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the root ball and no deeper than the root ball as measured from the bottom of the trunk flare to the bottom of the ball. Excavate pits for containerized plants to a minimum of 2 times the width of the container and no deeper than the actual height of the root mass within the container. Ensure that side slopes of all pits taper down from the rim of the pit to the outer edge of the bottom of the ball. Ensure that the sides of the pits are loosened and roughened to promote root penetration. Obtain RE approval before reusing topsoil from the excavated pits. Plant pits may be adjusted to fit site conditions. Ensure volumetric equivalent. For seedlings, vines, ground covers, and perennials, excavate pits to a minimum 12 inch diameter and 12 inch depth. 49

Dispose of excavated soil from plant pits as specified in 202.03.03.C.2. When requesting reuse of excavated material, obtain Department approval before reuse as specified in 202.03.03.C.1. Dispose of sod, weeds, roots, and other objectionable material as specified in 201.03.01.H. If the Contractor does not plan to plant excavated pits before the end of the working day, provide a plan, to the RE for approval, 5 days before planting that details the measures to ensure safety. Pruning. Prune according to ANS! A300 to preserve the natural character of each plant. Limit pruning at the time of planting to the removal of dead, conflicting, and broken branches. Do not prune the leaders of trees. Ensure that experienced personnel, using properly conditioned equipment and methods in keeping with accepted horticultural practice, perform all pruning. Setting Plants. Set plants plumb and at the same depth at which they were grown in the nursery, except set trees with a trunk flare 1/2 to 1 inch above the surrounding grade to allow for settling. Set roots for the various conditions as follows: as Balled and Burlapped Plants. Handle and move plants only by the ball. Either remove, or loosen and fold back the burlap from the upper 1/2 of the ball. When balled and burlapped plants are in wire baskets, remove the entire wire basket, preserving the integrity of the ball. 2. Containerized Plants. Immediately before planting, remove the container, and make 3 vertical cuts equidistantly spaced around the perimeter of the root mass. Make each cut 1/2 inch deep from the top of the root-earth mass to the bottom. 3. Wetland Plants. Pin the plugs within tidal elevations with wire staples to prevent floating. Fertilize the herbaceous plants with 1 ounce of 3 to 4 month slow release fertilizer. Backfilling. Backfill with topsoil and a water retaining polymer around the root system. Hand-tamp the topsoil and water at the rate of 15 gallons per square yard of pit area to settle the topsoil and to remove air pockets. Ensure that the topsoil is not frozen at the time of backfilling. Where necessary, backfill areas that have settled with topsoil. Form a 4 inch high compacted berm using topsoil around individual plants to a diameter equal to that of the pit. Ensure that the berm functions properly throughout the plant establishment period. Watering. Ensure plants receive a minimum of 1

soil around individual plants to a diameter equal to that of the pit. Ensure that the berm functions properly throughout the plant establishment period. Watering. Ensure plants receive a minimum of 1 inch depth of water per square yard of planting surface area per week. Ensure that the soil surrounding the root system remains moist but not saturated. Staking and Guying. Immediately after planting, stake or guy trees either 1 inch or more in caliper or more than 3 feet in height. Ensure that guy wires are not used to plumb trees but allow for normal sway. Ensure that trees remain plumb. Tree Protection. Install tree protectors to a height of 2 feet above the ground surface on all planted Malus and Crataegus species to prevent damage from bark consuming rodents. Mulching. Treat all beds with a pre-emergent herbicide before placing mulch. Ensure pre-emergent herbicide is applied by a Pesticide Applicator Business, under direction and supervision of a Commercial Pesticide Applicator in accordance with the NJ Pesticide Control Program regulations in NJAC Title 7 Chapter 30. Mulch plants as specified in 809.03.03. Neatly edge the beds to a depth of 4 inches to produce a smooth, flowing edge line and to retain mulch in bed. Caring for Plants. Inspect plants for condition and health. Maintain plants in a healthy growing condition by watering, weeding a minimum of once per month during growing seasons, spraying with pesticides, pruning, remulching, maintaining guys and stakes, and other horticultural operations as necessary. Replant missing plants or those that are not alive and healthy. 50

N. Restoration and Cleanup. Where existing turf areas have been damaged during planting operations, restore the disturbed areas as specified in 806.03.01. Dispose of debris as specified in 201.03.01.H. 811.03.02 Plant Establishment and Maintenance Period After completion, request that an inspection be made by the Department to determine if 100 percent of plants are alive and healthy. The Department will inspect plantings between May 1 and October 1. Install plants as specified in 811.03.01 that are missing or not alive and healthy. If replanting plants outside of the optimal or specified planting season as specified in Table 811.03.01-1, only use containerized or balled and burlapped plants that are certified as being dug dormant. The plant establishment and maintenance period will begin when the Department determines that 100 percent of the plants are alive and healthy. Ensure the plantings are cared for during the plant establishment and maintenance period by keeping the plants in a healthy growing condition by watering, weeding, spraying with pesticides, pruning, remulching disturbed areas, maintaining guys and stakes, and by other operations as horticulturally necessary. Remove and dispose of weeds, debris, and damaged plant material as specified in 201.03.01.H. Inspect plants annually and replace any missing plants or those that are not alive and healthy. The Department will reinspect the plants annually for the number of years specified in the Special Provisions. The reinspection by the Department will be yearly after the start of the plant establishment and maintenance period. If the Department determines that plants need to be replaced after each inspection, install plants as specified in 811.03.01 within 3 weeks of notification. If replacing outside of the optimal planting season as specified in Table 811.03.01-1, only use containerized or balled and burlapped plants that are certified as being dug dormant. Remove stakes, guys, and guy wires within the last month of the conclusion of the plant establishment and maintenance period. At the conclusion of the plant establishment and maintenance period, remove and dispose of weeds, debris, and damaged plant material as specified in 201.03.01.H. Treat planting beds with a pre-emergence herbicide. Provide the Department's Office of Landscape Architecture with the following for the duration of the

ed plant material as specified in 201.03.01.H. Treat planting beds with a pre-emergence herbicide. Provide the Department's Office of Landscape Architecture with the following for the duration of the plant establishment and maintenance period: Me Highway Occupancy Permit (HOP). Obtain a Highway Occupancy Permit from the NJDOT Centralized Permits office. Provide 2 copies of the approved permit to the Department's Office of Landscape Architecture. Include the following with the permit application, which will become part of the approved permit: a. Submit project description, location, and copy of the landscape plans, details, and specifications. b. Submit, for approval by the Department, a plant establishment and maintenance plan based on 811.03.01.M. c Submit, for approval by the Department, a detailed work schedule describing when the plant establishment and maintenance work will occur. 2 Maintenance Bond. Provide a bond to the Department in the amount specified in the Special Provisions with 2 copies sent to the Office of Landscape Architecture. 3. Ensure that the HOP and maintenance bond remain in effect for the duration of the plant establishment and maintenance period. 51

Notify the Office of Landscape Architecture 3 days before the date plant establishment and maintenance work will be performed. Failure to care for, maintain, or replace material that is missing or not alive and healthy both on and off site in each year of the Plant Establishment and Maintenance for the period specified in the Special Provisions will be cause for the Department to access the bond and contact the bonding company to complete this work. 811.04 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE ADDED: Pay litem Pay Unit SMALL DECIDUOUS TREE, 6” DIA. (IF AND WHERE DIRECTED) UNIT SECTION 820 - CONTRACT ALLOWANCE 820.01 DESCRIPTION This Section describes the requirements for contract allowance. 820.02 PROCEDURE The Schedule of Prices includes a Pay Item for Contract Allowance for changes in the scope of Work. There is no guarantee that any of these funds will need to be used during the course of the Work. 820.02.01 Changes in the Scope of Work and Allowance for Unforeseen Conditions. The Township will address changes in the scope of work as follows: A change in the scope of work is a change that causes the work to substantially differ in kind or nature from the original proposed construction. The Municipality may make payment for a change in the scope of work whether the change directly causes a change in the character of the work or causes other work to become significantly different in character. Efficiencies or inefficiencies resulting from minor increases or decreases in quantities of work are not a change in the scope of work. If a change in the scope of the work results in a decreased cost to perform the work, the Township will revise the price to reflect this reduced cost. For changes in the scope of work, the Township will base the modification on the difference between what the actual cost to perform the work of the Item or portion thereof involved would have been if there were no change, and the actual cost of performing the work or portion of work as changed. The modification shall only apply to the portion of the work for an Item actually affected by the change. No work is to be performed under CONTRACT ALLOWANCE without written authorization from the Engineer. 52

820.04 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT The Township will measure and make payment for Items as follows: Item Pay Unit CONTRACT ALLOWANCE LUMP SUM The Contract quantity of CONTRACT ALLOWANCE is a lump sum allowance, and the engineer has inserted a bid price in the Schedule of Prices. Payment shall not be requested if no work is done under CONTRACT ALLOWANCE. To qualify for payment, work must be authorized by the Engineer in writing. 53

DIVISION 900 — MATERIALS SECTION 902 — ASPHALT 902.02.03 Mix Design THE FOLLOWING IS ADDED TO THE FIRST PARAGRAPH: Unless otherwise approved by the RE, only one source of supply for hot mix asphalt surface course may be used on the project. SECTION 909 — DRAINAGE 54

909.02 PIPE 909.02.01 Reinforced Concrete Pipe Manufacture reinforced concrete pipe at a plant listed on the QPL. In the manufacture of reinforced concrete pipe, use concrete that is composed of cement, coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, and water. Concrete may include admixtures, fly ash, or slag. Provide materials as specified: Aggregates .. Cement... Admixtures: Air-Entraining 903.02.01 Chemical 903.02.02 ..ASTM C 618, Class C or F 903.02.03.B If fly ash is used to control alkali-silica reactivity, use Class F fly ash. Manufacture reinforced concrete culvert pipe, storm drain, and sewer pipe to conform to AASHTO M 170, Class III, Wall B, unless otherwise designated. For jacked pipe, use reinforced concrete culvert pipe conforming to AASHTO M 170, Class V, Wall B. Manufacture reinforced concrete elliptical culvert, storm drain, and sewer pipe to conform to AASHTO M 207, Class HE-IIl, unless otherwise designated. If required for watertight flexible joints, use preformed flexible joint sealants conforming to AASHTO M 198. Follow the Department approved Buy America Compliance Plan. Provide documentation of compliance when requested by the ME. For concrete pipe that is less than 60 inches in diameter, submit a certification of compliance as specified in 106.07. The ME will randomly inspect and test small-diameter concrete pipe for quality assurance, For concrete pipe that is 60 inches or more in diameter, notify the ME at least 2 weeks before shipping pipe to the Project. The ME will inspect and approve large-diameter pipe in the supplier's yard after manufacture. Perform 3 point loading in the supplier's yard as directed by the ME. If the ME does not inspect the concrete pipe, submit certifications of compliance as specified in 106.07. SECTION 912 — PAINTS, COATINGS, TRAFFIC STRIPES, AND TRAFFIC MARKINGS 912.01 PAINTS AND STAINS 912.01.01 Structural Steel Paint THE FOLLOWING IS ADDED: Paint structural steel which is to be galvanized, after galvanizing using the Duplex Coating System specified in 912.01.05. Do not subject structural steel which is to be painted after galvanizing to quenching under any circumstances. See contract plans for limits of painting. THE FOLLOWING SUBSECTION IS ADDED: 912.01.05 Duplex Coating System 55

Apply a factory finish coating over the freshly galvanized surface of all materials so noted on the contract plans. Follow the guidelines of the American Galvanizers Association publication “Painting over Galvanized Structural Steel.” The applicator shall be a company specializing in Duplex Coating and having a minimum of five years’ experience with coating galvanized steel with a “wet paint’ method. The applicator will provide previous Duplex coated references. Before the coating work is started, the finish coat applicator shall submit to the Township a color chart of the paint manufacturer which is to be used. Upon color selection, and before commencing work on the coating, submit a 3" x 5" galvanized steel sample plate, coated with the production materials to be used to the Township for final color, gloss and finish quality approval. The coating shall consist of the following paints, manufactured by International Protective Coatings, or approved equal: a. Intercure 420 as base primer, and b. Interthane 990 finish coat. Apply paint per manufacturer specifications. Surfaces to be painted shall be dry and free from dust, dirt, oil, grease of other contaminants. Apply paint coatings as soon as practicable after galvanizing. The target timeframe is to apply the primer within 24 hours of hot-dip galvanizing. The paint shall be applied under conditions within the following tolerances during the complete finishing process: Air temperature 50 degrees F min. and 90 degrees F max. 14. Steel surface temperature 50 degrees F min. and 100 degrees F max. 2. Humidity 65% max. 3. Steel temperature at least 5 degrees F above the dew point. The typical thickness of the Intercure 420 coating will be 4 to 7 mils. The Interthane 990 coating will be 2 to 3 mil dry equivalent. 912.02 COATINGS 912,03 PERMANENT TRAFFIC STRIPES AND MARKINGS 912.0302 Traffic Markings THIS SUBSECTION HEADING IS CHANGED TO: 912.03,02 Thermoplastic Traffic Stripes and Markings THE FOLLOWING IS ADDED: The material shall be a mixture of resins and other materials providing an essentially nonvolatile thermoplastic compound especially developed for traffic markings. The thermoplastic material shall be 100 percent solids. The binder shall consist of thermoplastic resins and plasticizers, and shall be homogeneously incorporated with all necessary pigments, fillers and glass beads to produce a