SECTION 321800 PART 1 GENERAL 1.01 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS A. PART A and DIVISION 1 of PART B are hereby made a part of this SECTION. B. Examine all conditions as they exist at the project prior to submitting a bid for the work of this SECTION. 1.02 SCOPE OF WORK A. Provide all labor, materials, equipment, services and transportation required to complete bituminous concrete pedestrian paving and athletic surfacing work as shown on the Drawings and as specified herein or both. 1.03 RELATED WORK A. The following Related Work to be performed under the designated Sections: 1.04 REFERENCES 1. Pavement base courses: EARTHWORK - SECTION 312000 2. Lines and Grading: FINISH GRADING - SECTION 312219 3. Vehicular bituminous paving: SECTION 321200 - FLEXIBLE PAVING 4. SITE CONCRETE SECTION 321313 5. MISCELLANEOUS SITE IMPROVEMENTS - SECTION 323000 6. FENCING - SECTION 323100 7. SOIL PREPARATION - SECTION 329113 8. PLANTING - SECTION 329000 9. LAWNS - SECTION 329200 A. Unless otherwise specified, bituminous concrete material and workmanship shall comply with the applicable provisions of the latest edition Standard Specifications For Highways and Bridges, Department of Public Works of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the items noted herein. This document shall be referred to as The Standard Specifications. 321800-1
1.05 SUBMITTALS A. Submit the following in accordance with the provisions of SECTION 013300 SUBMITTALS. B. Product Data: Manufacturer's current catalogue cuts and specifications and suppliers material certificates for the following: 1. Bituminous concrete items Pedestrian Paving: a. Binder course. b. Surface course. c. Tack coat. 2. Bituminous concrete items Basketball Courts: a. Binder course. b. Surface course. c. Tack coat. 3. Athletic surfacing items: a. Surface preparations 1) Plexipave Court Patch Binder. 2) Acrylic Resurfacer (1) coat. 3) Fortified Plexipave (3) coats. 4) Plexicolor line paint (2) coats 5) Color chips for each color. C. Shop Drawings: Minimum 3/8 scale plan drawing of the area of Athletic Surface installation showing the location, dimensions and relationships of the Athletic Surfacing. 1.06 QUALIFICATIONS/SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS A. The athletic surfacing materials shall be one manufacturer's materials only. B. The Contractor shall have at least 3 years experience installing athletic surfacing materials. C. The manufacturer's representative shall be engaged by the Contractor at his expense to inspect and monitor the applications of the following athletic surfacing items: 1. Court patch binder. 2. Acrylic resurfacer. 3. Fortified plexipave. 321800-2
1.07 JOB CONDITIONS A. Weather limitations 1.08 GUARANTEE 1. Athletic surfacing systems weather limitations are as specified by the manufacturer. A. Paving, Color Surfacing and Painted Lines 1.09 DEFINITIONS 1. All paving, color surfacing and painted lines shall be guaranteed for a period of one year from final acceptance, against cracking, peeling, checking or other defect. The Contractor will repair, recoat or otherwise make satisfactory, any failed paving, color surfacing or painted lines at no cost to the Owner, except for the cracks noted below. A. References to Landscape Architect shall mean Architect or the Architects designated representative. 321800-3
PART 2 MATERIALS 2.01 DENSE GRADED CRUSHED STONE A. Refer to SECTION 312000 EARTHWORK. 2.02 BITUMINOUS CONCRETE MATERIALS A. Bituminous Concrete Pedestrian Pavement and Basketball Court Pavement shall be laid in two courses of depths after rolling, as shown on the Drawings. 1. Bituminous Concrete Paving Pedestrian: a. Binder Course shall conform to Section M3 of the Standard Specifications. b. Top Course shall conform to the requirements for Dense Mix as specified in Section M3 of the Standard Specifications. c. Tack coat shall be AC-5, AC-10 or AC-20 paving asphalt cement, applied at a rate of 1/20 gallon per square yard or as otherwise indicated. 2. Bituminous Concrete Paving Basketball Courts: a. Binder Course: Percent By Weight Passing Square Opening Sieve Percentage Passing 1 100 3/4 90-100 3/8 65-80 #4 46-60 #8 35-45 #30 17-29 #200 2-7 A.C. (% of mix) 5.5-7.5 321800-4
b. Top Course: Percent By Weight Passing Square Opening Sieve Percentage Passing 1/2 100 3/8 90-100 #4 63-78 #8 50-60 #30 25-42 #200 3-8 A.C. (% of mix) 7.5-9.5 2.03 ATHLETIC SURFACING ITEMS shall be the PLEXIPAVE SYSTEM as manufactured by California Products Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts or The NESCO LATEX-ITE SYSTEM distributed by New England Sealcoating Co., Inc. Hingham, or Equal. The Plexipave Athletic Surfacing Items for application over a bituminous concrete surface are listed below: A. Plexipave Court Patch Binder shall be used to correct any minor surface deficiencies in the Bituminous Concrete Surface. B. Plexipatch. C. Acrylic Resurfacer. D. Fortified Plexipave a. Plexipave Color Base. b. Plexichrome. E. Plexicolor Line Paint (2) coats per each line: White. 321800-5
PART 3 EXECUTION 3.01 INSTALLATION OF BITUMINOUS CONCRETE PAVING FOR PEDESTRIAN PAVING AND BASKETBALL COURTS: A. Installation procedures for bituminous concrete pavements shall comply with Standard Specifications, Section 420. B. Installation of bituminous concrete paving shall be as shown on the Drawings and specified herein. C. Align bituminous concrete walks and patches as shown on the Drawings. 1. Obtain landscape architect's approval layout of all walks before work is done. Make adjustments as required in the layout to ensure smooth continuous curves and straight lines and transitions. D. Subgrade preparation and installation of Gravel Base Course shall be found in SECTION 312000 - EARTHWORK, of these specifications. E. Make any corrections necessary to subbase course (minor cuts and fills) furnished and installed under SECTION 312000 - EARTHWORK, to bring to the sections and elevations shown on the Drawings. F. Remove loose material from compacted gravel base surface immediately before installing bituminous concrete. Proof roll prepared gravel base surface to check for unstable areas requiring additional compaction. Do not begin paving work until deficient gravel base areas have been properly compacted as specified. G. Construct Bituminous Concrete Paving in accordance with the Standard Specifications Sections 420 and 460. H. No bituminous material shall be applied when the temperature is below 32 F. I. No vehicular traffic of any kind shall be allowed to pass over the newly finished surface until it has had time to set. Twenty-four hours will be considered sufficient time for the pavement to set in most cases, but this period may be extended by the Engineer as required by weather or other reasons. J. The Contractor shall ensure that positive drainage occurs on all walks, patches and court surfaces. All areas of finished paving on which water stands or which are found excessively uneven shall be promptly brought to the correct grade and line. There shall be no deviation from true surface planes represented by the grade elevations shown on the Drawings. 321800-6
K. Pavement Edges: The Contractor shall construct a neat tamped edge as shown on the Drawings at all proposed pavement edges not abutting vertical faces of adjacent structures or pavements. New paving shall be well blended into adjoining existing paving and thoroughly rolled to present continuous uniform surface without perceptible arises or depressions at the jointure. L. The bituminous pavement shall cure for fourteen days prior to applying the Color Surfacing or Line Paint. M. Do any repair or patching to pavements outside the project site damaged by the work of the Contract. N. All cuts in existing pavement shall be "saw cut". 3.02 TACK COAT A. Apply to contact surfaces of existing or previously constructed asphalt or portland cement concrete and surfaces abutting or projecting into bituminous concrete pavement. Distribute at a rate of 0.30 to 0.35 gallons per square yard of surface or greater to provide complete coverage. 1. Apply tack coat to vertical surface of all saw cut existing bituminous concrete. B. Allow to dry or until at proper condition to receive paving. 3.03 APPLICATION OF ATHLETIC SURFACING AND LINES A. Athletic surfacing and lines shall be applied in strict conformance with the manufacturer's specifications and requirements and as specified herein. B. Bituminous Paving Surface Preparation: Preparation for areas requiring athletic surfacing shall be cleaned before installation of each of these items as follows: 1. All dirt, sand, dust and other loose debris materials and grease, oils and other foreign materials shall be cleaned from the paved areas to be covered by sweeping with brooms and pressure washing with water and or other methods as applicable. 2. Prior to the application of surfacing materials, the entire surface shall be checked and all minor depressions or irregularities located. 3. The surface shall then be flooded and any depressions covering a nickel shall be located and corrected as follows: a. The Court Patch Binder shall be applied over all these depressions according to the manufacturer's instructions. 321800-7
b. The finished patching surface shall not vary more than 1/8 inch in 10 feet measured in any direction and shall blend smoothly with adjacent unpatched areas. C. Surface Course Preparation: Apply (1) application of Acrylic Resurfacer per manufacturerʼs specifications. D. Fortified Plexipave: Apply (3) coats as per manufacturerʼs specifications. E. Plexicolor Line Paint: Apply (2) coats as per manufacturerʼs specifications. END OF SECTION 321800-8