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9/2/2020 <br /> <br />31 10 00 SITE CLEARING Page 1 of 6 <br />SECTION 31 10 00 - SITE CLEARING <br />PART 1 - GENERAL <br />1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS <br />A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary <br />Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section. <br />1.2 SUMMARY <br />A. Section Includes: <br />1. Temporary Erosion Control <br />2. Protecting existing vegetation to remain. <br />3. Removing existing vegetation. <br />4. Clearing and grubbing. <br />5. Stripping and stockpiling topsoil. <br />6. Removing above- and below-grade site improvements. <br />7. Disconnecting, capping or sealing, and removing site utilities. <br />8. Temporary erosion- and sedimentation-control measures. <br />B. Related Sections: <br />1. Section 01 50 00 "Temporary Facilities and Controls" for temporary utility services, <br />construction and support facilities, security and protection facilities, and temporary <br />erosion- and sedimentation-control measures. <br />2. Section 01 73 00 "Execution" for field engineering and surveying. <br />3. Section 02 41 16 "Structure Demolition" for demolition of buildings, structures, and site <br />improvements. <br />4. Section 02 41 19 "Selective Demolition" for partial demolition of buildings or structures. <br />1.3 DEFINITIONS <br />A. Subsoil: All soil beneath the topsoil layer of the soil profile, and typified by the lack of organic <br />matter and soil organisms. <br />B. Surface Soil: Soil that is present at the top layer of the existing soil profile at the Project site. In <br />undisturbed areas, the surface soil is typically topsoil; but in disturbed areas such as urban <br />environments, the surface soil can be subsoil. <br />C. Topsoil: Top layer of the soil profile consisting of existing native surface topsoil or existing in- <br />place surface soil and is the zone where plant roots grow. <br />D. Plant-Protection Zone: Area surrounding individual trees, groups of trees, shrubs, or other <br />vegetation to be protected during construction, and indicated on Drawings. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 7D9ACD4F-8F6C-42B6-9ADB-C60032DB6D03