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162ORDINANCE NO. An Ordinance providing for the paving of a portion of those certain streets of the Town of Atlantic Beach, Florida, viz; The street known and designated as Tenth Street from said East Coast Drive to said Sherry Drive; the street known and designated as Eleventh Street from said East Coast Drive to said Sherry Drive; and provid- ing for the payment of a portion of the cost thereof by the imposition of special assessments to be levied and assessed against the property abutting, adjoining or contiguous to said improvement in proportion to the benefits bestowed upon the property assessed; and providing further that the work contemplated hereunder and the special assessments to be levied therefor shall be done and provided for in the manner prescribed by Section 37, Chapter 13907, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1929, and Chapter 9298, Laws of Florida, Acts of 1923; and providing for other matters relating thereto. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND T(WN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF ATLANTIC BEACH, DUVA L COUNTY, FLORIDA: Section 1. It is hereby ascertained, determined and declared that the public health, safety, order, convenience, comfort, and general welfare of the Town of Atlantic Beach in Duval County, Florida, require that the portion of those certain streets of said Town hereinafter described and designated be paved and improved in accordance with the plans and specifications hereby adopted and approved and attached hereto and by reference made a part of this Ordinance; and said improvement is hereby ordered to be made. Section 2. It is hereby ordered that all the parts or portions of those certain streets of said Town of Atlantic Beach, viz: The street known and designated as Tenth Street from said East Coast Drive to said Sherry Drive; the street known and designated as Eleventh Street from said East Coast Drive to said Sherry Drive, be paved and improved in accordance with said plans and speci- fications. Section 3. The total estimated cost of constructing said improvement and completing the said work contemplated hereunder is the sum of $ 6,1,7-7-00 , and the proportion of such total estimated cost, which shall be borne and paid by the Town of Atlantic Beach, is the sum of $ 96429'49,0 , which shall be paid in cash from the funds appropriated and available for the purpose from the Town's general fund, and the balance of said estimated total cost remaining in the sum of 7G O , shall be financed, paid and defrayed by the imposition and collection of special assessments to be levied and assessed against and upon all lots and lands adjoining, contiguous to or bounding and abutting such improvement (exclusive of public -owned property) specially benefited by reason of the construction of said improvemento Section 4. It is hereby ascertained, determined and declared that all lots and lands adjoining and contiguous to or bounding and abutt- ing upon said above described parts or portions of said several streets will be specially benefited by the improvement provided for in this Ordinance to an extent greatly in excess of the estimated amount of the special assessments to be distributed and prorated among the said several lots and lands to be assessed, To pay and defray such portion of said cost of said improvement as will not be borne by said Town, special assessments, in the manner hereinafter provided, shall be imposed, levied and assessed against and upon all such lots and lands. exclusive of public -owned property) adjoining and contiguous to or bounding and abutting upon said improvement to be specially benefited by reason of the construction of said improvement, in an amount which shall in no event exceed the special benefit accruing to the property assessed, the unit or basis for distributing the special assessment to be so imposed, levied and assessed shall be according to the front footage of such property fronting or abutting upon said improvement in the proportion that the particular lot or parcel of land to be assessed bears to the total front footage of all such property front- ing or abutting upon said improvement. The estimated amount of cost per front foot as special assessment to be levied and assessed against and upon such lots or parcels of land fronting or abutting upon said improvement is as follows: The sum of 4,E,04 per front foot for each foot of property abutting on said improvement to be made on said Tenth and Eleventh Streets, The Tann shall have and assert a lien superior to all other claims except taxes against and upon the aforesaid property for the amounts of such special assessment, together with interest and all costs of collection. 2, Section 5• The special assessments to be levied and assessed to pay and defray the cost of said improvement shall be levied and assessed in the manner and in accordance with the procedure provided fcr in Section 37 of Chapter 13907, Laws of Florida, Special Acts of 1929 and Chapter 9298, Laws of Florida, Acts of 1923. Section 6. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor. Passed by the Tbwn Council on first reading, July /.314 1954. Passed by the Town Council on second reading, July /3W-, 1954. Passed by the Town Council on third and final reading and approved by the Mayor, July 1954• Approved July &—a, 1954• Mayor Attest: aw'.& i - Z— Town Clerk 3. PAVING SPECIFICATIONS T019N OF ATLANTIC BEACH FLORIDA DEFINITION OF TERMS Whenever in these specifications the following terms or prounouns in place of them are used, their intent and meaning shall be interpretated as follows: TOWN: The Town of Atlantic Beach, Florida. TOWN COUNCIL: The Town Council of the Town of Atlantic Beach, Florida. ENGINEER: The Contracting Engineer for the Town of Atlantic Beach, Florida. INSPECTOR: An authorized representative of the Town Council assigned to insect any of the materials or workman- ship entering into the improVementi BIDDER: Any individual, firm or corporation, submitt- ing a proposal for the work contemplated. CONTRACTOR: Any individual, firm or corporation enter- ing into agreement to perform the work specified herein. CONTRACT: The articles of agreement between the Town and the Contractor Covering the work to be performed includ- ing the plans and specifications. SURETY: The corporate body which is bound with and for the Contractor, who is primarily liable and which agrees to be responsible for the payment of L411 detts pertaining to, and for his acceptable performance of the work for which he has contracted. PROPOSAL: The approved prepared -forms on which the bidder is submit, or has submitted hiss their, or its proposal for the work contemplated. PLANS: The official plans, -cross-sections or other drawings or reproductions thereof, pertaining to the work to be done. SPECIFICATIONS: The directions, provisions and require- ments contained herein, together with all written agreements made or to be made pertaining to the methods or manner of performing the work, or the quantities of materials to be furnished unde r the contract. TW_ Tr;,',,TC.i 7:ONS TO B .Dr' ::-:. EXAMINATION OF FLANS,, SPECIFICATIONS AND SITE OF WCRK The bidder ass .required, before submitting his proposal; to visit the site of the proposed work and to familiarize himself with any local conditions that may in any manner affect the work -to be done and the nature and extent of the work, also the equipment, materials, and labor required. He is also required to examine carefully the plans and specifications and form of contract and bond and to inform him- self thoroughly regarding any and all conditions and requirements that may in any manner affect the work to be performed under the contract. Ignorance on the pert of the contractor will in no way relieve him of the obligations and responsibilities assumed under the contract. INTERPRETATION OF THE APPROXIMATE ESTIMATE Bidders are cautioned that the estimate of quantities shown on the proposal form is approximate only and is given merely as a basis of comparison upon which the contract may be awarded. The right is re- served to change any or all of the quantities shown or to omit any portions that the Engineer may deem necessary as provided for else- where in these specifications. No allowance will be made for antici- pated prof its . FAMILIARITY WITH LAWS; ETC. The bidder,is assumed to be Familiar with all Federal, State, and tdaal laws, Otdinances, Rules and Regulations that in any manner af- fect the Wmk4 Inorance n the part of the bidder will in no way relieve him from fesponsibility4 PROPOSAL FORMS The bidder must submit his proposal in a form perscribed by the T6wn Council. The blank spaces must be filled in Corredtly for each and every -item for which a quantity is given. Thi: bidder must state the price, written in ink, both in words and numerals for which he pro- poses to do each item of work called fnr. All papers bound with or attached to the proposal form are a necessary part theteof and must not be detached. SIGNATURE ON PROPOSALS The bidder must sign his proposal correctly. If the proposal is made by an individual, his name and post office address must be shown. If made by a firm or partnership, the name and post office address of each member of the firm or partnership must be shown. If ma de by a.corporation, the person signing the proposal shall show the name of the State under the laws of which the C orporation was chartered , also the names and business addresses of its President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The proposal shall bear the seal of the Corporation attested by the Secretary. Any one signing the proposal as agent, shall file with the proposal legal evidence of his author- ity' to do so. GUARANTY TO ACCOMPANY Each proposal must be accompanied by a proposal guaranty of the char- acter and amount indicated in the proposal form or advertisement. DELIVERY OF PROPOSALS Each proposal must be placed in an envelope, sealed and endorsed on the outside, "BID FOR STREET PAVING". If delivered by mail, this envblope must be placed in another envelope and addressed to the TowA Council, Town of Atlantic Beach, Florida. The proposal shall repch the Town Hall, Atlantic Beach, Florida., not later than the di, and hour stated in the advertisement. WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSALS A bidder may withdraw his proposal without prejudice to himself, by connunicating his purpose in writing to the Tbwn Supervisor, T Cwn of AtJint is Beach, F lorida, and when reached it will be returned to him uncpened. QUALIFICI,TION OF BIDDERS The contract will be a warded only to responsible contractors, quali- fied by experience to do the work s pecified herein. The bidder must sutinit with his proposal satisfactory evidence of his experience in like work; acid that he is fully prepared' with the necessary organi- Zation, capital, equpwent, and machinery, to compete the work to the. satisfaction of the Town Council within the tine limit stated in the proposal., More than on') bid ilro,.-. an `L-idiviJual, M, r,&r J_ c o r p c. r a or associati_-_n -ander. t,_- Same or dif:Ley.-.nt names will not be consid ered, -roi-rids for believ-ing that; d b.i.dder -,;.s interested in more than one opus .1- fcr same work wi-'I. ea-asEt thio reje;.0-_'L.r_)n of sI e 4 , atere te('-, all proposalss - '.n which such to dders are, b,Iipried. to b su Any or all. will be rejected if there is reason to be)AL.eve that coll-i-isic-n artonc- the bidder 3., arid al' participants In such collusion will n.,.,t te ut-,nsitlered in L'ut,ure icr the same work. Proposals :).n which the prices obviously -,011. be rejected. RIGHT TO REJECT PROPOSALS Right is reserved to reject any or all proposals. AWARD OF THE CONTRACT The award of the contract, if it is awarded, will be to the lowest and best responsible bidder -whose proposal shall comply with the re- quirements of these specifications., In no case will the award be made until all necessary investigations have been made into the re- sponsibility of the low bidder and the Town Council satisfied that the low bidder is qualified to do the work and has the necessary organization, capital, and equipment to carry out the provisions of the contract to the satisfaction of the Town Council within the time specified. RETURN OF THE PROPOSAL GUARANTY As soon as the bid prices have been compared, the Town Council may, at its discretion, return the "guaranty deposits" accompanying such proposals as in its judgment would not likely be considered in mak- ing the award. All other proposal guarantees will be held until the contract and bond have been executed, after which they will be re- turned to the respective bidders whose proposal they accompany. BONDS Good and sufficient bond, in the penal sum of not less than twenty- five (25%) per cent of the estimated amount of the contract, with a surety company, satisfactory to the Town will be required from all contractors guaranteeing that their contract will be faithfully per- formed; that the contractor or contractors will save the Town harm- less on account of all claims for damages to persons, property or premises arising out of his or their operations prior to the accept- ance of the finished work; and that he or they will promptly make payment to all persons supplying him or them labor, material and supplies used directly or indirectly by the contractor, contractors, sub-contractors in the prosecution of the work provided for in said contract. In the event that the surety company becomes unsatis- factory to the said Town, it may, in its discretion, require from the contractor an additional or new bond in the same 'or lesser penal sum with a surety company satisfactory to it, and to be conditioned as above required. Upon the failure to furnish such additional or new bond within ten d,-tys from date of written notice so to do, all payments under its contract will be withheld until such additional bond is furnished. EXECUTION OF CONTRACT The individual, firm, or corporation to which the contract has been awarded shall. sign the necessary agreements entering into contract with the Town Council, and return them to the Town Council within ten (10) days, No contract will be considered binding upon the Town Council until it has been properly executed.. FAILURE TO EXECUTE CONTRACT Failure on the part of the contractor to execute the contract as re- quired will be just cause for the annulment of the award, the amount of the guaranty deposited with the proposals shall be forfeited to DT, the Town, ras a-ponalty but es reasonable, fixed and liquidated damages„ The award may then be made to the next lowest bidder or the work re-advertised as the Town Council may elect. SUBLETTING OR ASSIGNING OF CONTRICT A contractor shall not sublet, selly transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of the contract or any portion thereof or of the work pro- vided for therein or of his right, title or interest therein, to anyperson, firm or corporation without the written consent of the TownCouncil, RATFIST_ a t.rl N i . If the c^ntra-tci:• i,3 Ioq-,.:.1.re 1 !' d'•n_re :a iJS<? any dEu h7F t:r'adSm r1S, devise; raater's.0. or pro.-e:zs C.' 6h ec+ ::'y 'tt,eL s_ -atent ,:c copv.'_i.gfht, he shall pro,:ridc for sil h usz by 31.i_ ',ar1e Ic-.9".L .ag.-c*Ien,; i4_'_ . the patentee or ow;, --r opa3ent or and a copy of -he agreement shay. be filed with the T;S.Tn C`,rancil: If r_o such. agree - meat, is made cr filed.. t",'le contractor and the surety shaa.l indemnify andsave hurmlesn the fioi.a, cou:Icil frcm any and all claims for in- fringements by reason of the use of any such patented. design. devise,. trademarkp copyr, ig'at, material. or process in connection with the work agreed to be perf orlm :d. under the -,ontract and shall indemnify the Town Council from any cost, Exercise, cr damage which it may be obliged to pay by reason of any infringement at any time during the prosecution of, or after the completion of the work., C-ERETI.A .T- "PR.OVISIONS SCOPE OF THE WORK The contractor shall. furnish each and every item of labor, together with all materials, tools) equipraen;-. and machinery necessary to complete fully the improvement as pl-nned, He shall do all grading, remove all old sidewalks at pavemen-c; crossings? trees, or other like obstructions. In short, he will build the street complete as planned, and when finished leave the street and adjacent walks ne,t and clean. PROSECUTION OF WORK The contractor shall begin the work on such day as the Engineer may de signate and shall proceed with said work in the order designated from time to time by said Engineer. The work shall be conducted in such a manner and with sufficient 1 abor j materials i tools and equip- ment necessary to complete the Mork, Should the organization of the contractor or its managements or the manner of carrying on the work be manifestly incompetent or inadequate to do the work as specified within the stated time, then the Towyn Council shall have the right to take charge of the work and furnish and provide the labor, materials, and equipment necessary to complete the work as planned within the required time? and the cost of all such work charged against the con- tractor and his Surety shall be held responsible. SUNDAYS AND LEGAL HOLIDAYS No work shall be done on Sundays in writing by the Engineer. or legal holidays except so ordered CHARACTER OF WORKMEN AND EQUIPMENT All workmen employed by the Contractor shall be experienced in and capable of doing the kind of work assigned to them. Any workman whom the Engineer may deem incapable of doing the kind of work assigned to him or who uses profane or abusive language to the inspector or who interferes with the work of the inspector or who disobeys or evades the instructions of the Engineer shall be discharged and shall not again be employed on the work. All equipment provided by the con- tractor shall be first class, standard equipment, thoroughly adequate for the work for which it is to be used. Failure on the part of the contractor to furnish such labor and equipment shall be sufficient cause for the annulment of the contract. COOPERATION OF THE CONTRACTOR The contractor shall remain on the work or keep an authorized repre- sentative on the work at all times to carry out the instructions of the Engineer. He shall provide ali reasonable facilities to enable the Engineer or his inspectors to inspect the materials and work- manship entering into the work and he shall cooperate in setting and preserving stakes, bench marks, etc. for controlling the work. PERMITS AND LICENSES The contractor shall procure all permits and licenses, pay all charges and fees and give all notices necessary to the due and law- ful prosecution of the work. The Town will furnish to the contract- or all water necessary to be used in the construction of the work as v-t,—At-...,.ri..the.-Perip.osal. PUBLIC SERVICE, P7',-'----,, I: The various public. co .Jn ..:i• are required to move, relocate or readjust any poles; pipe anl. conduits belonging to them that it may be necessary to .rei-u vo or readjust. When any such pole or pipe or conduit is encountered the contractor shall promply notify the proper company. ALTERATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS The Engineer reserves the right to make such. changes in the plans or character of the work as he may consider necessary or desirable from time to time to complete fully the work as contemplated provided such changes do not change materially the original plans and specifications and such alterations in the plans or specifications shall not be con- sidered as a waiver of any condition of the contract nor invalidate any of the provisions thereof. Should such alterations result in an increase or decrease in the quantity of work to be performed, the con- tractor shall be paid for such increase or. shall give credit for suchfor. decrease, as the case mabe, the amount of such increase or decrease tobe determined according to the unit price shown in the proposal or in case no unit prices are shown in the proposal for such additional work then the contractor's compensation shall be determined as I:rovid- ed for under "Unclassified Work". UNCLASSIFIED WORK Upon written instructions from the Engineer, the contractor shall per- form such additional work, for which no provision is made in the plans or specifications as the Engineer may consider necessary for the proper completion of the work and such additional work shall be done in the best workmanlike manner according to the instructions of the Engineer. This work will be paid for at such prices as may be agreed upon in writing between the contractor and the Town Council before the work is done. When such prices are not agreed upon or when this method of payment is impractical. the contractor shall do such work and shall be paid the actual cost of such work - not in- cluding over head - plus fifteen (15) per cent. UNAUTHORIZED WORK Work done without lines and grades being given, work done behind lines and grades shown on the plans or as given, or any extra work done without written authority will be considered as unauthorized work and will not be paid for by the Town Council and when so order- ed by the Engineer such work shall be removed and properly replaced by the contractor at his own expense. LAWS TO BE OBSERVED The contractor shall observe and comply with all Federal, State and Local Laws, Ordinances and Regulations that in any manner affect the conduct of his work and shall indemnify and save harmless the Town and all its officers, agents, and employees against any claim or liability arising from or based upon the violation of any such law, ordinance or regulation, whether by himself or his employees. SANITARY PROVISIONS The contractor shall provide and maintain in a neat sanitary condi- tion such accommodations for the use of his employees as may be necessary to comply with the regulations of the State Board of Health or other bodies having jurisdiction. He shall commit no public nuisance, CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WORK Until the final acceptance of the improvement by the Town Council :it shall be under the charge and care of the contractor. He shall take every precaution to protect the work from damages by the elements orfrontanycausewhatsoeverandheshallrepairandmakegoodathis ownexpense any such damage. He shall provide and maintain suitable, stropg and substantial barricades and "Street Closed" si gns wherever necessary, which signs and barricades shall be kept lighted from sun- down with suitable red lights. The contractor shall save and keepharmlesstheTown, its officers and employees from any and all suchclaimsfordamagetopersonsorpropertysustainedduringtheprose- cution --f the work, TESTS AND SAMPLES OF M!53"RTATUS Only materials meeting the requirements of these specifications shall be used in the work. The Engineer and his inspectors shall have access to all parts of the work at all times and to all materials intended for use in the work as well as to the factories where such materials are manufactured. Materials will be inspected and passed upon as promptly as practicable and none shall be used in the work until they have been approved. The work will be approved as it pro- gresses, but failure to reject defective work at the time it is done shall in no way prevent its rejection at any time before the final acceptance of the improvement. LINES AND GRADES The Engineer shall furnish all the lines and grades necessary in lay- ing out the work and such stakes and markings as the Engineer may set for his own or the contractor's guidance shall be scrupulously pre- served by the contractor. In case of negligence on the part of the contractor or his employees resulting in the destruction of such stakes or markings the contractor shall pay for replacing the same at the rate of two dollars ($2.00) per point, which amount will be de- ducted from any moneys due the contractor under the contract. AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF INSPECTORS The Town Council may appoint inspectors to inspect any and all materi- als and work. Such inspection may extend to any or all parts of the work and to the preparation and manufacture of the materials to be used. The inspectors will not be authorized to alter, revoke, en - large or relax the provisions of these specifications now will they be authorized to approve or accept any portion of the completed work, nor to issue instructions contrary to the plans and specifications. An inspector is placed on the work to keep the Engineer informed as to the progress of the work and the manner in which it is being done, also to call the attention of the contractor to any infringement upon the plans or specifications. The inspector will have authority to reject defective materials or to suspend any work that is being im- properly done. DEFECTIVE WORK OR MATERIALS All materials not meeting the requirements of these specifications shall be condemned as defective and all such material whether in place or not shall be removed immediately from the site of the work. No material which has been rejected, the defects of which have been corrected, shall be used until approval has been given. All work that has been condemned or rejected shall be remedied, or if necessary, shall be removed and replaced in an acceptable manner by the contract- or at his own expense and without unnecessary delay. FAILURE TO REMOVE DEFECTIVE MATERIALS OR WORK Upon the failure of the contractor promptly to remove and properly dispose of rejected materials-or work and to replace same immediately after being notified so to do, the Engineer may employ labor and re- move and replace such defective work or materials and charge the cost of the same against the contractor and deduct such amount from any moneys due him. SUSPENSION OF THE WORK The Engineer shall have the right to suspend the work wholly or in part for such period or periods as he may deem necessary,due to unsuit- able weather, or for such other conditions considered unfavorable for the suitable prosecution of the work, or for such time as is necessar. ily due to the failure on the part of the contractor to carry out instructions or failure to carry out any provision of the contract. FINAL CLEANING UP Upon completion of the work, and before final payment is made, the contractor shall clean up and remove from the roadway and adjacent property all surplus materials, rubbish and temporary structures, re- store,in an acceptable manner all property, both public and private, which has been damaged during the progress of the work, and shall leave the street trim, neat and clean from proterty line to propertyline. ANNULMENT OF THE CONTRACT The contract, of which these specifications form a part, may be annul- led for any of the following reasons: 1. Substantial evidence that the progress being made by the con- tractor is insufficient to complete the work within the time deemed reasonable by the Engineer. 2. Deliberate failure on the part of the contractor to observe the requirements of the plans and these specifications. 3. Failure on the part of the contractor promptly to make good any defective materials or workmanship that may be pointed out to him by the Engineer. S efore the contract is annulled the contractor and his bondsmen will be notified by the Town Council of the conditions which make the annulment of the contract imminent. If no effective effort is made within ten (10) days by the contractor or his bondsmen to correct the conditions complained of, the Town C ouncil may declare the contract annulled and notify the contractor accordingly. Upon receipt of notice that the contract has been annulled, the contractor shall immediately discontinue all operations. The Town Council may then proceed with the work in any lawful manner it may elect. When the work is completed, the total cost will be computed. If the total cost is more than the contract price, the difference shall be paid to the Town by the contractor or his bonds- men. If the total cost is less than the contract price, the differ& ence shall be paid to the contractor or his bondsmen. FINAL PAYMENT Upon completion of the contract and before final payment'shall be made the Town Council shall satisfy itself that the work has been done in a satisfactory manner in accordance with the contract, plans and specifications and when so satisfied shall accept the same, and payment due the contractor therein shall be made as follows: one- third (1/3) of amount due contractor upon acceptance of the work; one third (1/3) within forty-five (45) days after acceptance of the work; and the balance due one year after acceptance of the work without interest. IL5 a ) LS- ' 0r Th^ C 02+ 1'a:l es - of x'.!1'.1:'..'e;. Ci, C ' ,;:T'i' 'G r 'r :z L •'u'"1+a.].Ji1c e C Ufcriptia_ tL kind_ dial; ir,- i Le n.; lude-C _xc,2p,-o) -s. pip ,o: al1''. c.or'!u_.ts 1,c •_.n n 1 _ g'- g f 1 1 L , r% ry i t . c C • „p <: hi ',r i1 _ 'j ietoanyo ' f' - - -- , ... . .. _ .' , _ pc:i1 ..,, a_1 iz=g i _ ;. i it or condul'Ls in t c sL ;E:'. - UG' al i gyp+t rig -n.d fill'.. -Lig r CCCS-3r jT :.+: bu l.1d the SI -Lb -grade tC tlie, rc lUireA. E:12•; a-t,1.C'1 Ln-! r-11 and sii pe, the sub - grade, to the re,uirc,-_' and cross-sec`_.cn,, All surplus e-, cavatio 7 shaJ_1 ''e the pr ,t:7- cy cf tl e T o,'r and sh-13 be deposited as h p P However, thedirected - th.. 'i:V,r14 0. i.r. s zlat•..or,zed re r:s..rlta-i;ire, haul leng'..h co poinVs of cl.epo, ;.t. s'.i l] not in any case e,xc^d 1.060 feet frora the site of the project, b) EXCAVATION Where shown on the plans; the contractor shall be required to exca- vate the side ditches, shoulders and sub --grade to the finished. pro- file and typical section as shown. All of this taork. shall be includ- ed in the lump sum ,)id for the total amount of work to be performed. c) GRADING AND PREPARATION OF SUB. -GRADE The sub -grade ollall be cu,- to a d': pth of 1011 below the top of the finished pavement and one -foot wider on each side of the center line than the edge of the paving. The original ground on this project has a growth of palmetto roots and it is desired by these specifications that no roots or vegetation be left, below the sub -grade grade. There- fore. at any point-vil ie.re the bottom of the sub --grade grade is less than 6" below or-iginal ground g i_ rade; _the contractor shall remove this vegetation to a pcn+; at least 6" be:t'e,, the original ground grade. Allowance has been made in the summary of quantities for this excava- tion and payment for this work shall be included in the lump sum price bid for the ecst of the total. projec.-t. STABILIZED SUB --GRADE a) SCOPE The preparQd sub -grade shall be stabilized with an added stabili"r of a type approved by the Engineer. This filler shall be a non- plastic material and shall all pass a ?11 mesh screen. b) DESCRIPTION This sub -grade shall be stabilized to a uniform depth of 6" and have a bearing ral.ue of 30 pounds per square inch using current Florida State Road Department: methods for determining such bearing value., The stabilization material of 6" depth shall be as shown on the typical section and one foot wider than the edges of the paving in all cases. The work specified in this section shall be done in accordance with State Road Department Specifications, Section 35. SAND BITUMINOUS ROAD MIX CLASS C-1 a) DESCRIPTION The work specified in this section consists of the construction of sand bituminous road mix_ paving in accordance with State Road Depart- ment Specifications, Section 1.05 of 1950 State Road Department Speci- fications to r-ub-scxti-oi: 106.14.