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1.ALLELEVATIONSAREBASEDONTHENORTHAMERICANVERTICALDATUMOF1988(NAVD88).
DEPARTMENTOFENVIRONMENTALSERVICES,CONSTRUCTIONSTANDARDSANDSPECIFICATIONS, WMATADESIGNCRITERIA,STANDARDANDDESIGNDRAWINGS,ANDSTANDARDSPECIFICATIONS, ANDWHEREAPPLICABLETHEVIRGINIADEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATION(VDOT)ROADAND BRIDGESPECIFICATIONS,ANDROADANDBRIDGESTANDARDS.THELATESTEDITIONSOFEACH RELEVANTMANUALSHALLBEUSED.
3.ALLCONSTRUCTIONANDWORKACTIVITIESSHALLCOMPLYWITHTHEVIRGINIAWORKAREA PROTECTIONMANUAL,WMATAADJACENTCONSTRUCTIONPROJECTMANUAL,ANDALLOTHER RELEVANTWORKSAFETYREQUIREMENTS,LATESTEDITIONS.
4.THECONTRACTORSHALLCONTACT"MISSUTILITY"AT811FORMARKINGTHELOCATIONSOF EXISTINGUNDERGROUNDUTILITIES(i.e.WATER,SEWER,GAS,TELEPHONE,ELECTRIC,ANDCABLE TV)ATLEAST72HOURSPRIORTOANYEXCAVATIONORCONSTRUCTION.THECONTRACTORIS REQUIREDTOIDENTIFYANDPROTECTALLOTHERUTILITYLINESFOUNDINTHEWORKSITEAREA BELONGINGTOOTHEROWNERSTHATARENOTMEMBERSOF"MISSUTILITY".PRIVATEWATER AND/ORSEWERLATERALSWILLNOTBEMARKEDBYMISSUTILITYORTHECOUNTY.THE CONTRACTORWILLBEEXPECTEDTOLOCATEANDPROTECTTHESESERVICESDURING CONSTRUCTION.
5.THECONTRACTORSHALLBERESPONSIBLEFORLAYINGOUTTHEWORKANDSHALLRETAINA PROFESSIONALLANDSURVEYORLICENSEDINTHECOMMONWEALTHOFVIRGINIATOPROVIDE ALLNECESSARYCONSTRUCTIONLAYOUTSANDESTABLISHALLCONTROLLINES,GRADES,AND ELEVATIONDURINGCONSTRUCTION.THECONTRACTORSHALLSUBMITACOPYOFALLCUT SHEETSFORREVIEW,PERTHESPECIFICATIONS.THECOSTOFALLNECESSARYSURVEYING SERVICESSHALLBECONSIDEREDINCIDENTALTOTHEWORKAND,UNLESSOTHERWISE SPECIFIED,THECOSTSHALLBEINCORPORATEDINTOTHECOSTSFORRELEVANTITEMS.
6.THELOCATIONOFALLEXISTINGUTILITIESSHOWNONTHESEPLANSAREFROMBESTAVAILABLE RECORDSANDSHALLBECONSIDEREDTOBEAPPROXIMATE.WHENCONSTRUCTIONACTIVITY REACHESINPROXIMITYTOEXISTINGUTILITIES,THETRENCH(ES)SHALLBEOPENEDASUFFICIENT DISTANCEAHEADOFTHEWORKORTESTPITSSHALLBEMADETOVERIFYTHEEXACTLOCATION ANDINVERTSOFTHEUTILITYTOALLOWFORPOSSIBLECHANGESINTHELINEORGRADE.THE CONTRACTORSHALLBERESPONSIBLEFORANYDAMAGETOTHEEXISTINGUTILITIESANDTHE RELATEDSTRUCTURES.ALLEXISTINGUTILITYSYSTEMSSHALLBEPROTECTEDTOPREVENT DAMAGEDURINGTHECONTRACTOR'SOPERATIONS.ANYSYSTEMDAMAGEDSHALLBEPROMPTLY REPAIREDATNOCOSTTOTHEOWNER.
THECONTRACTORSHALLIMMEDIATELYNOTIFYTHEENGINEEROFANYDISCREPANCIESBETWEEN ACTUALFIELDCONDITIONSANDTHEAPPROVEDPLANS.
7.EXISTINGMANHOLEFRAMES,COVERS,VALVEBOXES,ANDOTHERAPPURTENANCESSHALLBE ADJUSTEDTOTHEFINALGRADEORREPLACED,ASNECESSARY.UNLESSOTHERWISESPECIFIED, THECOSTFORTHISSHALLBECONSIDEREDINCIDENTALTOTHEWORK,ANDSHALLBE INCORPORATEDINTOTHECOSTSFORRELEVANTITEMS.CONTRACTORSHALLUTILIZEAPRIVATE UTILITYLOCATORCOMPANYANDUNDERTAKETESTPITSIFNECESSARYTOVERIFYUTILITIES LOCATEDONWMATAPROPERTYORSERVINGWMATAUTILITIES.
8.THECONTRACTORSHALLPROVIDEADACOMPLIANTACCESSTHROUGHORAROUNDTHESITEAT ALLTIMESANDSHALLENSURETHESAFETYOFALLTHOSEPASSINGTHROUGHORADJACENTTO THESITE.
9.THECONTRACTORSHALLPROTECTALLINFRASTRUCTURETHATSERVESWMATARAIL OPERATIONSFROMINTRUSIONOFDIRT,DUST,DEBRIS,ORWATER,ASOUTLINEDINTHEWMATA ADJACENTCONSTRUCTIONPROJECTMANUAL.MAINTAINACCESSDURINGCONSTRUCTIONFOR WMATAPERSONNELANDVEHICLESFORROUTINEMAINTENANCEANDCAPITALPROJECTS. COORDINATEWITHWMATAFOROTHERPROJECTSATTHISLOCATION.
10.CONTRACTORTOPROVIDEEXISTINGSITECONDITIONSREPORT,DEMOLITIONPLAN,AND MONITORINGPLANOFWMATAEXISTINGSTRUCTURESANDINFRASTRUCTURE. STORMWATERANDENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION
11.THECONTRACTORSHALLPROTECTEXISTINGDRAINAGEFACILITIES(TOINCLUDECURBAND GUTTER)ANDWATERWAYSFROMADVERSEIMPACTSPERSECTION01500OFTHEARLINGTON
TREEPROTECTION
12.THECONTRACTORSHALLCONFINEALLACTIVITIESATTHESITEASSOCIATEDWITH CONSTRUCTIONACTIVITIES,TOINCLUDESTORAGEOFEQUIPMENTANDORMATERIALS,ACCESS TOTHEWORK,FORMWORK,ETC.TOWITHINTHEDESIGNATEDLIMITSOFDISTURBANCE(LOD).
13.NOTREESSHALLBEREMOVEDOROTHERWISEAFFECTEDUNLESSCLEARLYMARKEDONTHE APPROVEDPLAN.
14.TREESSHALLBEPROTECTEDPERTHEREQUIREMENTSOFSECTION02100-CLEARINGAND GRUBBING
15.THEDEVELOPERAGREESTONOTIFYTHEENGINEERATLEAST72HOURSINADVANCEOFTHE SCHEDULEDPLANTINGOFANYTREESINTHEPUBLICRIGHTOFWAYANDTOBEAVAILABLEAT THETIMEOFPLANTINGTOMEETWITHTHESTAFFOFTHEDPRTOINSPECTTHEPLANTMATERIAL, TREEPIT,ANDTHETECHNIQUEOFPLANTING.SOILUSEDINTHETREEPITMUSTMEETTHE SPECIFICATIONSFORSTREETTREEPLANTING"STANDARDSFORPLANTINGANDPRESERVATION OFTREESONSITEPLANPROJECTS",AVAILABLEFROMTHEURBANFORESTER.
TRAFFICCONTROL
16.CONTRACTORSHALLNOTIFYTHEENGINEERATLEAST3WORKINGDAYSPRIORTODISTURBING ANYEXISTING,ORINSTALLINGANYNEW,TRAFFICSIGNS,SIGNALS,OROTHERTRAFFICCONTROL DEVICES.
17.THECONTRACTORSHALLPREMARKTHELAYOUTOFANYPERMANENTTRAFFICCONTROL STRIPING,INDICATINGTHEPROPOSEDLOCATIONANDTYPEOFMARKINGTOBEINSTALLED.THE PREMARKINGMAYCONSISTOFTYPEDTAPE,CHALK,ORLUMBERCRAYONS.THECONTRACTOR SHALLALLOW3WORKINGDAYSFORTHEINSPECTIONANDAPPROVALOFTHEPREMARKINGS PRIORTOPLACINGTHEPERMANENTMARKINGS.
18. RESTRICTIONSTOTHEENGINEERATLEAST3WORKINGDAYSPRIORTOTHEDESIREDONSETOF RESTRICTIONS.
19.WHENCONDITIONSWARRANTDUETOTRAFFICVOLUMES,PATTERNS,ORSPECIALEVENTS,THE COUNTYMAYSUSPENDOROTHERWISEDIRECTTHECONTRACTOR'SACTIVITIESTOPROTECTTHE PUBLICANDORTHECOUNTY'STRANSPORTATIONNETWORK.
WATERDISTRIBUTION,STORM,ANDSANITARYSEWERSYSTEMS
20.UNLESSOTHERWISEDIRECTED,CONTRACTORSAREEXPRESSLYPROHIBITEDFROMOPERATING ANYWATERVALVESORAPPURTENANCES.CONTRACTORSSHALLSUBMITALLREQUESTSFOR VALVEOPERATIONSTOTHEENGINEERATLEAST3WORKINGDAYSINADVANCEOFTHE REQUIREDOPERATION.
21.INTHEEVENTOFAWATERORSEWEREMERGENCY,THECONTRACTORSHALLIMMEDIATELY NOTIFYTHECOUNTY'SWATERCONTROLCENTERAT703-228-6555ANDTHEENGINEER.
22.STORMORSANITARYSEWERSANDAPPURTENANCESTOBEABANDONEDSHALLBEEXCAVATED ANDREMOVED,ORABANDONEDASDETAILEDINTHECOUNTY'SSTANDARDSAND SPECIFICATIONS.
WORKWITHINAVDOTRIGHTOFWAY
23.WHENREQUIREDFORTHEWORK,ANAPPROVEDVIRGINIADEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATION (VDOT)PERMITWILLBEPROVIDEDBYTHECOUNTY.THECONTRACTORSHALLBERESPONSIBLE FORADHERINGTOANDIMPLEMENTINGALLPERMITREQUIREMENTS.
24.THECONTRACTORSHALLHAVEATLEASTONEEMPLOYEEON-SITECERTIFIEDBYVDOTINBASIC WORKZONETRAFFICCONTROLANDWILLBERESPONSIBLEFORTHEPLACEMENT,MAINTENANCE ANDREMOVALOFWORKZONETRAFFICCOTROLDEVICESWITHINTHEPROJECTLIMITSIN COMPLIANCEWITHTHEPERMITREQUIREMENTSANDCONDITIONS,THEAPPROVEDPLANS, SPECIFICATIONS,THEVIRGINIAWORKAREAPROTECTIONMANUALANDTHEMANUALONUNIFORM TRAFFICCONTROLDEVICES.
25.THECONTRACTORSHALLHAVEATLEASTONEEMPLOYEEON-SITEWHOHASCOMPLETEDVDOT EROSIONANDSEDIMENTCONTROLCONTRACTORCERTIFICATIONTRAININGANDWILLBE RESPONSIBLEFORINSURINGCOMPLIANCEWITHALLAPPLICABLELOCAL,STATEANDFEDERAL EROSIONANDSEDIMENTCONTROLREGULATIONSDURINGALLLANDDISTURBANCEACTIVITIES.
TableofContents: 1.THISTOPOGRAPHICSURVEYWASCOMPLETEDBY ARLINGTONCOUNTYDEPT.OFENVIRONMENTALSERVICES (ENGINEERINGBUREAU-SURVEYSECTION)ANDSEALEDBY STEVENJ.LEARNARDL.S.THEIMAGERYAND/ORORIGINAL DATAWASOBTAINEDFROM4/2014TO5/2014. 2.LOCATIONOFWMATATRACTIONPOWERSUBSTATION BASEDONSURFACEFEATURES&RECORDDRAWINGS. 3.LIMITSOFUNDERGROUNDPARKINGGARAGEARENOT SHOWNINTHISSURVEY.SEEAS-BUILTDRAWINGSFOR ADDITIONALINFORMATION.
1.PARKINGSHALLBERESTRICTEDBYTHECOUNTYAS
PERMITTINGSECTION,703-228-4798,ATLEAST72 HOURSPRIORTOCOMMENCEMENTOFWORK.
2.COORDINATEWITHARLINGTONCOUNTYTRANSIT BUREAU,703-228-3049,ATLEAST2WEEKSPRIORTO COMMENCEMENTOFWORKFORAPPROVAL,IFTRANSIT ISAFFECTED.
3.ALLEXISTINGFIREHYDRANTSANDFIREDEPARTMENT CONNECTIONSSHALLBEMAINTAINEDUNOBSTRUCTED ANDACCESSIBLEATALLTIMESINACCORDANCEWITH SECTIONS508.5.4AND508.5.5OFTHEARLINGTON COUNTYFIREPREVENTIONCODE.
4.ACCESSTOBUILDINGSFORFIREFIGHTINGSHALLBE MAINTAINEDATALLTIMES.EXISTINGFIREAPPARATUS ACCESSROADS(FIRELANES)SHALLBEKEPTCLEAROF OBSTRUCTIONSINACCORDANCEWITHSECTION503.4 OFTHEARLINGTONCOUNTYFIRE PREVENTIONCODE.ACCESSTOCONSTRUCTIONSITES SHALLBEPROVIDEDANDMAINTAINEDINACCORDANCE WITHSECTION1410OFTHEARLINGTONCOUNTYFIRE PREVENTIONCODE.
5.INTHEEVENTTHATEXISTINGFIREDEPARTMENT CONNECTIONSORFIREAPPARATUSACCESSROADS(FIRE LANES)MUSTBEOBSTRUCTEDTOFACILITATE CONSTRUCTIONACTIVITIES,CONTACTTHEARLINGTON COUNTYFIREDEPARTMENTFIREPREVENTION OFFICEAT703-228-4644TOCOORDINATEREVIEWAND APPROVALOFTEMPORARYFIREDEPARTMENT CONNECTIONSAND/ORFIREAPPARATUSACCESSROADS PRIORTOCREATINGTHEOBSTRUCTION.
1.PARKINGSHALLBERESTRICTEDBYTHECOUNTYAS
PERMITTINGSECTION,703-228-4798,ATLEAST72 HOURSPRIORTOCOMMENCEMENTOFWORK.
2.COORDINATEWITHARLINGTONCOUNTYTRANSIT BUREAU,703-228-3049,ATLEAST2WEEKSPRIORTO COMMENCEMENTOFWORKFORAPPROVAL,IFTRANSIT ISAFFECTED.
3.ALLEXISTINGFIREHYDRANTSANDFIREDEPARTMENT CONNECTIONSSHALLBEMAINTAINEDUNOBSTRUCTED ANDACCESSIBLEATALLTIMESINACCORDANCEWITH SECTIONS508.5.4AND508.5.5OFTHEARLINGTON COUNTYFIREPREVENTIONCODE.
4.ACCESSTOBUILDINGSFORFIREFIGHTINGSHALLBE MAINTAINEDATALLTIMES.EXISTINGFIREAPPARATUS ACCESSROADS(FIRELANES)SHALLBEKEPTCLEAROF OBSTRUCTIONSINACCORDANCEWITHSECTION503.4 OFTHEARLINGTONCOUNTYFIRE PREVENTIONCODE.ACCESSTOCONSTRUCTIONSITES SHALLBEPROVIDEDANDMAINTAINEDINACCORDANCE WITHSECTION1410OFTHEARLINGTONCOUNTYFIRE PREVENTIONCODE.
5.INTHEEVENTTHATEXISTINGFIREDEPARTMENT CONNECTIONSORFIREAPPARATUSACCESSROADS(FIRE LANES)MUSTBEOBSTRUCTEDTOFACILITATE CONSTRUCTIONACTIVITIES,CONTACTTHEARLINGTON COUNTYFIREDEPARTMENTFIREPREVENTION OFFICEAT703-228-4644TOCOORDINATEREVIEWAND APPROVALOFTEMPORARYFIREDEPARTMENT CONNECTIONSAND/ORFIREAPPARATUSACCESSROADS PRIORTOCREATINGTHEOBSTRUCTION.
1.PARKINGSHALLBERESTRICTEDBYTHECOUNTYAS
PERMITTINGSECTION,703-228-4798,ATLEAST72 HOURSPRIORTOCOMMENCEMENTOFWORK.
2.COORDINATEWITHARLINGTONCOUNTYTRANSIT BUREAU,703-228-3049,ATLEAST2WEEKSPRIORTO COMMENCEMENTOFWORKFORAPPROVAL,IFTRANSIT ISAFFECTED.
3.ALLEXISTINGFIREHYDRANTSANDFIREDEPARTMENT CONNECTIONSSHALLBEMAINTAINEDUNOBSTRUCTED ANDACCESSIBLEATALLTIMESINACCORDANCEWITH SECTIONS508.5.4AND508.5.5OFTHEARLINGTON COUNTYFIREPREVENTIONCODE.
4.ACCESSTOBUILDINGSFORFIREFIGHTINGSHALLBE MAINTAINEDATALLTIMES.EXISTINGFIREAPPARATUS ACCESSROADS(FIRELANES)SHALLBEKEPTCLEAROF OBSTRUCTIONSINACCORDANCEWITHSECTION503.4 OFTHEARLINGTONCOUNTYFIRE PREVENTIONCODE.ACCESSTOCONSTRUCTIONSITES SHALLBEPROVIDEDANDMAINTAINEDINACCORDANCE WITHSECTION1410OFTHEARLINGTONCOUNTYFIRE PREVENTIONCODE.
5.INTHEEVENTTHATEXISTINGFIREDEPARTMENT CONNECTIONSORFIREAPPARATUSACCESSROADS(FIRE LANES)MUSTBEOBSTRUCTEDTOFACILITATE CONSTRUCTIONACTIVITIES,CONTACTTHEARLINGTON COUNTYFIREDEPARTMENTFIREPREVENTION OFFICEAT703-228-4644TOCOORDINATEREVIEWAND APPROVALOFTEMPORARYFIREDEPARTMENT CONNECTIONSAND/ORFIREAPPARATUSACCESSROADS PRIORTOCREATINGTHEOBSTRUCTION.
LANEENDS ARCHITECTURAL SYMBOLS GENERAL ARCHITECTURAL NOTES 1. ALL PROJECT DRAWINGS AND THE SPECIFICATIONS ARE A PART OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
2. ITEMS MARKED "N.I.C." ARE "NOT IN CONTRACT." SUCH ITEMS ARE INCLUDED IN THE DOCUMENTS AND REQUIRE CONTRACTORS COORDINATION FOR CONSTRUCTION.
3. DIMENSIONS: A) IN NO CASE SHALL WORKING DIMENSIONS BE SCALED FROM PLANS, SECTIONS, OR DETAILS ON DRAWINGS.
B) ALL DIMENSIONS TO INTERIOR STUD PARTITIONS ARE TO FACE OF STUD UNLESS OTHERWISENOTED.
C) CEILING HEIGHT DIMENSIONS ARE FROM FINISH FLOOR TO FINISH FACE OF CEILING.
D) ALL INTERIOR ELEVATIONS ARE REFERENCED FROM TOP OF FINISH FLOOR BEING EQUAL TO +0' 0".
E) ALL DIMENSIONS SHALL BE VERIFIED IN THE FIELD PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION.
F) DIMENSIONS ARE NOT ADJUSTABLE WITHOUT APPROVAL OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN WRITING.
G) MINIMUM CLEARANCE AND OTHER DISABLED ACCESS DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE IN ALL CASES. NOTIFY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY DISCREPANCIES.
H) DIMENSIONS AND GRAPHIC REPRESENTATIONS OCCURRING IN LARGE SCALED DRAWINGS SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER SMALLER SCALE DRAWINGS.
I) DIMENSION STRING TOLERANCES MAY VARY IN PRECISION. 1/8" TOLERANCE TAKES PRECEDENCE IN ALL CASES.
4. DETAILS MARKED "TYPICAL" (TYP) SHALL APPLY IN ALL CASES UNLESS SPECIFICALLY INDICATED OTHERWISE.
5. WHERE NO SPECIFIC DETAIL IS SHOWN, THE FRAMING OR CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE IDENTICAL OR SIMILAR TO THAT INDICATED FOR LIKE CASES OF CONSTRUCTION ON THE PROJECT.
6. DETAILS MARKED AS "SIMILAR" (SIM) MEANS COMPARABLE CHARACTERISTICS FOR THE CONDITION NOTED.
VERIFY SIMILAR DIMENSIONS OR NOTES ON THE PLANS.
7. FOLLOW ALL MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTALLATION PROCEDURES UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED.
8. ROOF COVERINGS AND ROOFING MATERIAL SHALL BE FIRE RETARDANT AND COMPLY WITH THE UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC., CLASS "A" U.L. FIRE HAZARD.
9. FIRE RATED WALLS SHALL EXTEND FROM RATED FLOOR AND TERMINATE AT A RATED CEILING ASSEMBLY.
10. SEE ARCHITECTURAL REFLECTED CEILING PLANS FOR DIMENSIONS LOCATING FIXTURES.
11. PROVIDE ADEQUATE ANCHORAGE, BLOCKING, BACKING AND FRAMING FOR SPRINKLERS,
FIXTURES) ETC., AS REQUIRED FOR A COMPLETE INSTALLATION.
12. CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL DIMENSIONS AND CONDITION ON THE JOBSITE AND AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE MUST BE NOTIFIED OF ANY
A2.6PLANTER DETAILS
A2.7PLANTER DETAILS
AND STAIR
A3.0N FAIRFAX DRIVE
A3.1N FAIRFAX DRIVE PLANTER 5
A3.2N FAIRFAX DRIVE PLANTER 6
A3.3N FAIRFAX DRIVE PLANTER 7
A3.4N FAIRFAX DRIVE PLANTER 8
A3.5N FAIRFAX EXISTING TREE PLANTER
A3.6PLANTER DETAILS AT N FAIRFAX DRIVE
A3.7PLANTER DETAILS AT N FAIRFAX DRIVE
A4.0BUS SHELTER
A5.0BIKE PARKING AREA
A5.1BIKE PARKING ROOF PLAN
A5.2BIKE PARKING ELEVATIONS
A5.3BIKE PARKING SECTIONS
A5.4BIKE PARKING DETAILS DOOR DETAILS
A5.5BIKE PARKING DETAILS PANEL DETAILS
A5.6BIKE PARKING DETAILS CANOPY DETAILS
A5.7BIKE PARKING DETAILS - GRAPHIC AND ATTACHMENT DETAILS
A5.8BIKE PARKING DETAILS GRAPHIC AND EQUIPMENT DETAILS
CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES 1. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL EXAMINE THE PROJECT DRAWINGS AND PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS AND SHALL NOTIFY THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY DISCREPANCIES FOUND BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE WORK.
2. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY CONDITION AT THE SITE AND REPORT ANY DISCREPANCIES TO THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE WORK.
3. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING THE WORK AND OPERATIONS OF ALL TRADES AND DISCIPLINES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL: A) SCHEDULE CONSTRUCTION OPERATION IN SEQUENCE TO OBTAIN THE BEST RESULTS WHERE INSTALLATION OF OTHER COMPONENTS, BEFORE OR AFTER ITS INSTALLATION.
B) COORDINATE INSTALLATION OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS WITH OTHER CONTRACTORS TO ENSURE MAXIMUM ACCESSIBILITY FOR REQUIRED MAINTENANCE, SERVICE AND REPAIR.
C) MAKE ADEQUATE PROVISIONS TO ACCOMMODATE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR LATER INSTALLATION.
4. FLOOR AND WALL OPENINGS, SLEEVES, VARIATIONS IN THE STRUCTURAL SLAB ELEVATIONS, DEPRESSED AREAS, AND ALL OTHER ARCHITECTURAL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND OR CIVIL REQUIREMENTS MUST BE COORDINATED BY THE CONTRACTOR BEFORE THE CONTRACTOR PROCEEDS WITH CONSTRUCTION.
5. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY THE LOCATION OF ALL EXISTING UTILITIES BELOW GRADE AND RELATED SERVICE CONNECTIONS WITH THE RESPECTIVE UTILITY COMPANY PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION.
6. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY MISS UTILITY PRIOR TO ANY EXCAVATION.
7. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL COORDINATE THE REMOVAL, ABANDONMENT AND OR RELOCATION OF EXISTING UTILITIES ABOVE OR BELOW GRADE WITH THE RESPECTIVE UTILITY COMPANY.
8. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM ALL WORK WITHIN STREET RIGHT-OF-WAYS ACCORDING TO THE APPROVED CITY STANDARD PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
9. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE TEMPORARY BRACES AND SHORES REQUIRED TO SUPPORT ALL LOADS TO WHICH THE BUILDING STRUCTURES AND COMPONENTS, ADJACENT SOILS AND STRUCTURES, UTILITIES AND RIGHT-OF-WAYS MAY BE SUBJECT DURING CONSTRUCTION.
STRUCTURALGENERALNOTES PROJECTDOCUMENTS
1. THISSETOFDRAWINGS,TOGETHERWITHTHESPECIFICATIONS,CONSTITUTESTHECOMPLETE DOCUMENTBYWHICHALLWORKISTOBECARRIEDOUT.
2.THECONTRACTORSHALLVERIFYALLEXISTINGCONDITIONSANDDIMENSIONSATTHEJOB SITE.THECONTRACTORSHALLUSESTRUCTURALDRAWINGSINCONJUNCTIONWITH ARCHITECTURAL,MECHANICAL,ELECTRICAL,PLUMBING,ANDALLOTHERRELEVANT CONSULTANT'SDRAWINGSBEFORECOMMENCINGWITHTHEWORKANDSHALLNOTIFYTHE ENGINEEROFANYDISCREPANCIESREQUIRINGCLARIFICATIONORREVISION.
3.SCALESNOTEDONTHEDRAWINGSAREFORGENERALINFORMATIONONLY.NODIMENSIONAL INFORMATIONSHALLBEOBTAINEDBYSCALINGFROMTHEDRAWINGS.
4.INTHEEVENTTHATCERTAINDETAILSOFTHECONSTRUCTIONARENOTFULLYSHOWNOR NOTEDONDRAWINGS,THEIRCONSTRUCTIONSHALLBEOFTHESAMETYPEASFORSIMILAR CONDITIONSTHATARESHOWNORNOTED,SUBJECTTOTHEENGINEER'SAPPROVAL.
5.REFERTOARCHITECTURALDRAWINGSFORTHEFOLLOWING:
A. SIZEANDLOCATIONOFALLDOORS,EXCEPTASNOTED
B. SIZEANDLOCATIONOFALLCONCRETECURBS,FLOORDRAINS,SLOPES,INSERTS, ETC.EXCEPTASSHOWN.
C. FLOORANDROOFFINISHES.
D. DIMENSIONSNOTSHOWNONSTRUCTURALDRAWINGS.
E. LIGHTING.
6.REFERTOMEPDRAWINGSFORTHEFOLLOWING:
A. ELECTRICALCONDUITRUNS,BOXES,OUTLETSINWALLSANDSLABS.
B. CONCRETEINSERTSFORELECTRICAL,MECHANICAL,ORPLUMBINGFIXTURES.
7.ITISTHERESPONSIBILITYOFTHECONTRACTORTOPROVIDEPROPERSHORINGANDBRACING DURINGCONSTRUCTIONWHEREVERNECESSARY,WHICHSHALLNOTBEREMOVEDASLONGAS REQUIREDFORSAFETY.
SUBMITTALS
1. CONTRACTORSHALLSUBMITSHOPDRAWINGSANDCALCULATIONS,SIGNEDANDSTAMPEDBY APROFESSIONALENGINEER,WHEREREQUIREDBYTHESPECIFICATIONS,FORENGINEER'S APPROVAL.
2.ONLYSHOPDRAWINGSMARKED"NOEXCEPTIONSTAKEN"OR"MAKECORRECTIONSNOTED" MAYBEUSEDBYCONTRACTORINTHEWORK.SHOPDRAWINGSMARKED"REJECTED"OR "REVISEANDRESUBMIT"SHALLBECORRECTEDANDCOMPLETEDASREQUIREDAND RESUBMITTEDTOTHEARCHITECTBEFORETHEYAREUSEDINTHEWORK.
TESTINGANDINSPECTIONS
1. SPECIALINSPECTIONSSHALLBEPROVIDEDBYANINDEPENDENTTESTINGLABINACCORDANCE WITHTHECODEANDALLAPPLICABLELOCALORDINANCES,ANDTHEPROJECTSPECIFICATIONS. THESPECIALINSPECTORSHALLOBSERVETHEWORKFORCONFORMANCEWITHCONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.THISWORKTOBEPERFORMEDBYASPECIALINSPECTORCERTIFIEDBYTHE LOCALBUILDINGOFFICIALTOPERFORMTHESPECIFIEDTYPESOFINSPECTIONSANDTESTS. THESPECIALINSPECTORSHALLSENDREPORTSTOTHEBUILDINGOFFICIAL,ARCHITECT, ENGINEER,CONTRACTORANDOWNER.ALLDISCREPANCIESSHALLBEBROUGHTTOTHE ATTENTIONOFTHECONTRACTORFORCORRECTION.WHENWORKISDONETOTHE SATISFACTIONOFTHEBUILDINGOFFICIAL,THESPECIALINSPECTORSHALLSUBMITAFINAL SIGNEDREPORTSTATINGTHAT,TOTHEBESTOFTHEIRKNOWLEDGE,THEWORKWAS COMPLETEDINCONFORMANCEWITHTHEPLANS,SPECIFICATIONS,ANDTHEAPPLICABLE WORKMANSHIPPROVISIONSOFTHECODES.
2.FORTHISPROJECT,INSPECTIONOFTHEFOLLOWINGSTRUCTURALRELATEDCONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIESISREQUIREDINACCORDANCEWITHIBCCHAPTER17:
A. ALLCONCRETEWORK
B. ALLSTRUCTURALSTEELWELDING
C. ALLHIGHSTRENGTHBOLTING
D. INSTALLATIONOFPOST-INSTALLEDORCHEMICALANCHORS
DESIGNCODESANDSPECIFICATIONS
1."MANUALOFDESIGNCRITERIA(RELEASE9)"BYWASHINGTONMETROPOLITANAREATRANSIT AUTHORITY(WMATA)
2.VIRGINIAUNIFORMSTATEWIDEBUILDINGCODE2009EDITION.
3.CODESANDSTANDARDSREFERENCEDINCHAPTER35OFVUSBC2009.
4.RETAINEDCUTANDRETAINEDFILLSTRUCTURES"BUILDINGCODEREQUIREMENTSFOR STRUCTURALCONCRETE"ACI318-99(ASD),BYTHEAMERICANCONCRETEINSTITUTE(ACI).
5."BUILDINGCODEREQUIREMENTSFORSTRUCTURALCONCRETE"ACI318-11,BYTHEAMERICAN CONCRETEINSTITUTE(ACI).
6.STRUCTURALSTEELNOTSUPPORTINGRAPIDTRANSITVEHICLESORHIGHWAYLOADINGS "MANUALOFSTEELCONSTRUCTIONALLOWABLESTRESSDESIGN",THIRTEENTHEDITION,BY THEAMERICANINSTITUTEOFSTEELCONSTRUCTION(AISC360-05).
7.MINIMUMDESIGNLOADS-"AMERICANSOCIETYOFCIVILENGINEERSMINIMUMDESIGNLOADS FORBUILDINGSANDOTHERSTRUCTURES"ASCE7-05BYTHEAMERICANSOCIETYOFCIVIL ENGINEERS(ASCE).
8.AMERICANASSOCIATIONOFSTATEHIGHWAYANDTRANSPORTATIONOFFICIALS(AASHTO), LRFDBRIDGEDESIGNSPECIFICATIONS,5THEDITION,WITH2012INTERIMREVISIONSAS APPLICABLE.
9.VIRGINIADEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATION,ROADANDBRIDGESTANDARDS,2008AND SPECIFICATIONS,2007.
10.AWSD1.6:1999STRUCTURALWELDINGCODE-STAINLESSSTEEL.
11.GUIDETODESIGNOFSLABS-ON-GROUND,ACI390R-10.
12.AMERICANARCHITECTURALMANUFACTURERSASSOCIATION:METALCURTAINWALLFASTENERS, PUBLICATION:AAMATIR-A9-1991
DESIGNLOADS 1.DESIGNLOADS/UNITWEIGHTS
REINFORCEDCONCRETE:
2.LIVELOADS ROOFLIVELOAD:
3.SNOWLOADS
GROUNDSNOWLOAD(Pg): 25PSF(ARLINGTONCOUNTY)
SNOWEXPOSUREFACTOR(Ce): 1.0
SNOWLOADIMPORTANCEFACTOR(Ia): 1.0
THERMALFACTOR: 1.2
4.WINDLOADS
BASICWINDSPEED(3-SECONDGUST): 90MPH
WINDEXPOSURE: B
WINDIMPORTANCEFACTOR: 1.0
5.EARTHQUAKELOADS
SEISMICUSEGROUP: I
SEISMICIMPORTANCEFACTOR: 1.0
MAPPEDSPECTRALRESPONSEACCELERATIONS: ATSHORTPERIOD: Ss=0.16g AT1-SECOND: S1=0.05g
SITECLASS D
SITECOEFFICIENT Fa=1.6
SITECOEFFICIENT Fv=2.4
DESIGNSPECTRALRESPONSECOEFFICIENTS FORSITECLASSD:
ATSHORTPERIOD: Sds=0.17g ATLONGPERIOD: Sd1=0.08g
SEISMICDESIGNCATEGORY: FORSITECLASSD: B(BASEDONSds) B(BASEDONSd1)
REINFORCEDCONCRETE
1. STRUCTURALCONCRETESTRENGTHANDTYPESUSEDINTHISPROJECTSHALLBEASFOLLOWS:
LOCATIONINSTRUCTURE fc(PSI) AGGREGATE NOTES
FOOTINGS 4000 NORMALWEIGHT 5%AE
SLABONGRADE 4000 NORMALWEIGHT 5%AE
2.ALLCONCRETEMIXESSHALLCOMPLYWITHTHEREQUIREMENTSOFTHEBUILDINGCODEAND THEACI31B.MIXDESIGNSFOREACHTYPEANDSTRENGTHSHALLBEPREPAREDBY CONTRACTORANDTESTEDBYANINDEPENDENTTESTINGLABORATORY.THEMIXDESIGNS SHALLTHENBESUBMITTEDTOTHEENGINEERFORREVIEWANDAPPROVAL.
3.PORTLANDCEMENTSHALLCONFORMTOASTMC150.WHERECONCRETEISINCONTACTWITH SOIL,THETYPEOFEXPOSURESHALLDETERMINETHECEMENTTYPE:
A. SEVERESULFATEEXPOSURE
B. MODERATESULFATEEXPOSURE
C. FORALLOTHEREXPOSURE,CONTRACTORSHALLDETERMINETHELEVELOF EXPOSUREBYTESTINGOROTHERSUITABLEMEANS
4.FLYASHMAYBEUSEDINCONCRETEMIXES.THEFLYASHSHALLCONFORMTOASTMC618, CLASSFANDITSADDITIONSHALLNOTEXCEED15%OFTHECEMENTWEIGHT.
5.NORMALWEIGHTAGGREGATESHALLCONFORMTOTHEREQUIREMENTSOFASTMC33.
6.CONSTRUCTIONJOINTSSHALLBEDOWELLED,KEYED,ANDTHESURFACESSHALLBECLEANED ANDLAITANCEREMOVED.ALTERNATIVELY,WHEREAPPROVEDBYENGINEER,PROVIDEJOINTS CLEANEDANDROUGHEDTO1/4INCHAMPLITUDEBYMECHANICALMETHODS.
7.LOCATIONOFCONSTRUCTIONJOINTSSHALLBEASINDICATEDONSTRUCTURALDRAWINGS.
8.REINFORCINGBARSSHALLCONFORMTOTHEREQUIREMENTSOFASTMA615,GRADE60.
9.ALLREINFORCINGBARSMARKED"CONTINUOUS"SHALLBETENSIONSPLICED,UNLESS OTHERWISESHOWNONDRAWINGS.
10.ALLBARSATNON-CONTINUOUSENDSSHALLHAVEASTANDARDHOOK.
11.UNLESSOTHERWISENOTED,ALLDOWELSSHALLBEFULLYDEVELOPEDINTENSION.
12.ALLREINFORCINGSTEELSHALLBESECURELYHELDINORDERTOMAINTAINITSPOSITION WHILECONCRETEISPOURED.CHAIRS,TIES,SPACERS,ADDITIONALBARSANDSTIRRUPS,ETC. SHALLBEPROVIDEDBYTHECONTRACTOR.
13.CONTRACTORSHALLCOORDINATEANDINSTALLALLREQUIREDEMBEDDEDITEMS,SLEEVES, POCKETS,ETC.PRIORTOCONCRETEPLACEMENT.REFERTOTYPICALDETAILSOF PENETRATIONSFORLIMITATIONSOFTHEIRPOSITIONINGINRESPECTTOREINFORCING.DO NOTCUTANYREINFORCINGTHATMIGHTINTERFEREWITHEMBEDDEDITEMSPLACEMENT.
14.NOALUMINUMSHALLBEEMBEDDEDINCONCRETE.
15.CONTRACTORSHALLNOTIFYTESTINGAGENCYANDOWNER,24HOURSBEFOREPOURINGOF CONCRETE,FORINSPECTIONOFREINFORCEMENTLAYOUT.NOCONCRETESHALLBEPOURED UNLESSALLREINFORCEMENTANDINSTALLATIONSHAVEBEENINSPECTEDANDAPPROVEDBY THETESTINGAGENCY.
16.CONCRETECASTONSLOPEDSURFACESSHALLBEGINATTHELOWESTELEVATIONAND CONTINUEMONOLITHICALLYTOWARDTHEHIGHERELEVATION.
17.DEVELOPMENTANDSPLICELENGTHSSHALLBEDETERMINEDPERACI318CHAPTER12.
FOUNDATION 1.FOUNDATIONSSHOWNINTHEDRAWINGSAREDESIGNEDBASEDONANALLOWABLEBEARING PRESSUREOF1500PSF.FORPREPARATIONOFSUBGRADEANDFOUNDATIONBEARING MATERIAL.CONTRACTORSHALLVERIFYTHEACTUALBEARINGPRESSUREINTHEFIELDBEFORE THEFOOTINGSAREPLACED.NOTIFYTHEENGINEERIFTHEBEARINGPRESSUREOF1500PSF CANNOTBEACHIEVED.
2.CONTRACTORSHALLVISITTHESITEANDTHOROUGHLYFAMILIARIZEHIMSELFWITHALL SURFACEANDSUBSURFACECONDITIONS.
3.CONTRACTORSHALLPROVIDEFORPROPERDEWATERINGOFEXCAVATIONSFROMSURFACE WATER,GROUNDWATER,SEEPAGE,ETC.SUCHACTIVITIESSHALLNOTDAMAGEADJACENT STRUCTURES.
4.MINIMUMFROSTDEPTHSHALLBE2'-0"BELOWFINISHEDGRADE.
5.FOOTINGSSHALLBEPLACEDACCORDINGTODEPTHSHOWNINTHESTRUCTURALDRAWINGS. ALLFOUNDATIONBASESSHALLBEINSPECTEDWHENTHEDEPTHINDICATEDHASBEEN ACHIEVED.
6.TEMPORARYFROSTPROTECTIONSHALLBEPROVIDEDDURINGCOLDWEATHERCONSTRUCTION FORALLFOOTINGS.
7.ALLEXCAVATIONSSHALLBEPROPERLYBACKFILLED.FOOTINGBACKFILLANDUTILITYTRENCH BACKFILLWITHINTHESTRUCTURE'SPERIMETERSHALLBEMECHANICALLYCOMPACTEDIN LAYERS,TOTHEAPPROVALOFTHEGEOTECHNICALENGINEER.
SLABONGRADEFORBUSSHELTERANDBIKERACK
1. SLABSONGRADESHALLBEPLACEDONMATERIALWITHAMINIMUMMODULUSOFSUBGRADE REACTIONEQUALTO100PCIWITHOUTSIGNIFICANTSETTLEMENTRELATIVETOTHE BUILDING'SFOUNDATIONS.AGEOTECHNICALINVESTIGATIONSHOULDBEPERFORMEDFOR EACHPROPOSEDSITE.NOTIFYENGINEERIF100PCIMODULUSOFSUBGRADEREACTION CANNOTBEACHIEVED.
2.REFERTOTHEGEOTECHNICALREPORTFORPREPARATIONOFSTRUCTURALFILLMATERIAL UNDERSLABONGRADE.
3.A10MILPOLYVAPORBARRIEROVERAMINIMUMOF6INCHESTHICKCOMPACTEDGRANULAR LAYER(AASHTONO.57STONEOROTHERAPPROVEDMATERIAL)ISTOBEPLACEDUNDERALL SLABSONGRADE.
5BUSSHELTERFOUNDATIONPLAN 1FOUNDATIONELEVATION(BACK)
1FOUNDATIONPLAN 4FOUNDATIONELEVATION(SOUTH)
2FOUNDATIONELEVATION(EAST) 1/4"=1'-0"
1FOUNDATIONELEVATION(WEST) 1/4"=1'-0"
NOTETOREVIEWER: BIKEPARKINGSTRUCTUREISIN DESIGNDEVELOPMENTANDHAS NOTYETREACHEDTHE90%LEVEL.
GENERALNOTES: 1.ALLCONSTRUCTIONWORKFORTHISPROJECTSHALLCONFORMTOTHEARLINGTONCOUNTYDEPARTMENTOF ENVIRONMENTALSERVICES,CONSTRUCTIONSTANDARDSANDSPECIFICATIONS,WMATADESIGNCRITERIA, STANDARDANDDESIGNDRAWINGS,ANDSTANDARDSPECIFICATIONS. THELATESTEDITIONSOFEACHRELEVANTMANUALSHALLBEUSED.
2.THECONSTRUCTIONANDWORKACTIVITIESSHALLCOMPLYWITHTHEVIRGINIAWORKAREAPROTECTION MANUAL,WMATAADJACENTCONSTRUCTIONMANUALADJACENTCONSTRUCTIONPROJECTMANUAL,ANDALL OTHERRELEVANTWORKSAFETYREQUIREMENTS.THELATESTEDITIONSOFEACHRELEVANTMANUALSHALL
BEUSED.
3.THECONTRACTORSHALLPROTECTALLINFRASTRUCTURETHATSERVESWMATAOPERATIONSFROM INTRUSIONOFDIRT,DUST,DEBRIS,ORWATER,ASOUTLINEDINTHEWMATAADJACENTCONSTRUCTION PROJECTMANUAL.MAINTAINACCESSDURINGCONSTRUCTIONFORWMATAPERSONNELANDVEHICLESFOR ROUTINEMAINTENANCEANDCAPITALPROJECTS.COORDINATEWITHWMATAFOROTHERPROJECTSAT THISLOCATION.
PLANTINGNOTES 1.NOHEAVYEQUIPMENT,MACHINERYORSTOCKPILINGOFMATERIALISPERMITTEDWITHINTHEDRIPLINE OFALLEXISTINGTREESIDENTIFIEDTOBEPROTECTEDTHROUGHOUTTHECOURSEOFTHECONTRACT.
2.PROTECTALLEXISTINGTREESTOREMAIN.SHALLCONFORMTOTHEARLINGTONCOUNTRYDEPARTMENT OFENVIRONMENTALSERVICESTANDARDS,DRAWINGS,ANDSPECIFICATIONS.
3.THECONTRACTORSHALLTAKEEXTREMECARETOPROTECTTHEROOTSYSTEMSOFEXISTINGTREES. HAND/PNEUMATICEXCAVATEWITHINTHEDRIPLINESOFEXISTINGTREES.
4.PLANTGROUPINGS&LOCATIONSAREDIAGRAMMATICTHELOCATIONOFPLANTSSHALLBEAPPROVEDIN FIELDBYTHELANDSCAPEARCHITECT.
5.ALLPLANTSINTHESAMEPLANTINGBEDSHALLBEPLANTEDATTHESAMETIME.ANYPLANTSREMAINING UNPLANTEDONTHESITEFORMORETHAN24HRS.SHALLBEPROTECTEDANDMAINTAINEDINCLUDINGBUT NOTLIMITEDTOWATERANDSHADE.ANYDAMAGEDPLANTSSHALLBEREPLACEDASDIRECTEDBYTHE LANDSCAPEARCHITECT.
6.THEREWILLBENOSUBSTITUTIONSOFPLANTMATERIALWITHOUTPROPERWRITTENAPPROVALBYTHE LANDSCAPEARCHITECT.
7.GROUNDCOVER,PERENNIAL,ANDGRASSESBEDSSHALLRECEIVECOMPOSTADDEDTOTHETOPSOILMIX ATTHERATIOOF2PARTSCOMPOSTTO7PARTSTOPSOIL.
8.ALLTREEANDSHRUBPLANTINGSHALLBEACCOMPLISHEDWITHINTHEPLANTINGSEASONLIMITEDLISTED INTHESPECIFICATIONS.
9.PRIORTOTHESTARTOFPLANTINGOPERATIONSTHECONTRACTORSHALLSTAKEOUTTHELOCATIONSOF ALLPLANTSFORAPPROVALBYTHELANDSCAPEARCHITECT.
10.THECONTRACTORSHALLBERESPONSIBLEFORTHECOORDINATIONOFTHEPLANTINGANDTHEON-SITE WATERAVAILABILITY.WATER,IFNOTAVAILABLESHALLBEFURNISHEDBYTHECONTRACTOR.ALLHOSESAND EQUIPMENTREQUIREDFORWATERINGSHALLBEFURNISHEDBYTHECONTRACTORASNEEDED.
11.NOEXISTINGTREESSHOWNTOREMAINSHALLBEREMOVEDUNLESSAPPROVEDINWRITINGBYTHE ENGINEER.EVERYEFFORTSHALLBEMADETOSAVETREESTOREMAIN,INCLUDINGHANDEXCAVATIONWITHIN DRIPLINESOFTREESTOREMAIN,ANDBYSLIGHTMODIFICATIONOFCONSTRUCTIONORBYMETHODS APPROVEDBYTHELANDSCAPEARCHITECTANDSOORDEREDBYTHEENGINEER,INACCORDANCEWITH ACCEPTABLEENGINEERINGPRACTICES.
12.TREESTAKESARETOBEREMOVEDBYTHECONTRACTORNOTLESSTHANONEYEARAFTERPLANTINGOF NEWTREESANDPRIORTOTHEFINALACCEPTANCEOFTHEWORK.
13.ENGINEERMAINTAINSTHEAUTHORITYTOREJECTANYPLANTMATERIALAFTERITARRIVESONSITETHAT DOESNOTMEETSPECIFICATIONS.
14.THEUSEOFGEOTEXTILEBETWEENMEDIALAYERSINTHEPLANTERSISNOTPERMITTED.
MAINTENANCENOTES: 1.INSTALLSHRUBSINTHEQUANTITIESSPECIFIEDONPLANSHEETS.
2.INSTALLDECIDUOUSTREESASSPECIFIEDONPLANSHEETS.
3.REFERTOPLANTDETAILSSHEETFORPLANTINSTALLATIONDETAILS.
4.SIZEOFPLANTSINDICATEDONTHISSUMMARYSHEETREFERTOSIZEOFPLANTSDELIVEREDTOTHEPROJECT SITE,NOTAFTERTHEYHAVEBEENPRUNED.
5.DURINGTHEESTABLISHEDPERIOD(ONEYEAR)THECONTRACTORSHALLWATEREACHPLANTWITHTHE FOLLOWINGMINIMUMQUANTITIESOFWATERFOREACHWATERING,UNLESSOTHERWISEDIRECTEDBYTHE ENGINEER. DECIDUOUSTREESOVER10'HT.(12GALLONSPERPIT)(A) DECIDUOUSTREES10'HT.ORLESS(6GALLONSPERPIT)(B) SHRUBSOVER18"HT.(2GALLONSPERPIT)(C) SHRUBSUNDER18"(1GALLONPERPIT)(D) GROUNDCOVER(.25GALLONSPERPIT)(E)
6.THECONTRACTORSHALLWATERALLLIVINGPLANTSEVERY4WEEKSDURINGTHEPERIODBETWEEN APRIL1ANDMAY31;EVERYTWOWEEKSDURINGTHEPERIODBETWEENJUNE1ANDSEPTEMBER30;ANDEVERY 4WEEKSDURINGTHEPERIODBETWEENOCTOBER1ANDNOVEMBER30.FORCONTRACTORBIDDING PURPOSES,THISASSUMESATOTALOF14TIMESPERYEAR.
7.THEMULCHINGMATERIALFORTHISPROJECTSHALLBESHREDDEDHARDWOODBARK.
8.FORALLPLANTINGSTHECONTRACTORMUSTERADICATEANDREMOVEEXISTINGUNDESIRABLEVEGETATION WITHGLYPHOSATE(ROUNDUP)ANDWAITONEWEEKAFTERSPRAYINGBEFOREPLANTING.
9.PRIORTOPLANTINGTHECONTRACTORMUSTEVALUATETHESITEFORSOILCOMPACTIONANDOBTAINASOIL ANALYSIS.TOEVALUATEFORCOMPACTION,PUSHAPIECEOFREBARORTHEPOINTEDTIPOFATIREIRONINTO THESOIL.THESOILISCOMPACTEDIFITDOESNOTEASILYGODEEPERTHAN3".IFCOMPACTED,THESITEMUST BEHANDTILLEDUP1"-2".
