Specifications include, but are not limited to: All specified pipeline soil to air transitions shall be excavated by hand, vacuum, or approved method to a depth of 24”. The Contractor shall strip away all pipeline wrap materials from the soil to air transition areas a minimum of 18” below ground level and all wrap materials above ground. Contractor shall thoroughly remove pipeline Fusion Bond Epoxy (FBE) coating with approved methods in the transition areas to a minimum of 18” below ground level and 6” above ground. Contractor shall perform inspection of soil to air transition areas of the pipeline with both visual and NDE. Contractor will maintain all necessary records of work and inspections of the pipeline transition areas. The pipeline transition areas will have proper surface preparation, coating, wrapping, and painting per SMUD GPO policies and procedures. Fulfill the requirements of the Contract Technical Conditions (TC) and Special Conditions (SC).