Specifications include, but are not limited to: THE MAIN COMMENCEMENT STAGE | THE MAIN COMMENCEMENT STAGE IS TO BE 56 FEET WIDE BY 40 FEET DEEP BY | 16 INCHES HIGH AT THE EAST SIDE (FRONT). | THE STAGE IS TO BE LEVEL OVER THE ENTIRE SURFACE (BE AWARE THAT THE | GROUND SLOPES TO THE WEST OR REAR OF THE STAGE). | RAMPS ARE TO BE PROVIDED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE SOUTHEAST AND NORTH- | EAST CORNERS. RAMPS ARE TO HAVE HANDRAILS ON THE SPECTATOR SIDE | (EAST SIDE) AS A MINIMUM. BOTH RAMPS ARE TO MEET ADA CODE FOR INCLINE | ONE (1) FOOT IN LENGTH FOR EACH INCH OF RISE. | STAIRS WITH HANDRAILS ARE TO BE PROVIDED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER. | HANDRAILS ARE TO BE PROVIDED FOR THE REAR (WEST) AND THE TWO SIDES | (NORTH & SOUTH) AT A MINIMUM HEIGHT OF THIRTY-TWO (32) INCHES. | SKIRTING IS TO BE PROVIDED FOR ALL SIDES AND IS TO BE SECURED TOP AND | BOTTOM WITH STAPLES OR OTHER APPROPRIATE FASTENERS IN CASE OF | WINDY CONDITIONS. THE SURFACE OF THE STAGE AND THE SKIRTING COLOR IS | TO BE BLACK | THE SURFACE IS TO BE CONSISTENT IN COLOR, IN GOOD REPAIR, IN PERFORMANCE | CONDITION AND FREE OF MAJOR DEFECTS. THE SURFACE OF THE STAGE IS TO BE | PAINTED LIGHT GRAY (NOT BLACK) ON THE SATURDAY BEFORE THE MAIN COMMENCEMENT | CEREMONY. THE SURFACE OF THE STAGE IS TO BE CONTINUOUS AND SMOOTH. | MAIN COMMENCEMENT STAGE WILL BE INSPECTED AND APPROVED PRIOR TO PAINTING. | THE STAGE IS TO BE CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE | POUNDS PER SQUARE FOOT. ALL SUPPORT SHIMS, BRACING AND OTHER MEANS | OF SUPPORT ARE TO BE SECURELY FIXED IN POSITIONS. | THE MAIN COMMENCEMENT STAGE IS AN OUTDOOR STAGE. THIS STAGE IS TO BE | CONSTRUCTED NO SOONER THAN NINE (9) DAYS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT | CEREMONY DATE. CONSTRUCTION IS TO BE COMPLETED FOUR (4) DAYS PRIOR TO | THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY DATE. STAGE TO BE REMOVED NO LATER THAN | FOUR (4) DAYS FOLLOWING THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY DATE. | Page 2
