P ART A - S TANDARDS 2016

A NNUAL ‘A’ B OOK R EVIEW  Conducted by City of Toledo -Division of Engineering Services  Review Typically performed in Q4  Final ‘A’ Book Uploaded to City of Toledo Website in Q1 of 2016 for Contractor Reference.

Coordination of the Contract Documents ORDER OF PRECEDENCE: 1. Addenda. 2. Part B – Bid Book. 3. Plans. 4. Part A – Standards 5. City of Toledo Standard Construction Drawings. 6. Ohio Department of Transportation, Supplemental Specifications. 7. Ohio Department of Transportation, Construction and Material Specifications. 8. Ohio Department of Transportation, Standard Drawings

2016 CHANGES OVERVIEW C.8.a G P H A B C

100 – GENERAL ROVISIONS 107 – Legal Relations and Responsibility to Public 108 – Prosecution and Progress 109 – Acceptance, Measurement and Payment

107: LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY TO PUBLIC  Item Protection & Restoration of Property

Standard A 2016: Add after the first paragraph- The Contractor, where possible, shall limit access to the bare minimum to reduce construction dirt and debris and to protect both public and private property. All trees and shrubs not specifically shown to be removed shall be protected at the Contractors expense. In addition, the contractor shall not park any vehicles or store equipment or materials in the grass area within the drip line of any trees.

108: PROSECUTION & PROGRESS  Item Partnering  Part(G) - Dispute Resolution and Administrative Claims Process.

G Standard A 2016: The Step 2 Meeting shall take place within 14 days of receipt of the dispute packet, and the commissioner’s written decision within 14 days after the Step 2 meeting. Add at the end of Section G:

108: PROSECUTION & PROGRESS  Item Partnering  Section (H) - Post Construction Meeting

H The City will conduct a Post Construction Meeting with the Contractor within 30 days after completion of the project. The purpose of this meeting is to document and evaluate the projects challenges, successes and review the completed Contractor Evaluation Form. The intent of this evaluation is to provide feedback from the construction staff to the City Administration as well as provide an opportunity to communicate our expectations as it relates to providing timely, cost-effective, and quality work. Standard A 2016:

108: PROSECUTION & PROGRESS  Item Determining a Time Extension to the Completion Date and Payment for Excusable Delays.

A Standard A 2016: A. General. The Department will only extend the Completion Date if an excusable delay, as specified in B or D, delays Work on the critical path shown on the accepted progress schedule and impacts the Completion Date. The critical path is defined as; the longest path of activities in the project that determines the project schedule completion date. The activities that make-up the critical path of activities are the ‘Critical Activities.’ Any extension of the Completion Date will be executed by a change order. Any extension of the completion date will be agreed to on a change order, then executed through a supplemental agreement to the contract. Replace with the following:

109: ACCEPTANCE, MEASUREMENT & PAYMENT  Changes and Extra Work. B.2 Negotiated Prices

B.2 Standard A 2016: B.2Delete the first sentence and replace with- Average unit price awarded for the item(s) B.2State–wide average unit price awarded for the item or items as listed in the Departments annual ‘Summary of Contracts Awarded.’ These prices may be adjusted for inflation using factors issued by the Office of Construction Administration. No markup for subcontractor work is allowed.

109: ACCEPTANCE, MEASUREMENT & PAYMENT  Changes and Extra Work. C.6 Subcontract Work

C.6 Standard A 2016: C.6Delete and replace with- For work performed by an approved subcontractor, the City will pay an amount to cover administrative costs of 5% as provided in C.2 through C.5. No additional mark-up is allowed for work of a subcontractor or trucking services employed by a subcontractor.

109: ACCEPTANCE, MEASUREMENT & PAYMENT  Changes and Extra Work. C.8.a Trucking not subjected to Prevailing Wage

C.8 Standard A 2016: C.8.aDelete and replace with- For work performed by an approved subcontractor, the City will pay an amount to cover administrative costs of 5% as provided in C.2 through C.5. No additional mark-up is allowed for work of a subcontractor or trucking services employed by a subcontractor.

600 - INCIDENTALS 611 – Pipe Culverts, Sewers, Drains & Drainage Structures 613 – Low Strength Mortar Backfill 614 – Maintaining Traffic

611: PIPE CULVERTS, SEWERS, DRAINS & DRAINAGE STRUCTURES  (P) Laying Conduit.

Standard A 2016: P. When a sewer conduit is installed by the boring method, a continuous steel casing pipe shall be used per The casing shall be of large enough diameter to provide a minimum clearance of 2 inches between the pipe bell and the inside of the casing, to allow the conduit to be blocked and/or wedged to prevent flotation. The casing shall then be filled with LSM commencing in a manner to expel air until the entire casing is filled. Standard A 2015: P. Where it becomes necessary to lay sewer conduit by the boring method, for whatever reason, a continuous steel casing shall be required meeting the specifications of ODOT Item The casing shall be of large enough diameter to provide a minimum clearance of 2 inches between the pipe bell and the inside of the casing, to allow the conduit to be blocked and/or wedged to prevent flotation. The casing shall then be filled with LSM commencing from the lower end until the entire casing is filled.

611: PIPE CULVERTS, SEWERS, DRAINS & DRAINAGE STRUCTURES  Performance Inspection

Standard A 2016: Performance Testing. Perform deflection testing on all flexible conduit for Sanitary & Storm Sewers. Test all sections between structures (i.e. manholes, catch basins, inlets, chambers, headwalls, etc.). Deflection shall not exceed 5% of the pipe diameter. Test pipe at least 30 days after pipe installation. Standard A 2015: Performance Testing. Perform deflection testing on al flexible conduit for Sanitary & Storm Sewers. Test all sections between manholes. Deflection shall not exceed 5% of the pipe diameter. Test pipe at least 30 days after pipe installation.

613: LOW STRENGTH MORTAR BACKFILL  Mix Proportioning.

Standard A 2015: Standard A 2016: Provide mixes with an unconfined compressive strength between 50 and 100 pounds per square inch at 28 days when tested according to ASTM D Ensure that the long term (12- month) unconfined compressive strength is less than 100 pounds per square inch. Delete “250 lbs/yd 3 ” of Fly Ash, Class F for Type 1 and replace with “175 lbs/yd 3 ”

614: MAINTAINING TRAFFIC  Traffic Control - General

Standard A 2016: Openings and/or trenches in residential roadways need to be temporarily filled to the surface with compacted granular material over granular backfill as specified until the permanent pavement is placed. Openings and/or trenches in roadways other than residential streets will require a minimum of (3”) temporary asphalt (or cold patch material) over compacted granular backfill as specified until the permanent pavement is placed. The contractor shall monitor and repair temporary patches as needed. All work to install, maintain and remove said patches shall be at no additional cost to the City of Toledo. Failure to properly maintain these patches will result in liquidated damages of $300 per calendar day.

700 – MATERIAL DETAILS 703 – Aggregate

703: AGGREGATE  Suitable Materials for Embankment Construction.  Section C: Granular Material Types  3. Granular Material Type C

Standard A 2016: Delete entire section and Replace with the following- Furnish a mixture consisting of 60% material meeting Size No. 1 & 2 per table under A and 40% material meeting Item 304 per table A

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