Specifications include, but are not limited to: This project will involve the construction of an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant ramp to access the Town of Weathersfields’ food shelve building, as well as construction of a new canopy to provide the ramp cover. State code requirements for public buildings apply to this project. All construction shall conform to the drawings and specifications provided as Attachments to this ITB. Presently, asbestos cement board remains under a portion of the existing canopy. A third-party entity will remove the existing canopy and abate the asbestos cement board prior to construction. The abated area will be temporary waterproofed by volunteers following abatement and prior to construction. This project will also involve some regrading of the walkway used to access the ramp in an effort to accommodate a more gradual gradation. Grading specifications are also included in Attachment B of this ITB. 1. Roofing material will be 26-gauge minimum steel standing seam, galvanized/galvalum, Kynar finished or product of equivalent durability. Roofing will match existing in frequency of seams and in color as closely as feasible. Roofing connection with the masonry wall will be comprised of a turned up metal pan flashing and mortar joint embedded lead counter flash. Vertical cross section of turned up pan flashing shall be a minimum of 2”. A diverter for rain and snow shall be installed as an integral part of the roofing above the center of the proposed ADA pathway shielding the 5’-0” pathway from the roof runoff. 2. New shed roof ramp cover deck will be 5/8” T&G plywood or T&G Advantec type roofing substrate on 2x8 KD spruce rafters set 16“ OC. 3. Foundation will be frost protected pre-cast, or poured in place piers on footings with galvanized anchors for the 6X6 pressure treated structural supports. 4. Top plate will be 6 X 12 solid wood, spruce, hemlock, southern yellow pine, larch, Douglas fir, or other solid wood pre-approved substitute. 5. All ramp components, including 2 piece top railing, mid railing, toe-kick, and intermediate support posts will be constructed of #1 pressure treated wood framing with the exception of the hand rail which will be constructed of non pressure treated wood and provided by the owner for the contractor to install. The ramp deck and western landing transition will be AC - marine plywood or AC pressure treated plywood with a non-slip coating or cover. 6. There shall be a minimum of 18 inches clearance between the latch jamb of the door entering the building and the platform railing to its right. 7. Wall sheathing will be ½” plywood attached to 16” OC framing. Clapboards, where shown, will be clear pre-primed vertical grain Baltic spruce, provided by the owner, and installed by the contractor.