Project manual for the Orangery-1994

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PART 1 DIVISION 2 - SITE WORK Nelson Orangery 9415.00 October 3, 1994 2 B. FILL AND COMPOSITION 1. MATERIALS (a) All fill shall be earth free of debris,cinders,combustibles,frost, ice, roots, sod, wood, cellulose, and organic materials. (No construction debris will be allowed In the filled areas.) If additional fill is required beyond the site-excavated materials,the Owner shall pay for the cost of bringing the new material to the site(all underslab and underpaving granular materials shall be supplied by the Contractor). The Contractor shall be responsible for placing and grading the material as required by this Specification. (b) All fill,where required to raise subgrades under buildings, concrete slabs supported by grade,and bituminous paving, shall consist of clean,well-graded, granular material free of organic material,debris,cinders,frost,and ice. Material shall be capable of being compacted as specified elsewhere herein. 2. EXECUTION (a) Do not place fill in water,on muddy,frozen,or frosty areas,or over debris,wood, snow,or foreign material. See compaction requirements below. C. COMPACTION: Soils designated on the Drawings to be compacted and those listed below shall be placed in layers. These layers shall not exceed the depth required to achieve the densities specified below for the complete depth of the fill. 1. Fill and backfill under concrete walks,concrete driveways,slabs on grade, and all areas within the area of the building shall be compacted to rat less than 95 per cent Modified Proctor Density. 2. Other fill and backfill designated to be compacted on the Drawings shall be compacted to not less than 90 percent Modified Proctor Density. 3. Fill or backfill around items of Mechanical, Pkimbing,or Electrical work,utility lines, and retaining walls shall be compacted as specified above for the condition indicated. The compaction of items listed in this paragraph is to be performed by the trade installing the construction involved. 4. The Owner will have a Soils Testing Company test all fill areas for compaction. The Owner will bear the costs for these tests. D. ROUGH GRADING 1. The Contractor is responsible for verifying all required subgrade levels for the top of the rough grading. 02300. LANDSCAPING A. All work shall be coordinated with Landscape Architect-Dale A. Gustafson(544-4215). B. FINISH GRADING and SODDING 1. The Contractor shall place and finish grade a minimum of C (after compaction)of topsoil over all areas where the topsoil has been removed. If there is not sufficient topsoil available from the site stockpile the Owner shall pay for the cost of bringing additional topsoil to the site. The Contractor shall be responsible for the costs of placing and finish grading of this material. 2. All turf areas of the property that are disturbed by the Work shall be resodded or repaired as required by Section 01700. B. C. MATERIALS 1. New topsoil shall be pulverized organic loam black dirt with one-third sand mixed in. Topsoil shall be free of lumps, sticks,plants, roots, stones, and construction debris. 02400. DRAINAGE A. MATERIALS 1. Roof drain shall be proposed by the contractor.