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Home My WebLink AboutRES 1978-24 - Board RESOLUTION NO, 7824 OF THE TRUC KEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT APPROVING SPECIFICATIONS AND CALLING FOR BIDS ON UTILITY POLES WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Ut i 1 i ty D i s t r i ct has determ i ned the need to purchase 75 ut i 1 i ty pol es; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility. District does hereby approve specifi- cations 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 de- scribed in Exhibit "A:," and that the date and time established for the bid opening is Monday June l2th, 1978 at 2:o o P.M ._ _ . PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee-- Donner Public Utility District at a special meeting thereof duly called and held in the District on the 25th da of May_, 1978 by the following roll call vote: AYES: Huber, Kuttel , Sutton, Maass NOES: None ABSENT: None TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT By Jap A. Maass, President i ATTEST: r`l I f A. Milton Seymour Clerk Thereof EXHIBIT "A" SPECIFICATIONS UTILITY POLES 60each 45 foot poles - Class 3 Treatment type - ce 1 1 on Tree type - Douglas Fir or equivalent 15 each 35 foot poles - Class 5 Treatment type - cel 1 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 EXHIBIT "A" i EA Specification BT-5,C:PE-9\ w= for We Poles, Stubs, and Anchor Logs ..,_,d Preservative Treatment of These Materials I. Scope: This specification describes the minimum acceptable quality, of wood poles, stubs and anchor logs (hereinafter called poles, except where specifically referred to as , stubs) purchased by or, for REA'borrowers and the alternate plans of procurement under which they may be purchased. Wheare there is conflict between this specification and any; other specification referred • to herein, this 'specification shaZI govern. This specification contains extracts of nationally accepted' standards but is designed .to be complete in itself in all respects except those pertaining to Section VII, Preservatives, II. General- Stipulations. A. Producers of products covered by this specification who desire to have their products available to REA borrowers shall first apply for and be accepted for listing of their products. This listing is maintained--for use by REA bor- rowers in the purchase of treated forest products, B. It is the primary responsibility of the producer to furnish 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. Poles shall be warranted to conform to this s ecification If any pole shall be found nonconforming under this spec i- 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, shall 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 nonc onf orming for any provision i on covered re d b this P Y specification shall not be shipped to an REA borrower. Shipment of such material shall be considered sufficient cause for removal of the producer's product from REA Bulletin 43-5t "List of Materials Acceptable p e for Use on Systems of REA Electrification Borrowers." E. Requests by the REA borrower for deviation from h -- the re qu�.re ment of this specification must be referred to the Rural Electrification Administration' Washington, B.C. ' 202 0. 9 rv� 1 4 1 Specification BT-5C:Pl�i9 Pag In any case, added requirements or limitations shall not be less than the requirements of this specification and F specifically covered in the material contract or order, y"' F. Two plans are available for supplying poles under this specification, ' 1. Insured Warranted Poles:, Under this the supplier plan., furnishes poles and stubs meeting this 'sppoif ication and furnishes a warranty containing as a mini rmim the- provisions of the sample warranty included with Bulletin "-2:345-1. The warranty shall be issued by an insurahce company under terms and conditions accept- able to REA. The insurance company shall submit their plan for assuring quality control to REA for specific { approval prior to issuance of these warranties. 2. Independently 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 44-4 (Electric): 345-9 (Telephone) , "QualityControl and Inspection of P Timber Products." a, Selection of Ins ection A nc t: The inspection ._ p agency shall be selected from the REA List of Authorized Independent Inspection Agencies REA Bulletin 44-5 (Electric)*345-2 (Telephone), The purchaser, i.e. , borrower or its contractor is encouraged to contract directly with the for . agency the inspection service. The selected .iMy nc shall. not subcontract the service to any otheragency with- out prior written consent by the purchaser; The producer 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 v b. Verification of Inspection Reports: All inspection reports shall be reviewed by an authorized repre-- sentative of the man-af acturer. This shall be indicated by his signature on all reports, G, with the exception of Reserve Treated Stock, p , all invoices for Y treated timber products shall be accompanied by a co of the copy y- producers' Certificate of Compliance and either. a copy of the ikt Independent Inspection Report or the Insured Warranty Certifi- cate. For Reserve Treated Stock, inspection reports shall be available from the inspection. agencies, e • ty a Sr .f icati on DT•- C:PE- . v 5 9 r Page 3 al 1*:PZ Control �y. d{ � pr } A, The quality control procedure of all plants producing poles `? P � under either the r of the two plans described inparagraph I I F .. P • and in greater detail in REA Bulletin 44-4 shall contain at least the�3 following elements. a - 1. Quality control shall be the res onsibilitY a competent eten•t P p individual designated for that specific � p purpose, together with such staff as may be required. The quality control personnel must be qualified to make necessary inspections P and perform chemical analyses and assays required by this specification. Y 2. An inspection agency performing quality ty control for a producer shall not also act as the independent 'P p t Inspector of the same producer's poles produced for REA borrowers. 3. Records, as described in this specification and in REA Bulletin 44-4 (Telephone),9-345 (Electric): shall be maintained, 4. Poles not meeting s ecifications at any stage are to be { withdrawn from production and not offered for independent epe dent f inspection under the Independently Inspected Pole Plan nor considered for shipment under the Insured Warranted Pole Plan until defects have been corrected. Poles not r meeting the requirements for penetration or retention of preservative may be retreated once only providing steaming times and temperatures are not exceeded. The identification brand shall be promptly removed from all P y } material found to be nonconforming after branding, subject s. to the foregoing provision for retreatment, 3 B• The producer shall provide 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 t or order which are supplementary to or y q replace an of the re uirements j P �Yb of the specification cited in the contract or order. C. The producer shall maintain or have access to adequate labora- tory facilities at or adjacent to the treating plant. All F chemical tests or analyses associated with the treatment shall be performed in this laboratory, D. Plants shall maintain acceptable quality control as evidenced q y 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 ' P REA Ll s t of Materials Acceptable for Use on Systems of REA Electrification Borrowers, } Y owers, REA Bulletin 43-5 -- Telephone Borrowers, REA Bulletin 3�=,2. { 'S -9 S ecificatian DT- ..: age 4 ri IV. Reserve Treated Stock: Reserve Treated Stock shall be subject to the following conditions: A.. Poles produced for Reserve Treated Stock may be either ,x insured warranted poles or independently inspected poles. Be For independently inspected poles, the inspection agency shall be selected by the producer from the REA list of the inspection agencies. Notice of choice of � agency shall be furnished to the Rural Electrification • D.C. 2a2 a and an change in Administration, Washington,, � , y g .a ` -an ins ecti agency shall be promptly reported with complete +` P � details of the circumstances involved. C. Producers of poles under either plan must notify REA in a advance of their intention to treat material for Reserve Treated Stock. They shall inform REA of the location(s) of all storage or distribution yards where Reserve Treated Stock is maintained. No material treated with creosote or enta shall be shipped D. p ` for use on an REA borrower's system later than one year . following the treatment date branded on the material unl e s s it complies as follows: 1. The material shall be reassayed by the producer. If conforming for preservative retention, as shown in Table to it may be shipped. Reassayed poles shall be . Y 4 identified on the butt with a metal tag showing reassayed date. Such poles shall 'be acceptable for shipment for : one ear f rom the date of real say. ` Y I 2 If below specification requirements for preservative A P 9. retention at the time of shipment, the brand shall be removed ande the material reinspected., retreated and i accordance withparagraph VIII.E. %J rebranded n E. Salt treated poles need not be reassayed before shipments V. Definitions: ar. A. "Ins ection" means an examination of each piece of material in sufficient detail , to ensure conformity to all phases of r 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 treatment is described in Bulletin 44-4:345-9, Section V, z °a paragraph B. Be "Independent Inspection" relates to examination of a "lot" of material by an inspector employed by a commercial agency, p fi t I d j. iV e Spe --.f ication DT--SC.PE-9 Pagek C Certificate of Com 1fiance" shall consist of a statement over the signature of an authorized 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, - D. "Reserve Treated Stock" consists 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 i t ready for immediate shipment, x " r !! t! tt r E. The terms-- t!su li r, treating plant," and "Producer" are r used in a manner to be most descriptive of the action and responsibility involved in that art of the specification , P Y P P :K ` where the term is used. AP Vr ; VI. Material Re uirements: All poles shall conform to material re uire .._._.. Q P �. - 4 meats shown in Appendix A which are primarily' extracted from ANSI t PP P Y s. 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: . A. Creosote: Creosote shall be a distillate derived from tar PY g P produced b the high temperature carbonization of bituminous - coal and conform to all requirements of AWPA Standard P1 71 when analyzed in accordance with the methods in AWPA Stand- and Al-74, Sections 2, 3, 4, either 5 or 9, and 6 0} B. Pentachlorophenol: Pentachlorophenol shall contain not less than 95 percent chlorinated phenols and conform to AWPA Standard P8--74 when analyzed in accordance with A5-75, Sections 1, 2 3 and 4. The hydrocarbon solvents f or introducing the preservative into the wood shall meet the requirements of AWPA Standard P9--74 Type A or B determined in accordance with referenced ASTM standards for physical t properties. C. water--Borne Preservatives Salts : 1. Anamoniacal arsenates of copper (ACA) shall me t the ry+ requirements of AVTPA Standard P5-74, Sections 2 and 8 when anal zed in accordance with methods in AWPA Stand- Y and A2-71, Sections 1, 2 and 6 or AWPA Standard A10--7 2 2. Chromate d copper arsenates (CCA) shall meet the require- ry z ments of one of the formulations given in AWPA Standard P5-74, Sections 3, 4 or 5, and 8. Tests to establish conformity shall. be made in accordance with AWPA S t and-- } and A2- 1 Sections 2 and 6, or AWPA Standard A10- 2. .6 i ....rw....+....+.,.we-,.. ' - ............ .. 1Y "i.V, Specification DT-5C Page Determinations of the required pH of treating solutions 4, Y 3. Dete . of the water-borne salts shown in AwPA Standard P5, F` b determined e r�aine d in accordance with AwPA 'fk`. Sect-ion 8 should e yL Standard A2--71, Section 9 VIII. Preservative Treatment: F U A. Conditioning Prior to Treatment* _{ which air--seasoning required (see is 1. Poles and stubs for w �. Group A Table 1 Appendix A) shall have been dried by P , � PP natura-1 air circulation* They shall be checked to the heartwood. The moisture content not to exceed 25 percent resistance, type meter at a depth of 1-1�2" or � by use of res yp sapwood at the wood heartwood line, whichever is less. ., P 2. Poles for which full air--seasoning is not required may be, partially conditioned b natural air-seasoning or by ? P a � Y r, culation and further. conditioned approved forced-air cir b Boulton drying Table 1, Appendix A) or by y � g to am-vacuum roce s s Grou C, Table 1, Appendix A) the s p P within the following limits: a. Boulton Drying: Temperature Duration deg. F. hours maximum i Green or partially seasoned Douglas fir (coast) 220 optional Western Larch 220 optional duration o f the Boul t on d y The drying must reduce the t in the poles sufficient) to minimize moisture content p Y i subsequent season-checking through the treated sapwood. b. S t e am-Vacuum Process: limits} Steam-t Temperature Max. de g. F. Hours gib. Total Time 1) _ (2) 1 � 20 Southern Pine 245 max. 7 Y (1) Pole classes nominally less than 37.5 inches ` circumference at six feet from butt. '} Pole classes nominal) 3?.5 inches or larger(2) Y at six feet from butt. - 0 7 Spec -Pication DT--5C:PE--9 , Page 7 F B. Treatment Pressure Process : t 4 Maximum Limit s Preservative Impre gnat i on Temperature Pressure Deg. F lbs./sq. in. (Creo. & Penta) 00 100 Western Red Cedar 2 _ Alaska Yellow Cedar 210 150 • z r7. Jack & Red Pine 210 150 `k Lodgepole Pine 210 , 150 a. x Douglas Fir & Western Larch 210 150 Southern Pine 210 200 Ponderosa (Western) Pine 210 200 sY All Species 4 ACA 150 Same as CCA 120 above tr All poles treated with water borne salts shall be by full cell <<p process described. in AWPA Standards Cl--75 and C4-75 except as modified by the provisions of ANSI 05.1--1972. a C. Treatment Thermal Process Full-Length Treatment -- Western Larch, Western Red Cedar, Alaska Yellow Cedar, Lodgepole Pine, Northern White' Cedar: f 3•• 1. All poles �'of s treated b this process shall have been air- � seasoned prior rior to treatment* 2. The temperature of the preservative during the hot-oil phase shall not exceed 2350F. D. Results of Treatment i 1. Penetration and retention of preservative shall be tested x on borings taken at. any point on the periphery approximat a ly: a. Six inches to twelve inches above nominal groundl ine of Western Red Cedar, Northern White Cedar, and Western Larch poles* ar p b. one foot above or below the brand on all other species of poles* g 2. Retention of preservative shall be not less than specified a 4 in Table to, as deter .ned by: a. Toluene extraction for creosote. �t 4` b. Lime fusion test or copper pyridine test for penta- �E chlorophenol when the preservative is a penta-petroleum : 4 solution. _y .w 1 :r ,r `s -3 1y P Specification DT 'C;�"� >h f V f E ,age E. c. Copper pyridine test for pentachlorophenol when - 4` poles treated with pent -petroleum solution are ik known to have been stored or rafted in sea water, j and for all species native to the Pacific Coast r region. d. Tests in accordance with the recognized standard t methods for chromium, copper, and arsenic ions Y� s listed in AwPA Standards A2-71, .A 10-72, Al 1-74 and A7--75. The components of the salt preservatives shall be calculated cul ate d as As 0 Cuo and Cro -Anal • 2 �� 3 Y w sIs by AWPA Standard A9--70 are satisfactory only for plant control. 3. Penetration sampling of poles shall be as f of l ows: = a. Category A - Poles with a circumference of less than i 37.5 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 none onf orming, 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, (I) Fifty feet and shorter; bore each pole and f retreat only those found to be nonconforming {✓} unless more than 15 percent fail in which case � retreat the entire lot, (2) Fi f ty-f ive feet and 1 onge r, bore each pole twice at 900 apart approximately in the same plane around the pole and accept only those . poles conforming to the penetration requirement in both bo rings. 4. The depth of penetration shall be measured along a boring from the outer end toward the inner end for a distance throughout which there is continuous preserva- tive penetration as indicated by evidence of preservative in each annual' ring included. E. Re treatment: Poles may be retreated once, f - r -- Limits.1. Creosote and Penta Pet of eum . of steam for L s ini tial and re treatmen't shall not exceed those f ound. in paragraph VIII.A.2. ri- 1 EM { n `r { - r ,Poe -f'cation ITT-5C:FE-9 { Page 9 n; Retreatment of Reserve Treated Stock pales shall be by �y submersion in hot preservative (creosote or pentachlor- ? rophenol•--pe troleuffi s o1ut�on for not Less than 10 minutes under 25 pounds pressure, or not less than 30 minutes at atmospheric pressure. t ' r ...., 2. Salts -- Poles which require re treatment shall be air dried sufficiently to accept the retreatment. Retreat-- s ment shall be within original treatment limitations. s. . J. 3. LPG - Poles may be re-treated with LPG--penta preservative y within original treatment limitations, tati ons. :w �i N i Retreated poles shall conform fully to all the requirements of this specification. j Retreated poles shall have a letter R placed in the butt 'indicate,•..;F following the charge number to t e that a the pole or f poles have been retreated. IX. Drawings: The attached drawings show in detail the framing gains and bolt holes) for poles ordered under this specification. Poles should be ordered b Drawing Number, and should include an � . � Y g � y s f des ired detail not shown on these drawings. 'r n Drawings 801 M--20 TM-- TM-5 v, TM-5A, TM-4 Related ecificatians: The following listed specifications may wwwrw•wr.•wiwr wfw�..wwrrwwww•w��wr+rw w.w•�wr.w be considered as pertinent to this specification subject to the restriction in the under "Scope," ." paragraph P E p' i Y ANSI 05.1-1972, American National Standards Institute Specifications and Dimensions for Wood :Poles May be purchased from: American National Standards Institute Inc. 1430 Broadway { New York, New York 10008 } AWPA C�.- Standard for Preservative Treatment b r ?� Y t Pressure Processes - All timber products 5 -C AWPA 7 Standard f or the Preservative Treatment of t �. Poles by Pressure Processes s AWPA C8-73 Standard for the Full-Length Thermal Process Treatment of Western Red Cedar Poles ..d, 7 F AWPA C10-73 Lodgepole Pine Poles - Preservative Treatment by Full-Length The rma.1 Pro c e s s .fit S AWPA Dn-70 Standard for the Purchase and Preservation n of Forest Products hb Ww i i .1 Y Specification DT-5C:PE-9 F 10 i AWPA M2--75 Standard Instructions for the Inspection of Preservative Treatment of Wood AWPA M47 4 Standard Instructions for the Care of Preserv- ative-Treated Wood Products AWPA Al-74 Standard Methods for Analysis of Creosote and Oil-Type Preservatives �° I AWPA Az- 1 Standard Methods for Analysis of Water--Borne 7 Preservatives and Fire Retardant Formula-- tions AWPA 5 -A57 Standard Methods for Analysis of ail--Borne Preservatives AWPA A6--74 Method for the Determination of Water and Oil. Type Preservatives in Wood AWPA 75 Wet Ashin A'l-- Procedure for Preparing Wood for � Chemical Analysis AWPA A10--72 Analysis of CCA Treating Solutions and CCA Treated Wood by Col.orimetry AWPA A11--74 Analysis of Treated Wood and Treating Solutions b Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy Y �"P P May be purchased from: American Wood Preservers' Association (AWPA) 1625 Eye Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 g � ff,{ 1,. `E if i ti r. F° ,u s I o* .:x r 3 .t