Site work for a road / highway in East Mc Keesport, Pennsylvania. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway.

East Field Wall - East McKeesport . This contract shall be subject to the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act of August 15, 1961, P.L. 987, as amended, 43 P.S. Section 165 et seq. Workers shall not be paid less than the prevailing minimum wages as set forth in the applicable schedule. All bidders must submit a bid bond, in the amount of 10% of bid, in the form of a certified check, bank cashier's check, or other form of negotiable instrument which is guaranteed by a commercial bank. The Borough reserves the right to accept or reject any form of a bid bond which, in the sole opinion of the Borough, does not provide sufficient security for the bid. The Borough reserves the right to reject any or all bids or any portion of any bid, waiver informality or irregularity of any bid or in the bidding and/or negotiate with the receipt of bids. The Borough reserves the right to increase or decrease any or all quantities. No bid will be accepted after the time herein specified whether or not the bidder has a time other than the official Borough time. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids. 1. REFACE EXISTING STONE WALL Price includes cost of labor and materials required to Chisel the existing stone wall face by 3"- 4"and reinstalling new stone on wall face A masonry fastener/wedge as approved by engineer along with new Type-S mortar mix behind stone and cement mortar throughout joints. "Contractor to Provide drawing of anchoring method and specifications for Re-faced Stone for engineer to ensure suitability Should any additional stone be needed to replace broken stone, contractor to provide said stone to match existing type. New stone to be melded into existing, adjacent, undisturbed stone wall. 2. PROPOSED MORTAR REPOINTING Item includes the cost of labor and materials required to pressure wash entire work area and repoint all deteriorated mortar joints in work area as shown on plans. The following guidelines are to be utilized: Pre-dampen masonry surfaces to receive repointing mortar for a minimum of20 minutes prior to mortar placement. Masonry surfaces should be saturated but free of excess or standing water at time of mortar placement Fill mortar completely into joints, compacting it into the rear and corners of the joint. Build up the mortar to the full depth of the joint without interruption. Immediately tool filled joint to the specified profile. Match to adjacent, existing profile or to original profile as instructed To avoid changing the appearance of the building, it may be necessary to slightly recess the mortar from the masonry surface. Do not flush fill joints in worn masonry if this results in a visually widerjoint than the original. Remove excess mortar and smears using a stiff natural bristle brush and clean water before it has set. Wet cure tooled joints as required by lightly misting with clean water periodically for a minimum of 3 days following installation. Misting should be performed every hour or two on the first day, as required to maintain the mortar in a wet condition, and this may be reduced to every three or four hours on subsequent days. Allow mortar to fully cure for a minimum of28 days before final cleaning. Longer cure times are required in cooler weather. Only low pressure should be used to avoid damaging newly repointed joints. Use only cleaning materials approved by the mortar manufacturer, and only at the approved rates of dilution and dwell time