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SECTION 31 00 00 EARTHWORK

SCOPE OF WORK

The work specified shall include all labor, equipment and incidentals necessary to perform all excavation, backfill, fill,
grading and finish grading in preparation for building construction, utilities, landscaping and grassing, required to
complete the work shown and specified on the contract documents. The work also includes all safety equipment
necessary to perform these operations. Provide all sheeting, bracing, and supports in accordance with OSHA
regulations and remove from the excavation all materials which are deemed unsuitable for backfilling.

DESIGN SPECIFICATION

The Designer of Record shall direct and provide site or subsurface investigation judged necessary in accordance with
the Agreement for professional services. This will include contacting Central Utilities and the Engineering Design and
Construction departments for any university records of site hazards, investigative work and surveyor reports, testing
laboratories (including test borings), soil analysis (including load bearing capabilities) and related site analysis.
Submit two copies of any site investigative reports to the Designated University Project Manager.

The Architect/Engineer shall define the types of earthwork being specified including earth excavation, rock
excavation, mass excavation, confined excavation, and shall specify the format for the Contractor's payment
schedule associated with these different scopes. The Architect/Engineer must specify the required soil dry density
and moisture content tests. The Contractor shall provide the Owner's Testing Agency with a continuously updated
and accurate schedule of the construction activities that require sampling, observation, or verification by the Testing
Agency. The Contractor shall also establish benchmarks for reference on the site.

Show all boring locations, cross sections and soil conditions. Also show all: existing conduits, drains, utility lines,
sewers, tunnels, cables, trees, paving, walks, foundations and other objects or obstructions, whether in use or
abandoned. State that information is for contractors use and that in no way shall the University be held responsible
for accuracy of the information.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

The University will contract for the services of an independent Testing Agency to perform required field and laboratory
testing. The Testing Agency will submit the following reports to the University Project Manager and copy the
Contractor:

1. Analysis of all soil materials tested, including fill, backfill, and borrow.
2. Verification of each footing subgrade.
3. In-place density test reports.
4. Moisture-density relationship test reports.
5. Compressive strength or bearing test reports.
6. All other reports requested by the Architect/Engineer or the University.

SITE CONDITIONS

The Architect/Engineer must extensively inventory the existing site conditions including vehicle and pedestrian traffic,
site utilities, subsurface conditions, ground water, and site limitations. The University assumes no responsibility for
the completeness or accuracy of the data contained in any reports supplied in reference to the site conditions. Items
of historic or archeological value discovered during earthwork operations shall remain the property of the University.

The Contractor is responsible for notifying the appropriate utility locators before any work begins.

The Contractor will file a dig permit with the Engineering Design and Construction department who will then route it to
the various University departments. The University will mark all utilities within the project limits. The contractor shall
repair all damaged utilities located and marked thru the dig permit at no cost to the University. The contractor must
maintain a document that indicates the exact location of all utilities and shall issue the document to the University at
the completion of the project.

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EXECUTION

The Architect/Engineer shall specify and define the products involved in the earthwork operation. This specification
shall also address the parameters of unsatisfactory products and materials. The Architect/Engineer shall also address
the site preparation, including the stripping of topsoil, protection and barricades, the Contractor's responsibilities and
liabilities, weather limitations, tree and root protection, dewatering, all excavating, backfilling, filling, fill placement,
compacting, grading, proof rolling, and field quality control.

Generally, backfill shall be compacted in 6" lifts and compacted to a 98% density under roads and structures and
95% density elsewhere. The use of excavating equipment and trucks to perform compaction in trenches is not
allowed. The earthwork execution must also specify the maintenance of completed areas, the repair of damaged
areas, and the correction of areas where settlement has occurred. The storage of topsoil and disposal of topsoil,
excess material, and waste material shall be specifically described in the specification. All underground utilities must
be located by hand digging before the grading or excavation operation begins.

SECTION 31 10 00 - TREE PROTECTION AND SELECTIVE CLEARING

This section will cover the clearing, grubbing and stripping of the construction site. The clearing and grubbing shall
only take place within the limits of construction as defined by the contract documents. The University Project Manager
must confirm these limits prior to the start of any site work. Alabama Department of Environmental Management
guidelines for Erosion and Sediment Control must be followed at all times.

The contractor is responsible for scheduling a pre-construction conference with University Project Manager prior to
the start of clearing operations. Sedimentation, erosion control and tree protection devices must be in place prior to
the start of any site work and must be maintained until permanent ground stabilization is achieved. The University
reserves the right to add additional erosion control and tree protection measures if site conditions warrant.

CLEARING

No damage shall be done to property, trees, or shrubbery to be retained in, or outside, the Limits of Construction. The
contractor at no cost to the University shall repair damage that occurs. Prior to starting work, all retained trees and
shrubs shall have protective barriers in place. Disposal of all objectionable matter is the responsibility of the
contractor and shall be addressed in the contract documents.

GRUBBING

Grubbing consists of the complete removal of objectionable matter that is embedded in the underlying soil including
tree roots, foreign materials, and any object protruding from the earth. Objectionable matter shall include all roots
more than 3/4" in diameter for a minimum depth of 12" below subgrade in open areas and 36" below subgrade in
areas that will be under the foundations of the proposed structure or the finished subgrade of paved areas. The roots
of protected trees and shrubs must be protected during this operation.

STRIPPING

Topsoil shall be stockpiled in a designated area within the limits of the site if there is sufficient area to do so. The
disposal of the topsoil not required for the project shall be addressed in the contract documents. The University
manages an on campus spoil site that may be used after consultation with the University Project Manager.

PRESERVATION OF ADJACENT PROPERTY AND EXISTING STRUCTURES

Exercise extreme care to avoid causing unnecessary disturbance to any property bordering the construction site.
Existing Site Improvements that must be removed shall be replaced with equal or better quality materials and
workmanship.

MODIFICATION OF EXISTING UTILITIES

If an underground or overhead utility must be disconnected, removed or modified in any way, the Engineering
Consultant must review the proposed work with the University Project Manager to determine the full scope of Work
required. Active utilities traversing the site shall be preserved in operating condition.
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1. Disconnection of existing utility service shall be arranged in accordance with regulations and/or
requirements governing the utility concerned.

2. If the utility is to be abandoned and it does not serve any other University facilities, the utility
should be fully removed to the edge of the Limits of Construction.

TREE PROTECTION AND SELECTIVE CLEARING

All new construction and exterior renovation projects must address tree protection and selective clearing. This work
shall be defined and coordinated in the Civil Engineer and Landscape Architect's contract documents. The contractor
and the design team representative must establish the monitoring, documentation, and enforcement of this issue. The
Owner's representative will approve this predetermined policing structure, which shall include defining how objective
assessments of damage and negligence will be achieved. All work must comply with the requirements of the
University.

Barriers must be placed beyond the drip line of existing trees to protect them from the stockpiling of materials,
excavation and placement of earth, foot traffic, vehicular traffic, or parking. It is the contractor's responsibility to
protect the tree and it's root structure from damage during construction. Coat any cut surfaces with an acceptable
coating especially formulated for horticultural use on cut or damaged plant tissues, or as directed by the University
Project Manager.

Root space is the most critical factor in tree protection through the construction process. The root system can easily
extend beyond the drip line of the tree canopy. Within the drip line this root system is denoted as the Critical Root
Zone (CRZ). Disturbance within the CRZ can directly affect the trees chances for survival. To protect these CRZs the
following standards shall apply:

The Tree Protection Zone of specimen trees or stands of trees or otherwise designated tree save areas shall include
no less that the total area beneath the tree(s) canopy as defined by the farthest canopy drip line of the tree(s). In
some circumstances the University Project Manager may require a Tree Protection Zone in excess of the area
defined by the drip line.

The use of tree save islands and stands of trees is encouraged rather than individual trees scattered throughout a
site wherever possible.

All construction activities such as material storage, parking, concrete washout, burn holes and vehicle access shall be
conducted as to prevent disturbances within Tree Protection Zones.

No entry or disturbance shall occur within the Tree Protection Zone of specimen trees or tree islands without prior
approval by the University Project Manager.

PROTECTIVE BARRIERS

Active protective tree fencing shall be installed along the outer edge of and completely surrounding the CRZ of all
specimen trees, tree islands, or otherwise designated Tree Protective Zones, prior to any land disturbance and shall
remain until final landscaping is complete.

These protective fences shall meet ALDOT specifications.

All Tree Protection Zones should be designated as such with TREE SAVE AREA signs posted visibility on all sides
of the fenced area at 50 foot intervals. Signs requiring subcontractor cooperation and compliance of tree protection
standards shall also be placed at all site entrances.

All exposed roots 1 inch or greater at the edge of the Tree Protection Zone shall be pruned with a clean cut to the soil
edge.

Pruning of tree limbs to accommodate clearance for construction activities shall be performed by an approved tree
contractor in accordance to standard arboricultural practices approved by the University Project Manager.

Any invasive species shall be removed from within the Tree Protection Zone.
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Tree Protection Zones shall be mulched with either recycled wood chips from on site removals or a shredded pine or
hardwood mulch.

ENCROACHMENT

Clearing activities: root systems often intermingle and fuse among trees. The removal of trees adjacent to Tree
Protection Zones can cause inadvertent damage to the protected root systems. Wherever possible it is advisable to
cut minimum 24 deep trenches (with a Ditchwitch) along the limits of land disturbance prior to clearing so as to cut
rather than tear roots. This encroachment line will be determined by the University Project Manager.

Where compaction may occur on roots outside the Tree Protection Zone the area must be maintained with a
minimum 4 inch layer of wood chips ( preferably recycled from on site removals) or pine bark when possible.

Utility trenching: The installation of utilities through a Tree Protection Zone should occur by way of tunneling or boring
rather than trenching.

In the event of any encroachment within Tree Save Areas, corrective pruning, soil therapy or other recommended
arboriculture procedures shall be performed by a tree contractor using standard arboriculture practices and approved
by the University Project Manager.

31 25 00 - EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL

The civil engineer is responsible for designing an erosion control plan according to current NEPA and ADEM
requirements. This plan must be submitted and approved in writing by ADEM. This plan will specify the quantity,
type, and location of erosion and sedimentation controls needed to comply with the federal and local Environmental
Protection Department statutes and guidelines and the wishes of the University.

The contractor must install and maintain all temporary erosion and sediment control measures, exactly as is stated in
the approved site erosion control plan, from the start of construction until final controls become effective. The
contractor is also responsible for performing all work in accordance with ADEM's and the University's current Erosion
and Sediment Control standards.

The University Safety and Environmental Compliance department will review and sign off on all erosion and sediment
control measures.

EXECUTION

The execution of the erosion control and the sediment control shall be specified by the Design Professional and shall
meet, or exceed, the criteria of the above listed scope of work. Should any of the temporary erosion and sediment
control measures employed fail to produce results which comply with the requirements of the University or ADEM, the
contractor shall immediately take the necessary steps to correct the deficiency.

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