Specifications include, but are not limited to: Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, incidentals, and traffic control necessary to produce, haul, place, roll, and broom approximately 471,387 square yards of laid-in-place chip seal. The chip seal will be approximately 32.14 miles long and 25 feet wide. Contractor shall provide CHFRS-2P asphalt emulsion and Type 1 chips. Traffic control with pilot cars must be maintained until dusk or fading light each workday as determined by the Project Manager. Contractor must provide enough pilot cars to keep traffic stops to a maximum of 15 minutes. The emulsion application rate for chip seals is estimated at 0.44 gallons per square yard. The cover material application rate is estimated at 25 pounds per square yard. Actual application rates will be based on the chip design and the actual field adjustments. If the application rate(s) is not sufficient to provide a quality job, the Project Managers will jointly determine what the new application rate(s) should be. Contractor must furnish a water truck for dust control and wetting of chips. Arrangements must be made by the Contractor for acquiring water for wetting and sweeping. Brooming or sweeping operations shall not begin until a minimum of 24 hours after the chips have been applied. Deviation of this timeline may be considered per emulsion supplier’s recommendation and approval from the Project Manager. It will be the responsibility of the Contractor to determine the centerline and place reflective tabs prior to the chip seal. The Department will provide final striping. Contractor shall be responsible for all private property damage claims resulting from performance of the tasks described above.
