CITY OF SACRAMENTO STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION June 2007 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION City of Sacramento California Adopted by City Council June, 2007 $20.00 Including Tax TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Title Pages Section 1 Definitions and Terms 1-1 to 1-6 Section 2 Proposal Requirements and Conditions 2-1 to 2-6 Section 3 Award and Execution of Contract 3-1 to 3-3 Section 4 Scope of Work 4-1 to 4-8 Section 5 Control of Work and Materials 5-1 to 5-12 Section 6 Legal Relations and Responsibilities to the Public 6-1 to 6-17 Section 7 Prosecution and Progress 7-1 to 7-7 Section 8 Measurement and Payment 8-1 to 8-7 Section 9 Reserved 9-1 Section 10 Construction Materials 10-1 to 10-55 Section 11 Preconstruction Photographs 11-1 to 11-2 Section 12 Clearing and Grubbing, Tree Removal 12-1 to 12-2 Section 13 Existing Facilities 13-1 to 13-5 Section 14 Earthwork, Excavation, Embankment and Sub-grade 14-1 to 14-8 Section 15 Water Used in Construction 15-1 to 15-2 Section 16 Water Quality Control 16-1 to 16-6 Section 17 Laying Aggregate Base 17-1 to 17-3 Section 18 Headers 18-1 to 18-2 Section 19 Portland Cement Concrete Pavement, Joints and Curing 19-1 to 19-4 Section 20 Concrete in Structures 20-1 to 20-15 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Title Pages Section 21 Placing Steel Reinforcement 21-1 to 21-4 Section 22 Asphaltic Concrete 22-1 to 22-11 Section 23 Bituminous Seal 23-1 to 23-13 Section 24 Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, Gutter Drains 24-1 to 24-5 Section 25 Sanitary Sewer and Drainage Manholes 25-1 to 25-7 Section 26 Laying Sewer and Drain Pipe 26-1 to 26-23 Section 27 Water Distribution Systems 27-1 to 27-37 Section 28 Driveway Culvert and Sidewalk French Drains 28-1 to 28-3 Section 29 Moving or Changing Utilities and Water Services 29-1 Section 30 Drain Inlets, Gutter Drains and Ditch Boxes 30-1 Section 31 Construction of Chain Link Fence 31-1 to 31-2 Section 32 Traffic Signs, Markings and Barricades 32-1 to 32-10 Section 33 Pneumatically Applied Mortar 33-1 to 33-4 Section 34 Electrical 34-1 to 34-15 Section 35 Landscape Planting 35-1 to 35-24 Section 36 Irrigation System 36-1 to 36-8 Section 37 Boring and Jacking 37-1 to 37-6 Section 38 Standard Drawings 38-1 to 38-12 Index i-1 to i-14 ii Section 1 DEFINITIONS AND TERMS Unless expressly indicated otherwise, the following terms or abbreviations used in these Specifications, or in any other Contract Documents, shall be defined as follows: 1-1 “A.A.S.H.T.O.” The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. 1-2 “Addendum” shall mean a document issued prior to the execution of the Agreement, that modifies or interprets any of the Contract Document, by additions, deletions, clarifications, or corrections. 1-3 “Agreement” shall mean the written agreement executed by Contractor and City, that constitutes one of the Contract Documents. 1-4 “A.S.T.M.” The American Society for Testing Materials. 1-5 “A.W.W.A.” The American Water Works Association. 1-6 “Bid” shall mean Proposal. A “formal” Bid shall mean a Bid submitted for a Contract required to be awarded by the Sacramento City Council pursuant to the Sacramento City Code, and “formal” bidding shall mean the bidding process used for such Contracts. 1-7 “Bidder” shall mean any individual, partnership, or corporation, or other entity or combination thereof, submitting a Proposal for the Work, whether acting directly or through a duly authorized representative. 1-8 “Change Order” shall mean a Contract amendment approved by the City in accordance with applicable provisions of these Specifications and the Sacramento City Code, authorizing an alteration, deviation, addition to, deletion from, or other change to the Contract issued after the effective date of the Agreement. 1-9 “City” shall mean the charter municipal corporation known as the City of Sacramento, in the State of California. 1-10 “City Council” shall mean the City Council of the City of Sacramento or any other board, body, official or officials, to which or to whom the power belonging to the City Council shall hereinafter pass. 1-1 1-11 “City Manager” shall mean the City Manager of the City of Sacramento acting either directly or through properly authorized representatives acting within the scope of their authorized duties. 1-12 “Completion Date” shall mean the date for completion of the entire Work as defined in Section 9 of the Agreement. 1-13 “Contract” shall mean the written contract covering the performance of the Work and the furnishing of labor, materials, tools and equipment in the construction of the Work, consisting of the Contract Documents. 1-14 “Contract Documents” shall mean the various documents constituting the Contract that are identified in Section 1 of the Agreement. 1-15 “Contract Price” shall mean the total dollar amount of the Contract. 1-16 "Contractor” shall mean the individual, partnership, corporation, or other entity or combination thereof, that has entered into a Contract with the City, or Contractor’s duly authorized representative. 1-17 “Controlling Operation” shall mean an item of Work on the project critical path whose duration time directly affects the date that the entire Work can be completed. 1-18 “Critical Path Method Schedule” or “CPM Schedule” shall mean a schedule with a consecutive sequence for completion of the Work with the least amount of float period(s). 1-19 “Day” shall mean a working day, unless otherwise expressly defined in the Special Provisions. 1-20 “Date of signing Contract” shall mean the date upon which the Contract, properly executed by Contractor and delivered to the City, is executed by the City. 1-21 “Director shall mean the Director of the City Department administering the Contract. 1-22 “Division Manager” shall mean the appropriate Division Manager of the City department administering the Contract, or other City employee designated by such Division Manager to perform any duties assigned to the Division Manager in these Specifications. 1-23 “Engineer” shall mean the Director as well as the Director’s subordinates and other City representative(s) who have been duly authorized to 1-2 exercise control and supervision of the Work. The Engineer generally will be either a professional engineer or architect, depending on the nature of the Work, but the Engineer is not required to be a professional engineer or architect. 1-24 “ESBE participation” shall mean participation in performance of the Work by Small Business Enterprises and/or Emerging Business Enterprises in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII of Chapter 3.60 of the Sacramento City Code, commencing with City Code Section 3.60.260, and all policies and procedures adopted to implement these provisions. 1-25 “Federal Specifications” shall refer to the Standard Specifications of the United States Government designated in the Contract Documents. 1-26 “Field Order” shall mean a written instruction from the Engineer to Contractor made in the field. 1-27 “Finance Director” shall mean the Director of Finance of the City of Sacramento and shall include the term “City Controller” as used in the Sacramento City Charter. 1-28 “Fixed cost” shall mean a cost that remains constant regardless of the quantity of work done. 1-29 “Float period” shall mean such period(s) of time as may be shown on Contractor’s schedule(s) that is/are not allocated to the performance and completion of the Controlling Operation(s) of the Work. 1-30 “Inspector” shall mean an engineering or construction inspector acting within the authorized scope of the particular duties and authority delegated to such inspector by the City. 1-31 “Laws or Regulations” shall mean any and all applicable laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes, resolutions, requirements and/or orders of any and all governmental bodies, agencies, authorities and courts, including but not limited to provisions of the Sacramento City Charter and City Code. 1-32 “Liquidated damages” shall mean the sum or sums prescribed in the Contract Documents, pursuant to the authority of Government Code Section 53069.85, to be paid to the City or to be deducted from any payment due or to become due to Contractor for delay beyond the time allowed in the Contract Documents for completing the whole, or any specified portion, of the Work. 1-3 1-33 “Landscape Architect” shall mean a Landscape Architect of the City of Sacramento Department of Parks and Recreation, and such assistants to the Landscape Architect who have been assigned to the Work by the Landscape Architect. 1-34 “Payment Bond” shall have the same meaning given to it by Section 3096 of the Civil Code of the State of California, and shall refer to the approved form of security furnished by Contractor and its Surety to guarantee the payment in full of all bills, accounts and related costs for labor and materials used in construction of the Work. 1-35 “Performance Bond” shall mean the approved form of security furnished by Contractor and its Surety to guarantee Contractor’s performance and completion of the Work in accordance with the terms of the Contract. 1-36 “Plans” shall mean the official Project Plans and Standard Drawings, profiles, typical cross sections, general cross sections, working drawings and supplemental drawings, or reproductions thereof, approved by the Director, that show the location, character, dimensions and details of the work to be performed.