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1. General Provisions. The following Specifications cover work which is to <br /> be furnished and installed under the document containing water lines. <br /> 2. Scone of Work. The work to be performed under this Contract includes <br /> the Water Lines shown on the Drawings complete with all appurtenant items, <br /> as shown on the accompanying Plans and as Described in these <br /> Specifications. <br /> i <br /> 3. Clearing of Rights-of-Way. Where clearing and grubbing is required, the ' <br /> area to be cleared shall be grubbed of all stumps and shall be left free of all <br /> stumps, brush and rubbish resulting from the clearing operation. <br /> 4. Excavation for Pipelines. All excavation shall be of one classification <br /> regardless of the material encountered, unless a rock clause is included in the <br /> supplemental conditions. All trenches shall be excavated in open cut from the <br /> surface, except as otherwise provided for herein, and in close conformity to the <br /> lines given by the engineer. The contractor shall be responsible for staking <br /> water line alignment in streets where curb and gutter will be installed to insure ' <br /> proper alignment and depth. <br /> In order that there be sufficient room for properly laying and jointing the pipe, <br /> trench widths shall be a minimum of 24"plus the outside pipe diameter. In <br /> order to safeguard the pipe, however,the maximum trench width shall not <br /> exceed 36"plus the outside pipe diameter unless approval to the contrary is <br /> given by the Engineer. Trench widths will be measured between faces of the <br /> cut at the top of the pipe. <br /> Where no special bedding is required, trench bottoms may be machine , <br /> excavated to slightly above grade and cut down to pipe grade by hand in the <br /> fine-grading operation. Should the trench bottom be inadvertently cut below <br /> grade, it shall be filled to grade with#67 stone tamped. <br /> Length of trench open ahead of pipe laying shall be no more than 300 feet, and <br /> no less than 20 feet unless approval is obtained from the Engineer. Contractor 1 <br /> shall open no more trench than can be covered by end of working day. <br /> Wet trenches or those of unstable subgrade shall be stabilized by the use of <br /> No. 67 stone. <br /> The Contractor shall keep all trenches free from water during excavation for , <br /> pipelines. The water shall be pumped out of the ditch or dams built to keep it <br /> out of the ditch in such a manner as not to cause injury to the public health, <br /> private property, or the work in progress. , <br /> WATER LINES: DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS FOR INSTALLATION W-2 ' <br /> 10/15109 <br /> I <br />