RFP 22-04-01 CITYWIDE FIBER NETWORK DEPLOYMENT

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City of Sunny Isles Beach |Request for Proposal No. 22-04-01 41 No construction shall begin without authorization or permit from the authority having jurisdiction. 5.2 Locates Contractor shall follow all state laws pertaining to the Locates rules and regulations. Contractor shall call 811 at least two business days and not more than 10 business days prior to excavations. Notification can be completed by utilizing one of the following methods: 1. Call 811 2. www.callbeforeyoudig.com Contractor shall utilize sound judgement when completing underground utility excavations and installations. No guess work as to where existing utilities are located. All practical means necessary shall be utilized to locate existing utilities to include locates, soft digs and spot holes, and ground penetrating radar shall be considered to avoid conflicts. Contractor’s pricing shall include these in their pricing as a cost of doing business. 5.3 Special Considerations All bore pits shall be compacted to 95% density in roadways, roadway shoulders, roadway prism and driveways and 85% density in unpaved areas. The Contractor’s trench safety system shall be a protective system designed and maintained by a competent person and shall meet accepted engineering requirements or practices. This trench safety system may require the use of a support system in locations not designated in the contract as requiring a support system. 5.4 Conduit Placement The standard quantity for the City’s Backbone Network shall use existing conduits. The conduit shall be placed as shown on the construction documents. New conduit shall be placed to feed some sites on city property. Existing conduit along the streets shall be used. All new and existing conduit is shown on plans. Warning Tape shall be required for all buried cable installation process except when directional boring operation are used and shall be as follows: 1. Extra Stretch terra tape 2. Minimum of six inches (6”) wide