ITEM SPECIAL - "PAINTING EXISTING BRIDGE MOUNTED AND GROUND MOUNTED

STEEL LIGHT POLES, (PAINT SYSTEM A OR PAINT SYTEM B), AS PER PLAN"

(BID ALTERNATES 3 AND 4)

THIS ITEM INCLUDES FURNISHING ALL LABOR, EQUIPMENT, TOOLS AND MATERIALS
REQUIRED FOR CLEANING, PREPARING THE SURFACE AND PAINTING FIVE (5) BRIDGE
MOUNTED AND (4) GROUND MOUNTED EXISTING STEEL LIGHT POLES.

IF THIS ALTERNATE IS AWARDED, DO NOT BEGIN ANY WORK ON THIS ITEM UNTIL
AUTHORIZED BY THE ENGINEER. THE ENGINEER WILL MARK THE CONCRETE DECK
PATCHING AREAS ON THE FIRST HALF OF THE BRIDGE AND DETERMINE THE PATCING
QUANTITY. AT THAT TIME THE CITY WILL DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO PROCEED
WITH THE POLE PAINTING BASED ON THE PROJECT BUDGET.

ONLY POLES ON ONE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE AND ONLY TWO OF THE GROUND
MOUNTED POLES AT A TIME MAY BE OUT OF SERVICE FOR THE PAINTING WORK,
UNLESS OTHERWISE APPROVED BY THE CITY.

COORDINATE ELECTRICAL SERVICE DISCONNECT WITH CINERGY AS NECESSARY

PRIOR TO DISMANTLING OR PERFORMING ANY WORK ON THE EXISTING POLES. THE
CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO THE POLES, THEIR
SUPPORTS, ANCHOR BOLTS, OR ELECTRICAL WIRING DURING THE REMOVAL,
TRANSPORT AND RE-ERECTION, AND SHALL REPAIR OR REPLACE AT HIS EXPENSE TO
THE SATISFACTION OF THE ENGINEER ANY PORTION OF THE POLE, ETC. DAMAGED
DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DUE TO THE CONTRACTOR'S
OPERATIONS.

PAINT APPLICATION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF THE

STEEL STRUCTURES PAINTING COUNCIL PAINT APPLICATION SPECIFICATION NO. 1.

FOR PAINTING IN PLACE, COLLECT, REMOVE AND DISPOSE OF ALL BUCKETS, RAGS,
OR OTHER DISCARDED MATERIALS AND LEAVE THE JOB SITE IN A CLEAN CONDITION.
PROTECT ALL PORTIONS OF THE BRIDGE AND ROADWAY, ALL ADJACENT PROPERTY,
STRUCTURES, BUILDINGS, VEGETATION, AND ALL OTHER ITEMS OR AREAS THAT ARE
NOT TO BE PAINTED FROM DAMAGE OR DISFIGUREMENT BY THE CLEANING AND
SURFACE PREPARATION AND BY SPLASHES AND SPATTERS OF PAINT. IF THE
CONTRACTOR CAUSES DIRECT OR INDIRECT DAMAGE OR INJURY TO PUBLIC OR
PRIVATE PROPERTY, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL RESTORE THE PROPERTY TO A
CONDITION SIMILAR OR EQUAL TO THE CONDITION EXISTING BEFORE THE DAMAGE
OR INJURY. COORDINATE ELECTRICAL SERVICE DISCONNECT WITH CINERGY AS
NECESSARY PRIOR TO DISMANTLING OR PERFORMING ANY WORK ON THE POLES.
THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO THE POLES, THEIR
SUPPORTS, ANCHOR BOLTS, OR ELECTRICAL WIRING DURING THE REMOVAL,
TRANSPORT AND RE-ERECTION, AND SHALL REPAIR OR REPLACE AT HIS EXPENSE TO
THE SATISFACTION OF THE ENGINEER ANY PORTION OF THE POLE, ETC. DAMAGED
DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DUE TO THE CONTRACTORS
OPERATIONS.

THE CLEANING, SURFACE PREPARATION, AND PAINTING SHALL BE PERFORMED IN

ACCORDANCE WITH ONE OF THE TWO PAINT SYSTEMS DESCRIBED BELOW.

PAINT SYSTEM A
(FOR ITEMS 625 - LIGHT POLES OR ITEMS SPECIAL - PAINTING EXISTING STEEL LIGHT
POLES)

FOR EXISTING POLES, CLEAN ALL SURFACES TO BE PAINTED USING LOW PRESSURE
WATER CLEANING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SSPC-SP12/NACE NO. 5 (WJ4). ALLOW TO
DRY, THEN HAND TOOL CLEAN ALL SURFACES TO BE PAINTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SSPC-SP2. AT THE CONTRACTOR'S OPTION, EITHER PAINT THE EXISTING POLES IN
PLACE OR CAREFULLY REMOVE THE EXISTING POLES FROM THEIR SUPPORTS AND
TRANSPORT THEM TO AN APPROPRIATE FABRICATING AND/OR PAINTING FACILITY
FOR CLEANING, SURFACE PREPARATION, AND PAINTING.

FOR NEW POLES, SOLVENT CLEAN ALL SURFACES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SSPC-SP1,
FOLLOWED BY BRUSH-OFF BLAST CLEANING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SSPC-SP7. PAINT
NEW POLES IN AN APPROPRIATE FABRICATING/PAINTING FACILITY.

FIRST COAT:

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS MACROPOXY 646 (OR APPROVED EQUAL)

4 MILS MIN., 6 MILS MAX. DRY FILM THICKNESS.

SECOND COAT:

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS HI-SOLIDS POLYURETHANE (OR APPROVED EQUAL)

3 MILS MIN., 4 MILS MAX. DRY FILM THICKNESS
COLOR TO BE SELECTED BY THE CITY
PAINT SYSTEM B

(FOR ITEMS 625 - LIGHT POLES OR ITEMS SPECIAL - PAINTING EXISTING STEEL LIGHT
POLES)

FOR THE EXISTING POLES, CAREFULLY REMOVE THE POLES FROM THEIR SUPPORTS
AND TRANSPORT THEM TO AN APPROPRIATE FABRICATING AND/OR PAINTING
FACILITY FOR CLEANING, SURFACE PREPARATION, AND PAINTING. THE EXISTING
POLES SHALL NOT BE PAINTED IN PLACE FOR THIS PAINT SYSTEM.

PAINT NEW POLES IN AN APPROPRIATE FABRICATING/PAINTING FACILITY.

PREPARE ALL SURFACES TO BE PAINTED, INCLUDING EXISTING POLES OR NEW

POLES, BY SOLVENT CLEANING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SSPC SP-1, FOLLOWED BY
BLAST CLEANING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SSPC-SP6/NACE NO. 3 - COMMERCIAL BLAST
CLEANING.

FIRST COAT:

SHERWIN WILLIAMS ZINC CLAD IV (OR APPROVED EQUAL)

3 MILS MIN., 5 MILS MAX. DRY FILM THICKNESS

SECOND COAT:

SHERWIN WILLIAMS MACROPOXY 646 (OR APPROVED EQUAL)

4 MILS MIN., 6 MILS MAX. DRY FILM THICKNESS

THIRD COAT:

SHERWIN WILLIAM HI SOLIDS POLYURETHANE (OR APPROVED EQUAL)

3 MILS MIN., 4 MILS MAX. DRY FILM THICKNESS
COLOR TO BE SELECTED BY THE CITY