15-APPROVE RES AWARDING BID FOR STREET DIVISION CURB/GUTTER ETC

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CITY OF PARIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS SPECIFICATIONS FOR DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF CURB/GUTTER, CONCRETE SIDEWALK AND STANDARD DRIVEWAY APPROACHES Req uirements • It is estimated that 5,000 linear feet of Curb and Gutter, 4,000 square feet of Driveway Approaches and 2,500 square feet of Reinforced Concrete Sidewalk will be repaired during the period of April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013. Exact quantities or feet cannot be determined, but best estimates are as indicated above. Quantities may be increased or decreased to meet the requirements of the Street Operations Division of the Public Works Department during the period shown above. Minimum quantities are not guaranteed. Specifications/Requirements: Demolition and construction of Curb/Gutter, Standard Driveway Approaches and Concrete Sidewalk must conform to the following guidelines and attached drawings. 1. Concrete Curb and Gutter: All concrete used for curb and gutter in the City of Paris will have a cement content of not less than 5 sacks of cement per cubic yard of concrete and a minimum compressive strength at 28 days of 3,000 pounds per square inch. The unit price bid for curb and gutter shall include 3- #3 bars of reinforcing steel. All loose material between the form will be removed and the grade wetted prior to the placing of the concrete. An approved curing compound shall be applied to the surface in accordance with Section 6. 2. Concrete Valley Gutters: All concrete valley gutters shall have a thickness of six (6") inches. Concrete valley gutters shall be reinforced with #4 bars on eighteen (18") inch spacing on both directions. All concrete shall have a minimum cement content of 5 sacks per cubic yard and a minimum compressive strength at 28 days of 3,000 pounds per square inch. An approved curing compound shall be applied to the surface in accordance with Section 6. 3. Reinforcing Steel: All reinforcing steel used on this project shall comply in all respects to Item 440, "Reinfarcing Steel" of the Standard Specifications for Construction of Highways, Streets, and Bridges as adopted by the State Department of Texas" on June 1, 2004. Payment for reinforcing steel shall be considered subsidiary to the various bid items. 4. Concrete Driveways: Driveways shall be composed of concrete having a minimum cement content of 5 sacks per cubic yard and a minimum compressive strength at 28 days of 3,000 pounds per square inch. The unit bid price shall also include #3 bars of 12 inch, or #4 bars on 18 inch centers both ways. An approved curing compound shall be applied to the surface in accordance with section 6. N4