissions in the preparation of this proposal.

4. The undersigned will execute the Contract and furnish the required Performance Bond, Payment Bond, and proof of insurance coverage within the stipulated time after the posting of a notice to him of acceptance of his bid by the Agency; and further, that this bid may not be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) calendar days
after the date set for the opening thereof
unless otherwise required by law. If any bidder shall withdraw his bid within said period, the bidder shall be liable under the provisions of the Bid Security, or the bidder and his surety shall be liable under the Bid Bond, as the case may be.

5. The surety or sureties and insurance companies named in the space provided have agreed to furnish bonds, insurance, and endorsements in the form and amounts set forth in the Contract Documents in the event the Contract is awarded on the basis of this proposal.

6. The undersigned hereby certifies that this proposal is genuine and not sham or collusive or made in the interest or in behalf of any person not herein named, and the undersigned has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other bidder to put in a sham bid, or any other person, firm or corporation to refrain from bidding, a
nd the undersigned has not in any manner
sought by collusion to secure for himself an advantage over any other bidder.

7. In conformance with current statutory requirements of Section 1860, et. seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the undersigned confirms the following as his certification:

“I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which require every employer to be insured against liability for workers’ compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that code, and I will comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work of this contract.”

8. Receipt of Addenda No. ___ through ___ is hereby acknowledged. (If none, write “NONE”).

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25 9. In compliance with the Notice Inviting Bids and all the provisions hereinbefore stipulated, the undersigned, with full cognizance thereof, hereby proposes to perform the entire work for the prices set forth in the attached BID SCHEDULE upon which award of the Contract is made.

(Continued on next page)

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26 DATE: ________________, 20_____ BIDDER’S NAME___________________________

BY______________________________________
Signature

________________________________________
Printed Name

TITLE____________________________________

BY______________________________________
Signature

________________________________________
Printed Name

TITLE____________________________________

(CORPORATE SEAL) BIDDER'S MAILING ADDRESS:

Name and address of all members ________________________________________ of the firm or names of all officers
of the corporation. ________________________________________

CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS
_________________________________ OF THE STATE OF

_________________________________ ________________________________________

_________________________________ CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE # _________________

_________________________________ EXPIRATION DATE_________________________

_________________________________ CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE CLASS______________

_________________________________ SURETY OR SURETIES: _____________________

_________________________________ ________________________________________

_________________________________ INSURANCE COMPANY:

_________________________________ ________________________________________

I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct:

______________ _________________________________
Date CONTRACTOR'S SIGNATURE

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27 BID SCHEDULE

To be completed through the City’s Electronic Biddin g System (OpenGov Procurement)

P
ursuant to and in compliance with the Notice Inviting Bids and other Contract Documents relating to the proposal for the construction of

REAL PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS

a
s specifically set forth in documents entitled

WÍIVAY PARK PROJECT (C.I.P. No 8338)

a
ll in accordance with the Plans and Project Specifications on file at the City of Vista Engineering Department, the undersigned bidder, having familiarized himself with the terms of the Contract, the local conditions affecting the performance of the Contract and the cost of the Work at the place the Work is to be done; and with the Plans, Project Specifications and other Contract Documents, hereby stipulated; the Contractor agrees to complete the Contract, including all of its component parts and everything required to be performed, and to provide and furnish any and all labor, materials, tools, equipment, expendable supplies and all utility and transportation services necessary to perform the Contract, and complete in a workmanlike manner all of the Work required in connection with the Contract, all in strict conformance with the Plans and Project Specifications on file at the City of Vista Engineering Department.

All items shall be finished and functional per Plans and the Contract Documents. Items designated with an ‘S’ in the Bid Item column of the Bid Schedule are Specialty Items per Subsection 3-2 (“SELF- PERFORMACE”)
of the Greenbook.

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28 BID SCHEDULE
(Provided for reference only)

PROJECT NAME: WÍIVAY PARK PROJECT (C.I.P. No 8338)

TO BE COMPLETED THROUGH THE CITY’S ELECTRONIC OPENGOV PROCUREMENT BIDDING SYSTEM

NOTE 1: The Bid Schedule Worksheet is only provided as a reference for preparing the bid. Only the unit prices and totals entered in the OpenGov Procurement bidding system will be considered valid for purposes of the City’s bid evaluation. The low bidder bid schedule from OpenGov Procurement will be printed and inserted into the final contract documents.

Note 2: Unit prices shall prevail over extended tot al and grand total prices. Late bids will not be accepted.

The following “Description of Base Bid Items” is part of the Bid Schedule and shall be submitted with the bid.

Base Bid Items

Bid
Item Description Of Work Qty. Unit

GENERAL
1 Mobilization, Demobilization, Bonds &
Insurance. (5% Maximum of Total Base Bid). 1
LS
2 4’x4’ Aluminum Project Information Sign. 1 EA
3 Public Notification per Supplementary General
Provisions, Section 3-11.2. 1
LS
4 Storm Water Pollution Prevention and Erosion
Control. 1
LS
5 Traffic/Pedestrian Control and Construction
Staging. 1 LS
6 Coordination and Compliance with Native
American Monitor(NAM) for all ground disturbing
a
ctivities.
1 LS
7 Record Drawing (“As-Built”) Plans (stipulated
amount). $3000.00

DEMOLITION
8 Construction Protection Fencing per Plan. 1 LS
9 Clearing, Grubbing, Saw cutting, and Removals
of Existing Vegetation, Roots and other Existing
I
mprovements Interfering with New Work.
1 LS
10 Remove and dispose of all existing invasive
vegetation including trees, shrubs,
g
roundcover, and vines in area outlined in
Appendix K.
1 LS
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29 Bid
Item Description Of Work Qty. Unit
11 Remove and Dispose of Existing Mimosa Tree. 1 EA
12 Buried Concrete and AC Paving Removal and
Disposal per Plan. 1 LS
13 Remove and dispose of existing 3’6” high
chain-link creek fence per Plan. 1 40 LF
14 Remove and dispose of existing 3’6” high
chain-link creek fence (Posts cut to grade) per
p
lan.
175 LF
15 Remove and salvage 6’ high chain-link
perimeter fence and gates per Plan. 3 65 LF
16 Relocate Existing Rocks/Boulders per Plan. 1 LS

SURFACE IMPROVEMENTS
17 Unclassified Excavation and Fill. 1 LS
18 Subdrainage Systems per Plan. 1 LS
19 4” Thick Stabilized Decomposed Granite
Paving with 4” Class II Aggregate Base (New
D
ecomposed Granite Pathways)
4300 SF
20 Refinish/Regrade Existing Stabilized
Decomposed Granite Pathway within project
l
imits and lengthen distance of existing ramp
to be ADA compliant under 5% slope per Plan.
1 LS
21 Concrete Entry Landing with Truncated Dome
tiles and 4” Class II Aggregate Base per Plan. 1 EA
22 6” Thick Colored Concrete Flatwork (Integral
Color – Davis Colors Sandstone 5237) with 6”
C
lass II Aggregate Base per Plan.
280 SF
23 Colored Concrete Mow Curb (Integral Color –
Davis Colors Outback 677) per Plan. 8 70 LF
24 Metal Edging per Plan. 1525 LF
25 ¾” Crushed rock surfacing at maintenance
access gates per Plan. 1 0 CY

SITE FURNISHINGS
26 Coordination with KOMPAN Equipment to
schedule their installation and prepare site and
s
ubgrade for KOMPAN Fitness Stations Install.
1 LS
27 Natural Rock Park Entry Sign per Plan and
Appendix I. 1 EA
28 Interpretive Sign per Plan. 3 EA
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30 Bid
Item Description Of Work Qty. Unit
29 Precast Bench per Plan. 2 EA
30 Vehicle Access Gate per COV Standard
Drawings SWR-21A through SWR-21D. 1 EA
31 4’ high creek trail fencing (3-rail lodgepole
fence with chain-link backing) per Plan. 3 15 LF
32 6’ high Chain-link perimeter fencing relocation
with 2 gates per Plan. 2 95 LF

LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION IMPROVEMENTS
33 Irrigation System per Plan. 1 LS
34 Soil Tests, Soil Amendments, and Planting Area
Preparation per Plan. 1 LS
35 Trees – 15 Gallon Container Planting per Plan. 12 EA 36 Shrubs – 5 Gallon Container Planting per Plan. 147 EA 37 Shrubs/Grasses – 1 Gallon Container Planting
per Plan. 3 28 EA
38 Groundcover – 1 Gallon Container Planting per
Plan. 9 66 EA
39 3” Thick Bark Mulch per Plan. 1 LS
40 Tree Root Barriers per Plan. 120 LF
41 120-Calendar landscape maintenance period
(Note: this maintenance period is not a part
n
or included in the Working Days).
1 LS

BID SCHEDULE WORKSHEET – END
(Provided for reference only)

BID SCHEDULE TO BE COMPLETED THROUGH THE CITY’S ELECTRONIC BIDDING SYST EM (OPENGOV PROCUREMENT)

NOTE: Determination of the lowest bid shall be based solel y on the lowest T OTAL BASE BID FOR
IMPROVEMENTS. Unit prices shall prevail over extend ed total and grand total prices . Late bids will not be accepted.

Description of Base Bid Items:
(Scan and Include with Bid Package)

GENERAL

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31 Bid Item 1 - Mobilization, Demobilization, Bonds & Insurance. (5% Maximum of Total Base Bid); Bid item shall include full compensation for all bonds, insurance, sureties, licenses, permits, facilities, labor, equipment and material necessary to complete all work required in advance of construction operations, and upon the initiation of construction operations, to mobilize all required equipment, materials and personnel on-site, and complete all associated and appurtenant work in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, and as directed by the Engineer. The Bid Item shall also include all labor, equipment and material required to clean-up and restore the site, demobilize and remove all equipment, materials, and staging, and complete all work required at the end of construction operations in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, and as directed by the Engineer. The lump sum price for this item shall not exceed 5% of the total contract price (5% maximum of Total Base Bid).

Bid Item 2 – 4’x4’ Aluminum Project Information Sign: Bid item shall include full compensation for labor, materials, and equipment to fabricate, install, and maintain the project information sign per Section 3-11.1 in the Supplementary General Provisions. See list of Appendices in Table of Contents on Page 1 for Project Sign sample layout.

Bid Item 3 - Public Notification per Supplementary General Provisions, Section 7-12.2: Bid item shall include all necessary labor, materials, equipment and all other related costs for preparation, copying, and distribution shall be considered as included in the lump sum price Bid for Public Notification.

Bid Item 4 - Storm Water Pollution Prevention and Erosion Control: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to complete all work necessary to maintain, repair and replace all temporary construction BMPs and associated work as required to ensure the project’s full compliance with State Water Resources Board’s General Construction Permit (Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ) and Section 7-8.6 of the Supplementary General Provisions. Bid item shall include all necessary labor, materials, and equipment and all other related costs for preparation, installation, adjustments, and removal shall be considered as included in the bid price.

Bid Item 5 - Coordination and Compliance with Native American Monitor(NAM) for all ground disturbing activities.: Bid item shall include all necessary labor, materials, equipment and all other related costs for coordination and compliance with the Native American Monitor(NAM) to monitor all ground disturbing activities to include but not limited to potholing, excavation, trenching, and planting and shall be considered as included in the lump sum price Bid. The Native American Monitor(NAM) will be hired by the City directly for this Project, however, the Contractor will be responsible for scheduling and coordinating with the NAM.

Bid Item 6 - Traffic/Pedestrian Control and Construction Staging: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to complete all work required to prepare, submit, and obtain approved Traffic Control Plans from the City of Vista Traffic Engineering Department; handle traffic (including flagging costs and person(s) to safely control pedestrian and vehicular traffic), furnish tools, equipment, and incidentals, and for performing all work involved in staging, constructing, furnishing, placing, removing, storing, maintaining, moving to new locations, replacing and disposing of the components of the traffic control system (including traffic control devices, temporary road resurfacing); installation and removal of all required temporary striping, and signing associated and appurtenant work as specified in the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, and as directed by the Engineer. See Section 600-3 for Pedestrian Access requirements for this project to always maintain safe pedestrian access though the site to the existing trail.

Bid Item 7 - Record Drawing (“As-Built”) Plans. (Stipulated Amount): Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to provide City with accurate “red line” plans showing the exact location of all improvements and existing utilities that have been modified as part of the Work.

DEMOLITION

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32 Bid Item 8 – Construction Protection Fencing per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to complete all work necessary to furnish, install, and maintain temporary orange construction fencing, tree protection fencing, and tree protection signs per plan in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 9 - Clearing, Grubbing, Saw cutting, and Re
movals of Existing Vegetation, Roots and other
Existing Improvements Interfering with New Work.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to complete all work necessary to remove and dispose all natural and artificial objectionable material within the limits of excavation, as required to complete the Work and additional clearing and grubbing as may be identified within the Contract including but not limited to, landscaping, vegetation, trees, roots, stumps, irrigation, concrete pavement, pavers, concrete walks, curbs, gutters, cross gutters, spandrels, curb ramps, curb returns, driveways, saw cuts, cold plane, all AC and concrete surface improvements, fencing, walls, and gates in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. Existing thickness may vary. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 10 - Remove and dispose of all existing invasive vegetation including trees, shrubs, groundcover, and vines in area outlined in Appendix K..: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to complete all work necessary to remove and dispose of all invasive vegetation as listed on CAL IPC website https://www.cal-ipc.org/plants/ to include trees, shrubs, groundcover, and vines within the limits identified in Appendix K. Access to this area is through 859 E Vista Way. The contractor shall notify the business owners and coordinate access prior to the work. The access is through a pedestrian gate in a wrought iron fence. All costs associated with accessing the site shall be included in this bid item in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 11 - Remove and Dispose of Existing Mimosa Tree.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to complete all work necessary to remove and dispose of existing mimosa tree in its entirety including but not limited to removal of trunk and branches, stump grinding and removal of stump and roots as required to complete the Work in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 12 - Buried Concrete and AC Paving Removal and Disposal per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to complete all work necessary to sawcut, remove, and dispose all existing concrete and AC paving improvements and base as required to complete the Work including but not limited to concrete pavement, concrete walks, and AC Pavement, in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. Existing thickness may vary. No additional compensation will be made.
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33 Bid Item 13 – Remove and dispose of existing 3’6” high chain-link creek fence per Plan: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to complete all work necessary to remove and dispose of the existing chain-link fence adjacent to the creek, including but not limited to chain-link mesh, posts and framework, fittings, gates, and foundations, as shown on the plans in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 14 – Remove and dispose of existing 3’6” high chain-link creek fence (Posts cut to grade) per plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to complete all work necessary to remove and dispose of the existing chain-link fence adjacent to the creek, including but not limited to chain-link mesh, posts and framework, fittings, and gates. Bids item shall also include cutting the existing posts to grade, filling remaining portion of posts with concrete, and abandoning the foundations in place as shown on the plans in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 15 – Remove and salvage 6’ high chain-link perimeter fence and gates per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to complete all work necessary to remove and salvage the existing 6’ high chain-link perimeter fence including but not limited to chain- link mesh, posts and framework, fittings, and gates. The existing fence is to be relocated and installed per separate bid item. The south portion of the site(location of permanent 6’ high fence) shall always have permanent or temporary construction fence to keep pedestrians and vehicles from entering.

Foundations shall be removed and disposed of as shown on the plans in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 16 – Relocate Existing Rocks/Boulders per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to complete all work necessary to relocate the existing rocks/boulders as shown on the plans in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made. Identify new location for rocks/boulders with Engineer and Inspector.

SURFACE IMPROVEMENTS

B
id Item 17 - Unclassified Excavation and Fill: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to complete all work necessary for the decomposed granite pathways, concrete paving, mow curbs, park sign, concrete yoga and bench pads, concrete entry landing, fitness stations, landscaping, slope excavation and fill, transitions to existing, grading, compaction, dewatering, export excess material, import material, subgrade preparation and restoration as required to complete the Work in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions 300-2, typical section as shown on the Plans, the Plans and as directed by the Engineer 02/11/2025
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34 and any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 18 - Subdrainage Systems per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to: remove, and dispose of existing material to make grade, furnish and install HDPE Pipe, trench bedding and backfill, surface restoration, and furnish and install rock dissipation apron in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 19 – 4” Thick Stabilized Decomposed Granite Paving with 4” Class II Aggregate Base (New Decomposed Granite Pathways).: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to furnish and install 4” Thick Stabilized Decomposed Granite Paving colored ‘California Gold’ per Plans on minimum of 4-inches of Class 2 aggregate base in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 20 – Refinish/Regrade Existing Stabilized Decomposed Granite Pathway within project limits and lengthen distance of existing ramp to be ADA compliant under 5% slope per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to refinish/regrade the existing Stabilized Decomposed Granite Pathway within project limits and lengthen the distance of the existing ramp to be ADA compliant and under 5% longitudinal slope. The bid item shall also include furnishing and installing Stabilized Decomposed Granite where necessary to refinish and regrade the existing trail in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 21 – Concrete Entry Landing with Truncated Dome tiles and 4” Class II Aggregate Base per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to furnish and install PCC (560-C-3250) entry landing with dark grey truncated dome tiles per Plans on 4” of Class 2 aggregate base in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Concrete class shall be 560-C- 3250. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 22 – 6” Thick Colored Concrete Flatwork (Integral Color – Davis Colors Sandstone 5237) with 6” Class II Aggregate Base per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to furnish and install 6” Thick Colored Concrete Flatwork (Integral Color – Davis Colors Sandstone 5237, Concrete Class - 560-C-3250) entry on 6” of Class 2 aggregate base in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 23 – Colored Concrete Mow Curb (Integral Color – Davis Colors Outback 677) per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to furnish and install Colored Concrete Mow Curb (Integral Color – Davis Colors Outback 677, Concrete Class – 560-C-3250) in 02/11/2025
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Bid Item 24 – Metal Edging per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to furnish and install Metal edger(Permaloc 3/16”x6” CleanLine XL) as a boundary for decomposed granite trails in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 25 – ¾” Crushed rock surfacing at maintenance access gates per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to furnish and install 6” thick, ¾” Crushed rock surfacing at maintenance access gates in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

SITE FURNISHINGS

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id Item 26 – Coordination with KOMPAN Equipment to schedule their installation and prepare site and subgrade for KOMPAN Fitness Stations Install.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to coordinate and schedule with KOMPAN equipment so that KOMPAN can install the fitness equipment, exercise station concrete surfacing, and exercise station resilient surfacing. The bid item shall also include any subgrade preparation to ensure the subgrade is compacted and at the correct elevation for installation of the stations. The surrounding concrete curb and decomposed granite trails shall be completed prior to the KOMPAN equipment install. A water supply point from the existing water meter shall be provided for KOMPAN to use during their install in accordance with the Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

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id Item 27 – Natural Rock Park Entry Sign per Plan and Appendix I.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to furnish and install the Natural Rock Park Entry Sign by Stonehenge Sign Company in accordance with the manufacturer installation instructions, Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 28 – Interpretive Sign per Plan and Appendix J.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to install the City supplied 18”x24” Vacker(or equal) panel interpretive signs with a concrete footing in accordance with the manufacturer installation instructions, Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 29 – Precast Bench per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to furnish and install Outdoor Creations, Inc. precast bench with center armrest and 02/11/2025
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36 anchored to concrete pad in accordance with the manufacturer installation instructions, Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 30 – Vehicle Access Gate per COV Standard Drawings SWR-21A through SWR-21D.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to furnish and install City vehicle easement access gate per in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer.

Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 31 – 4’ high creek trail fencing (3-rail lodgepole fence with chain-link backing) per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to furnish and install 4’ high lodgepole fence with chain-link backing to match existing lodgepole fence and in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 32 – 6’ high Chain-link perimeter fencing relocation with 2 gates per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, materials, and equipment required to relocate and install 6’ high chain-link fencing to include but not limited to posts and frames, chain-link mesh, fittings, gates, and install new foundations.

Bid item shall also include replacement of damaged pieces in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans, and as directed by the Engineer. Any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION IMPROVEMENTS

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id Item 33 - Irrigation System per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, equipment, material and coordination with utility owners, required to complete all work to furnish and install irrigation per plan to include but not limited to Calsense Solar Controller with prepaid 5 year communication data plan, Flowsense software license, flow sensor, backflow preventer with enclosure, pressure reducing valve, master valve, remote control valves, quick-coupling valves, shut off valves, heads and nozzles, valve boxes, piping, and wiring in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans and as directed by the Engineer and any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 34 - Soil Tests, Soil Amendments, and Plant
ing Area Preparation per Plan.: Bid item shall include
full compensation for all labor, equipment, and material required to complete all work to complete all soil tests, soil amendments, and planting area preparation in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans and as directed by the Engineer and any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 35 - Trees – 15 Gallon Container Planting per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, equipment, and material required to provide and install 15 gallon trees in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, 02/11/2025
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37 as shown on the Plans and as directed by the Engineer and any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 36 - Shrubs – 5 Gallon Container Planting per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, equipment, and material required to provide and install 5 gallon shrubs in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans and as directed by the Engineer and any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 37 - Shrubs/Grasses – 1 Gallon Container Planting per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, equipment, and material required to provide and install 1 gallon shrubs and grasses in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans and as directed by the Engineer and any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 38 - Groundcover – 1 Gallon Container Planting per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, equipment, and material required to provide and install 1 gallon groundcover in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans and as directed by the Engineer and any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 39 – 3” Thick Bark Mulch per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, equipment, and material required to provide and install 3” thick bark mulch to all planting beds in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans and as directed by the Engineer and any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 40 – Tree Root Barriers per Plan.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, equipment, and material required to provide and install 24” deep tree root barrier where trees are within 6’ of concrete improvements in accordance with the Standard Specifications, the Supplementary General Provisions, the Supplementary Technical Provisions, as shown on the Plans and as directed by the Engineer and any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made.

Bid Item 41 - 120-Calendar landscape maintenance period.: Bid item shall include full compensation for all labor, equipment, and material to maintain, replace, water, amend soil, fertilize, weed landscaping and irrigation, as directed by the Engineer, called for in the plans and any other related work shall be considered as included or included in the costs of other work. No additional compensation will be made. (Note: this maintenance period is not a part nor included in the Working Days and shall commence at the filing of the Notice of Completion with the County Recorder)

--END OF BID SCHEDULE—

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38 CONTRACTOR'S LICENSING STATEMENT

T
he undersigned is licensed in accordance with the laws of the State of California providing for the registration of Contractors.

Contractor's License Number: _________________________________________________________________

Contractor's License Class: _________________________________________________________________

Expiration Date: _________________________________________________________________

(As described in the INSTRUCTIONS FOR SIGNING BIDS, BONDS AND CONTRACTS, complete and sign the
appropriate section for your company)

Name of Individual C ontractor (Print or type): ____________________________________________________

Signature of Contractor: _________________________________________________________________

Business Address: _________________________________________________________________

Name of Partnership
or Joint Venture Firm: ____________________________________________________

Business Address: ________________________________________________________________________

Signature, printed name, title and address of members signing on behalf of the partnership:

Signature: _____________________ Name: ______________________ Title: ______________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________________________

Signature: _____________________ Name: ______________________ Title: ______________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________________________

Name of Corporation:
________________________________________________________________________

Business Address: ________________________________________________________________________

Corporation organized under the laws of the State of _____________________________________________

_______________________________________ __________________________________________ Signature of Officer of Corporation Printed Name and Title

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39 PROJECT REFERENCES

T
he Bidder shall provide evidence that the Bidder has had the prior experience to properly perform in accordance with the terms of these Plans and Project Specifications.

List ALL contracts with public agencies entered within the pa st five (5) years o f the most recent projects for which the Bidder has completed work of similar size and complexity to this project as the General (or Prime) Contractor, and the names and phone numbers of the contracting public agencies. Make copies of this page for listing additional projects.

Project
No. Date Completed Public Agency Name,
Contact Person & Phone
Project Name and Description of
Work Contract Amount

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

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40 CONTRACTOR’S LIST OF SUBCONTRACTORS

P
ROJECT NAME: WÍIVAY PARK PROJECT (C.I.P. No 8338)

NAME OF BIDDER: ______________________________________________________________________________

In accordance with Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 4 of the Public Contract Code, the prime Contractor shall submit with its Bid a list of subcontractors who will perform work in excess of one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the prime Contractor’s total Bid or $10,000, whichever is greater.

Subcontractors listed must be properly licensed for the type of work they are to perform, and their license numbers must be indicated below. Do not list alternate subcontractors for the same work.

Name under which
Subcontractor is licensed
License No.
and Class
Address of Office,
Mill or Shop
DBE
(Yes/No)
Bid
Item
No(s).

Description of
Subcontractor’s
Portion of Work
Dollar Value
of
Subcontract

(Provide additional copies of this sheet if needed)

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41 NON-COLLUSION DECLARATION
WÍIVAY PARK PROJECT (C.I.P. No 8338)

TO BE EXECUTED BY BIDDER AND SUBMITTED WITH BID

T
he undersigned declares:

I am the __________________ of _________________________________, the party making the foregoing bid. (Title) (Company Name)

The bid is not made in the interest of, or on behalf of, any undisclosed person, partnership, company, association, organization, or corporation. The bid is genuine and not collusive or sham. The bidder has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other bidder to put in a false or sham bid. The bidder has not directly or indirectly colluded, conspired, connived, or agreed with any bidder or anyone else to put in a sham bid, or to refrain from bidding. The bidder has not in any manner, directly or indirectly, sought by agreement, communication, or conference with anyone to fix the bid price of the bidder or any other bidder, or to fix any overhead, profit, or cost element of the bid price, or of that of any other bidder. All statements contained in the bid are true. The bidder has not, directly or indirectly, submitted his or her bid price or any breakdown thereof, or the contents thereof, or divulged information or data relative thereto, to any corporation, partnership, company, association, organization, bid depository, or to any member or agent thereof, to effectuate a collusive or sham bid, and has not paid, and will not pay, any person or entity for such purpose.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration is executed on

________________________, at ________________________________, ___________________________.” (Date) (City) (State)

________________________________________
Signature

________________________________________
Printed Name

________________________________________
Title

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42 BID SECURITY FORM
Note: This form is to be used when the Bidder chooses to submit cash or a check instead of a bid bond as bid security. Cash or a cashier’s or certified check in the amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total Base Bid must accompany the bid.

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that:

WHEREAS the City of Vista (“Agency”) has issued an invitation for bids for the work described as follows:

WÍIVAY PARK PROJECT (C.I.P. No 8338)

WHEREAS

(Name, address, and telephone number of Bidder)
the undersigned bidder (“Bidder”), has submitted the accompanying bid to Agency for the work.

WHEREAS, bidders are required under the provisions of the Vista Municipal Code to furnish a form of bidder’s security with their bid.

NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned Bidder,
is held and firmly bound unto Agency in the penal sum not less than ten percent (10%) of the total base bid amount, in lawful money of the United States of America in the form of *Cash, *a Certified Check, *a Cashier’s Check (* Strike out the inapplicable words) for the payment of which sum we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH THAT, if the Bidder shall not withdraw said bid within the period specified in the bidding specification, or, if no period be specified, for ninety (90) calendar days after the bid opening; or if the Bidder does not attempt to withdraw the bid when the requirements of Public Contract Code §5101 et seq. are not met; or if the Bidder is awarded a contract for the work by Agency and, within the time and in the manner required by the bidding specification , or if no period be specified, within ten (10) working days after the Contract is awarded, enters into the written form of contract included with bidding specification, furnishes the required bonds, one to guarantee faithful performance and the other to guarantee payment for labor and materials, and furnishes the required insurance coverages, then this obligation shall become null and void and the cash or check shall be returned to Bidder; otherwise, the proceeds of the cash or check shall become the property of the Agency and the Bidder shall have no further interest therein. [Text and signatures continued on page 2.]

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43 In case suit is brought against the Bidder based on this obligation, Bidder further agrees to pay all court costs incurred by Agency in the suit and reasonable attorneys’ fees in an amount fixed by the court.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument has been duly executed by Bidder on the date set forth below, the name of each corporate officer being hereto affixed, and these presents duly signed by its undersigned representative(s) pursuant to authority of its governing body.

Dated:

Bidder

By:

Its
By:

Its
(Seal)

This form must be dated, all signatures must be notarized, and evidence of the authority of any person signing as attorney-in-fact must be attached.
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44 Bond No.:

BID BOND
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that:

The City of Vista (“City”) has issued an invitation for bids for the work described as follows:

WÍIVAY PARK PROJECT (C.I.P. No 8338)

(Name, address, and telephone number of Bidder)
the undersigned bidder (“Principal”), has submitted the accompanying bid to City for the work.

Bidders are required under the provisions of the Contract to furnish a form of bidder’s security with their bid.

NOW, THEREFORE, we, the undersigned Principal, and

(Name, address, and telephone number of Surety)
(“Surety”) a duly admitted surety insurer under the laws of the State of California, as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto City in the penal sum not less than ten percent (10%) of the total base bid amount, in lawful money of the United States of America, for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH THAT, if the hereby bounded Principal shall not withdraw said bid within the period specified in the bidding specification, or, if no period be specified, for ninety (90) calendar days after the bid opening; or if the Principal does not attempt to withdraw the bid when the requirements of Public Contract Code §5101 et seq. are not met; or if the Principal is awarded a contract for the work by City and, within the time and in the manner required by the bidding specification , or if no period be specified, within ten (10) working days after the Contract is awarded, enters into the written form of contract included with bidding specification, furnishes the required bonds, one to guarantee faithful performance and the other to guarantee payment for labor and materials, and furnishes the required insurance coverages, then this obligation shall become null and void; otherwise, it shall be and remain in full force and effect.

In case suit is brought upon this bond, Surety further agrees to pay all court costs incurred by City in the suit and reasonable attorneys’ fees in an amount fixed by the court.

Surety, for value received, hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time for award of a contract after opening of bids, alteration, addition, modification, or supplement to the terms of the bidding documents, the work to be performed thereunder, or the Contract Documents shall in any way affect Surety’s obligations under this Bond, and Surety does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time, alteration, addition, modification or supplement to the terms of said Bidding Documents, the Work to be performed thereunder, or the Contract Documents. Surety hereby waives the provisions of California Civil Code §§ 2819, 2845, and 2849. City is an intended beneficiary of this bond and has all rights of a party thereto.
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45 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument has been duly executed by Principal and Surety, on the date set forth below, the name of each corporate party being hereto affixed, and these presents duly signed by its undersigned representative(s) pursuant to authority of its governing body.

Dated:

“Principal”

By:

Signature

Name and Title

By:

Signature

Name and Title
(Seal)

“`Surety”

By:

Signature

Name and Title

By:

Signature

Name and Title
(Seal)

This bond must be dated, all signatures must be notarized, and evidence of the authority of any person signing as attorney-in-fact must be attached.

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46 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
THIS CONTRACT is made and entered into as of _____________________________ (“Contract Date”), by and between the City of Vista, a chartered municipal corporation (“Agency”), and Namex, status (“Contractor”).

A
gency and Contractor are sometimes individually referred to as a “Party” and collectively as “Parties.”

In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, Agency and Contractor agree as follows:

SECTION 1

The Contract Documents consisting of the PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS, comprised of the NOTICE INVITING BIDS, the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS, the accepted BID PROPOSAL; BID SCHEDULE; CONTRACTOR’S LICENSING STATEMENT; PROJECT REFERENCES; CONTRACTOR’S LIST OF SUBCONTRACTORS;; PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE STATEMENTS AND QUESTIONNAIRE; NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVITS; the CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, CONTRACTOR’S CERTIFICATE, SUPPLEMENTARY GENERAL PROVISIONS, SUPPLEMENTARY TECHNICAL PROVISIONS, Special Provisions, Plans, Standard Plans and Specifications; together with all additions, deletions, modifications, appendices, and all addenda (No. ?), as prepared prior to the date of bid opening sett ing forth any
modifications or interpretations of any said documents, are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Contract as fully as if set forth herein.

SECTION 2

For and in consideration of the payments and agreements to be made and performed by the Agency as set forth in said Contract Documents, the Contractor agrees with the Agency to construct

PROJECT

a
s specifically set forth in documents entitled

DOCUMENTS

f
or which award of the Contract was made, to furnish at his own proper cost and expense all plant, labor, services, materials, tools, equipment, supplies, transportation, utilities and all other items and facilities necessary therefore, as provided in the Contract Documents, and to do everything required therein. In 02/11/2025
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47 accordance with the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code, the Contractor will be required to secure the payment of Worker’s Compensation Insurance for its employees.

SECTION 3

For furnishing all said services and materials, payment of premiums on insurance policies, obtaining all permits and licenses of a temporary nature, furnishing and removing all plant, temporary work or structures, tools, and equipment, and for doing all the Work contemplated and embraced in this Contract, also for all loss and damage arising out of the nature of the aforesaid work during its progress or prior to acceptance from the action of the elements and from any unforeseen difficulties which may arise or be encountered in the prosecution of the Work, and for all other risks of any description connected with the Work, also for all expenses incurred by or in consequence of the suspension or discontinuance of work, except such as in the said Contract Documents are expressly stipulated to be borne by the Agency, and for well and faithfully completing the Work and the whole thereof within the stipulated time and in the manner shown and described in the said documents, and in accordance with the requirements of the Engineer under them, the Agency will pay, and the Contractor shall receive in full compensation therefore, the prices set forth by him in the accepted bid. The total compensation will be computed on the basis of the units of work actually performed in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents and paid for at the stipulated prices named in the BID SCHEDULE for completion of the Work.

SECTION 4

The Agency hereby promises and agrees with the said Contractor to employ, and does hereby employ the said Contractor to provide the materials and to do the Work according to the terms and conditions herein contained and referred to, for the price aforesaid, and hereby contracts to pay the same at the time, in the manner, and upon the conditions set forth in the Contract Documents, and the Parties for themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns do hereby agree to the full performance of the covenants herein contained.

SECTION 5

Contractor agrees to indemnify, defend, and save harmless, the Agency, its officers, agents, employees and volunteers from and against any and all claims, demands, damages, losses and expenses, defense costs including attorney fees, or liability of any kind or nature which the Agency, its officers, agents and employees may sustain or incur or which may be imposed upon them for injury to or death of persons, or damage to property as a result of, arising out of, or in any manner connected with the Contractor’s performance under the terms of this Contract, caused in whole or in part by any negligent or willful acts or omission of the Contractor, any 02/11/2025
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48 subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable, except where caused by the active negligence, sole negligence, or willful misconduct of the Agency.

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49 SECTION 6

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Contract to be executed as of the Contract Date.

CITY OF VISTA, a chartered municipal
corporation

B
y:

JOHN B. FRANKLIN, MAYOR

ATTEST:

KATHY VALDEZ, CITY CLERK

By:

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

ALTER CHUNG, CITY ATTORNEY

By:

RISK MANAGEMENT REVIEW:

OLORES GASCON, RISK MANAGER

By:

NAMEX, status

B
y:

Name/Title

By:

Name/Title

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50 Bond No.

Premium: $
Effective Date:

PERFORMANCE BOND
WÍIVAY PARK PROJECT (C.I.P. No 8338)
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that:

The City of Vista (“City”) has awarded a contract (the “Contract”) with ThePrincipal ( “Principal”) as follows:

Contract Title,
which Contract, and all Contract Documents set forth therein, are incorporated herein and made a part thereof by this reference.

Principal is required under the terms of the Contract to furnish a bond guaranteeing the prompt, full, and faithful performance of the Contract concurrently with delivery of the signed Contract to City.

NOW, THEREFORE, we, the undersigned Principal, and

,
(Name, address, and telephone number of Surety)
(“Surety”) a duly admitted surety insurer under the laws of the State of California, as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto City in the penal sum of Amount Dollars ($xxx), this amount being not less than one hundred perce nt (100%) the total contract price, in lawful money of the United States of America, for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH THAT, if the hereby bounded Principal, his, her or its heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns, shall in all things stand to and abide by, and well and truly keep and perform all the undertakings, terms, covenants, conditions and agreements in the Contract and any alteration thereof made as therein provided, on Principal’s part to be kept and performed, all within the time and in the manner therein specified, and in all respects according to their true intent and meaning, and shall indemnify and hold harmless City and its officers, agents, and others as therein provided, from any and all losses, liability and damages, claims, judgments, stop payment notices, costs, and fees of every description, whether imposed by law or equity, which may be incurred by City by reason of the failure or default on the part of Principal in the performance of any or all of the terms or the obligations of the Contract Documents, as they may be amended and supplemented including, but not limited to, Principal’s liability for City’s damages (including direct and consequential damages incurred by City for: rental expenses; losses of use, income, profit, business, and reputation; increased financing costs; and loss of management or employee productivity or of the services of such persons) caused by Principal’s delays, as well as Principal’s liability for other delay damages or liquidated damages, and any warranties or guarantees required thereunder; then this obligation shall become null and void; otherwise, it shall be and remain in full force and effect.

When City declares that Principal is in default under the Contract, Surety shall promptly, take one of the following actions:
(a) Remedy the default;
(b) Undertake through its agents or independent contractors reasonably acceptable to City, to complete the Project according to the Contract Documents’ terms and conditions then in effect including without limitation, all obligations with respect to warranties, guarantees, and the payment of liquidated damages; or, if required by City; (c) Obtain a bid or bids for completing the Contract in accordance with its terms and conditions using a procurement methodology approved by City, select a contractor or contractors — acceptable to City — to complete all of the Work, and 02/11/2025
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51 arrange for a contract between the contractor(s) and City, to be secured with performance and payment bonds executed by an admitted surety insurer equivalent to the bonds issued on the Construction Contract, and Surety shall make available, as the Work progresses, sufficient funds to pay the cost of completion less the balance of the Contract Sum, and to pay and perform all obligations of Principal under the Contract and Contract Documents, including other costs and damages for which Surety is liable under this Bond and all obligations with respect to warranties, guarantees, and the payment of liquidated damages as a result of Contractor’s default;
(d) Waive its right to perform and complete, arrange for completion, or obtain a new contractor and with reasonable promptness under the circumstances:
(i) After investigation, determine the amount for which it may be liable to City and, as soon as practicable after the amount is determined, make payment to City; or
(ii) Deny liability in whole or in part and notify City, citing the reasons for denial.

If Surety does not proceed as provided above with reasonable promptness, Surety shall be deemed to be in default on this Bond seven days after receipt of an additional written notice from City to Surety demanding that Surety perform its obligations under this Bond, and City shall be entitled to enforce any remedy available to City. If Surety admits liability and tenders payment, and City refuses the payment, or Surety has denied liability, in whole or in part, without further notice City shall be entitled to enforce any remedy available to City.

In case suit is brought upon this bond, Surety further agrees to pay all court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees in an amount fixed by the court. Principal and Surety agree that this Performance Bond shall not be considered a part of the Contract but rather is a separate obligation of Principal and its Surety, and that any attorneys’ fee provision contained in this Performance Bond shall not apply to the Contract. In the event there is any litigation between the parties arising from the breach of the Contract, each party will bear its own attorneys’ fees in the litigation.

FURTHER, Surety, for value received, hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, alteration, addition or modification to the terms of the Contract, or of the work to be performed thereunder, or the specifications for the same, shall in any way affect its obligations under this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time, alteration, addition, or modification to the terms of the Contract or to the work or to the specifications thereunder. Surety hereby waives the provisions of California Civil Code §§ 2819, 2845, and 2849. City is an intended beneficiary of this bond and has all rights of a party thereto.
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52 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, two (2) identical counterparts of this instrument, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed an original hereof, have been duly executed by Principal and Surety, on the date set forth below, the name of each corporate party being hereto affixed and these presents duly signed by its undersigned representative(s) pursuant to authority of its governing body.

Dated:

“Principal”

THEPRINCIPAL

B
y:

Signature

Name and Title

By:

Signature

Name and Title
(Seal)

“`Surety”

By:

Signature

Name and Title

By:

Signature

Name and Title
(Seal)

This bond must be dated, all signatures must be notarized, and evidence of the authority of any person signing as attorney-in-fact must be attached.
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53 Bond No.

Premium: $
Effective Date:

PAYMENT BOND
(LABOR AND MATERIALS)
WÍIVAY PARK PROJECT (C.I.P. No 8338)
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that:

The City of Vista (“City”) has awarded a contract (the “Contract”) to ThePrincipal ( “Principal”) as follows:

Contract Title,
which Contract, and all Contract Documents set forth
therein, are incorporated herein and made a part thereof by this reference.

Principal is required under the terms of the Contract and the California Civil Code to furnish a bond to secure the prompt, full, and faithful payment of any Claimant, as hereinafter defined, for all labor, materials or services used or reasonably required for use in the performance of the work, concurrently with delivery to City of the signed Contract.

NOW, THEREFORE, we, the undersigned Principal, and

,
(Name, address, and telephone number of Surety)
(“Surety”) a duly admitted surety insurer under the laws of the State of California, as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto City in the penal sum of Amount Dollars ($xxx ), this amount being not less than one hundred perce nt (100%) of the total contract price, in lawful money of the United States of America, for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH THAT, if the hereby bounded Principal, his, her or its heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns, or subcontractors shall fail to pay any of the persons named in Division 4, Part 6, Title 3 of the California Civil Code (§ 9000 et seq.), or any amounts due under the Unemployment Insurance Code with respect to work or labor performed under the Contract, or for any amounts required to be deducted, withheld, and paid over to the Employment Development Department from the wages of employees of Principal and subcontractors pursuant to Section 13020 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, with respect to work or labor performed under the Contract (“Claimants”), Surety will pay for the same in an amount not exceeding the penal sum specified in this bond; otherwise, this obligation shall become null and void.

This bond shall inure to the benefit of any of the persons named in Division 4, Part 6, Title 3 of the California Civil Code (§ 9000 et seq.), so as to give a right of action to such persons or their assigns in any suit brought upon the bond.

In case suit is brought upon this bond to enforce or interpret this bond’s terms, Surety further agrees to pay all court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees in an amount fixed by the court. Principal and Surety agree that this Performance Bond shall not be considered a part of the Contract but rather is a separate obligation of Principal and its Surety, and that any attorneys’ fee provision contained in this Performance Bond shall not apply to the Contract. In the event there is any litigation between the parties arising from the breach of the Contract, each party will bear its own attorneys’ fees in the litigation.

54 hereby waives the provisions of California Civil Code §§ 2819, 2845, and 2849. City is an intended beneficiary of this bond and has all rights of a party thereto.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this instrument has been duly executed by Principal and Surety, on the date set forth below, the name of each corporate party being hereto affixed and these presents duly signed by its undersigned representative(s) pursuant to authority of its governing body.

Dated:

“Principal”

THEPRINCIPAL

B
y:

Signature

Name and Title

By:

Signature

Name and Title
(Seal)

“`Surety”

By:

Signature

Name and Title

By:

Signature

Name and Title
(Seal)

This bond must be dated, all signatures must be notarized, and evidence of the authority of any person signing as attorney-in-fact must be attached.
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55 CONTRACTOR'S CERTIFICATE
WÍIVAY PARK PROJECT (C.I.P. No 8338)

CONTRACTOR'S CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO
S
ECTION 1861 OF THE LABOR CODE

I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code that requires every employer to be insured against liability for Worker's Compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that Code, and I will comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the Work of this Contract.

___________________________________
Name o f Contractor

By: ________________________________

Signature

___________________________________
Printed Name

___________________________________
Title

___________________________________
Date

By: ________________________________

Signature

___________________________________
Printed Name

___________________________________
Title

___________________________________
Date

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56 NON-COLLUSION DECLARATION FOR SUBCONTRACTORS

WÍIVAY PARK PROJECT (C.I.P. No 8338)

O BE EXECUTED BY EACH AWARDEE OF A SUBCONTRACT

The undersigned declares:

I am the __________________ of _________________________________, the party making the foregoing bid. (Title) (Company Name)

Any person executing this declaration on behalf of a bidder that is a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or any other entity, hereby represents that he or she has full power to execute, and does execute, this declaration on behalf of the bidder. The provisions of this declaration shall not be held as disqualifying a person, firm or corporation who has submitted a sub-proposal to one bidder from submitting separate sub-proposals or quoting prices for materials or work to other bidders.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration is executed on

________________________, at ________________________________, ___________________________.” (Date) (City) (State)

________________________________________
Signature

________________________________________
Printed Name

________________________________________
Title

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57 SUPPLEMENTARY GENERAL PROVISIONS

WÍIVAY PARK PROJECT (C.I.P. No 8338)

T
his section makes additions, deletions, or revisions to PART 1 – GENERAL PROVISIONS of the 2024 Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction (“Greenbook”). All sections and subsections which are not changed remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 1 – GENERAL, TERMS, DEFINITIONS,

ABBREVIATIONS, UNITS OF MEASURE AND SYMBOLS

1-1 GENERAL.

A
dd the following paragraphs to this subsection:

The terms “as shown,” “as indicated,” or “as specified” are understood to be followed by the phrase “in the Contract Documents.”

Working titles having a masculine gender, such as “workman” and “journeyman” and the pronoun “he,” are used in the Specifications for the sake of brevity, and are intended to refer to persons of either gender.

1-2 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS.

M
odify the following terms and definitions to read as follows:

Agency or City o r Owner - T he legal entity for which the Work is being performed, either the City of Vista, the Vista Community Development Commission, or the Buena Sanitation District.

Board – W here the word Board appears in the Standard Specifications, it shall mean the officer or body constituting the awarding authority of the Agency, either the City Council of the City of Vista, the Commission of the Vista Community Development Commission, or the Board of the Buena Sanitation District.

Special Provisions - M eans the Supplementary General Provisions and Technical Provisions of the Project Specifications.

Standard Plans o r Standard Drawings - M eans the most recent editions of the Standard Drawings of the City of Vista and the San Diego Regional Standard Drawings (SDRSD), unless otherwise noted.

The City of Vista Standard Drawings takes precedence over the San Diego Regional Standard Drawings.

Specifications o
r Standard Specifications - T he Standard Specifications of the Agency are the latest edition of the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction (“Greenbook”), as written and promulgated by Public Works Standards, Inc., together with the most current Cumulative 02/11/2025
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58 Supplement adopted by the Greenbook Committee of Public Works Standards, Inc. and along with the latest San Diego Regional Supplement to “Greenbook” as approved and adopted by the San Diego Regional Standards Committee.

The Standard Specifications set forth above will control the general provisions, construction materials, and construction methods for this contract, except as amended by the Plans, Special Provisions, or other Contract Documents. The Special Provisions are supplemental to the provisions of the Standard Specifications, unless otherwise noted. Only those sections requiring elaborations, amendments specifying options, additions or deletions are called out.

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odify c) as follows:

The Agency recognizes ten (10) holidays on which no work is to be scheduled, as follows:

HOLIDAY OBSERVED ON
New Year’s Day January 1
Martin Luther Day, Jr. Day 3rd Monday in January
President’s Day 3rd Monday in February
Memorial Day Last Monday in May
Independence Day July 4
Labor Day 1st Monday in September
Veteran’s Day November 11
Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November
The day after Thanksgiving Friday after 4th Thursday in November Christmas Day December 25

Add the following new terms and definitions to this subsection:

Acceptance – F
ormal action of the Agency in determining that the Contactor’s Work has been completed in accordance with the Contract, filing a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder, which stipulates that date that the Work was completed, and notifying the Contractor in writing of the acceptability of the Work.

Award of Contract (Award) – Date of – D ate on which the Mayor or designee executes the Contract.

ASTM Designations – T he latest revised Specifications or tentative Specifications of the American Society for Testing and Materials.

Best Management Practices (BMPs) – ( a) A measure implemented to protect water quality and reduce the potential for pollution (associated with storm water runoff); (b) Any program, technology, process, siting criteria, operating method, measure, or device that controls, prevents, removes, or reduce pollution.

CA MUTCD – C alifornia Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

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59 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - A for-profit “small business concern” that is at least fifty- one percent (51%) owned and controlled by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals certified by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).

Inspector – T he engineering or technical personnel authorized to act as agents for the Engineer in the supervision of work covered by these Specifications, limited to the particular duties entrusted to them.

Main or Trunkline Facility - A n Owner owned and maintained principal subsurface conduit that collects sewage or storm drainage, or distributes potable water.

Material and Labor Bond - T he Payment Bond as defined in the Civil Code of California relating to Payment Bond for Public Works.

Notice of Completion (NOC) – A document the Agency will file with the County Recorder, if in the Agency’s judgment, the Work has been completed. NOC stipulates the date that the Engineer accepted the Work. See California Civil Code section 3093.

Portable Emissions Unit - A ny type of portable equipment which may discharge air contaminants into the atmosphere as stated in the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District Rules and Regulations.

Project - M eans the total construction of all improvements located on the Site identified in the plan drawings and contractual documents.

Project Specifications - C omprised of the N otice Inviting Bids, the Instructions to Bidders, the BID documents, the Contract Documents, the Special Provisions, which include the Supplementary General Provisions and the Technical Provisions, permits issued by jurisdictional regulatory agencies, all appendices, the Standard Specifications, and all reference Specifications.

Punchlist – L
ist of incomplete items of Work and of items of Work that are not in conformance with the Contract.

1-3 ABBREVATIONS.
1-3.2 Common Usage.

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dd the following abbreviations to this subsection:

AC .................... ............ ............ A sphalt Concrete AT&T ................ ............ ............ L ocal and long distance telephone company (formerly SBC and Pacific Bell)
CGP ................. ............ ............ C onstruction General Permit LUP .................. ............ ............ L inear Underground / Overhead Project NCTD ............... ............ ............ N orth County Transit District OSHA ............... ............ ............ O ccupational Safety and Health Administration (Department of Labor) PCR ................. ............ ............ P oint of curb return SWMP ............. ............ ............ S torm Water Management Plan 02/11/2025
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60 VID................... ............ ............ V ista Irrigation District WPCP .............. ............ ............ W ater Pollution Control Plan WDID ............... ............ ............ W aste Discharge Identification Number

1-3.3 Institutions.

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dd the following institutions to this subsection:

APWA ............... ............ ............ A merican Public Works Association SDRWQCB ....... ............ ............ C alifornia Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region

1-7 AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT.

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odify this subsection to read as follows:

1-7 AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT. A ward and Execution of Contract shall be as provided for in the Project Specifications, Notice Inviting Bids, Instructions to Bidders, or the Specifications.

For projects with a value of $150,000 and less, the City Manager is authorized to award the Contract and the Agency will send a “Notice of Intent to Award” to the Contractor accepting the Bidder’s proposal. Within ten (10) Working Days
of the date of this notification, the Contractor shall submit the completed “Agreement and Bonds” portion of the Contract and the insurance certificates. The City Manager will then execute the Contract for the Agency.

For projects with a value greater than $150,000, the City Council will award the Contract. The Agency will send a “Notice of Intent to Award” to the Contractor. Within ten (10) Working Days of the
date of this notice, the Contractor shall submit the completed “Agreement and Bonds” portion of the Contract and the insurance certificates. After the City Council approves the Contract, the Mayor will execute the Contract for the Agency.

1-7.3 Integration.

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dd the following new subsection:

1-7.3 Integration. O ral Modifications Ineffective. No oral order, objection, direction, claim or notice by any party or person shall affect or modify any of the terms or obligations contained in the Contract Documents.

1-7.4 Change in Name and Nature of Contactor’s Legal Entit y.

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61 1-7.4 Change in Name and Nature of Contactor’s Legal Ent ity. S hould a change be contemplated in the name or nature of the Contractor’s legal entity, the Contractor shall first notify the Agency in order that proper steps may be taken to have the change reflected on the Contract.

SECTION 2 – SCOPE OF THE WORK

2-1 WORK TO BE DONE.

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The Contractor shall supervise and direct the Work, using the Contractor’s best skill and attention.

The Contractor shall be solely responsible for all construction means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures relating to the Work, and shall coordinate all portions of the Work under the contract, including the relations of the various trades to the progress of the Work, in accordance with these provisions.

The Contractor shall be responsible to the Agency for the acts and omissions of the Contractor’s employees, subcontractors and their agents and employees, and any other persons performing any of the Work under a Contract with the Contractor.

Any plan or method suggested to the Contractor by the Engineer but not specified or required, if adopted or followed in whole or in part, shall be used at the risk and responsibility of the Contractor; and the City and the Engineer will assume no responsibility therefore.

Nothing in these specifications shall be interpreted to make the Contractor an agent of the Agency.

Unless otherwise provided in these specifications, the Contractor shall provide and pay for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, tools, implements, construction equipment and machinery, methods or processes, water, heat, utilities, transportation, and other facilities, services and incidentals necessary for the proper execution and completion of the Work, whether temporary or permanent and whether or not incorporated or to be incorporated in the Work. Contractor shall leave the construction site in a neat, clean, and orderly condition upon completion of the Work.

2-2 PERMITS.

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The issuance of a permit based on Plans, specifications, and other data shall not prevent the Agency from ordering correction of errors in said Plans, specifications, or other data, or from preventing construction operations being carried on hereunder when in violation of any law, code or ordinance.

The Contractor shall submit to the Engineer for review and approval a completed City of Vista Storm Water Management Permit application (see Appendices or contact the Agency for forms and instructions). As part of the permit application, the Contractor must submit a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) (if required) to the Engineer for review and acceptance as required by the 02/11/2025
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62 Regional Water Quality Control Board. The Contractor shall comply with all provisions of the permit throughout the course of the Work. The permit must be approved by the Engineer prior to starting work. The Contractor shall include all costs for obtaining and complying with the requirements of the permit in the various items of work, and no additional compensation will be paid.

Compliance with the provisions of this section shall be considered as included in the various Contract items of work to which such regulations are applicable and no additional compensation shall be allowed therefore. Further, the enforcement of any requirements of the permits required during the performance of the Contract work shall not be made the basis for additional compensation.

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f the Contractor is required to obtain permit(s) from other agency (agencies) to complete the Work in accordance with the Drawings and Project Specifications, the Agency will compensate the Contractor for the actual cost of the permit fee unless otherwise specified that the Contractor is responsible to pay the fee. The Contractor shall include all other costs associated with obtaining permits in various bid items for which the permit is required, and no additional compensation will be paid.

2-2.1 City of Vista Business License.

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dd the following new subsection:

2-2.1 City of Vista Business License. A City of Vista Business License is required of the Contractor and all his/her Subcontractors prior to execution of the Contract. A fee will be charged for any new Business Licenses or renewal of any expired Business Licenses.

2-2.2 City of Vista No-Fee Construction Permit.

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2-2.2 City of Vista No -Fee Construction Permit. After execution of the Contract and prior to beginning work, the Contractor shall apply for and obtain a no-fee Construction Permit from the Agency.

Prior to applying for the permit, the Contractor shall first submit the following documents to the Engineer with proof that the policies / licenses are current:

1] Contractor’s License
of appropriate classification.

2] City of Vista Business License [see Subsection 2-2.1 (“City of Vista Business License.” )]

3] General Liability Insurance Certificate. The Certificate shall be issued with the Agency listed as the Certificate Holder. The Agency shall also be listed as an additional insured. See the Supplementary General Provisions for additional Certificate requirements and the amounts and types of liability coverage. If any Subcontractor does not have the amount of liability insurance required in the Project Specifications, the General Contractor must produce evidence that the Subcontractor's work is covered by the General Contractor's liability insurance policy.

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63 4] Worker's Compensation Insurance Certificate. The Certificate shall be issued with the Agency listed as the Certificate Holder.

5] Waste Management Permit Application. The Contractor shall be required to recycle at least fifty percent (50%) of the generated waste in accordance with Vista Municipal Code Chapter

13.17. A permit will be issued by the Agency to the Contractor covering the Contractor and all Subcontractors.

2-3 RIGHT-OF-WAY.

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dd the following paragraphs to this subsection:

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he Contractor shall not allow his employees to use private property for any reason or to use water or electricity from such property without written permission from the owner. The Contractor shall provide evidence of such permission in writing to the Engineer before entering upon such lands. In performing any work or doing any activity on lands outside the public rights-of-way, the Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, state and local laws, ordinances, codes and regulations. The Contractor shall indemnify and hold the Agency, its officials, officers, employees, and agents free and harmless from all claims or suits for damages occasioned by such work or activity, whether done according to this subsection and with permission from the owner or in violations of this subsection without permission from the owner.

For all projects the Contractor shall be fully responsible for locating and obtaining permission to use construction storage area(s) and stockpile site(s) in addition to staging areas provided by the Agency. Where the Contractor may find it advantageous to use private property, it shall arrange for its use. The Contractor shall assume full responsibility for its rental, preparation, maintenance and cleanup in a manner satisfactory to the Agency and the property owner.

2-4 COOPERATION AND COLLATERAL WORK.

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eplace the first paragraph in this subsection with the following:

Nothing contained in these documents shall be interpreted as granting to the Contractor exclusive occupancy of the construction site for the Work. Should construction be under way or subsequently begun by other forces or by other contractors within or adjacent to the limits of the Work, or in the vicinity of the Work to be done under this Contract, the Contractor shall so conduct his operations as to interfere to the least possible extent with the Work of such other forces or contractors. If the performance of this Contract is likely to be interfered with by the simultaneous performance of some other forces or contractors, the Engineer will decide which contractor shall continue or whether the Work can proceed simultaneously.

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64 Contractor shall on that account have no claim for additional compensation or extra cost against the Agency.

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The Contractor shall perform the Work in such a manner as to maintain in operation all existing utilities and other public services. The Contractor shall allow operations and maintenance crews from any utility or other public service agency to access their facilities at any time. Owners of the various utilities, and / or facilities at or near the Project site are as follows:

UTILITY OWNER
Gas and Electric Power Transmission and
Distribution Facilities
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
(SDG&E)
Telephone and Communication Facilities AT&T Corporation Cable Television and / or Communication
Facilities
Cox Communications, Inc. , Times Warner
Cable, Crown Castle and/or Coastal
Sewer City of Vista Public Works and Buena
Sanitation District
Traffic Signals, Street Lights, and Fiber Optic
Communication Facilities C
ity of Vista Public Works
Storm Drains City of Vista Public Works
Well Water Distribution or Irrigation City of Vista Public Works Water Vista Irrigation District (VID)
Bus / Railroad North County Transit District (NCTD)
State Highways California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans), District 11

2-5 THE CONTRACTOR’S EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES.
2-5.1 General.

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eplace the second paragraph in this subsection with the following paragraph:

The Contractor shall provide his own sanitary accommodations, including enclosed portable toilets and hand washing stations, for the convenience of the workers on the Project. The accommodations shall be regularly maintained by a company that specializes in providing and maintaining those facilities. The Contractor shall ensure that all workers on the Project, including those of subcontractors, use the Contractor’s accommodations and do not use any public or private facilities while working on the Project.

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65 progress of the Work. No worn or obsolete equipment shall be used, and in no case shall the maker’s rating of capacity for any equipment be exceeded. Equipment not suitable to produce the quality or work required for this Project will not be permitted to operate. Such equipment and facilities shall meet all requirements of applicable ordinances and laws.

All construction equipment, stationary or mobile, shall be equipped with properly operated and maintained muffler exhaust systems. Stockpiling in vehicle staging area shall be located as far as practical from occupied dwelling units and shall be subject to approval by the Engineer.

Full compensation for conforming to the requirements of this provision shall be considered as included in the Contract price paid for various items of work and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

2-5.2 Temporary Utility Services.

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dd the following paragraph to this subsection:

The Contractor may contact Vista Irrigation District (VID) to obtain a construction water meter and determine all terms, costs, conditions, and regulations imposed on the Contractor for use thereof.

Contractor will be required to pay for usage of water through construction water meter.

If VID does not have a construction water meter available, the Contractor shall use a water truck or other water storing equipment for use on the project and obtain water from offsite.

2-6 CHANGES REQUESTED BY THE CONTRACTOR.

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dd the following paragraph to this subsection:

The Contractor shall give written notice of a proposed Change Order required for compliance with the Contract Documents within seven (7) Working Days of discovery of the facts giving rise to the proposed Change Order.

2-6.1 Cost Reduction Proposal.

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dd the following new subsection:

2-6.1 Cost Reduction Proposal. T he Contractor may submit to the engineer in writing, proposals for modifying the Plans, Specifications, or other requirements of the Contract for the sole purpose of reducing the total cost of construction.

The cost reduction proposal must not impair, in any manner, the essential functions or characteristics of the Project such as service life, economy of operation, ease of maintenance, desired appearance, or design and safety standards.

The Contractor shall include the following information in the cost reduction proposal:
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66 a) A description of both the existing Contract requirements for performing the work and the proposed changes.
b) An itemization of the Contract requirements that must be changed if the proposal is adopted. c) A detailed estimate of the cost of performing the work under the existing Contract and under the proposed change.
d) A statement of the time within which the engineer must make a decision thereon. e) The Contract items of Work affected by the proposed changes, including any quantity variation attributable thereto.

These provisions of this subsection do not require the Engineer to consider any cost reduction proposal which may be submitted hereunder; nor will the Agency be liable to the Contractor for failure to accept or act upon any cost reduction proposal the Contractor has submitted pursuant to this subsection, nor for any delays to the Work attributable to any such proposal.

If a cost reduction proposal is similar to the information included in the Contract Documents or adopted by the Agency after the advertisement for the Contract, the Engineer will not accept such proposal and reserves the right to make such changes without compensation to the Contractor under the provisions of this subsection.

The Contractor must continue to perform the Work in accordance with the requirements of the Contract until a Change Order, incorporating the cost reduction proposal has been issued. If a Change Order has not been issued by the date upon which the Contractor’s cost reduction proposal specified that a decision thereon should be made, or such other date as the Contractor may subsequently have specified in writing, such cost reduction proposal must be deemed rejected.

The Engineer is the sole judge of the acceptability of a cost reduction proposal and the estimated net savings. In determining the estimated net savings, the Agency has the right to disregard the Contract Bid prices if, in the judgment of the Engineer, such prices do not represent fair measure of the value of the work to be performed or to be deleted.

The Agency reserves the right, where it deems such action appropriate, to require the Contractor to share in the Agency’s costs of investigating the Contractor’s cost reduction proposal as a condition of considering such proposal. Where such a condition is imposed, the Contractor shall indicate his acceptance in writing allowing the Agency to deduct amounts payable to the Contractor for any monies due or that may become due to the Contractor under the Contract.

If the Engineer accepts your cost reduction proposal in whole or in part, the Engineer will issue a Change Order to incorporate the changes in the Plans and Specifications which are necessary to permit the cost reduction proposal, or such part of it as has been acceptable to be put into effect. If the Engineer’s approval is conditional, the Change Order will include any conditions upon which the Engineer’s approval is based.

The Change Order shall also include the estimated net savings in the cost of performing the Work due to the accepted cost reduction proposal and provides that the Contract cost be adjusted by crediting the Agency with fifty percent (50%) of estimated net savings amount.

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67 The Contract time will not be extended by the acceptance of the cost reduction proposal and performance of the Work unless specified otherwise in the Change Order.

The amount specified as payable to the Contractor in the Change Order is full compensation for the cost reduction proposal and the performance of the Work.

The Agency expressly reserves the right to adopt a cost reduction proposal for general use on contracts administered by the Agency when it determines that said proposal is suitable for application to other contracts. When an accepted cost reduction proposal is adopted for general use, only the Contractor who first submitted such proposal will be eligible for compensation subject to this subsection, and in that case, only for contracts awarded prior to submission of the accepted cost reduction proposal.

The cost reduction proposals identical or similar to previously submitted proposals will be eligible for consideration and compensation under the provisions of this subsection, if the identical or similar, previously submitted proposal were not adopted for general application to other contracts administered by the Agency.

Subject to the provisions contained herein, the Agency must have the right to use all or any part of any submitted cost reduction proposal without obligation or compensation of any kind to the Contractor.

The Contractor must bear all costs to revise bonds for the Project to include the cost reduction incentive proposal Work.

2-7 CHANGES INITIATED BY THE AGENCY.
2-7.1 General.

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dd the following paragraph to this subsection:

Contractor shall not be entitled to claim or bring suit for damages, whether for loss of profits or otherwise, on account of any change resulting in a decrease or omission of any item or portion of work to be done. Whenever any change is made as provided for herein, such change shall be considered and treated as though originally included in the Contract, and shall be subject to all terms, conditions and provisions of the original Contract.

2-8 EXTRA WORK.

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68 Work only when said work is not covered and cannot be paid for under any of the various items or combination of items for which a bid price appears in the Bid Forms.

The Agency reserves the right to direct the Contractor to solicit competitive Bids for Extra work. If required by the Engineer, you must obtain competitive Bids from Subcontractor acceptable to the Contractor and must deliver such Bids to the Engineer who will then determine which Bids will be accepted.

Any request by the Contractor to change the Contract Price to include the price of Extra Work must be by written notice to the Engineer and must include itemized estimates. The Contractor’s itemized estimates must detail all applicable elements of price (e.g. labor and payroll costs, quantities, crew composition, production rates, material costs, Subcontractor and Supplier costs, equipment costs, and supplemental costs).

If the Contractor’s request to change the Contract Price arises from changes in the Schedule affecting all or part of the Project, or if the Contractor seeks a change in the Contract time, the Contractor’s request must include the analysis require by Subsection 6-1 (“CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORK.”
).

SECTION 3 – CONTROL OF WORK

3-1 ASSIGNMENT.

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dd the following paragraph to this subsection:

In accordance with Section 4551 of the Government Code, the Contractor and subcontractors shall conform to the following requirements. In entering into a public works contract or a subcontract to supply goods, services or materials pursuant to a public works contract, the Contractor or subcontractor offers and agrees to assign to the awarding body all rights, title and interest in and to all causes of action it may have under Section 4 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 15) or arising from purchases of goods, services or materials pursuant to the public works Contract or the subcontract.

This assignment shall be made and become effective at the time the awarding body tenders final payment to the Contractor, without further acknowledgment by the parties.

3-5 INSPECTION.

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elete the second sentence in its entirety. Add the following paragraphs to the end of this subsection:

All work which is defective and has been rejected shall be remedied, or removed and replaced and made good by the Contractor in an acceptable manner. Unsuitable materials may be rejected notwithstanding the fact that such unsuitable materials have been previously overlooked by the engineer and accepted. No additional compensation will be allowed to the Contractor for the removal and replacement of remedial or defective work, or unsuitable materials.

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69 and will not be paid for. Upon order of the Engineer unauthorized work shall be remedied, removed or replaced at the Contractor’s expense.

Upon failure of the Contractor to comply promptly with any order of the Engineer made under Subsection 3-5 (“INSPECTION.” ), the Agency may cause rejected or unauthorized work to be remedied, removed or replaced, and to deduct the costs from any monies due or to become due to the Contractor.

The Contractor shall notify the Agency at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the time required for the inspection of any Work which will be covered or which will require special inspection procedures.

INSPECTION TYPE PHONE NUMBER
City of Vista Building Inspection 760-639-6106
City of Vista Engineering Inspection 760-639-6113
City of Vista Landscape and Irrigation Inspection 760-643-5467

The Agency will pay for costs of inspection and materials testing, sufficient to verify the quality of the Contractor’s work. Any retesting of failing areas, or costs due to the Contractor’s failure to be ready for inspections requested by the Contractor, shall be paid for by the Contractor.

If the Contractor elects to work under this Contract more than eight (8) hours a day or more than forty (40) hours in a week, Saturday, Sunday or Agency holidays, unless otherwise specified, he shall arrange with the Engineer for the required inspection service and pay the Overtime Inspection Fees w
hich will be charged at the following rates:

NUMBER OF OVERTIME HOURS COST
4 hours or less per day $375.00
4 to 8 hours per day $750.00

When Overtime Inspection is required, the Contractor shall notify the Agency and pay inspection fees twenty-four (24) hours in advance. If the Contractor is directed by the Agency to work under this Contract more than eight (8) hours a day or more than forty (40) hours a week, the Special Inspection fee requirements will be waived.

The Contractor shall notify the Engineer of the completion of the Work and the Engineer will make an inspection of the Work. The Engineer will not make the final inspection until the Work provided for and contemplated by the Contractor has been completed and the final clean up performed. The Contractor may be present at the final inspection. The Contractor will be notified in writing of any defects or deficiencies to be remedied. When notified that corrective work is completed, the Engineer will again inspect the Work and when the Engineer is satisfied that all work has been done in accordance with the Plans and Specifications, the Engineer will recommend that the Work be formally accepted.

3-5.1 Inspection by Other Jurisdictions.

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70 3-5.1 Inspection by Other Jurisdictions. W henever any part of the Work to be performed is under the jurisdiction or control of, or is to be paid for, in whole or in part, by another public agency, entity, or jurisdiction, including but not limited to another city, Vista Irrigation District, North County Transit District, the County of San Diego, the State of California, or the United States Government, such Work, in addition to Agency inspection, shall be subject to inspection and approval by the proper officials of such entities or jurisdictions.

3-6 THE CONTRACTOR’S REPRESENTATIVE.

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eplace the first two sentences in this subsection with the following:

Before starting the Work, the Contractor shall provide in writing to the Agency a list of the representatives with local area codes and telephone numbers of at least two (2) persons in charge of or responsible for the Work, who can be reached for emergency work twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week.

Replace the third and fourth sentences in this subsection with the following:

Contractor shall have on the site, at all times, a Superintendent who will be in charge of all aspects of the Contractor’s work. The Superintendent shall be the individual authorized to receive directions from the Engineer of the Project and who will at all times act as the Contractor’s representative. Any order or communication given to the Superintendent shall be deemed delivered to the Contractor.

Contractor shall only replace the Superintendent upon written approval of the Agency. The Agency shall have the right to request that the Contractor appoint a new Superintendent if the Engineer or the Agency determines that such a replacement would be in the best interest of the Project.

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The Contractor shall submit a daily report to the Engineer from the Contractor and all subcontractors, on forms approved by the Engineer. The report shall include a listing of all labor, materials and equipment involved for that working day. Failure to submit the daily report by the close of the next working day shall be just cause for the Agency to dispute progress pay requests. The Contractor shall coordinate daily with the Engineer to reconcile the report, and it shall be signed by both the Engineer and the Contractor. In the event of disagreement, pertinent notes shall be entered by each party to explain points which cannot be resolved immediately. Each party shall retain a signed copy of the report. Reports by subcontractors or others shall be submitted through the Contractor.

The report shall:

1] Show names of workers, classifications, and hours worked. 2] Show type of equipment, size, identification number, and hours of operation. 3] Describe the work done that working day, and what work was completed. 4] Describe status of any unresolved issues in such detail as the Agency may require.

3-7 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
3-7.1 General.

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71 Add the following to the second paragraph in this subsection:

As shown on the Plans or described in the Specifications, each element of the Work must be furnished complete, finished and functional. Figured dimensions on drawings shall govern, but work not dimensioned shall be as directed. Work not particularly shown or specified shall be the same as similar parts that are shown or specified. Specifications shall govern as to materials, workmanship and installation procedures. The specification calling for the higher material or workmanship shall prevail.

In the event of any doubt or question arising respecting the true meaning of the specifications, reference shall be made to the representative of the owner of the facility affected by the work, whose decision shall be final.

Replace the last paragraph in this subsection with the following:

If the Contractor, either commencing work or in the course of the work, finds any discrepancy between the Specifications and the Plans, or between either and the physical conditions at the site of the Work, or finds any error or omission in any of the Plans, or in any survey, the Contractor shall promptly notify the Engineer in writing of any discrepancy, error, or omission. No work shall be done in any area of such discrepancy until the Engineer has given approval for same in writing. The Contractor shall forward written Requests for Information (RFIs) to the Engineer in all such matters.

Only written authorization from the Agency shall be binding over any deviation or changes in the Plans and Project Specifications. If the Contractor observes that any Plans or Specifications are at variance with any applicable law, ordinance, regulation, order or decree, the Contactor shall promptly notify the Engineer in writing of such conflict.

The Engineer on receipt of any such written notice will promptly investigate the circumstances and give appropriate instruction to the Contractor in writing. Until such instructions are given, any work done by the Contractor, either directly or indirectly, after the Contractor’s discovery of such error, discrepancy or conflict, shall be at the Contractor’s own risk, and the Contractor shall bear all costs arising therefrom.

3-7.2 Precedence of the Contract Documents.

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With reference to the Drawings, the order of precedence, from highest to lowest, shall be as follows:
a) Figures govern over scale dimensions. In the event of any discrepancy between any drawings and the figures thereon, the figures shall be taken as correct. b) Detail drawings govern over general drawings
c) Large scale details shall take precedence over smaller scale drawings as to shape and details of construction.
d) Work not particularly shown or specified shall be the same as similar work that is shown or specified.
e) Addenda or Change Order drawings govern over Contract Drawings f) Contract Drawings govern over Standard Drawings
g) Contract Drawings govern over Shop Drawings

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72 The specifications contained in the Agency’s Supplementary Special Provisions (General and Technical) take precedence over the specifications contained in the San Diego Regional Supplement to the Greenbook and the Greenbook. The specifications contained in the San Diego Regional Supplement to the Greenbook take precedence over the specifications contained in the Greenbook.

Should it appear that the Work to be done, or any of the matters relative thereto, are not sufficiently detailed or explained on the Contract Documents, or in the event of any doubt or question arising respecting the true meaning of the Specifications, the Contractor shall forward written Requests for Information (RFIs) to the Engineer for such further explanation as may be necessary and the Engineer’s decision shall be final and binding.

3-8 SUBMITTALS.
3-8.1 General.

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Promptly after the Notice to Proceed has been received by the Contractor, the Contractor shall provide to the Engineer a complete list of names and addresses of all suppliers of materials to be used on the Work.

Modify the second paragraph in this subsection as follows:

The Contractor shall allow a minimum of fourteen (14) Working Days for review of shop drawings
and submittals. Each set of shop drawings or submittals shall be accompanied by a letter of transmittal and the Contractor’s certification (see description of certification below).

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All submittals shall be submitted prior to the start of the Work unless otherwise approved by the Engineer. No work shall begin until the construction schedule has been approved by the Engineer.

The Contractor shall submit for Agency review and approval shop drawings and submittals for all long lead supplies, materials, and equipment within five (5) Working Days after the Notice to Proceed letter has been issued. The Contractor shall furnish the Engineer with a statement from the vendor(s) that the order(s) for said supplies, materials, and equipment has been received and accepted by said vendor(s) within fifteen (15) Working Days of said Notice to Proceed.

No work shall begin on the respective items of work that require a submittal until the submittals for those items of work have been approved in writing by the Engineer. When submitted for the Engineer’s review, shop drawings shall include the Contractor’s certification that the Contractor has reviewed, checked, and approved the shop drawings as conforming to the requirements of the Contract Documents. The following Contractor’s certification shall appear on all submittals:

“It is hereby certified that the (equipment, material) shown and marked in this submittal is that proposed to be incorporated into this Project, is in compliance with the Contract Documents, can be installed in the allocated spaces, and is submitted for review.

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73 Certified by: ________________________________________ Printed name: ________________________________________
Title: ________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________

A copy of each shop drawing and each sample as reviewed by the Engineer shall be kept in good order by the Contractor at the site and shall be available to the engineer. A review fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) will be withheld from the Contractor’s progress payment for every re-submittal after the third time a submittal has been reviewed and rejected.

Submittals shall be mailed, emailed or delivered to the City of Vista Engineering Department listed below. Submittals by facsimile (FAX) are not acceptable.

City of Vista
Engineering Department
200 Civic Center Drive
Vista, CA 92084-6275

Email: [email protected]

3-8.2 Working Drawings.

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TABLE 3-8.2 Note
Item Subsection Number Title Subject
15 306-7 Pipe laying Pipeline shop drawings
16 306-5 Dewatering Dewatering Plan

Notes: 1. The diagrams shall be of a size and scale to show clearly all necessary details. Pipeline layouts, for reference only, may be submitted in tabulated form in increasing order of alignment stationing.

2. Pipeline layout diagrams or schedules required for approval shall be submitted in accordance with 3-8.3. Layout diagrams or schedules are required for pipelines using pipe materials conforming to the indicated subsections.

The diagrams or schedules will be submitted for reference only, but curve layouts are required for approval.

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Working Drawings listed above as Items 4-7, 9-15 and 16 shall be prepared by a Civil or Structural Engineer registered by the State of California.

3-8.3 Shop Drawings.

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The following procedures will apply to shop drawing submittals:

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74 a) The Contractor shall submit to the Engineer for review five (5) copies of all shop drawings.

These drawings shall be complete, certified by the Contractor, and shall contain all required information in detail. The Contractor shall make any corrections to shop drawings required by the Engineer.

b) It is considered reasonable that the Contractor shall make a complete and acceptable submittal to the Engineer by the third submission of a submittal item. (1) If a submittal is returned to the Contractor marked “No exceptions taken,” formal revision and resubmission of said submittal will not be required. (2) If a submittal is returned to the Contractor marked “Make corrections noted,” formal revision and resubmission of said submittal will not be required. (3) If a submittal is returned to the Contractor marked “Amend-Resubmit,” the Contractor shall revise said submittal and shall resubmit the required number of copies of the revised submittal to the Engineer.
(4) If a submittal is returned to the Contractor marked “Rejected-Resubmit,” the Contractor shall revise said submittal and shall resubmit the required number of copies of said revised submittal to the Engineer.
c) When reviewed by the Engineer, each copy of the drawings will be stamped and signed by the Engineer.
d) Two sets of said drawings will be returned to the Contractor. e) The review of the drawings shall not be construed as a complete check, but will indicate only that the general method of construction and detailing is satisfactory. The Contractor shall assume all responsibility for accuracy of data, details, and dimensions shown in the submittals. f) The Contractor agrees that if deviations, discrepancies, or conflicts between shop drawing submittals and the Contract Documents in the form of Plans and Specifications, except as particularly noted within the submittal, are discovered either prior to or after shop drawings submittals are processed by the Engineer, the Plans and Specifications shall control and shall be followed.
g) Revisions indicated on shop drawings shall be considered as changes necessary to meet the requirements of the Contract Plans and Specifications and shall not be taken as the basis of claims for Extra Work. The Contractor shall have no claims for damages or extension of time due to any delay resulting from making required revisions to shop drawings. The review of said drawings by the Engineering will apply to general design only and will in no way relieve the Contractor of responsibility for errors or omissions contained therein nor will such review operate to waive or modify any provisions or requirements contained in these Contract Specifications or on the Contract Drawings.
h) The Contractor shall furnish to the Engineer eight (8) copies of instruction and maintenance manuals and parts lists of all major equipment furnished. Data in these manuals shall cover completely all items as specified and as supplied.
i) Shop fabrication drawings and lay sheets are required for all steel pipelines sixteen inches and greater in diameter (16”+ Ø). The drawings and lay sheets shall fully illustrate horizontal station and vertical elevation of all joints and angle points, true angular deflection at locations of combined vertical and horizontal bends, and horizontal station for pipeline appurtenances.

3-8.4 Supporting Information.

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75 n) City of Vista Stormwater Management Permit and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), if required, per Subsection 2-2 (“PERMITS. ”). o) Waste Management Plan Permit Application per Subsection 3-12 (“WORK SITE MAINTENANCE.” ).
p) Noise Control Notification per Subsection 3-12.3 (“Noise Control.” ). q) Traffic Control Plans per Subsection 601-2 (“Traffic Control Plan (TCP).” ). r) Night Work Plan per Subsection 5-7.1.3 (“Safety for Night Work.” ).

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Compliance certificates and weigh slips shall be provided for all fill material, aggregate base, asphalt concrete, Portland Cement Concrete, reinforcing steel, etc. The Contractor shall submit mix designs for asphalt concrete and Portland Cement Concrete to the Engineer for approval. All asphalt concrete and Portland Cement Concrete weigh slips (delivery tickets) shall include the mix design and number or the actual weights of aggregate, sand, cement and water in each truckload. In addition, the Contractor must schedule a meeting and meet with the Engineer each working day to confirm the quantities of materials shown on the weigh slips. The Engineer shall approve any admixtures prior to use. The Contractor shall submit to the Engineer a certified mill test report for each heat or size of reinforcing steel.

The Contractor shall submit the names and addresses of all suppliers of mineral construction materials, and the mine from which the materials were obtained, along with a copy of the Office of Mine Reclamation AB 3098 List (per California Assembly Bill 3098) showing that the mining operation is listed, prior to delivering any mineral construction materials to the Project site. This documentation regarding the Office of Mine Reclamation AB 3098 List (per California Assembly Bill 3098) shall be made a part of every submittal required on the Project that includes mineral construction materials.

Failure to identify the supplier and the mine may result in rejection of the submittal.

3-8.7 Record Drawings (“As-Builts”).

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3-8.7 Record Drawings (“As-Builts”). It shall be the Contractor's responsibility to keep and maintain, on the job site, a clean, accurate, full-size and legible print set of Project plans that indicate all changes in work, modifications and existing conditions that are different from what is shown on the Plans. The Contractor shall record the location, by stationing to nearest foot, and the depth, by elevation to the nearest tenth of a foot (+/- 0.1’), of all underground utility facilities, including pipes, valves, plugged tees, capped ends, etc. The Contractor shall record, by dimension and / or scale drawings, all wiring, conduits and pull boxes as actually installed. All information necessary to maintain and / or service any concealed work shall be noted on the record drawings. The locations by station of sewer laterals and water services (both perpendicular and skewed) to their mains must be noted on the record drawings. Records shall be kept up to date with all entries checked by the Engineer before the Work is buried or covered up. The Contractor shall make the Record Drawings available for review by the Engineer at any time.

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76 Upon completion of the Work and prior to final acceptance, the complete set of Plans, marked up to show as-built conditions, shall be delivered to the Engineer for review. Full compensation for preparing, maintaining and providing Record Drawings (“As-Builts”) shall be included in the stipulated lump sum price for this item of work. If no item is shown in the bid, then the Contractor shall include all costs in the various items of work.

3-9 SUBSURFACE DATA.

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he Contractor shall investigate the existing geotechnical (soil) conditions prior to submitting a bid, and shall satisfy himself as to the existing geotechnical (soil) conditions, and include all costs to address those conditions in the bid. Upon removal of the existing surface improvements and excavation to subgrade by the Contractor, the Agency will sample existing soils for analysis of the R- value, moisture content, and compaction. Upon determination of the existing geotechnical (soil) conditions and a final street structural section, the Agency will advise the Contractor regarding addition of geogrid or adjustments to the thickness of the aggregate base and the asphalt concrete layers.

Final payment for the approved street structural section will be made pursuant to the unit prices listed in the bid, based on actual quantities of the materials placed, and no additional compensation will be allowed.

3-10 SURVEYING.
3-10.1 General.

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3-10.1 General. T he Contractor shall notify the Engineer and the Professional Land Surveyor or Registered Civil Engineer authorized to practice land surveying in the State of California (“Surveyor”) performing construction staking at least five (5) Working Days before starting work to allow for the preservation of reference points, survey monuments, lot stakes (tagged), benchmarks and other survey points.

In accordance with the Professional Land Surveyors Act (State of California Business and Professions Code 8771(a), (b) and 8773.2 (as amended by California Senate Bill 1563), the Surveyor performing construction staking for the Project shall file in the Office of the County Surveyor a Corner Record form or Record of Survey prior to the completion of construction for the replacement of survey monuments. The Contractor shall not disturb survey monuments, lot stakes (tagged), or benchmarks without the consent of the Engineer, and in the case of willful or careless destruction, shall be liable for and charged with the cost of their replacement and of any expenses resulting from their unnecessary loss. Replacement shall be done only under the direction of the Engineer by a Register Land Surveyor or a Register Civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying within the State of California.

Upon submittal of all Corner Record forms or Records of Survey to the San Diego County Surveyor’s office, the Surveyor performing construction staking for the Project shall submit copies of the same records to the Agency. Upon acceptance and approval by the San Diego County Surveyor’s office, the 02/11/2025
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77 Surveyor shall also submit Corner Record forms or Records of Survey (Mylar) copies of the same records to the Agency prior to completion of the Project.

By contract with the Agency, the Surveyor shall coor dinate and be responsible for the accuracy of all surveying performed for the Project. If the Professional Land Surveyor or Registered Civil Engineer (“Surveyor”) performing construction control surveying / staking requires additional information, he shall request it from the Agency. All construction surveying, monument preservation and monument replacement surveying necessary to complete the Work as shown on the Plans and as provided for in the Specifications and other Contract Documents shall be accomplished by or under the direction of a Surveyor. The Agency reserves the right to direct additional construction survey work when the Engineer determines it to be necessary to adequately construct the Work. The Contractor shall preserve construction survey stakes and marks for the duration of their usefulness.

The Contractor shall notify the Engineer and the Surveyor performing construction staking in writing by submitting a completed “City of Vista Engineering Construction Survey Request Instructions and Form” found in Appendices (see list of Appendices in Table of Contents on Page 1) at least five (5) Working Days
before survey services will be required in connection with the laying out of any portion of the Work. The Surveyor performing construction staking for the Project shall set and station stakes for clearing limits, rough grade, sewers, storm drains, water, dry utilities, structures, finish (precise) grade, curbs, headers, base grade, pavement and other improvements. The Surveyor shall submit acceptable preconstruction survey tie notes to the Engineer for approval. A corresponding cut or fill to f
inish grade (or flowline) will be indicated on the Surveyor’s grade (cut) sheet. The Contractor shall be required to excavate all holes necessary for offset line and grade stakes if in excess of one-half foot (0.5’) deep.

All survey monuments, centerline ties and survey reference points shall be protected in place or reestablished where disturbed, in accordance with Section 8771 of the Professional Land Surveyor’s Act (Business & Professions Code Section 8700 et seq.), prior to Project acceptance.

3-10.2 Line and Grade.

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All work, including finished surfaces, shall during its progress and upon completion conform to the lines, grades, cross-sections, elevations and dimensions shown on the Plans. All distances and measurements are given thereon and will be made in a horizontal plane. Three (3) consecutive points shown on the same rate of slope must be used in common in order to detect any variation from a straight line. In the event any discrepancy exists, it must be reported to the Engineer. Failure to make this report shall make the Contractor responsible for any error in the finished work. Minor deviations from approved Plans, whenever required by the exigencies of construction, shall be determined in all cases by the Engineer and authorized in writing.

Add the following paragraphs and table to this subsection:

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78 using survey equipment and methods appropriate for the Work. For grades equal to or less than one- half percent (0.5%), elevations for staking shall be established by differential leveling. The Surveyor performing construction staking for the Project shall provide the following stakes as needed to complete the Work:

STAKE TYPE STAKE REQUIREMENTS
Clearing and Grubbing Show limits of Work at fifty foot ( 50’) maximum intervals and at angle points
Slope Show rough grading for slopes at fifty foot (50’) maximum intervals as needed for construction
Rough Grade Show rough grading for road subgrade on centerline a t fifty foot (50’) maximum intervals and on slopes as needed to a chieve cut or fill to finished grade as indicated on a grade sheet Drainage Structure Two (2) front corners with line stakes with ten foot (10’) maximum offset, invert elevations in and out, and informatio n for top of structure elevation
Pipelines (storm drain,
sewer, water, etc.)
At twenty-five foot (25’) maximum intervals for invert elevation or top of pipe; also at change of alignment or grade
Sewer and Storm
Drain Manholes
Centerline, invert elevations in and out, and top of rim Road Base Establish finish base grade at centerline of street and intersections, provide “blue tops” at fifty foot (50 ’) maximum on centerline of street and at ten to fifteen foot (10’ - 15’) grid within intersections
Finish Asphalt Grade At twenty-five foot ( 25’) maximum intervals for irregular asphalt cuts and fills to set leveling surfaces and at ten t o fifteen foot (10’ - 15’) grid within intersections with additional stakes for landings at the bottom of curb ramps
Curb and Gutter At twenty -five foot ( 25’) maximum intervals and at the top of driveway entrance wings
Curb Return At each quarter (1/4) delta with a stake at the curb return radius point
Curb Ramp Top and bottom of curb transitions, lip of depressed gutter, finished surface at four (4) corners of top landing, & transitions Driveway Centerline and wings (join lines if matching to exis ting) Street Light and Traffic
Signal poles
Five to seven foot ( 5’ - 7’) maximum offset showing centerline of poles

The Surveyor performing construction control surveying / staking shall provide one (1) copy of all grade sheets to the Engineer.

The cost to reset construction survey stakes lost or destroyed during construction operations shall be borne by the Contractor.

3-10.3 Payment.

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79 Add the following new subsection:

3-10.3 Payment. T he Professional Land Surveyor or Registered Civil Engineer authorized to practice land surveying in the State of California (Land Surveyor) performing construction control surveying / staking will furnish construction stakes to prosecute the Work, and no compensation will be made to the Contractor for delays to the Work caused by the Contractor’s lack of coordination with the Agency to schedule Construction Staking. Payment for all Work necessary for preserving, documenting, and re-establishing existing survey monuments, as specified, will be as shown in the bid, and no additional compensation will be allowed. The cost to reset stakes lost or destroyed during construction operations shall be borne by the Contractor. Payment for providing construction staking on the Project will be made by the Agency directly to the Land Surveyor under contract with the Agency.

3-11 CONTRACT INFORMATION SIGNS.
3-11.1 City of Vista Project Information Signs.

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3-11.1 City of Vista Project Information Signs. Before the start of any work, the Contractor shall design, supply, install, and maintain one (1) aluminum 4’ x 4’ sign to inform the public about the Project. The signs shall be designed and made by a professional sign company. Sample artwork for each sign is included in the appendices (see list of Appendices in Table of Contents on Page 1). The Contractor shall submit the sign layout to the Engineer for approval before signs are fabricated.

Information on the sign shall include: City name with seal, Project name and CIP number, limits of Project, month and year when Project shall begin and end, funding source(s), and names of the City Council.

Project Information Signs shall be posted with 4” x 4” wood posts within the parkway adjacent to the street at a location approved by the Engineer and at least seven feet (7’) above the pedestrian travel way. Signs and sign posts shall be located within the public right-of-way and may not hinder or obstruct driver’s line of sight. The text on the sign shall be large and legible from a distance. All signs provided by the Contractor shall be protected by an anti-graffiti coating similar to 3M/1160.. Signs shall be posted at least three (3) Working Days prior to start of construction and remain posted until the final job walk is completed. The signs shall then be removed and property disposed. Contractor shall be responsible for the maintenance of these signs until removed.

Full compensation for the Project Information Signs,
including design, construction, anti-graffiti
coating, deployment, maintenance, and salvage removal / delivery at project completion to the Agency’s Public Works Yard at 1165 E. Taylor Street, and furnishing of all necessary labor, equipment, materials, and all other related costs shall be considered as included in the Bid price for “Project Information Sign.” Payment for the Project Information Signs shall be paid under the unit price bid for each sign as shown on the BID SCHEDULE
at ninety percent (90%) for the completed installation of the signs, ten percent (10%) for the removal and delivery of the signs upon completion of the Work and no additional compensation shall be allowed therefore.

3-11.2 Public Notification.

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80 3-11.2 Public Notification. The Contractor shall prepare typewritten Public Notification fliers in English and Spanish per the BID SCHEDULE. Fliers shall notify residents and businesses of the Work and include information describing the Work, how it may affect them and contact information of Agency and Contractor personnel responsible for the work. The Engineer will provide the contact information for the Agency to be included on the flier at the Pre-Construction Meeting. The Contractor shall submit draft versions of the flier in English and Spanish to the Engineer for review and approval prior to starting the Work. The Contractor shall to provide advance notifications of the Work to residents and businesses adjacent to or affected by the Work by hand delivering “door knob type” fliers distributed at least five (5) Working Days prior to Work.

These notices shall also be distributed at other times during the Work as required to notify affected people in the area of impending work, including, but not limited to, prior to commencing rehabilitation, resurfacing, or reconstruction work on streets that will affect access to traffic or pedestrians.

Based upon the work schedule, the Contractor shall notify residents and businesses of the work and post temporary “No Parking” signs to all residences and businesses located in the work limits and along any detour routes.

The Contractor shall provide additional notification for night work that creates excessive noise, as described in Subsection 3-12.3
(“Noise Control.” ) of these Specifications.

Full compensation for the Public Notification shall include all necessary labor, equipment, materials, and all other related costs for preparation, copying, and distribution shall be considered as included in the lump sum price Bid for Public Notification.

3-12 WORK SITE MAINTENANCE.
3-12.1 General.

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The Contractor and all Subcontractors are required to clean up the site on a daily basis. This cleanup shall include, but not be limited to, the Contractor furnishing and operating a self-loading motorized street sweeper equipped with a functional water spray system or by hand (depending on the size of the daily job/cleanup), removal of all construction material that is no longer needed on the job site, daily removal of all construction rubbish/trash away from the job site, proper storage of all construction equipment including traffic control devices that are not in use. The sweeper shall clean all paved areas within the Work site and all paved routes at least once each working day for the purpose of keeping paved areas acceptably clean whenever construction, including restoration, is incomplete. It shall be the Contractor’s responsibility to keep vehicle and pedestrian travel ways broom clean at all times. Failure to comply with these daily cleanup requirements may result in the Agency performing the cleanup work and deducting the cost from the Contractor’s payment(s).

The sweeper shall be certified to conform to the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD) (California) Rule 1186 requirements, which limit the amount of very fine particles of dust that can become airborne during sweeping operations. For additional information regarding SCAQMD’s Rule 1186, go to Internet URL website link at:

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81 http://www.aqmd.gov/home/rules-compliance/rules/flee t-rules/sweepers

Upon completion and before making application for acceptance of the Work, the contractor shall clean the construction site and all ground occupied by him in connection with the Work of all rubbish, excess materials, temporary structures, and equipment. All parts of the Work area shall be left in a near and presentable condition.

Care should be taken to prevent spillage on streets over which hauling is done, and any such spillage or debris deposited on streets due to the Contractor's operation shall be immediately cleaned up.

The Contractor shall remove and dispose of all structures, debris, or other obstructions to the construction of the Work as specified. Where such obstructions consist of improvements not required by law to be removed by the owner thereof, all such improvements shall be removed, maintained, and permanently replaced by the Contractor at his expense as required for performance of the Work.

The Contractor shall furnish all water necessary for compaction, cleaning, flushing, dust control, etc.

No separate payment will be made for any work performed or material used to control dust resulting from the Contractor’s performance of the Work, or by public traffic, either inside or outside the right-of-way.

Full compensation for conforming to the requirements of this Subsection 3-12.1 s hall be
considered as included in the various items of work involved and no additional compensation shall be allowed therefor.

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EDCO Waste and Recycling Company has an exclusive franchise agreement with the Agency for waste hauling. If the Contractor requires waste disposal service, that service must be provided by EDCO. The Contractor is to make his own arrangements with EDCO and pay for all waste disposal, which is to be included in his overall Contract bid.

As a result of AB 939, the Agency has established a Construction and Demolition (C&D) Recycling Ordinance (Vista Municipal Code Chapter 13.17) to help divert waste from landfills and to comply with mandates of the California Integrated Waste Management Board (per City of Vista Ordinance No. 2006-19). Many of the materials generated from construction and demolition projects can be recycled or reused. The Agency requires any contractor that generates debris to use a recycling service (EDCO or other Agency-approved recycling company) and fill out a Waste Management Plan (WMP). The Contractor shall cooperate with the Agency’s Inspector and Agency’s Waste Management Compliance Officer in completing the WMP prior to obtaining the required “No Fee” Construction Permit. If you have any questions about the Agency’s Construction and Demolition Recycling Ordinance or how to get a copy of this form, please contact the City of Vista at (760) 639-6108.

The Contractor shall provide copies of all receipts from EDCO and include all demolition costs in his construction bid.

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82 Full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment and incidentals for clean-up and dust control as specified, including weekends and other non-working days at the Agency’s request, shall be considered as included in related items of work and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

3-12.2 Air Pollution Control.

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All cold milling equipment, sandblast pots over one-hundred pounds (100 lbs.), portable engines over fifty horsepower (50 HP), and auxiliary engines on construction equipment which are not used to drive equipment require permits from the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (SDAPCD).

The Contractor must obtain and maintain all required permits, and follow all permit requirements.

3-12.3 Noise Control.

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The Contractor shall comply with local ordinances regulating noise level (see Vista Municipal Code Chapter 8.32).

All construction activities (including, but not limited to, the use of tools, machinery or equipment used in connection with construction operations), regardless of hours of operation, shall be kept below an average hourly sound level of seventy-five (75) dBA Leq measured at fifty feet (50’) from the noise source. A noise level limit of ninety-five (95) dB at a distance of fifty feet (50’) shall apply to all construction equipment on or related to the job whether owned by the Contractor or not. Examples include but are not limited to: equipment startups, equipment staging in or near the project, truck deliveries to the project, construction traffic loud talking, etc.

This ordinance applies to all grading operations and all public improvement construction on private or public property.

The Contractor shall not perform high-noise producing work (e.g. jack-hammering, saw-cutting, sand blasting, cold milling, compacting, etc.) between the hours of 10:00PM and 7:00AM, unless the C
ontractor is directed to perform work at night as part of a unique project, to avoid excessive impacts to traffic, businesses, or schools. The Contractor shall provide written notification to all residential properties within five hundred feet (500’) of the work zone at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of performing: 1) work during these hours; 2) high-noise producing during working hours. The proposed notification form and list of properties shall be submitted to the Engineer for approval.

Stationary construction equipment shall be placed such that emitted noises are directed away from sensitive noise receivers such as residential uses. The Contractor shall make every effort to create the greatest distance between noise sources and receptors during construction operations.

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83 accepted standards of the industry. Should the Agency determine that the muffling device on any equipment used on the Work is ineffective or defective so that the noise tolerance of such equipment, as established by accepted standards of the industry, is exceeded, such equipment shall not, after such determination by the Agency, be used on the Work until its muffling device is repaired or replaced so as to bring the noise tolerance level of such equipment within such standards.

3-12.4 Storage of Equipment and Materials.
3-12.4.1 General.

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The Contractor shall obtain and maintain, at his own cost, a construction staging area outside of the right of way or outside the boundaries of the Agency’s property, unless a staging area is specifically shown on the Plans or described in the specifications. Any posted signs for or related to the staging area must be of professional quality and approved by the Engineer prior to placement. The staging area must be established, maintained and removed in a manner acceptable to the Engineer and the owner of the land where the staging area is situated. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for the security and liability of the staging area. The staging area may be fenced, lighted and locked.

Guard dogs are not allowed at the construction staging area. Such staging areas shall meet all requirements of applicable standards, codes, ordinances and laws, and shall be established at least five (5) Working Days prior to commencement of work.

When any product, material or equipment is to be stored outside the highway or street right-of-way or Agency property, the Contractor shall first obtain written permission from the property owner on whose property the storage is to be made. The Contractor shall file with the Engineer an original permission letter, together with a written release from the property owner absolving the Agency or its employees from any and all responsibility in connection with storage of materials, products or equipment on said property.

3-12.4.2 Storage in Public Streets.

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No equipment or materials may be stored on public street rights-of-way unless pre-approved by the City of Vista Traffic Engineering Division.

3-12.4.3 Storage on Private Property.

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3-12.4.3 Storage on Private Property. T he Contractor and all Subcontractors shall minimize the effects of construction operations upon private properties adjacent to the Work.

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84 of granting trespass rights to enter upon, stockpile or store Contractor's supplies and equipment to the Engineer. The Contractor shall, as a penalty to the Agency, forfeit one hundred dollars ($100) per day as a fine for each parcel as determined by the Engineer for failure to provide copies of such documentation to the Engineer prior to storing equipment or material on private property. Said fine or fines will be deducted from the Contractor’s subsequent monthly progress payment. The Contractor is solely responsible to initiate contact and negotiate agreement with property owners if the Contractor should desire to use private property for storage or other purposes.

Materials or equipment placed on private property without owner's consent or in breach of owner/contractor Contract shall constitute ground for immediate issuance of a stop work notice to the Contractor. The Contractor shall then be required to suspend all operations until affected property is cleaned up and restored to original condition. Additional Contract days will not be granted due to stop work action against Contractor.

3-12.6 Water Pollution Control.
3-12.6.1 General.

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he Contractor shall adhere to, the requirements of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB). All work shall be performed in accordance with ORDER NO. R9-2013-0001, AS AMENDED BY ORDER NOS. R9-2015-0001 AND R9-2015-0100 NPDES NO. CAS0109266 - NATIONAL

POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT AND WASTE DISCHARGE

REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCHARGES FROM THE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEMS (MS4s) DRAINING THE WATERSHEDS WITHIN THE SAN DIEGO REGION, which can be found on the Internet at:

http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/rwqcb9/water_issues/pr
ograms/stormwater/index.shtml

The Contractor shall adhere to, and shall perform in accordance with the requirements of Vista Municipal Code Chapter 13.18 – Storm Water Management and Discharge Control Program.

As part of the application for City of Vista Storm Water Management Permit, the Contractor shall submit an erosion control plan showing all pollution prevention, erosion and sediment control, and site management practices, to the City Engineer for review and approval, and shall implement and maintain all appropriate measures to prevent polluted discharges from entering storm water conveyance facilities (e.g. channels, storm drains, and water bodies). The Storm Water Management Permit application and erosion control plan must be prepared and submitted by the Contractor and approved by the City Engineer before any land disturbance activities can take place on the construction site.

For projects not subject to the Construction General Permit, before commencement, and until final acceptance of the Work by the City, the Contractor shall provide all measures necessary to avoid erosion and adverse drainage conditions, in conformance with the current Order and the City of Vista Grading Ordinance.

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85 The Contractor shall also conform to the following provisions with respect to water pollution control when working in the vicinity of live streams:

(a) Working areas shall not encroach on live steams. The Contractor shall provide water pollution control measures upstream at all inlets or other conveyances to prevent muddying or polluting of such streams.
(b) Should the Contractor’s operations require transportation of materials across live streams, such operations shall be conducted without accessing or disturbing the stream banks or stream bed. Mechanized equipment shall not be operated in the stream channels of such live steams. The City Engineer will judge such work to be necessary only if construction cannot be done reasonably using other means or methods and will identify additional permitting or other requirements prior to commencement of Work.
(c) Fresh Portland Cement concrete shall not be allowed to enter the flowing water in streams, channels or drains.
(d) Material derived from the work shall not be deposited in a live stream channel.

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3-12.6.1.1 Compliance. T he Contractor shall make every effort to comply with the provisions of this subsection. However, should the Contractor violate any of the provisions of this subsection, or if pollution occurs in the work area for any reason, the Contractor shall immediately notify the City Engineer. If an unmitigated non-storm water discharge leaves the construction site, the Contractor shall immediately stop all the activity causing the discharge and mitigate the discharge and immediately notify the City Engineer or call the Storm Water Hotline at 760-643-2804. In addition the Contractor shall, with seven (7) calendar days, submit written confirmation to the City Engineer describing the incident and corrective actions taken. If pollution, for whatever reason, is detected by the City Engineer before notification by the Contractor, the required written confirmation shall also include any explanation of why the Contractor had not notified the City Engineer.

As soon as practical, any and all waste material, sediment, debris or other pollution from any discharge shall be removed from the work area and/or the drainage system by the Contractor. Any remedial actions will be the sole responsibility of the Contractor.

The Agency may make any further corrective actions, as deemed necessary, for abatement of water pollution if the Contractor has violated any of the provisions of this subsection. The Contractor shall be responsible for all costs incurred for the corrective actions. Failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection may result in the suspension of Work per Subsections 6-6 and 6-4.3
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“SUSPENSION OF THE WORK.” and “Payment for Delays.” ). The City’s Municipal Code (Vista Municipal Code) Section 13.18 allows for administrative, misdemeanor penalties, infractions, and civil actions for non-compliance and enforcement actions that include stop work orders. Failure may also result in significant fines and possible imprisonment. A prosecuting authority may assess fines of up to $37,500 per calendar day for each violation. The Contractor shall also reimburse the Agency for any fines assessed against and paid by the Agency and that are the result of the Contractor’s failure to comply with these specifications.

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86 Compliance with the requirements of this subsection shall in no way relieve the Contractor from its responsibility to comply with other provisions of the Contract, in particular its responsibility for repair of damage and for preservation of property.

3-12.6.2 Best Management Practices (BMPs).

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Prior to commencement of any land disturbance activities, the Contractor shall educate all employees, subcontractors, and suppliers about storm water pollution prevention and mitigation measures needed during various construction activities to prevent the impacts originating from construction discharges. The Contractor shall ensure that all personnel are periodically trained in storm water and urban runoff management. A list of attendees and copies of the educational materials shall be kept on file at the site and submitted to the City Engineer at the conclusion of each training session, upon request.

The Contractor shall designate a qualified person who is trained and competent in the use of Best Management Practices (BMPs) and who shall be on the site daily to evaluate the conditions of the site with respect to storm water pollution prevention. This person shall ensure the implementation of the conditions of the City of Vista Storm Water Management Permit, erosion control plan, Contract Documents, and other State and local regulations and ordinances with respect to the control of erosion, sediment and other forms of water pollution, as well as other waste management regulations.

The Contractor shall implement pollution control measures and BMPs to prevent the impounding of runoff, nuisance water, sediment movement, and debris movement from the construction site onto adjacent properties or from adjacent properties onto the construction site. If the City Engineer determines that the Contractor’s measures are not adequate, the Contractor shall provide whatever additional measures are required to gain compliance.

The Contractor shall protect with BMPs, such as gravel bags and filter fabric, all new and existing storm water conveyance system structures and other facilities from sedimentation or other related construction debris and discharges, or by any other equal product that is acceptable to the City Engineer. The Contractor shall schedule and conduct land disturbance operations, such as demolition, clearing, and grading, to minimize or avoid rain fall induced erosion and sediment discharges and prevent tracking at the construction site during ingress and egress. Water pollution control activities shall also consist of implementing good housekeeping BMPs to reduce the discharge of pollutants from construction sites. Such features as drainage gutters, slope protection blankets, and retention
basins, if applicable to the site as described in the erosion control plan, shall be constructed prior to start of work. The Contractor shall prevent any discharge of concrete rinse water or other pollutant into a storm water conveyance facility by using physical barriers.

The Contractor shall maximize the preservation of existing native and non-native vegetation and minimize soil disturbance within the limits of Work.

The Contractor shall show on the erosion control plan all water pollution, erosion control, and sediment control BMPs for the Work including the locations for concrete washout, vehicle maintenance, staging, dispensing of fuel, and storage areas. Further, the Contractor shall show all 02/11/2025
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87 pollutant control measures or BMPs to be used to confine construction waste in designated areas, including construction entrance stabilization and wheel-wash measures to reduce the tracking or deposition of sediment onto public and private roads.

During the dry season (May 1 through September 30 each year), the Contractor shall inspect at least monthly all pollutant control measures or BMPs installed to mitigate construction activities during the dry season. During the rainy season (October 1 through April 30 each year), the Contractor shall inspect at least weekly all pollutant control measures, inspect before and after every rain event and every twenty-four (24) hours during any prolonged rain event.

The Contractor shall implement the following water pollution control measures:

(a) Minimum Water Quality Protection Requirements:
(1) Eroded sediments and other pollutants must be retained on site and may not be transported from the Work site via sheet flow, swales, area drains, natural drainage, tracking by vehicles or equipment, or wind. Erosion from slopes and channels shall be controlled by implementing an effective combination of BMPs, such as the limiting of grading scheduled during the rainy season; planting and maintenance of vegetation on slopes; and cover to prevent or minimize erosion of susceptible slopes. (2) Stockpiles of earth and other work-related materials must be protected from being transported from the site by wind or water.
(3) Fuels, oils, solvents, and other toxic and non-toxic substances shall be stored in accordance with the manufacturers’ instructions. All storage containers shall be protected from the weather. Fuels, oils, solvents, and other toxic substances originating from the Contractor’s operations shall not be allowed to contaminate the soil, storm water or surface waters or enter the ground water or be placed where they will enter a live stream, channel, drain, or other water conveyance facility.
(4) The Contractor may not wash excess or waste concrete onto the ground or into the public rights of way or any drainage system. Provisions shall be made to retain concrete wastes onsite with containment until it can be appropriately disposed of or recycled. (5) Trash and construction-related solid wastes must be deposited into a covered receptacle to prevent contamination of rainwater and dispersal by wind. (6) Vehicle and equipment traffic shall not track sediments and other materials from the construction site. The Contractor must stabilize the entrance roadways to the construction site to inhibit sediments from being deposited into the public rights of ways. Accidental depositions must be swept up immediately and may not be washed down by rain or by any other means. All loose soil and debris shall be removed from street areas upon starting operations and periodically thereafter as directed by the City Engineer. (7) Non-storm water, wash water and runoff from equipment and vehicle washing and any other activity shall be contained at the construction site. (8) The Contractor shall protect all new and existing storm drain system structures from sedimentation, or other construction related debris and discharges with gravel bags and filter fabric or by any other equal product or measure acceptable to the City Engineer.

Accumulated debris shall be cleaned up and properly disposed of by the Contractor to prevent the materials from entering or being carried into storm water conveyances. (9) When making sawcuts in pavement, use as little water as possible and perform during dry weather. Cover each storm drain inlet completely with filter fabric or plastic during the sawing operation and contain the slurry by placing straw bales, sandbags, or gravel dams 02/11/2025
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88 around the inlets. After the liquid drains or evaporates, shovel or vacuum the slurry residue from the pavement or gutter and remove from site. Alternatively, a small onsite vacuum may be used to pick up the slurry as this will prohibit slurry from reaching storm drain inlets.
(10) Pavement marking:
• Schedule pavement marking activities for dry weather. • Develop paint handling procedures for proper use, storage, and disposal of paints. • Transfer and load paint and hot thermoplastic away from storm drain inlets. • Provide drop cloths and drip pans in paint mixing areas. • Properly maintain application equipment.
• Street sweep all grindings. Yellow thermoplastic grindings may require special handling as they may contain lead.
• Paints containing lead or tributyltin are considered a hazardous waste and must be disposed of properly.
• Use water based paints whenever possible. If using water based paints, clean the application equipment in a sink that is connected to the sanitary sewer. • Properly store leftover paints if they are to be kept for the next job, or dispose of properly.
(11) After the completion of the Work, the construction site shall be cleared of trash and debris and restored to a condition equal to or better than that existing before construction by completing all approved landscaping and permanent or post-construction sediment controls.

(b) Erosion Control Plan
Whenever it appears that the construction site will have grading during the rainy season, or as requested by the City Engineer, the Contractor shall be prepared to execute a rain event action plan based on implementation of BMPs as specified in the Project’s Erosion Control Plan.

The Contractor shall mark with a stencil, concrete stamp, or ceramic tile every storm drain inlet within the Project boundaries to indicate that no dumping is allowed in storm drainage facilities that discharge in the ocean. The stencil or tiles are available from the City Engineer, with five (5) Working Days advance notice. On curb inlets, the stencil shall be placed at the curb line on the inlet roof, the stamp should be placed on the inlet roof or in the sidewalk behind the inlet, and the tile shall be affixed to the gutter with pavement-marker adhesive or inset in the concrete in the center of the inlet opening.

On catch basins, the stencil, stamp, and tile shall be placed or imprinted next to the inlet grate. Extra concrete may be required next to the grate to accommodate the stencil, stamp, or tile dimensions.

3-12.6.5 Payment.

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eplace the paragraphs in this subsection with the following:

All costs for the work required to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall be included in the bid item for Storm Water Pollution Prevention and Erosion Control as shown on the BID SCHEDULE. If no bid item is provided, the cost of the work required to comply with this subsection shall be considered as included in the prices bid for the various items of work.

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89 3-13 COMPLETION, ACCEPTANCE, AND WARRANTY.

3-13.3 Warranty.

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The Work shall be warranted by the Contractor against defective materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year, or longer as specified below:

a) The warranty period for installed fiber optic cable shall be two (2) years. b) The warranty period for the Work under Section 500 must be at least three (3) years. c) The warranty period for LED signal modules requires at least three (3) years of manufacturer’s warranty.
d) The warranty period for LED luminaires requires at least ten (10) years of manufacturer’s warranty. Provide documentation verifying that the LED luminaire model(s) being offered for the Project are covered by the ten-year warranty.

The warranty period shall begin when the Work is accepted as complete by the Agency after the Notice of Completion has been recorded at the County Recorder’s Office.

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If at any time during the warranty period, or during the extended warranty period specified, the Engineer finds the Work, or any part of the Work, to be defective or not in conformance with the plans and specifications, whether or not manufactured, fabricated, installed, completed or overlooked and accepted by the Engineer, the Contractor must, in accordance with the Engineer’s written instructions and within the specified time limits, either correct the defective or non-conforming Work, or, if it has been rejected by the Engineer, remove it from the Site and replace it with non-defective and conforming Work.

The Engineer may determine in its sole discretion to accept defective work in lieu of requiring the Contractor to correct or remove and replace the defective work. However, the Contractor must bear all direct and indirect costs of the defective work, and the diminished value to the Project, as determined by the Engineer. If the Engineer’s acceptance of defective work occurs prior to Final Payment, the Engineer will issue a Change Order incorporating the necessary revisions in the Contract Documents with respect to the defective work and affording the Agency the appropriate decrease in the Contract Price.

If the Contractor fails to correct, remove, or replace defective work or non-conforming work within five (5) Working Days from the date of written notice from the Engineer, the Engineer may proceed expeditiously with any correction undertaken in accordance with this section. The Agency may remedy after five (5) Working Days from the date of written notice when the Contractor fails to correct the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents, or when he fails to comply with any other provision of the Contract Documents. If, in the opinion of the Agency, the non-conforming work or defective work creates a dangerous condition or requires immediate attention or correction to prevent further loss to the Agency or any other party, or to prevent interruption of operation of any Agency service or any service of any other party, The Agency will attempt to give notice required by this paragraph. If the 02/11/2025
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90 contractor cannot be contacted or does not comply with the Agency’s request for correction within a reasonable time determined by the Agency, then the Agency or other party may proceed to provide attention or make required corrections, and the cost of all correction or attention shall be charged to and paid for by the Contractor. The Agency may remedy immediately in the event of an emergency.

When undertaking remedial action under this section, the City may: exclude the Contractor from all or part of the Site; take possession of all or part of the Work, and suspend the Contractor’s Work and or Services; and incorporate into the Project all materials and equipment stored at the Site or for which the City has paid but the Contractor has stored elsewhere.

The City will not allow an extension of the Contract Time or milestones because of any delay in the performance of the Project attributable to the City’s undertaking remedial action to correct Defective Work.

For Building Projects which require a certificate of occupancy, not including sewer and water facilities, if the Contractor fails to correct the defective work listed on the Agency’s “Punchlist” within forty-five (45) Working days after the Contract Time, he must reimburse the Agency for all costs to provide inspection services required to monitor Work beyond the forty-five (45) days. The Agency will bill the Contractor for the additional inspection at the Agency’s established rates.

If the Contractor completes the Project or portions of the Project prior to the Notice of completion (NOC), he must preserve equipment by developing and implementing a preventive maintenance program in compliance with manufacturer's recommendations.

The Contractor must repair or replace the traffic signal and lighting system equipment within seventy-two (72) hours after notification of defects by the Engineer.

The Contractor must pay for any claims, costs, losses, and damages incurred by the Agency in remedying any deficiency (e.g., all costs of repair or replacement of Defective Work and all costs of repair of any other Work on the Project destroyed or damaged by correction, removal, or replacement of your Defective Work).

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Replacement of earthfill or backfill, where it has settled below the required finish surfaces, shall be considered part of repairs of defective work, and any repair of surfacing constructed by the Contractor, which becomes necessary because of settlement or ground movement, shall be likewise considered part of such repair work.

Any existing improvements which are damaged by the Contractor’s operations, or any new work, including concrete, which is cracked, chipped, discolored, improperly finished, heaved, vandalized, or for any other reason does not conform to the specifications, shall be replaced by the Contractor at no additional cost to the Agency.

The parties agree that no certificate given, with the exception of the certificate of final payment, shall be conclusive evidence of the faithful performance of the Contract, either in whole or in part, and that no payment shall be construed to be in acceptance of any defective work or improper materials.

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91 warranty herein above. The Contractor agrees that payment of the amount due under the Contract and the adjustments and payments due for any work done in accordance with any alterations of the same, shall release the Agency, the Agency’s Council and its officials, officers and employees from any and all claims or liability on account of work performed under the Contract or any alteration thereof.

No materials, supplies, or equipment for the Work under this Contract shall be purchased subject to any chattel mortgage or under a conditional sale contract or other agreement or supplier. The Contractor warrants clear and good title to all materials, supplies, and equipment installed and incorporated in the Work and agrees upon completion of all work to deliver the premises, together with all improvements and appurtenances constructed or placed thereon by the Contractor, and further agrees that neither the Contractor nor any person, firm or corporation furnishing any material or labor for any work covered by the Contract shall have any right to a lien upon the premises or any improvement or appurtenance thereon, provided that this shall not preclude the Contractor from installing metering devices or other equipment of utility companies the title of which is commonly retained by the utility company. Nothing contained in this article, however, shall defeat or impair the right of such persons furnishing materials or labor under any bond given by the Contractor for their protection, or any right under any law permitting such persons to look to funds due the Contractor, which are in the hands of the Agency. The provisions of this article shall be inserted in all subcontracts and material contracts, and notices of its provisions shall be given to all persons furnishing materials for the Work when no formal contract is entered into for such materials.

With respect to all warranties, express or implied, from Subcontractors, manufacturers, or suppliers for Work performed and materials furnished under this Contract, the Contractor shall:

a) Obtain for Agency all warranties that would be given in normal commercial practice; b) Require all warranties to be executed, in writing, for the benefit of the Agency or other parties; and
c) Enforce all warranties for the benefit of the Agency or other parties, unless otherwise authorized in writing by the Agency.

This subsection shall not limit the Agency’s rights under this Contract or with respect to latent defects, gross mistakes, or fraud. The Agency specifically reserves all rights related to defective work, including but not limited to the defect claims pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 337.15.

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3-14 SITE EXAMINATION . T he Contractor shall have the sole responsibility of satisfying itself concerning the nature and location of the Work, and the general and location conditions, such as, but not limited to, all other matters which could in any way affect the Work or the costs thereof. The failure of the Contractor to acquaint itself with all available information regarding any applicable existing or future conditions shall not relieve it from the responsibility for properly estimating the difficulties, responsibilities, or costs of successfully performing the Work according to the Contract Documents.

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3-15 FLOW AND ACCEPTANCE OF WATER . S torm, surface, nuisance, or other waters may be encountered at various times during construction of the Work. Therefore, the Contractor, by submitting a Bid, hereby acknowledges that it has investigated the risk arising from such waters, has prepared its Bid accordingly, and assumes any and all risks and liabilities arising there from.

3-16 NOTICE OF THIRD PARTY CLAIMS.

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3-16 NOTICE OF THIRD PARTY CLAIMS . P ursuant to Public Contract Code Section 9201, the Agency will provide Contractor with timely notification of the receipt of any third-party claim relating to the Contract. Contractor shall attempt to verify and resolve claims promptly.

3-17 SEPARATE CONTRACTS.

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3-17 SEPARATE CONTRACTS. T he Agency reserves the right to let other contracts in connection with this Work or on the Project site. Contractor shall permit other contractors reasonable access and storage of their materials and execution of their work and shall properly connect and coordinate its Work with theirs.

To ensure proper execution of its subsequent Work, Contractor shall immediately inspect work already in place and shall at once report to the Engineer any problems with the work in place or discrepancies with the Contract Documents.

Contractor shall ascertain to its own satisfaction the scope of the Project and nature of any other contracts that have been or may be awarded by the Agency in prosecution of the Project to the end that Contractor may perform this Contract in the light of such other contracts, if any. Nothing herein contained shall be interpreted as granting to Contractor exclusive occupancy at site of the Project.

Contractor shall not cause any unnecessary hindrance or delay to any other contractor working on the Project. If simultaneous execution of any Contract for the Project is likely to cause interference with performance of some other contract or contracts, the Engineer will decide which Contractor shall cease Work temporarily and which contractor shall continue or whether work can be coordinated so that contractors may proceed simultaneously. The Agency shall not be responsible for any damages suffered or for extra costs incurred by Contractor resulting directly or indirectly from award, performance, or attempted performance of any other contract or contracts on the Project site.

SECTION 4 – CONTROL OF MATERIALS

4-1 GENERAL.

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93 Replace this subsection with the following:

4-1 GENERAL. I t is the intent of the Agency in drafting the Contract Documents to accept only first class work, materials, parts, equipment and workmanship. All materials, parts and equipment furnished by Contractor for the Work shall be new, high grade, free from defects, of specified kind and fully equal to samples when such samples are required. Used or secondhand materials, parts and equipment may be used only if permitted by the Specifications. When the quality or kind of material or articles required under the Contract are not particularly specified, the Contractor shall provide those representing the best of their class or kind. Quality of work shall be in strict accordance with generally accepted standards. Materials, parts and equipment shall be furnished in such quantities, kinds and at such times as to ensure uninterrupted progress of the Work.

The quality of material, parts, equipment and work shall be subject to approval by the Engineer.

The Engineer shall have access to the Work at all times during construction, and shall be furnished with every reasonable facility for securing full knowledge with regard to the progress, workmanship and character of the materials, parts and equipment used or employed in the Work. Materials and workmanship of a quality not conforming to the requirements of the Specifications shall be considered defective, and shall be subject to rejection. Defective work or material, whether in place or not, shall be remedied or removed and replaced by the Contractor, at its expense, and defective materials shall be removed from the Work site immediately, at the Contractor’s expense, when so directed by the Engineer.

Any work done beyond the lines shown on the Plans or established by the Engineer, or any Extra Work done without written authority, will be considered unauthorized and will not be paid for by Agency.

Upon Contractor’s failure to comply promptly with any order of the Engineer made under the provisions of this Section, the Engineer shall have authority to cause such defective or unauthorized work to be remedied or removed and replaced, and to deduct the costs thereof from any monies due or to become due the Contractor. If the Work is found to be in compliance with these Specifications, the Engineer will furnish the Contractor with a certificate to that effect.

No rejected materials, the defects of which have been subsequently corrected, shall be used until approval in writing has been given by the Engineer. Upon failure of the Contractor to comply with any order of the Engineer made under the provisions of this subsection, the Engineer shall have the authority to remove and replace defective materials and to deduct the cost of removal and replacement from any monies due or to become due the Contractor.

If, during the prosecution of the work, the Contractor fails to immediately correct the defective or non-conforming work upon notice, or fails to correct the defective or non-conforming work in a manner conforming to the Contract Documents, the Engineer may order the Contractor to stop all or part of the Project. The Agency’s right to stop the Project does not give rise to any duty on the Agency’s part to stop Work for the Contractor’s benefit or the benefit of any other party. The Contractor shall bear all direct and indirect costs and damages that result from the Agency’s stop work notice.

When removing asbestos products, the Contractor shall comply with the requirements of Title 8, CCR, General Industry Safety Orders and Construction Safety Orders.

4-1.1 Agency-furnished Materials.
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4-1.1 Agency-furnished Materials. T he Agency may provide certain items (e.g. traffic signal poles, mast arms, meter pedestals, street lights, etc.) for use by the Contractor for this Project at no cost to the Contractor as described in the Special Provisions. The Contractor shall inspect the materials / equipment prior to submitting a bid and shall satisfy himself of the suitability of the materials / equipment for use on the Project, and include all costs in the bid. The Contractor shall provide all hardware and any other materials, equipment and appurtenances necessary to use the Agency- furnished items in the Work.

Upon written request from the Contractor at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance, any materials / equipment furnished by the Agency for the Project shall be available to the Contractor to take delivery of the items during regular Public Works Department Working Hours at the Agency’s Public Works Yard at 1165 E. Taylor Street or the Agency’s Storage Yard at 2430 Lupine Hills Drive as designated by the Agency. The Contractor shall inspect the materials / equipment at time of pick-up and shall satisfy himself of the suitability and quantity of the materials / equipment for use on the Project. The Contractor shall provide loading at the Agency’s designated location, handling, transportation and delivery of the items to the Project site. The cost of handling and placing all materials / equipment after they are made available to the Contractor shall be considered as included in the Contract prices for items in connection with which they are used. No markup shall be applied to any material provided by the Agency.

The Contractor shall assume full responsibility for all Agency-furnished materials and/or equipment made available to him as soon as loading commences. Deductions will be made from any monies due to the Contractor to make good any shortages and deficiencies, from any cause whatsoever, which may occur after said materials and/or equipment have been furnished to the Contractor.

4-3 INSPECTION.
4-3.1 General.

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4-3.1 General. Unless otherwise specified in these Specifications, inspection may be required at the source for such typical materials and fabricated items including, but not limited to, bituminous paving mixtures, structural concrete, precast concrete, street lighting poles, metal fabrication, metal casting, welding, concrete pipe manufacture, protective coating application, plastic liner, fiberglass tanks, plastic liner pipe, and similar shop or plant operations.

Modify the third sentence of the second paragraph to read as follows:

Special items of equipment such as designed electrical panel boards, large pumps, sewage plant equipment, etc., are subject to inspection at the source.

4-4 TESTING.
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Geotechnical (soil) testing of fill materials, subgrade, subbase, and base will be conducted by the Agency and the Geotechnical Engineer. Geotechnical (soil) tests may include relative compaction tests, sand equivalents tests, sieve analysis, R-values, etc. The results shall be presented directly by the laboratory to the Engineer. No base, concrete or pavement shall be placed before the subgrade, subbase, base and fill have been compacted, tested and approved. The cost of any initial geotechnical (soil) test shall be borne by the Agency. Additional geotechnical (soil) tests necessitated by a failure of one (1) or more of the initial tests shall be made by the laboratory at the expense of the Contractor.

The Contractor shall make allowances in his construction procedure to permit testing of the Work in progress by the Engineer and no additional compensation shall be paid to the Contractor for delays due to testing.

Testing of any cast-in-place structure or concrete surface improvement will be conducted by the Agency. Concrete tests may include slump tests, air content, and compressive strength. Any results shall be presented directly by the laboratory to the Engineer. The cost of any initial concrete test shall be borne by the Agency. Additional concrete tests necessitated by a failure of one (1) or more of the initial tests shall be made by the laboratory at the expense of the Contractor. The Contractor shall make allowances in his construction procedure to permit testing of the Work in progress by the Engineer and no additional compensation shall be paid to the Contractor for delays due to testing.

The Contractor shall maintain and secure all material samples on the Project site, available to the Engineer for inspection and evaluation during normal working hours.

All packaged, manufactured products / materials for use on the Work shall be delivered to the Project site in their original unopened containers, bearing thereon the manufacturer’s name and the brand name of the product.

Wherever any product / material is selected to be used on the Work, all such products or materials shall be of the same brand and manufacturer throughout the Work.

All products / materials shall be stored in such a manner that they will be completely protected from weather damage.

The Contractor shall pay for all failing tests that the Contractor or the Agency’s representative request in conformance with the referenced specifications or as enumerated in the supplementary provisions.

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In accordance with the provisions of Section 3400 of the California Public Contract Code, the Contractor shall be provided a period of not less than seven (7) Working Days after award of the Contract for submission of data substantiating a request for a substitution of an "equal" item. Data submitted after this time period may be rejected by the Agency. 02/11/2025
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96 The Contractor shall substantiate his offer for use of substitute materials, processes, or equipment, which he considers to be equivalent to that indicated, by submitting three (3) copies of a package of description, information, and performance data, showing the equality of the offered item, and such other necessary or related information as may be required by the Engineer (including, but not limited to, complete calculations, technical specifications, samples, or published documents relating to the performance and physical characteristics of the proposed substitute). The burden of proof as to the comparative quality and suitability of alternative material, process, or equipment shall be the Contractor’s responsibility. Independent testing or evaluation at qualified test facilities, including destructive testing, may be required as a condition of acceptance. Life cycle costs of the substitute items must be equivalent to those of the items indicated. The Engineer may require the Contractor to furnish a special performance warranty or other surety with respect to any proposed substitute. The Engineer shall be the sole judge as to the comparative quality and suitability of the substitute items, and the Engineer’s decision shall be final.

The Contractor’s offer of the substitute items shall contain the following statements and/or information that shall be considered by the Engineer in evaluating the proposed substitution:

1. A statement that the evaluation, and acceptance or rejection of the proposed substitute, will not prejudice the Contractor’s completion of the Project in the specified time.

2. A statement as to whether or not acceptance of the proposed substitute will require a change in the Contract Documents.

3. A list identifying all variations of the proposed substitute from that specified.

4. A description of available maintenance, repair, and replacement service.

5. An itemized estimate of all costs or credits that will result directly or indirectly from acceptance of the proposed substitute, including redesign and claims from others.

4-9 REMOVAL OF INTERFERING OBSTRUCTIONS.

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4-9 REMOVAL OF INTERFERING OBSTRUCTIONS. The Contractor shall remove and dispose of all debris, abandoned structures, tree roots and obstructions of any character met during the process of excavation, it being understood that the cost of said removals are made a part of the unit price bid by the Contractor under other various items of work.

4-10 PROCEDURE IN CASE OF DAMAGE TO PUBLIC PROPERTY.

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SECTION 5 – LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

5-3 LABOR.
5-3.1 General.

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No contractor or subcontractor of any tier may be awarded a Contract for public work on a public works project or work on a public works project without proof of registration with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5.

Registrations under Section 1725.5 expire annually at the end of June, and Contractor is responsible for verifying the renewal status of each subcontractor, of any tier, working on this Contract, and providing City with an updated list of all subcontractors and their registration status.

Subcontractors who do not timely renew their registration must be removed from the job site until they are registered. The removal of a subcontractor for failure to be registered shall not be cause for any extension of time or additional compensation of any nature under the Contract.

In accordance with the requirements of Section 1771.1(j) of the Labor Code, the Agency will observe and enforce any Stop Order issued by the Labor Commissioner where a contractor or subcontractor engages in the performance of any public work Contract without having been registered in violation of the requirements of Section 1725.5 or this section, and will not allow the unregistered contractor or the unregistered subcontractor to work on any public works until the unregistered contractor or unregistered subcontractor is registered.

In accordance with the provisions of Section 1771.4(a)(1) of the California Labor Code, this project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.

In accordance with the provisions of Section 1771.4(a)(2) of the California Labor Code, the prime contractor shall post job site notices, as prescribed by regulation.

5-3.2 Prevailing Wages.

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Pursuant to the Vista City Charter and the Vista Mun icipal Code, payment of prevailing wages and compliance with the California Labor Code Sections 1770 et seq IS required for this Project.

State prevailing rates of wages and classifications, as applicable to this contract, are ascertained a
nd adopted by the State of California, Director of Industrial Relations (DIR) pursuant to California Labor Code Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Part 7 of Division 2, as amended, which is made a part herein, and the provisions of Section 1777.5 and 1777.6 of the Labor Code concerning the employment of 02/11/2025
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Pursuant to Section 1773 of the Labor Code, the general prevailing wage rates in the county, or counties, in which the Work is to be done have been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). These wages are set forth in the General Prevailing Wage Rates for this Project, available at the California Department of Industrial Relations’ (DIR) Internet URL website link at:

http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD

When the Contractor intends to use a craft or classification not shown in the wage provisions, it will be required to pay the wage rate of that craft or classification most closely related to that craft or classification as shown on the wage provisions. In case of disagreement between the Contractor and the Agency, the Engineer shall decide the prevailing wages for the labor.

The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of California Labor Code Section 1773.8 which requires the payment of travel and subsistence payments to each worker needed to execute the work to the extent required by law.

The Contractor shall, as a penalty to the Agency, forfeit not more than fifty dollars ($50) for each calendar day, or portion thereof, for each worker paid less than the prevailing rates as determined by the Director of Industrial Relations for the work or craft in which the worker is employed for any public work done under the Contract by Contractor or by any subcontractor.

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5-3.2.1 Apprentices. Attention is directed to the provisions of Section 1777.5 and 1777.6 of the labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by the Contractor or any Subcontractor under him/her. The Contractor and any Subcontractor under him/her shall comply with the requirements of said sections in the employment of apprentices.

The Agency will provide notice to the Department of Industrial Relations of any public works Contract using the online PWC-100 form. The online PWC-100 form is also transmitted to the Department of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) to inform them of the award of a contract. The Contractor and each subcontractor shall also submit a “Public Works Contract Award Information” form (DAS form 140) to inform all applicable apprenticeship committees of the award of a contract.

The Contractor and each subcontractor shall provide written evidence to the Agency that the request for dispatch of apprentices to the training agencies has been completed using the DAS 142 form.

Contributions to a training fund, or the California Apprenticeship Council, for every worker on the job, are required.

The Contractor and all subcontractors shall submit to the Agency copies of the “Public Works Contract Award Information” forms (DAS form 140) and all requests for dispatch of apprentices on the DAS 142 form. These DAS forms are available from the California Department of Industrial Relations’ (DIR) Division of Apprenticeship Standards website link at:
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The Contractor is not required to use apprentices on projects under thirty thousand Dollars ($30,000).

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In accordance with the requirements of the California Prevailing Wage Laws, Contractor and each Subcontractor shall keep an accurate payroll record, showing the name, address, social security number, work classification, straight time, and overtime hours worked each day and week, and the actual per diem wages paid to each journeyman, apprentice, worker, or other employee employed by him or her in connection with the work. The payroll records shall be certified and submitted to the DIR electronically in accordance with the California Prevailing Wage Laws. Contractor shall be subject to, and fully comply with, all California Prevailing Wage Laws, including, but not limited to, those pertaining to the maintenance and inspection of certified payroll records. Copies of the record of wages paid shall be certified by the Contractor and submitted to the DIR with each progress payment request. In the event of noncompliance with the requirements of this section for payroll records, and upon the request of the DIR, contractor penalties shall be withheld from Contract payments.

5-4 INSURANCE.
5-4.1 General.

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The Contractor shall procure and maintain for the duration of the Contract, and for 1 year thereafter, insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the work hereunder by the Contractor, his agents, representatives, employees, or subcontractors.

Without limiting the Contractor's indemnification, it is agreed that the Contractor shall maintain in force at all times the following policy, or policies, of insurance covering its operations:

(a) Commercial General Liability
(CGL) -- Insurance Work Office Form CG 00 01 covering CGL on an “occurrence” basis, including products, completed operations, property damage, bodily injury, and personal & advertising injury with limits no less than $2,000,000 per occurrence. If a general aggregate limit applies, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this Project/location or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit.

(b) Automobile Liability
-- Insurance Work Office Form Number CA 0001 covering Code 1 (any auto), with limits no less than $2,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage. Any and all mobile equipment, including cranes, which are not covered under Automobile Liability, shall have said coverage provided for under Comprehensive General Liability policy.
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c) Contractors Pollution Legal Liability (for projects involving the public sewer system), appropriate to cover such activities as cleanup, removal, storage, or otherwise handling of hazardous or toxic chemicals, materials, substances, or any other pollutants; in an amount sufficient to cover potential losses from an incident, with limits no less than $1,000,000 p er occurrence or claim, and $2,000,000 policy aggregate.

(d) Transporters Pollution Liability (for projects involving the public sewer system), to cover transportation of hazardous or toxic chemicals, materials, substances or any other pollutants, the Contractor shall provide an amount sufficient to cover potential losses from an incident, but not less than $1,000,000 p er occurrence or claim, and $2,000,000 policy aggregate.

(d) Builder’s Risk ( C ourse of Construction) (for projects that include buildings), utilizing an “All Risk” (Special Perils) coverage form, with limits equal to the completed value of the Project and no coinsurance penalty provisions.

(e) Professional Liability
(for design/build projects) with limits no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence or claim, and $2,000,000 policy aggregate. For projects involving storm water pollution prevention which require the Contractor to hire a QSD or QSP), the QSD and QSP shall carry in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence or claim, and $2,000,000 policy aggregate.

If the contractor maintains higher limits than the minimums shown above, the City requires and shall be entitled to coverage for the higher limits maintained by the contractor. Any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City.

Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the City. At the option of the City, either: the contractor shall cause the insurer shall reduce or eliminate such deductibles or self-insured retentions as respects the City, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers; or the Contractor shall provide a financial guarantee satisfactory to the City guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claim administration, and defense expenses.

Certificates of insurance and a complete copy of the insurance policies evidencing the coverages required by the clauses set forth above shall be filed with the Agency prior to the effective date of this Agreement. This is a condition precedent to the formation of any obligation by the Agency to compensate the Contractor under this Agreement.

The insurance policies are to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provisions:

1. The City, its officers, officials, employees, and vo lunteers are to be covered as additional insureds
on the CGL policy with respect to liability arising out of with respect to liability arising out of work or operations performed by or on behalf of the Contractor including materials, parts, or equipment furnished in connection with such work or operations and automobiles owned, leased, hired, or borrowed by or on behalf of the Contractor. General liability coverage can be provided in the form of an endorsement to the Contractor’s insurance (at least as broad as ISO Form CG 20 10, CG 11 85 or both CG 20 10 and CG 20 37 forms if later revisions used), unless otherwise approved in advance by City.
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2. F or any claims related to this Project, the Contractor’s insurance coverage shall be primary i
nsurance as respects the City, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the City, its officers, officials, employees, or volunteers shall be excess of the Contractor’s insurance and shall not contribute with it.

3. Each insurance policy required by this clause shall provide that coverage shall not be canceled, except with notice to the City.

Contractor may submit evidence of Builder’s Risk insurance in the form of Course of Construction coverage. Such coverage shall name the City as a loss payee as their interest may appear. If the
Project does not involve new or major reconstruction, at the option of the City, an Installation Floater may be acceptable. For such Projects, a Property Installation Floater shall be obtained that provides for the improvement, remodel, modification, alteration, conversion or adjustment to existing buildings, structures, processes, machinery and equipment. The Property Installation Floater shall provide property damage coverage for any building, structure, machinery or equipment damaged, impaired, broken, or destroyed during the performance of the Work, including during transit, installation, and testing at the City’s site.

If any coverage required is written on a claims-made coverage form:

1. The retroactive date must be shown, and this date must be before the execution date of the Contract or the beginning of Contract work.

2. Insurance must be maintained and evidence of insurance must be provided for at least five (5) years after completion of Contract work.

3. If coverage is canceled or non-renewed, and not replaced with another claims-made policy form with a retroactive date prior to the Contract effective date, or start of work date, the Contractor must purchase extended reporting period coverage for a minimum of five (5) years after completion of Contract work.

4. A copy of the claims reporting requirements must be submitted to the City for review.

5. If the services involve lead-based paint or asbestos identification/remediation, the Contractors Pollution Liability policy shall not contain lead-based paint or asbestos exclusions. If the services involve mold identification/remediation, the Contractors Pollution Liability policy shall not contain a mold exclusion, and the definition of Pollution shall include microbial matter, including mold.

Insurance is to be placed with insurers with a current A.M. Best rating of no less than A: VII, unless otherwise approved by the City.

Contractor hereby agrees to waive rights of subrogat
ion which any insurer of Contractor may
acquire from Contractor by virtue of the payment of any loss. Contractor agrees to obtain any endorsement that may be necessary to affect this waiver of subrogation. The Workers’ Compensation policy shall be endorsed with a waiver of subrogatio n in favor of the City for all work performed by the Contractor, its employees, agents and subcontractors.

Contractor shall furnish the City with original certificates and amendatory endorsements, or copies of the applicable insurance language, effecting coverage required by this Contract. All certificates and endorsements are to be received and approved by the City before work commences. However, failure to obtain the required documents prior to the work beginning shall not waive the Contractor’s obligation to provide them. The City reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, including endorsements, required by these specifications, at any time. 02/11/2025
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ontractor shall require and verify that all subcontractors maintain insurance meeting all the requirements stated herein, and Contractor shall ensure that City is an additional insured on insurance required from subcontractors. For CGL coverage, subcontractors shall provide coverage with a format least as broad as CG 20 38 04 13.

Contractor agrees to assist in every manner possible in the reporting and investigation of any accident and, upon request, to cooperate with all interested insurance carriers in the handling of any claim by securing and giving evidence and obtaining the attendance of witnesses as required for the resolution of any claim or lawsuit.

Nothing contained in these insurance requirements is to be construed as limiting the type, quality or quantity of insurance that the Contractor should maintain, or the extent of the Contractor's responsibility or liability for payment of damages resulting for the Contractor's operations under the contract. The carrying of the insurance specified herein shall not be construed to be a limitation of liability on the part of the Contractor or as a matter of law.

5.4.2 General Liability Insurance

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5.4.4 Auto Liability Insurance

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5-4.5 Failure to Procure Insurance.

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5-4.5 Failure to Procure Insurance. Contractor’s failure to procure or maintain required insurance program shall constitute a material breach of Contract under which the Agency may immediately terminate the Contract or, at its discretion, procure or renew such insurance to protect the Agency’s interests and pay any and all premiums in connection herewith, and recover all monies so paid from Contractor, or deduct all monies so paid from payments due Contractor.

5-6 PATENT FEES OR ROYALTIES.

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The Contractor shall absorb in its Bid all costs arising from the use of patented materials, equipment, devices, or processes used in or incorporated in the Work and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agency and its duly authorized representatives, from all suits of law, or actions of every nature for or on account of the use of any patented materials, equipment, devices or processes.

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5-7 SAFETY.
5-7.1 Work Site Safety.

5-7.2 Safety Orders.
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In accordance with generally accepted construction practices, the Contractor shall be solely and completely responsible for conditions of the job site, including safety of all persons and property during performance of the Work, and the Contractor shall fully comply with all OSHA, State and Federal laws, rules, regulations and orders relating to safety of the public and workers.

Whenever, in the opinion of the Engineer, an emergency exists against which the Contractor has not taken sufficient precaution for the public safety, protection of utilities and protection of adjacent structures or property which may be damaged by the Contractor’s operations, and when in the opinion of the Engineer, immediate action shall be considered necessary in order to protect the public or property adjacent to the Contractor’s operations under this contract, the Engineer will order the Contractor to provide a remedy for the unsafe condition. If the Contractor fails to act on the situation, the Engineer may provide suitable protection to said interests by causing such work to be done and material to be furnished as may be necessary.

The cost and expense of said labor and material, together with the cost and expense of such repairs as are deemed necessary, shall be borne by the Contractor. All expenses by the Agency for emergency repairs will be deducted from the progress payments and the final payments due to the Contractor. However, if the Agency does not take such remedial measures, the Contractor is not relieved of the full responsibility for public safety.

The acceptance by the Agency of a copy of the State of California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety & Health (CalOSHA) permit to perform excavation or trench work shall in no way be construed to impose tort liability on the Agency or any of its officers or employees by reason of any damage to person, including death or property damage resulting from or arising out of the use of such plan, and the Contractor shall be fully responsible for any such damage and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Agency, its officers and employees from any loss or liability resulting from the use of such plan.

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When required by the Engineer, the Contractor shall certify in writing to the Agency that the steel plate covers to be used in the Work meet the required static coefficient of friction. Also, when required by the Engineer, the Contractor shall have the steel plate covers to be used in the Work tested in accordance with the above standards for the verification of the required static coefficient of friction.

Testing shall be done by an independent laboratory approved by the Engineer. The Contractor shall pay for any costs associated with the testing of the steel plate covers.

5-8 RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE.

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5-8 RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE. I n addition to the provisions of Subsection 5-4 (“INSURANCE o
f the Standard Specifications as between the Agency and the Contractor, the Contractor shall take and assume all responsibility for the Work as stated herein and/or shown on the Plans.

The Contractor shall bear all losses and damages directly or indirectly resulting to him, to the Agency, the Engineer, their officers, employees, and agents, or to others on account of the performance or character of the work, unforeseen difficulties, accidents or any other causes whatsoever.

The Contractor shall assume the defense of and indemnify and save harmless the Agency, the Engineer, their officers, employees, and agents respectively from all claims, loss, damage, injury and liability of every kind, nature, and description, directly or indirectly arising from the performance of the Contract or work, regardless of responsibility for negligence; and from any and all claims, loss, damage, injury, and liability, howsoever the same may be caused, resulting directly or indirectly from the nature of the work covered by the Contract, regardless of responsibility for negligence.

The Agency does not, and shall not; waive any rights against the Contractor which it may have be reason of the aforesaid hold harmless agreements, because of the acceptance by the Agency or deposit with the Agency by Contractor, of any insurance policies required herein or as described in Subsection 5-4.

The aforesaid hold harmless agreement by Contractor shall apply to all damages and claims for damages of every kind suffered, or alleged to have been suffered by reason of any of the aforesaid operations of Contractor, or any Subcontractor, regardless of whether or not such insurance policies are determined to be applicable to any of such damages or claims for damages.

No act by the Agency, Engineer or their representatives in processing or accepting any plans, in releasing any bond, in inspecting or accepting any work, or of any other nature, shall in any respect relieve the Contractor or anyone else, from any legal responsibility, obligation or liability he might otherwise have.

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from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, liabilities, losses, damages or injuries, in law or equity, regardless of whether the allegations are false, fraudulent, or groundless, to property or persons, including wrongful death, to the extent arising out of or incident to any acts, omissions or willful misconduct of Contractor, its officials, officers, employees, agents, consultants and contractors arising out of or in connection with the performance of the Work or this Contract, including claims made by Subcontractors for nonpayment, including without limitation the payment of all consequential damages and other related costs and expenses. Contractor shall defend, at Contractor’s own cost, expense and risk, with counsel of Agency’s choosing, any and all such aforesaid suits, actions or other legal proceedings of every kind that may be brought or instituted against Agency, its officials, officers, agents, employees and representatives. To the extent of its liability, Contractor shall pay and satisfy any judgment, award or decree that may be rendered against Agency, its officials, officers, employees, agents, employees and representatives, in any such suit, action or other legal proceeding. Contractor shall reimburse Agency, its officials, officers, agents, employees and representatives for any and all costs incurred by each of them in connection therewith or in enforcing the indemnity herein provided. The only limitations on this provision shall be those imposed by Civil Code Section 2782.

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5-10 EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS. The Contractor shall provide the Engineer an emergency contact name and telephone number prior to the start of the Work that may be used to contact the Contractor in the event of an emergency for the duration of the Contract. Contractor shall also keep a list of emergency telephone numbers on the job site. In the case that more than ten (10) employees are on the job site at any time, said list shall be posted on a bulletin board, to be supplied and installed on the job site by the Contractor in a location visible and accessible to all employees.

The following emergency telephone numbers are listed for the convenience of the Contractor to assist in complying with these requirements:

AGENCY PHONE NUMBER
City of Vista Fire Department (North County Dispatch) 858-756-3006 City of Vista Fire Department (Emergency) 911
San Diego County Sheriff’s Office (Emergency) 911
Tri-City Medical Center, 4002 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92056 911 San Diego Gas and Electric (Gas Emergency) 800-611-7343 San Diego Gas and Electric (Electrical Emergency) 800-411-7343

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the State Auditor General for a period of three (3) years after final payment. Contractor shall make available to the Agency any of the Contractor’s other documents related to the Project immediately upon request of the Agency.

In addition to the State Auditor rights above, the Agency shall have the right to examine and audit all books, estimates, records, contracts, documents, bid documents, subcontracts, and other data of the Contractor (including computations and projections) related to negotiating, pricing, or performing the modification in order to evaluate the accuracy and completeness of the cost or pricing data at no additional cost to the Agency, for a period of four (4) years after final payment.

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5-12 STATE LICENSE BOARD NOTICE. Contractors are required by law to be licensed and regulated by the Contractors’ State License Board which has jurisdiction to investigate complaints against contractors if a complaint regarding a patent act or omission is filed within four (4) years of the date of the alleged violation. A complaint regarding a latent act or omission pertaining to structural defects must be filed within ten (10) years of the date of the alleged violation. Any questions concerning a contractor may be referred to the Registrar, Contractors’ State License Board, P.O. Box 26000, Sacramento, California 95826.

SECTION 6 – PROSECUTION AND PROGRESS OF THE WORK

6-1 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND COMMENCEMENT OF WORK.
6-1.1 Construction Schedule.

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6-1.1 Construction Schedule. W ithin ten (10) Working Days after execution of the Contract or at the Pre-Construction Meeting, and prior to the commencement of work, the Contractor shall submit its proposed construction schedule to the Engineer using a scheduling program (e.g. Microsoft Project, Oracle’s Primavera or other approved equal program capable of producing the required information).

The construction schedule shall be in the form of a tabulation, bar or Gantt chart, or graph satisfactory to the Engineer, and in sufficient detail to show chronological relationship of all activities on the Project. Said activities include, but are not limited to, estimated start and finish dates of all tasks that make up each bid item, submittal of shop drawings to the Engineer for approval, procurement of materials, and scheduling of equipment. Along with the construction schedule, the Contractor shall submit a cash-flow projection showing the anticipated amount of each monthly payment that will become due the Contractor in accordance with the construction schedule.

The Contractor shall schedule and stage the Work on a
ll streets to cause the least possible
inconvenience to vehicular traffic (including busses and trash vehicles), bicyclists, pedestrians, adjacent businesses, local residences and schools. See Appendix for schedules and routes of outside agencies to coordinate work.
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he Contract time listed in the Specifications is the Agency’s best estimate of how long it will take to complete the Work. The construction schedule shall reflect all Contract requirements, shall recognize the requirements of Subsection 402-5 (“DELAYS DUE TO UTILITY CONFLICTS .”), and shall reflect completion of all work under the contract, including Punchlist items, in the specified time and in accordance with the Project Specifications and Plans. No schedule shall call for completion of the Project before or after the Contract completion date. The Project owns the float time and is not for the exclusive benefit of any Party. As such, liability for delay of the project completion date rests with the party actually causing the delay to the project completion date. By way of the Contractor assigning activity durations and proposing the sequence of the work, the Contractor hereby agrees to utilize sufficient and necessary management and other resources to perform the work in accordance with the construction schedule.

A Notice to Proceed shall be issued after the Pre-Construction Meeting, provided the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and the Construction Staging / Traffic Control Plan have been submitted by the Contractor and accepted by the Engineer, and all other appropriate Contract requirements are fulfilled. The Work shall start within ten (10) Working Days thereafter, and shall be diligently prosecuted to completion within the time provided in the Project Specifications.

For projects of forty-five (45) Working Days or more, the Contractor shall submit to the Engineer an updated construction schedule each month, showing the actual progress of the Work, as part of the Partial Payment request. Monthly progress payments are conditioned upon the Engineer receiving from the Contractor the monthly schedule update. Schedule updates must accurately reflect the “as- built” schedule. All changes to the schedule shall be highlighted or otherwise identified. Approved Change Orders shall also be incorporated in the updated schedule. It is highly recommended that a narrative be included with each update. The narrative should include a description of any logic changes made to the Project, a commentary as to gains and losses to critical and near critical activities, and a quantification of the gains and losses to the critical path. Failure to provide an updated construction schedule may result in withholding Contract payments until one is submitted.

If the Contractor desires to make a major change in the method of operations after commencing construction, or if the schedule fails to reflect the actual progress of the Work for any reason, the Contractor shall submit to the Engineer a revised construction schedule in advance of beginning revised operations. In the event that an action either by the Agency or the Contractor results in a delay to the schedule, it is beneficial if the parameters pertaining to that action are recorded as they happen.

6-1.3 Pre-Construction Meeting.

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6-1.3 Pre-Construction Meeting. A Pre-Construction Meeting shall be scheduled after the award and prior to construction. The Contractor (Principal and Project Superintendent) and any subcontractor for five percent (5%) or more of the work shall attend and be prepared to provide or discuss the following information:

a) Construction schedule
b) Subcontractors
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c) City of Vista Stormwater Permit and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), if required d) Traffic Control Plans
e) Survey requirements
f) Materials and delivery schedule
g) Local phone numbers for supervisory personnel
h) List of Emergency phone numbers (see Subsection 7-17 of these Specifications) i) Required permits
j) Coordination with other agencies

The Construction Schedule to be provided shall be as described in Subsection 6-1.1 (“Construction
Schedule.” ) of these Supplementary General Provisions.

6-3 TIME OF COMPLETION.
6-3.1 General.

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6-3.1 General. T he Contractor shall complete all portions of the Work, including Punchlist items, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contract Documents, within the number of days stated in the Notice Inviting Bids from the date of the Notice to Proceed. Construction on the Project shall begin within ten (10) Working Days of the Notice to Proceed and progress in good faith towards completion without unnecessary delay. The Contractor must work diligently to complete all Punchlist items within twenty (20) Working Days after the Engineer provides the Punchlist.

The Landscape and Irrigation Maintenance and Plant Establishment period will start after all construction work is completed AND all Punchlist items and deficiencies are corrected. The Maintenance and Plant Establishment period will take place after the Contract time is completed.

During the course of construction of the Work, the Agency may require the Contractor to complete portions or phases of the Project, including backfill, compaction, testing, paving and site cleanup, before the Contractor will be allowed to proceed with other portions or phases of the Project. The specific requirements and limits, if necessary for this Contract, are either specified in the Special Provisions, shown on the construction drawings, or shall be determined by the Engineer.

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6-3.3 Working Days / Hours . U nless otherwise specified, the Contractor’s activities shall be confined to normal working hours between 7:00AM and 5:00PM, Monday through Friday. Lane closures will be confined to the hours between 8:30AM and 3:30PM, Monday through Friday.

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o work shall be done on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays without authorization by the Engineer.

Deviation from these non-Working Days will not be permitted without the prior consent of the Engineer except in emergencies involving immediate hazard to persons or property.

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Deviation from these working days and hours will not be permitted without the prior consent of the Engineer except in emergencies involving immediate hazard to persons or property. In the event of either a requested or emergency deviation during non-Working Days / Hours, overtime inspection fees will be charged against the Contractor. The overtime inspection fees will be calculated at overtime rates and will be deducted from any amounts due the Contractor.

Other conditions such as pedestrian access and the p
resence of schools or other special traffic
and pedestrian generating facilities may affect the working hours.

6-4 DELAYS AND EXTENSIONS OF TIME.
6-4.2 Extensions of Time.

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Delays to the project caused by labor disputes or strikes involving trades not directly related to the project, or involving trades not affecting the project as a whole shall not warrant an extension of time.

Daily charges for time extensions or delays from other causes shall be limited to negotiated amounts, or if no amounts are agreed upon, shall not exceed those charges documented to Agency’s satisfaction for additional labor and material costs associated with the delay, and an amount not exceeding 10% thereof for overhead and profit.

6-4.4 Written Notice and Report.

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6-4.4 Written Notice and Report. I f the Contractor desires payment for a delay as specified in Subsection 6-4.3 (“Payment for Delays.”), or an extension of time, it shall file with the Agency a written request and report of cause within ten (10) Working Days after the beginning of the event or occurrence giving rise to the delay. The written notice shall include a statement or estimate of the time extension or compensation being requested, documents supporting the request, including but not limited to evidence of all facts supporting the alleged claim and a current schedule showing the impact of the event or occurrence on the critical path. The request for payment or extension must be made at least fifteen (15) Working Days before the specified completion date. Failure by the Contractor to file these items within the times specified will be considered grounds for refusal by the Agency to consider such request.

By submitting a request for compensation or time extension, the Contractor agrees to make all books and records, including original bid estimates, subcontracts, daily reports, and correspondence, available to the Agency for review. The Contractor also agrees to include this requirement in all subcontracts.

6-6 SUSPENSION OF THE WORK.
6-6.1 General.

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6-6.1 General. T he Engineer shall have the authority to suspend the Work, wholly or in part, for such period as the Engineer may deem necessary, due to unsuitable weather or to such other conditions (including an act of God or Force Majeure) as are considered unfavorable for the suitable prosecution of the Work, or for such time as the Engineer may deem necessary due to the failure on the part of the Contractor to carry out orders given or to perform any provisions of the Work. The Contractor shall immediately comply with the written order of the Engineer to suspend the Work wholly or in part and shall not resume the Work until ordered to do so in writing by the Engineer. Such suspension shall be without liability to the Contractor on the part of the City except as otherwise specified in Subsection 6-4.3 (
“Payment for Delays.”).

In the event a suspension of work is ordered because of failure on the part of the Contractor to carry out orders given or to perform any provisions of the Work, such suspension of work shall not relieve the Contractor of his responsibility to complete the Work within the time limit set forth herein and shall not be considered cause for extension of the time for completion and, further, such suspension of work shall not entitle the Contractor to any additional compensation.

If the work is suspended or otherwise not continuously prosecuted for any cause whatsoever, within or without the time for completion, the Contractor shall, at his sole cost and expense, remove and replace all or any portion of the work already completed and inspected which Agency, at its sole discretion, could have been damaged during the suspension of work.

6-9 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.

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eplace this subsection with the following:

6-9 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. F ailure of the Contractor to complete the Work within the time allowed will result in damages being sustained by the Agency. For each consecutive working day in excess of the time specified for completion of Work, as adjusted in accordance with Subsection 6-4 (“DELAYS AND EXTENSIONS OF TIME .”), t he Contractor shall pay to the Agency, or have withheld from monies due the Contractor, the sum of eight hundred dollars ($800.00).

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xecution of the Contract shall constitute agreement by the Agency and Contractor that the sum of eight hundred dollars ($800.00) p er working day is the value of the costs and actual damage caused by the failure of the Contractor to complete the Work within the allotted time. Such sum is liquidated damages and shall not be construed as a penalty, and may be deducted from payments due the Contractor if such delay occurs.

SECTION 7 – MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

7-3 PAYMENT.
7-3.1 General.

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Except as may otherwise be provided in specific inst ances, nothing in the Contract shall be construed as vesting in the Contractor any property, any material, article or structure existing at the time of the award of Contract within the area in which the Work is to be done or in any material, article or structure subsequently furnished for the Work by the Agency, or in any material, article, structure or Work furnished or performed by the Contractor after having been accounted for on an approved estimate supporting the Contractor's demand for payment as provided in Subsection 7-3 (“Payment.” ) of the Greenbook. In the
latter event any such material, article, structure or Work shall become the property of the Agency after being so accounted for.

7-3.2 Partial and Final Payment

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eplace the fifth paragraph of this subsection with the following:

Pursuant to Section 22300 of the California Public Contract Code, the Contractor may substitute securities for any money held by the Agency to ensure performance of the Contract. At the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld shall be deposited with the Agency, or with a state or federally chartered bank as an escrow agent, who shall return such securities to the Contractor upon satisfactory completion of the Contract. Deposit of securities with an escrow agent shall be subject to written Contract in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the California Public Contract Code. For purposes of the escrow agreement, the Agency shall not certify that the Contract has been completed until at least forty five (45) calendar days after filing by the Agency of a Notice of Completion. Securities eligible for investment under this Section shall be limited to those listed in Section 16430 of the California Government Code, bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit, interest bearing demand deposit accounts, standby letters of credit, or any other security mutually agreed upon by the Contractor and the Agency.

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Requests for partial payments shall be submitted in a form satisfactory to the Agency. At a minimum, the form shall include all bid items, itemized breakdowns of lump sum bid items from the schedule of values (provided by Contractor), unit or lump sum prices bid, the quantities of each bid item for the current and past invoices, the dollar amount of each bid item, a total amount, and the name, address and phone number of the Contractor.

The Contractor shall meet with the Engineer to field measure quantities, and if an agreement is NOT reached, the disputed quantities shall be documented at that time. The Contractor shall not include in his invoice any quantities that have not been approved by the Engineer. The Engineer will not be required to pay for any disputed quantities of work until an agreement is reached with respect to the actual quantity in place. The Engineer may make payments for disputed quantities of work based on his own estimate, until such time that an agreement is reached.

The Agency will make partial payments in accordance with Section 20104.50 of the Public Contract Code, and these specifications. The Agency will pay progress payments within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of an undisputed, complete and properly prepared payment request from the Contractor, or pay interest to the Contractor equivalent to the legal rate set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 685.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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Any payment request determined not to be a proper pa yment request suitable for payment shall be returned to the Contractor as soon as practicable, but not later than seven (7) calendar days, after receipt.

As part of the monthly request for partial payment, the Contractor shall submit:

1] A list of all subcontractors who worked on the project, along with their PWC Registration Number, so the Agency can ensure that all contractors and subcontractors are registered as required by Labor Code Section 1771.1;
2] Conditional and unconditional lien releases for the Contractor and all subcontractors; 3] An updated construction schedule (showing actual progress of the Work); 4] The Record Drawings (updated to indicate all changes made up to the end of the billing period). 5] Certified payroll records to the Labor Commissioner’s Office;

Monthly progress payments are conditioned upon the Agency having received from the Contractor the monthly schedule update and other specified documents.

Contractor shall provide to City, as a condition precedent to the payment of Contractor’s final retention, a complete list of all subcontractors who have worked on the Project, including their PWC Registration Numbers. This list must be provided at least 30 days prior to the payment of the final retention and shall be submitted under penalty of perjury.

The Agency is required by State Law to withhold final payment to the Contractor until at least 30 days after PWC-100 information has been submitted to the DIR, including the list of subcontractors who worked on the Project.

A prime contractor or subcontractor shall pay any subcontractor not later than ten (10) Working Days of receipt of each progress payment for satisfactory performance in accordance with the provision in Section 7108.5 of the California Business Code concerning prompt payment to subcontractors. The ten (10) Working Days is applicable unless a longer period is agreed to in writing.

Any delay or postponement of payment over thirty (30) calendar days may take place only for good cause and with the Agency’s prior written approval. Any violation of Section 7108.5 shall subject the violating contractor or subcontractor to the penalties, sanction, and other remedies of that section.

The Agency will hold retainage from the prime contractor and will make prompt and regular incremental acceptances of portions, as determined by the Agency of the Contract work, and pay retainage to the prime contractor based on these acceptances. The prime contractor, or subcontractor, shall return all monies withheld in retention from a subcontractor within seven (7) calendar days after receiving payment for work satisfactorily completed and accepted including incremental acceptances of portions of the Contract work by the Agency.

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another location, insured and bonded by the Contract or and agreed to, in writing, by the Engineer.

Payment for stored materials will be based on a cost breakdown, acceptable to the Engineer, indicating the value and installation costs of such materials, provided each individual item has a value of more than five-thousand dollars ($5,000). The Agency will pay a maximum of seventy-five percent (75%) of the value of the material, until such time as the material is permanently installed in the Work. The Contractor shall submit a bill of sale, invoice, or other documentation warranting that the Contractor has received the materials free and clear of liens, charges, security interests, and encumbrances, and evidence that the materials and equipment are covered by appropriate property insurance.

7-3.4 Mobilization.

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elete this subsection in its entirety and replace with the following:

7-3.4 Mobilization and Demobilization. M obilization and Demobilization shall consist of preparatory work and operations, including, but is not limited to those necessary for the move-on and move-off operations such as:

1] Supplying, maintaining, and finally removing temporary facilities; including portable field office, sanitary facilities, electric power, water, telephone and other utilities, enclosures for storage of construction equipment, products / materials and incidentals;

2] Furnishing all insurance, bonds, licenses, materials, tools, equipment and incidentals involved in mobilization and preparatory work and operations, including, but not limited to, those necessary for the movement of personnel, equipment, supplies, and incidental to the project; for all other facilities, sureties, work and operations which must be performed or costs incurred prior to beginning work or various contractor items on or off the project site;

3] Making arrangements for construction personnel vehicle parking;

4] Application and acquiring permits from other agencies as required for the Project;

5] For other items not directly related to the bid items.

Payment for Mobilization and Demobilization shall be paid by the lump sum price bid as shown on the BID SCHEDULE.

If the Mobilization and Demobilization bid item states a maximum percentage of total base bid on the BID SCHEDULE, the Agency reserves the right to conform the bid item price to the maximum stated percentage. When the Agency has to conform the bid item price to the maximum stated percentage, such action does not constitute a reason for the Contractor to withdraw their bid.

If no separate item is shown in the bid for mobilization and demobilization, then the Contractor shall include all costs in the various items of work.

Placement of facilities and storage of construction equipment and materials shall be approved in advance by the Engineer. All such facilities and equipment shall remain the property of the Contractor.

The Contractor shall be held responsible for all damage caused during mobilization and demobilization. The Contractor shall leave all storage areas in a neat clean condition, satisfactory to the Engineer and in accordance with the provisions of storage permits set by the property owner.

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When a separate bid item is included in the BID SCHEDULE, payments for mobilization and demobilization will be made in accordance to the following schedule:

a] When the approved monthly partial payment estimate of the amount earned, not including the amount earned for mobilization and demobilization, is ten percent (10%) or more of the original Contract amount, twenty-five percent (25%) of the Contract item price for mobilization and demobilization will be included in the estimate for payment.

b] When the approved monthly partial payment estimate of the amount earned, not including the amount earned for mobilization and demobilization, is twenty- five percent (25%) or more of the original Contract amount, the total amount earned for mobilization and demobilization shall be fifty percent (50%) o
f the Contract item price for mobilization and demobilization will be included in the estimate for payment.

c] When the approved monthly partial payment estimate of the amount earned, not including the amount earned for mobilization and demobilization, is fifty percent (50%) or more of the original Contract amount, the total amount earned for mobilization and demobilization shall be s eventy-five percent (75%) of the Contract item price for mobilization and demobilization will be included in the estimate for payment.

d] When the approved monthly partial payment estimate of the amount earned, not including the amount earned for mobilization and demobilization, is seventy-five percent (75%) or more of the original Contract amount, the total amount earned for mobilization and demobilization shall be n inety-five percent (95%) of the Contract item price for mobilization and demobilization will be included in the estimate for payment.

e] After final acceptance of the Project, the remaining unpaid amount, of the Contract item price for mobilization will be included for payment in the final progress payment.

7-3.7 Agreed Prices.

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dd the following to this subsection:

Agreed prices shall be negotiated before commencement of the Work.

7-4 PAYMENT FOR EXTRA WORK.
7-4.1 General.

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When the cost and time for Extra Work cannot be agreed upon prior to the commencement of the Work, the Agency will pay for Extra Work based on the accumulation of costs as provided herein and grant additional time to the Contract duration. Extra Work shall be paid for under a written Change Order, approved by the Agency, in accordance with the terms therein provided. Generally, payment for Extra Work will be made at the unit price or lump sum previously agreed upon between the Contractor and the Agency.
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7-4.2.3 Tools and Equipment Rental.

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eplace the second paragraph in this subsection with the following:

Regardless of ownership, the rates to be used in determining equipment rental costs shall not exceed most current listed rates found in the Caltrans Labor Surcharge and Equipment Rental Rates, which is available online at:

https://dot.ca.gov/programs/construction/equipment-r ental-rates-and-labor-surcharge

Add the following paragraphs to this subsection:

Where the Contractor can substantiate that the rental rates prevailing locally exceed the published rate by more than fifteen percent (15%), the Contractor will be entitled to a rental rate adjustment.

For equipment not listed in said publication, rental rates must not exceed listed rates prevailing locally at equipment rental agencies or distributors, at the time the Work is performed.

Whenever possible, Extra work must be accomplished using equipment available on Site or owned by the Contractor. If a specific piece of equipment must be rented to be used exclusively for the Extra Work, the rental rate will be the invoiced rate.

7-4.3 Markup.
7-4.3.1 Work by Contractor.

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eplace the paragraph in this subsection with the following:

7-4.3.1 Work by Contractor: T he following allowable overhead and profit percentages shown in Table 7-4.3.1 below shall be added to the Contractor’s costs and shall constitute the markup for all overhead, insurance, and profits on work performed by the Contractor:

Table 7-4.3.1

COMPONENT OVERHEAD PROFIT
Labor 10% 10%
Materials 10% 5%
Equipment Rental 10% 5%
Other Items and Expenditures 10% 5%

Regardless of the number of hierarchical tiers of Subcontractors, the five percent (5%) which is the Contractor’s allowance 3.5% (for overhead) and 1.5% (for profit) may be applied one time only to the performing Subcontractor’s total cost.

One percent (1%) shall be added to the sum of the costs and markups provided for in the subsection as compensation for bonding.

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7-4.3.2 Work by Subcontractor.

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eplace the paragraph in this subsection with the following:

7-4.3.2 Work by Subcontractor: W hen all or any part of the Extra Work is performed by a Subcontractor, the markup established in 7-4.3.1 shall be applied to the Subcontractor’s actual cost of such work. A markup of ten percent (10%) on the first Five-Thousand Dollars ($5,000) of the subcontracted portion of the Extra Work and a markup of five percent (5%) on work added in excess of Five-Thousand dollars ($5,000) of the subcontracted portion of the Extra Work may be added by the Contractor.

The markups specified in Subsections 7-4.3.1
(“Work by Contractor. ” ) and 7-4.3.2 (“Work by
Subcontractor.” ) shall be considered as full compensation and include, but not be limited to, the Contractor’s labor costs for personnel not working directly on the Extra Work, including the cost of administration and any tools or equipment that they may use. Such costs shall not be reported as labor or equipment costs elsewhere except when they are actually used in the performance of the Extra Work. Labor costs shall in that case be reported for the labor classification corresponding to the type and nature of Extra Work performed.

7-4.4 Daily Reports.

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he Contractor shall notify the Engineer at the beginning of each working day when Extra Work is in progress.

7-6 BID ITEMS.

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dd the following new subsection:

7-6 BID ITEMS. Payment for the work included in each Bid Item shall be made at the actual quantity constructed, using the units listed in the BID SCHEDULE and the Unit Prices included in the BID. All other work shown or mentioned on the Plans, in the Specifications, or in any one of the Contract Documents shall be considered as included in the related Bid Items shown in the BID SCHEDULE. The Contractor must complete all work that is shown or described in the Contract Documents, whether or not there is a specific Bid Item for that work, and no additional compensation will be allowed.

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SUPPLEMENTARY TECHNICAL PROVISIONS

WÍIVAY PARK PROJECT (C.I.P. No 8338)

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his section makes additions, deletions, or revisions to PART 2 – CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, PART 3 – CONSTRUCTION METHODS, PART 4 – EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS, PART 5 – PIPELINE SYSTEM REHABILITATION, PART 6 – TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL, PART 7 – STREET LIGHTING AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEMS, AND PART 8 – LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION of the 2024 Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction (“Greenbook”). As a convenience, these additions and amendments have been arranged in a format that parallels the Greenbook. All sections and subsections which are not changed remain in full force and effect. Additional Special Provision sections and subsections may be included in these supplements which may be written in a format different from that of the Standard Specifications. These additional Special Provision sections and subsections are intended to complement the Standard Specifications.

PART 2 - CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

SECTION 200 – ROCK MATERIALS

200-1 ROCK PRODUCTS.
200-1.1 General.

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In accordance with the provisions of Section 20676 of the State of California Public Contract Code, it shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the Contract is awarded, and upon all subcontractors and suppliers under him, to obtain all construction aggregate, sand, gravel, crushed stone, road base, fill materials, and any other mineral materials, including those used in other construction materials such as asphalt concrete and Portland Cement concrete, from a supplier that is included on the most current Office of Mine Reclamation AB 3098 List (per California Assembly Bill 3098). Failure to identify the supplier and the mine may result in rejection of the submittal, and any work completed using materials from an unlisted mine will be SUBJECT TO REJECTION.

200-2 UNTREATED BASE MATERIALS.
200-2.1 General.

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Aggregate base shall be Class 2 per Subsection 26-1.02B, “ Class 2 Aggregate Base ” of the Caltrans Standard Specifications, and associated AGGREGATE GRADING REQUIREMENTS and QUALITY REQUIREMENTS tables or Crushed Aggregate Base per Subsection 200-2.2 (“Crushed Aggregate Base. ” ) and as shown in the gradation in TABLE 200 -2.2.2 of Subsection 200-2.2.2 (
“Grading.”) of the Greenbook.

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Aggregate may include up to one hundred percent (100 %) material processed from reclaimed asphalt concrete, Portland Cement concrete, lean concrete base, cement treated base or a combination of any of these materials. It should be noted, this does not change the specification requirements for material or placement quality. It is still the Contractor’s responsibility to verify that any blend of reclaimed paving materials with or without virgin materials shall meet all the specification requirements.

SECTION 201 – CONCRETE, MORTAR, AND RELATED MATERIALS

201-1 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE.
201-1.1 General.

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Contractor shall furnish the Engineer a copy of the mix design to be used and with legible certified weight-master’s certificate for each load of PCC delivered to the Work. Portland Cement concrete delivered to the project site having a water content and/or slump greater than that specified in the mix design shall be rejected and removed from the Work site.

201-1.2.6.3 Accelerating Admixtures

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odify this subsection to read as follows:

Calcium Chloride shall not be used as an admixture. Other accelerating admixtures shall conform to ASTM C 494, accelerating (Type C), or water-reducing and accelerating (Type E) admixtures, shall be approved by the Engineer prior to use.

201-1.3.3 Concrete Specified by Class and Alternate Class.

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odify the third paragraph of the subsection to read as follows:

The concrete class, alternate class, and maximum slump for various types of construction shall be as specified in Table 201-1.3.3 except for the concrete class specified for Street Surface Improvements. Street Surface Improvements shall have a concrete class of 560-C-3250.

201-1.5.4 Hand Mixing.

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Hand mixing concrete shall not be allowed except by prior permission from the Engineer and, if permitted, only when the amount of concrete required is less than one cubic yard (1 yd. 3).

Prepackaged unmixed concrete shall not be allowed except by prior permission from the Engineer.

201-2 REINFORCEMENT FOR CONCRETE.
201-2.2 Steel Reinforcement.
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201-2.2.1 Reinforcing Steel.

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Unless otherwise specified, reinforcing steel, except longitudinal steel, shall be Grade 60 billet steel conforming to ASTM A615.

201-3 EXPANSION JOINT FILLER AND JOINT SEALANTS.
201-3.1 General.

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All expansion joints shall be formed with joint filler and sealed with Type “A” two-part polyurethane sealant per Subsection 201-3.4 (“Type “A” Sealant (Two-Part Polyurethane Sealant” ). The filler shall be placed in the correct position before concrete is placed against it. Holes or joints in the joint filler shall be filled with joint sealant to prevent the passage of mortar or concrete from one side of the joint to the other.

SECTION 203 – BITUMINOUS MATERIALS

203-6 ASPHALT CONCRETE.
203-6.1 General.

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The grading of the combined aggregates and the percentages of asphalt binder shall be as follows:

Class and Grade
Three-quarter inch (3/4”) Base Course B-PG 64-10 RAP
One-half inch (1/2”) Surface Course C2-PG 64-10 RAP
One-half inch (1/2”) AC Dike D2-AR-8000 RAP

A minimum of five (5) Working Days prior to the paving operation, the Contractor shall submit to the Engineer the pavement supplier’s certification of gradation and oil content of the asphalt concrete to be used for this Contract.

SECTION 207 – GRAVITY PIPE

209-7 PIPELINE IDENTIFICATION.
209-7.2 Requirements.

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etectable Underground Utility Marking Tape shall have a minimum 0.005” overall thickness, with no less than a 35 gauge (AWG) aluminum foil core. The foil must be visible from both sides. The layers shall be laminated together with the extrusion lamination process, not adhesives. No inks or printing shall extend to the edges of the tape. All printing shall be encased to avoid ink rub-off. Detectable Underground Utility Marking Tape shall conform to the properties listed in TABLES 209-7.2 (A) and 209-7.2 (B) below.

TABLE 209-7.2 (A)

DETECTABLE UNDERGROUND UTILITY MARKING TAPE PROPERTI ES

PROPERTY METHOD VALUE
Thickness ASTM D2103 0.0056”
Tensile strength ASTM D882 25 lbs/inch (5,500 psi)
Elongation ASTM D882-88 <50% at break
Printability ASTM D2578 >50 dynes/cm2
Flexibility ASTM D671-81 Pliable hand
Inks Manufacturing specifications Heat-set Mylex
Message repeat Manufacturing specifications Every 20”
Foil Manufacturing specifications Dead soft/annealed
Top layer Manufacturing specifications Virgin PET
Bottom layer Manufacturing specifications Virgin LDPE
Adhesives Manufacturing specifications >30%, solid 1.5#/R Bond strength Boiling H2O at 100 degrees Celsius Five (5) hours without peel Colors APWA Code See Table 209-7.2 (B) below

TABLE 209-7.2 (B)

DETECTABLE UNDERGROUND UTILITY MARKING TAPE COLORS

COLOR UTILITY MARKED
Red Electric power, distribution, transmission, and muni cipal electric systems.

Yellow Gas and oil distribution and transmission, dangerous materials, product and steam.

Orange Telephone and telegraph systems, police and fire com munications, and cable television.

Blue Water systems.

Green Sanitary and storm sewer systems, nonpotable.

209-7.3 Material Approvals.

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dd the following new subsection:

209-7.3 Material Approvals. Detectable Underground Utility Marking Tape shall meet the requirements of each of the following agency / association publications:

(1) Department of Transportation, Materials Transportation Bureau, Office of Pipeline Safety.

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2) National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC, Special Study Prevention of Damage to Pipelines. Adopted June 7, 1974. Report NTSB-PSS-73-1.

(3) American Petroleum Institute (API). Recommended practice for marking buried liquid petroleum pipelines - APR RP 1109.

(4) General Services Administration, Washington, DC, Public Buildings Service Guide Specification for Mechanical and Electrical Equipment - PBS 4-1501, Amendment 2, Page 501-14, Paragraph 18, Subparagraph 18.1, Clause 18.1.1.

(5) Rural Electrification Authority (REA), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC, National Electrical Safety Code for Underground Construction for remote and immediate hazards.

SECTION 213 – ENGINEERING GEOSYNTHETICS

213-5 GEOTEXTILES AND GEOGRIDS.

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evise this subsection to read as follows:

213-5 GEOTEXTILES AND GEOGRIDS. Geosynthetic material used for reinforcing the subgrade or aggregate base, if necessary as determined by the Geotechnical Engineer, shall be Geogrid BX1100.

PART 3 - CONSTRUCTION METHODS

SECTION 300 – EARTHWORK

300-1 CLEARING AND GRUBBING.
300-1.1 General.

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Clearing and Grubbing shall include the protection of all items to remain, sawcutting, cold milling AC pavement, demolition of existing improvements, salvaging existing materials (topsoil) and improvements as specified or shown on the Plans, removal of deleterious materials, and proper disposal from the Project site of all existing surface and subsurface materials as required to construct the improvement as shown on the Plans and as described in the Specifications. Typical items to be removed include, but are not limited to, trash, fences, posts, poles, gates, street signs, AC dikes, AC paving, striping (by grinding), d
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or boxes, drinking fountains, guardrails, delineators , pavement markers, and all other objectionable materials which interfere with the Work whether or not specifically indicated on the Plans or otherwise shown to be protected or relocated. Abandoned utility lines and structures not removed with Engineer’s approval shall be filled with blown sand and conduits plugged. Concrete and bituminous pavement shall be removed to neatly sawed edges. Sawcuts shall be to a minimum depth of three inches (3”).

Clearing and grubbing shall also include the relocation, adjusting or salvaging of all facilities so indicated on the Plans which are not designated as separate bid items or which are not included in other bid items.

If there are decorative items on private lots, including decorative concrete pavers, decorative wall blocks, rocks used for landscape decoration, boulders, and custom signs, and the Contractor would prefer to salvage items for the property owners, the items shall be removed carefully and placed at a location near the disturbed area on the private property, with the property owner’s approval.

The Contractor shall remove existing irrigation systems (including both water supply and water distribution lines, electrical supply, and electrical control elements of the system) that are within the Project limits and place these materials on the property owner’s property. Contractor shall cap ends of cut lines and wires, and mark locations with lath so that property owner can locate them later.

Miscellaneous fencing materials may be encountered during Work. The terminal post of each fence removed shall be reinforced by bracing or other appropriate means to maintain the structural integrity of the portion of fence to remain. Relocation and reconnection of existing fences as shown on the Plans shall include all posts, hardware, and all incidentals necessary to complete the Work.

Terminations for all fire hydrants, WARF type services and associated piping to be removed and salvaged shall be in accordance with the Vista Irrigation District (VID) standards. The minimum requirements shall include removal of piping back to the mainline, closing the valve, and installation of a blind flange and thrust block.

All existing water services shall be relocated or extended to behind curb or behind sidewalk if contiguous to curb. The Contractor shall inspect and verify that the existing service, including the connection at the main, meets current Vista Irrigation District (VID) standards. Where existing services meet VID standards, extension of the service will be allowed at the price bid for water meter relocations.

All existing sewer or water facilities to be abandoned within the proposed Project limits shall be terminated at the mainline in accordance with district requirements. This shall include removal of the sewer and water service back to the main. The sewer lateral shall be capped with a fitting and sealed with concrete at the wye connection. The water service shall be terminated at the corporation stop and the stop closed.

During surface clearing operations, the Contractor shall not cover or bury any plant growth or other objectionable materials on public or private property. If the Contractor cannot successfully separate the plant growth from the surface soil and advertently or inadvertently mixes organic or other objectionable materials with the soil, the soil so contaminated shall be removed from the site by the Contractor. All costs, if any, associated with removing the soil mixed with organic or other 02/11/2025
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objectionable materials and importing soil to replac e said contaminated soil shall be borne by the Contractor and no additional payment shall be made to the Contractor.

During grading operations, the Contractor shall provide temporary graded driveways and continuing maintenance thereof to provide safe, smooth, stable and continuous access to all residences and businesses within the Project area. All costs, if any, associated with such grading operations shall be borne by the Contractor and no additional payment shall be made to the Contractor.

Unless otherwise noted on Plans, the Contractor shall protect all existing sewer, water, electric, telephone, communication, television, fire lines, street lights, traffic signal, red light cameras, irrigation, and other utilities, services and systems, whether shown on the Plans or not. The Contractor shall maintain all services in working condition during the course of the Work. The Contractor shall remove all existing abandoned pipelines and conduits of any type or use, and pipelines and conduits of any type or use that are abandoned during the course of the Work and shall replace said pipelines and conduits with properly compacted soils. The Contractor shall immediately restore to full operation any utilities, services or systems that are disturbed during the course of the Work.

300-1.4 Payment.

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300-1.4 Payment. The BID SCHEDULE DOES include a bid item for Clearing and Grubbing. Full compensation for any necessary Clearing and Grubbing required to perform the construction operations specified or shown on the Plans will be considered as included in the price bid, and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore. Payment for removal and disposal of abandoned utilities shall be included in the various items of work and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

300-2 UNCLASSIFIED EXCAVATION.
300-2.1 General.

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300-2.1 General. U nclassified excavation shall consist of all excavation, including roadway excavation, removal and stockpiling of suitable material, mixing and moisture conditioning of dry material, mixing and drying of wet material by various methods, disposal of unsuitable materials (including cobbles, rocks and boulders), salvage and stockpile of existing topsoil for use on the Project, and all other required earthwork operations to bring all areas that are within the grading and excavation limits on both public and private property to the required subgrade elevations and cross sections as shown on the Plans and as required in the Project’s geotechnical investigation. Suitable excavated material may be used onsite to make all fills shown on the Plans. Unclassified excavation shall also include pumping and disposal of storm water and groundwater. Any tree roots or other deleterious material uncovered during excavation shall be completely removed and cut back so that new improvements will not be affected by future root growth.

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In the event weather conditions make drying by aerati on or other processes impractical as determined by the engineer, he may suspend the Work. However, the Contractor shall continuously provide for traffic and access requirements during the suspension period in conformance with these Technical Provisions. The Work shall be suspended as provided for in Section 6 (“PROSECUTION, PROGRESS, AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE WORK.”) of the Standard Specifications except the suspension shall not be deemed to be suspension by the Agency for its own convenience or benefit.

Stockpiling of material and storage of equipment or supplies associated with excavation and/or soil aeration activities within existing or proposed wetland, willow woodland or riparian areas is strictly prohibited.

The excavation, placement, conditioning, and compaction of material shall be in accordance with the Plans, Specifications, the City of Vista Development Code (Chapter 17 Section 17.56). The Contractor shall follow the recommendation by the City of Vista’s geotechnical field consultant. There is no Geotechnical Report for this Project.

For the WÍIVAY PARK PROJECT (C.I.P. No 8338),
all excavation will be monitored by a Native
American Monitor (NAM). The Contractor shall coordinate with the NAM and with the Engineer to ensure all ground disturbing activities are monitored.

300-2.2 Unsuitable Material.
300-2.2.1 General.

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300-2.2.1 General. All excess material generated by the grading operations that is not suitable for backfill shall be excavated and disposed of by the Contractor at a legal disposal site. The Agency makes no claim on the suitability or moisture content of the existing materials. Any suitable local borrow materials at the site that the Contractor wishes to re-use shall be stockpiled by the Contractor.

The location of stockpiles shall be approved by the Engineer prior to placement of materials, and all stockpiles shall be protected by erosion control measures.

All subgrade areas to receive fills or structures shall be inspected by the Geotechnical Engineer.

All alluvial and colluvial soils, loose or poorly compacted soils, or existing dry material must be reworked before the placement of base or concrete can proceed. Areas where soils are loose or poorly compacted shall be reworked by excavating, blending and recompacting the loose soils to the specified compaction. The existing loose soils to be reworked shall be removed by the Contractor until a firm unyielding surface is exposed or to a depth determined by the Engineer. Dry materials shall be scarified and moisture conditioned to achieve the specified compaction. With the approval of the Geotechnical Engineer, the Contractor may choose to stabilize poorly-compacted areas with geogrid at his own expense.

If the Contractor wishes to temporarily stockpile material for disposal at a later date in any area other than the project area or construction staging area, the Contractor shall locate a suitable space which is outside the Public Right -of-Way a
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storm water pollution prevention and erosion control measures. The stockpiles shall be removed regularly from the Project site so as not to interfere with access to the Project.

If the excavated material is unsatisfactory as excavated for other uses in the Project, as determined by the Engineer, the Contractor shall remove and dispose of such excavated material off the site. The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining a suitable legal disposal site for any unsuitable excavated materials in accordance with the appropriate section in the Standard Specifications.

300-2.2.2 Wet Material.

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300-2.2.2 Wet Material. If required excavated material is unsatisfactory for the specified use on the Project solely because the material has a moisture content of four percent (4%) or more above the optimum moisture content, the Contractor shall process the material to reduce the moisture content to an optimum condition, or remove the material and replace it with suitable material. The material may be processed by blending the wet soil with soils having a lower moisture content and / or spreading the excavated material in a manner that enables the material to dry to optimum moisture content. With the approval of the Geotechnical Engineer, the Contractor may choose to stabilize unstable subgrade areas with geogrid at his own expense.

300-2.7 Selected Material.

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300-2.7 Selected Material. Selected material encountered in excavation within the right-of-way shall be used as directed by the Engineer. Topsoil excavated within the limits of the Project may be considered as a selected material only for the purpose of backfilling areas to be planted.

300-2.8 Measurement.

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The Plans and the Specifications show work to be done which requires earthwork, both cut and fill, to establish the lines and grades shown on the Plans. The Agency has endeavored to establish reasonable accurate earthwork quantities of the work actually involved and these quantities represent the results of actual survey measurements and data and calculated adjustments for changes proposed on the Plans, however, due to the approximate nature of such data and therefore the difficulty of making accurate measurements of earthwork quantities for this type of project, the estimated quantities for grading will be assumed to be the actual quantity. The Contractor shall review the site and make his own estimate of the Work required to complete the Project. No modifications shall be made to the quantity shown on the Plans and in the Specifications, unless additional quantities of grading are ordered by the Engineer.

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300-2.9 Payment.

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300-2.9 Payment. T he BID SCHEDULE f or this Project does include a bid item for Unclassified Excavation. Full compensation for all necessary Unclassified Excavation required to perform the construction operations specified or shown on the Plans will be considered as included in the price bid for Unclassified Excavation and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

The excavation, stockpiling, and placement of topsoil and suitable local borrow material will be included in Unclassified Excavation. Removing such material from the stockpile and placing it in its final position is also included in Unclassified Excavation. The Contractor may stockpile suitable local borrow material or import suitable borrow material; however, no separate payment will be made for excavating material from an optional stockpile or importing suitable borrow material and placing the material in its final position.

The removal and disposal of unsuitable material, and the over-excavating and reworking of material that can be made suitable, including groundwater removal by various drying procedures or other remedial geotechnical (soil) treatment shall be included in Unclassified Excavation and no additional compensation will be allowed.

The over-excavation and processing or removal and disposal of wet materials shall be included in Unclassified Excavation and no additional compensation will be allowed.

No separate payment will be made for excavating topsoil temporarily stockpiled and placing in its final location on the slope and other areas to be planted for erosion control planting or landscaping, whether or not required by the Contract Documents or by the Engineer.

300-3 STRUCTURE EXCAVATION AND BACKFILL.
300-3.1 General.

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In accordance with the provisions of Section 20676 of the State of California Public Contract Code, it shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the Contract is awarded, and upon all subcontractors and suppliers under him, to obtain all construction aggregate, sand, gravel, crushed stone, road base, fill materials, and any other mineral materials used for Structure Backfill, from a
supplier that is included on the most current Office of Mine Reclamation AB 3098 List (per California Assembly Bill 3098). Failure to identify the supplier and the mine may result in rejection of the submittal, and any work completed using materials from an unlisted mine will be SUBJECT TO REJECTION.

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The Contractor shall excavate to the lines and grade s required, whether or not specifically shown on the Plans. The Contractor shall provide and remove all shoring, sheeting, bracing, cribbing, pumping, lagging, piling, tiebacks, soil anchors, shields, temporary retaining structures, planking, or other types of support for the walls of all open excavations required. The Contractor shall excavate and maintain the bottom of all trenches and excavations in a condition that is level, firm, clean and free from all debris or foreign matter. Excavations shall be kept free from water at all times. The Contractor shall remove any unsuitable material encountered below grade as directed by the Engineer.

300-3.7 Payment.

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Compensation for dewatering shall be considered as included in the lump sum price bid paid for Dewatering Measures or included as an incidental item to excavation and backfill or other items of work in the BID SCHEDULE
and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore. Full compensation for any necessary work related to Unsuitable Materials required to perform the construction operations specified or shown on the Plans will be considered as included in the price bid for the related items of work, and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

Full compensation for supporting the excavation for structures shall include furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidentals and for doing all the work involved in providing excavation safety, shoring or sloping of excavations including, but not limited to, design of the shoring system; obtaining all necessary permits from the Division of Occupational Safety and Health; constructing shoring; and removal and disposal of the shoring materials; all as shown on the Plans, or as specified in the General Conditions, Standard Specifications, and these Supplementary Special Provisions; shall be considered as included in the related items of work and no additional compensation will be allowed.

No change will be made in the amount to be paid for supporting the excavation for structures as a result of required revisions in the excavation support details due to a type of soil encountered which requires a method of trench support different from that approved.

300-4 UNCLASSIFIED FILL.
300-4.1 General.

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Any objectionable material, including organic and inorganic debris, shall be removed, and shall not be placed in the fill.

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complete the grading work to establish finished grad e by placing a minimum of six inches (6”) of topsoil that has been stockpiled from the existing site or imported.

Excess soil remaining from excavations on the Project site may only be used for fill material when rocks, lumps, cobbles, clods, base material, or other solid materials such as broken concrete or asphalt from removal operations are suitable for the particular area to be filled as determined by the Engineer and conform to the requirements of the geotechnical investigation. Broken concrete or asphalt pavement materials shall not be allowed within site grading fill areas or roadway fills less than three feet (3’) in height, within three feet (3’) of final grade in any area or within five feet (5’) (vertically) of the existing ground water table. Any concrete or asphalt placement shall be approved by the Geotechnical Engineer.

Concrete or asphalt pieces shall be less than six inches (6”) in maximum dimension and surrounded by soil particles when used as compacted fill. No nesting shall occur. If the Contractor wishes to use any of the excess material remaining from the Project excavations for any purpose, the material must be suitable for use as fill or backfill and meet the requirements of Subsection 300-4 (“UNCLASSIFIED
FILL.” ) of the Standard Specifications and the geotechnical investigation for this Project. The Contractor shall first remove all organic material, construction debris, miscellaneous debris, rubbish, and other objectionable materials contained therein, then obtain tests of the material acceptable to the Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory to confirm its suitability.

Geotechnical (soil) testing of all fill materials; subgrade, subbase, and base will be conducted by the Agency and the Geotechnical Engineer. Geotechnical (soil) tests may include relative compaction tests, sand equivalent tests, sieve analysis, R-values, etc. The results shall be presented directly by the laboratory to the Engineer. No base or PCC pavement shall be placed prior to the subgrade or subbase being compacted, tested and approved by the Engineer.

The cost of any initial geotechnical (soil) tests shall be borne by the Agency. Additional geotechnical (soil) tests due to the failure of one (1) or more of the initial tests shall be conducted by the laboratory and any costs borne by the Contractor. The Contractor shall make allowances in his construction procedure to permit testing of the Work in progress by the Engineer, and no additional compensation shall be paid to the Contractor for delays due to testing.

300-4.10 Payment.

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300-4.10 Payment. The BID SCHEDULE f or this Project does list a bid item for Unclassified Fill.

Full compensation for any necessary Unclassified Fill required to perform the construction operations specified or shown on the Plans will be considered as included in the price bid for Unclassified Fill, and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

300-5 BORROW EXCAVATION.
300-5.2 Imported Borrow.

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subcontractors and suppliers under him, to obtain al l construction aggregate, sand, gravel, crushed stone, road base, fill materials, and any other mineral materials used for Imported Borrow, from a supplier that is included on the most current Office of Mine Reclamation AB 3098 List (as proposed in California Assembly Bill 3098 and now codified in Section 2717.(b) of the State of California Public Resources Code). Failure to identify the supplier and the mine may result in rejection of the submittal, and any work completed using materials from an unlisted mine will be SUBJECT TO REJECTION.

300-5.4 Measurement and Payment.

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300-5.4 Measurement and Payment. The BID SCHEDULE for this Project DOES NOT list a bid item for borrow excavation. Full compensation for any necessary borrow required to perform the construction operations specified shall be considered as included in the related items of work for which the borrow excavation is required, and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

300-12 EROSION CONTROL.
300-12.1 General.

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300-12.1 General. T he Contractor shall provide erosion control and water pollution control conforming to the requirements shown on the Plans, as specified herein, and as elsewhere required by the Contract Documents. Erosion control and water pollution control shall include the Work specified herein, and such additional measures, as may be directed by the Engineer, to meet Best Management Practices, as defined herein, and to properly control erosion and storm water damage of the limits of work and construction impacts upon areas receiving drainage flows from within the limits of work.

The work covers the prevention, control and abatement of waterborne silts, sediments, earth materials, inorganics, chemicals, construction materials, trash, and debris in order that pollution of the existing onsite and downstream watercourses is prevented or minimized. The Work includes preventing, controlling or abating water polluting elements or materials which may result both directly and indirectly from within and outside the Project work limits. This includes water flow from, to, or through the site resulting from rainfall runoff, groundwater movement, and stream storm water discharge.

The work includes:

a] the exercise of care and the execution of every reasonable precaution by the Contractor as required by the conditions of the site, weather and construction activities involved;

b] the implementation of construction of various devices, facilities, or features shown on the Plans;

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fences; gravel bags; erosion control netting, fabric , blankets, or mats; silt or sediment basins; dikes or berms; swales, linings; ponds; diversion structures, pipes, and related facilities.

d] the cleaning, repairing, silt and sediment removal, maintenance and the removal of devices.

Note: The Contractor’s attention is also directed to the specific requirements contained within the regulatory agency conditional agreements.

Unless other more restrictive requirements are specified elsewhere in the General Conditions or these Special Provisions, or as a requirement of regulatory or other Agency permits, the following minimum provisions shall be met:

a] Equipment and workers for emergency work shall be made available at all times during the rainy season. All necessary materials shall be stockpiled on site at convenient locations to facilitate rapid construction or deployment of temporary devices when rain is imminent.

b] Devices shown on the Plans shall not be moved or modified without the approval of the Engineer.

c] The Contractor shall restore all erosion control devices to working order to the satisfaction of the Engineer after each runoff-producing rainfall, and every 24 hours during a prolonged storm event, as needed.

d] The Contractor shall install additional erosion control measures as may be required by the Engineer due to uncompleted grading operations or unforeseen circumstances which may arise.

e] The Contractor shall be responsible and shall take necessary precautions to prevent public trespass onto areas when impounded waters create a hazardous condition.

f] During the rainy season and when rainfall is probable, graded areas around the Project perimeter must drain away from the face of slope at the conclusion of each working day.

g] All removable protective devices shown shall be in place at the end of each working day when the five (5) calendar day rain probability forecast exceeds thirty percent (30%).

Compliance with the requirements of this subsection shall in no way relieve the Contractor from his responsibility to comply with the other provisions of the contract, in particular his responsibility for damage and for preservation or property.

Failure to take said measures satisfactory to the Engineer or regulatory agencies will subject Contractor to orders to cease operations. Any losses to Contractor associated therewith shall be at Contractor’s sole expense.

300-12.2 Grading Controls.

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during the construction period. The Contractor shall protect areas which have been cleared and grubbed prior to excavation or embankment operations, and which are subject to runoff during the duration of the contract. The criteria used to determine the appropriate erosion control measures shall be the “Best Management Practices”, hereinafter BMP, defined and described in the latest edition of the "California Storm Water Best Management – Construction Handbook" as published by the Storm Water Quality Task Force [go to the CASQA on-line bookstore at the following URL to purchase, download or view handbook(s)]:

http://www.cabmphandbooks.com

The Contractor shall maintain a copy of the latest edition of the "California Storm Water Best Management – Construction Handbook" on the Project site and shall conduct its operations in conformity to said Handbook.

Excavation and Embankment areas, while being brought to grade and during periods of completion prior to final surface construction, shall be protected from erosion and the resulting siltation of downstream facilities and adjacent areas, and be graded so as to direct runoff into impoundment areas within the limits of work where such runoff shall have pollutants removed by BMP methods. The Contractor shall provide protection by BMP measures to eliminate erosion and the siltation of downstream facilities and adjacent areas. These measures shall include all means necessary to prevent polluted runoff from leaving the site.

300-12.4 Payment.

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300-12.4 Payment. Payment for all work required to provide Storm Water Pollution Prevention and Erosion Control shall be included in the lump sum price included in the Bid specified as Storm Water Pollution Prevention and Erosion Control. Such price shall include full compensation for preparing the Storm Water Management Permit, the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) where applicable, performing erosion control and water pollution control, conforming to the operational requirements herein, providing and maintaining all BMPs, removing all construction BMPs, conforming to the requirements of the current State Water Resources Control Board of California Order, and the current City of Vista Grading Ordinance, and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

SECTION 301 –SUBGRADE PREPARATION, TREATED MATERIALS,

AND PLACEMENT OF BASE MATERIALS

301-1 SUBGRADE PREPARATION.
301-1.1 General.

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301-1.1 General. T his subgrade preparation specification shall govern the preparation of natural, filled, or excavated material prior to the final placement of subbase or base material, geotextile fabric, drainage facilities, pavement, curbs and gutters, driveways, sidewalks, retaining walls or any concrete facilities or roadway structures. Subgrade preparation shall include, but not be limited to scarification and moisture adjustment and compaction of the top twelve inches (12”) of the subgrade in the pavement areas to ninety-five percent (95%) relative compaction, and attendant work, export of remaining excess material to a disposal site or spoil area acquired by the Contractor and pumping and disposal of storm and ground water. In areas where existing utilities may interfere with subgrade preparation work in the roadway prism, the Contractor may choose to place geogrid to stabilize the subgrade and reduce the depth of excavation.

The cost of any initial geotechnical (soil) tests shall be borne by the Agency. Additional geotechnical (soil) tests due to the failure of one (1) or more of the initial tests shall be conducted by the laboratory and any expenses borne by the Contractor. The Contractor shall make allowances in his construction procedure to permit testing of the Work in progress by the Engineer, authorized representative or the Inspector, and no additional compensation shall be paid to the Contractor for delays due to testing.

301-1.7 Payment.

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301-1.7 Payment. T he BID SCHEDULE does not include a bid item for subgrade preparation. Full compensation for Subgrade Preparation required to perform the construction operations specified or shown on the Plans will be considered as included in the price bid for the related items of work, and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

Payment for grading operations in areas designated as “grade only” will be considered as included in the price for excavation or fill.

301-2 UNTREATED BASE.
301-2.1 General.

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Concrete curb, gutter, cross gutter, spandrel, sidewalk, driveway, and flatwork shall be placed on untreated compacted aggregate base, unless the existing material under the areas being repaired is determined to be firm and unyielding by the Engineer. New Asphalt Concrete Pavement shall also be placed on untreated compacted aggregate base. Untreated compacted aggregate base shall have the following thicknesses under respective concrete surface improvement unless shown otherwise on the Plans or specified:
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CC Sidewalk shall be placed on six inches (6”) of untreated compacted aggregate base.

PCC Curb and Gutter shall be placed on six inches (6”) of untreated compacted aggregate base.

PCC Pedestrian Access Ramp shall be placed on six inches (6”) of untreated compacted aggregate base.

PCC Driveway Entrance shall be placed on six inches (6”) of untreated compacted aggregate base.

PCC Cross Gutter and Spandrel shall be placed on twelve inches (12”) of untreated compacted aggregate base.

Asphalt Concrete Pavement shall be placed on untreated compacted aggregate base, using the thicknesses shown on the Plans.

The Contractor will be allowed to reuse any existing base that is removed if the base material is removed without being contaminated by subgrade soils or other deleterious materials. The re-used base material must be moisture conditioned and compacted as specified. The Contractor shall provide water and compact the surface of any base material that will form the foundation for subsequent improvements, to meet the requirements of the Plans and specifications. The Contractor shall remove and replace any existing aggregate base that becomes contaminated.

301-2.3 Compacting.

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301-2.3 Compacting. I t shall be the Contractor’s responsibility to provide adequate equipment and methods to accomplish the Work in accordance with these Specifications. The grading shall be done to the elevations provided in the Plans. Any field conditions that prevent the Contractor from matching design elevations shall be immediately notified to the Engineer.

Revise the third paragraph of this subsection to read as follows:

The relative compaction of each layer of compacted base material shall not be less than ninety- five percent (95%) for curbs, driveways and pavement for a minimum depth of one foot (1.0’) below the grading plane. Compaction under sidewalks and in the excepted areas shall be as specified in Subsection 211-1
(“COMPACTION TESTS .” ) with each layer of compacted base material having a minimum compaction of ninety percent (90%).

301-2.4 Measurement and Payment.

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Engineer directs the Contractor to place additional base, the thickness requested by the Engineer will be used in calculating the pay quantity. If the base thickness is increased by the Contractor for his convenience or to avoid performing additional required subgrade preparation, the additional base will not be included in the pay quantity.

Because the determination of whether untreated aggregate base will be needed in certain areas depends on the condition of the existing materials, it is a rough estimate for bidding purposes.

Subsequently, this bid item is exempt from the adjustment of bid unit prices under Subsection 3-2.2.3 (“Decreases of More than 25 Percent.”).

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ayment for untreated compacted aggregate base will be made by Bid Price for the improvements constructed on the base as shown in the bid. Such bid price shall include full compensation for clearing and grubbing; earthwork; subgrade preparation; supplying, placing, spreading, compacting, and finishing the untreated base; and all other work required to perform the construction operations specified or shown on the Plans, and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

SECTION 302 – ROADWAY SURFACING

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302-5 ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT.
302-5.1 General.

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302-5.1 General. Asphalt concrete pavement shall consist of two (2) or more courses of a mixture of paving asphalt and graded aggregate as specified in Subsection 203-6 (“ASPHALT CONCRETE.” ), placed on a prepared surface of existing or new untreated base, or over existing paving, as necessary to construct the roadway as shown on the Plans or as required to complete the Work (i.e. where new curb is placed, utility cuts, and manhole reconstruction area). The courses shall be of the type of mixture specified. The thickness of asphalt concrete pavement for initial patch areas next to gutters, spandrels, and curbs shall be a minimum of six inches (6”), and the thickness in trenches next to curbs and driveways and in trenches shall be one-inch (1”) thicker than the existing pavement. The initial asphalt concrete patch base course for the items of work shown on the Plans shall be placed full depth from the aggregate base to the existing pavement surface as soon as the adjacent improvements are cured sufficiently to allow the paving to proceed. The initial asphalt concrete patch shall be placed in multiple move-ins to accommodate the required traffic control and staging phases, and to ensure that traffic is allowed to use the improvements as quickly as possible. Asphalt concrete in streets and parking lot areas where there is no base shall be placed on a prepared section of subgrade material to the thickness shown on the Plans. The surface course of asphalt concrete shall be a minimum of one and one-half inches (1-1/2”) thick with a one inch (1”) minimum thickness at the overlay key. The surface course shall be placed in the minimum number of move-ins necessary to accommodate the required traffic control and staging phases, but minimize the joints in the new asphalt concrete surface. Before the surface course is placed, the edges of existing pavement shall be cold milled to form an overlay key as shown on the Plans or as specified.

In a parking lot, the entire accessible parking stall and loading area shall not exceed two percent (2.00%) in any direction, NO EXCEPTIONS.
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Temporary asphalt concrete pavement and striping may be required to implement the traffic control and construction phasing shown on the Plans or specified. In sidewalk areas temporary AC surfacing shall be at least one inch (1”) thick. In the streets, a greater thickness may be required.

Temporary surfacing and striping shall be placed before the end of the work period so traffic can be restored at the time of day specified, and it shall remain in place or be replaced regularly until the area is ready for permanent pavement and striping. Full compensation for all work required to install, maintain, and dispose of temporary asphalt concrete pavement and striping will be considered as included in the price bid for Traffic Control and Construction Phasing and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

302-5.2.3 Tack Coat.

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If the asphalt concrete pavement is being constructed directly upon an existing hard-surfaced pavement, a Tack Coat of PG 64-10 paving asphalt shall be uniformly applied at a rate no less than

0.07 gallons per square yard (g/sq. yd.) upon the existing pavement preceding the placement of asphalt concrete. Payment for this item shall be included in the unit price for the related asphalt concrete pavement or overlay and no additional compensation will be allowed.

302-5.9 Placement.
302-5.9.1 General.

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Asphalt paving equipment shall be equipped with automatic screed controls and a sensing device or devices. When placing asphalt concrete, the automatic controls shall control the longitudinal grade and transverse slope of the screed. Grade and slope references shall be furnished, installed, and maintained by the Contractor.

At locations where new asphalt concrete pavement joins an unimproved shoulder, the Contractor shall taper the new asphalt edge by raking out all aggregate three-eighths inch or larger (3/8+”) and feathering the new paving to form a smooth transition to join the unimproved shoulder. The transition shall extend a minimum of eighteen inches (18”) onto the shoulder. Additional tack coat shall be applied to all tapered transitions to prevent raveling of the new pavement. Tapers shall be raked, rolled, and compacted so there is no lip exceeding one-quarter inch (1/4”).

Should the methods and equipment furnished by the Contractor fail to produce a layer of asphalt concrete conforming to the requirements, including straightedge tolerance, of Subsection 302-5.11 Compaction a
nd 302-5.12 Smoothness of the Standard Specifications, the paving operations shall be discontinued and the Contractor shall modify their equipment or furnish substitute equipment.

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Careful attention shall be given to maintaining prop osed surface drainage conditions during placement of asphalt overlay. Unless otherwise directed by the Engineer, existing drainage patterns shall be maintained.

Should the automatic screed controls fail to operate properly during any work period, the Contractor may use manual control of the spreading equipment for the remainder of the work period; however, the equipment shall be corrected or replaced with alternative automatically controlled equipment conforming to the requirements in this Subsection before starting another work period.

Prior to placing asphalt concrete, the Contractor shall provide covers over all existing storm drain grates and inlets to prevent entry of debris.

The streets identified for overlay may have rutting, offset crowns, high spots, or low spots that need to be corrected to re-establish the proper street grade. Cold milling shall be used to remove high spots.

Tack coat and leveling courses of asphalt concrete shall be placed to fill low spots and ruts and to re- establish street grades prior to the placement of asphalt concrete overlay. The Contractor shall use cold milling to remove high spots and to provide joints for AC leveling course, in areas as directed by the Engineer. The Contractor shall place tack coat in the areas delineated by the Engineer, and rake the edges of the variable thickness AC leveling course to create smooth feathering. If a quantity of AC leveling course is included in the Bid Schedule, it is a rough estimate for bidding purposes. If Leveling Course is needed, that work shall be directed by the Engineer in the field. The Contractor shall cooperate with the Engineer in placing the leveling course as required to re-establish street grades, and perform the work as directed by the Engineer.

302-5.9.2 Joints.

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Longitudinal joints between successive runs shall be placed to match striped lane lines. If this placement pattern cannot be met, joints between successive runs shall be in the center of the driving lane.

302-5.12 Smoothness.

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Contractor shall have a ten foot (10’) straightedge onsite at all times during all paving operations for use in checking the smoothness of the surface.

The finished surface of the asphalt concrete pavement shall be placed three-eighths inch (3/8”) above the gutter lip to allow full compaction of the asphalt at the gutter edge and to prevent damage to the gutter lip caused by the roller.

At curb ramps the finished surface of the asphalt concrete pavement shall be placed one-eighth inch (1/8”) above the gutter lip. If the asphalt concrete surface is more than one-quarter inch (1/4”) above the lip or if the slope of the asphalt concrete surface at the gutter lip exceeds five percent (5%), 02/11/2025
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the Contractor shall grind the pavement until it is equal to or less than five percent (5%) and flush with the gutter lip.

302-5.14 Payment.
302-5.14.5 Asphalt Concrete
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302-5.14.5 Asphalt Concrete. Asphalt concrete pavement will be paid for at the Contract Unit Price per Ton as shown in the bid. Quantities of asphalt concrete pavement will be determined by adding up the total of all certified material tickets for asphalt concrete delivered and placed for the Project. The unit price bid for asphalt concrete pavement shall include full compensation for clearing and grubbing, unclassified excavation and fill, cold milling, subgrade preparation and applying tack coat, supplying and placing the base course and surface course asphalt concrete, compacting and finishing the asphalt concrete pavement, and all other related items of work, and no additional compensation will be allowed. Re-setting or adjusting manholes, covers, vaults, valves, boxes or other miscellaneous facilities to grade will be paid for as provided in Subsection 403-5 (“PAYMENT.”).

302-6 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT.
302-6.1 General.

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ormwork shall be approved by the Engineer before placing concrete. The work shall include, but not be limited to, the saw cutting, removal and disposal of AC and sub-base, sub-grade preparation, base material, compaction, placement, materials, rebar, all labor, tools, equipment and incidentals necessary to do all of the work as specified on the Plans or as directed by the Engineer.

SECTION 303 – CONCRETE AND MASONRY CONSTRUCTION

303-1 CONCRETE STRUCTURES.
303-1.1 General.

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oncrete footings for traffic signals and street lights and other structures such as steps, ramps and walls shall conform to these Plans, City of Vista Standards, Caltrans Standard Plans and Standard Specifications, the California Building Code (CBC) and the San Diego Regional Standard Drawings (SDRSD). If not otherwise specified in the Caltrans Specifications, concrete footings shall conform to these specifications and shall be approved by the Engineer. Full compensation for all required work to construct concrete footings will be considered as included in the related items of work.

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303-5 CONCRETE CURBS, WALKS, GUTTERS, CROSS GUTTERS, ALLY INTERSECTIONS, ACCESS RAMPS, AND DRIVEWAYS.
303-5.1 Requirements.
303-5.1.1 General.

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Unless otherwise prescribed in Subsection 303-5.1.3 (“Driveway Entrances .” ), the minimum thickness of walks shall be four inches (4”). The height of curbs and the thickness of gutters, cross gutters, alley intersections, curb ramps and driveway aprons shall be as shown on the Plans.

303-5.1.3 Driveway Entrances.

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Where walk is constructed adjacent to driveways, both commercial and residential, provisions shall be made for an accessible walkway within the right-of-way at the back of the sloped driveway apron, with a minimum width of forty-eight inches (48”) and a maximum cross slope of two percent (2.00%).

The longitudinal slope of the walk shall match the slope of the street, taken at the gutter lip or gutter flow line.

PCC Driveway Entrances and PCC Driveways shall be in accordance with City of Vista Municipal Code Section 16.57.090, with smooth transitions to join existing improvements, and no grade breaks exceeding fourteen percent (14%) in eleven feet (11’) for a crest, or twenty-three percent (23%) in eleven feet (11’) for a sag.

303-5.1.4 Curb and Gutter.

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303-5.1.4 Curb and Gutter . PCC Curb and Gutter shall be formed along the gutter lip using specified form material. For projects where curb and gutter is being constructed adjacent to existing pavement, a section of pavement twelve inches (12”) wide, measured from the lip of the gutter, shall be removed to allow for the gutter lip to be formed. The twelve inch (12”) slot shall be paved after the curb and gutter is fully cured, to avoid damage from paving operations.

The Contractor shall exercise great care to construct curbs conforming strictly to ADA standards at locations where curb ramps will be constructed. The curb face shall be depressed to a flush surface with no lip at the flowline. The slope of the asphalt leading up to the curb ramp shall not exceed five percent (5.00%) for a distance of four feet (4’) with a maximum two percent (2.00%) cross slope per SDRSD No. G-32A.

The Contractor shall install mow curb in accordance with the Improvement Plans. All mow curb shall be reinforced as shown on the Plans. New mow curb shall have weakened plane joints every ten feet (10’), and expansion joints every thirty feet (30’) and where new mow curb joins other improvements.
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he Contractor shall identify locations of water and sewer laterals by stamping a “W” for water service and an “S” for sewer laterals in the green concrete curb after finish troweling is complete. The stamps shall be professionally fabricated, with letters three inches (3”) high.

Expansion joints are required only at beginning and ending of curb returns.

303-5.1.5 Walks.

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303-5.1.5 Walks. Sidewalks shall be constructed in strict conformance with ADA standards. The cross slope on sidewalks shall in no case exceed two percent (2.00%). The clear width of sidewalk shall not be less than forty-eight inches (48”), measured from the back of curb. Construction tolerances shall not be a reason to exceed the minimum or maximum standards of the ADA. The width of the top of the curb cannot be counted as part of the sidewalk clearance.

If a monolithic retaining curb at the back of curb ramp or sidewalk with a maximum height of six inches (6”) is required to minimize erosion or match existing improvements or earth, the Contractor shall construct those retaining curbs at the back of the curb ramp or sidewalk to the limits determined by the Engineer. Retaining curbs shall not reduce the sidewalk clear width below the minimum of forty- eight inches (48”).

Where curbs are sleeved to provide connections to the gutter for yard drains, new sidewalk shall be constructed with under-sidewalk drains, in accordance with Subsection 303-5.1.2 (“Drainage
Outlets Through Curb.” ) and SDRSD D-27 (“SIDEWALK UNDERDRAIN PIPE” ).

Any irrigation facilities removed or adjusted for the construction of the sidewalk or other work shall be replaced, relocated, or re-configured with similar materials, so that the irrigation system is fully functional. Unless there is a bid item for landscaping and irrigation, payment for this work will be considered as included with other items of work.

Any turf, sod or landscaping removed adjacent to the Work for the construction of the sidewalk shall be replaced with new turf, sod or landscaping of the same type from a commercial nursery.

Unless there is a bid item for landscaping and irrigation, payment for this work will be considered as included in the related items of work.

Expansion joints are required only at beginning and ending of curb returns.

303-5.1.6 Curb Ramp.

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303-5.1.6 Curb Ramp. PCC Curb Ramp shall be constructed in strict conformance with ADA standards. The ADA standards are shown in the latest edition of the San Diego Regional Standard Drawings (SDRSD). For the construction of curb ramps, the Contractor shall refer to, and comply with, 02/11/2025
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all of the requirements for curb ramps shown in the most recent version of the SDRSD Nos. G-27 t
hrough G-32B (“CURB RAMP ” ) (inclusive). The City of Vista has developed a checklist of ADA standards for curb ramps, to be used by the Contractor and the Engineer in confirming compliance with ADA standards for sidewalks and any type of curb ramps. The checklist is available to the Contractor upon request.

The Contractor shall modify, adjust or relocate any adjacent improvements so the curb ramp can be constructed to ADA Standards. Before the placement of any concrete curb or curb ramp, the Contractor shall notify the Engineer if it appears that the specified maximum slopes will be exceeded due to existing conditions, to allow the Engineer the opportunity to provide direction. If the Engineer determines that a TYPE C CURB RAMP
(per SDRSD No. G-29) must be constructed instead of a TYPE A or TYPE B CURB RAMP (per SDRSD No. G-27) , to fit existing conditions or minimize impacts to private property, the Contractor shall construct the alternate type of ramp. The Engineer shall pay the bid price for the specified ramp if there is no bid price for the alternate ramp.

If a monolithic retaining curb with a maximum height of six inches (6”) is required to minimize erosion or match existing improvements at the back side of the curb ramp, the Contractor shall construct those curbs at the back of the sidewalk to the limits determined by the Engineer, otherwise they may be eliminated. Retaining curbs shall not reduce the clear width of the landing below the minimum of forty-eight inches (48”).

The Contractor shall depress the curb to flush (0” curb face) in front of the curb ramp to meet ADA standards. The Contractor shall construct the road paving or remove and replace sufficient asphalt concrete paving and base to provide a four foot (4’) minimum square landing area, measured from the gutter flowline, where the slopes do not exceed five percent (5%) in any direction per California Building Code (CBC) 1127 B.5.3. The surface of the curb ramp and side flares shall be of contrasting finish from that of the adjacent sidewalk per CBC 1127 B.5.5.

If a diagonal curb ramp on a corner is being constructed at a crossing marked on the pavement, the Contractor shall provide twenty-four inch (24”) long segments of straight curb on each side of the curb ramp, per CBC 1127 B.5.9.

The Contractor shall install a detectible warning surface pad on all pedestrian access ramps and curb ramps leading to hazardous area (e.g. vehicular traffic), as shown on the Plans or in the Standard Plans. The detectable warning surface pad shall extend the full width of the ramp forty-eight inches (48”) minimum and shall measure at least thirty-six inches (36”) along the ramp slope. The detectable warning surface pad or tile shall be securely attached to the surface of the concrete using adhesive and anchors as recommended by the manufacturer of the detectible warning surface. The concrete surface shall be recessed if required by the manufacturer of the detectable warning pad, and the Contractor shall follow all other manufacturer installation instructions. The detectable warning surface pad shall be integrally-colored “DARK GRAY” at all pedestrian access ramps (or curb ramps) on street intersections.

The Contractor shall include in the unit price for Curb Ramps all related costs not covered by other bid items.

303-5.2 Forms.
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303-5.2.2 Slip-Forms.

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Contractor shall give Engineer the opportunity to confirm the slip-form shoe is set at the correct batter for the concrete curb and gutter.

303-5.5 Finishing.
303-5.5.4 Gutter.

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303-5.5.4 Gutter. Cross gutters and spandrels shall be constructed in accordance with the Plans.

Prior to acceptance of the valley gutter constructed by the Contractor, a flow test shall be conducted by the Contractor in the presence of the Engineer. Any new work found to be defective shall be repaired or replaced by the Contractor in accordance with Subsection 303-5.7 (“Repairs and Replacements.” ).

303-5.7 Repairs and Replacements.

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303-5.7 Repairs and Replacements. Any new work found to be defective or damaged, cracked, chipped, discolored, improperly finished, heaved, vandalized, or for any other reason does not conform to the specifications, prior to its acceptance, shall be replaced by the Contractor, at the Contractor’s expense, as approved by the Engineer.

The Contractor shall exercise great care in the construction of curb ramps to ensure compliance with the ADA standards. Any curb ramps that do not satisfy the ADA requirements in any aspect, including exceeding the minimum or maximum values by ANY amount, shall be removed and replaced by the Contractor at his expense. Construction tolerances shall not be a reason to exceed the minimum or maximum standards of the ADA.

303-5.9 Measurement and Payment.

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303-5.9 Measurement and Payment. The BID SCHEDULE lists various items that include concrete construction. Items of work shall be measured and paid for as shown in the Bid.

PCC Curb & Gutter shall be measured and paid for by the linear foot as stated in the BID SCHEDULE. Quantities of curb and gutter will be measured along the line of the curb, around curb returns, and across curb ramps and driveway entrances. Pay quantities for PCC Curb and Gutter will NOT include concrete improvements with monolithic curbs covered by separate items in the bid, such as curb ramps, cross gutters (and spandrels), alley aprons, parking areas and special driveway entrances. Full compensation for any necessary work required to perform the construction operations specified or shown on the Plans, including clearing and grubbing, earthwork, subgrade preparation, 02/11/2025
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removing and replacing existing pavement to allow fo rming of the gutter lip, installing joints per SDRSD Nos. G-9 and G-10 (“SIDEWALK JOINT LOCATIONS” & “CONCRETE JOINT DETAILS” ), installing sleeves for drains, and depressing curbs for driveway entrances and curb ramps, will be considered as included in the linear foot price bid for PCC Curb & Gutter, and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

PCC Median Curb (& Gutter), PCC Rolled Curb and PCC Mowing Strips shall be measured and paid for by the linear foot, as shown in the BID SCHEDULE. Quantities will be measured along the centerline of the new median curb (& gutter), rolled curb or mowing strips between adjacent existing concrete improvements. Full compensation for any necessary work required to perform the construction operations specified or shown on the Plans, including clearing and grubbing, earthwork, subgrade preparation, placing reinforcing steel, installing joints per SDRSD No. L-3 (“CONCRETE MOWING STRIP” ) and all other work required to construct the PCC Median Curb (& Gutter), PCC Rolled Curb or PCC Mowing Strips, will be considered as included in the linear foot price bid for PCC Median Curb (& Gutter), PCC Rolled Curb or PCC Mowing Strips and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

“PCC Driveway Entrance” of the various types specified, including “Concrete Driveway” per SDRSD G-14A through G-14G, and “Alley-Type Driveway” per City of Vista Standard Drawing SRF-05A, shall be measured and paid for as stated in the BID SCHEDULE.

Quantities of “PCC Driveway Entrance” will be
measured to include all concrete flatwork that is thicker than adjacent sidewalk, from the back of the curb to the back of the accessible walkway area across the driveway and between the tops of the wings where the curb height is transitioning. Quantities of “Alley-Type Driveway” will be measured from the lip of the gutter to the back of the accessible walkway area across the driveway, and between the tops of the ramps where the curb height is transitioning. If a monolithic retaining curb is required for the driveway, the top surface quantity of the retaining curb will be added to the quantity of the driveway.

Full compensation for any necessary work required to perform the construction operations specified or shown on the Plans, including clearing and grubbing, earthwork, subgrade preparation, adjusting locations of driveways and widths of wings to meet City of Vista Standards, and installing joints per SDRSD Nos. G-9
and G-10 (“SIDEWALK JOINT LOCATIONS” and “CONCRETE JOINT DETAILS” ), will be considered as included in the square foot or lump sum price bid for “PCC Driveway Entrance” or “Alley- Type Driveway”, of each type specified, and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

“PCC Pavement” for private driveway or flatwork shall be measured and paid for by the square foot as stated in the BID SCHEDULE. Quantities of “PCC Pavement” will be measured from the limit of the public PCC Driveway Entrance or public Alley-Type Driveway to the point where the new private driveway joins existing improvements, for the full width of the new driveway surface, typically on private property, or to the limits of the new PCC pavement as shown on the Plans. Full compensation for any necessary work required to perform the construction operations specified or shown on the Plans including clearing and grubbing, earthwork, subgrade preparation, placing reinforcing steel and dowels, adjusting locations of the removal and replacement limits to match existing joints or reduce the slope of the driveway surface, adjusting the profile of the new driveway surface to join existing improvements with a smooth transition and no sharp grade breaks and installing joints per SDRSD G-9 and G-10
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“SIDEWALK JOINT LOCATIONS ” and “ CONCRETE JOINT DETAILS ” ) will be considered as included in the square foot price bid for “PCC Pavement” and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

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PCC Sidewalk shall be measured and paid for by the sq uare foot as stated in the BID SCHEDULE.

Quantities of PCC Sidewalk will be measured from the back of the curb to the back of the walk, and between adjacent concrete improvements covered by separate items in the bid, such as driveway entrances, curb ramps, cross gutters or alley aprons. The top surface of monolithic retaining curb with a maximum height of six inches (6”) will be included in the quantity of sidewalk. Full compensation for any necessary work required to perform the construction operations specified or shown on the Plans, including clearing and grubbing, earthwork, grading adjacent swales for drainage, subgrade preparation, placing reinforcing steel and dowels, installing joints per SDRSD Nos. G-9 and G-10
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“SIDEWALK JOINT LOCATIONS ” and “ CONCRETE JOINT DETAILS ” ), installing under-sidewalk drain pipes through curb sleeves to the gutter and providing monolithic retaining curbs or toe curbs as shown on the Plans or where designated by the Engineer, will be considered as included in the square foot price bid for PCC Sidewalk and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

PCC Curb Ramp shall be constructed in strict conformance with ADA standards and shall be paid for per each as specified on the BID SCHEDULE. The pay limit for each pedestrian access ramp (or curb ramp) will include the area within the measurements from the back of the street curb, up to and including the twelve inch (12”) wide border at the top of the ramp (or ramps) and the ramp wings or integral curbs that make up the side of the curb ramp, which surrounds the truncated dome detectable warning surface pad. Intermediate landings within the limits of the main ramp will be included in the measurement for pedestrian access ramps (or curb ramps). Concrete flatwork for the top landings, transition areas and ramping areas outside the border surrounding the truncated domes, and additional twelve inch (12”) wide borders at the top of the secondary ramping areas will NOT be included in the measurement for pedestrian access ramps (or curb ramps), but WILL BE measured and paid for with PCC Sidewalk. If integral curbs and hand railings are required for pedestrian access ramps (or curb ramps), that work shall be included in the price paid for pedestrian access ramp (or curb ramp) as shown in the bid. Full compensation for any necessary work required to perform the construction operations specified or shown on the Plans, including clearing and grubbing, earthwork, subgrade preparation, placing reinforcing steel and dowels, constructing a landing area in the street at the bottom of pedestrian access ramps (or curb ramps), installing detectible warning surface pads, constructing integral curbs and handrails, and strictly complying with all ADA standards, will be considered as included in the per each price bid for PCC Pedestrian Access Ramp (or PCC Curb Ramp) and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

PCC Cross gutter shall be measured and paid for by the square foot as stated in the BID SCHEDULE.

Quantities of cross gutter will be measured along the line of the gutters and spandrels and include the monolithic curb around curb returns and across curb ramps, between adjacent concrete improvements covered by separate items in the bid, such as curb and gutter and curb ramps.

Only the top surface of the monolithic curb will be included in the measurement. Full compensation for any necessary work required to perform the construction operations specified or shown on the Plans, including clearing and grubbing, earthwork, subgrade preparation, installing joints per SDRSD Nos. G-9
and G-10 (“SIDEWALK JOINT LOCATIONS ” and “ CONCRETE JOINT DETAILS ” ), depressing curbs for curb ramps, constructing a landing area in the spandrel at the bottom of the ramp, shaping the gutter and spandrel for proper drainage so water does not pond in front of the curb ramp landing, and water testing for proper drainage patterns, will be considered as included in the square foot price bid for PCC Cross Gutter and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

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required to perform the construction operations spec ified or shown on the Plans will be considered as included in the price bid for the related items of work and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

303-7 COLORED CONCRETE.
303-7.1 General.

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Colored concrete shall be per Improvement Plans produced by Method B (Integral Color) as specified below.

303-7.5 Measurement and Payment.

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303-7.5 Measurement and Payment . The payment for colored concrete shall be made at the price per square foot or linear foot as shown in the BID SCHEDULE. The Bid price shall include full compensation for all work required to color the concrete, including, but not limited to, providing a sample before performing the work, supplying pigments and other materials, placing the colored concrete, finishing and curing the colored concrete with the required curing compound, and sealing the colored concrete per the recommendations of the colored pigment manufacturer; and all other materials, labor, and equipment necessary to properly construct all the colored concrete, and no additional compensation will be allowed.

SECTION 306 – OPEN TRENCH CONDUIT CONSTRUCTION

306-3.2 Removal of Surface Improvements.

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306-3.2 Removal of Surface Improvements . Bituminous pavement, concrete pavement, landscaping, fences, curbs, sidewalks, or driveways removed in connection with construction shall be removed and reconstructed in accordance with these specifications.

306-5 DEWATERING.

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The groundwater removal work shall include furnishing, installing, and operating a dewatering system capable of dewatering any excavation for any work in progress or planned, and subsequent removal of such equipment from the site.

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The Contractor shall limit the area to be excavated at any one time to that area which can be properly dewatered by the equipment in use. The equipment in use shall be both capable of removing any water that accumulates in the excavation and maintaining the excavation in a dry condition while construction is in progress. The surface of the ground shall be sloped away from the excavation or temporary dikes or pipe culverts provided to prevent surface water from entering the excavation.

Disposal of the water from the dewatering system shall be in such a way as not to damage or overload the existing drainage facilities in the area. Protect from injury any portion of the Work completed or in progress, surfaces of streets, lawns or private property. No water shall be directed across a public street outside the construction limits.

All water encountered during the excavation shall be disposed of by the Contractor in such a manner as will not damage public or private property or create a nuisance or health menace. The Contractor shall furnish, install, and operate pumps, pipes, appliances, and equipment of sufficient capacity to keep all excavations free from water until the excavation is backfilled, unless otherwise authorized by the Engineer. The Contractor shall provide all means or facilities necessary to conduct water to the pumps.

Discharge of pumped groundwater shall be in conformance with the requirements of the Regional Water Quality Control Board, the County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health, the City of Vista, and other agencies having jurisdiction. The Contractor shall obtain all required permits before pumped water from naturally occurring groundwater or from rainfall is discharged to any storm drain or sewer. A means shall be provided for desilting the water before discharging it where required by the Engineer or by the terms of the discharge permits.

306-12 BACKFILL.
306-12.1 General.

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aterial obtained from the project excavations may only be used as backfill after it has been determined to be acceptable and approved by the Geotechnical Engineer and the Engineer.

306-14.8 Temporary Resurfacing

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306-15 PAYMENT.
306-15.9 Temporary Resurfacing.

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PART 4 – EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS

SECTION 400 – PROTECTION AND RESTORATION

400-1 GENERAL.

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The Contractor shall exercise due care to avoid injury to existing improvements or facilities, utility facilities, signage, adjacent property, trees, turf, lawn and shrubbery that are to be relocated or not to be removed.

All trees, turf, lawn, and shrubbery that are not to be removed, and pole lines, fences, signs, survey markers and monuments, buildings and structures, conduits, pipelines under or above ground, sewer and waterlines, highway or street signs and facilities, and any other improvements or facilities within or adjacent to the Work shall be protected from damage. The Contractor shall provide and install suitable safeguards to protect such objects from damage. Relocations, repairs, replacements or reestablishments shall be equal to the existing improvements and shall match such improvements in finish and dimensions unless otherwise specified as approved by the Engineer.

In addition to any requirements imposed by law, the Contractor shall shore up, brace, underpin, and protect, as may be necessary, all foundations and other parts of all existing structures, and all portions of other existing facilities including waterlines, storm drains, and sewer lines, adjacent to and adjoining the site of the Work, which are in any way affected by the excavations or other operations connected with the performance of the Work.

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he Contractor shall maintain all existing roadside mailboxes and official signs other than those called for removal, including but not limited to directional, warning, advisory, regulatory and street markers. The mailboxes and signs shall be maintained in an erect and functional position and condition at all times during the construction period in either temporary or permanent location as designated by the Engineer. Any of these facilities which are damaged or lost shall be replaced by the Contractor at no cost to the Agency.

The Contractor shall maintain in operation all existing traffic signals and street lighting for the benefit of the public during the progress of the Work. Existing electric services, traffic signal equipment, traffic signs, and street lights that are being replaced or relocated shall remain in service until the replacement facilities are installed and operational or useable).

All costs involved in protection and restoration of existing improvements shall be included in related items of work and no additional compensation shall be allowed therefore.

SECTION 401 – REMOVAL

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401-2 ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT.

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Bituminous pavement shall be removed to clean, straight lines. Sawcutting of edges to be joined is required, unless the entire pavement section is removed by cold milling. Where only the surface of existing bituminous pavement is to be removed, the method of removal shall be cold milling or other method approved by the Engineer, and a minimum laying depth of one and one-half inches (1-1/2”) of new pavement material shall be provided at the edge of new pavement. Where new bituminous pavement adjoins existing pavement, either at a trench or a section where pavement has been removed or is being widened, the edges where new pavement meets existing pavement shall be trimmed to neat straight lines and cold milled a minimum of one and one-half inches (1-1/2”) deep for a minimum of six inches (6”) wide from the edge before paving or resurfacing, to ensure that all surfaces being paved or resurfaced are accessible to the rollers used to compact the subgrade or paving materials, and to provide an overlay key at the join line.

401-3 CONCRETE AND MASONRY IMPROVEMENTS.
401-3.1 Concrete Pavement.

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Concrete pavement shall be removed to neatly sawed edges. Sawcuts shall be made to a minimum depth of three inches (3”).

401-3.2 Concrete Curb, Walk, Gutters, Cross Gutters, Curb Ramps, Driveway, and Alley Intersections.

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Concrete shall be removed to neatly sawed edges with saw cuts made to a minimum depth of three inches (3”).

Modify the last sentence of this subsection to read as follows:

Curb and gutter shall be sawed to a minimum depth of three inches (3”), or otherwise as required to prevent damage to the adjacent concrete to remain, on a neat line at right angles to the curb face.

SECTION 402 – UTILITIES

402-1 LOCATION.
402-1.1 General.

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At least two (2) Working Days (48 hours minimum), but not more than fourteen (14) days, p rior to any potholing or excavating, the Contractor shall contact Underground Service Alert of Southern California at 811-422-4133 or 800-422-4133 for a Dig Alert I.D. Number and shall ensure that all existing underground utilities have been marked by their owners prior to any potholing or excavating.

Section 4216 / 4217 of the Government Code requires a Dig Alert I.D. Number to be issued before a “Permit to Excavate” will be valid.

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Unless specified otherwise as previously potholed, elevations shown on the Plans for existing utilities are based on a search of record information available during the design only and are solely for the Contractor’s convenience. The Agency does not warrant the accuracy of the completeness of the location, elevation or type of existing utilities and substructures shown on the Plans. The Contractor shall pothole (or by other suitable methods) and determine the location and depth of all utilities marked by their owners, and of all service connections and laterals, which may affect or be affected by the Contractor’s operations. The Contractor shall provide all survey necessary to locate the proposed alignment for potholing purposes. Said potholing shall be done ahead of trench excavation and pipe laying such that the information on horizontal location and depth, in the form of a tabulated pothole report with utility type, stations, top of pipe elevation, and clearance from proposed facility profile, shall be given to the Engineer at least fourteen (14) Working Days ahead of trench excavation
or other construction but not greater than thirty (30) Working Days ahead of construction in that area.

The Contractor shall pothole all underground utilities which are shown on the Plans, or marked in the field by utility owners, as being within five feet (5’) horizontal distance from the edge of any planned Project sewer main or lateral, water main or service, storm drain, electrical conduit, gas main, telephone and cable TV conduit, fiber optic conduit or irrigation conduit alignment, and which are within the trench excavation section or above the planned Project facility. The potholes shall be at all crossings of each utility and at one hundred foot (100’) intervals along each parallel utility. The Contractor shall refill these potholes immediately after establishing those locations. The refilling shall conform to the relative compaction requirements for trenches. In the event obstructions not shown on the Plans are encountered during the progress of the Work which will require alterations to the Plans, or if potholing indicates utilities are located other than as shown on the Plans, the Engineer shall change the Plans and order the necessary deviation from the Project planned line and grade. The Contractor shall not make any deviation from the specified line and grade without approval by the Engineer. Should any deviations in the line and grade be permitted by the Engineer at the request of the Contractor, any additional costs for thrust blocks, valves, concrete, or other additional costs shall be borne by the Contractor. Full compensation for such work shall be considered as included in the prices bid for other items of work. No extension of time or additional compensation will be made for delays caused by failure of the Contractor to complete necessary potholing in a timely manner. The Contractor shall bear the cost of repairing or replacing any existing facility damaged by his potholing work, and shall have affected services back in operation within four (4) hours of interruption.

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additional compensation will be allowed. If no bid item is shown in the BID SCHEDULE the payment is considered to be included in the prices bid for various related items of the Work.

402-2 PROTECTION.

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he Contractor shall furnish and place the necessary protection at its expense to ensure support of utilities located as shown on the Plans or in accordance with 402-1. Any damage to a utility shall be repaired by the Contractor to the satisfaction of the organization owning the facility at no additional cost to the Agency. The Agency reserves the right, if so requested by the utility owner, to permit the utility owner to repair such damage, and all expenses of whatever nature arising from such damage shall be borne by the Contractor.

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pon learning of the existence and location of any underground utility main structures omitted from or shown incorrectly on the Plans, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Engineer and utility owner in writing. When authorized by the Engineer, support or protection of the utility main substructure will be paid for as provided in Subsection 7-3 or 7-4.

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uring construction of the Work, some of the existing utilities may fall within the prism of trenches.

If the existing utility does fall within the Contractor’s trenches, the utility involved shall be supported properly by the Contractor to the satisfaction of the utility owner. The method of support of the utility, precautions to be taken during trench backfill and compaction, etc., shall be per the utility owner’s requirements. The cost to support and protect existing utilities shall be included in the various bid items and no additional compensation shall be allowed. The Contractor shall contact the utility owner should it anticipate such exposure of any of the existing utilities.

402-4 RELOCATION.

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he Contractor shall alter, relocate, or reconstruct all fire hydrants, traffic signal and street light pullboxes, sewer cleanouts and manholes, storm drain cleanouts and manholes, and other surface and subsurface structures owned by the City of Vista or by the City of Oceanside, or those facilities required in the Plans or Specifications to be altered, relocated, reconstructed, or adjusted to grade.

Payment for this work shall be as shown in the BID SCHEDULE. If no item is included in the Bid for this work, the cost for this work shall be included in the related items of Work. Temporary or permanent relocation or alteration of utilities requested by the Contractor for its convenience shall be its responsibility and it shall make all arrangements and bear all costs.

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other surface and subsurface structures, not owned b y the City of Vista, or required in the Plans or Specifications to be relocated or adjusted to grade “By Others”, shall be relocated or adjusted to grade by the owner of the respective utility. The Contractor shall notify each utility owner a minimum of two (2) Working Days before commencing the Work near their facilities.

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he utility owner will alter or relocate service connections as necessary within the limits of the Work or within temporary construction or slope easements. For sewer and water services, the Contractor shall arrange for the alteration or relocation of service connections as necessary between the sewer main or the water meter and property line, or between the sewer main or the water meter and the limits of temporary construction or slope easements. In all cases of alteration or relocation of service connections, the Contractor shall notify residences being affected a minimum of four (4) hours prior to said alteration or relocation, and service connections shall be returned to service in no more than four (4) hours. Payment for the alteration or relocation of sewer or water service connections shall be as shown in the Bid Schedule. If no item is included in the Bid for this work, the cost of this relocation shall be included in the Bid for the items of Work necessitating such relocation. Payment for the relocation of other utility service connections, when directed by the Engineer, shall be in accordance with 7-3 or 7-4. Payment will include the restoration of all existing improvements which may be affected thereby. The Contractor may agree with the owner of any utility to disconnect and reconnect interfering service connections. The Agency will not be involved in any such agreement.

402-6 COOPERATION.

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he Contractor shall so conduct its operations as to permit access to the Work site and provide time for utility work to be accomplished during the progress of the Work. The Agency has initiated communication with the appropriate utility companies that provide for the various service connections or utility relocations and adjustments as noted on the Plans. The responsibility for coordination with utility companies will be transferred to the Contractor with the Notice to Proceed and the Contractor shall assume the responsibility for all further coordination with the utility company. The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining contact with the utility company representatives and providing necessary effort in scheduling utility work so that delays in overall construction schedule are avoided and utility services are in place for connection upon completion of Contract construction.

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he Contractor shall be responsible for coordinating with utility companies and other public service agencies, as necessary, to assure timely relocation or adjustment of franchise utilities and other facilities within the specified Contract completion time. The Contractor shall schedule his work to accommodate the adjustments, relocations and / or replacements, to avoid interference with the Contractor's work. The Contractor is required to contact the following organizations (as appropriate for the Project) prior to the start of the Work for updates to the status of the utility work, and for details regarding their respective schedules and requirements (i.e. inspections, etc.).

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COMPANY UTILITY CONTACT TELEPHONE EMAIL
Vista Sanitation District Sewer Ken Knatz 760-643-5416 [email protected] Buena Sanitation District Sewer Ken Knatz 760-643-5416 [email protected] City of Vista Well Water
City of Vista Storm Drain Chris Arce 760-643-5459 [email protected] City of Vista Traffic Signal Chris Arce 760-643-5459 [email protected] City of Vista Street Lights Chris Arce 760-643-5459 [email protected] City of Vista Fiber Optic Communication Chris Arce 760-643-5459 [email protected] Vista Irrigation District Water Engineering 760-597-3116 [email protected] City of Oceanside Utilities Water and Sewer Cari Dale [email protected] City of Oceanside Utilities Contracts John McKelvey [email protected] Vallecitos Water District Water and Sewer Lee Kirby 760-744-0460 [email protected] SDG&E Electric Keenon Holmes 858-654-8602 [email protected] SDG&E Gas Vincent Vargas 619-214-2961 [email protected]
SDG&E Street Lights Nicole Brodbeck 858-636-6832 [email protected] AT&T Tele Communications Kristy McClaskey 760-489-3115 [email protected] Cox Communications Tele Communications Debra Capter 619-266-5217 [email protected] Charter Communications Tele Communications Michael Estrada 619-341-0516 [email protected] Charter Communications Tele Communications Peter S. Crampton 619-207-7513 [email protected] Crown Castle Tele Communications Andrew Armstrong 760-613-4671 Andrew.armstrong @crowncastle.com NCTD Bus / Railroad Ruth H. Mbah 760-967-2834 [email protected] NCTD Bus / Railroad ALT Dept. Email [email protected]

The Contractor shall contact the organizations at the beginning of the Project, obtain information on their requirements, provide them a construction schedule that meets their requirements, update the construction schedule on a weekly basis, meet with the company representatives, provide an adequate construction window and a clear area for them to work, document meetings and coordination efforts, provide copies of all correspondence and other documentation to the Agency on a weekly basis, and perform all other necessary coordination work to the satisfaction of the organizations and the Engineer. Notifications by the Contractor shall be in writing, with proof of receipt.

Copies of each notification and proof of receipt shall be submitted to the Engineer.

PART 6 – TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL

SECTION 600 – ACCESS

600-1 GENERAL.

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The Contractor shall make every effort to keep driveways open during working hours. After hours all driveways shall be accessible with smooth and safe crossings through the construction.

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Vehicular lane and bicycle lane closures will only b e allowed between the hours of 8:30AM and 3:30PM to avoid impacts on commuter traffic and to avoid impacts to the adjacent businesses, local residences and schools.

Other conditions such as pedestrian access and the presence of schools or other special traffic and pedestrian generating facilities may affect the working hours.

600-3 PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.

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For the CIP 8338 Wíivay Park Project, a 5’ wide separated and safe pedestrian access trail must be maintained at all times through the site to connect to the pedestrian trail on either side of the site.

The work may have to be phased to ensure pedestrian access is always maintained. The southern portion of the site shall always be fenced with either temporary or final permanent fence to prevent pedestrian and vehicle access.

SECTION 601 – TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINT

ENANCE WORK ZONES

601-1 GENERAL.

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The Contractor shall prepare and submit a traffic control, construction phasing, and detour plan for approval by the Agency, showing how traffic and access will be maintained during the work.

At least two (2) lanes of traffic, one in each direction, must be kept open during construction periods on all streets. The Contractor shall furnish, install and maintain all necessary and appropriate signing and striping for lane closures to accommodate the work zone.

Emergency vehicles shall be permitted to pass through the work area without delay at all times.

Work shall be performed in a portion of the street section while the remainder of the street section is kept open and unobstructed until the newly-constructed improvements are ready for use by traffic.

The Contractor shall phase the removal operations so as to maintain the specified traffic lanes on existing pavement until sufficient new pavement is constructed to accommodate the traffic requirements. A smooth, even surface and a condition satisfactory for traffic shall be maintained on the portion of street where the two-directional traffic is being maintained.

The Contractor shall cooperate with local authorities relative to handling local traffic and providing access to necessary services through the area and shall make his own arrangements relative to keeping the working area clear of parked vehicles.

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hours in advance of work. Signs shall have the corre ct legend and any other necessary information such as hours of the day; days of the week; dates that the temporary ‘No Parking’ zone applies; and citation of the applicable section of the California Vehicle Code or the Vista Municipal Code. Signs shall be posted at one-hundred foot (100’) maximum intervals along the approved temporary ‘No Parking’ zone. Signs may be attached to existing sign and street light poles in the public right-of-way as approved in the Traffic Control Plan. When necessary to meet the spacing requirement or to ensure sign visibility, the Contractor shall furnish posts or barricades. The Contractor is responsible for the removal of all temporary “No Parking” signs and fasteners or tape used after the Work is completed on each street or alley.

The Contractor shall be responsible for furnishing and posting temporary ‘No Parking’ signs along all streets approved for closure. In addition to other requirements for temporary “No Parking” signs, “No Parking” signs for temporary road closures shall be posted at one-hundred foot (100’) maximum intervals on each side of the street to be closed, at all intersections, and ends of all cul-de-sac streets.

Implementation of traffic control devices per the approved Traffic Control Plan may not begin each workday before the hours specified on the approved Traffic Control Plan. In addition, construction work must be stopped before the end of the approved work period to allow sufficient time for all traffic control devices to be removed and for other devices and measures to be in place and operational as shown on the approved Traffic Control Plans within the specified time restrictions. The Contractor shall make adjustments to the construction staging and provide any required improvements or additional facilities, including temporary trench steel plate covers, temporary asphalt concrete pavement, barricades and delineators, and temporary signing and striping, which are necessary to make the work site functional and safe at all times. Improvements and facilities necessary to make the work site functional and safe shall be submitted to the Agency’s Traffic engineer for approval as part of the Traffic Control Plan.

Adequate drainage facilities shall be provided to maintain the traveled pavement surface in a condition free from ponding or running water. Water shall not be diverted from existing courses or allowed to pond on private property without the explicit permission, in writing, from the property owner.

Trenches in streets open to traffic shall be provided with temporary pavement surfacing, to maintain a smooth paved travel surface, if the street is not to be provided with permanent pavement surfacing within forty-eight (48) hours after pavement removal. Trench steel plate covers shall not be left in place longer than four (4) consecutive Working Days.

601-2 TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN (TCP).
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to the requirements of the latest editions of the Ca lifornia Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) for Streets and Highways, Caltrans Standard Specifications and Standard Plans, the Traffic Control Plans included in the latest edition of the San Diego Regional Standard Drawings (SDRSD), and the WATCH Manual (Work Area Traffic Control Handbook). No work shall commence until this plan and each construction phase of the Work that significantly affects existing traffic operations has been reviewed and approved by the Engineer.

The Contractor’s Traffic Control Plan shall list the Working Days and Hours scheduled for each street and each phase of the work, as described in these Specifications.

The relocation and / or installation of traffic and / or parking signs and other directional signage, as required on the Plans, shall conform to the City of Vista Standards, the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD), Caltrans Standard Plans and Standard Specifications, San Diego Regional Standard Drawings (SDRSD), and all current ADA regulations All signs, including those to be relocated or replaced, need to have their new locations approved by the Traffic Engineering Division of the Engineering Department before placement. If not otherwise specified, the work required for Traffic Striping and Signing shall conform to these specifications and those in Section 314.

All signing, including “DETOUR AHEAD” signs and “OPEN DURING CONSTRUCTION” signs shall be proposed by the traffic control plan. The Engineer may direct alteration of the above sign messages and locations.

All traffic lanes shall have a minimum width of eleven feet (11’) unless otherwise specified. In addition to the lane width specified herein, the Contractor shall maintain a clearance of two feet (2’) feet to curbs, barricades, and other vertical obstructions.

It shall be the Contractor's responsibility to notify the appropriate utility companies listed in these Project Specifications and the other agencies listed below, at least two weeks in advance, when access to the public right-of-way is altered in any way. Notifications by the Contractor shall be in writing, with proof of receipt. Copies of each notification and proof of receipt shall be submitted to the Engineer.

UTILITY COMPANY / AGENCY PHONE NUMBER
City of Vista Fire Department (Business Office) 760-643-2801 San Diego County Sheriff’s Office (Non-emergency) 760-940-4551 EDCO Waste and Recycling Company (Customer Service) 760-727-1600 City of Vista Engineering Inspection (24 hour answering machine)
760-639-6113
City of Vista Building Division 760-639-6105
City of Vista Building Inspection Request Line (24 hour answering machine)
760-639-6106
City of Vista Parks and Community Services 760-639-6151 North County Transit District (Monica Coria) 760-967-2851 Vista “Out and About” transit service 760-639-6161 x 1537 Vista Unified School District (Maintenance, Operations & Grounds)
760-726-2170 x 92702
United States Post Office (Vista, CA branch) 800-275-8777

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601-2.2 Payment.

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Full compensation for (single or multi-phase) Traffic Control Plan and Construction Staging and furnishing Project traffic control, including the cost of all barricades, signs, all variable message signs, tools, equipment, incidentals, flagmen, providing notices, asphalt concrete and aggregate base for temporary resurfacing (and its removal), temporary conflicting traffic stripe application and grinded removal, trench steel plate cover installation and removal, and any other safety measures used for the control of traffic, any temporary rerouting of traffic or maintenance of access to properties during the Project construction period shall be paid for by the lump sum price bid as shown on the BID SCHEDULE a
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PART 8 – LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION

SECTION 800 – MATERIALS

800-1 LANDSCAPE MATERIALS.

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800-1 LANDSCAPE MATERIALS. A ll landscape materials shall conform to the Wíivay Park Landscaping, Irrigation, and Site Amenities Specific ations (see list of Appendices in Table of Contents).

If not otherwise specified in the Wíivay Park Landscaping, Irrigation, and Site Amenities Specifications, landscape materials shall conform to the Greenbook, the San Diego Regional Supplement to the Greenbook, and these specifications.

800-1.1 Topsoil.
800-1.1.1 General.

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All topsoil shall be Class “A” (“imported”), as specified herein.

800-1.2 Soil Fertilizing and Conditioning Materials.
800-1.2.5 Mulch.

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All mulch shall be Type 1 (ground wood product) as specified herein.

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800-2 IRRIGATION SYSTEM MATERIALS.

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800-2 IRRIGATION SYSTEM MATERIALS. A ll irrigation materials shall conform to the Wíivay Park Landscaping, Irrigation, and Site Amenities Specific ations (see list of Appendices in Table of Contents).

If not otherwise specified in the Wíivay Park Landscaping, Irrigation, and Site Amenities Specifications, irrigation materials shall conform to the Greenbook, the San Diego Regional Supplement to the Greenbook, and these specifications.

800-3 ELECTRICAL MATERIALS.
800-3.1 General.

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All electrical materials used for irrigation shall conform to the Wíivay Park Landscaping, Irrigation, and Site Amenities Specifications (see list of Appendices in Table of Contents). If not otherwise specified in the Wíivay Park Landscaping, Irrigation, and Site Amenities Specifications, electrical materials shall conform to the Greenbook, the San Diego Regional Supplement to the Greenbook, and these specifications.

SECTION 801 – INSTALLATION

801-1 GENERAL.

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801-1 GENERAL. The surface preparation, construction of irrigation system for landscape areas, and installation of plants required by the Plans shall conform to the Wíivay Park Landscaping, Irrigation, and Site Amenities Specifications , s ee list of Appendices in Table of Contents on Page 1.

Technical Provisions from these specifications shall take precedence over other specifications.

The Contractor shall replace / restore all existing landscaping, sod, topsoil, and irrigation disturbed during the course of construction activities. All replacement of sod shall be of the same type as existed and as approved by the Engineer.

All replacement and new installation of landscape and irrigation shall be of the same type, size, caliper, and spacing as existing and as approved by the Engineer. All areas disturbed by construction, not covered by sidewalk or paved materials shall be landscaped and irrigated in accordance with these Technical Provisions.

All new landscaping shall be planted on salvaged topsoil or new Class A imported topsoil for a depth of twelve inches (12”) as approved by the Engineer.

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During surface clearing operations, the Contractor s hall not cover or bury any plant growth or other objectionable materials on public or private property. If the Contractor cannot successfully separate the plant growth from the surface soil and advertently or inadvertently mixes organic or other objectionable materials with the soil, the soil so contaminated shall be removed from the site by the Contractor. All costs, if any, associated with removing the soil mixed with organic or other objectionable materials and importing soil to replace said contaminated soil shall be borne by the Contractor and no additional payment shall be made to the Contractor.

The Contractor shall coordinate the removal and reconnection of the existing irrigation system with the property owner. As soon as the improvements in the area where portions of the existing irrigation system had been removed are completed, the Contractor shall reconnect and adjust the irrigation heads so that irrigation may commence. Reconnection may entail replacement and reconfiguration of sprinkler heads for appropriate irrigation coverage. The Contractor shall sufficiently irrigate areas of existing landscaping that are not being irrigated by the compromised irrigation system during the shutdown period.

Any irrigation facilities removed or adjusted for the construction of the sidewalk or other work shall be replaced, relocated, or re-configured with similar materials approved by the Engineer, so that the irrigation system is fully functional and appropriate for the landscaping being irrigated.

801-8 PAYMENT.

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evise this subsection to read as follows:

Payment for the complete installation of Landscaping & Irrigation shall be per the bid items in the BID SCHEDULE, and shall constitute full compensation for all materials, labor, equipment, excavation, plant materials, irrigation materials, fine grading, geotechnical (soil) analysis, topsoil import and placement in all planted areas, sod, and wild flower hydroseed, and all other work and incidentals necessary as specified and not included in a separate bid item and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

Payment for Plant Establishment Period and Maintenance of one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days shall be included in the bid item in the BID SCHEDULE and shall constitute full compensation for all materials, labor, equipment, and all other work and incidentals necessary as specified, and no additional compensation will be allowed.

Payment for all irrigation work as specified in these specifications shall be included in the bid items as shown in the BID SCHEDULE and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.

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Appendix A:

CITY OF VISTA STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

PERMIT APPLICATION FORM & REFERENCE

INFORMATION

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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PERMIT INSTRUCTIONS
To accompany all grading and/or building permit application(s).

In order to comply with the federal Clean Water Act, the state Water Code and City Ordinances, the City of Vista requires that property owners and/or contractors complete a Stormwater Management Permit prior to issuance of any grading and/or building permit(s). The purpose of a St ormwater Management Perm it is to document Best Management Practices (BMPs) that wi ll be implemented to prevent pollutants (including sediment) from entering stormwater conveyances and receiving waters. The Stormwat er Management Permit becomes a part of the grading and/or building permit(s) and is subject to enforcement by City of Vista Inspectors and others. Stormwater Management Permits include the elements described in the following sections:

SECTION 1: REQUIRED INFORMATION – This section is used to provide the City with the basic information necessary to evaluate and prioritize project activities. Each of the items in this section must be completed, except projects with less than 1 acre of disturbed area are not re quired to have a Waste Discharge Identification Number (WDID). Grading projects with a disturbed area of greater than 1 acre must also meet additional requirements from the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). Those additional requirements include filing a Notice of Intent (NOI) and preparation of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). Please note that watercourses and waterbodies include ephemeral drainages (i.e. those that are dry during part of the year).

SECTION 2: BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES – Best Management Practices (BMPs) must be selected and implemented to prevent erosion and construction-related materials, sedim ent, wastes and spills from entering stormwater conveyance system and receiving waters.

NOTE: It is the responsibility of the property owner and/or the contractor to determine the types of BMPs that will be used, as well as the levels of application necessary to comply with the City of Vista’s Stormwater and Grading Ordinances. Failure to prevent soil erosion and discharges of sediment and other pollutants from construction sites is subject to enforcement by the City, RWQCB or others.

At a minimum, the City requires that the BMPs designated as required in Table 1 (attached) be installed and maintained for all construction projects, as applicable. Additional BMPs listed in Table 1 may also be required in correlation to a project’s scope, potential for discharges and proximity to a watercourse or other receiving waters. The property owner and/or contractor must complete Table 2 (attached) indicating which BMPs will be used.

SECTION 3: CERTIFICATION – The property owner and/or contractor must sign this section certifying that they understand the City of Vista’s minimum requirements for st ormwater management of c onstruction activities and will implement, monitor and maintain the selected BMPs to ensure their effectiveness.

BMP manuals can be found at the City of Vista’s permit counter. These manuals include all of the referenced BMPs listed in Table 1 from the Caltrans Storm Water Quality Handbooks and the California Stormwater BMP Handbooks. The entire manuals may also be ordered directly from the following sources:

Caltrans Manuals California Stormwater BMP Handbook Caltrans Publications unit Municipal, Development/Redevelopment, Construction (916) 445-3520 & Industrial/Commercial (916) 324-8997 fax (510) 444-6771

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CITY OF VISTA

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PERMIT

This form must be submitted with all grading and/or building permit application(s).

SECTION 1. REQUIRED INFORMATION
Grading and/or Building Permit Application Number:

Project Name:

Name of Project Contact Person:

Title:

Phone #:

Grading Start Date:

Grading Finish Date:

Project Address or Location:

Project Start Date: Project Finish Date: APN NO.

Estimated amount of disturbed acreage:_________ (If equal to or greater than 1 acre, you must also provide a WDID number from the SWRCB) WDID _______________________

Are there any watercourses or waterbodies within 50 feet of the limits of soil disturbance? YES NO Does the project site have or propose slopes higher than 25 feet or steeper than 1:1? YES NO Does the soil type have high erosion potential (fine grain soil like sand, silt, fine disintegrated granite)? YES NO SECTION 2 BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
The goal of stormwater management planning is to reduce pollution to the maximum extent practicable by implementing Best Manage ment Practices (BMPs). There are five categories of BMPs: 1) Erosion control practices, and; 2) Velocity reduction, and; 3) Sediment control practices, and; 4) Offsite sediment tracking control, and; 5) General site and materials management. BMPs from each of the five categories must be used together as a system in order to prevent erosion, sediment, waste, spills, and residues from leaving the site. When properly implemented, monitored and maintained, BMPs will function to pr event pollutants (including sediment) from leaving the site. It is the responsibility of the property owner and the contractor to determ ine the types of BMPs that will be used, as well as the levels of application necessary to comply with the City of Vista’s Stormwater and Grading Ordinances.

Best Management Practice Table
Table 1 (attached) must be used to select those BMPs that will be used to prevent stormwater pollution. At a minimum, the City requires that the BMPs designated as required in Table 1 be installed on all c onstruction projects. However, so me BMPs may not be applicable to every project. For example, if storm drain inlets are not present, then Storm Drain Inlet Protection (BMP SC10) would not be applicable. Table 2 (attached) must be completed by the project proponent to indicate which BMPs will be used.

Grading and/or Building Plan(s) Best Management Practice Checklist

The following applicable information shall be shown on the grading, building and/or erosion control plans:
Project boundaries
Footprint of any existing structures and facilities.
Footprint of all structures and facilities to be constructed. Limits of grading.
Site entrances and exits.
Areas of soil disturbance, cut and/or fill.
Vegetative areas to remain undisturbed.
Designated materials storage areas.
Existing and proposed grades of the site, along with any intermediate grades that will significantly affect site drainage patterns. Location(s) where runoff from the site may enter storm drain(s), channel(s), and/or receiving waters.

Please note that each of the items identified by a check ( 3) in Table 1 must be included on the plans, and labeled with the designation found in the tables (for example, SS-7).
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SECTION 3. CERTIFICATION
The following certification must be signed before a Grading and/or Building Permit(s) will be issued.

I have read and understand that the City of Vista has adopted minimum re quirements for stormwater ma nagement of construction ac tivities. I certify that the BMPs I have selected from Table 1 and documented in Table 2 will be implemented to effectively minimize the po tentially negative impacts of this project’s construction activities on stormwater quality. I further agree to install monitor, maintain or revise the selected BMPs to ensure their effectiveness.

I also understand that non-compliance with the City of Vista’s Stor mwater and Grading Ordinances may result in enforcement by t he City, including fines, citation, stop-work orders, cease and desist orders or other actions.

Property Owner /Contractor_________________________________________________ Date ________________________

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Table 1.0 Minimum Construction Best Management Practices (BMPs) Daily
Work

SELECTION GUIDE
3indicates mandatory BMP
CALTRANS Stormwater Quality
Handbooks
California Stormwater BMP
Handbook (Construction)
Daily Activities
Cleaning and Grubbing
Demolition of Pavement
&Structures
Constructing Access Roads
Foundations
Saw Cutting
Trenching
Conduits (Open Cuts)
Drilling
Tunnels
Wood Frame
Structural Steel
MaSonry and Concrete
Roofing and Coating
Concrete
Asphalt
Base and Subgrade
Grading
Stockpiling
Material Mining
(Sand & Aggregate)
Channel Improvement
Water and Sediment
Impoundment
Over Crossing
Under Crossing
Waterfront Construction
Irrigation Facilities
Seeding and Sodding
Mulching
Planting
Habitat Restoration

GENERAL SITE MANAGEMENT
E m p l o y e e & S u b c o n t r a c t o r T r a i n i n g C A 4 0 x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Materials Management
(select all applicable to site activities) 3
Material Delivery / Storage WM-1 CA10 x x x x x x x x x x x xxx xxxx M a t e r i a l U s e W M - 2 C A 1 1 x x xxxxxxx x x xxx xxxx Spill Prevention and Control WM-4 CA12 x x x x
Waste Management 3
Solid Waste Mgmt 3 W M - 5 C A 2 0 x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sanitary / Septic Waste Mgmt 3 W M - 9 C A 2 4 x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Concrete Waste Mgmt 3 WM-8 CA23 x x x x x x xxxx x
Hazardous Waste Mgmt 3 WM-6 CA21 xxxx
Contaminated Soil Mgmt 3 W M - 7 C A 2 2 xxxx xxxx xxxxx

OFFSITE SEDIMENT TRACKING

CONTROL
(must select 1 or more) 3
Entrance/Exit Inspection, Cleaning x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Stabilized Construction Entrance/Exit 3 T C - 1E S C 2 4 x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx C o n s t r u c t i o n R o a d S t a b i l i z a t i o n T C - 2E S C 2 3 x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx E n t r a n c e / E x i t T i r e W a s h T C - 3 x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Vehicle & Equipment Management
Vehicle & Equipment Cleaning NS-8 CA30 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Vehicle & Equipment Fueling NS-9 CA31 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance NS-10 CA32 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Construction Practices
(select all applicable to site activities) 3
W a t e r C o n s e r v a t i o n N S - 1 x xxxxxxxxx x xx x xx xxx Structure Construction & Painting WM-6 CA03 x x x x x x xxx Paving Operations NS-3 CA02 xx xx x x
Dewatering Operations NS-2 CA01 x x x x x xxxxx

VELOCITY REDUCTION
(select all applicable to site) 3
Outlet Protection SS-10 ESC40 x x x x x x x x x x x x
Check Dams SC-4 ESC41 x x x x x x x x x x x
Flared Culvert End Sections SS-10 x x x x x x x x x x x Slope Roughering & Terracing NA ESC42 x x x x x x x x x x x Category of Activity
BMP
Identification
Number
Planting and
Landscaping
Storm Water Best Management Practices
(BMP) Earthwork Waterways
Site
Preparation and
Earthmoving
Construction or Relocation
of Below Ground Structures
and/or Utilities
Roadways,
Walkways and
Parking
Lots
Construction of
Above Ground
Structures
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EROSION CONTROL
Site Planning Considerations 3
Scheduling 3 S S - 1E S C 0 1 x xxx xxxxx xxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Preservation of Exist Vegetation 3 SS-2 ESC02 x x x x x x x x x xxxxxxxx Vegetation Stabilization
(must select 1 or more) 3
Temp Seeding and Planting 3 SS-4 ESC10 x x xxxxxxxx
Temp Mulching 3 SS3,6,8 ESC11 x x xxxxxxxx
Hydroseeding 3 SS-4 x x xxxxxxxx
Vegetation Buffer Strips 3 NA x x xxxxxxxx
Physical Stabilization
(must select 1 or more)
3 Dust Control 3 E S C 2 1 xxxxxxxx xx x xxxxxxxx xx xxx Geotextiles, Mats, and Fiber Rolls 3 SS-7 ESC20 x x xxxxxxxx Bonded Fiber Matrix 3 SS-5 x x xxxxxxxx
Soil Stabilizers 3 SS-5 x x xxxxxxxx
Temp Stream Crossing 3 N S - 4 E S C 2 2 xxxx xxxxxx x xxxxxxx xx xxx Diversion of Runoff
Earth Dikes SS-9 ESC30 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
D i t c h e s a n d B e r m s S S - 9 xxx xxx xxxxx xx Temp Drains and Swales SS-9 ESC31 x x x x x x x x x x x x Slope Drains SS-11 ESC32 x x x x x x x x x x x x

SEDIMENT CONTROL
(must select 1 or more)
3 Silt Fence 3 S C - 1 E S C 5 0 xxxx xx xxxxx xx
Straw Bale Barrier 3 S C - 9 E S C 5 1 xxxx xx xxxxx xx Sand Bag/Gravel Bag Barrier 3 SC-6, SCE S C 5 2 xxxx xxx xxxxx xx Brush or Rock Filter 3 N A E S C 5 3 xxxx xx xxxxx xx
Storm Drain Inlet Protection 3 S C - 1 0 E S C 5 4 xxxx xxx xxxxx xx Straw Wattles 3 S C - 5 xxxx xx xxxxx xx
Sediment Trap 3 S C - 3 E S C 5 5 xxxx xxx xxxxx xx
Sediment Basin (sized for 10-yr storm) 3 S C - 2 E S C 5 6 xxxx xx xxxxx xx

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Table 2.0 Selected Construction Best Management Practices (BMPs) 3 Shown
on
plans?
If not shown on plans, why?
3indicates
mandatory BMP

CALTRANS
Stormwater Quality
Handbooks
California
Stormwater BMP
Handbook
(Construction)

GENERAL SITE MANAGEMENT
Employee & Subcontractor Training CA40
Materials Management
(select all applicable to site activities) 3
Material Delivery / Storage WM-1 CA10
Material Use WM-2 CA11
Spill Prevention and Control WM-4 CA12
Waste Management 3
Solid Waste Mgmt 3 WM-5 CA20
Sanitary / Septic Waste Mgmt 3 WM-9 CA24
Concrete Waste Mgmt 3 WM-8 CA23
Hazardous Waste Mgmt 3 WM-6 CA21
Contaminated Soil Mgmt 3 WM-7 CA22

OFFSITE SEDIMENT TRACKING CONTROL
(must select 1 or more) 3
Entrance/Exit Inspection, Cleaning
Stabilized Construction Entrance/Exit 3 TC-1 ESC24
Construction Road Stabilization TC-2 ESC23
Entrance/Exit Tire Wash TC-3
Vehicle & Equipment Management
Vehicle & Equipment Cleaning NS-8 CA30
Vehicle & Equipment Fueling NS-9 CA31
Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance NS-10 CA32
Construction Practices
(select all applicable to site activities)
3 Water Conservation NS-1
Structure Construction & Painting WM-6 CA03
Paving Operations NS-3 CA02
Dewatering Operations NS-2 CA01

VELOCITY REDUCTION
(select all applicable to site) 3
Outlet Protection SS-10 ESC40
Check Dams SC-4 ESC41
Flared Culvert End Sections SS-10
Slope Roughering & Terracing NA ESC42

EROSION CONTROL
Site Planning Considerations 3
Scheduling 3 SS-1 ESC01
Preservation of Exist Vegetation 3 SS-2 ESC02
BMP Identification
NumberStorm Water Best Management Practices
(BMP)
BMP Selected
Implementation Date Maintence Schedule Other Notes

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Vegetation Stabilization
(must select 1 or more) 3
Temp Seeding and Planting 3 SS-4 ESC10
Temp Mulching 3 SS3,6,8 ESC11
Hydroseeding 3 SS-4
Vegetation Buffer Strips 3 NA
Physical Stabilization
(must select 1 or more) 3
Dust Control 3 ESC21
Geotextiles, Mats, and Fiber Rolls 3 SS-7 ESC20
Bonded Fiber Matrix 3 SS-5
Soil Stabilizers 3 SS-5
Temp Stream Crossing 3 NS-4 ESC22
Diversion of Runoff
Earth Dikes SS-9 ESC30
Ditches and Berms SS-9
Temp Drains and Swales SS-9 ESC31
Slope Drains SS-11 ESC32

SEDIMENT CONTROL
(must select 1 or more)
3 Silt Fence 3 SC-1 ESC50
Straw Bale Barrier 3 SC-9 ESC51
Sand Bag/Gravel Bag Barrier 3 SC-6, SC-8 ESC52
Brush or Rock Filter 3 NA ESC53
Storm Drain Inlet Protection 3 SC-10 ESC54
Straw Wattles 3 SC-5
Sediment Trap 3 SC-3 ESC55
Sediment Basin (sized for 10-yr storm) 3 SC-2 ESC56
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Appendix B:

ENCROACHMENT PERMIT APPLICATION FORM

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ENCROACHMENT PERMIT APPLICATION FORM
Please print required information

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
200 CIVIC CENTER DR.

VISTA, CA 92084
(760) 639-6111
JOB AND OR DRAWING NUMBER: ISSUED BY: DATE:

JOB SITE ADDRESS OR DESCRIPTION: PERMIT #: PERMIT EXPIRATION DATE:
48 HOUR NOTICE REQUIRED FOR

INSPECTION AND PRIOR TO START OF WORK
CALL (760) 639-6113
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER (APN):

CONTRACTOR:

YOU MUST CALL UNDERGROUND SERVICE ALERT AT
(1-800-422-4133)
(2) WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO WORK
UNDERGROUND SERVICE ALERT NO.

THIS PERMIT IS INVALID WITHOUT THIS NUMBER
CONTRACTOR'S MAILING ADDRESS:

CITY ZIP
EMAIL ADDRESS:

A CASH SECURITY is required for trench excavation or any work not covered by construction bonds. CASH SECURITY shall be a minimum of $500 or equal to the cost of the proposed improvements within the City's right-of-way. CASH SECURITY may be returned as follows. For deposit amounts greater than $500, ninety percent (90%) of the CASH SECURITY may be returned upon completion and approval of the improvements by the City Engineer or his designee. The remaining ten percent (10%) or a minimum of $500 will be retained for a period of (1) year after the date that the work is completed. CASH SECURITY will be forfeited and used to correct defects, unacceptable work, trench failures or subsidence if corrective work is not completed within (5) working days after notification.

PHONE#: FAX#:

STATE LICENSE NUMBER BUSINESS LICENSE NUMBER
DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

JOB SITE CONTACT: I agree to save, keep and hold harmless the CITY OF VISTA, its office
rs and agents, from all damages, costs, or expenses in law or equity that may at any time arise or be set up because of damages to property, or of personal injury received by reason of or in the course of performing work, which may be caused by any willful or omission by the contractor, or any of the contractor's employees, or any sub-contractor. The CITY OF VISTA will not be liable for any accident, loss or damage to the work prior to its completion and acceptance.

CELL PHONE #
START
DATE

ESTIMATED

COMPLETION DATE

THE FOLLOWING MUST BE INCLUDED OR EMAILED
WITH PERMIT APPLICATION: I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which requires every employer to be insured against liability, for workman’s compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of said Labor Code and I will comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the work of this contract.

TRAFFIC CONTROL PLANS (1 COPY)
SITE PLAN / VICINITY MAP (1 COPY)
CONSTRUCTION PLANS (1 COPY)
LIABILITY INSURANCE (1 COPY)
WORKMAN'S COMP INSURANCE (1 COPY)
CITY OF VISTA BUSINESS LICENSE (1 COPY)
I hereby acknowledge that I have read this application and certify that the
information given is correct. I agree to comply with all applicable city ordinances, state laws and with the requirements of this permit.

CALOSHA PERMIT (1 COPY)

PLEASE SEND EMAIL SUBMISSIONS TO THE

FOLLOWING
EMAIL ADDRESS:
[email protected]

SIGNATURE

PRINT NAME
DATE
NOTICE: THIS IS NOT AN ENCROACHMENT PERMIT - CONTRACTOR MUST SIGN ACTUAL PERMIT IN PERSON Version Date July 2023
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CITY OF VISTA
Requirements for Encroachment Permits

1. Must have State Contractor’s License.

2. Required License Types: For trench ing, only A, C-34, C-36 & C42 allowed Additional License Types may be allowed for Surface Improvements

3. State of California Occupational Safety and Health Permit (CALOSHA).

4. Must submit applicable Underground Service Alert Number, if applicable.

5. Must have valid City of Vista Business License.

6. Must have Workers Compensation Insurance with the City of Vista as Certificate Holder.

7. Must have Liability Insurance with the City of Vista listed as the Certificate Holder and as Additional Insured.

If working in a street or easement, liability amount must be at least $1,000,000.00 For surface improvements - sidewalks or driveways amount must be $500,000.00

8. Must have $1,000,000.00 of pollution liability insurance if doing any work on or within public sewer manholes or public sewer mains.

9. Must adhere to the attached City Notices for Traffic Control, Materials, and Stormwater standards.

10. Permit Fee & Required Cash Trust Deposit: Minimum cost of permit is $1,669.85 plus a minimum cash trust deposit of $500.00 or an amount equal to the cost of the improvements being done within the City’s right-of-way. Minimum permit fee covers 3 hours of inspection time and 30 minutes for preconstruction meetings. Additional fees will be due if more than 3 hours of inspection time is required.

Trust Deposit may be returned as follows.

Ninety percent (90%) of Cash Deposit may be returned upon completion and approval of the improvements by the City Engineer or his designee.

The remaining ten percent (10%) or a minimum of $500.00 will be held for a period of one year after the completion and final approval of the work and may be returned if the funds are not required to correct improvement defects, unacceptable surface work and trench failure or subsidence which is not corrected within (5) working days after notification.

APPROVABLE TRAFFIC CONTROL PLANS MUST TO BE SUBMITTED WITH PERMIT APPLICATION. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT MAY BE DELAYED IF NOT SUBMITTED.

TRAFFIC CONTROL PLANS MUST MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS MANDATED WITHIN THE CALIFORNIA MANUAL ON TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES.
200 Civic Center Drive • Vista, CA 92084 • Ph 760-639-6111 • Fax 760-639-6112

PLEASE NOTE
Additional Insured Endorsements must be included
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CITY OF VISTA - Notice
The following General Traffic Control Conditions shall be considered a part of the City of Vista Encroachment Permit Traffic Control and Standards

1. Telephone Engineering Inspection at 760-639-6113, 48 hours prior to any work in the City right-of-way.

2. The traffic control plan must be prepared by either a California licensed Traffic Control Services Consultant (C31 Contractor’s License – Construction Zone Traffic Control Contractor) or be a California registered Traffic or Civil Engineer.

3. The traffic control plan must be in accordance with the latest edition of the California MUTCD or the San Diego Regional Standard Drawings.

4. The Encroachment Permit shall be kept on the worksite during all ongoing work with the City-approved traffic control plan.

5. Traffic control shall be set and maintained per the City approved traffic control plan. Barricades shall be Type II Flashing, with reflectorized delineators and signs, if required for night operations. Mi nimum lane width is 11 feet.

6. No street shall be closed without the approval of the Traffic Engineer pursuant to a City approved traffic control plan.

7. Pedestrian walkway shall be left open or detoured using a minimum four-foot- wide safe passageway pursuant to a City approved traffic control plan.

8. Normal working hours are 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday unless indicated otherwise on the City approved traffic control plan.

9. Work in the public right-of-way shall be Monday through Friday only. No work is allowed on Saturday, Sunday, or City Holidays without prior City approval.

10. Upon permit expiration, all work ceases until a new permit application is submitted and approved. Existing permit time extension requests must be submitted prior to expiration date of permit.

11. No construction vehicles shall be parked upon public sidewalks. VCC

10.24.040.

12. It is the permittee’s responsibility to protect against any dirt or debris from being deposited within the City storm drain system. See attached stormwater pollution prevention requirements.

13. The permittee is required to immediately comply with all directives issued by the City Inspector to eliminate dust, mud, or other site nuisance. 200 Civic Center Drive * Vista, CA 92084 * 760-639-6111 * Fax 760-639-6112 02/11/2025
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CITY OF VISTA - Notice
The following Materials and Standards shall be considered a part of the City of Vista Encroachment Permit
Materials and Standards

1. The permittee is responsible to perform all work and conduct operations per City approved editions of the SSPWC, SDRSD, CITY STDS, CODES, this PERMIT, and all other applicable requirements.

2. No trenches shall be left open overnight. Trenches shall either be plated with recessed non-skid trench plates and all edges sealed with temporary AC seal, or backfilled and paved with a minimum of 2” of compacted 3/4" B2 PG 64-10 hot mix. Temporary AC Cold Mix is not allowed unless authorized by the City Engineer. For trenches wider than 4-feet, a paving machine is required.

3. Curb, gutter, sidewalk, driveways, and curb ramps shall be sawcut to an even line and be removed joint to joint per SDRSD G-11.

4. Curb and gutter and cross gutter shall be removed as directed by the City Inspector. Concrete removal will require a 1’ minimum section of asphalt sawcut and repave.

5. Permanent asphalt placement shall be per City of Vista Std. Dwg. SRF-08A & 08B. Two-inch (2") grind and cap is required for all trenches and shall extend a minimum of 4 feet wide or 12- inches from the outside edge of the trench whichever is greater. AC shall be placed using a spreader box or a paving machine. Cap with 1/2" Med. C2-PG 64-10 RAP unless otherwise noted. Streets paved with rubberized asphalt shall be capped with the same material.

6. All damaged roadway striping shall be replaced in kind.

7. All concrete placed shall be transit mix, unless waived by the City Inspector.

8. Two-sack slurry backfill is required when tunneling under curb and gutter.

9. All subgrade (12” depth) and basegrade material shall be compacted to 95 percent density.

Sidewalk sub/base material shall be compacted to 90 percent density. Certification, including compaction testing, shall be provided by the Permitee unless waived by the City Inspector.

10. No excavated material shall be hauled to a site within the City of Vista, without City Inspector knowledge of the end haul location, and the appropriate permits.

11. Any continuous hauling operation will require a City approved Haul Route Permit, prior to commencing the haul. Hauling of dirt/rock etc. without this permit may subject this haul to an immediate Stop Work Notice.

12. Approved City materials for construction include:
a. Asphalt: Surface course – ½” Med. C2-PG 64-10 RAP, Min. .10 thick Base course – ¾” Med. B-PG 64-10 RAP
Berm – D2-AR-8000
[Performance Grade (PG) asphalt binder may be substituted for AR-8000 asphalt binder in AC Berm]
b. Concrete for structures – 6-sack 3250 PSI min.
c. Concrete for curb and gutters, sidewalks, driveways – 520-C-2500 min. d. Base material for curb ramps – 6” Class II/Caltrans 26-1.02B e. Street base material – Class II
f. Sidewalk base material – 6” Class II
g. Curing compound on all concrete – Type I SSPWC 303-5.6 All standards are considered minimum and may be revised by the City depending upon field considerations, standards and materials approved on a signed City plan, supercede above materials and standards. It is the permittee’s responsibility to understand and implement all Standards, Codes and other applicable requirements. 200 Civic Center Drive * Vista, CA 92084 * 760-639-6111 * Fax 760-639-6112 02/11/2025
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CITY OF VISTA – NOTICE
The following Stormwater Pollution Prevention Requirements shall be considered part of the City of Vista Encroachment Permit Stormwater Pollution Prevention Requirements
Project Activity Required Pollution Prevention
Trash & Waste Generation
**REQUIRED FOR ALL
PROJECTS**
Permittee shall inform any on‐site employees of these pollution prevention requirements.

Within or adjacent to the encroachment area, permittee shall:
• Collect and contain all construction trash, waste, and debris • Promptly contain and clean any spill on site
• Routinely inspect site, remove loose trash, and prevent spills • Properly dispose of any hazar dous materials
• Not wash down surfaces unless water is collected and removed or directed to landscape
• Close lids in trash collection areas when not in use
Digging of Dirt – excavation,
trenching, demolition of
structures or grading
Within or adjacent to the encroachment area, permittee shall:
• Prevent dirt from migrating into street, sidewalk, or storm drain • Protect nearby storm drain inlets with perimeter controls and/or filter fabric • Install and maintain effective erosion and sediment controls • Cover exposed soils using mulc
h, tarps, or erosion control devices
• Secure tarps over dirt and debris piles
• Routinely sweep site to remove and properly dispose of dirt generated by work Driveway or Sidewalk Within or adjacent to the encroachment area, permittee shall:
• Direct surface runoff to landscape areas, where feasible • Follow Required Pollution Prevention Requirements for “Digging of Dirt” • Follow Required Pollution Prevention Requirements for “Concrete, Paint, Mortar, or Stucco Work”
Concrete, Paint, Mortar, or
Stucco Work
Within or adjacent to the encroachment area, permittee shall:
• Contain wet mixing areas within confined area
• Prevent concrete, paint, mortar or stucco material from migrating into street, sidewalk or storm drain
• Properly dispose of waste material generated by work
Temporary Storage of
Materials Outside
Within or adjacent to the encroachment area, permittee shall:
• Elevate work materials off ground where possible, such as on pallets • Secure tarps over work materials stored outside
Washing of Material,
Equipment, or Surface
Within or adjacent to the encroachment area, permittee shall:
• Not wash down surfaces unless water is collected and removed or directed to landscape
Landscaping and Irrigation
Systems
Within or adjacent to the encroachment area, permittee shall:  Not store landscape materials in street
 Prevent dirt from migrating into street, sidewalk, or storm drain  Secure tarps over piles of mulch or soil
 Routinely sweep site to remove and properly dispose of dirt generated by wo rk  Not wash down surfaces unless water is collected and removed or directed to landscape
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Appendix C:

PROJECT SIGN LAYOUT EXAMPLES
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Project funded with California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018

GAVIN NEWSOM
Governor
Wade Crowfoot
Secretary for
Natural Resources
Armando Quintero
Director,
CA Department of
Parks & Recreation

VISTA CITY

COUNCIL
Mayor John B. Franklin
Councilmembers
TBD

WÍIVAY PARK PROJECT
Coming Summer 2025
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CITY OF VISTA STANDARD DRAWINGS
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SAN DIEGO REGIONAL STANDARD DRAWINGS
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Appendix F:

WÍIVAY PARK LANDSCAPING, IRRIGATION, AND

SITE AMENITIES SPECIFICATIONS
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WIIVAY PARK

LANDSCAPING, IRRIGATION,

AND SITE AMENITIES

SPECIFICATIONS

The provisions of the "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction", current edition, shall apply except as modified herein.

100% Submittal
November 21, 2024

City of Vista
Capital Projects
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION NO. SECTION
01 56 39 TEMPORARY TREE AND PLANT PROTECTION
32 15 40 STABLIZED DECOMPOSED GRANITE PAVING
32 31 00 FENCING AND GATES
32 33 00 SITE FURNISHINGS
32 84 00 PLANTING IRRIGATION
32 91 00 PLANTING PREPARATION
32 93 00 PLANTING
32 98 00 PLANT ESTABLISHMENT AND SITE MAINTENANCE
33 46 00 SUBDRAINAGE SYSTEMS

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SECTION 01 56 39

TEMPORARY TREE AND PLANT PROTECTION

PART 1—GENERAL

1.01 GENERAL CONDITIONS

A. The provisions of the "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction", current edition, shall apply except as modified herein.

1.02 SCOPE OF WORK

A. The work required under this Section will include all labor, tools, materials, equipment, and incidentals required to install and maintain all tree and plant protection complete in place for the duration of the construction period, and related work as shown on the Drawings and/or specified herein.

1. Protect all existing trees and other vegetation not designated for removal.

B. Related work in other sections include, but may not be limited to:

1. Section 32 15 40 Stabilized Decomposed Granite Paving

2. Section 32 31 00 Fencing and Gates

3. Section 32 33 00 Site Furnishings

4. Section 32 84 00 Planting Irrigation

5. Section 32 91 00 Planting Preparation

6. Section 32 93 00 Planting

7. Section 32 98 00 Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance

8. Section 33 46 00 Subdrainage Systems

1.03 DEFINITIONS

A. Subgrade is the accepted surface upon which additional materials are to be placed or constructed.

B. Finish grade is the established or constructed final grade conforming to the grades and elevations indicated on the Drawings and described in the Specifications.

C. Installation Period: The Installation Period begins when the Notice to Proceed (NTP) is given and continues until all requirements indicated in the Drawings and 02/11/2025
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these Specifications are completed and approved, and the City Inspector gives a written acceptance of the installation.

D. Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance Period: The Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance Period begins immediately after the City Inspector gives a written notice of a Final Installation Acceptance and continues until all requirements indicated in Section 32 98 00 Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance are completed and approved and the City Inspector gives a written notice of a Final Project Acceptance.

E. Final Project Acceptance: Final Project Acceptance is the milestone when all work, including work under Section 32 98 00 Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance, is completed and approved by the City Inspector. Final Project Acceptance does not in any way release the Contractor from the requirements or duration of any guarantees according to the Specifications.

F. Tree stubs: Tree stubs shall mean branches that have been decapitated, broken, or are dead and protrude beyond the branch collar.

1.04 SUBMITTALS

A. Submit four (4) copies of product data or "cut-sheets" for all products proposed for use.

1.05 REFERENCES

A. International Society of Arboriculture, Tree Protection Specifications, International Society of Arboriculture (isa-arbor.com)

PART 2—PRODUCTS

2.01 MATERIALS

A. Protection Fencing:

1. Protection fencing shall be 4-foot-high, orange VISI Barrier, with a mesh opening of 1 inch by 3¾ inches, made of high-density polyethylene resin, with a temperature service range of -40 to 200 F, or approved equal.

2. Protection fencing shall be installed with metal posts and wire ties

3. Fence fabric and metal posts shall be as accepted by the City Inspector.

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PART 3—EXECUTION

3.01 GENERAL

A. Coordinate operations with subcontractors, as well as other contractors on or adjacent to the project site.

B. Exercise extreme care in excavating and working near existing utilities. Repair any damages to these utilities at no additional cost. The Contractor shall be responsible for contacting Underground Service Alert (1-800-642-2444) 2 days before any construction work.

C. Protect all existing trees and other vegetation not designated for removal from the following:

1. Breaking, cutting and/or skinning of branches, bark and/or roots;

2. Stockpiling of building materials, soil or trash within canopy dripline; and

3. Vehicular traffic and parking within canopy dripline.

D. Trees (and other vegetation not designated for removal) that become damaged during the project construction and plant establishment maintenance periods shall be repaired or replaced by the Contractor at no cost to the City (subject to the discretion of the City Inspector).

3.02 PROTECTION FENCING

A. Before site clearing, demolition or grading, install protect ion fencing around all existing trees and other vegetation not designated for removal one (1) foot beyond canopy dripline or as directed by City Inspector.

B. Protection fencing shall be installed at the locations shown and according to the detail on the Drawings.

C. Locate structural roots by hand probing and set posts with care to avoid root damage.

D. Space protective fencing posts at 6'-0" centers maximum and securely attach fabric.

E. Maintain protection until Project Acceptance.

F. Install signs indicating that the protective fencing and area within shall not be disturbed.

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G. Where work needs to occur underneath or within tree canopies, install protective fencing two feet outside trunk. Where this may still impede Contractor work, install a girdle of 2” x 4” lumber a maximum of 1 foot apart directly onto tree trunk with rope or cable at a height that has the best chance of protecting trunk from physical damage. Embellish such girdle with bright tape or orange protection fencing for visibility.

3.03 GRADING AND TRENCHING

A. The earth surface within protective fencing shall not be altered without written approval from the City Inspector. Any grading or trenching necessary within the canopy drip-line shall be conducted by hand as approved the City Inspector.

3.04 ROOT PRUNING

A. Only if directed by the City Inspector , root pruning shall consist of a smooth, final cut and shall be performed wherever a root 2" or more in diameter has been broken or severed.

Provide the City Inspector with a minimum of 48 hours advanced notice before pruning roots.

3.05 CANOPY PRUNING

A. Only if directed by the City Inspector, a certified horticultural consultant may be retained to determine the specific health maintenance and/or pruning requirements of certain project plant material. As applicable, recommendations made by the consultant shall be performed by the Contractor. Work recommended involving activity outside of the project scope shall be brought to the attention of the City Inspector for acceptance. Acceptable work performed involving activity outside of the project scope shall be compensated for in a manner consistent with specified procedures relating to changes in the work.

B. Selectively prune branches as deemed necessary or requested by the City Inspector.

C. Selective Pruning shall be defined as follows:

1. Proper removal of all dead branches and live tree stubs three (3) inches and over in diameter.

2. Removal of all broken or loose branches and other debris lodged in trees and shrubs.

3. Removal of all live branches that interfere with tree structural strength and healthful development. These can include but may not be limited to the following:
a. Limbs which rub and abrade a more dominant branch, and as directed by the City Inspector.
b. Limbs of weak structure.
c. Limbs with twigs and foliage obstructing the development of more important branches, as directed by the City Inspector.
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d. Branches near the end of a limb that may produce more weight than the limb is likely to support.
e. Branches conflicting with structures, building addresses, pathways or vehicular roadways.

4. Removal of all branches located between grade level and eight (8) feet above grade over pedestrian walkways.

3.06 PRUNING REPAIRS

A. Prune and treat any damaged plant tissue according to standard horticultural practices and under the recommendations of a certified arborist as approved by the City Inspector.

3.07 CLEAN-UP

A. Removed branches, trimmings and debris remaining upon completion of each operation shall become property of the Contractor and shall be promptly removed from the site and recycled offsite according to State and local regulations.

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STABILIZED DECOMPOSED GRANITE PAVING
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SECTION 32 15 40

STABILIZED DECOMPOSED GRANITE PAVING
PART 1—GENERAL

1.01 GENERAL CONDITIONS
A. The provisions of the "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction", current edition, shall apply except as modified herein.

B. Contractor Qualifications: Contractor shall provide evidence to indicate successful experience in providing stabilized decomposed granite paving containing a binder additive and ability to follow installation instructions.

1.02 SCOPE OF WORK
A. The work required under this Section will include all labor, tools, materials, equipment, and incidentals required to furnish and install stabilized decomposed stone surfacing as shown on the Drawings as specified here in.

1. The required work described in this Section will include, but is not limited to, subgrade preparation and stabilized decomposed granite placement.

B. Related work in other sections include, but may not be limited to:

1. Section 01 56 39 Temporary Tree and Plant Protection

2. Section 32 31 00 Fencing and Gates

3. Section 32 33 00 Site Furnishings

4. Section 32 84 00 Planting Irrigation

5. Section 32 91 00 Planting Preparation

6. Section 32 93 00 Planting

7. Section 32 98 00 Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance

8. Section 33 46 00 Subdrainage Systems

1.03 DEFINITIONS
A. Subgrade is the accepted surface upon which additional materials are to be placed or constructed.

B. Finish grade is the established or constructed final grade conforming to the grades and elevations indicated on the Drawings and described in the Specifications.

C. Cut sheet shall be a detailed document that provides specifications and technical data for a particular product or material. The sheet shall provide all the necessary detailed information required to clearly convey the exact product characteristics and installation requirements, including but not limited to, product specifications (model number, manufacturer), materials and measurements (dimensions, weight), 02/11/2025
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installation guidelines, warranty details, sustainability credentials, maintenance requirements, and regulatory compliance (building codes, testing standards).

D. Installation Period: The Installation Period begins when the Notice to Proceed (NTP) is given and continues until all requirements indicated in the Drawings and these Specifications are completed and approved, and the City Inspector gives a written acceptance of the installation.

E. Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance Period: The Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance Period begins immediately after the City Inspector gives a written notice of a Final Installation Acceptance and continues until all requirements indicated in Section 32 98 00 Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance are completed and approved and the City Inspector gives a written notice of a Final Project Acceptance.

F. Final Project Acceptance: Final Project Acceptance is the milestone when all work, including work under Section 32 98 00 Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance, is completed and approved by the City Inspector. Final Project Acceptance does not in any way release the Contractor from the requirements or duration of any guarantees according to the Specifications.

1.04 SUBMITTALS
A. Submit the following items for review by the City Inspector:

1. 5-pound sample of decomposed granite.

2. Submit cut sheets of Stabilizer product, or approved equal.

3. Sieve analysis for grading of decomposed granite.

B. Furnish one 4-foot x 4-foot x 3-inch mock-up of the specified stabilized decomposed granite paving as prescribed in this Section. The mock-up shall include all proposed headers or containment systems. Locate the mock-up in a safe and convenient place within a mile of the project site as directed by the City Inspector. The approved mock-up shall be the standard for stabilized decomposed granite work.

1. Completely remove the mock-up from the site upon completion of the project at no cost to the City.

1.05 REFERENCES
A. American Society of Testing Materials (ASTM): C136 - Method for Sieve Analysis for Fine and Coarse Aggregates.

B. Percent Compaction: ASTM D1557, percentage of the maximum in-place dry density of the same material.

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1.06 WARRANTY
A. General Warranty: The special warranty specified in this Article shall not deprive the City of other rights the City may have under other provisions of the Contract Documents and shall be in addition to, and run concurrent with, other warranties made by the Contractor under requirements of the Contract Documents.

B. Special Warranty: Submit a written warranty executed by the Contractor agreeing to repair or replace components of stabilized surfacing that fail in materials or workmanship within the specified warranty period. Stabilizer Solutions, Inc. does not warranty imitation “Stabilizer” purchased from a non-approved Stabilizer Solutions, Inc. licensee. Failures include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Premature wear and tear, provided the material is maintained in accordance with manufacturer’s written maintenance instructions.

2. Failure of system to meet performance requirements.

C. Warranty Period: Contractor shall provide warranty for performance of product.

Contractor shall warranty installation of product for the time of one year from completion.

D. Contractor shall provide, for a period of sixty days, unconditional maintenance and repairs as required.

PART 2—PRODUCTS

2.01 MATERIALS
A. Decomposed Stone

1. Washed, natural decomposed granite stone, free of clay, friable materials and debris and graded in accordance with ASTM C136 within the following limits:

Sieve Size Percent Passing
3/8 in (9.5 mm) 100
No. 4 (4.75 mm) 91
No. 8 (3.36 mm) 73
No. 16 (1.16 mm) 52
No. 30 (600 mm) 34
No. 50 (300 mm) 21
No. 100 (150 mm) 13
No. 200 (75 mm) 10
B. Stabilizer Binder

1. Patented, nontoxic organic binder that is colorless and odorless concentrated powder that binds decomposed granite together to produce a firm surface as manufactured and distributed by Stabilizer Solutions, Inc., 33 South 28th St., 02/11/2025
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Phoenix, AZ 85034; (800) 336-2468; website: www.stabilizersolutions.com; email: [email protected], or approved equal.

C. Excess Materials

1. Provide the City Inspector with the following excess materials for use in future stabilized decomposed granite repair: provide a minimum of 5 @ 40- to 50- pound bags of the aggregate paving blended with proper amount of Stabilizer.

D. Aggregate Base: Class II per “Standard Specifications”.

E. Equipment

1. Mixing Equipment: Batch – type, using revolving blades or rotary drum.

2. Compaction Equipment: Vibratory – type.

2.02 PRODUCT DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING
A. Protect decomposed granite from contamination with foreign materials. Prevent contamination with organic materials.

B. Deliver bags of Stabilizer to the jobsite in such a manner that no damage occurs to the product.

C. Stabilizer shall be covered with plastic covering to prevent exposure to rainfall, debris or removal by wind.

PART 3—EXECUTION

3.01 SITE CONDITIONS
A. Verify conditions at site that affect work of this Section and take field measurements as required. Report any major discrepancies between Drawings and field dimensions to the City Inspector before beginning work.

C. Where surfacing is indicated to fit with other construction, verify dimensions of other construction by field measurements before proceeding with the work.

D. Do not install stabilized decomposed granite during rain or other inclement conditions. Do not install stabilized decomposed granite below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

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3.02 SUBGRADE PREPARATION
A. Existing aggregate that has been salvaged shall be used as base material under the stabilized decomposed granite as detailed on the Drawings; compact to 95% relative density.

B. Areas to receive stabilized decomposed granite shall have their subgrade prepared and graded below the prescribed finish grades to accommodate the decomposed granite paving as detailed on the Drawings; subgrade shall be compacted to 95% relative density.

C. Verify that the gradients and elevations of the subgrade are correct.

3.03 BLENDING STABILIZER
A. Blend 12- to 16-pounds (call manufacturer for exact blend) of Stabilizer powder per ton of decomposed granite screenings. It is critical that Stabilizer be thoroughly, uniformly, and integrally mixed through the decomposed granite screenings. Bucket blending is not acceptable. Blending with a rake and or shovel is not acceptable.

Blend material dry as water will make the material hard.

3.04 PLACEMENT OF THE DECOMPOSED GRANITE
A. Lines and Levels: Install organic stabilized decomposed granite work true to grade, properly coinciding with adjacent work and elevations. Provide a finished surface uniform in texture and appearance. Do not permit finished work to vary more than 1/8 inch in 10 feet from true profile and cross section.

B. After pre-blending, place the stabilized decomposed aggregate on prepared sub- grade. Install pre-mixed stabilized decomposed granite onto the prepared aggregate sub-base in 2 single 2-inch lifts. Level and water so that moisture permeates the full 4-inch depth.

C. Grade and smooth the stabilized decomposed granite to the finish grades shown on the Drawings.

D. Apply water until moisture penetrates to the full depth of the stabilized decomposed granite screenings; it is critical that the full section of the stabilized decomposed granite screenings receive water. To achieve saturation of stabilized decomposed granite profile, 25 to 45-gallons of water per 1-ton must be applied. During water application randomly test for depth using a probing device that reaches full depth.

E. Upon thorough moisture penetration and after all surface water has disappeared, compact the stabilized decomposed granite screenings to within 95% relative density by using equipment such as a 2- to 4-ton double drum roller or a 1,000-pound single drum roller. Percent compaction shall be tested using a proctor compaction test according to ASTM D1557, testing the percentage of the maximum in-place dry density of the same material. Do not use a vibratory plate compactor. Do not begin compaction for 6 hours after placement; but begin compaction within 48 hours of placement.
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F. Care shall be taken in compacting the decomposed granite screenings adjacent paving treatment, site furnishings, planting, irrigation systems and edgings and curbs.

G. If it becomes necessary to add a thin layer of material to bring the surface to grade after surfaces have been rolled or compacted, the previously rolled or compacted area shall be raked to provide a bond with the added material.

H. Allow the finished surface enough time to dry completely before allowing traffic.

I. Finished surface of stabilized decomposed granite shall be smooth, uniform and solid. There shall be no evidence of chipping or cracking. Cured and compacted stabilized decomposed granite shall be firm throughout profile with no spongy areas.

Loose material shall not be present on the surface after installation but may appear after use and according to environmental conditions. Stabilized decomposed granite should remain stable underneath the loose granite on top.

J. Any significant irregularities in the stabilized decomposed granite surface shall be repaired to meet or exceed the requirements for Article 3.04-A herein.

K. Do not permit mixture to contaminate planting areas. Immediately clean up all mixtures spilled into adjacent areas.

L. Repair and replace damaged or defective installation in accordance with these Specifications at no additional cost to the City.

M. If compaction tests of sample fails to meet specified compaction strength, immediately remove and replace stabilized decomposed granite with material conforming to Specifications. The Contractor shall pay for all work required to remove and replace the decomposed granite at no additional cost to the City.

3.05 PROTECTION
A. Protect the paving against traffic, injury or defacement, or damage by subsequent construction operations until Final Acceptance.

3.06 MAINTENANCE
A. Service: Immediately repair all damage to the work as the result of weather or other conditions. Report all damage resulting from other trades after acceptance of work.

B. Repair: Match adjacent undisturbed work.

3.07 CLEANUP
A. Upon completion of the work under this section, the Contractor shall remove all rubbish, waste and debris resulting from his operations off-site or as directed by the City Inspector. Remove all equipment and implements of service and leave the entire work area in a neat and clean condition as accepted by the City Inspector.

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3.08 SITE OBSERVATION SCHEDULE
A. The Contractor shall be responsible for notifying the City Inspector in advance to schedule the following site observations:

1. Field review of the mock-up of the specified stabilized decomposed granite paving as prescribed in Article 1.04-B herein - 2 days.

2. Field marking of all stabilized decomposed granite locations before installation - 2 days.

3. Progress installation of stabilized decomposed granite - 2 days.

4. Completion of stabilized decomposed granite installation - 2 days.

B. The City Inspector may or may not attend all of the abovementioned site observations and may also elect to attend more observations than those listed above, and without notice to the Contractor.

C. No site observation will begin before completion of all previous punch list items, unless compliance has been waived by the City Inspector. The Contractor shall be liable for reimbursing the City for the City Inspector's labor and reimbursable expenses due to the Contractor’s failure to accomplish the timely execution of previous punch list items and prepare adequately for the next site observation. No further site observations will be made until any outstanding charges have been paid to the City Inspector by the Contractor.

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SECTION 32 31 00

FENCING AND GATES
PART 1—GENERAL

1.01 GENERAL CONDITIONS

A. The provisions of the "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction", current edition, shall apply except as modified herein.

1.02 SCOPE OF WORK
A. The work required under this Section will include all labor, tools, materials, equipment, and incidentals required to install chain-link perimeter fence ( with 2 gates) and creek trail fencing (3-rail lodgepole plus chain-link backing) as shown on the Drawings and specified herein.

B. Related work in other sections include, but may not be limited to:

1. Section 01 56 39 Temporary Tree and Plant Protection

2. Section 32 15 40 Stabilized Decomposed Granite Paving

3. Section 32 33 00 Site Furnishings

4. Section 32 84 00 Planting Irrigation

5. Section 32 91 00 Planting Preparation

6. Section 32 93 00 Planting

7. Section 32 98 00 Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance

8. Section 33 46 00 Subdrainage Systems

1.03 DEFINITIONS

A. Subgrade is the accepted surface upon which additional materials are to be placed or constructed.

B. Finish grade is the established or constructed final grade conforming to the grades and elevations indicated on the Drawings and described in the Specifications.

C. Installation Period: The Installation Period begins when the Notice to Proceed (NTP) is given and continues until all requirements indicated in the Drawings and these Specifications are completed and approved, and the City Inspector gives a written acceptance of the installation.

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E. Final Project Acceptance: Final Project Acceptance is the milestone when all work, including work under Section 32 98 00 Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance, is completed and approved by the City Inspector. Final Project Acceptance does not in any way release the Contractor from the requirements or duration of any guarantees according to the Specifications.

1.04 SUBMITTALS

A. Shop Drawings, material lists, catalog cuts and other information for all fence and gate types required according to the Drawings.

B. The proposed post locations, gate locations and the proposed fence line shall be field surveyed, and survey shall be submitted for approval before post, gate and fence installation.

1. Submit manufacturer's descriptive literature and standard drawings of gate, and fence posts, bracing, and corner bracing.

2. Submit manufacturer's certifications of compliance with ASTM Specifications.

PART 2—PRODUCTS

2.01 CHAIN LINK FENCING AND GATES
A. Whenever possible chain link fencing and gate material shall be salvaged and relocated on site as shown on the Drawings. To supplement the salvaged materials as needed, the Contractor shall supply additional fence components as prescribed herein.

B. Posts and Braces: Steel pipe used for posts and braces shall conform to the applicable requirements of ASTM A120; other steel sections used for posts and braces shall be good commercial quality weldable steel. All fence posts shall be one piece without circumferential welds.

1. Posts and braces shall conform to the dimensions and weights shown in the Standard Specifications, unless otherwise shown on the Drawings or required by permits.

2. All posts shall be fitted with tops designed to fit securely over the posts and carry the top tension wire, except that the top of H-section and U-section posts may be open slotted in such a manner as to securely hold the top tension wire in position without vertical movement. Such slotting shall allow removal and replacement of a post without disturbing the top tension wire. Where slotted posts are used, the required slotting shall be performed before galvanizing. Tubular posts shall be fitted with watertight tops.

3. Changes in the fence line where the horizontal angle is 15 degrees or more shall be considered as corners and corner posts shall be installed. Changes in the grade where the vertical angle exceeds 5% shall have slope posts installed at the point of change.

4. Posts and braces shall be galvanized in accordance with the applicable requirements of ASTM A123.
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5. Posts tops, extension arms, stretcher bars, and other fittings and hardware shall be steel, malleable iron, or wrought iron and shall be galvanized in accordance with the applicable requirements of ASTM A153.

C. Fabric: Chain link fence fabric shall conform to the applicable requirements of ASTM A392, Class 1. The wire used in the manufacture of the fabric shall be not lighter than 9 - gauge, woven into a 2 -inch mesh. The chain link fence fabric shall have a twist ed and barbed finish on the top and bottom edges, unless otherwise noted.

D. Tension Wire: Between posts, the chain link fabric shall be fastened to a top and bottom tension wire of not lighter than 7 -gauge galvanized, coil spring steel of good commercial quality.

E. Tie Wire: Tie wire shall be not lighter than 9 -gauge galvanized steel wire. The use of approved galvanized steel bands will be permitted in lieu of tie wires for fastening the chain link fabric to the posts and gate frames.

F. Gates shall conform to the requirements herein; except frames shall be not smaller than 1½-inches and the truss braces shall be ¼ -inch. Gate frames may be constructed with bent frames as shown on the Drawings, welded, or with malleable iron fittings desig ned for that purpose. The Contractor shall furnish padlocks for the gates in conformance with the City's requirements.

2.02 LODGEPOLE FENCE
A. Lodgepole fence materials shall be as prescribed and detailed on the Drawings.

2.03 MISCELLANEOUS
A. All ferrous materials shall be galvanized as hereinafter specified. Defective galvanized material or material upon which abrasion of the galvanizing has occurred shall not be used.

B. All materials shall be new and shall conform to the types specified herein; improperly galvanized or damaged materials are not permitted.

PART 3—EXECUTION

3.01 PREPARATION
A. All scaled dimensions shown on the Drawings are approximate. The Contractor shall verify in the field all site dimensions, grades, and existing conditions before ordering materials and before the start of work.

B. Exercise extreme care in excavating and working near existing utilities. Repair any damages to these utilities at no additional cost. The Contractor shall be responsible for contacting Underground Service Alert (1 -800-642-2444) 2 days before any constructi on work.
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C. The Contractor shall install the fencing upon completion of the site preparation operations and earthwork, and before the start of the site paving, site furnishings, and container plant installation.

D. All fencing and gates shall be installed at the locations and according to the details shown on the Drawings.

E. Before installation of fencing, the Contractor shall field mark the locations of fence lines and gates. The Contractor shall provide 48-hours advance notice to the City Inspector for observation and approval of all fencing and gate layout.

F. The areas to be fenced shall be free of waste and/or debris and the fencing lines shall be graded to a smooth, continuous line with no abrupt dips or humps that would interfere with fence installation or leave gaps under the fence.

3.02 FENCING ALTERATIONS
A. The Contractor shall perform all fence removals, salvaging, maintaining, and reinstallation of existing fencing, and other fencing alterations as shown on the Drawings and specified in these Specifications.

B. Fencing required to be maintained during construction shall not be cut or removed for construction purposes but shall be protected and maintained as an effective barrier to prevent the intrusion of unauthorized persons.

C. Fencing, gates, and metal posts required to be salvaged shall be carefully demounted.

The demounted fencing shall be rolled into separate bundles not more than 30 -inches in diameter and tied to prevent unrolling. All posts and fittings shall be salvaged t o the maximum practical extent. Steel drive posts and posts with concrete footings shall be pulled up and cleaned of dirt and concrete shall be removed. All posts shall be wire tied in bundles weighing not more than 100 pounds. Damaged or kinked fencing sh all be disposed of by the Contractor. Salvaged fencing required to be reinstalled shall be stockpiled at the Project Site.

D. Such stockpiled fencing shall be placed on wood runners or other raised surfaces. The locations of fencing storage shall be as directed by the City Inspector.

E. Promptly after being notified by the City Inspector, salvaged fencing shall be reinstalled at the locations shown on the Drawings. Where required to complete the line of fencing, salvaged fencing shall be supplemented with new fencing. New fencing shall be furnished by the Contractor and shall match the existing salvaged fencing as closely as practical .

Salvaged fencing shall be fitted with new posts and fittings where required to produce a complete and workmanlike installation.

3.03 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. At all times, fencing, including posts, and gates shall be set vertical and taut.

B. Fencing shall be installed in straight lines wherever possible to minimize angles and overall length of fence.
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C. Fence posts shall be spaced as prescribed on the Drawings; measure from center to center of the posts. In determining the post spacing, measurement shall be made parallel to the slope of the natural ground, and all posts shall be placed in a vertical position.

D. Fence posts shall be set plumb, level, and true to line and fencing shall present a neat and finished appearance.

3.04 CHAIN LINK FENCING
A. Chain link fencing and gates shall be in installed at the locations shown on the Drawings, and as specified herein.

B. The chain link fencing shall be constructed with capped posts and top and bottom tension wires. Toprails will not be required except where replacing or matching an existing fence with a toprail. Chain link fencing shall be in accordance with Section 206 -6 of the latest edition of SSPWC, unless otherwise called for on the Drawings or Specifications.

C. Gate frames for chain link fencing shall be constructed of not smaller than 2 -inch, galvanized, standard weight pipe conforming to the applicable requirements of ASTM A53.

The gate frames shall be trussed with 3/8 -inch adjustable truss rods. The corners o f the gate frames shall be fastened together by welding. Welding shall conform to the applicable requirements of AWS. All welds shall be ground smooth and all welded assemblies shall be galvanized after welding.

1. The same type of chain link fabric specified for the fence shall be attached to the gate frames by the use of the same type of stretcher bars and tie wires specified for the fence construction with suitable tension connectors spaced at approximately 1-foot intervals.

2. Ensure that the gates are be provided with catch and locking devices as approved by the City Inspector for the service rendered.

3. The gates shall be hung by at least two steel or malleable iron hinges not less than 3-inches in width, so attached as to securely clamp to the gate post and permit the gate to be swung as designed. The bottom hinge shall have a socket to take the ball end of the gate frame.

D. End, corner, and gate posts shall be braced to the nearest line post with galvanized diagonal or horizontal braces used as compression members and galvanized 3/8 -inch steel truss rods with turnbuckles used as tension members.

E. The chain link fabric shall be fastened on the side of the posts as directed by the City Inspector.

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wires or metal bands. The wire or band fasteners shall be spaced at approximately 14-inches on line posts and at approximately 18-inches on tension wires.

3.05 LODGEPOLE FENCING WITH CHAIN-LINK BACKING
A. Lodgepole fencing with chain-link backing shall be in installed along the creek trail at the locations shown on the Drawings, and as specified herein.

B. Lodgepole fencing with chain -link backing shall consist of 3 lodgepole rails, lodgepole posts in concrete footings, and chain link fabric as detailed on the Drawings.

C. The prescriptions of other Articles in this Section apply to the Lodgepole fencing with chain-link backing.

3.06 CONCRETE FOR FOOTINGS
A. All fence posts in earth shall be set in footings of 4 -1/2 sack concrete conforming to the applicable requirements of the Standard Specifications.

B. Concrete for footings shall be placed immediately after mixing. The method of placing the concrete shall be such that there will be no concentration of the large aggregates. The concrete shall be consolidated and compacted by tamping or vibrating in an a pproved manner.

C. Concrete for footings may be placed without forms providing the ground is firm enough, in the opinion of the City Inspector, to permit excavation to the neat line dimensions shown on the Drawings. Before placing the concrete, the earth around the hole shall be moistened. The concrete shall completely fill the hole and shall be crowned and smooth at the top.

D. Where the ground cannot be satisfactorily excavated to neat line dimensions, forms shall be used for the footings. The forms shall be of material adequate to contain the concrete through final set. The forms and the bottom of the hole shall be moistened before the concrete is placed. As soon as the concrete has set sufficiently to maintain its shape, but no sooner than 24 hours after placing, the forms shall be removed and the footing excavation shall be backfilled with soil and solidly tamped.

E. Not less than seven days shall elapse after placing the concrete footings before the fence fabric is fastened to the posts.

3.07 CLEAN-UP
A. Site clean-up shall occur at the completion of the fencing construction. All unused wire, caps, materials, debris, and extraneous equipment shall be removed offsite by the Contractor according to State and local regulations.

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haul routes. Perform work according to the Standard Specifications (as applicable) and in a manner that will prevent spillage on streets or adjacent areas.

C. Remove all tools, equipment and appliances used for fencing construction from the site upon completion of the work.

D. Clean entire project area and adjacent pavements to a “broom -clean”, “stain -free” condition for approval by the City Inspector.

3.08 QUALITY CONTROL OBSERVATIONS
A. Specific Observations. The Contractor shall provide the City Inspector with 48 hours of advance notification for conducting required fencing observations including, but not limited to, the following:

1. Field marking of all fence, posts, and gate locations before installation;

2. Progress fencing installation; and

3. Completed fencing installation.

3.09 AS-BUILT DRAWINGS
A. The Contractor shall prepare fencing as -built drawings, including providing GPS coordinates, to within 3 feet, for the location of the following items:

1. Limits and layout of all fencing and gate locations; and

2. For all fencing, update the information shown on the Construction Drawings to reflect actual built conditions.

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SECTION 32 33 00

SITE FURNISHINGS
PART 1—GENERAL

1.01 GENERAL CONDITIONS

A. The provisions of the "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction", current edition, shall apply except as modified herein.

1.02 SCOPE OF WORK
A. The work required under this Section will include all labor, tools, materials, equipment, and incidentals required to install site furnishings as shown on the Drawings, specified herein.

1. The required work described in this Section will include, but is not limited to, furnishing and installing the park entry sign, interpretive signs, benches, and easement gate.

2. Fitness stations, including but not limited to the fitness equipment and surface treatments, shall be supplied and installed by others at the locations shown and as prescribed on the Drawings. At all times the Contractor shall coordinate its work with the fitness station installation.

B. Related work in other sections include, but may not be limited to:

1. Section 01 56 39 Temporary Tree and Plant Protection

2. Section 32 15 40 Stabilized Decomposed Granite Paving

3. Section 32 31 00 Fencing and Gates

4. Section 32 84 00 Planting Irrigation

5. Section 32 91 00 Planting Preparation

6. Section 32 93 00 Planting

7. Section 32 98 00 Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance

8. Section 33 46 00 Subdrainage Systems

C. The fitness equipment, resilient surfacing , concrete base, aggregate base and exercise equipment signs, and related incidentals for all fitness stations shown on the Drawings will be supplied and installed under a separate and concurrent contract between Kompan, Inc., and the City. At all times, the Contractor shall coordinate the timing, sequencing, and preparatory work of the general construction work shown on the Drawings and in the Specifications with that of the fitness station installation to provide a seamless, concurrent, and complete project delivery.

1. Contact: Kompan, Inc, Daryl Brady, 1-800-426-9788.
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1.03 DEFINITIONS

A. Subgrade is the accepted surface upon which additional materials are to be placed or constructed.

B. Finish grade is the established or constructed final grade conforming to the grades and elevations indicated on the Drawings and described in the Specifications.

C. Cut sheet shall be a detailed document that provides specifications and technical data for a particular product or material. The sheet shall provide all the necessary detailed information required to clearly convey the exact product characteristics and installation requirements, including but not limited to, product specifications (model number, manufacturer), materials and measurements (dimensions, weight), installation guidelines, warranty details, sustainability credentials, maintenance requirements, and regulatory compliance (building codes, testing standards).

1.04 SUBMITTALS
A. Product Data: Submit catalog cut sheets of benches to be furnished and installed.

Include the manufacturer’s and distributor’s name as well as sub-Contractor’s name as applicable. Ensure that the “cut sheets” clearly describe the specific product by catalog number and that additional non-specified products that may appear on the same “cut sheet” are crossed out where applicable.
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1.05 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Review: All equipment shall be reviewed for conformance with the intent of the Contract Documents and accepted by the Contractor before installation. All site furnishings shall be in a new, perfect condition, per the discretion of the City Inspector before Project Acceptance.

B. Manufacturer's Directions: Manufacturer's directions and drawings shall be followed in all cases where the manufacturers of articles used in the Section furnish directions covering points not shown in the Drawings and Specifications.

C. Project Assurance: Do not fabricate components which require fitting to structural elements or into finished spaces until dimensions have been verified in the field.

PART 2—PRODUCTS

2.01 MATERIALS
A. Park Entry Sign. The park entry sign shall be provided by the City as prescribed on the Drawings, for Contractor installation.

B. Interpretive Signs. The interpretive sign frames and posts shall be as prescribed on the Drawings. The interpretive signs (graphics and content) will be provided and installed by the City at a later date and therefore are not-in-contract.

C. Benches. The benches shall be as prescribed on the Drawings.

D. Easement Gate. The easement gate shall be as prescribed on the Drawings.

2.02 DELIVERY, STORAGE AND HANDLING

A. The Contractor shall be responsible for coordination of the delivery, acceptance, handling and storage of all site furnishings.

B. Deliver all specified products on-site in their original unopened packages for review by the City Inspector. If damage has occurred to the product(s), the Contractor shall be responsible to replace it (them) with matching new product(s) with no additional cost to the City.

C. Store and handle site furnishings as acceptable to the City Inspector and so that work or access of others is not impeded. Store materials in a dry and protected location. Protect from damage, deformation, staining, and moisture damage.

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D. The Contractor shall protect all site furnishings from theft, vandalism, or damage at all times until such items have been accepted, in writing, by the City Inspector.

PART 3—EXECUTION

3.01 PREPARATION
A. The Contractor shall verify all dimensions and information shown on the Drawings and these Specifications with actual field conditions. All significant discrepancies will be immediately reported to the City Inspector. Work will be terminated in the area of the discrepancy until the City Inspector has provided a written resolution to the conflict.The Contractor shall assume full responsibility for proceeding with work without written approval.

B. The Contractor shall coordinate the operations to avoid conflicts with other construction and any existing features.

C. The Contractor shall be responsible for coordinating and scheduling the placement of materials and equipment necessary to complete the work and for ensuring that subcontractors do the same as quickly and efficiently as possible and in conformance with the Drawings and in these Specifications.

3.02 SITE CONDITIONS
A. The Contractor shall be responsible for verifying site conditions and for being familiar with existing grade conditions, locations of existing fences, existing vegetation, and all other existing features to remain. Field adjustments necessary to accommodate or to minim ize impacts on these conditions will be performed at the Contractor’s expense.

B. The Contractor’s operations will be conducted to avoid damage to existing conditions, including benchmarks, utilities, vegetation to remain, and other features to be preserved. The Contractor shall be responsible for correcting, at no additional cost, damage to any of the above conditions resulting from the Contractor’s operations. The work shall not be conducted outside the limits of work shown on the Drawings, unless authorized by the City Inspector.

C. Exercise extreme care in excavating and working near existing utilities. Repair any damages to these utilities at no additional cost. The Contractor shall be responsible for contacting Underground Service Alert (1 -800-642-2444) 2 days before any construction work.

D. The Contractor shall receive approval of the prepared subgrade before proceeding with the subsequent work.
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3.03 SEQUENCING AND SCHEDULING

A. Coordinate the installation of site furnishings with all other pertinent construction activities. The Contractor shall notify all other trades, such as plumbers, electricians and concrete installers in ample time to install the work.

B. Concrete footings shall conform to requirements of the Standard Specifications, unless noted otherwise.

3.04 INSTALLATION

A. Conform to the layout shown on Drawings. All construction shall be in strict conformance with Details, accepted Shop Drawings, and manufacturer's instructions. All discrepancies or questions regarding installation of site furnishings shall be brought to the attention of the City Inspector. The Contractor shall re-direct work as necessary to avoid delay while awaiting direction.

B. Dimensions upon which work of this Section may be contingent upon shall be verified by the Contractor at the job site to ensure proper placement and fit of the site furnishings specified.

C. All site furnishings shall be installed at the locations shown and as detailed on the Drawings, and according to manufacturer’s specifications.

D. Site furnishings shall be subject to field direction and approval by the City Inspector.

E. Work shall be set plumb, level, and true to line and shall present a neat and finished appearance. Include setting each item in its correct place, fastening it, connecting it, or incorporating it into other portions of the work.

F. Supply all anchors and adhesives required for installing and attaching the equipment specified herein. All furnishings shall be installed according to manufacturers’ recommendations unless noted otherwise in the Drawings.

G. Adequately protect all work from damage by subsequent construction operations.

Damaged work shall be replaced by Contractor at no cost to the City.

H. Concrete Footings: Install as shown in Drawings unless noted otherwise.

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3.05 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL

A. All site furnishings shall be inspected and accepted upon delivery by the Contractor. Contractor shall provide copies of all delivery tags to the City Inspector. Acceptance of site furnishings and locations of site furnishings shall be according to the discretion of the City Inspector.

3.06 CLEANUP

A. Remove and transport debris and rubbish as it accumulates and dispose of offsite according to State and local regulations. Perform work according to the Standard Specifications (as applicable) and in a manner that will prevent spillage on streets or adjacent areas.

B. Remove all tools, equipment and appliances used from the site upon completion of the work.

C. Clean the entire project area, and adjacent pavements, to a broom-clean, stain- free condition for approval by the City Inspector. Leave the entire work area in a neat condition.

3.07 SITE OBSERVATION SCHEDULE

A. The Contractor shall be responsible for notifying the City Inspector in advance to schedule the following site observations:

1. Field marking of all site furnishings before installation - 2 days.

2. Progress installation of site furnishings - 2 days.

3. Completion of site furnishing installation - 2 days.

B. The City Inspector may or may not attend any or all of the above-mentioned site observations. He may also elect to attend more observations than those listed above, and without notice to the Contractor. If someone other than the City Inspector makes a site observation, the Contractor shall show evidence in writing of when and by whom the site observation was made.

No further site observations will be made until any outstanding charges have been paid to the City Inspector by the Contractor.

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SECTION 32 84 00

PLANTING IRRIGATION

PART 1—GENERAL

1.01 GENERAL CONDITIONS

A. The provisions of the "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction", current edition, shall apply except as modified herein.

1.02 SCOPE OF WORK

B. Furnish all materials, labor, transportation, services, and equipment necessary to install planting irrigation as shown on the Drawings and as specified herein.

Any and all permits, fees, bonds and observations necessary to perform and complete this portion of the work shall be included.

C. Work included in this Section:

1. Preparation;

2. Installation;

3. Installation of Other Components;

4. System Flushing;

5. Field Quality Control;

6. Irrigation System Operations;

7. Temporary Repairs;

8. As-Built Drawings;

9. Cleanup; and

10. Site Observations

D. Related work in other sections include, but may not be limited to:

1. Section 01 56 39 Temporary Tree and Plant Protection

2. Section 32 15 40 Stabilized Decomposed Granite Paving

3. Section 32 31 00 Fencing and Gates

4. Section 32 33 00 Site Furnishings

5. Section 32 91 00 Planting Preparation

6. Section 32 93 00 Planting

7. Section 32 98 00 Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance

8. Section 33 46 00 Subdrainage Systems

1.03 DEFINITIONS

A. Subgrade is the accepted surface upon which additional materials are to be placed or constructed.

B. Finish grade is the established or constructed final grade conforming to the grades and elevations indicated on the Drawings and described in the Specifications.

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C. Cut sheet shall be a detailed document that provides specifications and technical data for a particular product or material. The sheet shall provide all the necessary detailed information required to clearly convey the exact product characteristics and installation requirements, including but not limited to, product specifications (model number, manufacturer), materials and measurements (dimensions, weight), installation guidelines, warranty details, sustainability credentials, maintenance requirements, and regulatory compliance (building codes, testing standards).

E. Irrigation Season: The Irrigation Season refers to the beginning and ending dates for watering; and shall be March 1 to November 30, and at other times according to the direction of the City Inspector.

F. Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance Period: The Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance Period begins immediately after the City Inspector gives a written notice of a Final Installation Acceptance and continues until all requirements indicated in Section 32 98 00 Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance are completed and approved and the City Inspector gives a written notice of a Final Project Acceptance.

G. Final Project Acceptance: Final Project Acceptance is the milestone when all work, including work under Section 32 98 00 Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance, is completed and approved by the City Inspector. Final Project Acceptance does not in any way release the Contractor from the requirements or duration of any guarantees according to the Specifications.

1.04 SUBMITTALS

A. Approval of any item, alternate or substitute indicates only that the product or products apparently meet the requirements of the Drawings and Specifications on the basis of the information or samples submitted.

B. Submit no later than 10 days after the award of Contract, an electronic PDF (Portable Document Format) file containing the following information:

1. Materials List: a complete material list including the manufacturer, model number and description of each material and type of equipment to be used. The irrigation submittal list must be specific and complete.

All items must be listed and should include so lvent/primer, wire, wire connectors, valve boxes, etc. Copies of manufacturer’s literature (catalog sheets) are not required as submittal information.

2. Shop Drawings: if deviations to the plan, layout, or construction are proposed, submit shop drawings showing the proposed irrigation system modifications and modified details for review and approval by the City Inspector before ordering any equipment.
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3. Schedule: a schedule identifying irrigation materials procurement, storage, anticipated delivery dates, and anticipated installation dates for review and approval.

C. The Contractor shall submit to the City Inspector within 10 days following approval of shop drawings a copy of the materials procurement order from the supplier including the name, address, and phone number of said supplier and the estimated date(s) and quantities for delivery from the supplier. Indicate items in stock at time of order and submit the latest test results.

D. Submit written Irrigation Guarantee as detailed in this Section no later than 10 days after the award of Contract.

E. Submit no later than 10 days after the award of Contract, an electronic PDF (Portable Document Format) file of the Operation and Maintenance Manual, each containing the following information:

1. Index sheets stating the Contractor's address and telephone number and a list of equipment with the names and addresses of local manufacturers’ representatives.

2. Catalog cut sheets for each material and type of equipment installed under this Contract.

3. Manufacturer’s warranty statements for irrigation equipment provided.

No installations will be accepted without warranty statements.

4. Complete operating and maintenance instruction for all major equipment.

5. A copy of the complete material list referenced above.

F. Provide and keep as-built irrigation drawings during the Installation Period as specified under Section 32 93 00 Planting.

G. Submit proof of warranty for all irrigation materials and equipment to the City Inspector before the Final Installation Acceptance. Obtain the necessary warranty statements from the equipment supplier.

H. City Inspector will provide approvals or direction for any needed corrections or re-submittals within 10-days of receipt of said submittals.

1.05 SUBSTITUTIONS

A. Substitutions for the materials or equipment listed on the Drawings and Specifications may be requested by providing the following information to the City Inspector for approval:

1. Provide a statement indicating the reason for making the substitution.

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2. Provide descriptive catalog literature, performance charts, and flow charts for each item to be substituted, demonstrating its “or equal” status.

3. Provide the amount of cost savings or cost increase if the substituted item is approved.

B. The City Inspector shall have the sole responsibility for accepting or rejecting substituted items as approved equals to the materials or equipment listed on the Drawings and Specifications.

1.06 REFERENCE STANDARDS

A. Work and materials shall be in accordance with the latest edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code as published by the Western Plumbing Officials Association and applicable laws and regulations of the governing authorities.

1.07 REQUIREMENTS OF REGULATORY AGENCIES

A. Local, municipal and State laws and rules and regulations governing or relating to any portion of this work are hereby incorporated into and made a part of these Specifications, and their provisions shall be carried out. Anything contained in these Specifications shall not be construed to conflict with any of the above rules and regulations or requirements of the same. However, when these Drawings and Specifications call for or describe materials, workmanship or construction of a better quality, higher stan dard, or larger size than is required by the above rules and regulations, the provisions of these and Drawings and Specifications shall take precedence.

1.08 QUALITY CONTROL

A. The manufacturer’s directions and drawings shall be followed in all cases where the manufacturers of articles used in this Specification furnish directions covering points not shown in the Drawings and Specifications.

B. Due to the scale of the Drawings, it is not possible to indicate all offsets, fittings, sleeves, etc. which may be required. Therefore, the Contractor shall adhere to the following:

1. Investigate the structural and finish conditions affecting all of the work described herein and plan accordingly, furnishing such fittings, etc. as may be required to meet such conditions.

2. Furnish all materials, labor, transportation, services, and equipment necessary to install a complete and fully operational system.

3. The Drawings are drawn diagrammatically for graphic clarity to avoid conflicts between irrigation systems, planting, and other site features.

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irrigation system to respond to site conditions that may differ from those shown on the Drawings.

4. Do not willfully install the irrigation system as shown on the Drawings when it is obvious in the field that obstructions, grade differences or discrepancies in area dimensions exist that might not have been considered in the system design. Such obstructio ns or differences should be brought to the attention of the City Inspector. In the event that this notification is not performed, the Contractor shall assume full responsibility for any necessary revisions at no additional cost.

5. Install a complete and fully operational system to meet the performance requirements included in this section.

6. All work called for on the Drawings by notes or details shall be furnished and installed whether or not specifically mentioned in this Specification.

7. The irrigation system is designed to operate at a minimum operating pressure and the maximum flow rates indicated on the Drawings. Verify the existing water pressure at the point of connection before starting construction of the irrigation system. If there is a discrepancy between the Drawings and the actual site conditions, notify the City Inspector immediately for direction; the Contractor assumes full responsibility for any revisions or modifications required to provide a fully operational system, at no additional cost, if the City Inspector is not notified before the start of construction.

1.09 PROTECTION OF THE SITE

A. Protect previously installed work and materials which may be affected by work of this Section. Provide safeguards and exercise caution against injury or defacement of existing site improvements.

B. Protect pipes and fittings from direct sunlight and avoid undue bending and any concentrated external loading. Pipe or fittings that have been damaged shall not be used.

C. Repair damage and return the area to the previous condition at no additional cost.

1.10 COORDINATION

A. Coordinate operations with subcontractors, as well as other contractors on or adjacent to the project site.

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C. Coordinate installation of all irrigation equipment and materials to avoid interference with utilities, other construction elements, and any existing or newly planted vegetation.

D. The Contractor shall coordinate with the City Inspector to schedule the placement of all materials and equipment necessary to complete the work.

1.11 IRRIGATION GUARANTEE

A. The guarantee for the irrigation system shall be in accordance with the form outlined below. The Irrigation Guarantee form shall be re -typed onto the Contractor’s letterhead and contain the following information:

GUARANTEE FOR IRRIGATION SYSTEM

We hereby guarantee that the irrigation system we have furnished and installed is free from defects in materials and workmanship. We guarantee the work has been completed in accordance with the Drawings and Specifications and/or agreed upon with the City Inspector, except for ordinary wear and tear and unusual abuse by others.

We agree to repair or replace any defects in material or workmanship that may develop during a period of 1-year from the date of Final Acceptance by the City Inspector at no additional cost. We shall make such repairs or replacements within a reasonable time, as determined by the City Inspector, after receipt of written notice. In the event of our failure to make such repairs or replacements within a reasonable time after receipt of written notice from the City Inspector, we authorize the City Inspector to proceed to have said repairs or replacements made at our expense and we will pay the costs and charges therefore upon demand.

PROJECT: ___

LOCATION: __

SIGNED:

ADDRESS:

PHONE:

DATE OF ACCEPTANCE: _______________________________________

B. Manufacturer’s warranties shall not relieve the Contractor of his/her liability under the Irrigation Guarantee. Such warranties shall only supplement the Irrigation Guarantee.

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PART 2—PRODUCTS

2.01 MATERIALS

A. Use only new materials of brands and types noted on the Drawings, specified in this Sect ion or equals as approved by the City Inspector . All pipe sizes indicated on the Drawings and prescribed herein are nominal inside diameter, unless otherwise noted.

B. Operation and Maintenance Equipment

1. Supply as a part of this Contract 2 sets of special tools required for removing, disassembling, and adjusting each type of rotator sprinkler, rootzone water system s, valve and other equipment supplied on the project.

C. PVC Pressure Main Line Pipe and Sleeve Pipe

1. Pressurized main line pipe shall be Schedule 40 PVC, Type I, manufactured in conformance to ASTM D2241 for rigid PVC compounds.

D. PVC Non-Pressure Lateral Line Piping

1. Non-pressure lateral line piping shall be Schedule 40 PVC, Type I, manufactured in conformance to ASTM D2241 for rigid PVC compounds.

E. PVC Sleeve Pipe

1. Sleeve pipe sizes shall be Schedule 40 PVC, Type I, manufactured in conformance to ASTM D2241 for rigid PVC compounds.

F. PVC Fittings

1. Unless otherwise specified, pipe fittings shall be Schedule 40, polyvinylchloride (PVC) solvent -weld fittings that conform to ASTM D1785. For threaded joints, only factory -formed threads will be permitted on PVC pipe fittings. Solvent -weld joint primer of a different color than the pipes and slow -set gray cement shall be used on main line pipe joints. Clear, quick -set cement shall be used on lateral line pipe joints.

G. Conduit

1. Conduit shall be gray Schedule 40 PVC rigid pipe.

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H. Riser Pipe

1. Riser pipe shall be ¾-inch size minimum and less than 2 inches. Pipe shall be Schedule 40 PVC, Type I, manufactured in conformance to ASTM D2241 for rigid PVC compounds.

I. PVC pipe must bear the following markings:

1. Manufacturer’s name;

2. Nominal pipe size;

3. Schedule or class;

4. Pressure rating in pounds per square inch (psi);

5. NSF (National Sanitation Foundation) seal of approval; and

6. Date of extrusion.

Fittings shall bear the manufacturer’s name or trademark, material designation, size, applicable IPS schedule and NSF seal of approval.

J. Water Meter

1. The water meter has been installed by the City and is existing for the landscape construction.

K. Pressure Reducing Valve

1. The pressure reducing valve shall be as prescribed on the Drawings.

L. Backflow Prevention Unit

2. The backflow prevention unit and vandal resistant enclosure shall be as prescribed on the Drawings.

M. Master Control Valves

1. The master control valves shall be as prescribed on the Drawings.

N. Flow Sensors

1. The flow sensors shall be as prescribed on the Drawings.

O. Shut Off Valves

1. Shut off valves shall be as prescribed on the Drawings.

P. Remote Control Valves

1. Remote control valves shall be as prescribed on the Drawings.

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Q. Quick Coupling Valves

1. Quick coupling valves shall be as prescribed on the Drawings with locking cover and shall have a brass two -piece body designed for a working pressure of 150 PSI, operable with quick coupler valve key with swivel hose ell. Key size and type shall be according to manufacturer’s specifications.

R. Valve Boxes

1. Valve boxes shall be fabricated from a durable plastic material resistant to weather, sunlight and chemical action of soils. They shall be green in color. The cover shall be secured with a stainless -steel bolt mechanism. The cover shall be capable of sustaining a load of 1,500 pounds. Valve box extensions shall be by the same manufacturer as the valve box. All valve boxes shall be as manufactured by Ametek, Carson, or an approved equal.

2. Shut off valve boxes shall be 10” diameter round. The cover shall be engraved with the letters “SOV” in characters 2” high.

3. Pressure reducing valve boxes shall be 10” diameter round. The cover shall be engraved with the letters “PR” in characters 2” high.

4. Remote control valve boxes shall be 12” x 18”. The cover shall be engraved with the letters “RCV” and the valve number in characters 2” high. Remote control valves will be as noted on the Drawings and will be identified per plan and/or with Christy’s tag or equal.

5. Quick coupling valve boxes shall be 10” diameter round. The cover shall be engraved with the letters “QCV” in characters 2” high.

6. Splice boxes shall be 12” x 18”. The cover shall be engraved with the letters “SB”, 2” high.

7. Provide at all locations indicated, 18 inches minimum from hardscape.

8. Before a box is installed, fill the area under the box with pea gravel as detailed on the Drawings.

S. Rotator Sprinklers

1. Rotator sprinklers shall be as prescribed on the Drawings.

2. Sprinkler risers and incidentals shall be as detailed on the Drawings.

T. Rootzone Water Systems

1. Rootzone water systems shall be as prescribed on the Drawings.

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2. Install 2 rootzone watering units at each tree at the locations shown and as detailed on the Drawings; the units shall be set equidistant from each other to provide an even distribution of water application to the tree’s rootball.

3. Set the top of each rootzone watering unit flush with finish grade, or top of mulch, if applicable.

4. The Contractor shall provide the necessary fittings to install the rootzone water systems as detailed on the Drawings.

U. Controller

1. The controller shall be as prescribed on the Drawings. The controller shall use conventional wiring for connection to the valves.

2. Install controller at the locations shown and as detailed on the Drawings and according to manufacturer’s specifications; the controller shall be set vertical.

3. Concrete footing shall be 5-sack mix.

4. The Contractor shall provide the necessary fittings to install the controller as detailed on the Drawings and according to manufacturer’s specifications.

V. Control Wire

1. Control wires shall be UL rated for direct burial, Type UF, 14 -gauge wire. Insulating jacket color shall be red.

2. Common wires shall be UL rated for direct burial, Type UF, 12 -gauge wire. Insulating jacket color shall be white.

3. Spare control wires shall be UL rated for direct burial, Type UF, 14 - gauge wire. Insulating jacket color shall be blue.

4. Spare common wire shall be UL rated for direct burial, Type UF, 12 - gauge wire. Insulating jacket color shall be green.

5. Wire connectors: 3M "DBY" watertight splice connectors or approved equal.

6. Paige cable may be used upon approval by the City Inspector.

W. Other Components

1. Provide operating keys, servicing tools, test equipment, other items, and spare parts as indicated in this Specification.

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2. Provide other materials or equipment not shown on the Drawings or referenced in this Specification necessary to complete the installation of the irrigation system and for proper operation of all components. Said materials shall be provided according to industry standards.

X. Lubricants, Joint Compounds and Solvents

1. Lubricants for all pipe and fitting connections shall be as recommended and/or supplied by the manufacturer.

2. Joint compound for all threaded connections shall be Teflon tape, UL approved.

3. Primer for all solvent cemented pipe connections shall be Weld -On P- 70 primer as manufactured by IPS Co., or equal or as recommended or supplied by the manufacturer. Primer shall meet ASTM F-656. All cans shall be unopened and have labels intact and stamped with the date of manufacture. No cans dated over one year old shall be permitted.

4. Solvent cement for rigid PVC pipe shall be Weld -on #2711 as manufactured by IPS Co., or equal or as recommended or supplied by the manufacturer. Solvent shall be grey, heavy body for fast set, conforming to ASTM D2564 . All cans shall be unopened and have labels intact and stamped with the date of manufacture. No cans dated over one year old shall be permitted.

5. No solvent cement shall be thinned.

Y. Trench backfill material will be existing site material free of rubbish, sharp objects, and stones larger than 2 inches in diameter. The Contractor shall submit to the City Inspector a complete soil analysis and receive written approval for use of any and all imported backfill.

Z. Drain rock shall be ¾-inch diameter pea gravel, screened.

AA. Layout Stakes

1. Pipe and other irrigation equipment layout stakes shall be 48-inch wood lath surveyor stakes, with a pointed tip on one end. The top 12-inches of the blunt end of all laths shall be spray painted with florescent colored paint. If the laths are used for multiple purposes, different colors shall be used to identify each specific purpose.

2. Color-coded pin flags shall be used for rotator sprinkler and rootzone water system locations.

BB. Other Incidental Materials

1. Other incidental materials shall be as prescribed on the details on the Drawings and according to industry standards for landscape irrigation systems.
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2.02 PRODUCT DELIVERY, STORAGE AND HANDLING

A. All materials and equipment delivered to the project site shall be clearly marked to identify the item, material, class, and thickness.

B. PVC pipe shall be transported in a vehicle that enables the entire length of pipe to lie flat, so that it is not to subject to undue bending or concentrated external load at any point. Sections of pipe that have been dented or damaged will be discarded and, if installed, shall be replaced with new piping.

C. Exercise care in handling, loading, unloading, and storing irrigation materials and equipment to ensure they are not damaged. At all times, avoid dropping pipe.

D. Provide a storage site for the irrigation materials and equipment at the staging areas shown on the Drawings or as directed by the City Inspector. Store in a manner to prevent damage from sunlight, moisture or contact with vehicles, equipment or tools.

2.03 REJECTION OF MATERIALS

A. All materials not conforming to the requirements herein shall be considered defective and will be rejected.

B. Equipment and/or materials installed or furnished without prior approval of the City Inspector may be subject to rejection.

C. Rejected materials shall be removed and disposed of according to State and local regulations by the Contractor at no additional cost. Rejected materials shall be replaced at no additional cost.

PART 3—EXECUTION

3.01 PREPARATION

A. Site Conditions

1. Before starting the work, v erify site conditions and be familiar with existing grade conditions, locations of existing features to be preserved, and all existing vegetation to remain. Coordinate installation of all irrigation materials to avoid interference with utilities, other construction elements, and existing vegetation. Field adjustments based upon City Inspector’s approval may be necessary to avoid disturbances.

2. Carefully check all finished grades to ensure that construction may safely proceed before starting work on the irrigation system.

3. Report irregularities to City Inspector before beginning work; beginning of work implies acceptance of existing conditions.
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4. Scaled dimensions on the Drawings are approximate. Before ordering materials or proceeding with work, the Contractor shall verify all dimensions and quantities between the Drawings, these Specifications and field conditions; any and all discrepancies shall be reported immediately to the City Inspector.

5. Exercise extreme care in excavating and working near existing utilities.

The Contractor shall be responsible for damages to these utilities.

Check existing utility drawings for existing utility locations. The Contractor shall contact “Call before you Dig” (811 or 1-800-227-2600) as prescribed on the Drawings to field verify all utilities before the start of any work.

6. All parts of the irrigation system construction operations shall be subject to observation and approval by the City Inspector as indicated under this Section.

B. Physical Layout

1. Before installation, stake out all irrigation lines and flag the locations of all components of the irrigation system ’s layout, including, but not limited to, mainline pipe, lateral line pipe, backflow preventer, shut off valves, quick coupling valves, remote control valves, rotator sprinkler heads, and rootzone water systems.

2. Layout staking shall be approved by the City Inspector before installation.

3. Irrigation equipment shall be placed as shown on the Drawings.

C. Water Supply Point-of-Connection

1. The irrigation system shall be connected to the existing water meter at the location shown on the Drawings. The Contractor shall be responsible for minor changes caused by actual site conditions at no additional cost.

2. The City will pay all costs and fees associated with water service supply through the duration of the Contract, including through the durati on of the Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance Period.

3.02 INSTALLATION

A. The Contractor shall supply and install the irrigation systems shown on the Drawings and as specified herein to adequately water the plant materials as prescribed in Section 32 93 00 Planting.

B. Use rotator sprinkler heads and rootzone water system s as shown on the Drawings.

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C. Materials for irrigation systems shall be commercial quality, unless otherwise specified and/or agreed upon with the City Inspector.

D. Assemblies

1. City Inspector shall approve all pipe and fittings before installation.

2. Routing of irrigation lines as indicated on the Drawings is diagrammatic only. Install all assemblies specified herein in accordance with their respective details on the Drawings . In absence of Drawings or Specifications pertaining to specific items required to complete this work, perform such work in accordance with best standard practice with approval of the City Inspector. Installation and solvent welding methods shall be as recommended by the pipe and fitting manufacturer.

3. Keep pipe free from dirt and pipe scale. Pipes and fittings shall be thoroughly cleaned of dirt, dust, and moisture before installation.

4. Cut pipe ends square and debur pipe.

5. Keep ends of assembled pipe capped. Remove caps only when necessary to continue assembly.

6. Install pipe with all markings up for visual observation and verification.

7. At no time shall multiple irrigation head assemblies be installed in plastic line end runs; provide each head assembly with its own outlet.

8. All main line and lateral line pipe shall be installed as prescribed and detailed on the Drawings.

9. Sleeve pipes shall be set 24-inches below grade at locations shown on the Drawings. The Contractor shall install the assembly in conformance to standard installation practices.

10. For PVC-to-metal connections, the Contractor shall use a Schedule 80 PVC male adapter, working with the metal connections first. The threads of the male adapter shall be wrapped in Teflon tape, inserted into the female fitting, and lightly tightened with a wrench. Pipe dope will not be allowed on PVC-to-metal connections. Pipe joint compound shall be used on all metal -to-metal threaded joints. Threaded PVC adapters that can be welded for threaded PVC connections shall be used.

11. For PVC-to-PVC connections, s olvent-weld joints shall be of commercial quality and made according to manufacturer’s specifications for solvent -weld piping. Pipes and fittings shall be completely cleaned to be free of dirt, dust, and moisture before the application of primer and solvent cement. After cementing, the pipes and fittings should be held in position for 45 seconds to permit cement to set thoroughly before moving. Main lines shall be allowed to set for 02/11/2025
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at least 24 hours before the system is flushed or pressure is applied to the system. No primer is required for lateral line installation. Clear, quick-set cement shall be used on lateral line pipe joints.

12. Main line pipe for the irrigation systems shall be installed from the water service points to the individual remote control valves. Main line pipe shall be installed below grade as detailed on the Drawings.

13. Lateral line pipe shall be installed on-grade, except where shown in sleeves below grade, and shall be securely anchored as detailed on the Drawings.

14. Riser pipe shall be installed as shown on the Drawing.

E. Shut Off Valves

1. Locate and install shut off valves to isolate the irrigation main line pipe as indicated on the Drawings. Stake the locations of all shut off valves for approval by the City Inspector before installation.

2. Shut off valves shall be installed below grade in valve boxes as detailed on the Drawings.

3. All valves shall have a minimum 1-foot clear separation when arranged side by side.

F. Pressure Reducing Valve

1. The Contractor shall stake the location of the pressure reducing valve for approval by the City Inspector before installation.

2. The pressure reducing valve shall be installed below grade in a valve box as detailed on the Drawings, manufacturer’s specifications, and in conformance to all governing codes.

3. Reduce the static water pressure to the PSI prescribed on the Drawings.

G. Backflow Prevention Unit

1. The Contractor shall stake the location of the backflow prevention unit for approval by the City Inspector before installation.

2. The backflow prevention unit shall be installed according to the Drawings and in conformance to all governing codes.

3. At no time shall PVC piping and fittings be used in assembling the backflow prevention unit.

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Contractor shall provide the keys and locks for the enclosure as directed by the City Inspector.

5. A copper trace wire shall be installed from the water meter back to the backflow prevention unit, buried in the same trench as the pressurized main line piping.

3. The Contractor shall pay all costs associated with testing of the backflow prevention equipment, including all testing required through the duration of the Contract, including through the duration of the Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance Period.

H. Master Valve and Flow Sensor

1. The Contractor shall supply and install the master control valve and flow sensor at the locations and as detailed and prescribed on the Drawings, stake the locations of both for approval by the City Inspector before installation.

2. The master control valve and flow sensor shall be installed below grade in individual valve boxes as detailed on the Drawings.

I. Remote Control Valves

1. Locate and install remote control valves to operate the specified irrigation systems as indicated on the Drawings. Stake the locations of all remote control valves for approval by the City Inspector before installation.

2. Remote control valves shall be installed below grade in valve boxes as detailed on the Drawings.

3. All valves shall have a minimum 1-foot clear separation when arranged side by side.

4. At no time shall more than one valve be operated at any one time

J. Quick Coupling Valves

1. The Contractor shall supply and install quick -coupling valves at locations shown on the Drawings for supplemental watering and maintenance operations.

2. Quick coupling valves shall be installed below grade in valve boxes as detailed on the Drawings. Before installation, the Contractor shall stake the location of the valves for approval by the City Inspector.

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in a manner that damages plants, irrigation systems, or watering basins.

At no time shall water applied using the quick coupling valves cause erosion or damage to the watering basin at each plant.

K. Rotator Sprinkler Irrigation Systems

1. The rotator sprinkler irrigation systems shall be supplied, installed, and operated according to this Section and as detailed on the Drawings.

Rotator sprinkler heads shall be set perpendicular to finish grades unless otherwise indicated on the Drawings. Follow installation schedule as per subsection “Irrigation System Operation.”

2. Install lateral line pipe for the rotator sprinkler irrigation systems from the remote control valves to the individual sprinklers set on risers.

3. Rotator sprinklers shall be secured to rebar stakes as detailed on the Drawings.

4. Spacing of rotator sprinkler heads shall not exceed the maximum spacing as indicated on the Drawings. In no case shall the spacing exceed the maximum recommended by the manufacturer.

L. Rootzone Watering Systems

1. The rootzone watering systems shall be supplied, installed, and operated according to this Section, as detailed on the Drawings, and according to manufacturer’s specifications.

2. The rootzone watering systems shall be operated with remote control valves.

3. Install lateral line pipe for the rootzone watering systems from the remote control valves; remote control valves shall be connected to PVC lateral line pipe and then to the individual rootzone watering units.

4. Rootzone watering units shall be installed in the planting basin close to the basin rim and flush with finish grades as detailed on the Drawings.

M. Irrigation Piping Clearance

1. Irrigation piping shall have a minimum clearance of 6-inches from other irrigation piping and the piping of other trades. Pipelines routed parallel shall not be installed directly over one another.

N. Control Wire:

1. Connect control wires to controller in sequential arrangement according to identification numbers in the Drawings. Label each controller station with permanent non -fading labels indicating identification number of valve controlled.

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2. Bundle multiple wires with tape or ties at 20-foot intervals maximum.

Do not tape wires that will be contained in sleeves.

3. All splices shall be made in valve boxes (engraved with the letters “SB”) using only specified wire connectors as prescribed herein.

4. Provide an extra 36-inch “pigtail” wire coil at each remote control valve and at all mainline directional changes.

5. Install two spare control wires and one looped spare common wire to run by, and loop into, every remote control valve box on system.

Terminate wires inside controller enclosure unconnected, bundled and clearly labeled as “EXTRA WIRE”.

6. All wiring required to run under paving (for which no sleeve has been shown in the Drawings) shall be installed in a PVC pipe sleeve large enough to allow easy withdrawal and insertion of individual wires.

7. If any control wire run is over 2000-feet, up-size any applicable control wires from 14- to 12-gauge size.

O. Wire Connectors:

1. Wire connectors shall be installed according to manufacturer’s specifications.

2. Wires shall be stripped approximately ½-inch to expose wires.

3. Twist the wire connector around wires clockwise until hand tight; at no time shall the wire connector be overtightened.

4. Insert the wire assembly into the wire connector tube until the wire connector snaps past the lip in the bottom of the tube.

5. Place the wires that exit the tube in the wire exit holes and close the wire connector cap until it snaps securely shut.

3.03 INSTALLATION OF OTHER COMPONENTS

A. Install other required materials or equipment shown on the Drawings or installation details to be part of the irrigation system, even though such items may not have been referenced in this Specification.

3.04 SYSTEM FLUSHING

A. After pipelines and risers are in place and connected and before installation of rotator sprinkler heads and rootzone water systems, the irrigation system shall be energized and a full head of water used to flush out the system of any dirt and/or debris. Rotator sprinkler heads and rootzone water system s shall be installed only after flushing of the system has been performed.

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3.05 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL

A. Irrigation System Testing

1. The Contractor shall perform tests and repairs as specified. The Contractor shall provide a force pump and all other required test equipment to adequately test the mainline and valves.

2. Request the presence of the City Inspector at least 48 hours in advance of irrigation system testing.

3. Before testing, the lines shall be flushed to remove dirt and other debris that may have accumulated in the pipe. After the irrigation lines and valves installed on the main line have set for a minimum of 24 hours, the following shall be tested:

a. The Contractor shall fill all main lines with water and test at 150 psi constant pressure for 2 hours. The Contractor shall monitor the test pressure gage and visually observe all joints for signs of leakage in the presence of the City Inspector. If any defects are found, they must be repaired and the entire observ ation process must be repeated.

b. The points of connection, valves, and backflow preventer will be observed at the time of the main line test. During the main line tests, each valve shall be operated for a sufficient period of time to allow the City Inspector to observe the specific valve location and to ensure that the rotator sprinkler heads and rootzone water systems are operating adequately.

c. Lateral line pressure tests will not be required.

d. When the irrigation system passes the hydrostatic pressure test and is completed, the rotator sprinkler heads and rootzone water systems shall be t ested in the presence of the City Inspector. Determine if the water coverage is complete and adequate. Ensure that sprinklers do not spray supplied water or chlorinated water onto the adjacent existing creek. This test shall be accomplished before any planting occurs.

e. Upon completion of each phase of work, the entire system shall be coverage tested and adjusted to meet specific site
requirements.

4. If during the pressure test, a pressure drop occurs (indicating a leak), replace the faulty pipe, valves, and any joints and repeat the pressure test until the entire system is proven watertight. Use of cement or caulking to seal leaks will not be permitted at any time.

5. Hydrostatic tests shall be made only in the presence of the City Inspector.
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B. Adjustment of the Irrigation System

1. Flush and adjust all rotator sprinkler heads and rootzone water systems for optimum performance, and to reduce rotator sprinkler overspray onto walks, roadways, and buildings as much as possible.

2. If it is determined that adjustment to the rotator sprinkler heads and rootzone water systems will provide proper and more uniform coverage, make such adjustments before any planting. Adjustments may also include changes in rotator sprinkler heads, rootzone water systems, and rotator sprinkler degrees of arc as required and as approved by the City Inspector.

3. Contact the City Inspector immediately upon finding any field conditions that would conflict with the irrigation design on the Drawings. All field adjustments must be approved by the City Inspector before construction of said adjustments; failure to do so shall result in assumption of full responsibility for any required revisions or modifications to the system, as directed by the City Inspector, at no additional cost.

C. If it is determined that the irrigation system or any of its parts or equipment are improperly installed, corrections shall be made by the Contractor, at no additional expense, to ensure that the system conforms to the Drawings and/or these Specifications. Furnish materials and perform work necessary to correct any inadequacies of water coverage due to any deviations from the Drawings, or where the irrigation system has been willfully installed as indicated on the Drawings when it was obviously inadequate, without bringing this to the attention of the City Inspector.

3.06 IRRIGATION SYSTEM OPERATION

A. The major portions of the irrigation system shall be installed before the installation of any plants. The City Inspector reserves the right to waive or shorten this operation period.

B. Plant locations must be field marked and approved, and planting holes must be excavated, before installation of rotator sprinkler heads and rootzone water systems. These components shall be installed immediately following plant material installation.

C. Irrigation of all plants shall begin the same day as plant installation. All irrigation installation operations must be conducted in coordination with plant location field marking and planting hole excavation , according to Section 32 93 00 Planting.

D. The irrigation system shall be operated to provide watering of the plantings shown on the Drawings and specified in Sections 32 93 00 Planting.

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3.07 TEMPORARY REPAIRS

A. The City Inspector reserves the right to make temporary repairs as necessary to keep the irrigation system in operating condition. The exercise of this right by the City Inspector shall not relieve the Contractor of the responsibilities under the terms of the Irrigation Guarantee as herein specified.

B. The City Inspector will notify the Contractor, in writing, of any repairs within 48 hours before the time of the repairs. If irrigation system adjustments are determined necessary, the Contractor shall proceed only after receiving written approval from the City Inspector for such adjustments.

3.08 AS-BUILT DRAWINGS

A. The Contractor shall prepare irrigation as-built drawings as specified in Section 32 93 00 Pl anting. For the irrigation system, show dimensions from two permanent points of reference (e.g., sidewalk, road inters ections) for the location of the following items:

1. Connection to existing meter;

2. Routing of pressure main lines (dimension max. 50' along routing);

3. Backflow preventer;

4. Shut off valves;

5. Master control valves and flow sensors;

6. Remote control valves;

7. Quick coupling valves;

8. Routing of lateral line pipes;

9. Rotator sprinkler heads and rootzone water systems;

10. Controller;

11. Confirmation of any irrigation lines, connections, and end points;

12. Any sleeved pipe areas; and

13. Other related equipment.

3.09 CLEANUP

A. Site cleanup shall occur on a daily basis and as each phase of the work concludes.

B. Remove all trash and excess dirt caused from the work according to State and local regulations. Contractor shall make arrangements for disposing of th ese materials outside the project site and shall pay all costs involved. Arrangements shall include, but not be limited to, entering into agreements with property owners and/or the City, and obtaining necessary permits, licenses, and environmental clearances.

C. Sweep all adjacent walks and paved areas on a weekly basis throughout the duration of the project.

D. Repair all scars, ruts, soil subsidence, or other marks in the ground caused by the work.

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E. Upon completion of the work, smooth all ground surfaces, remove excess dirt, materials, rubbish and debris according to State and local regulations to an offsite location or as directed by the City Inspector. Sweep adjacent streets, curbs, gutters and sidewalks and remove all construction equipment and excess materials from the premises.

3.10 SITE OBSERVATIONS

A. Corrective actions shall be in strict conformance with the Drawings and these Specifications and according to the City Inspector and shall be completed at the Contractor’s expense.

B. The City Inspector will perform progress observations of the work and construction operations on completion of installation stages. The City Inspector and the Contractor shall agree upon the installation stages before starting work and be present on mutually agreed-on dates for the observations for each stage.

C. If, after an observation, the City Inspector is satisfied with the construction to date and its conformance to the Drawings and the Specifications, the City Inspector will provide written notice of provisional acceptance for that construction stage.

D. If, after an observation, the City Inspector is dissatisfied with the construction to date and its conformance to the Drawings and the Specifications, the City Inspector will prepare a written punch list of necessary corrective action s on defective work for that construction stage. All corrections must be completed and will be re-observed by the City Inspector within 10 working days from the date of the initial observation.

E. Project observations shall not occur until all punch list items from previous observations are corrected. Failure to correct problems in the time specified by the City Inspector may result in a delay of payment for the said tasks until the items in question are remedied per the City Inspector’s direction.

F. The Contractor shall be charged for any additional construction observations and verification of punch list items required from the City Inspector for unscheduled and necessary re -observation of the work due to unsatisfactory or incomplete installations of previous punch list items.

G. Provide the City Inspector with 48 hours of advance notification, except as otherwise noted, for required construction stage acceptance observations including, but not limited to, the following:

1. Staked locations of controllers, mainline, lateral line, all valves, flow sensors, rotator sprinkler heads, and rootzone water systems;

2. Progress installations of controllers, mainline, lateral line, all valves, flow sensors, rotator sprinkler heads, and rootzone water systems;

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4. Rotator sprinkler coverage testing as prescribed in Article 3.05-B herein;

5. Completed installations of controllers, mainline, lateral line, all valves, flow sensors, rotator sprinkler heads, and rootzone water; and

6. Substantial Completion Observation: Final installation observation before the start of the Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance Period. (Provide 10 working days of advance written notice).

H. Following the Substantial Completion Observation and upon the City Inspector’s acceptance of the planting irrigation installation , as well as the related work prescribed in other Sections , the Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance Period shall begin according to Section 32 98 00.

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SECTION 32 91 00

PLANTING PREPARATION

PART 1—GENERAL

1.01 GENERAL CONDITIONS

A. The provisions of the "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction", current edition, shall apply except as modified herein.

1.02 SCOPE OF WORK
A. The work required under this Section will include all labor, tools, materials, equipment, and incidentals required to prepare the project planting areas for planting as shown on the Drawings, specified herein.

1. The required work described in this Section will include, but is not limited to, non-native invasive species removal; soil rehabilitation; and fine grading operations.

B. Related work in other sections include, but may not be limited to:

1. Section 01 56 39 Temporary Tree and Plant Protection

2. Section 32 15 40 Stabilized Decomposed Granite Paving

3. Section 32 31 00 Fencing and Gates

4. Section 32 33 00 Site Furnishings

5. Section 32 84 00 Planting Irrigation

6. Section 32 93 00 Planting

7. Section 32 98 00 Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance

8. Section 33 46 00 Subdrainage Systems

1.03 DEFINITIONS

A. Subgrade is the accepted surface upon which additional materials are to be placed or constructed.

B. Finish grade is the established or constructed final grade conforming to the grades and elevations indicated on the Drawings and described in the Specifications.

C. Cut sheet shall be a detailed document that provides specifications and technical data for a particular product or material. The sheet shall provide all the necessary detailed information required to clearly convey the exact product characteristics and installation requirements, including but not limited to, product specifications (model number, manufacturer), materials and measurements (dimensions, weight), installation guidelines, warranty details, sustainability credentials, maintenance requirements, and regulatory compliance (building codes, testing standards).

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D. Compacted Soil: Compacted soil is soil having a density and strength sufficient to reduce plant growth and survival. Soil penetrability requiring greater than 250 pounds per square inch (PSI) to insert a cone penetrometer shall indicate compacted conditions.

E. Duff: Duff is a layer of decomposing organic materials between and intergrading with the overlying mulch and underlying topsoil.

F. Installation Period: The Installation Period begins when the Notice to Proceed (NTP) is given and continues until all requirements indicated in the Drawings and these Specifications are completed and approved, and the City Inspector gives a written acceptance of the installation.

G. Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance Period: The Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance Period begins immediately after the City Inspector gives a written notice of a Final Installation Acceptance and continues until all requirements indicated in Section 32 98 00 Plant Establishment and Site Maintenance are completed and approved and the City Inspector gives a written notice of a Final Project Acceptance.

H. Topsoil: Topsoil is the uppermost layer of the existing soil that typically is rich in organic matter and usually distinct in color from deeper layers of soil. For this project, the upper 3-inches of soil on the project site will be considered topsoil.

Vista City CouncilFebruary 11, 2025

Vista City Council
February 11, 2025