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EXHIBIT A <br />Project Specifications for Sewer Line Easement Clearing <br />S:\12_Engineering\Efland Sewer\Contracts\Easement Clearing\FY2016-2017\SewerLineEsmtClearingSpecifications_2016.docx <br />Specifications Page 1 of 2 <br />Overview <br /> <br />It is the intent of these specifications to provide enough information for a <br />Contractor with the proper equipment to clear the existing sewer easement such that <br />a maintenance truck can travel along the easement. Basically, this involves cutting all <br />vegetation growing within ten feet on either side of the sewer line, clearing any limbs <br />that may be growing into the space above the easement and removing trees, limbs <br />or other obstructions which may have fallen across the easement. <br /> <br />For this project, Orange County will supply the following: <br />1. A map of the easements to be cleared, attached as Exhibit B. <br />2. Notification to all the Efland Sewer customers that easement clearing will be <br />taking place. <br />3. Field flagging of the centerline of the force main clearing from the Richmond Hills <br />pump station at the east end of Alice Miller Ct. to the gravity sewer manhole <br />northeast of Efland Cheeks Elementary School. <br /> <br />The Contractor will be expected to provide all equipment and labor to clear the <br />easements as described below. <br /> <br />Scope of Work <br /> <br />The fee associated with this scope of services is for clearing the entire system <br />one time. All of the easements for the sewer lines shown on the map, Exhibit B, are <br />to be cleared to the standards listed below, except for those sewer lines that are <br />located under streets. The area to be cleared is ten feet on each side of a straight <br />line between each manhole in the sewer system. Therefore, the total cleared width <br />will be 20 feet. It is important that the cleared area be as straight as possible, <br />because we are not allowed to do any clearing outside of the easement. There are <br />some areas adjacent to existing road rights of way that originally involved fence <br />relocation. In such instances, clear to the fence line or 10’ from sewer, whichever is <br />less. <br /> <br />All grass, bushes, vines, saplings or trees that can be mowed should be cut to <br />a height of no more than 5". Trees that cannot be mowed down should be cut so the <br />stump is level with the ground (no more than 5" above the ground) and the <br />remainder of the tree either chipped in the field or hauled away. The easement <br />needs to be cleared sufficiently for a maintenance vehicle to be able to drive to every <br />manhole for cleaning or inspection purposes. Should there be any significant trees of <br />question within the specified clearing limits, prior to removal, the Contractor should <br />contact the Orange County Engineering staff for specific direction. <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 0367C8AB-A6A6-4692-81B5-A3CECE426B4E