2006-02-02_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - M1999120

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DIVISION 2 -SITE WORK SECTION 02100 -SITE PREPARATION PART 1 -GENERAL 1.01 WORK INCLUDED Clearing trees and brush from the slurry wall alignment and stripping upper soil layer to prepare for placement of new impervious fill. This work to be accomplished by the Owner. 1.02 RELATED WORK Section 02290 -Fill Area Construction PART 2 -NOT USED PART 3 -EXECUTION 3.01 GENERAL The Contractor and Design Professional shall provide the Owner with information regarding the extent of clearing required in accordance with this section and the intent of the contract documents. 3.02 CLEARING AND GRUBBING The area to be occupied by the permanent construction required under these specifications and the surfaces of all borrow pits, stockpiles, and fill areas shall be cleared of all trees, stumps, exposed roots, brush, rubbish, and other objectionable matter. 3.03 STRIPPING The fill areas shall be stripped to a depth of 6" or to a sufficient depth to remove all unsuitable materials. The unsuitable materials to be removed by stripping shall include all surface boulders and loose rock, debris, topsoil, vegetable matter, including stumps and roots, and all other perishable and objectionable materials that are unsuitable for use in permanent construction required under these specifications or that might interfere with the proper bonding of the embankment with the foundation, or the proper compaction of the fill materials, or that maybe otherwise objectionable. 3.04 DISPOSAL Materials from clearing operations shall be stockpiled on the property at a location approved by the Mine Site Superintendent. Waste piles shall be located where they will not interfere harmfully with the natural flow of the stream and drainage channels, with construction operations in the borrow areas, or with the operation of the reservoir. Waste piles shall be leveled and trimmed to reasonable regular lines. END OF SECTION 02/06 Section 02100 -Page 1 of 1