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CC RESOLUTION 843RESOLUTION NO. $43 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING SPECIFICATIONS NO. 7.7- 460724 FOR THE ERECTION OF A USED ELEP "TED STEEL WATER TANK AND TOWER FOR THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA. The City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, does resolve, declare and determine as follows: SECTION 1. That the following specifications, being and to be known as "SPECIFICATIONS NO. WW- 460724 OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA ", be and the same are hereby adopted: " SPECIFICATIONS NO. WW- 640724 royaYWO CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA '_ �"'6fr FOR THE ERECTION OF A USED ELEVATED STEEL WATER TANK AND TOTER FOR THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA. SCOPE OF WORK Work to be done under these specifications shall consist of furnishing of all necessary materials, tools, equipment, transportation, and labor for the erection of a used elevated steel water tank and tower on the property of the City of E1 Segundo hater Department at the south - easterly corner of Lomita Street and Holly Avenue in E1 Segundo, California. DESIGN Tank shall have a capacity of not less than 2009000 gallons nor more than 350,000 gallons and overflow of said tank shall be approximately (100) feet above tops of foundations. Entire structure shall conform to requirements of the "Uniform Building Code of the Pacific Coast Building Officials Conference, 1946 Edition ", and the "Standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for the Construction and Installation of Gravity and Pressure Tanks, NBFC Pamphlet No. 22, September, 1941 ", and shall be designed to withstand safely all stresses, both vertical and horizontal, and including those stresses produced by earthquake, all in accordance with provisions of said "Unifomn Building Code ". In computing horizontal force to be resisted Contractor shall assume safe bearing value of soil on which tank is to be erected to be not greater than 3000 pounds per square foot. Bidder shall furnish with proposal drawings showing design of structure on which he is bidding, and such design shall conform in all respects to these specifications. Before any proposal under these specifications will be considered by Council of City, bidder shall agree in writing to pay to said City that amount of money which, in the opinion of said Council, will be recuired to pay any and all costs of inspecting, at its original site, tank and tower proposed to be furnished. ACCESSORIES Tower Ladder shall be furnished extending from a point eight (8) feet above ground up to and connecting with either horizontal balcony, or tank ladder, if no balcony is used. Ladder may be vertical but shall not in any place have a back —ward slope. Outside Tank Ladder shall be provided in out- side of tank shall connecting either with balcony or with tower ladder if no balcony is included. around roof. Roof Ladders shall be provided, one outside and one inside, and both designed to rotate Inside Tank Ladder shall be provided extending from bottom of inside roof ladder to bottom of tank. LADDER SIDE B2M shall be not less than 2x 1/4 inch flat steel for fixed ladders and 2-2 x 3/8 inch for movable ladders and spaced not less than 14 inches apart. Rungs shall be at least 5/8 inch round or square steel spaced 12 inches on center and firmly riveted or weld ®d to side 2— 11 ) O11 bars. AM ladders and connections shall be designed to support a concentrated load of 350 pounds and outside tank and tower ladders shall be equipped with a safety cage. Roof Hatch or door not less than 24 inches square shall be placed near outside tank ladder and shall be provided with hinges and hasp for locking. Hatch opening shall have a curb at least 4 inches high and cover shall overlap this curb at least 2 inches. Riser Pipe shall be not less than twelve (12) inches in diameter, connected to bottom of tank with an expansion joint, and fitted at bottom with a cast -iron flange elbow. All riser pipes shall be braced horizontally. Walkway shall be provided extending from a point accessible from tower ladder to expansion joint under tank; shall be rigidly supported and braced laterally to prevent swinging, and shall have a railing around outer edge. Drain Pipe shall be installed close to riser pipe and extend from bottom of tank to ground level below. This drain shall be a four (4) inch wrought - steel pipe connected to bottom of tank with an expansion point and flush with inside of bottom to permit proper draining and cleaning of tank, and shall terminate at bottom with a four (4) inch gate valve and flanged base elbow. If a large diameter riser pipe is installed a three (3) inch wash -out valve shall be installed at base of riser for flushing out any sediment. Overflow Pipe shall be provided extending from tope of tank to ground level below. This over- flow shall be a four (4) inch wrought -steel pipe brought down outside of tank shell and tower and terminating at bottom with a flanged base elbow. 3- Railings shall be forty -two (42) inches high with two rails and a toe- board. TESTING After tank is completed, but before it is paint- ed, it shall be filled with water for testing. All water for such testing shall be furnished at the tank site by the City without cost to the Contractor and at sufficient pressure to fill tank to maximum working water level. Any leaks which are disclosed in either shell, bottom, or roof shall be repaired by either calking for riveted construction or by drilling, chipping, or gas- gouging out any defective welds and then rewelding for welded construction. City will provide facilities up to tank inlet or drain pipe for disposing of test water. PAINTING After erection, and after tank has been made watertight, all interior and exterior surfaces shall be thoroughly cleaned of dirt, rust, and /or foreign material and all abraded spots and surfaces from which original pant has been removed shall be spot - painted with one coat of red lead so that the entire original coat will be made whole. All exterior surfaces of balcony and tower shall then be painted with two coats of Old Colony Paint Co. Black Graphite Paint No. 1952, or equal. All exterior surfaces of tank and roof shall then be painted with two coats of aluminum paint consisting of Aluminum Co. of America 140 mesh Aluminum powder or paste, or equal, mixed with resin phenolic base exterior paint vehicle; ingredients to be mixed in proportion or two (2) pounds of aluminum powder or paste to one (1) gallon of vehicle. All interior surfaces of tank and roof shall than be painted with one coat of red lead paint mixed as follows: Paste Red Lead 100 lbs. Boiled Linseed Oil 1.625 Gal. Fine Litharge 10 lbs. Paste Lampblack 0.75 lbs. Beat up litharge in one quart of boiled oil and add. 4. t ' Ii When this mixture is too thick to brush out smoothly, turpentine may be added, using the minimum amount necessary to secure proper consistency, but in no case to exceed 3 pints of turpentine to 100 pounds of paste red lead. Tank and tower will be erected on foundations provided by City, and promptly upon award of contract, Contractor shall furnish to City detail drawings of foundations which will be required for his tank and tower. Contractor shall furnish all anchor bolts necessary in foundations. EXTRA WORK No claim for extra work or materials shall be made, or will be allowed, except when ordered by Council of City, or Engineer of City, and all such orders and claims shall be presented in writing. Unless previously agreed upon, cost of all extra work shall be cost plus fifteen (15) per cent. PAYMMM Payments will be mad according to following schedule; Sixty, (60) per cent of contract price will be due and payable on delivery of steel at tank site; An additional fifteen (15) per cent will be due and payable after work has been started on tank tower; The balance of twenty -five (25) per cent will be due and payable thirty -five (35) days after completion of the vork and its acceptance by the City. GUARANTEE Upon completion of entire work Contractor shall furnish to City a written guarantee agreeing for period of one year to repair any defects appearing in structure caused by faulty design, materials, or workmanship. APPROVAL OF DRAWINGS In case used tank and/or tower is to be altered or changed so as to conform in all respects to these specifications Contractor shall, before proceeding with worl;, furnish to City for its approval complete 5- detail drawings of such alterations or changes, and no work shall be started without such approval by said City. City will furnish to Contractor without cost any and all city permits required for construction of said work. DEFINITION OF TERMS: Wherever the term "Contractor" is used in these specifications or contract, it shall mean the party who has undertaken or contracts directly with the City of El Segundo, California, to do the work and furnish materials herein called for. Wherever the term "City" is used, it shall mean the City of El Segunod, California, as represented by its proper authorities or officers. Wherever the terra "Engineer" is used, it shall mean the City 3ngineer, of the City of E1 Segundo, California, or his authorized representative, who will inspect the materials to be furnished, and work to be done under these specifications, and see that same correspond therewith. Contractor shall have a charge of and be respon- sible for the entire work under this contract until its com- pletion, and any imperfect or unfaithful ,pork which may be discovered at any t me before the final acceptance of work embraced in agreement, shall be corrected icmediately when required by the City so to do. The very best material of class specified will be required on every part of work, and bids on inferior materials or on a change in specifications will not be considered. TIME OF COMPLETION Bidder shall state in his proposal the length of time he will require to deliver and erect and complete tank and tower ready for service after contract has been awarded to him. PREVAILING WAGE The prevailin; wage scale which has been determined by Council of said City and whim shall be part of contract for work specified herein is as follows: 6- Assistant Foreman (Pusher) $1.85 Per Hour Boilermaker 1,75 " " Boilermaker Helper 1.50 " " Hoisting Engineer 1.90 " " Journeyman Brush Painter 1.50 Jorneyman Brush Painter (Swing Stage) 1.621 Steel and Bridge Painter 1.62 Steel and Bridge Painter "Swing Stage) 1.75 " TM Spray Painter 1.62j Spray Painter (Swim, Stage) 1.75 Steeple -jack 2.75 In- Charge Man 121 cents per hour in addition to any of the above mentioned rates. Any craft not mentioned 1.50 " " Overtime shall be one and one -half times the above rates. Sunday and Holidays shall be considered as overtime. Working day shall be deemed to be eight hours. Saturday is treated not as a legal holiday and work thereon shall not be treated as overtime work except in those cases where asSaturday falls upon a calenday day the whole of which is declared a legal holiday by law. 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 ninutes of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted. Passed, approved and adopted this 24th day of July, A. D., 1946. Mayor of the City o4 egufldZ7, Califo . ATF.ST: ity k (SEAL) 7- STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS CITY OF EL SEGUNDO ) I, Victor D, McCarthy, City Clerk of the City of E1 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, 843, 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 24th day of Tuly, A. D,, 1946, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote, to —wit: AYES: Councilmen Baker, Thompson and Mayor Selby NOES: Councilmen None; ABS -WT: Councilmen Peterson and Skelley V �. City Clerk of' the --*? y E1 Segundo, Californiay (SEAL)