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SECTION 02725 <br />LIMEROCK BASE <br />PART1 GENERAL <br />1.01 SECTION INCLUDES <br />This section shall include all materials, labor, equipment, tools and superintendence necessary to furnish <br />and install compacted limerock base complete in place. <br />1.02 RELATED SECTION <br />1. Section 02722 - Stabilized Subgrade <br />2. Section 02319 - Excavating, Backfilling, and Compacting for Pavement <br />1.03 REFERENCES <br />Florida Department OF Transportation, Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction. <br />Section - 911 Lime Rock Material For Base and Stabilized Base <br />1.04 SITE CONDITIONS <br />Site is subject to frequent inundating rains, and may be subject to localized flooding and surface flows. <br />Site is subject to groundwater conditions which may impede the Work sequence. <br />1.05 SUBMITTAL <br />Submit to the Consultant for review and approval "As Built" topographic surveys of all final grades <br />constructed. Approval must be obtained from the Consultant prior to commencement of any <br />construction activity, ie: paving, structures and top soil, which may be impacted by the survey. <br />PART 2 - PRODUCTS <br />2.01 MATERIALS <br />In accordance with FDOT Section - 911 Lime Rock Material For Base and Stabilized Base. Limerock <br />material shall have an average LBR value of not less than 100. The minium calcium carbonate content <br />shall be 70. <br />PART 3 - EXECUTION <br />3.01 INSTALLATION: <br />Construct in accordance with FDOT Section - 911 Lime Rock Material For Base and Stabilized Base. <br />3.02 MOISTURE CONTENT: <br />CONTRACTOR shall prepare and bring each layer of fill to ( + / -) 3% of optimum moisture. The testing <br />laboratory shall determine soils type and required moisture content. Where moisture fails to meet <br />specified limits, CONTRACTOR shall rework, re- compact, and retest failed areas as follows: <br />1. High Moisture Content: <br />Should moisture content exceed established maximum moisture content, CONTRACTOR shall <br />spread, disk, aerate, and / or otherwise cause the moisture content to be reduced to within uniform <br />maximum allowable limits. <br />02725-1 <br />