1. It is the City's intent to purchase fire hydrants and accessories. 2. The fire hydrants and accessories will be purchased on an as-needed basis throughout the coming year. 3. All items bid shall be new, the best of their respective kind and free from defects. 4. Approved fire hydrants are manufactured by East Jordan Iron Works. All other hydrants shall not be considered. A. Hydrant shall have a 5-1/4 inch valve opening. B. Hydrant barrel shall have at least 7-inch inner diameter. C. Hydrant stem shall be at least 1-1/4 inch in diameter and secured at both ends by pins and squared sockets. D. The inlet at the hydrant butt shall be mechanical joint, ANSI-A21.11, or latest revisions thereof, standard 6-inch. E. Hydrant shall have two 2-1/2 inch National Standard hose coupling male screw thread outlets and one 4- inch standard male pumper connection. F. Hydrant shall have a bury length of 6-feet 3-inches from the invert of the inlet to the ground line. The distance from the inlet to the outlet shall be not less than 7-feet 9-inches. G. Each nozzle cap shall have a suitable rubberlike gasket. H. Hydrants are to be open right. I. Hydrants shall be painted with #913 Yellow Machinery Enamel above grade and with two coats of asphalt varnish below grade. J. Hydrant operating nut and nozzle caps shall have a 1-3/4 inch square by 1-inch thick section for the wrench. K. “O” ring stem packing in the hydrant top is acceptable only if a reservoir of grease is located between the rings. If the operating threads are in the hydrant top, then packing must be between them and the water passages. The “O” rings, if used, shall be of neoprene or silicone rubber. L. Main valve of the hydrant shall be rubber. M. Hydrant shall be capable of withstanding 200 foot-pounds of torque in both the opening and closing directions without causing permanent deformation of metal parts. N. Hydrants shall conform to AWWA Specifications C 502-73, or latest revisions thereof, for a standard compression type hydrant. O. The bronze valve seat shall be threaded into a bronze drain ring or shoe bushing to provide ease of removal of valve and valve seat, if necessary. P. All hydrants shall be fully bronze mounted throughout with all moving parts of bronze or bronzed bushed eliminating and iron to iron to steel or steel to bronze in contact points, including threaded portion of stem. Q. Hydrant shall be designed that in case of accident or breaking of hydrant barrel, hydrant valve will remain closed by mechanical design
