CC RESOLUTION 571RESOLUTION NO. 571
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING SPECIFI-
CATIONS NUMBER SP - 1 FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE
SEWER PUMP STATION N0, 5 IN SAID CITY.
The City Council of the City of El Segundo, Call-
fornia, does resolve, declare and determine as follows:
SECTION 1. That the following specifications, being
and to be known as "Specifications of the City of E1 Segundo,
California Number SP - 1" ( "Reinforced Concrete Sewer Pump
Station - No. 50) be, and the same are hereby adopted:
"SPECIFICATIONS OF THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA
NUMBER SP - 1.
(`REINFORCED CONCRETE SEWER PUMP STATION - No.5R)
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The'work shall consist of furnishing
all necessary materials, tools, appliances, equipment, labor
and transportation for the necessary excavation; construc-
tion of a reinforced concrete sub - surface wet well and
pumping pit, all to be completed as shown on the plan of
two sheets numbered SD- 410420, and described in these
specifications.
CONNECTING WORE: The piping installation of pumping and
electrical equipment are not a part of this contract.
CEMENT: All cement used shall be Portland Cement and shall
conform to the 'Standard Specifications and Tests for
Portland Cement,' (Serial Designation 09-30) of the American
Society for Testing Materials.
AGGREGATES: Aggregates shall be clean, well- graded and
water washed. Sand shall, when dry, pass a one - fourth
(1/4) inch screen with not more than thirty per cent (30%)
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of the bulk passing a 30 -mesh sieve, nor more than six per
cent (6 %) passing a 100 -mesh sieve. Pea gravel and crushed
rock shall be hard, durable, and of a quality satisfactory
to the Engineer. Rock all shall pass a two (2) inch screen
and not more than thirty -seven per cent (37 %) shall exceed
three - fourths (3/4) of an inch in diameter. 911 aggregates
shall be free from clay, loam, mica, organic material, or
other impurities. In proportioning the aggregate of the
concrete, and in mixing the concrete, particular care and
attention must be given to the relative coarseness of each
part, and where necessary proportions shall be altered in
order that as dense, uniform and workable a mixture as
possible may be obtained. The nominal proportion of the
aggregate shall be as specified for each portion of the work.
WATER: Water will be furnished to the Contractor by the
City at the City's expense and at a location required by
the Contractor.
REINFORCEMENT: The Contractor shall furnish and set all
steel required throughout the concrete work, all of which
shall be deformed bars of such shapes and sizes as are shown
on the detailed drawings furnished by the Engineer. The
steel shall be rolled from original billets, of medium grade,
and according to the Standard Specifications of Steel
Manufacturers for reinforcing steel.
The Contractor shall, if required by the Engineer, furnish
a test report on one tensile test and one bending test for
each size of bar, the bars to be tested to be selected at
random from Contractor's stock pile. The tests shall be
made by a recognized laboratory subject to the approval of
the Engineer.
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Before being imbedded in the concrete, the surface of the
steel shall be thoroughly cleaned of all dirt, rust, oil,
grease or other matter that may be detrimental to the
positive adhesion of the concrete.
All steel intersections shall be tied with 16 gauge annealed
wire. All steel splices shall be lapped 40 diameters and
tied with wire.
EXCAVATION: The price bid for the work is to include all
necessary excavation and backfilling and the disposal of
any excess material, broken concrete or other refuse. The
Contractor shall leave the entire area graded to the elevs►
tions shown on the plans.
Extreme care must be exercised in the necessary exeacation
for all footings.
CONCRETE: Concrete shall be considered as a homogeneous
mixture with or without reinforcement, as specified and
shown on the plans, made up of cement, aggregates and water
properly mixed in an approved type of batch mixer. The
various proportions of this mixture are specified under the
section whose heading is MIX. Pre -mixed concrete is preferred
but not required. Adjustments in the mix shall be made by
the Engineer, on the job, and these will be made to insure
a more workable mix. The proportions of cement to aggregate
will not be changed in any class of work; only the various
proportions of the various sizes of aggregate may be changed.
In no case shall there be more than six gallons of water to
one sack of cement, or its cubic foot equivalent of 94 pounds.
MIX: 1 part cement to 6 parts aggregate
Walls
Roof s
Floor Slabs
Soffits
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1 part cement to 8 parts aggregate
Footings
FOOTINGS: The footings may be poured against dirt forms
subject to the approval of the engineer. In no case shall
the soil on which the footings or tank slabs are to rest,
be disturbed. All steel in these footings is to be placed
in accordance with the plans and securely wired in place.
EXTRA CONCRETE Should extra concrete be required by
specific written instructions from the Engineer in the en-
largement or deepening of the footings or increasing the depth
of the structure over that called for on the plans, the
Contractor shall furnish such extra concrete at a unit price
as called for in the bid schedule. No extra compensation
may be claimed unless written instructions have been re-
ceived by the Contractor prior to the pour.
FORKS: The Engineer will set grade hubs and will check the
elevations of all form work, and no concrete is to be placed
until forms have been checked by the Engineer.
The walls and roofs of the structures shall be completely
formed, and all forms are to be accurately centered, true,
rigid and thoroughly braced. They shall be of sufficient
strength to carry the entire dead weight of the construction
as a liquid without deflection. As the walls of these tanks
are not to be plastered, special care shall be taken in lay-
ing up the form boards so as to obtain straight and as small
joints as possible. These form boards shall be sized to both
width and thickness. The walls are to be constructed with
forms on-both sides. No concrete will be allowed to be poured
against earth banks except in the footings. All forms and
shoring shall be kept in place until, in the judgment of the
Engineer, the concrete shall have attained sufficient strength
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to resist accidental thrust and other loads that may come
upon it, and in no case shall their removal be sooner than
seven (7) days. All wall forms shall have a removable
section for cleaning out and inspection. All wall steel
shall be wired and secured to the outside form. Where it
is necessary to wire the inside form, those wires may pass
to the steel only.
In no case shall the forms be tied with wires passing
through the concrete wall.
PLACING OF CONCRETE WALLS, Before concreting, all forms
shall be carefully and thoroughly cleaned of all sawdust,
chips and refuse. Immediately previous to the placing of
concrete, all forms shall be thoroughly soaked with water.
The concrete shall thoroughly fill the forms, must be solid
throughout, and in close contact with the steel reinforce-
ment. It must be deposited continuously in uniform layers
not over 12" in depth.
The concrete shall be thoroughly tamped, special care being
given to the tamping on both sides of the steel reinforce-
ments to insure against stone pockets being formed against
the forms and the displacement of the reinforcement. Power
vibrators are desirable, but not required. Noticeable voids
or stone pockets discovered when the forms are removed shall
be immediately filled with mortar mixed in the same propor-
tion as the mortar in the concrete.
The walls of the wet well must be poured continuously in a
single run in order that any horizontal construction joint
between the footing and the roof will be avoided.
No concrete shall be placed in the wall until the reinforce-
ment has been inspected and approved by the Engineer.
TANK BOTTOMS: Each tank slab shall be poured in a con-
tinuous pour and the Contractor shall so plan the placement
of this material that there will be no cold construction
joint. The tops of these slabs shall be carefully soreeded
to true grade and then shall receive a steel trowel finish.
The reinforcing mesh installed in the slabs shall be handled
In such a manner during the pouring of the slabs that it is
Imbedded as nearly as possible half way between the bottom
and top of the slab.
SUMPS: The sumps in the tanks shall be poured as integral
parts of the floor slabs. No construction or expansion
joint in or around these sumps will be permitted.
DAMAGE. CURE, ETC.: Work must be protected from any damage
resulting from temperature changes, or from the action of
the elements at any time, and any damage from these or other
causes must be properly and promptly repaired by the Con-
tractor at his own expense.
All work must be kept wet to the satisfaction of the Engineer
for at least seven (7) days after being placed.
EXPANSION JOINTS: The expansion joints in the structure
shall be between the floor slabs and the walls. Expansion
joints shall be made of materials furnished by the Inertol
Company, or the Aquatite Company, in the following manner:
wood form strips of 20 material, surfaced four sides to a
trapezoidal section of height equal to the thickness of the
floor slab and bases equal to 1 1/2" and 3/40 respectively
are to be placed with roofing paper wrapping as shown on
the plans.
As concrete is poured it shall be carefully spaded at the
forms to insure no rook pockets. Forms are to be removed
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as soon as concrete has initial set. Paper used around forms
shall be left in joint space to aid in keeping out dirt and
foreign matter.
The Contractor at his option may suggest an alternate method
Of forming these joints, but a width of 3/4" at the bottom
and 1 -1/2" at the top must be maintained.
When concrete has completely cured, joint space is to be
thoroughly cleaned of all foreign matter and painted thor-
oughly to at least 3" each side of the joint with primer
solution as manufactured by the company whose expansion
joint material is to be used. Oakum saturated with primer
Is to be then caulked into joint until the joint is at least
one -half full. The remaining joint space is then to be
filled and rounded to 1/4" above the floor slab with the
mastic compound.
PIPE CONNECTIONS: Before concreting, the Contractor shall
set in the walls pipes furnished by the City all as shown on
the plans. The accurate position and location of these pipes
shall be maintained during concreting.
STRUTURAL TS EEL: All I -beams called for in the plans shall
be placed accurately and with positive bearing on bearing
plates as specified and shall be wrapped with 2" wire mesh
before being encased in concrete.
SIDEWALK DOORS: The sidewalk entrance door to the pump
pit shall be an approved type of double sidewalk door, water
proofed with drain, of a type to finish flush with the sur-
face, and as manufactured by the A. J. Bayer Company or equal.
MANHOLE FRAMES AND COVERS: Manhold frames and covers shall
be round, standard oastiron with an inside diameter opening
of two feet (21) as manufactured by the Apex Steel Corpora-
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tion or equal. Covers shall be marked SEWER.
MANHOLE STEPS: In the wet well, standard 3/4" diameter
steel manhole steps coated with red -lead, asphaltum or
coal tar paint, shall be imbedded in the concrete from the
manhole opening to the bottom of the wet well, at each
access shaft as shown on the plans.
PUMP FOUNDATIONS: Foundations for the pumps as shown on
the plans are not a part of this contract.
MISCELLANEOUS; The Contractor shall furnish and install
certain bolts, connectors and fittings as shown on plans. "
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall certify to
the passage and adoption of this resolution; shall enter
the same in the book of resolutions of said City, and shall
make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the
records of the proceedings of the City Council of said City
in the minutes of the meeting at which the same is passed
and adopted.
Passed, approved and adopted this 23rd day of
July, A. D., 1941.
Mayor of the City of EL
Segundo, California.
( SEAL)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
I, Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk of the City
of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council of the said
City is five; that the foregoing resolution, being
Resolution No. 571, was passed and adopted by the said
City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor of said
City and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at
a regular meeting of the said Council held on the 23rd
day of July, A. D., 1941, and that the same was passed
and adopted by the following vote, to -wit:
AYES: Councilmen Gerow, Hesser, Love and Mayor Binder;
NOES: Councilmen None;
ABSENT: Councilman Selby.
(SEAL)
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City lerk of he City o
El Segundo, California.
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