Paint shall meet all NYSDOT specifications as set forth in Specification Reference: SPEC-359 dated December 4, 1989. Paint shall be specifically designed for use as a traffic marking paint. The paint shall be Epoxy Solvent Based, Quick drying, Low VOC for Westchester County, NY. Applied at 15 mils, 300 1f per gallon per 4” strip, drying time 10 minutes or less. Glass spheres should be applied at a rate of 6lbs per gallon. All paint materials shall meet VOC requirements for New York State. Application air temperature shall be 50° and rising. GENERAL: Paint shall be applied with atomizing spray type machine. Applied marking shall have a clean-cut edge, true and smooth alignment and a uniform thickness of 15 mils + or -1 mil. Any obvious detours from a smooth flow of the lines during application as determined by the Town of Bedford or its representative shall be removed and repainted by the contractor at his own expense. Glass spheres shall be applied uniformly over and into the wet paint film at a rate of 6lbs per gallon of paint. Bid price shall include the cost of all labor, materials and equipment required to PERFORM the work to the approval of the Town of Bedford. Paint shall be applied by a truck mounted spray machine (no walk type machine shall be acceptable for Long Line Work.) Paint shall be applied at the specified rate of application. Truck cab must accommodate two persons, so as to allow driver of mobile paint truck plus Town of Bedford employee to sit in cab of truck to direct driver as to application of paint onto Town of Bedford roads. EQUIPMENT: Shall paint a straight and true line. Shall be able to paint a minimum of 20.0 miles per day of double center lane line. Shall be able to apply all road patterns. Driver of Mobile Paint Truck shall have a minimum of 3 years experience. Operator shall have a minimum of 2 years experience.
