Earthworks Solutions, LLC 5/3/2024

CITY OF EVERETT SPECIAL PROVISIONS Water Main Replacement “Y” – Ph 1 Div B – BID ITEM DESCRIPTIONS March 2024 Work Order No. UP 3814 SP-32 2. Utility or light pole holding in conformance with the requirements of the applicable utility including, if necessary, arranging for the utility to hold poles and paying the associated fees. 3. Trench excavation and dewatering, installation of pipe, furnishing, placing and compacting sand backfill for pipe bedding per Section 9-03.22, furnishing, placing and compacting trench backfill and placing and compacting imported backfill material. No extra payment shall be made for removing, loading, hauling, and disposing of displaced and unsuitable material. 4. Maintenance, restoration and/or relocation, if required, of existing culverts, storm drainage pipe, other utilities and structures affected by construction that are to remain. 5. Temporary and permanent thrust blocking and dead man blocks, and temporary and permanent restraint systems. 6. Ethafoam pads or sand backfill between watermain and other pipes. 7. Geogrid required within trench backfill (Madrona site only). 8. Maintenance of existing watermain and provisions for interim water service. 9. Pressure and purity testing of all watermains and shall include providing temporary blow-offs, backflow prevention, air gap apparatus, flushing, and disinfecting as necessary for testing in accordance with 7-09.3(24) of these Special Provisions and COE Standard Drawing No. 526. 10. Abandonment of existing watermains as shown on the Plans, including cutting, draining water and properly disposing, and plugging pipe at each end with a minimum of 2-feet of Commercial concrete or CDF. Include the concrete or CDF work with this work with no direct compensation being made. Abandon existing mains in place where possible. Include cost of removal, hauling, and disposal of existing main with these Bid items when abandoning in place is not possible. Include closing existing valves, and plugging where noted, to be abandoned and removing the lids and valve boxes. 11. Work required to avoid unexpected or unforeseen obstacles shall be paid for under the Force Account item. Based on the unit price per lineal foot for Ductile Iron Pipe for Watermain, ___-inch, partial payments will be made as follows: • Upon pipe installation - 70% of bid price • Upon successful testing and connection and service transfer - 25% of bid price • Upon completion of permanent patch - 5% of bid price. Bid Item A24 - Assist COE in Temporary Water Main Installation Specification Section 7-09 Measurement and Payment: Lump Sum (LS) The unit contract price to Assist COE in Temporary Water Main Installation shall constitute full compensation for all labor, materials, tools and equipment necessary to perform the work to furnish and install the temporary pipe to the limits indicated in the plan and in accordance with the standards and these special provisions, including, but not limited to the following: 1. Protection and maintenance of existing watermain within the limit of the proposed temporary water main until such time the temporary water main is installed, tested, approved by the engineer, and activated. 2. Coordination and schedule arrangement with the COE and assistance as City forces install the temporary system. 3. Furnishing, and maintain the temporary water line pipe, service pipe, and all necessary couplings, bends and fittings. 4. Pressure and purity testing of all watermains and shall include providing temporary blow-offs, backflow prevention, air gap apparatus, flushing, and disinfecting as necessary for testing in accordance with 7-09.3(24) of these Special Provisions and COE Standard Drawing No. 526. 5. Connect existing water services and existing fire hydrants located within the limits of the activated temporary water main and maintaining these connections.