Technical Specifications - Substation Entrance GatesTS-1
RFP 7569
Denton Municipal Electric
City of Denton
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
SUBSTATION ENTRANCE GATES
PROJECT SUMMARY
Denton Municipal Electric (City of Denton, Texas) is seeking proposal for fabricating, providing,
and installing Entrance gates for three separate Substations. The three substations are the Brinker,
North Denton Interchange, and Underwood substations. The Brinker and Denton Interchange
substations are existing substations with concrete panel security screen walls. The Underwood
substation is a proposed substation that will include the same type of concrete panel security screen
wall. Each substation has multiple entrance gate locations. This specification provides the
information necessary to allow prospective Contractors to prepare a proposal for complete
construction of this project as described on the drawings and in this specification. The Contractor
shall provide all equipment, materials and labor necessary to complete the work described in a
manner satisfactory to the City.
The contract for complete construction of the Substation Entrance Gates will be awarded to one
Contractor.
Any drawing errors discovered shall be promptly reported for resolution.
The construction work required for this RFP shall be as described on the plans and in the
specifications.
Technical questions, drawings, transmittals, and all inquiries relative to this procurement should be
addressed in the City’s solicitations website.
To submit and view questions log-in to your account at http://dentontx.ionwave.net, and click the
‘Questions’ tab of this solicitation.
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PROJECT LOCATION
A general location map is shown on the drawings for each of the substations.
I. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTRACTOR
A. Site Conditions
The Contractor shall be responsible for visiting the sites and properly accounting for site
conditions in proposal prices. Unexpected conditions in excavation will not be considered
basis for a cost adjustment. Any known underground utilities will be shown on plans;
however, there are no guarantees as to what may be discovered during excavation. The
Contractor remains under the obligation to obtain underground utility locations prior to
any excavation.
B. Work Required Near Energized Lines
Denton Municipal Electric is a municipally owned electric utility whose business purpose
is to transmit, distribute, and sell electricity. The work identified in this RFP is intended
to provide facilities that will form part of the infrastructure necessary for operation of the
electric utility. No work is required on energized lines for this project; however the
Contractor is hereby notified that there may be energized electric power lines on or near
the work areas on any given site. Work may be required above energized underground
distribution conductors. Appropriate precautions are required to prevent tools or
equipment being placed or operated closer than ten (10) feet from any distribution voltage
overhead power line or closer than twenty (20) feet from any transmission voltage
overhead power line. The Contractor shall consult with DME for appropriate instructions
on working near underground conductors. The Contractor shall be responsible for
compliance with all OSHA requirements related to the work.
C. Locations of Facilities, Surveying, and Staking
Gate locations and required measurements shall be verified in the field by the contractor
prior to fabrication. The contractor shall prepare drawings for submittal showing the actual
gate detail to be fabricated and installed. All surveying and locations required shall be
performed by the contractor.
D. Standard of Work and Codes and Standards
All work shall be done in a thorough and workmanlike manner in accordance with the plans,
specifications, and construction drawings.
E. Drawings and Other Documents
All drawings, maps, and other documents pertaining to projects or otherwise provided
pursuant to the RFP or referenced herein shall be considered a part of this specification.
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F. Safety Requirements
The City considers safety to be the highest core value and priority. The goal is for zero
incidents or injuries. The same goal is expected of Contractors and subcontractors
throughout the project. In submitting an RFP, the Contractor is agreeing to pursue the work
with the highest degree of regard for all aspects of safety in the prosecution of the project.
The Contractor further agrees that the City, or any designated employee or representative
of the City, has the right to stop work at any time that it is believed that there is, or could
be, a compromise to safety; and, that in the case of such a work stoppage, the Contractor
will not be allowed to continue the work until the compromise to safety is resolved to the
satisfaction of the City. Any work stoppage for reasons of safety will not be considered as
basis for a claim for additional funds.
1. The work shall be performed in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local
safety regulations and in accordance with all City safety policies. The Contractor shall
comply with all reasonable safety requirements by the City.
2. The Contractor shall be responsible for the observance of proper safety practices and
the avoidance of unnecessary damage to property by all personnel engaged in the work.
3. The Contractor shall take all steps necessary to prevent damage to or interference with
existing power lines, communication facilities, roadways, railroads, waterways, buried
cables, pipelines, fences and other facilities adjacent to or crossing the project right-of-
way.
4. Neither the professional activities of the Engineer, nor the presence of the Engineer
and/or City or the Engineer’s and /or City’s employees and sub-consultants at the
construction site, shall relieve the general Contractor and any other entity of their
obligations, duties, and responsibilities including, but not limited to, construction
means, methods, sequences techniques, or procedures necessary for performing,
superintending, or coordinating all portions of the work of construction in accordance
with the contract documents and any health or safety precautions required by any
regulatory agencies. The Contractor agrees that he is solely responsible for job-site
safety, and warrants that this shall be made evident in the City’s agreement with the
Contractor. The Contractor also agrees that the City, the Engineer and the Engineer’s
consultants shall be indemnified and shall be insured under the Contractor’s general
liability insurance policy.
5. The Contractor shall be responsible for citations and fines imposed on the Contractor
from all sources.
6. The Contractor shall ensure that proper personal protective equipment (PPE) is used at
all times by all employees on site. As a minimum, this shall consist of hard hats safety
glasses, leather work boots, and appropriate work cloths.
7. The City reserves the right to conduct random safety inspections.
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8. Timeliness of injury notification – Injuries, accidents, near misses, and damage to
equipment shall be reported to the City immediately after occurrence. The Contractor
shall conduct an investigation and provide a written report to the City within 48 hours
of any of the above types of incidents.
9. Return to work procedure – When an employee of the Contractor is injured and the
injury requires off-site medical attention, it is required that the employee have a return
to work authorization signed by a licensed medical provider stating that the employee
is cleared to return to work with or without limitations. The Contractor may also be
required to complete a root cause analysis that clearly defines the cause of the incident
and the methods that will be instituted for prevention of recurrence. The City reserves
the right to require that this root cause analysis be completed before resuming the work.
G. Locating Underground Utilities
As required by State law, the Contractor is responsible for obtaining all required locates
for underground facilities prior to any excavation. Should non-located, or incorrectly
located, underground utilities or other structures be encountered during excavation, the
Contractor shall consult with the City immediately to determine a course of action. The
Contractor shall cooperate with all parties in resolving any problems discovered and in
keeping any utilities services in operation to the greatest extent reasonable while
alternative solutions are implemented. The Contractor shall be responsible for repair of
damaged underground facilities where the Contractor has failed to obtain proper locates
prior to excavation. Any repairs required shall be done to the satisfaction of the City.
H. Work Staging Areas
The Contractor shall coordinate with the City for staging locations on the site. The City
will not be liable for any damage, theft or vandalism that occurs to the Contractor’s
equipment on the site.
Any land, whether belonging to the City of Denton or to a private landowner, used for
staging or other construction purposes shall be thoroughly cleaned after use and restored
to a smooth surface free of ruts and reseeded if appropriate.
I. Security
The City will not be liable for any damage, theft or vandalism that occurs to the
Contractor’s equipment and/or materials on the substation site or any staging site.
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J. Errors and Omissions by the Contractor
No payment shall be made to the Contractor for materials or labor required to correct
errors or omissions on the part of the Contractor. Payment shall not be made for work
found not to be in accordance with the plans and specifications.
K. Site Waste and Spoil Management and Cleanup
During the course of the project, from beginning to end, the Contractor shall maintain a
continuous waste management and cleanup program. All waste material shall be contained
or stockpiled daily before leaving the site. Any kind of waste, whether generated by the
project or by employees of the Contractor, shall be contained daily in a dumpster or other
container and removed from the site at least weekly. This type of waste shall not be left or
allowed to accumulate outside the waste container beyond the end of the day. Pallets may
be stacked for later removal unless they are damaged or intended for waste. With the
exception of any unused material provided by the City remaining after completion of
construction, all trash or unusable debris generated by the Contractor shall be disposed of
in a manner suitable to the City and at the cost of the Contractor. Unless directed otherwise
by the City, the Contractor shall dispose of excess spoil from site work.
The project will not be considered complete until the requirements of this section are
complete.
Failure to comply with the requirements of this section at the end of the day will result in
a mandatory work stoppage on the following day until the cleanup is completed.
Exceptions will be granted when weather makes cleanup problematic. The City must
approve exceptions in advance.
L. Protection to Persons and Property
1. The Contractor shall at all times take all reasonable precautions for the safety of
employees on the work and of the public, and shall comply with all applicable
provisions of federal, state, and municipal safety laws and building and construction
codes, as well as the safety rules and regulations of the City. All machinery and
equipment and other physical hazards shall be guarded in accordance with the "Manual
of Accident Prevention in Construction" of the Associated General Contractors of
America unless such instructions are incompatible with federal, state or municipal
laws or regulations.
2. The following provisions shall not limit the generality of the above requirements:
a. The Contractor shall at no time and under no circumstances cause or permit any
employee of the Contractor to perform any work upon energized lines, or upon
poles carrying energized lines.
b. The Contractor shall limit the movement of its crews and equipment so as to cause
as little damage as possible to access ways and areas adjacent to the project site
and shall endeavor to avoid marring the lands. All fences, which are necessarily
opened or moved during the construction of the project, shall be replaced in as
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good condition as they were found. Except for access by public roads, the
Contractor shall confine all activities to land owned by the City of Denton that are
part of the project site or access easements thereto. Damage to adjacent properties
shall be the responsibility of the Contractor. The Contractor shall be monetarily
responsible to the Landowner for any damages to adjacent property or associated
livestock. The City will settle damages with the Landowner and deduct such
settlement from any funds due the Contractor if the Contractor does not settle
damages with the Landowner within thirty (30) days after such damages occurred
and became known to the Landowner, City, or Contractor.
c. The project, from the commencement of work to completion, or to such earlier
date or dates when the City may take possession and control in whole or in part as
hereinafter provided, shall be under the charge and control of the Contractor and
during such period of control by the Contractor all risks in connection with the
construction of the project and the materials to be used therein shall be borne by
the Contractor. The Contractor shall make good and fully repair all injuries and
damages to the project or any portion thereof under the control of the Contractor
by reason of any act of God or other casualty or cause whether or not the same
shall have occurred by reason of the Contractor's negligence. The Contractor shall
hold the City harmless from any and all claims for injuries to persons or for damage
to property happening by reason of any negligence on the part of the Contractor
or any of the Contractor's agents or employees during the control by the Contractor
of the project or any part thereof.
d. The Contractor shall remove any and all excess or unusable rock, debris, underbrush
and other useless material from the site of the project as rapidly as practicable as
the work progresses.
e. Upon violation by the Contractor of any of the provisions of this section, after
written notice of such violation given to the Contractor by the City, the Contractor
shall immediately correct such violation. Upon failure of the Contractor to do so,
the City may correct such violation at the Contractor's expense: Provided, however,
that the City may, if it deems it necessary or advisable, correct such violation at
the Contractor's expense without such prior notice to the Contractor.
f. The Contractor shall submit to the City monthly reports in duplicate of all
accidents, giving such data as the City may prescribe.
M. Non-assignment of Contractor
The Contractor shall perform directly, and without subcontracting, not less than ninety
percent (90%) of the fabrication and installation of the project, to be calculated on the
basis of the total contract price. The Contractor shall not assign the contract effected by
an acceptance of this RFP or any interest in any funds that may be due or become due
hereunder or enter into any contract with any person, firm or corporation for the
performance of the Contractor's obligations hereunder or any part thereof, without the
approval in writing of the City. If the Contractor, with consent of the City, and any Surety
or Sureties on the Contractor's insurance or warranties, shall enter into a subcontract with
any subcontractor for the performance of any part of this contract, the Contractor shall be
as fully responsible to the City for the acts and omissions of such subcontractor and of
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persons employed by such subcontractor as the Contractor would be for its own acts and
omissions and those of persons directly employed by it.
N. Restoration and Cleanup
The Contractor shall maintain a continuous cleanup program throughout construction both
with regard to refuse and the surface condition of the site. All refuse, either project related
or that generated by the Contractor’s personnel, shall be properly disposed of or placed by
the end of each workday. The Contractor shall keep the surface of the site in a reasonably
graded state with ruts repaired, spoil from excavation stockpiled or used were additional
fill is needed, and excavations for removal of trees or other underground structures,
whether natural or manmade shall be refilled and restored to a safe condition immediately
upon completion of the removal and, in no case, left open beyond the end of the work day.
Excess excavated or other removed material may be temporarily stockpiled in a common
location on site to accumulate amounts that will allow truckload disposal to be efficient.
The City reserves the right to specify when removals are made.
O. Special Requirements
1. City of Denton Requirements -- The Contractor shall comply with all City of Denton
construction, traffic control, safety, and other regulatory or rule requirements.
2. Vehicle Inspection -- Each vehicle that is to be used on the project may be inspected
by the City at any time for excessive oil leaks. If significant oil leaks are found, the
Contractor shall fix them before putting the equipment on any site. The Contractor
shall be responsible to keep all his equipment maintained in such a manner to prevent
oil leaks on the City's properties.
II. CONSTRUCTION
A. Time and Manner of Construction
1. The Contractor agrees to commence fabrication on a date to be determined (hereinafter
called the "Commencement Date"). The Contractor further agrees to prosecute
diligently and to complete fabrication and installation in strict accordance with the
plans, specifications, and construction drawings within the time frame determined for
the project at the time the purchase order is issued.
2. The time for completion of construction is critical. It is not anticipated that there will
be any reason for an extension of the time required to complete the project. Extensions
of time for completion will be considered only as a last resort and only for causes that
are beyond the control and without the fault of the Contractor, including acts of God,
fires, floods, inability to obtain materials, and acts or omissions of the City with respect
to matters for which the City is solely responsible. Provided, however, that no such
extension of time for completion shall be granted the Contractor unless within five (5)
days after the happening of any event relied upon by the Contractor for such an
extension, Contractor shall have made a request therefor in writing to the City, and
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provided further that no delay in such time of completion or in the progress of the
work which results from any of the above causes except acts or omissions of the City,
shall result in any liability on the part of the City.
3. The Contractor shall submit a construction plan that includes the intended sequence
and intended schedule for construction as soon as practical after the Notice of Award
or purchase order is given for the project. The City shall have approval authority for
the construction plan.
4. The City may from time to time during the progress of the construction of the project
make such changes, additions to or subtractions from the plans, specifications,
construction drawings, list of materials and sequence of construction provided for in
the previous paragraph as conditions may warrant. If any change in the construction
shall require an extension of time, a reasonable extension will be granted if the
Contractor shall make a written request to the City within five (5) days after any such
change is made. If the cost to the Contractor for construction of the project shall be
materially increased by any such change or addition, the City shall pay the Contractor
for the reasonable cost thereof in accordance with a construction contract amendment
signed by the City and the Contractor, but no claim for additional compensation for
any such change or addition will be considered unless the Contractor shall have made
a written request and obtained approval therefore to the City prior to the
commencement of work in connection with such change or addition. Such request
must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the City the reasons for the cost change.
Substitution of material of similar types shall not be considered as justification for a
change in the project construction cost.
B. Contractor’s Resources
The Contractor agrees that in the event this quote is accepted, he will make available for
use in connection with the proposed construction all necessary resources to prosecute the
project within the expected time. This shall include, as a minimum, tools, equipment, and
qualified superintendents, foremen, technicians, and other labor resources.
C. Supervision and Inspection
1. The Contractor shall cause the construction work on the project to receive constant
supervision by a competent and qualified superintendent employed by the Contractor
(hereinafter called the "Superintendent") who shall be present at all times during
working hours where construction is being carried on. The worksite shall have
continuous English-speaking supervision. The Contractor shall also employ, in
connection with the construction of the project, capable, experienced and reliable
foremen and such skilled workmen as may be required for the various classes of work
to be performed. Directions and instructions given to the Superintendent by the City
shall be binding upon the Contractor.
2. The City reserves the right to observe, directly or through an independent engineering
or testing firm, the activities of the Contractor and to require changes to procedures
that, in the City’s or his representative’s opinion, do not meet the requirements or
intents of this specification.
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3. The Contractor shall plan and coordinate the work with the City such that notice and
opportunity is afforded for inspection.
4. The City reserves the right to require the removal from the project of any employee of
the Contractor if in the judgment of the City such removal shall be necessary in order
to protect the interest of the City. The City, Engineer or the Supervisor has the right
to suspend the work wholly if the Contractor or any of the Contractor's employees are
being abusive or in any way trying to intimidate the City, Engineer or the Supervisor.
If work is suspended due to this provision, there will be a meeting with the following
entities represented to resolve and correct any problems: the Supervisor, the Engineer,
the Contractor and the Contractor’s Surety. The Contractor shall not be compensated
monetarily or by extension of completion date if the work on the project is suspended
due to this provision. The City, Engineer or the Supervisor, if any, shall have the right
to require the Contractor to increase the number of its employees and to increase or
change the number or kind of tools and equipment if at any time the progress of the
work shall be unsatisfactory to the City; but the failure of the City to give any such
directions shall not relieve the Contractor of its obligations to complete the work
within the time and in the manner specified in this proposal.
5. The manner of construction of the project, and all materials and equipment used therein,
shall be subject to the inspection, tests and approval of the City and/or Engineer and
the Contractor shall furnish all information required by the City and/or Engineer
concerning the nature or source of any materials incorporated or to be incorporated in
the project. The City and/or Engineer shall have the right to inspect all payrolls,
invoices of materials, and other data and records of the Contractor and of any
subcontractor, relevant to the construction of the project. The Contractor shall
provide all reasonable facilities necessary for such inspection and tests and shall
maintain an office at the site of the project, with telephone service where obtainable
(mobile phone acceptable). The Contractor shall have an authorized agent accompany
the City and/or Engineer when final inspection is made and, if requested by the City,
when any other inspection is made.
6. In the event that the City or the Engineer shall determine that the construction contains
or may contain defects, it shall be the duty of the Contractor and the Contractor's surety
or sureties to have an inspection made by an Engineer approved by the City, for the
purpose of determining the exact nature, extent and location of such defects.
7. The Engineer may recommend to the City that the Contractor suspend the work wholly
or in part for such period or periods as the Engineer may deem necessary due to
unsuitable weather or such other conditions as are considered unfavorable for the
satisfactory prosecution of the work, excessive easement damage, or because of the
failure of the Contractor to comply with any of the provisions of the specification:
Provided, however, that the Contractor shall not suspend work pursuant to this
provision without verbal authority from the City to do so. If verbal instruction is
given, it shall be verified within twenty-four hours by written notification from the
City. The time of completion herein above set forth shall be increased by the number
of days of any such suspension, except when suspension is due to the failure of the
Contractor to comply with any of the provisions of this contract. In the event that
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work is suspended by the Contractor with the consent of the City, the Contractor
before resuming work shall give the City at least twenty-four (24) hour notice.
D. Defective Materials and Workmanship
1. The acceptance by the City or the Engineer of any materials equipment (including
City-furnished materials) or any workmanship shall not preclude the subsequent
rejection thereof if such materials, equipment, or workmanship shall be found
defective after delivery or installation, and any such materials, equipment or
workmanship found defective before final acceptance of the construction shall be
replaced or remedied, as the case may be, by and at the expense of the Contractor. Any
such condemned material or equipment shall be immediately removed from the site of
the Project by the Contractor at the Contractor's expense. The Contractor shall
immediately notify the City, Engineer, or Supervisor of any damage that is caused to
any City furnished materials due to accident or negligence. If the City deems it
necessary, the damaged material shall be replaced by the Contractor at Contractor’s
expense. The Contractor shall not be entitled to any payment hereunder so long as
any defective materials, equipment or workmanship in respect to the Project, of which
the Contractor shall have had notice, shall not have been replaced or remedied, as the
case may be.
2. Notwithstanding any certificate which may have been given by the City or the
Engineer, if any materials, equipment (except City-furnished materials) or any
workmanship which does not comply with the requirements of this specification shall
be discovered within two (2) year after completion of construction of the project, the
Contractor shall replace such defective materials or equipment or remedy any such
defective workmanship within thirty (30) days after notice in writing of the existence
thereof shall have been given by the City. In the event of failure by the Contractor to
do the requested correction, the City may replace such defective materials or
equipment or remedy such defective workmanship, as the case may be, and in such
event the Contractor shall pay to the City the cost and expense thereof.
III. ACCESS
A. Ingress and Egress
1. The activities of the Contractor are to be restricted to the City’s property, authorized
temporary construction easements, and/or permanent easements. The property is
described on the plans. The Contractor is responsible for assuring that the property
boundaries are known and that activities are confined to the property and easements.
2. The Contractor shall repair any damage to ingress and egress routes caused by the
Contractor’s activities. The project will not be considered complete until such repairs
are made.
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IV. SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS AND PRICE ITEM
DEFINITIONS
A. Special Contract Requirements
1. The current International Building Code and the Current Electrical Code shall be
the basis for both general and technical procedures for type of materials and
construction procedures. Also the October 2004 edition of the North Central Texas
Council of Governments Standard Specifications for Publics Construction
(NCTCOG) and City of Denton amendments thereof shall be utilized where
appropriate.
1. Fabrication Information
With this solicitation’s proposal, the Contractor shall submit PDF copies of gate and
fence closure details for fabrication. This information shall include:
(A) Elevation view of each gate and fence closure location demonstrating that the
gate and fence closures meets the specific requirements of the specifications and
the location. There is only one gate location that has fence closures.
Submittals shall be provided to the City prior to
fabrication. Fabrication will not be allowed to proceed
until all submittals have been approved or a written waiver
is given by the City.
2. Conflicts in Documentation
In the event that conflicts are discovered between this Technical Specification and the
RFP instructions, the more restrictive statements shall apply.
3. Complete And Functional Construction with New Material
It is the intent of this specification to require gate improvement work that provide new
complete and functional systems interconnected with the existing associated systems.
RFP pricing shall reflect this requirement. It is not possible to specify or describe every
detail of work required to complete a project of this nature or to predict problems that
might be encountered. The successful Contractor will be required to provide all labor,
equipment, tools, specified material, and incidental items necessary to undertake the
construction and complete the project, as described herein, resulting in fully prepared
and functional systems that perform to their intended purposes. Minor omissions from
the specification or drawings shall not relieve the Contractor from the obligation to
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provide the completed project that is fully functional as intended by the City. Failure of
this specification to describe each detail or incidental item necessary for a complete and
functional project shall not entitle the Contractor to additional charges. Examples of
items that will not be considered as basis for claims for additional cost are, but shall not
be limited to, minor relocations, minor changes in the gate width, differences in the
actual surface of the site from that shown on the drawings, reasonable weather delays,
site cleanup, etc. Further, all work shall be performed and completed in a thorough and
workmanlike manner and shall follow the best modern recognized practices,
notwithstanding any omissions from this specification.
4. Price Calculation for Evaluation
The price to be used in evaluating the RFPs will be constructed by applying the unit
price to the quantities shown on the RFP pricing sheet to arrive at a total price for the
project.
B. Price Items
Payment sections of the specifications include all material, labor, and equipment necessary
to complete the project.
General:
Item 103.3 Mobilization / Demobilization
General: This item includes mobilization cost such as site equipment and personal
mobilization, up front coordination and other activities to prepare for the start of work.
This item also governs the demobilization for the project including general site final clean
up, equipment and personal departure from the site, and other project closing activities.
Mobilization/ Demobilization cost for all three substations shall be included within this
item.
NCTCOG Reference: Item 103.3, 107.24, 107.25, 107.26
Payment: Payment shall be at the contract lump sum price for Mobilization/
Demobilization.
The combination of mobilization/demobilization will be paid once only at the initial time
equipment and personnel are brought to the site. Mobilization will not be paid for
replacements of equipment whether due to maintenance needs or for other reasons.
Demobilization will not be paid at the final time equipment and personnel are removed
from the site and all required demobilization items are satisfactorily provided.
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Double Swing Gates:
Item – Double Swing Gate
This price item covers fabricating, constructing, painting, providing, and installing double
swing gates and double swing gates with fence closures at the locations shown on the
drawings. Materials to be used, gate configuration, clearances and spacing tolerances shall
be as show on the drawings. Gate panels, post, hinges, and accessories shall be fabricated,
welded, constructed, and painted within the shop. Unless otherwise allowed by the City, no
field fabrication, welding, or painting shall be allowed. Minor touch painting will be
allowed. Also, field welding of hinges to the gate post will be allow as long as the contractor
can demonstrate his ability to perform satisfactory welds and subsequent field painting.
The swing gate panels shall be symmetrical and match the shape, spacing and individual
parts of the adjoining gate. Fence closures shall include two post. Fence closure material and
construction shall match the gate pickets, bracing, framing, and spacing. Fence closures
shall be painted the same as the gate post and gate. Fence closures shall have a height of 8’
and match the adjoining gate. The clear width between wall columns are shown on the
drawings. The contractor shall perform field measurements for each gate location in order
to develop accurate dimensions for fabrication and construction of the double swing gates,
gate pole locations, and fence closures where required. No field measurements are required
for the Underwood Substation. The Underwood Substation is a proposed substation that will
be constructed in the future. Once the gate installation has been complete and the gate is
fully operational, the swing gates shall be level.
There may or may not be proposed concrete drives at each gate location. Currently, there
are no concrete drives constructed. The Contractor shall verify with the owner during field
measurements whether gate vertical positions needs to account for concrete drives or not.
Payment: Payment for this item shall be at the contract lump sum price for each double
swing gate location including gate post, double swing gates, fence closures, painting,
accessories, and all other items necessary for a complete operational double swing gate at
each location.