The Athens Area School District is accepting bids for parking lot paving, crack sealing, seal coating and restriping at the Athens Area High School, Harlan Rowe Middle School, Lynch Bustin Elementary School, and SRU Elementary School. Pre-job inspection is available upon request. o Clean and prep the asphalt parking lot and asphalt walkways. Cleaning and prep shall
include removing debris and sediment from cracks with high pressure air and cleaning the
cracks as well as sweeping of the entire area. Surface must be clean and free of all loose
material and dirt.
o Contractor shall install Aquaphalt 4.0, in all cracks larger than 1/2-inch-wide the entire
depth and length of the crack. Contractor shall follow the manufactures recommendations
for installation and preparation of the areas.
o Contractor shall install hot rubberized crack filler on all cracks less than 1/2-inch-wide the
entire depth and length of the crack.
o Contractor shall repair potholes within the lot with hot mix asphalt, 9.5 mm Mix, PG 64-22,
0 to <3.0 Millions ESALS, SRL-E or approved equal on all potholes less than 2.5" in depth.
Potholes greater than 2.5" in depth shall use a 19 mm Binder Course and 1" of 9.5 mm
Wearing Course, meeting the mix design stated.
o Contractor shall treat all grease, oil, gasoline spots or stains with SealMaster Petro Seal or
Prep Seal or approved equal.
o Contractor shall apply two (2) coats of Seal Coat, applied at a rate of 0.11 to 0.13 gallons per
square yard (70-82 square feet per gallon) per coat. Seal Coat shall be applied by either a
pressurized spray application equipment or self-propelled squeegee equipment.
Pressurized spray equipment shall be capable of spraying pavement sealer with sand added,
maintain continuous agitation or mixing capabilities to maintain a homogenous consistency
of the pavement sealer throughout the application process. The Self-propelled squeegee
equipment shall have at least 2 squeegees or brush devices (one behind the other.
Hand squeegee and brushes shall be acceptable in areas where practicality prohibits the use
of mechanized equipment.
Limitation: Seal Coat shall not be applied when temperatures are expected to drop below 50
degrees F at any time within a 24-hour period after application. New asphalt surfaces shall
be allowed to cure for a minimum of 4 weeks under ideal weather conditions (70 degrees F)
before application of surface sealer.
o Contractor shall re-stripe all pavement marking within the project area. Pavement marking
shall include, but not limited to, parking lines, handicapped parking symbols, directional
arrows, bus parking line, etc.
All pavement markings shall be PPG Zoneline Traffic and Zone marking paint or equivalent.
Colors shall match existing pavement markings. The Athens Area Board of Education reserves the right to accept and / or reject any or all bids.
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