1 GENERAL NOTES AND CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS ...

MISCELLANEOUS 

GENERAL NOTES AND CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS 

VILLAGE OF GLENDALE HEIGHTS 

Revised 3/97 

1. ALL CONSTRUCTION WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 

THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION "STANDARD 

SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION" ADOPTED 

JANUARY 1, 1997 AND ALL SUBSEQUENT REVISIONS AND THE 

"SPECIFICATIONS FOR WATER AND SEWER CONSTRUCTION IN ILLINOIS", 

FIFTH EDITION DATED MAY 1996 AND ALL SUBSEQUENT REVISIONS, AND 

THE VILLAGE CODE OF GLENDALE HEIGHTS. IN CASE OF CONFLICT THE 

VILLAGE CODE SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE. 

2. CODES OF THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TITLE 35, 

AND O.S.H.A. SHALL BE ADHERED TO FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS 

PROJECT. 

3. ALL REQUIRED PERMITS FROM THE PROPER GOVERNING AGENCY SHALL 

BE OBTAINED FOR CONSTRUCTION ALONG OR ACROSS EXISTING 

STREETS OR HIGHWAYS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL MAKE 

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PROPER BRACING, SHEETING, SHORING AND 

OTHER REQUIRED PROTECTION OF ALL ROADWAYS BEFORE 

CONSTRUCTION BEGINS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE 

FOR ANY DAMAGE TO THE STREETS OR ROADWAYS AND ASSOCIATED 

STRUCTURES AND SHALL MAKE REPAIRS AS NECESSARY TO THE 

SATISFACTION OF THE AGENCY, AT THE CONTRACTOR'S OWN EXPENSE. 

THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND 

MAINTENANCE OF ADEQUATE SIGNS AND WARNING DEVICES TO INFORM 

AND PROTECT THE PUBLIC. 

4. BOTH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (CALL 260-6030) AND 

PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT (CALL 260-6040) SHALL BE NOTIFIED 48 

HOURS PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION OF VARIOUS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. 

THIS INCLUDES ALL STREET AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT 

CONSTRUCTION AND/OR TESTING WATER MAIN AND SANITARY SEWER 

IMPROVEMENT CONSTRUCTION AND/OR TESTING. 

5. ALL UTILITY COMPANIES (GAS, ELECTRIC, TELEPHONE, CABLE, ETC.) AND 

THE VILLAGE SHALL BE NOTIFIED TO DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF 

UNDERGROUND UTILITIES PRIOR TO THE START OF CONSTRUCTION IN 

ORDER TO AVOID CONFLICTS. (PHONE J.U.L.I.E. AT: 1-800-892-0123). 

6. EASEMENTS FOR EXISTING UTILITIES, BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, AND 

UTILITIES WITHIN PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY ARE SHOWN ON THE PLANS 

PREPARED BY THE PROJECT ENGINEER ACCORDING TO INFORMATION 

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AVAILABLE FROM PUBLIC RECORDS. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE 

RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE EXACT LOCATION IN THE FIELD OF 

THESE UTILITY LINES AND FOR THEIR PROTECTION FROM DAMAGE DUE 

TO CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS. IF EXISTING UTILITY LINES OF ANY 

NATURE ARE ENCOUNTERED WHICH CONFLICT IN LOCATION WITH NEW 

CONSTRUCTION, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOTIFY THE PROJECT 

ENGINEER SO THAT THE CONFLICT MAY BE RESOLVED. 

7. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROTECTION OF ALL 

PRIVATE AND PUBLIC UTILITIES EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY NOT BE SHOWN 

ON THE PLANS. ANY UTILITY THAT IS DAMAGED DURING CONSTRUCTION 

SHALL BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE 

UTILITY OWNER BY THE CONTRACTOR. 

8. ALL UTILITY CONNECTIONS TO EXISTING LINES SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED 

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS AND TO THE SATISFACTION OF 

THE UTILITY OWNER. 

9. FIELD CHECK ALL DIMENSIONS, COORDINATES, AND ELEVATIONS BEFORE 

PROCEEDING WITH NEW WORK. NOTIFY THE PROJECT ENGINEER OF ANY 

DISCREPANCIES IMMEDIATELY. 

10. ALL PROPERTY MARKERS AND REFERENCE MARKERS SHALL BE 

CAREFULLY PRESERVED DURING CONSTRUCTION UNTIL THEIR LOCATION 

HAS BEEN WITNESSED OR OTHERWISE TIED IN BY AN AUTHORIZED 

AGENT OR SURVEYOR. 

11. THE SAFE AND ORDERLY PASSAGE OF TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIANS SHALL 

BE PROVIDED WHERE OPERATIONS ABUT PUBLIC THROUGH-FARES AND 

ADJACENT PROPERTY. 

12. ANY AREA OUTSIDE THE PROPERTY LINE USED BY THE GENERAL OR SUB- 

CONTRACTORS SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE STATE IT WAS FOUND 

PRIOR TO NEW CONSTRUCTION, EXCEPT WHERE NEW WORK IS SHOWN. 

13. ALL PUBLIC R.O.W. SHALL BE RESTORED WITH 4" TOP SOIL AND SODDING. 

14. WHEN CONNECTING TO AN EXISTING SEWER MAIN BY MEANS OTHER 

THAN AN EXISTING WYE, TEE, OR AN EXISTING MANHOLE, THE 

FOLLOWING METHOD SHALL BE USED: 

A. CIRCULAR SAW-CUT OF SEWER MAIN BY PROPER TOOLS 

("SHEWER-TAP": MACHINE OR SIMILAR) AND PROPER INSTALLATION 

OF HUB-WYE SADDLE OR HUB-TEE SADDLE. 

15. ALL FLOOR DRAINS SHALL BE CONNECTED TO THE SANITARY SEWER. 

ALL FOOTING DRAINS AND DOWNSPOUTS SHALL DISCHARGE ONTO THE 

GROUND OR INTO THE STORM SEWER SYSTEM. 

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16. ALL SANITARY SEWERS, WATERMAINS AND STORM SEWERS MUST BE 

PLACED ON PROPERLY COMPACTED BEDDING. BEDDING MATERIAL 

SHALL BE PLACED A MINIMUM OF 4 INCHES THICK UNDER THE BARREL OF 

THE PIPE AND FOR PVC PIPE MATERIAL SHALL BE EXTENDED 6" OVER THE 

TOP OF PIPE. BEDDING MATERIAL SHALL BE CRUSHED GRAVEL OR 

STONE MEETING GRADATION CA-6. 

17. TRENCH BACKFILL MATERIAL (CA-6 CRUSHED STONE) SHALL BE PLACED 

TO EITHER THE SPRINGLINE OF THE PIPE OR HALF THE DIAMETER OF THE 

PIPE AND COMPACTED TO A MINIMUM OF 95% MODIFIED PROCTOR 

DENSITY (A.S.T.M. D-1557) OVER ALL UNDERGROUND UTILITIES WHICH 

ARE CONSTRUCTED UNDER, OR WITHIN 2 FEET OF, ANY PROPOSED OR 

EXISTING PAVEMENT, PARKING LOTS, SIDEWALKS, CURB, OR OTHER 

STRUCTURE. 

18. NO BURNING OR INCINERATION OF RUBBISH WILL BE PERMITTED ON SITE. 

19. PROPOSED ELEVATIONS INDICATE FINISHED CONDITIONS. FOR ROUGH 

GRADING ELEVATIONS ALLOW FOR THICKNESS OF PROPOSED PAVING 

(ROADS, WALKS, DRIVE, ETC.) OR TOPSOIL AS SHOWN. 

20. PROVIDE SMOOTH VERTICAL CURVES THROUGH HIGH AND LOW POINTS 

AS INDICATED BY SPOT ELEVATIONS. PROVIDE UNIFORM SLOPES 

BETWEEN NEW AND EXISTING GRADES. AVOID RIDGES AND 

DEPRESSIONS. 

21. ALL TOP OF FRAMES FOR STORM AND SANITARY SEWERS AND VALVE 

VAULT COVERS ARE TO BE ADJUSTED TO MEET FINAL FINISH GRADE. 

22. BEFORE INITIAL ACCEPTANCE BY THE OWNER/VILLAGE, ALL WORK SHALL 

BE INSPECTED AND APPROVED BY THE OWNER AND VILLAGE OR HIS 

REPRESENTATIVES. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL GUARANTEE HIS WORK 

FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF INITIAL ACCEPTANCE 

AND SHALL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR 

WORKMANSHIP OF THIS WORK DURING THAT PERIOD AND UNTIL FINAL 

ACCEPTANCE IS MADE. 

23. ALL MATERIAL SHALL BE NEW WITH PRODUCTION DATES NOT MORE THAN 

ONE YEAR OLD AT INSTALLATION DATE. 

IEPA WATER MAIN PROTECTION 

(FROM STATE OF ILLINOIS RULES AND REGULATIONS TITLE 35) 

WATER MAINS: 

1. HORIZONTAL SEPARATION: 

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A) WATER MAINS SHALL BE LAID AT LEAST TEN FEET HORIZONTALLY 

FROM ANY EXISTING OR PROPOSED DRAIN, STORM SEWER, 

SANITARY SEWER OR SEWER SERVICES CONNECTION. 

B) WATER MAINS MAY BE LAID CLOSER THAN TEN FEET TO A SEWER 

LINE WHEN: 

1) LOCAL CONDITIONS PREVENT A LATERAL SEPARATION OF 

TEN FEET; 

2.) THE WATER MAIN INVERT IS AT LEAST 18 INCHES ABOVE THE 

CROWN OF THE SEWER; AND 

3.) THE WATER MAIN IS EITHER IN A SEPARATE TRENCH OR IN 

THE SAME TRENCH ON AN UNDISTURBED EARTH SHELF 

LOCATED TO ONE SIDE OF THE SEWER. 

C) BOTH THE WATER MAIN AND DRAIN OR SEWER SHALL BE 

CONSTRUCTED OF SLIP-ON OR MECHANICAL JOINT DUCTILE IRON 

PIPE, PRESTRESSED CONCRETE PIPE, OR PVC PIPE MEETING THE 

REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 653.111 WHEN IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO 

MEET (A) OR (B) ABOVE. THE DRAIN OR SEWER SHALL BE 

PRESSURE TESTED TO THE MAXIMUM EXPECTED SURCHARGE 

HEAD BEFORE BACKFILLING. 

2. VERTICAL SEPARATION: 

A) A WATER MAIN SHALL BE LAID SO THAT ITS INVERT IS 18 INCHES 

ABOVE THE CROWN OF THE DRAIN OR SEWER WHENEVER WATER 

MAINS CROSS STORM SEWERS, SANITARY SEWERS OR SEWER 

SERVICE CONNECTIONS. THE VERTICAL SEPARATION SHALL BE 

MAINTAINED FOR THAT PORTION OF THE WATER MAIN LOCATED 

WITHIN TEN FEET HORIZONTALLY OF ANY SEWER OR DRAIN 

CROSSED. A LENGTH OF WATER MAIN PIPE SHALL BE CENTERED 

OVER THE SEWER TO BE CROSSED WITH JOINTS EQUIDISTANCE 

FROM THE SEWER OR DRAIN. 

B) BOTH THE WATER MAIN AND SEWER SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF 

SLIP-ON OR MECHANICAL JOINT DUCTILE IRON PIPE, PRESTRESSED 

CONCRETE PIPE, OR PVC PIPE MEETING REQUIREMENTS OF 

SECTION 653.111 WHEN: 

1) IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN THE PROPER VERTICAL 

SEPARATION AS DESCRIBED IN (A) ABOVE; OR 

2) THE WATER MAIN PASSES UNDER A SEWER OR DRAIN. 

C) A VERTICAL SEPARATION OF 18 INCHES BETWEEN THE INVERT OF 

THE SEWER OR DRAIN AND THE CROWN OF THE WATER MAIN 

SHALL BE MAINTAINED WHERE A WATER MAIN CROSSES UNDER A 

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SEWER. SUPPORT THE SEWER OR DRAIN LINES TO PREVENT 

SETTLING AND BREAKING THE WATER MAIN. 

D) CONSTRUCTION SHALL EXTEND ON EACH SIDE OF THE CROSSING 

UNTIL THE NORMAL DISTANCE FROM THE WATER MAIN TO THE 

SEWER OR DRAIN LINE IS AT LEAST TEN FEET. 

WATERMAIN CONSTRUCTION 

1. ALL WATERMAIN CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 

STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR WATER AND SEWER MAIN 

CONSTRUCTION IN ILLINOIS, FIFTH EDITION, DATED MAY, 1996 AND 

REVISIONS THERETO, THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS, THE NOTES IN THE 

PLANS, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODES AND ORDINANCES OF THE 

GOVERNING AUTHORITIES. IN CASE OF CONFLICT, VILLAGE CODE SHALL 

GOVERN. 

2. WATER MAINS: WATER MAIN SHALL BE LAID IN ACCORDANCE WITH 

DIVISION IV, SECTION 41 OF THE "STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS". SURPLUS 

EXCAVATED MATERIALS FROM THE TRENCH WILL BE DISPOSED OF BY 

THE CONTRACTOR. PIPE WILL BE LAID WITH A MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM 

COVER OF FIVE AND ONE-HALF (5 1/2) FEET FROM THE PROPOSED FINISH 

GRADE INDICATED ON THE PLANS OR TO THE SPECIFIC GRADE INDICATED 

ON THE PLANS FOR THE WATER MAIN. NO BERMS ALLOWED OVER 

WATERMAINS. A TIGHT PLUG SHALL BE PLACED IN THE END OF THE PIPE 

AT THE END OF EACH CONSTRUCTION DAY. 

3. PIPE SHALL BE DUCTILE IRON, CLASS 52, CONFORMING TO THE 

REQUIREMENTS OF DIVISION IV, SECTION 40-2.02 OF THE "STANDARD 

SPECIFICATIONS", CENTRIFUGALLY CAST WITH STD. THICKNESS CEMENT 

LINING (AWWA STD.112). JOINTS WILL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF 

DIVISION IV, SECTION 41-2.05B OR SECTION 41-2.05C OF THE "STANDARD 

SPECIFICATIONS". ALL FITTINGS MUST EMPLOY AMERICAN MADE DUCTILE 

IRON RETAINER GLANDS OR CAST-IN-PLACE P.C.C. THRUST BLOCKING. 

NO FOREIGN MATERIAL WILL BE ALLOWED. 

4. THRUST BLOCKING SHALL CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF 

SECTION 41-2.09 OF THE "STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS". 

5. FIRE HYDRANTS: THIS WORK SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 

APPLICABLE PORTIONS OF DIVISION IV, SECTION 45 OF THE "STANDARD 

SPECIFICATIONS". ALL FIRE HYDRANTS SHALL BE MUELLER CENTURION, 

OR KENNEDY GUARDIAN 5 1/4" VALVE OPENING WITH NATIONAL 

STANDARD THREADS WITH 4 1/2" PORT AND 2 1/2" PORTS AND WITH 

BREAKAWAY TRAFFIC FLANGES AND SHALL BE DESIGNED FOR A MINIMUM 

OF FIVE AND ONE-HALF (5 1/2) FEET OF COVER. THE BASE ELBOW OF THE 

HYDRANT SHALL BE PROPERLY THRUST BLOCKED AND SHALL BE 

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PROVIDED WITH CLEAN WASHED STONE AND A POLYETHYLENE 

COVERING. 

6. ALL FIRE HYDRANTS SHALL BE FURNISHED AND INSTALLED COMPLETE 

WITH A SIX (6) INCH AUXILIARY VALVE AND CAST IRON VALVE BOX. 

VALVES SHALL BE RESILIENT VALVE BOXES SHALL BE CLOW F-2454 WITH 

CLOW F-2495 COVERS OR APPROVED EQUAL. FIRE HYDRANTS TO BE 

PAINTED “SAFETY” YELLOW. 

WATER SERVICES AND SERVICE CONNECTIONS: 

1. ALL FITTINGS SHALL BE AS MANUFACTURED BY THE MUELLER COMPANY, 

DECATUR, ILLINOIS, CONFORMING WITH THE FOLLOWING: 

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NUMBER 

CORPORATION STOP H-15000 

CURB STOP (MINNESOTA TOP) H-15154 

CURB BOX (BUFFALO TYPE) 100-F H-10302 

2. SERVICE BOX SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO PERMIT THE TOP TO 

BE INSTALLED APPROXIMATELY 3" ABOVE FINISH GRADE. EACH SERVICE 

BOX SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A CAP WITH THE WORD "WATER" CAST IN 

THE TOP. B. BOX TO BE INSTALLED AT THE RIGHT OF WAY (R.O.W). 

3. DIMENSIONALLY TIE IN THE ENDS OF ALL SERVICES BY MEASUREMENTS 

TO LOT CORNERS AND FURNISH A COPY OF SUCH TIE-INS TO THE 

PROJECT ENGINEER FOR THE PREPARATION OF RECORD "AS-BUILT" 

DRAWINGS. 

4. MARK AT THE LOCATION OF ALL SERVICE BOXES INSTALLED A 2" X 4" 

WOOD POST AT LEAST SIX (6) FEET IN LENGTH. THE POST SHALL BE 

BURIED NEXT TO THE SERVICE BOX WITH APPROXIMATELY THREE (3) 

FEET OF ITS LENGTH EXPOSED. THE EXPOSED PORTION OF THE STAKE 

SHALL BE PAINTED BLUE. 

5. FURNISH AND INSTALL GRANULAR TRENCH BACKFILL IN ACCORDANCE 

WITH THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS AND THE IMPROVEMENT PLANS AT 

ALL LOCATIONS WHERE TRENCHES FOR WATER SERVICE LINES ARE 

WITHIN AREAS TO BE PAVED. 

6. VALVES AND VALVE BOXES OR VAULTS: THIS WORK SHALL BE IN 

ACCORDANCE WITH DIVISION IV, SECTION 42 OF THE "STANDARD 

SPECIFICATIONS". 

7. VALVES SHALL CONFORM TO THE STANDARDS OF THE LATEST AWWA 

C500, AND SHALL HAVE MECHANICAL JOINT ENDS. VALVES SHALL BE

RESILIENT. TAPPING SLEEVES SHALL BE ALL STAINLESS STEEL WITH A 

STAINLESS STEEL FLANGE OR ALL DUCTILE IRON. 

8. ALL VALVES UNDER 10" DIAMETER SHALL BE INSTALLED IN VALVE VAULTS 

HAVING A MINIMUM DIAMETER OF FOUR (4) FEET BELOW THE 

CONCENTRIC CONE SECTION. THE VAULTS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF 

PRECAST CONCRETE RINGS AND SHALL CONFORM TO DETAILS IN PLANS 

TOGETHER WITH THE MODIFICATIONS SPECIFIED, AS INDICATED ON THE 

DETAIL IN THE PLANS. ALL VALVE VAULTS SHALL BE LEAK PROOF. ALL 

VALVES 10" DIAMETER AND LARGER SHALL BE IN A FIVE (5) FOOT 

DIAMETER VALVE VAULT. 

9. MANHOLE STEPS IN THE VALVE VAULTS WILL BE REQUIRED. 

10. PRECAST CONCRETE ADJUSTING RINGS ARE NOT TO EXCEED 12" INCHES 

IN OVERALL HEIGHT AND SHALL BE USED IF AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE 

FINISHED GRADE ESTABLISHED BY THE PROJECT ENGINEER IS 

NECESSARY. 

11. TESTING FOR ACCEPTANCE OF WATER MAIN: REQUIRED TESTS - WATER 

MAINS SHALL BE TESTED FOR ACCEPTABILITY BY CONDUCTING A 

HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE TEST AND A BACTERIOLOGICAL TEST IN 

ACCORDANCE WITH THE "STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS" AND THE 

REQUIREMENTS OF THE VILLAGE. 

12. ALL TEMPORARY CONNECTIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES TO 

NEWLY INSTALLED OR EXISTING WATER MAINS SHALL BE MADE AND 

METERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GLENDALE HEIGHTS PUBLIC WORKS 

DEPARTMENT REQUIREMENTS. 

13. ALL WATERMAIN MUST BE POLY-WRAPPED. 

SANITARY SEWER CONSTRUCTION 

1. ALL SANITARY SEWER CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 

THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR WATER AND SEWER MAIN 

CONSTRUCTION IN ILLINOIS, FIFTH EDITION, DATED MAY, 1996, AND 

REVISIONS THERETO, THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS, THE NOTES IN THE 

PLANS, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODES AND ORDINANCES OF THE 

GOVERNING AUTHORITIES. IN CASE OF CONFLICT, VILLAGE CODE SHALL 

GOVERN. 

2. ALL TRENCHES RESULTING FROM THE CONSTRUCTION OF WATERMAIN 

AND SEWER AND SERVICE PIPE SHALL BE BACKFILLED WITH COMPACTED 

TRENCH BACKFILL ACCORDING TO THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR 

WATER AND SEWER MAIN CONSTRUCTION IN ILLINOIS. 

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3. SEWER CONSTRUCTION - PIPE SEWERS: ALL WORK SHALL CONFORM TO 

THE PROVISIONS OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS EXCEPT AS SAME 

MAY BE MODIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING: CONSTRUCTION SHALL 

COMMENCE AT THE EXISTING MANHOLES AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS. A 

TIGHT PLUG SHALL BE PLACED AND LEFT IN PLACE AT THE POINT OF 

COMMENCEMENT UNTIL THE BALANCE OF THE SEWERS HAVE BEEN 

COMPLETED AND CHECKED AND ARE READY FOR ACCEPTANCE. ALL 

WATER FROM THE TRENCH AND PIPELINES ABOVE THE MANHOLES WILL 

BE PUMPED OUT BY THE CONTRACTOR AND DISPOSED OF IN SUCH A 

MANNER THAT IT WILL NOT INTERFERE OR DAMAGE THE WORK OF THIS 

OR OTHER CONTRACTORS. PUMPING SHALL BE CONTINUOUS (24 HOURS 

A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK) AS LONG AS SUFFICIENT WATER COLLECTS 

TO WARRANT THIS. STORM SEWERS IN THE AREA MAY BE USED TO 

DISPOSE OF THE WATER COLLECTED, IF APPROVED BY THE VILLAGE. 

4. BEFORE BACKFILLING LATERAL TRENCHES A GREEN TIPPED 2" X 4" POST 

WILL BE SET AT THE UPPER END OF EACH LATERAL EXTENDING FROM 

THE BOTTOM OF THE TRENCH TO A POINT THREE (3) FEET ABOVE THE 

GROUND SURFACE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO 

RECORD THE LOCATION OF ALL TEES OR WYES IN THE MAIN SEWER AND 

FURNISH THE PROJECT ENGINEER THIS INFORMATION. THE 

CONTRACTOR SHALL LOCATE THE ENDS OF ALL SERVICES BY 

MEASUREMENTS TO LOT CORNERS AND SHALL FURNISH A COPY OF 

SUCH LOCATIONS TO THE PROJECT ENGINEER. THIS INFORMATION 

SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE DEPTH OF THE ENDS OF EACH SERVICE. IF 

THE CONTRACTOR FAILS TO PROPERLY LOCATE ANY SEWER STUB, HE 

SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS WHICH ARE INCURRED AS A 

RESULT OF THE IMPROPERLY LOCATED STUB. 

5. ALL SANITARY SEWER PIPE SHALL BE PVC PIPE CONFORMING TO ASTM 

DESIGNATION D-3034-73 SDR 26 OR AN APPROVED EQUAL. ALL PVC PIPE 

SHALL BE FURNISHED WITH FACTORY MANUFACTURED JOINTS UTILIZING 

A RUBBER RING LOCKED IN THE BELL OF THE PIPE. ALL PVC PIPE IN 

CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A WATERMAIN SHALL BE PRESSURE PIPE. 

6. GRANULAR TRENCH BACKFILL FOR SERVICE LINES: THE CONTRACTOR 

SHALL FURNISH AND INSTALL GRANULAR TRENCH BACKFILL IN 

ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS AND THE 

IMPROVEMENT PLANS AT ALL LOCATIONS WHERE TRENCHES FOR 

SANITARY SEWER LINES ARE WITHIN AREAS TO BE PAVED. 

7. SANITARY SEWER SERVICES SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED ACCORDING TO 

THE DETAILS IN THE PLANS, AND THE EXACT LOCATION OF EACH SHALL 

BE DETERMINED IN THE FIELD. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH AS- 

BUILT DRAWINGS OF SANITARY SEWER SERVICES AT THE COMPLETION 

OF CONSTRUCTION. 

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8. SANITARY SEWER SERVICE PIPE SHALL BE CONNECTED TO SANITARY 

SEWER MAIN BY WYE CONNECTIONS IN ALL INSTANCES. 

9. MANHOLES FOR SANITARY SEWERS: PRECAST CONCRETE MANHOLES 

SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR THIS IMPROVEMENT, CONFORMING TO THE 

APPLICABLE PORTIONS OF DIVISION III, SECTION 32 OF THE STANDARD 

SPECIFICATIONS AND THE DETAILS IN THE PLANS. IN ADDITION, A 

FLEXIBLE TYPE JOINT SHALL BE FURNISHED AT POINTS OF ENTRY INTO 

AND EXIT FROM MANHOLE STRUCTURES OF DESIGN APPROVED BY THE 

ENGINEER PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. THIS FLEXIBLE JOINT MAY CONSIST 

OF A SLEEVE OF HIGH QUALITY SYNTHETIC RUBBER WITH A SUBSTANTIAL 

SERRATED FLANGE WHICH IS CAST DIRECTLY INTO THE WALL OF THE 

MANHOLE BASE TO FORM A TIGHT WATERSTOP AND PROTRUDES 

OUTSIDE OF THE MANHOLE WALL TO CONNECT WITH THE PIPE 

ENTERING/EXITING THE MANHOLE. WHEN THIS TYPE OF FLEXIBLE JOINT 

IS USED, THE SLEEVE SHALL SLIP OVER THE END OF THE PIPE ADJACENT 

TO THE MANHOLE BASE AND SHALL BE SECURED BY MEANS OF A 

STAINLESS STEEL STRAP CLAMP EQUIPPED WITH A DRAW BOLT AND NUT. 

SANITARY MANHOLE OUTSIDE SURFACES TO BE DOUBLE COATED WITH 

BITUMINOUS PAINT. 

10. ALL ADJUSTMENTS NECESSARY SHALL BE MADE WITH PRECAST 

CONCRETE ADJUSTING RINGS NOT TO EXCEED A MAXIMUM OF TWELVE 

(12) INCHES OVERALL IN HEIGHT. BUTYLROPE JOINT SEALANT SHALL BE 

USED ON ALL JOINTS BETWEEN THE PRECAST ELEMENTS. 

11. AFTER FINAL ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE, ALL JOINTS IN PRE-CAST 

STRUCTURES SHALL BE MORTARED. THE MORTAR SHALL BE COMPOSED 

OF ONE PART CEMENT TO (3) PARTS SAND, BY VOLUME, BASED ON DRY 

MATERIALS AND SHALL BE THOROUGHLY WETTED BEFORE LAYING. 

12. SANITARY SEWER MANHOLES SHALL BE 4' IN DIAMETER UNLESS 

OTHERWISE NOTED IN THE PLANS. 

13. TESTING FOR ACCEPTANCE OF SANITARY SEWERS: UPON COMPLETION 

OF THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE SERVICE LINES, ALL 

SEWERS WILL BE TESTED, AND WITNESSED BY THE VILLAGE, IN 

ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 31-1.11 OF THE 

"STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS" WITH METHODS A, D, AND E TO BE USED. 

STORM DRAIN CONSTRUCTION 

1. ALL STORM DRAIN CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE PERFORMED IN 

ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROAD AND 

BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION IN ILLINOIS, AS ADOPTED JANUARY 1,1997, AND 

REVISIONS THERETO, THE NOTES IN THE PLANS, THE SPECIAL 

PROVISIONS, AND THE VILLAGE REQUIREMENTS. IN CASE OF CONFLICT, 

VILLAGE CODE SHALL GOVERN. 

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2. MANHOLES, CATCH BASINS AND INLETS: THESE ITEMS SHALL COMPLY 

WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF SECTION OF THE STANDARD 

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SPECIFICATIONS AND IN 

ACCORDANCE WITH THE DETAILS CONTAINED IN THESE ITEMS. 

3. NO MORE THAN 12" OF ADJUSTING RINGS SHALL BE PERMITTED ON 

MANHOLE, CATCH BASIN AND INLET STRUCTURES, AND NO MORE THAN 

ONE 2" ADJUSTING RING. 

4. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED IN THE PLANS, STORM DRAIN PIPE 12" IN 

DIAMETER AND LARGER SHALL BE REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE, CLASS 

III, CONFORMING TO ASTM DESIGNATION C-76. 10" STORM DRAIN SHALL 

BE REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE, CLASS V. 

5. ALL STORM DRAINS THAT FALL WITHIN PAVED AREAS SHALL BE 

BACKFILLED WITH GRANULAR TRENCH BACKFILL ACCORDING TO ILLINOIS 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SPECIFICATIONS. 

6. ALL FIELD TILE ENCOUNTERED DURING CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS 

SHALL BE CONNECTED TO THE PROPOSED STORM SEWER SYSTEM OR 

EXTENDED TO OUTLET INTO A PROPOSED DRAINAGE WAY. IF THIS 

CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED, THEN IT SHALL BE REPAIRED WITH NEW 

PIPE OF SIMILAR SIZE AND MATERIAL TO THE ORIGINAL LINE AND PUT IN 

ACCEPTABLE OPERATING CONDITION. A RECORD OF THE LOCATION OF 

ALL FIELD TILE OR DRAIN PIPE ENCOUNTERED SHALL BE KEPT BY THE 

CONTRACTOR AND TURNED OVER TO THE ENGINEER UPON COMPLETION 

OF THE PROJECT. 

SEDIMENTATION AND EROSION CONTROL 

1. ALL SEDIMENTATION AND EROSION CONTROL MEASURES MUST COMPLY 

WITH THE LATEST EDITION OF THE DUPAGE COUNTYWIDE STORMWATER 

ORDINANCE AS ADOPTED BY THE VILLAGE. 

SITE GRADING AND ROADWAY 

1. ALL SITE WORK, GRADING, AND PAVING OPERATIONS, AND ALL ROADWAY 

AND STREET CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THIS PROJECT SHALL 

BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR 

ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION IN ILLINOIS, AS ADOPTED JANUARY 1, 

1997 AND ALL REVISIONS THERETO, WITH THE "SPECIAL PROVISIONS" AND 

WITH THESE CONSTRUCTION NOTES AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH VILLAGE 

CODE. IN CASE OF CONFLICT, VILLAGE CODE SHALL GOVERN. 

2. EARTH EXCAVATION SHALL INCLUDE CLEARING, STRIPPING, AND 

STOCKPILING TOPSOIL, REMOVING UNSUITABLE MATERIALS, THE 

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CONSTRUCTION OF EMBANKMENTS, NON-STRUCTURAL FILLS, FINAL 

SHAPING AND TRIMMING TO THE LINES, GRADES, AND CROSS SECTIONS 

SHOWN ON THE PLANS. THIS WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED IN 

ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 200 OF THE 

STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS. ALL UNSUITABLE OR EXCESS MATERIAL 

SHALL BE DISPOSED OF ON LOW AREAS OF THE SITE SHOWN ON THE 

PLANS OR AS DIRECTED BY THE PROJECT ENGINEER IN THE FIELD. 

3. TOPSOIL EXCAVATED SHALL BE STOCKPILED ON THE SITE IN AREAS 

DESIGNATED BY THE PROJECT ENGINEER UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT THIS 

TOPSOIL CAN BE USED FOR FINAL GRADING. 

4. THE SOILS INVESTIGATION REPORT FOR THE SITE AND ALL ADDENDA 

THERETO ARE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO THE PERMIT FOR THE 

PROJECT. THE RECOMMENDATIONS AS STATED IN SAID REPORT ARE 

HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THESE CONSTRUCTION NOTES BY 

REFERENCE AND SHALL BE FOLLOWED BY ALL CONTRACTORS. THE 

GRADING OPERATIONS ARE TO BE CLOSELY SUPERVISED AND 

INSPECTED, PARTICULARLY DURING THE REMOVAL OF UNSUITABLE 

MATERIAL AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF EMBANKMENTS OR BUILDING 

PADS, BY THE SOILS ENGINEER OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE. FURTHER 

CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED UNTIL THE SOILS 

ENGINEER ISSUES A WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT THE AREA IN QUESTION 

HAS BEEN SATISFACTORILY PREPARED AND IS READY FOR 

CONSTRUCTION. 

5. ALL TESTING, INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF SOIL QUALITY, 

UNSUITABLE SOIL REMOVAL AND ITS REPLACEMENT AND OTHER SOILS 

RELATED OPERATIONS SHALL BE ENTIRELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE 

OWNER. 

6. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL USE CARE IN GRADING NEAR TREES, SHRUBS, 

AND BUSHES WHICH ARE NOT TO BE REMOVED SO AS NOT TO CAUSE 

INJURY TO ROOTS OR TRUNKS. 

7. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL USE CARE IN GRADING OR EXCAVATING NEAR 

ANY AND ALL EXISTING ITEMS WHICH ARE NOT INDICATED TO BE 

REMOVED. ANY DAMAGE DONE TO THESE EXISTING ITEMS BY THE 

CONTRACTOR'S OPERATIONS SHALL BE REPAIRED BY HIM AT HIS OWN 

EXPENSE. 

8. UNSUITABLE MATERIAL ENCOUNTERED IN EXCAVATING FOR ROADWAY 

SUBGRADES SHALL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SUITABLE 

MATERIAL TO THE LIMITS APPROVED BY THE PROJECT ENGINEER. 

9. REMOVED DRIVEWAY PAVEMENT, SIDEWALK, CURBS, CURB AND GUTTER, 

SHALL BE DISPOSED OF AT LOCATIONS PROVIDED BY THE CONTRACTOR. 

LOCATION OF DISPOSAL AREAS SHALL BE APPROVED. 

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10. STREET PAVING AND CURBS TO REMAIN SHALL BE PROTECTED FROM 

DAMAGE, AND, IF DAMAGED, SHALL BE REPLACED PROMPTLY TO MEET 

STATE AND VILLAGE, STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS IN MATERIALS AND 

WORKMANSHIP. 

11. ALL CONCRETE POURED ON PUBLIC PROPERTY SHALL BE THE TYPE 

SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 1020 OF THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS. 

12. ALL CURBS CONSTRUCTED OVER A UTILITY TRENCH SHALL BE 

REINFORCED WITH 2 - #4 REBARS FOR A LENGTH OF 20' CENTERED OVER 

TRENCH. SIDEWALKS SHALL BE TREATED IN THE SAME MANNER USING 3 

- #6 REBARS. 

13. THE GRADING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE STREET IMPROVEMENTS 

SHALL NOT CAUSE PONDING OF STORM WATER. ALL AREAS ADJACENT 

TO THESE IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE GRADED TO ALLOW POSITIVE 

DRAINAGE. 

14. THE SLOPE OF A DRIVEWAY APPROACH SHALL NOT EXCEED TEN 

PERCENT (10%). DRIVEWAYS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED SO AS NOT TO 

IMPEDE THE SURFACE DRAINAGE SYSTEM. 

15. TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES SHALL BE IN CONFORMANCE TO THE ILLINOIS 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. STANDARDS SHALL BE INSTALLED 

AND PROVIDED WHENEVER CONSTRUCTION FOR UTILITIES ARE WITHIN 

STREET AREAS. ALSO, ORDINANCES OF THE CITY, COUNTY OR STATE 

SHALL GOVERN THE TRAFFIC CONTROL. 

16. STREET LIGHTS OF THE TYPE SPECIFIED SHALL BE INSTALLED WHERE 

INDICATED ON THE PLANS. ALL STREET LIGHTING INCLUDING 

UNDERGROUND SERVICE CABLE, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND METHODS 

SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE VILLAGE 

SPECIFICATIONS AND THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS. 

17. ALL ROAD SIGNS, STREET SIGNS AND TRAFFIC SIGNS WHICH NEED TO BE 

RELOCATED OR MOVED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE TAKEN DOWN 

AND STORED BY THE CONTRACTOR. EXCEPT THOSE WHICH THE 

PROJECT ENGINEER SHALL DEEM NECESSARY FOR PROPER TRAFFIC 

CONTROL, WHICH SHALL BE TEMPORARILY RESET UNTIL COMPLETION OF 

CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE WORK THE 

CONTRACTOR SHALL RESET ALL SAID SIGNS. 

18. ALL EXISTING SIGNS AND LIGHT STANDARDS WHICH INTERFERE WITH 

CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS AND NOT NOTED FOR REMOVAL AND 

DISPOSAL SHALL BE REMOVED AND RESET BY THE CONTRACTOR. ANY 

DAMAGE TO THESE ITEMS SHALL BE REPAIRED BY THE CONTRACTOR AT 

HIS OWN EXPENSE. 

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