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HomeMy WebLinkAbout65 - Construction of Boardwalks on Pile Bents4F 1 2 3 41 51 6 7� 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 COPY RESOLUTION NO. 65 COPY A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, ADOPTING SPECIFICATIONS NO. 26 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF BOARD WALKS ON PILE BENTS IN THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH. Be it resolved by the Board of Trustees of the City of Newport Beach that the following Specifications to be known as Specifications No. 26 for the construction of board walks on pile bents in the City of Newport Beach be and the same are hereby adopted. 1. The work herein provided for is to be done in accor- dance with the plans, profiles and cross - sections on file in the office of the City Engineer of the City d'f;Newport Beach, and all work shall, during its progress and on its completion, conform to the lines and grades which may from time to time be given by said City-- EUgineer. 2. PILES- All piles of whatever kind shall be cut from growing trees, free from wind or heart shakes, large or unsound knots., decay or other defects which would impair the strength or durability of the pile. Only butt cuts, cut about the ground swell of the tree, and with both ends square, will be accepted. They shall be peeled of bark and the knots trimmed, and the specified' sizes shall be, after peeling, straight and uniformly tapering. The piles shall be of the variety commonly called Oregon or Wash- ington fir, and may be the yellow or red variety. It shall ndt have at any point of its length and at any edge sap wood more than two (2) inches in width, and shall be free from knots over 1i inch diameter. 6%hen the piles are being driven the large end must be j cut off square so that the hammer will strike it square and solid and the head of the pile protected by means of rings to keep it from splitting or brooming. The bottom end of the piles must be perfectly square if they are driven with a square end, or if pointed, the point must be true and in the center of the pile. The piles must be of a length as shown on the detail plans, and -1- I ill after being driven and sawed off as required, must conform to the 211 length designated on the plans, and must not show any splitting or 3 11 brooming. 411 3. All timber for caps, joists, floor - planking and 5[j spreaders shall be of the grade commonly known as "Merchantable ", 6 lumber, dry and thoroughly seasoned, of strong and sound lumber, 7 free from loose or rotten knots, knot - holes, splits, shakes, wane, 8 rot, pitch seams (open on both sides of piece) or other defects 9 that will materially impair the strength of the piece, well manu- 10 factured and suitable for good and substantial construction pur- 11 11 poses. The timber shall be of the variety and dimensions as des- 12 ignated on the plans and details. 13 4. All work shall be executed in every respect in a 14 thorough and workmanlike manner, in accordance with the details 15 plans. The Contractor shall preserve all stakes set for lines, 16 levels or measurements of the work iXi their proper places until 17 authorized to move them by the City Engineer, and any expense in- 18 curred in replacing said stakes which the contractor or his sub - 19 ordinates may have failed to preserve shall be borne by the Con - 20 , tractor. 21 The Contractor shall for the price bid, furnish all the 22 materials and perform all labor necessary to execute the work in 23 every respect in a thorough and workmanlike manner in accordance 24 with the plans and specifications and to the satisfaction of the 25 Street Superintendent. 26 The Contractor shall observe all the ordinances of the 271i City of Newport Beach in relation to the obstruction of streets, 28 keeping open passageways and protecting the same where they are 29 exposed or dangerous to travel. 30 The contractor shall notify the Superintendent of Streets 31 when he desires a final inspection of the work, when the latter 32 will, as soon as possible, make the necessary examination, and if I I -2- 1 the work is found in compliance with these specifications, the 2 Superintendent of Streets will furnish the Contractor with a cer- 3 ( tificate to that effect. 4 Any overseer, superintendent, laborer, or other person 5 employed on the work by the Contractor, who shall perform his work 6 in a manner contrary to these specifications shall be discharged q immediately, and such person shall not again be employed on the 8 work. 9 Bidders must examine and judge for themselves as to the 10 location of the work and the nature of the same. 11 The Contractor shall keep upon the work a copy of the 12 plans and specifications, and access thereto shall at all timesbe 13 accorded the Engineer. 14 The Contractor shall prosecute work only in the presence 15 of an engineer or inspector appointed by the engineer and any work 16 done in the absence of said engineer or inspector will be subject 17 to rejection. The Contractor shall furnish the engineers and in- 18 spectors reasonable facilities for obtaining such information as 19 may be necessary to give them full information at all times re- 20 specting the progress and manner of the work and the character of 21 the materials. 22 The contractor shall take all necessary measures to pro - 23 tect the work and prevent accidents during construction. He shall 24 provide and maintain all necessary barriers, guards, temporary 25 bridges, watchmen and lights. 26 All loss or damage arising from any unforseen obstructio 27 or difficulties either natural or artificial which may be encoun- 28 tered in the prosecution of the work, or from any action of the 29 elements prior to final acceptance of the work, or from any act or 3011 omission not authorized by these specifications on the part of the 3111 Contractor or any agent or person employed by him shall be sus- 32 + tained by the Contractor. -3- 1 2 4P3 4 5 6 7 t 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 No work which may be defective in its construction, or deficient in any requirements of these specifications, will be con- sidered as accepted in consequence of the failure of any officer of the City or inspector connected with the work to point out said defects or deficiency during construction, and the contractor shall correct any imperfect work whenever discovered before the final ac- ceptance of the work. The Contractor shall care for all work until final:com- pletion and acceptance. He shall remove all surplus material and rubbish from the work after its completion and before he makes ap- plication for the acceptance of the work. When in the specifications a maximum or minimu;`either in size, percentage or thickness, or relating to quality or char- acter or other matter is allowed or prescribed, the work shall be accepted as in compliance therewith if within such maximum or min- imum so allowed hereby. Whenever the word ficity" is used in these specifications it refers to the City of Newport Beach, California. 4then the word "Contractor" is used in these specificati it refers to the party or parties of the second part in the agree- ment for the construction of the work herein specified. Whenever the words f[City Engineer" or "Superintendent of Streets" are used in these specifications, they refer respectively to the City Engineer and Street Superintendent of the City of New- port Beach, or their authorized agents or inspectors. 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this resolution and shall cause the same to be entered in the Book of Resolutions and a minute of the passage thereof in the records of the Board of Trustees of the meeting at which it was passed. Passed and approved this 29 day of January, 191 7. -4- S. R_ Jumper President of the Board of Trustee I 1 2 3 4I 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Attest: Claude M. Crego City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ) I, Claude M. Crego, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, do hereby certify the the foregoing Resolution No. 65 was passed by the Board of Trustees of the City of Newport Beach on the 29 day of January., 1917, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Trustees: S. R. Jumper, Glenn Helms, G. P. Wilson, H. A. Roh- inson, J. C. McCain NOES: Trustees: None ABSENT: Trustees: None -5- Claude M. City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach 41 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH) I, C. K. PRIEST, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that according to the records of the City of Newport Beach filed and main- tained in my office, the foregoing Resolution No. 65 was duly and regularly adopted, passed, and approved by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach- California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held at the regular meeting place thereof, on the 29 day of January , 19 17 , by the following vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: S. R. Jumper, Glenn Helms, G. P. Wil- son, H. A. Robinson, J. C. McCain NOES, COUNCILMEN. None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None Dated this 10 day of February 1 1955 1" City Clerk and Ex- Officio Clerk of the City Council, City of Newport Beach, State of California. - , - /.