Specifications include, but are not limited to: Equipment Requirements: 1. All Hauling Equipment used on the project will meet the requirements of the most recent edition of MAINEDOT Standard Specifications, section 401.08; 2. All Pavers used on the project will meet the requirements of the most recent edition of the MAINEDOT Standard Specifications, section 401.09. When appropriate, a highway class paver meeting the specification with an 8ft main screed may be used.; 3. All Rollers used on the project will meet the requirements of the most recent edition of the MAINEDOT Standard, section 401.10; Plant Requirements: 1. Batch and Drum Plants used to produce mix for this project shall meet the requirements of the most recent edition of the MAINEDOT Standard Specifications, section 401.07; 2. The automation of batching shall meet the requirements of the most recent edition of the MAINEDOT Standard Specifications, section 401.072; 3. At automatic mixing plants, automatic tickets shall be printed which meet MAINEDOT Standard Specifications, section 401.073; Construction: 1. Curb to Curb Section: All driveway entrances shall be ground prior to placement and a butt joint will be utilized to match with existing pavement. Any driveway that is lower than the street shall have a berm installed so as to prevent surface water from entering the driveway unless otherwise specified by the Municipal Representative. Typical Rural Section: All driveways shall receive a 12” apron placed at the same time as the travel way unless otherwise specified by the Municipal Representative and shall be considered machine placed. For drives, sidewalks, island and other incidental handwork off the traveled way, commercial "D" mix may be used. Reclaimed Asphalt: Reclaimed asphalt surfaces shall be processed to a 2” minus product.; 2. Butt joints shall be used at any intersecting of any existing pavement at the beginning and end of the project.; 3. Contractor shall place reflective delineator posts, spaced a minimum of every 100' apart, in areas where shoulder drop is 2 inches or more from the pavement surface.; 4. The construction of Hot Mix Asphalt shall be carried out only when the surface on which the material is to be placed is dry, and when the atmospheric temperature is above 45o F and rising, and all paving will be completed by October 5th.; 5. All existing paved surfaces to be newly paved shall be thoroughly cleaned by the contractor and dry and shall be tack coated prior to placement at a rate of .02 – 0.05gal/sy. In addition, any manholes or catch basins will be adjusted at the direction of the Municipal Representative. All paving operations shall cease when the surface to repave is wet.
