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B. Regrading <br />The existing East mine area topography is depicted on Exhibit 3A. <br />The regarded topography to be achieved by the CONTRACTOR under this <br />specification is shown on Exhibit 3B. Comparative cross-sections of <br />the existing and regraded land forms are shown on Exhibits 4A and <br />4B. The approximate boundaries of cut and fill areas are shown on <br />Exhibit 3C. Exhibit 3D provides information regarding approximate <br />cut and fill area cubic yard volumes. The CONTRACTOR shall regrade <br />the East mine area to the topographic contours shown on Exhibit 3B by <br />excavating material from the "cut" areas and placing the material in <br />the "fill" areas delineated on Exhibit 3C. The material quantities <br />listed on Exhibit 3D are approximations only. Actual quantities may <br />vary from those shown. The CONTRACTOR is solely responsible for <br />determining and verifying all quantity estimates and pricing bid <br />amounts accordingly. No additional al]owance above the price bid <br />will be made on account of actual quantities of material moved being <br />different than the quantities listed on Exhibit 3D. <br />As part of the mine site regrading work, the CONTRACTOR shall load <br />and haul 500 cubic yards of non-coal fill material from the East mine <br />area to the west mine area and place the material along the steep <br />slope at the eastern extremity of the regraded area situated <br />immediately south of the highway. This area is delineated on <br />Exhibit 7. The material shall be placed in such a manner that evenly <br />covers the exposed coal/coal waste material visible on the hill slope. <br />With the exception of the fill material placement specified in the <br />preceeding paragraph for the west mine area, all coal and coal waste <br />material placed within fill areas at the East mine or exposed in the <br />excavations shall be covered with a minimum of 2 feet (measured <br />vertically) of non-coal fill material with the regraded surface at <br />the final contours shown on Exhibit 3B. It may be necessary in some <br />portions of cut areas to excavate below the final contour line to <br />remove exposed coal/coal waste material and fill the exposed area <br />back up to final grade with non-coal fill material such that the <br />upper two feet of all regraded surfaces consists of non-coal fill <br />material only. The CONTRACTOR is solely responsible for determining <br />special handling requirements during regrading work and pricing bid <br />amounts accordingly. <br />C. Compaction <br />All fill material, both coal and non-coal, obtained from cut areas <br />and placed within fill areas, shall be placed in maximum 2 foot <br />horizontal lifts and compacted by making 4 to 6 series of staggered <br />passes over the entire surface of each lift with rubber tired <br />equipment, sheepsfoot roller(s), or other appropriate compaction <br />equipment. Track mounted equipment such as bulldozers or hydraulic <br />excavators is not considered appropriate for use in compaction work. <br />Compaction work is not required within the upper extremity of the <br />bench back fill areas where the fill width becomes too narrow for safe <br />compaction equipment access. The final upper 2 foot lift and other <br />fill area surfaces fora depth of 2 feet below grade shall be left <br />uncompacted. <br />-21- <br />