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HomeMy WebLinkAbout186 - Lighting Installation & Conduits• F,F•,SnLUTI (12; id0.19 A R{''FSnLUTIni ()F THE HOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF NF.rPnRT DFACH Ar()PTIidG SPECI- FICA_TTn. S .:n. 32, FOR TIME rn STPU- rTIni? AUD, I'?S'?'ALLATInii nF rr).MTJITS Ai D POSTS FnP. nR7'A'+`Ei3TAL LIGi-:TIbIG IN THE CITY nF ;<FFPART 57-A CH. Se it resolved by the :;card of Trustees of the City of i�-jv,port Peach that the following srecificLtions, to be known as Specifications �o. 32, for t:.e construction and installation of conduits and poets for ornaflental.lig,;,ting in the City of iiewpurt :3eaci., be and tilo ScIme are hereby adopted. 1. Tii:: vcrk herein provid d for is to be done in accordance i.tii the plans and pr.files o 17 file in the office of tiie city Frginser of., the Si ty of ?el+rr�rt i'•e;aeh, and z.11 work shall, d,arir: its pru`ress, and on its completi -.n, con - forit: to the linos and -rubas rhi.ch i.;a.y froi:i tili;e to tii2ie be L,ive,i l;y said City F ?1Lineur. 11. 7fR' Tn PE In iE. 1. Tc furnish all t,:a;terial including postb, fuundutions, conduit, cable, laiiiips, ijoba6, L.nd all ethe=r suitable or i:ecebbi:.ry appliances, fur tiie ir.stal].,.tion of tiie £ystem. 2. To furnish all labcr necessary, lay ccn&,its, install cable, erect una equip the 7,,,)ets, uiid place the Syste. in com- ?_lete operati:ni, cundition. 3. All the ul;ovc is z.ccordanoe -itii these specifications and plans ir. th:: office of the City F.,gir._ecr, and all to the hatisfaction of the Stre;;t F.uperintendent. AL 111. r)M.A:[ri•;TAL LICU':TI dG n')" T ^; V Tiie pobta s :ll ue si.A.f le li.,itt standurds, of granite cjnCrete In accPrdaiace -ith the d--si C.n and construction shorm upon 4:.lhLJe ScIledule scric:s S'Ut eit:, Inn CI, O. F. Ailine e lamrs in.- :8 "Xlbn �q `f 4k r:;und globes single li;ht posts. #6 ocmbric insulated load covur- ed ca'ule, 3/411 c o ndu it�v�l less o1-he� -wise sham r+pdn the P /oils. IV. r01,1rpETE SnJ .`DATTn'� AZ.P nv POSTS. 1. The posts are to rzst upon a concrete foundation ti -enty- four inch,2s square at the top, laid to siderc lk grudo thirty (30) inches sc.uare at the bottoi.:, with a thickness of tr =enty -four i,;.ches, except othcrrrisc shown unon the plans; four (4) three- quarter (3/4) incl. bolts, t-elve (12) inches lunE; rrith cast ir.,r. ru51.e7 three (3) inches i.l diumetur, are to be ewbuddcd in the concretu, ;ro- jectin;_ tro (u) inches above its surface, gild are to be held in place by a teruplate of tile holes in the bottom of t;le post, NNNAW A-4 Concrete fouudations 0 amp posts rill '„e irstalled v,hcrc s., ouvn upon the plans. 2. Tile concrete for the foundation shall be composed cf one (1) p.rt by measure of Portland rlument, too (2) p:_rts by n:oa6ure of sand, or stone screenings, four (4) pr.rte by Leasure of Lrckun stone or scro)Cned gravel, �nhich will pass thruu.-h a onu aiiu u'iie -i:ulf ( 1 -1/2) inch rin;; and 'ue rutuined oil a one - quarter (1/4) inch iiiesh screen. _ d _ _ '1-hL current used on tiie C;erk Giiall Je Portland Cewent, pa66inu, t1w requiruiiient6 for cemeAt and cc:mclit tests of tihe American Society for Testir_` '>atcrl„,ls. 3. The concrete s chile dry so as to fork. T'.-.en the wat:;r shall be rroduce a uniforrily and the r *hole mass shall be lull be thoroughly mi;.ed and incorporated a homogeneous mixture of the ingrcdiunts. added in sufficient quantities so as to thoroughly set moss. T Tile boil g cutered, turned at least trice more. The concrete -2- 0 • thus prepared shall be ivaaediatel}r placed in the feria and thoroughly taraped until voter appears upon the surf4ce. Tire top of the concrete base shall be floated and trotcled si: =th. The fuuncution must be given at least seventy -tPaao (72) hours to set b;>fore the post is placed thereon. The center of the Posts shall be set t� ^renty -ona (21) inches £_rota the curd face, useless CQ r In fGre iZesoj utron o In Fen F�on_/ othor�,jise shown upon the plµns hey stall toe plumb 4nd in line, and o f the zufue relative hoi ;i.t above the curb. After plutJuinL- t;te posts upon the fouindi.tien, the baud i'tubt be ,,iven a uniform cearini by _ ;routing v:ith a' mixture of one (1) part Portland Caaaent and two (2) parts sand, the greet beink; thin enough tc flow. v. C ()TDL'IT. I. Conduit and condui` bands furnished shall be sheridized iron conduit, and shall be three- quarters (3/4) inch inside dia- iLUtur, radiub of bends to be not less than e Llit (0) incises. 2. All conduit thre4ds are to be treated t -itl,' graphite Pipe paste before ecrer:irie tu- other, and are to be rut to6. -'Uher ui,solutely water ti.,-ht. C,.re must be tai-en tc see th&t tiiu pipe connoctioiis are good electrically. 3. Ti.e ends of eacr, 1un; tie of pip, shy, 11 ue r�;"ed eii thte iriside. C�.re must or taken to prevent any obstruction ruwuir.iiib iii the pipe ^hick :^ould injure t ne cable r•l:en i;eir.g pulled in. 4. All ends of conduit, to be sealed with [rood ;^lugs & -rin-. construction to prev--.,t moietuxe and wS ink. Conduit ands ternaii:ati :0 i i eac lai,.p pith pipo bushin.s, utid extend up i_zto the of t.:e hemd dole. Zo junction boxes of any 'round. Z forai�;n „�.teriul entcr- post are to ':e equipped post as far as the t;ottui. kind shall ce used under 5. In ^arl- ayes all conduit shall -e laid riot lesu than -3- t tvelve (12) i.ehes below the top 6f the curt, and at ctrcct iuter- section shall be laid not Now than tnenty -four (24) i -ches below the finished ,grade of the Strout, except Then laid uenwath a con- crete gutter or permanent pavemunt, in rnicn. case the conduit Shall be at least twclva (1c). nches balor: the finished grade. Conduit shall be laid bat•een the trees and curb, except in such cases There it is impussiblu 7ithout permanent injury to the trees, in which case and at such point it may to laid between thu trees Ind sidewalk. 6. The conduit systuw is to !a installed in a loop system from post to post. 7. At the feed -in points conduit snail be run fray the posts at each end of the system to tie service pole as ohown on plans, o.nd up the pole thirty-five (35) feat. Ends of conduit up rolo to bo equipped with pipe bushings. Conduit up pole to to covered with fiber conduit and securely strapped to the pole. E. Conduits terminating in each post shall be electrically connected to each other, with n copper around strip, equivalent ill areu to a 16 B. & S. gauge copper wire; the ends of conduit to be thorow,hly cleaned before ground strip is nut on. V1. CABLE. The cable used is to be trhat is known as varnished ou,bric lead covered cable. All cable must conform to the followihL specifications. y° 1. Conductors. Thu cable K to be single cunductor number SYX `6! R. & S. gauge, stranded. 2. Conductivit;l. Tic conductivity of all ounductoru shall not be less than niLety- eight (93) porcent oZ that iaP pure corper. 3. Insulation. The insulation shall consist of varnished >4- .y. 'y S �J • cambric. It must be homogeneous in c,uality, free from holes and defects, and applied helically, evenly anti tightly to the conduc- tor. There shall b;, three— thirtyseconds (3/32) inch varnished cambric around the conductor. 4. Sheath. The sheath shall consist of lead and must be homogeneous in quality, free frou, moles and defects. The breath shall have an averago thickness of nat less than one— sixtr.;Unth (1/16) inch a:nu a iAnitiium thickness of not lees than ninety (9n) percent of thu required averago thickness. 5. Voltage Test. Cable shall nithstand three thousand (3 ()Cn) volts, alternating r.-A.F. betr;een conductor and sheath for five (5) minutes. 6. Install«tion of the Cable. (a) The cable is to be i.stalled in the conduit in a loop systeiu from post to post. Tire ends of cable terminating in each pest are to extend up into the post to the series socket terminals so that thara will be no splices in the cable, except in cases cohere the posts of the old multiple system are in place. In such cases they shall be splicad in the base of the posts to ¢#8 Can;bric Covered Duplex Conductor and suitable potheads installed. ( b) Cabla ends t�rr:;inating in uach lamp post e.re to be equipped with potheads, and to be filled c;ith un insulLting compound. The ends of all ca•ule cic.11 be sealed by solderir16 until t' e pothuaes ,°re installed to prevent rnoicturu fror„ entcri.g the cable. (c) rherc can.bric covered duplex is ur.ed in G lamp post the 46 conduit shall be saaled and mi-.dc; ierater tight wit:, the use of oakum, and insul:.ting compound at the top. Posts are to be coimected up so as to fore. eciaplete series circuits as shoTTn on plans.,,ezceptos a?4herW1S'e i�adica�`eda�soidp /airs, each (d) ()na cable shall b.; run from le iI cudp of each underj,r_•and eysteiii at feed points to service pole r..nd up tiie r•ulc to a paiz,t —5— 1� J a twelve (12) inches above the end of tiie conduit... (e) Th ends ul all oL.'cles up poles shall be equipped with suitable outdoor type potheaus. (f) The sheaths of all cables in the base of eccl! post are to be connected together with a copper ground strip r.ild tili "s Strip I onded to the conduit. VII. Pr)ST TIP1,40 1. The posts shall be wired for one circuit. 2. Tiiere shall be no fuses or cutouts of any description installed in the oases of posts. VIII. EngFCETS,_LAaPS.A5TT) GLIDES: _ 1. Eac'r, post shall be equipped with one (1) General Electric s ;rics film cutout socket Laid socket : ulder, or itt, equivalent. 2. Th;; contractor shall °urnish and install on each post one type "C" 6.6 amp. 71zizdu Lanp. Candle Porter u s s*ecified on plyns. 3. Globes used are to be "Radiant class" diffusing ball glob--,., sixteen (16) inches in diameter, fitted for eigilt (8) inch holder. IX. EXCAVATIfli1 Ar;D PACK —FILLI iG. 1. The excavation recuired for tiie iiistallution of conduit foundation for laiir posts etc., shall be done in such a ra�Liii:er as to cause tail least injury possible to the grass, trees, m.lms or flo­:Crs, etc., in the pork- rays. The dirt shall be piled in the ,utter ai.d not upon the r <_rk-*!ay unlese tY:e purk.Tray is unia;proved 04 rith grass ,., floeierE, etc. sha[ 2. After tae tre.ici. has been buck — filled, it , be 'lcod�u tith water and t,oroulrhly settl;;d, any surplus dirt si.tll b: ro,coved aiid tLu surface of th ; ground left smooth -nd level with tiiu top of tiie cur's. _r x. RESTnRI ?G STREET SURFACE AND rFi SIM TnRK. 1. Improved Streets. In all paved, macadariized, oiled or othev,ise ir.proved streets, the surface over the trench shall be finished by the contractor «it#r tire. sa,tie roadway material that rae:, reaLoved is excavating the trench. 2. Reccnstructinp-r rurbs, Gutters and Sidewalks. The recon- struction of cement curbs, drain spouts, Lutters, pavements and side�Talks rhich are of necessity broken ii:to by the inutallation of posts and conduits shall be done by the contractor in conformity :-ith the City Specifications and in accordance with the following additional r ouirements, namely, the curb, (utter and sidewalk shall br; rurLoved to the next joint beyond the excavation required by the irnstallz;tion of said posts and conduits. GENERAL RFGUIRF;:"iEh1T5 1, 9rnRK. The contractor shall, for the price bid, furnish L,ll waterl:als an_t perform all labor necessary to execute the work in every respect i:: a thorough, rorkraanlike manner, in accordance rith the plans and specifications and to the satisfaction of the Street Superintendent. 2. :ATE.RIALS A;[P SA:4PLES. All materials aunt be of srecified quality and fully equal to swuples «hen swuples are required. The Contractor shall furnish to the City for test, T,hui:<�ver called for and free of che,r,,.e, sai:rles of all orator iL is proposed 44 to be used in the ��iork. Rejected materials miust be ii::L,ediately reu.oved from the work by the Contractor and shall not I e brought acain upon tyre work. 3. LABOR. The Contractor shall employ competent foreman, laborers and mechanics. Any overseer, superintendeiit, laborer, or otter -7- 4l 1 • person employed on the ,,iurk by the rontrz.ctor, who is iremperate, incompetent, or who shall perforu, his work in a manner contrary to these specific::tions shall be dischurged immeaately, and such person shall not again be employed on the work. Iii the absence of the Contractor from the work, whether permanent or temporary, he must provide and leave a cor,�petent and reliable agent or foreman in charge. All notices, communications, orders or instructions .given or sent to or s:;rved upon such agent or forei,.an shall be taken as 6.,rved upon the Contractor. 4. EhA__INATIOu OP GROUND: Bidders must exa.aine and judLa for ti-ow- selves as to the location of the propubcd vurk, the nature of the excavation to be made and the work to be dune. 5. SETTING STAKFS: The Contractor shall give t�l,c,ty -four (24) hours' notice in e7ritin; Then he will require thy: service of the City Engineer for laying out any portion of the i-ork. He shall dip, all st<.ke holes n•_cessary to give lines and levels. The Contractor shall pry. serve all stakes set for the lines, levels or measure,:,ents of the rrork in their prop6r places until authorized to reciove tiiem Ly the City Engineer, and ar.y expense incurred in replacing; said stakes whici. the Contractor or his subordint:tes may have failed to preserve shall be borne by the Contractor. 6. PLANS AID SPECIFICATIONS. The Contractor shall keep upon the work a copy of the plans and specificL.tions, and access thereto 44 shall at all times be accorded the Engineer or Inspector. 7. INSPECTORS: The Contractor shall prosecute work only in the .SY�j -H_T` .SuPerin: Sena._ presence of an engineer or an inspector appointed by the _ and any work done in the absence of said engineer or inspector will be subject to rejection. The Contractor shall furnish the engineer -8- • to r� h� and inspectors reasonable facilities for obtaining such information as they desire respecting the progress and manner of the work and the character of the materials. 8. PRESERVATIOM OF MONUI- RENTS. The Contractor small not disturb any monuments or stakes found on the line of the improvements until ordered by the City.Fnginuer, and he shall bear the expense of re- setting any monuments or stakes w hict. nay be disturbed kithout orders. 9. RFLnVli-G OBSTRUCTIONS- The Contractor shall rewove all trees, stones, debris and other obstructions that may be encountered in making said improveri:ents. 10. OBSERVING CITY ORDINANCFS: The Contractor shall observe all the ordinances of the City of Newport Beach in relation to tike obstruct- ion of Streets, keer_ing passagenT&ys open and protecting the sans 17here they are exposed or are dc.n�Lerous to travel. lI. BP.RRIFRS, LIGYTB, ETC. The Contractor shall take all necessary measures to protect the �!ork and prevent accidents during construction. He shall provide and maintain all necessary barriers, guards,.tewpo- rary briugLe, xatch ien Oad lights. 12. CRO;S STRET?TS: No more than one cross street shall be closed at one time. 13. PUBLIC UTILIM10.. AND FnUGF Cr)iv fECTIONS: In case it should be necessary to rove the property of any o,rner of a public utility or franchi66, such orner *rill, upon proper applic� -tion by the Contre -ctor, be notified by the Street Superintendent to reeve such property rithin a specified reasonable tLoe, and the Cuntractor shall not interfere %itil said property until after the exriration of the time specified. Tile ri;ht is resurvcd to the owners o? .public utilities and franchises, to enter upon ti.o street for the purpose of making t_7 repairs or changes of their property that may oe made nuccssary by the work. The City shall also have the rrivilege of entcrinf; upon the street for tine purpo;,e of repairing seTICrs, Ttfater pipes, or other pipes or conduits, or making house connections therewith, or repairing culverts or storm drains. The Contractor shall not disturb any sewers or house connection severs or other house connections that may during con- struction be found located in any ple.ce that into be occupied by souse portion of the ,work rri,ich is to be constructed under his contract or rhich occupy any portion of the trench or tunnel :hich it is necessary for hiu, to cxca,ute in prosecutirr� th6 work, unless he first obtains from the Street Superintendent or inspector a permit in emit ing so to do. Unless oth.;r-Tise indicated on tine plans, or unless per- mission is granted '.jy the Street Superintendent or inspector for their removal or other disposition, all house connectiof.L shall bu i::..intained by the Contractor and shall not be disturbed or dis9 connected by hiiu durin6 the progress of the work. 14. LOSS OR EAIAGE: All loss or darrage i..risin; frt.rf. any unfore- seen obstruction, either natural or artificial, or other difficul- ties which nay be ancounterad in the prosecrtion of tie e•ork, or from any action of the elements, prior to final acceptance of the work, or from c.ny;act or oi..ission not authorized by these epecifica- tions, on the part of the Contractor, or any agent or person era- ployed by him , shall be sustained by the rontractbr. 44 15. DEFECTIVE l"nRK: ido -fork rhich may t-ic defective in its con- struction, or dificient in any of the requirements of these specifi- cations will be considered as accepted in conser.;u;nce of the failure of :ny officer of the City or inspector connected riti. the :ork to point out said defects or desiciency during Cunstructior., -1n- and the Contractor shall correct any imperfect work, *r!hanever discovered, before the final acceptance of the c =ork. 16. PPOTFMOE OF TORK iii?:D CLEAN IG UP. The Contr+.etor sh«11 care for all cork until final ctuffirletion and acceptance. He shell rc:r,ove all surplus material cnd rubbish from the cork after its completion and before he ne_kes ap ~lication for tire acceptance of tile work. 17. FINAL I'FPECTION: The Contractor shall notify the Street Superintendent whan he desires a final inspection of the work, -hen the latter r=ili, as soon as nussible, mkGku the necessary exanii: <'..tion, and if the vvork is found in corapliarce with thew, specifica-t ions, the 6trect Suparintendlrat :ill furnish the Contractor with a certi- ficate to that effect. 18. ALLnn'AbLE VARIATI -01j: "hen in tile srecifications a 'iaxinu<« and rainimum, either in size, purcenta.."e or thickaese, or rcla.tif,' to quality or charact,r or other matter, is or pry scribed, the work shall ba accepted F.a in compliance therewith if -Atliin such maxi,-ur.; or minimur:, so allowed hereby 19. L'FFI::TITIO NS: 7'henover tiro cord "Cityl' ii, used in , huse specifications it refers to tare City of Hkt--port Reac r, California. '"hen the word "Oontre.ctor" is used in theee specific�.tioiis it refers to the DCrt,F or p.rtics of the sI�cona part ill tile 41roL("ents for thu construction of t1;e �,ork herein specified. 7henev;r tiro cords "Struat Sunerintend:nt" or "City Frsriiricer" 46 are used iii t,aase snecific..ticiis, they refer rospectivel1r to tiie trc":et Sup::riritendent or the City rn,incor Of the city of twp:J rt Ruch, or their authorized agents or inspectors. _11_ ' • to a Passed and approved t.ais ?:Y day of _i' 1922• .Prdsident u t iTe 13oard of Trustees. Attested' ri y Cierk. STATE OF CALIPHS CIA, ) CnUi TLY OF nR.AZGE, ( SS. CITY OF NE17pnRT BEACH, ) I1 0 City Clerk, of the City of ij(? -port Beach, do hereby cc-rtify that tho foreLoing Resolution, being Resolution yo./ (IZ .vas re�ulz.rly introduced and duly adopted by the Board cf Trustees of the City of Newrort Beach, aimed by the ProEident of eL :.id Bcard, z,nd attested by tr_e City Clerk, all at a regular meeting thtreof, held on the day of 19'12; and that the some was passed by the follonitig vote, to—wit: Ayes — Trustees, �� Q�Gp ✓!j (/�p0O�1c�./����iye�� Naes — Trustees, yJ�,ze Absent— Trustees, gsrr " �� city r ark ti.e city of iietianurt P.eucl_. —12— i ti P STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ) SS Iq MARGERY SCHROUDER9 City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, Californiag do hereby certify that according to the records of the City of Newport Beach filed and ;aaintained in my office, the foregoing Resolution No. 186 was duly and Board of Trustees of regularly adoptedq passed, and approved by the �.itr�xme�i -o4 the City of Newport Beach, Californiag at a regular meeting of Board said 4C4 -ty* Cetifkei-l- held at the regular meeting place thereof, on the 29th day of May 19 22 by the following vote, to wit: TRUSTEES AYES COUNCILMEN: Schnitker, Sloan, Wilson, Richter, Wilkinson TRUSTEES: NOES9 eGUN63EMEN: TRUSTEES ABE)aT 9 66UKEILMEN Dated this None None 4th day of February 9 1959. City Clerk an c- Officio 1-of the City Council, C ty of Newport Beach, State of California.