STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS City of Joplin
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STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS City of Joplin ________________________________________ Nicholas A. Heatherly PE, CFM Director of Public Works (Changes noted in red effective as of September 2, 2015) (Changes noted in blue effective as of October 13, 2015) (Changes noted in green effective as of November 30,2015) (Changes noted in purple effective as of January 19, 2016) (Changes noted in orange effective as of May 31, 2016)) TABLE OF CONTENTS DIVISION 0000 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROVISIONS SECTION 0100 DEFINITION OF TERMS SECTION 0200 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS SECTION 0300 AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT SECTION 0400 GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 0500 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS DIVISION 1000 EARTHWORK SECTION 1100 CLEARING GRUBBING AND DEMOLITION SECTION 1200 GRADING AND SITE PREPERATION SECTION 1300 SUBGRADE PREPARATION AGGREGATE SECTION 1400 UNTREATED COMPACTED SECTION 1500 CEMENT STABILIZED AGGREGATE BASE SECTION 1600 TUNNELING SECTION 1700 TRENCHING DIVISION 2000 ASPHALT WORK AND INCIDENTAL CONSTRUCTION SECTION 2100 ASPHALT PRIMING & TACK SECTION 2200 ASPHALT SURFACE AND BASE SECTION 2300 INCIDENTAL CONSTRUCTION DIVISION 3000 CONCRETE WORK SECTION 3100 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE SECTION 3200 CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER SECTION 3300 CONCRETE SIDEWALK & ADA RAMPS DIVISION 4000 SEWER SECTION 4100 SANITARY SEWER MAIN SECTION 4200 STORM SEWER PIPE SECTION 4300 CONCRETE MANHOLES SECTION 4400 STORM SEWER INLETS & JUNCTION STRUCTURES SECTION 4500 LIFT STATION FACILITIES DIVISION 5000 SEEDING, SODDING AND MULCHING SECTION 5100 SEEDING SECTION 5200 SODDING DIVISION 7000 STREETLIGHTS DIVISION 9000 TRAFFIC SIGNALS DIVISION 12000 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT CRITERIA SECTION 0100 - DEFINITION OF TERMS DEFINITION OF TERMS: Whenever the following terms, or pronouns in place of them, are used in the general requirements and provisions, plans, specifications, proposal and bond, the intent and meaning shall be interpreted as follows: 0100.1 CITY: The City of Joplin, Missouri, a municipal corporation. 0100.2 DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS: The Director of Public Works of the City of Joplin, Missouri, only appointed and holding office at the time of execution of a contract, or during the fulfillment thereof, or such persons or official as may succeed to the duties of the Director of Public Works. The Director of Public Works is the representative of the City of Joplin, Missouri. The Director of Public Works may appoint an inspector, or delegate his/her authority to subordinate, and any instructions issued by such representative shall have the same force and effect as if given by the Director of Public Works in person. The Director of Public Works also holds the position of City Engineer and shall be referred to as the Engineer within these Specifications. 0100.3 BIDDER: Any individual, firm, association, or corporation submitting a proposal for the improvement contemplated, acting directly or through a duly authorized representative. 0100.4 CONTRACTOR: The bidder who shall be licensed in the City of Joplin, Missouri, furnish satisfactory bond and enter into a contract with the City of Joplin, Missouri. 0100.5 THE CODE: Any reference to the Code is interpreted to mean the Code of Ordinances of the City of Joplin, Missouri, adopted on April 1, 1998 by Ordinance No. 98-036 or any Ordinances superseding the above thereof. 0100.6 SURETY: The party who is bound with and for the Contractor to insure the payment of all lawful debts pertaining to and for the acceptable performance of the contract. 0100.7 PROPOSAL: The written offer submitted by the bidder in the required manner to perform the work contemplated. 0100.8 SPECIFICATION: The directions, provisions, and requirements contained herein as supplemented by such special provisions and supplemental agreements as may be necessary, describing the method and manner of performing the work, the quality and quantity of materials to be furnished under the contract. 0100.9. PLANS: All official drawings, or reproductions of drawings, made or to be made, pertaining to the improvement provided by the contract, or any work in connection therewith. 0100.10 CONTRACT PRICE: The sum of the products of the estimated quantities and the respective unit prices or the lump sum set forth in the proposal and the construction contract-agreement, whichever is applicable to the particular project. 0100.11 CONTRACT BOND: The approved form of security furnished by the contractor and his/her surety as a guarantee that the contractor will execute the work in accordance with the terms of the contract and will pay all lawful claims. 0100.12 NOTICE TO PROCEED: A written notice from the Director of Public Works notifying the Contractor of the date which he/she is to begin the prosecution of the work for which he/she has contracted. The date set forth in this notice shall be considered the official starting date and the time of completion shall be computed from that date. 0100.13 CHANGE ORDER: Written authorization issued by the Director of Public Works as required for changes in the plans, specifications, or terms of contract. Such change orders shall be prepared on a specified form which shall set forth the nature of the change and the agreed-upon cost of same. The change order shall not be binding until such form is completed and signed by the contractor and the Director of Public Works. 0100.14 A.S.T.M. The American Society for Testing Materials. 0100.15 AASHTO. The American Association of State Highway Officials. 0100.16 MODOT. Missouri Highway and Transportation Department. 0100.17 CRSI Concrete Reinforced Steel Institute. 0100.18 A.I.S.C. American Institute Steel Construction. 0100.19 P.C.A. Portland Cement Association. 0100.20 A.P.W.A. American Public Works Association. END OF SECTION SECTION 0200 -PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS 0200.1 SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: All proposals shall be made on the prescribed form furnished to each bidder with the contract documents. Each bidder will be supplied one copy of the proposal form; this shall be placed in an envelope and deposited with the Director of Public Works at the time and place set forth in the Notice to Contractors. 0200.2. IRREGULAR PROPOSALS: Proposals may be rejected which are not submitted on the prescribed form entirely free from erasures, omissions or alterations of form. No bid will be considered which has been conditioned by the bidder. In case the bidder notes a requirement in any of the contract documents which he/she believes will require a conditioned or solicited alternate bid, he/she shall so notify the Director of Public Works in order that said Director may review the matter and amend these specifications or plans by addendum prior to the time of receiving bids. 0200.3. BIDDER’S DEPOSIT WITH BID: No proposal will be considered unless cash or certified check on a solvent bank or trust company for the amount set forth under each item advertised in the “Notice to Contractors” has been previously deposited with the Director of Finance, and his/her certificate therefore accompanies the proposal. A bid bond, by an incorporated surety company authorized to do business in the State of Missouri, in the amount specified will be accepted. 0200.4 WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSALS: Bidders will be given permission to withdraw, modify or revise a proposal after it has been deposited with the Director of Public Works, provided the bidder makes his/her request in writing to said Director before the actual opening of the proposals. Telegrams or communications that are received or show evidence that they were delivered to said Director prior to the actual opening of bids for the items on which the proposals are submitted, will be accepted and corrections made in proposals in accordance with such telegrams or communications. All telegrams and other communications that alter or modify proposals shall be opened and read prior to the opening of the bid proposals. No proposal may be withdrawn, modified or revised after any bid has been opened for the item, or items, upon which the particular proposal is submitted. 0200.5 OPENING OF PROPOSALS: Proposals will be publicly opened and read at the time and place stated in the “Notice to Contractors”. Bidders, or their authorized agents, and the public are invited to be present. 0200.6 DISQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS: More than one proposal from an individual, a firm, partnership, corporation or an association under the same or different names will not be considered. Reasonable grounds for believing that any bidder is interested in more than one proposal for the work contemplated will cause the rejection of all proposals in which such bidder is interested. Any or all proposals will be rejected if there is reason for believing that collusion exists among the bidders and no participation in such collusion will be considered in future proposals for the same work. Proposals in which the prices obviously are unbalanced will be rejected. No contract will be awarded except to a bidder who is financially responsible and capable of performing the type of work contemplated. 0200.7 FAMILIARITY WITH THE WORK AND LAWS: The submission of a proposal on the work shall be considered as a representation that the bidder has carefully examined the site of the proposed improvement and the plans, specifications and other contract documents and that the bidder is fully informed concerning the conditions to be encountered, character, quality and quantity of work to be performed and materials to be furnished; also, that the bidder is familiar with all state laws, the City of Joplin Charter and all ordinances which in any way affect the prosecution of the work, or persons engaged or employed on the work, or the materials and equipment used in the work. 0200.8 QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS: Prior to awarding the contract, the successful bidder must satisfy the Director of Public Works as to his/her competence to perform all the work required, and shall be licensed as a Contractor in the City of Joplin.