Specifications include, but are not limited to: The intent and purpose of this Invitation for Bid is to establish a contract to provide “regional” installation of dry hydrants for approximately 25 individual sites, and the repair of up to five existing dry hydrants, on an annual basis. This Invitation for Bid will require a total price for materials and installation. The contractor will provide for the installation of the dry hydrant including the necessary basic materials to include the dry hydrant kit, pipe and fittings, grass seed and straw. The contractor will install permanent identifying signage at each new dry hydrant with additional directional signage as needed to follow in from the closest state or county maintained road. The contractor must be available to install dry hydrants at all approved locations within the region. The contractor must be able to install a maximum of 40 dry hydrants and make repairs on a maximum of five inoperable dry hydrants in the region during the period July 1 to June 1 of each year. All installations will meet the following Specifications: NFPA 1142 Standard on Water Supplies for Suburban and Rural Fire Fighting 2017 Chapter 8 and Appendix A (document available for purchase from NFPA) Technical Publication R8-TP 19 dated September 1993. Available by clicking on this link if on line dry hydrant manual - Virginia Department Of Forestry or by typing http://www.dof.virginia.gov/print/dryhydrant/r8-tp-19-usfs-dry-hydrant-manual-sep-1993.pdf in a browser. • Head assembly will be Schedule 40 PVC 90 degree elbow with a 6 to 4 ½-inch reducer (NH-National Hose sometimes referred to as a NST National Standard Thread) with aluminum cap. • Strainer will be a 6-inch barrel strainer with clapper valve on the end or teardrop aluminum low profile strainer depending on water availability. • All piping and fittings will be Schedule 40 PVC. • Contractor will provide all necessary components for installations/repair, such as glue, cleaner and miscellaneous parts. • Anchor: The underwater supports shall be constructed of non-corrosive metal. It shall be of sufficient design to support and stabilize the strainer inlet. In streams, the intake screen or strainer shall be anchored in a two to four feet deep by 4 feet wide bed of crushed stone or gravel located below the streambed. The inlet end of the screen or strainer shall be capped to prevent entry of silt and debris. • Use a minimum of elbows. • Installation depth must be below the frost-free depth for the area. • Horizontal pipe shall be placed level on minus grade of 1 to 2 inches per 100 feet. • Install dry hydrants as close as practical to the water source. • Dry hydrant systems shall be designed and constructed so that slope and piping configurations do not impeded drafting capability.