Site work and paving for a sidewalk / parking lot in Seaford, Delaware. Completed plans call for site work for a sidewalk / parking lot; and for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot.

Sealed bids are being accepted for the proposed parking lot paving improvements as outlined herein. The intent is to contract with one firm for paving, patching work, and striping. Locations detailed in this bid may receive milling, base repairs, patching, and striping as part of the intended work. The prices bid for furnishing hot mix overlay shall include all necessary butt joints, incidental milling, striping, and other necessary work to produce a smooth transition between the new work and all existing locations adjoining the proposed installation. The successful contractor is to perform any required survey work to produce a true line, grade and profile of the areas to be overlaid. The intent is to install the hot mix in a manner that will completely drain and prevent excessive amounts of standing water during and after rain events. Material to be used is hot mixed, hot laid, bituminous concrete mix Type C (or equivalent). The successful bidder shall submit a specification of the material and the source of supply to the owner for approval with his bid. Bituminous concrete shall be spread by a spreading and finishing machine. Equipment shall be self-propelled type, approved by the Director of Public Works and capable of spreading the mixture true to the line, grade, width and crown specified. This equipment shall also be provided with means for heating the screed members so that it will prevent the accumulation of asphalt material. An application of CRS-1 or RS-1 asphalt cement tack coat (or equivalent) shall be applied on all surfaces before placement of the hot-mix concrete on the parking lot. All other specifications necessary for the completion of the roadwork and not mentioned herein, shall conform to the State of Delaware Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Section 401, Hot Mix; Hot-Laid Bituminous Concrete Pavement dated July 1985. Base repairs, if needed, shall consist of excavation of the area directed to a depth of ten inches below pavement sub-grade. The excavation shall then be refilled with eight inches of CR-6 type crusher run and two inches of type C hot mix; an alternative method is to excavate down six inches and fill with three lifts of two-inch hot mix for a total of six inches of type C hot mix (or equivalent), installed with the line and grade of the adjacent pavement. The area will then receive the scheduled surface course. Actual payment will be based on the total square footage of base repairs directed and authorized by the Director of Public Works multiplied by the square foot price listed in the bid form. Wedging as directed and authorized by the Director of Public Works may be an approved alternative to base repairs as appropriate. Page 2 DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS Where milling is directed in the contract it shall be a minimum of six foot in width. The contractor may be directed to taper mill where necessary to create a smooth transition with adjacent pavement, curbs, driveways or other structures or to "heal in" pavement overlays. The contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials, equipment, sweeping, weed removal, grading, tacking, cutting butt joints, and necessary traffic control. The intent of this bid is to provide all necessary work for a complete job. Signs, barricades, lights, and other necessary incidentals to detour traffic shall be furnished and maintained by the contractor at his/her expense. The contractor is solely responsible for removing all vegetation from the parking lot surface and edges prior to topcoat paving. The price bid shall include furnishing all labor and materials necessary to restripe the parking lot area after paving. The required striping application shall be with a water-based paint product intended for parking lot marking. There will be white, yellow, and blue line striping required, as well as thermo preformed handicap symbols to be applied.