Chapter II: Part I: Specifications

=Introductory= PAGE
Value of general specifications 1
Theory of specifications 1
Street paving work 2
Specifications should be fair and just to contractor 4
Relations of contractor to municipality 6
Advertisements for proposals 7
Instructions to bidders 9
Relation between specifications and contract 9
Specifications 9
Preparation of specifications 9
Engineer as arbiter 11
Itemized unit prices 12

SPECIFICATIONS

=General= PAGE SECTION
General description of work 13
Definitions 14 1
Changes in plans and specifications 15 3
Quality of material and work 15 4
Inspection 15 5
Injury to persons and property 16 6
Sanitary and public convenience 16 7–9
Disorderly employees 17 10
Order and progress of work 17 11
Pavement datum 18 12
City monuments and stakes 18 13
Old and new material 18 14–15
Adjusting street structures 18 16
Connection with existing pavements 19 18
Measurements and computations 20 21
Incidental and extra work 20 23–24
Guaranty 21 25
Preparing the sub-grade 22 26
=Foundations=
Concrete foundations—Portland cement 24 28–29
Sand 26 30
Stone 26 31
Care of materials 27 33
Ratios 27 34
Mixing Concrete 28 35
Placing concrete 29 36
Setting of concrete 29 37
Foundation of old paving stone 30 39
Foundation of broken stone 31 40–41
=Sheet asphalt pavement=
General note 33
Crude and refined asphalts 36 43–46
Tempering agent 38 47
Sand 38 48
Pulverized stone 39 49
Asphaltic paving cement 39 50
Composition, surface mixture 40 51
Base course 42 52–54
Laying asphalt pavement 42 55–58
Plant 45 59
=Asphalt block pavement=
Sub-grade and foundation 46 60–61
Asphalt block 46 62
Composition and quality 46 63–64
Laying blocks 48 66
=Granite block pavement=
Granite blocks 50 71
Sand cushion 51 72
Setting blocks 51 73–74
Filling joints 52 75
Bridge and crossing stone 55 79
=Brick pavement=
Sub-grade and foundation 56 80–81
Paving brick 56 82–84
Delivering brick 58 85
Sand cushion 58 86
Setting the brick 59 87–89
Filling the joints 60 90
=Wood-block pavement=
Sub-grade and foundation 62 92–93
Wood-blocks 63 94
Creosote oil 65 95
Preservative treatment 65 96
Laying wood-blocks 66 97
Filling joints 68 98
Inspection 68 99
Expansion joints 68 101
=Bituminous concrete pavement=
General note 69
Sub-grade and foundation 70 103–109
Bituminous concrete 71 110
Mixing and laying 73 111–112
=Hydraulic concrete pavement=
Sub-grade and foundation 73 113
Bottom course 74 115
Top, or surface, course 74 116–120
Expansion joints 76 121
Bituminous surface 77 122
=Experimental or Untried Pavements= 78 123–126
=Concrete Curb and Gutter=
General 80 127
Excavation and drainage 81 128–129
Concrete 81 130
Weather 82 132
Expansion joints 82 133
Circular corners 83 134
Steel protection 83 135
Finishing, forms, etc. 83 136–138
Payment for 84 139
=Concrete Sidewalks=
General note 84
General dimensions 84 140
Grading 85 141
Drainage 85 142–143
Bottom course 86 144
Surface course 86 145
Expansion joints 87 147
Weather 88 149
Regrading 88 150
Repairing defects 88 151
Measurement and payment 88 152