Specifications include, but are not limited to: Survey • Comply with all ordinances and regulations. Where required, secure permits before placing or excavating on private property, crossing streams, pushing pipe or boring under streets/railways. • If a buried proposal, Bidder will locate underground lines of third parties in cable route area. Permits and Traffic Control • The Bidder must adhere to all applicable laws, rules and requirements and must apply for permits to place infrastructure per specification per county or city ordinance applicable to where the infrastructure is being placed. • All traffic control, in accordance with local, state, county, or permitting agency laws, regulations, and requirements, will be the Bidder’s responsibility. The Bidder’s construction schedule will take into consideration sufficient time for the development and approval of a traffic control plan. Tracer Wire Installation • If a buried proposal, tracer wire shall be placed with all conduit installed unless armored or traceable cable is used. The Bidder will provide the tracer wire and shall install, splice and test (for continuity) the tracer wire. If the tracer wire is broken during installation, the wire should be repaired and tested for continuity after repair. • If a buried proposal, for multi-duct installation, install a 5/8” X 8” copper clad ground rod in the hand-hole located on public right–of-way. Place a #12 insulated copper locate wire from the ground rod to the fiber optic termination room or to the outside of the building directly below the pull box and terminate on one side of an insulated indoor/outdoor terminal block to the master ground bar in the fiber optic termination room or place a ground rod on the outside of the building. Locate block in an accessible location. This is for “locate purposes only,” not for grounding purposes. Note on as-built where ground is placed and tag located wire as “locate wire.” Depth of Burial (If a buried proposal) • Except where otherwise specified, the cable shall be placed to a minimum depth of 24” along roadways and 18” on private property. Greater cable depth will be required at the follow locations: o Where cable route crosses roads, the cable shall be placed at a minimum depth of 48” below the pavement or 36” below the parallel drainage ditch, whichever is greater, unless the controlling authority required additional depth, in which case the greatest depth will be maintained. o Where cable crosses existing sub-surface pipes, cables, or other structures: at foreign object crossings, the cable will be placed to maintain a minimum of 12” clearance from the object or the minimum clearance required by the object’s owner, whichever is greater. Highway, Railroad, and Other Bored Crossings (If a buried proposal) • All crossings of state or federal highways and railroads right-of-way shall be made by boring and placing a pipe casing. The cable shall be placed through the pipe casing. Country road and other roadways shall be bored, trenched, or plowed as approved by the appropriate local authority. • All work performed on public right-of-way or railroad right-of-way shall be done in accordance with requirements and regulations of the authority having jurisdiction there under. • Bidder shall give all notices and comply with all laws, ordinances, rules and regulations bearing on the conduct of the Work as drawn.
