STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS FOR …

1 I STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS FOR EARTHWORK DIVISION 20 INDEX SECTION GENERAL .. 1 Article Scope of 1 Article Definitions .. 1 Article Applicable 2 Article Equipment .. 3 Article Compaction 3 Article Subsurface Investigation .. 4 Article Weather Limitations .. 5 Article Underground 5 Article Contaminated Material .. 5 SECTION STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN .. 6 Article General .. 6 Article Definitions and Web 6 Article Plan and Permit Submittals .. 9 Article Personnel Qualifications and Authority .. 10 Article Control and Prevention Plan Contents.

2 11 Article Materials .. 14 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 14 Article SWPPP Inspections, Reports and 16 Article Measurement .. 19 Article Basis of 19 SECTION EXPLORATORY TEST PITS .. 20 Article General .. 20 Article Materials .. 20 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 20 Article Measurement .. 20 Article Basis of 20 SECTION CLEARING AND GRUBBING .. 21 Article General .. 21 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 21 Article Measurement .. 21 Article Basis of 21 SECTION 22 Article General .. 22 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 22 Article Measurement.

3 22 Article Basis of 23 ii SECTION REMOVAL OF 24 Article General .. 24 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 24 Article Measurement .. 24 Article Basis of 24 SECTION REMOVAL OF SIDEWALK AND CONCRETE APRON .. 25 Article General .. 25 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 25 Article Measurement .. 25 Article Basis of 25 SECTION REMOVAL OF CURB AND GUTTER .. 26 Article General .. 26 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 26 Article Measurement .. 26 Article Basis of 26 SECTION REMOVAL OF 27 Article General .. 27 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 27 Article Measurement.

4 27 Article Basis of 28 SECTION EXCAVATION FOR TRAFFIC WAYS .. 29 Article General .. 29 Article Survey Stakes .. 29 Article Miscellaneous ..29 Article Unusable and Usable Excavation .. 30 Article Utilization or Disposal of Excavated Material .. 30 Article 31 Article Measurement .. 31 Article Basis of 32 SECTION GRADING EXISTING SURFACES .. 33 Article General .. 33 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 33 Article Measurement .. 33 Article Basis of 33 SECTION 34 Article General .. 34 Article Materials .. 34 Article CONSTRUCTION .

5 34 Article Measurement .. 35 Article Basis of 35 iii SECTION TRENCH EXCAVATION AND 36 Article General .. 36 Article Trench Excavation and Backfill - Description .. 36 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 37 Article Measurement .. 39 Article Basis of 40 SECTION TRENCH EXCAVATION, BACKFILL AND COMPACTION FOR SERVICE CONNECTIONS .. 41 Article General .. 41 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 41 Article Measurement .. 43 Article Basis of 43 SECTION FURNISH TRENCH BACKFILL .. 44 Article General .. 44 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 44 Article Measurement.

6 44 Article Basis of 44 SECTION FURNISH BEDDING MATERIAL .. 45 Article General .. 45 Article Materials .. 45 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 46 Article Measurement .. 47 Article Basis of 47 SECTION FURNISH FILTER MATERIAL .. 48 Article General .. 48 Article Materials .. 48 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 48 Article Measurement .. 48 Article Basis of 49 SECTION DRAIN/FILTER 50 Article General .. 50 Article Materials .. 50 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 50 Article Measurement .. 50 Article Basis of 51 SECTION FURNISH FOUNDATION 52 Article General.

7 52 Article Materials .. 52 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 52 Article Measurement .. 52 Article Basis of 52 iv SECTION UNCLASSIFIED FILL AND BACKFILL .. 53 Article General .. 53 Article Material .. 53 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 53 Article Measurement .. 53 Article Basis of 53 SECTION CLASSIFIED FILL AND 54 Article General .. 54 Article Material .. 54 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 56 Article Measurement .. 58 Article Basis of 58 SECTION LEVELING 59 Article General .. 59 Article Material .. 59 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 60 Article Measurement.

8 61 Article Basis of 62 SECTION 63 Article General .. 63 Article Materials .. 63 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 63 Article Measurement .. 63 Article Basis of 63 SECTION 64 Article General .. 64 Article Materials .. 64 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 64 Article Method of Measurement .. 65 Article Basis of 65 SECTION GEOTEXTILE FABRIC .. 66 Article Description .. 66 Article Materials .. 66 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 71 Article Method of Measurement .. 73 Article Basis of 73 SECTION ROADWAY INSULATION .. 74 Article General .. 74 Article Materials.

9 74 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 74 Article Measurement .. 75 Article Basis of 75 v SECTION DISPOSAL OF UNUSABLE OR SURPLUS MATERIAL .. 76 Article General .. 76 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 76 Article Measurement .. 76 Article Basis of 77 SECTION RECONSTRUCT 78 Article Description .. 78 Article Materials .. 78 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 78 Article Measurement .. 79 Article Basis of 79 SECTION PIPE CASING .. 80 Article General .. 80 Article Materials .. 80 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 80 Article Measurement .. 80 Article Basis of 80 SECTION SHORING, SHEETING AND BRACING/SHORING AND SHEETING LEFT IN THE TRENCH AND PORTABLE.

10 81 Article General .. 81 Article Materials .. 81 Article CONSTRUCTION .. 81 Article Measurement .. 81 Article Basis of 82 Page 1 STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS Division 20 - Earthwork Revised 11/08 STANDARD CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS FOR EARTHWORK DIVISION 20 SECTION GENERAL Article Scope of Work The Work covered by this Division consists of providing all plant, labor, equipment, supplies, material, transportation, handling, and storage, and performing all operations pertaining to the: 1) CONSTRUCTION of subbase for parking lots, streets, alleys, curbs, gutters, sidewalks and bike trails, 2) CONSTRUCTION for all trench excavation, backfill, bedding, and foundation material for utility installation; and 3) excavation and backfill for building structures and retaining walls.