Specifications include, but are not limited to: Preparation 1. Staging: the recreational pool deck area must remain open and accessible at all times. Therefore, the Contractor must not stage equipment and materials near and around the recreational pool. 2. The City will be responsible for draining the pool prior to arrival to worksite. 3. Secure work site prior to work beginning. Removal of gutter coping, anti-entrapment grates, pool wall lights and tethers for floating toys. Inlets, returns and drains shall be covered or temporarily plugged during construction. Full strip of current pool epoxy paint down to concrete on both floors and walls. Prep all surfaces for installation of plaster. Contractor shall ensure that the concrete substrate that will be used for the application of the new plaster surface is clean and free of debris, loose material, staining or any other materials that might interfere with the new plaster surface coating’s ability to mechanically bond to the substrate.