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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 7980 _ 71 3 RESOLUTION NO. 7908 OF THE TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT CALLING FOR BIDS ON UTILITY POLES WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District has determined the need to purchase 70 utility poles; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District previously approved specifications for utility poles by Resolu- tion No. 7824 passed and adopted on May 25, 1978; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors does hereby reaffirm approval of the specifications described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the President of the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District is hereby directed to issue a call for bids based on the specifications as described in Exhibit "A" and that the date and time established for the bid opening is Friday , April 27 , 1979, at 4:00 P.M. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District at a regular meeting thereof duly called and held in the District on the 29th day of March 1979, by the follow- ing roll call vote: AYES : Hatch Huber Sutton Kuttel , NOES: None , ABSENT: Maass , TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT By J s A. Maass, President ATTEST: X. Milton Seymour, C erk o the Board SPECIFICATIONS FOR UTILITY POLES ------------------------------------------------------ each 45 foot poles - Class 3 Treatment type: cel 1 on - Tree type: Douglas Fir or equivalent each 35 foot poles - Class 5 Treatment type: cell on Tree type: Douglas Fir or equivalent Prices quoted are to be F.O.B. Truckee, truck delivered. The District will handle the unloading of the truck. Poles must meet R. E.A. specifications which are attached. AwiREA Specification DT-5C:PE- for Wc;;*;: Poles, Stubs, and Anchor Logs'6aAd fit. 4 Preservative 'treatment of These Materials I. ',cope: This specification describes the minimum acceptable quality of wood poles, stubs acid anchor logs (hereinafter called poles, except where: specifically referred to as.stubs) purchased by or for REA'bo.rrower.s and the: alternate plans of procurement under which they may be purchased. Where there is conflict between this specifi.cation and any, other specification referred -to herein, this specification sha'11 govern. This' specification contains extracts of nationally accepted standards but is t desie,ned ,to be complete in itself in all respects except those pertaining; to Section VII, Preservatives. a. II. General Stipulat ors: A. Producers of products covered by this specification whoA ' desire to have their products available to RE.A borrowers shall first apply for and be accepted for listing of their products. Iniis listing is maintained for use by REA bor.- rowers in the purchase of treated forest products. 4i B. :It is the pr:i_ma.ry responsibility of the producer to furnish j material in accordance with this specification. This respon- sibility remains notwithstanding any certificate (report) of inspection which may have been issued by an inspection agency or others. Acceptance of an order for material under this specification is evidence also of the producer's acceptance of this responsibility. C. boles shall be warranted to conform to this specification. If any pole shall be found nonconforming under this speci- fication, in any detail except preservative retention, within one year from date of shipment, it shall be replaced as promptly as possible by the producer. (Preservative retention, see Table 10, shsi ll meet specifications as a minimum at time of shipment. A reduction in preservative retention of not more than 10 percent will be acceptable within 30 days from date of delivery.) D.• Poles nonconforming for axV- provision covered by this specification shall not be shipped to an RFA borrower. Shipment of such material shall, be considered sufficient cause for removal of the producer's product from REA Bulletin 43-5, "List of Materials Acceptable for. Use on Systems of REA Electrification Borrowers." E. Requests by the RRA borrower for deviation from the require- 5 ment of this specification must be referred to the Rural Electrification Administration, Washington, D.C. 20250. Specification DT-5c PE' 9 q In any case„ added requirements or limitations shall not be less than the requirements of this specification and specifically covered in the material contract or order. F. Two plarts are available for supplying poles under this a specification: r° 1. Insured Warranted Poles: Under this plan, the supplier furnishes poles and stubs meeting this specification and furnishes a warranty containing as a minimum the provisions of the sample warranty included with Bulletin 44-2:345-1.. The warranty shall be issued by an i.nsurahce company under terms and conditions accept- able to REA. The insurance company shall submit their plan for assuring quality control to RRA for specific r approval prior to issuance_ of -these warranties. ¢ s. 2. In.d. enden-tl;r_Inspected _Poles: Under this plan, all poles supplied for use on an REA-financed,system shall be inspected.:- The inspection shall be made by a qualified inspector in accordance with REA Bulletin Lt]4-14 (Electric): 345-9 (Telephone), "Quality Control and Inspection of Timber. Products." a. Selection of Inspection Agency: The inspection agency shall be selected from the REA List of Authorized Independent Inspection Agencies, REA Bulletin 44-5 (Electric):3145-2 (Telephone). Thy purchaser, i.e. , borrower or its contractor is encouraged to contract directly with the agency for.. the .inspection service. The selected agency shall not subcontract the service to any other agency with- out prior written. consent by the purchaser.' The jroducer should not be a party to the selection of the agency by the purchaser, nor interfere with the work of the inspector. When circumstances warrant, he may deal directly with the agency and with the purchaser-i q b. Ve:uizication of Infection Reports: .All inspection reports shall. be reviewed by an authorized repre-- sentative of the manafacturer. ^'his shall be indi.c.a.ted by his signature on all reports. G. With the exception of Reserve Treated Stock, ,all invoices for treated timber products shall be accompanied by a ropy -)f the producers' Certificate of Compliance and either. a copy of the Independent :inspection Report or the Insured Warranty Certifi- cate. For Reserve Treated Stock, inspection reports shall be available from the inspection agencies. xmw- SF!P�! fication DT-5c:PE-9 �f,�►7� �Y # Page 3 �ualitY_ Control: A. The quality control procedure of all plants producing poles under_ either of the two plans described in paragraph. II.F and in greater detail in REA Bulletin 44--4 shall contain at least the following elements: 1. (duality control shall be the responsibility of a. competent indivi_3ual designated for that specific purpose, together w1th such staff as may be required.. The quality control persormel must be qualified to make necessary inspections and. perform chemical analyses and assays .required by this specification. �. 2. Ari inspection agency performing quality control for a producer shall not also act as the independent inspector of the same producer's poles produced for. REA borrowers. 3. Record;?, as described in this specification and in REA Bulletin 44-4 (Electric):345-9 (Telephone) , shall be maintained. a 4. Poles not meeting specifications at any stage are to be wi tlidra.wn from production and not offered for independent insl ction under the Independently Inspected Pole Plan, nor considered for shipment under the Insured Warranted Pole Plan until defects have been corrected. Poles riot meeting the requirements for penetration or retention of p.reser,rative may be retreated once only providing steaani.ng times and temperatures are not exceeded. Tl-,Le identification brand shall be. promptly removed from a.11 material found. to 'be nonconforming after branding, subject to the foregoing provision for -treatment. R. The producer. shall pro�rid.e its quality control designate and. the independent agency inspector under the Independently Inspected Pole Plan with full information. (drawings, etc.) relating to requirements contained in a contract or order which. are ;supplementary to or replace any of the requirements of the specification cited in the contract or order. C. The producer shall maintain or have access to adequate labora- tory facil-ties at or adjacent to the treating plant. All chemical tests or analyses associated with the treatment shall be performed In this -laboratory. .D. Plants shall maintain acceptable quality control as evidenced by the quality of -the material offered for independent inspection, or covered by an insured warranty. Failure to do so will be considered to have given sufficient cause for removal of their products from the REA List of Materials Accep-table for Use on Systems of REA Electrification Borrowers, R1:A ?3ul ti.n LF3-5 - Telephone 'Borrcwears, REA Bulletin 3" -2. Specif ic:ation M IV. Reserve Treated Stock: Reserve Treated Stock shall be subject to the following conditions: A.. Poles p-rocluced for Reserve Treated Stook may be either insured warranted Poles or independently Inspected poles. B. For indF�pendently Inspected poles, the inspec tion agency shall be selected by the producer from the REA list of inspe�_-tion agencies. Notice of choice of.the inspection M agency shall be furnished to the Rural Electrificatio-r-1 Administration, Washington, D.C. 20250, and any change in inspecti-on agency shall. be promptly reported with complete details of the circumstances involved. C. Producers of poles under_ either plan must notify REA in advance of their intention to treat material for Reserve Treated Stock. They shall inform REA of the location(.) of all stormor dist-�ibution yards where Reserve Treated stoci: is maintained. 1P I" D. No material treated with creosote or penta shall be shipped for use on an REA borrower's system later than one year followi.nS the treatment date branded on the material unless it complies as follows; f.4 The material shall be reassayed by -the producer. If conforming for preservative retention, as shown in Table 10, it may be shipped. ReaBsayed poles shall be Identified on the butt with a metal tag showing re assayed date. Such poles 3hall 'be -acceptable for shipment for one year from the date of reassay. f, 2. If' below specification requirements for preservative retention at the time Of shipment, the brand shall be removed and" the material reinspected, retreated and rebranded in accordance with paragraph V-11II.E. E. Salt treated poles need not be reassayed before shipment. V. Dlr,-f initions: Jf A. "Inspection" means an examination of each piece of material In si,_f f I c-ient de Vmj all phases of tail to ensure corif 0 -tY to the specification -under which it was purchased. Inspection prior to treatment shall be made after the products are manufactured and ready for treatment. Inspection during in Section V, treatment is described in Bullet 44-4:345-9, S paragraph B. B. Independent Inspection" relates to examination of a "lot" ncy. of material by an inspector employed. by a commercial age Speo ication AT-5c:PE-;> 4� Page 5 C. "Certi_ficate of Com�li.ance" shall. consist of a statement over the sip Ajt e of an aut�hDri.zed employee of the producer that the material shipped meets the requirements of this specifi- cation and any supplementary requirements cited in a contract or order under which it was purchased. B. "Reserve _Treated Stock" ::�,nsists of timber,products treated in accordance with this specification, prior to and in. antici-: pation of the receipt of specific orders,' and held in storage .ready for immediate shipment. E. The terms- "supplier," "treating and "producer_" are used in a manner to be most descriptive of the action and responsibility involved in that part of the specification where the term is used.. VI. Material eduirements: Allpoles shall conform to material require- ? i meats shown in Appendix A, which are primarily extracted from AP7SI 05.1-1972. Requirements which were not extracted. from. ANSI 05.1- 1972, or ANSI requirements which have been altered, are indicated. by a symbol. "O" in Appendix A. VII. Preservatives: Preservatives shall be selected from one of the following: --- '+ u +. A. Creosote: Creosote shall be a distillate derived from tar ' produced by the high temperature carbonization of bituminous P coal. and conform to all requirements of AWPA Standard P1-71 when analyzed in accordance with the methods in AWPA Stand- ard Al-'74, Suctions 2, 3, 4, either 5 or 9, and 6. B. Pen tach'lor.ophenol: Pentachloropheno"1 shall contain not less � <� than 95 'percent chlorinated phenols and conform to AWPA Standard P8-74 when analyzed in accordance with A5-75, u Sections 1, 2, 3 and 14. The hydrocarbon solvents for .s introducing the preservative into the wood shall meet the requirements of AVIPA Standard P9-74 Type A or B determined j in accordance with referenced ASTM standards for physical properties. i° C., Water--Boorne Preservatives (Salts): 1.. Ammoni.acal arsenates of copper (ACA) shall meet the n requirements of AWPA Standard P5--714, Sections 2 and 8 when analyzed in accordance with methods in A' Stand- ; ard A2-71, Sections 1, 2 and 6, or AWPA Standard A10-72. 2. Chromated copper arsenates (CCA) shall meet the require- mentor of one of the formulations given in .AWPA Standard P5-74, Sections 3, b or 5, and 8. Tests to establish conformity shall be made.in accordance with AWPA Stand- ard A2-71, Sections 2, 5 and 6, or AWPA St,and.ard A10-72. --..-- ---.-------__...--...-•---._...-.-`..---------•__.,....�.rt,.,..._.....---.-,.�.,.c-R•,.,..�...�,a.,...�,�*,,x�,R�.: aa:�aa,.,.:�. .r. .. ...a, ;T'�";��sr.�r..7�'°�— F_yN,y f •• L Specification D"-.�C -9 . .•gip • Pad 6 3. Determinations of the required pH of treating solutions i. of the water-borne salts shown in A.WPA. Standard P5, Section 8 should be determined in accordance with AWPA Standard A2-71, Section 9. VIII. Pryese-rvative_`treatment: y i A. Conditioning Prior to Treatment: r 1. Poles and stubs for which air-seasoning; is required (see ..� Group A., Table 1, Appendix A) shall have been dried by na.tura`1 air circulation. They shall be: checked to the heartwood. The moisture content not to exceed 25 percent by use of resistance type meter at a depth of 1-1j2" or at the sapwood heartwood line, whichever is less. �� F 2. Poles for which full air-seasoning; is not required may 'be partic-.l.ly conditioned by natural air-seasoning or by approved forced-ai.r circulation and further. conditioned by Boulton drying (Group B, Table 1, Appendix A) or by the steam--vacuum process (Group 0, Table 1, Appendix A) within the following limits: a. Boulton Di-•ling• Temperature Duration deg. F. hours maximum Green or partially seasoned * Douglas fir (coast) 220 optional Western Larch 220 optional* *The duration of the Boulton drying must reduce the moisture content in the poles sufficiently to minimize subsequent season-checking through the treated sapwood. '.�. .team--Vacuum Procc ss: Steam--(limits) Temperature Max. deg. F. Hours Total Time :3 Southern Pine 245 max.. 17(l) - 20(2) Pole classes nominally, less than 37.5 inches circumference at six feet from butt. (2) Pole classes nominally 37.5 inches or larger at six feet from butt. Speication DT-5C:PE-9 Page 7 �� , •�f~ }3 , Treatment _�itessure ProcessZ: Maximum Limits Preservative Impregnation Temperature Pressure Deg.. F lbs.%sq. in. (Creo. & Penta) +: Western Fred Cedar 200 100 Alaska Yellow Cedar 210 150 Jack & Red Pine10 150 .r.'.! Lodgepole Pine 210 150 _,. Douglas Fir & Western Larch 210 150 ,j., Southera Pine 210 200 Ponderosa (Western) Pine 210 200 A11 Species ACA 150 Same as t Ct'.A 120 above All poles treated with water borne salts shall be by full cell process described in AWPA Standards C1-75 and C4-75 except as modified by the provi_si.ors,of ANSI 05.1-1972. Treatment Thermal Procese�,Full-Lent th T.reatment - Western ". _ _ 3�. i Larch, Western Red Cedar, Alaska Yellow Cedar, Lodgepole Pine, Northern White Cedar: � ? 1. All poles treated by this process shall have been air- ` seasoned. prior to treatment. a ` 1 2. The temperature of the: preservative during the hot•-oil phase shall not exceed 2350F. a I). Result of Treatment: 1. Penetration and retention of preservative shall be tested on borings taken at any point on the periphery approximately: a. Six inches to twelve inches above nominal gxoemdline of Western Red Cedar, Northern White Cedar, and Western Larch poles. @.i f b. One foot above or below the brand on all other species ` of poles. E 2. Retention of preservative shall be not less than specified ?, in Table 10, as dete=!ned by: a. Toluene extra.ctiun for creosote. b. Lime fusion test or copper pyridine test for penta- . chlorophenol wr.e52 the preservative is a penta-petroleum x solution. �r -A Specification 'DT;!A0:PE-9 t4WII age Copper pyridine test for pentaci-ilo-rophenol when enta-petroleum solution are poles treated with p ?down to have been stored cr rafted in sea water, and for all species native to the Pacific Coast region. d. Tests in accordance with -the recognized standard methods for chromium, copper, and arsenic ions listed in AWPA Standards A2-71, -A 10-72, A 11-74 and A7-75. The components of the salt preservatives shall be calculated as As2051 CuO and C`03. Analy- sis by AWPA Standard A9­70 are satisfactory only for plant control. 3. peretration sampling of poles shall be as follows: a. Category A - Poles with a circumference of less than :s7-5 inches at six feet from butt. (1) Bore 20 percent of poles or 20 poles, whichever is greater; accept if. 100 percent conform, otherwise bore all poles. (2) Retreat the charge if more than 15 percent of the borings are found to be nonconforming. (3) Retreat all nonconforming poles if 15 percent or less fail the requirements. b. Category B - Poles with circumference of 37.5 inches or more at six feet from the butt. (1) Fifty feet and shorter; bore each pole and retreat only those found to be nonconforming unless more than 15 percent fail in which case retreat the entire lot. (2) Fifty-five feet and longer, bore each pole twice at 900 apart approximately in the same plane a=ound the pole and accept only those poles conforming to the penetration requirement in both borings. 4. The depth of penetration shall be measured along a boring from the outer end toward the inner end for a distance throug t which there is continuous preserve-;hou. Live penetration as indicated by evidence of preservative in each annual ring included. 4 E. Retreatment: Poles may be retreated once. Ad' 1. Creosote and Penta-Petroleum Limits of steam for initial and retreatment shall not exceed those found in paragraph YXII.A.2. .1"ifl."i A 21, MAW S-poc' Qcation DT-5c:PE-9 Pago 9 Retreatment of Reserve Treated Stock poles shall be by submersion in hot preservative (creosote or pentachlo- rophenol-petrole-Lim solution)* for not less than 10 minutes under 25 po-Luid-, pressure, or not less than 30 m.inutos at atmosrhe:y.--;c press-u-re. .2. S,3.1-ts - Poles which require retreatment shall be air dried sufficiently to accept the retreatment. Retreat-, merit shall be within original. treatment limitations. 3. 1,pG poles may be retreated with LPG—penta preservative within original treatment limitations. Retreated poles shall conform fully to all the requirements I of this specification. Retreated poles shall have a letter "R11 placed in the butt following the charge number to indicate that the pole or poles have been retreated. IX. Drawing a: The attached drawings show in detail the framing Tgains and bolt holes) for poles ordered -under this specification. Poles should be ordered by ?Drawing Number, mid should include any W desired detail not shown on these drawings. -4 Diaw-ings 801, M-20, TM-)4A, TDI-5, TM-5A, TM 4 X. Related. Specifications: The following listed specifications may be considered as pertinent to this specification subject to the restriction in the pa,ragraph under "Scope." ANSI 05.1-1972, American National Stand.ards Institute Specificationsand Dimensions for WootJ Poles May be purchased from: American National Standards Institute, Inc. _Z1 1430 Broadway New York, New York 10008 AWPA CI-75 Standard for Preservative Treatment by Pressure Processes -- All timber products AWPA CIS-75 Standard for the Preservative Treatment of Pressure ocesses I Pr Poles by Press AV`PA C8-73 Standard for the Full-Length Thermal Process 4. Treatment of Western Fed Cedar Poles AWPA CIO-73 Lodgepole Pine Poles - Preservative Treatment by Pall-Length Thermal Process AWPA Standard for the Purchase and preservation 1111-70 of Forest Products -7 (41 ; 3pecifi a�tlon D'r-�C�PF�-9 � �,► \ � 10 .AWPA N2 75 Standard Instructions for the Inspection of 3 Preservative Treatment of Wood AWPA M1t--'1)4 Standard. Instructions for the Care of Preserv- ative-Treated Wood Products AWPA. A'1 Standard. Methods for Analysis of Creosote and Oil-Type Preservatives AWPA A2--"'71 Standard Methods for Axia1y*:air of Water-Bornek Preservatives and Fire Retardant Formula- tions AWPA A5• 75 Standard Methods for Analysis of Oil-Borne Preservatives AWPA A6-'711. Method for the Determination of Water and Oil- Type Preservatives in Wood AWPA A'7- '75 Wet Ashing Procedure for Preparing Wood for Chemical Analysis AVIIA A1.0-•72 Ahal;vsis of CCA. Treating Solutions and CCA Treated Wood by Colorimetry AWPA A11.-.74 Analysis of Treated Wood and Treating Solutions by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy May be purchased from: American Wood Preservers' Association (AWPA) 1.625 Eye Street; N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 _at t aY tk t 7�