I.

General Conditions
A. Building plans, specifications and construction, as appropriate, shall be completed
by Contractor in accordance with (BOCA) national building codes.

B. Permits:
1. Municipal building to be obtained by: contractor
2. Water system to be obtained by: contractor
3. Sewage disposal to be obtained by: contractor
4. Electrical to be obtained by: contractor
5. State, fed, misc. to be obtained by: contractor

C. Construction debris/trash shall be removed from site by Contractor on a weekly

basis. Contractor shall provide for a final, thorough cleaning and house shall be in
move-in condition prior to closing.

D. Contractor shall be responsible for and shall provide adequate supervision of his
own workforce and all subcontractors employed.

E. Contractor shall provide Contractor’s risk insurance, liability, and workers

compensation insurance. Contractor shall provide a Certificate of Insurance as
evidence of insurance, prior to starting the construction of the house.

II. Site Work:

Contractor shall be responsible for the following:

1. Contractor shall be responsible for clearing lot to the extent necessary for the
construction of the house, driveway and septic field (if this needs to be installed). Since
 not anticipated, the cost for blasting if required, shall be extra and borne by owner.
Demolition and removal of any existing structures that must be moved to permit
construction and removal of trees, brush, stone or trash, which would prohibit
construction, are the responsibility of the Contractor.

2. Strip lot of soil necessary for installation of footers/foundation, as required by plans.

Topsoil shall be stockpiled, conserved and used for establishing final grade.

3. Excavation shall be done to the depth necessary for installation of the footings and
basement as shown on plans.

4. Backfill completed foundation.

5. Establish final grades, as indicated in plans that will allow for the natural drainage of
surface water away from building.

6. Machine site when construction is completed. Care shall be used to insure that available
topsoil is used for lawn areas.

7. Contractor shall be responsible for the removal of excess fill or topsoil, as well as the
supply of needed fill or topsoil.

8. Removing and re-constructing any municipal improvements (i.e., curbs, sidewalks, drain
basins, etc.), which must be changed to permit proper completion of construction, shall
be the responsibility of the Contractor.

9. The Owner shall be responsible for designating all existing flora, which shall remain in
place. The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that such designated flora are not
damaged, destroyed, or removed.
III. Concrete Work:

A. All footers shall be poured concrete, with a minimum thickness of 12M X 12M. Walls
shall be 200MM thick by 6.114 meter high, with anchor bolts or ties 1” from all corners
and spaced 200MM O.C. Asphalt foundation coatings shall be applied to exterior from
footings to finish grade line.

B. Any porch frost walls shall be poured concrete, as per plan.

C. Expansion strips shall be used in concrete floors, where necessary.

D. Concrete floors shall be nominal four-inch thickness poured over crushed stone and
minimum 3000 psi. Wire mesh shall be provided where required.

G. Sub-slab radon mitigation procedures shall be followed.

H. All exterior walks shall be poured concrete three to four inch nominal thickness, over
crushed stone in accordance with the plan.

I. All steel I-beams and lolly columns shall be installed, as per plan.

IV. Masonry Work:

A. CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS

1. Masonry Units (CHB): 100mm thick for all interior walls unless otherwise indicated. Use
400 psi for non-load bearing blocks and 700 psi for load bearing blocks where required.

A. Supplier: Allied Concrete, Rock built or Jack built

B. Where full height walls are constructed with concrete hollow blocks, these shall extend
up to the bottom of beam or slab unless otherwise indicated on plans. Provide stiffener
columns & lintel beams as specified in the structural drawings or as specified or as
deemed required to assure a stabilized wall due to height & other considerations.

2. Sand: S-1, washed, clean and greenish in color.

3. Mortar: One part “Portland” cement and two parts sand and water but not more than three
parts sand and water.

4. Plaster bond: N and H Plaster bond - Apply to all wall areas prior to plastering.

V. DOORS AND INTERIOR VIEWING WINDOWS:

A. DOORS AND FRAMES
1. Aluminum Framed Glass Door: 45mm x 600mm x 1.5mm thick Powder Coated
aluminum door tubular frame with 10mm thick clear full glass, champagne shade,
powder coat finish.

2. Main Entrance Door – Heavy Duty panel door.

Note: The contractor shall exercise the utmost care in dismantling, transfer and installation of
the Procuring Entity supplied glass doors. In case of any damage, the contractor shall
replace the glass door without additional cost to the Procuring Entity.

B. FINISHING HARDWARE
The following Hardware Sets are furnished for whatever assistance it may afford the
Contractor. The Contractor shall verify Plans and Specifications for hardware quality.
Should any particular item be omitted, Contractor shall provide similar or equivalent item
or hardware same as required.

ALL DOOR HARDWARE MUST BE ANSI A156.2 APPROVED

1. Locksets shall be Heavy duty lever type handles.
A. All locks shall have three (3) keys with the lock number stamped for identification.
Verify number of duplicates.

B. Schedule: Use extra heavy duty industrial / commercial series of door hardware.

Toilet Privacy Lock: Use Corridor or Passage Lock for unlockable lockset.

Keyed Entrance Mortise Lock:

Single cylinder with throw-deadbolt, standard full latch bolt with heavy duty anti-friction
tongue. When locked, key outside or Knob inside retracts all bolts simultaneously.
Outside Knob remains locked until thumb turn is restored to vertical position. Use Knob
type.

Single Cylinder Deadbolt Lock:

deadbolt thrown or retracted by key from outside or by inside turn unit. Bolt
automatically deadlocks when fully thrown

Indicator Lock:
for Toilet Stalls with safety release lock.

C. Windows:

1. Andersen brand, white color, high performance, glazing-windows shall be installed, as

per style and sizes shown on plans.

2. Full screens shall be supplied for all opening windows.

3. Decorative grilles shall be supplied on all windows shown on plan.

4. Misc:_________________________n/a______________________

NOTE:
In place of 1-5 above: Windows will be supplied by Owner, Contractor will be
responsible for installation. Contractor shall give homeowner at least two month’s
advance notice of when windows are needed at the jobsite. Contractor shall guarantee
that the windows are installed properly.

D. GLASS AND GLAZING

1. Caulking, Weather stripping, Sealing and Glazing Compound: refer to Division 7 on

Sealants

2. Schedule: All glass should match color of existing. The contractor shall submit glass
sample with performance data and certifications from the manufacturer.

VI. FINISHES

Refer to Architectural Plans for location. Verify plans for other finishes not specified or
`omitted herein. Sample of all materials shall be submitted to the Procuring Entity for
approval as to color and quality workmanship.

A. PAINTING WORKS

All materials shall be Environmental protection Agency (EPA) certified and approved.

Painting Materials:
1. Submit various painting materials specification data and sample to be used for Procuring
Entity’s approval.
2. All primers, thinners and putty, also waterproofing for internal and external application
shall be the same brand as the specified material.

3. Painting materials including its application must be covered with minimum of five- (5)
year guaranteed to be rendered by the painting manufacturer. 7. Use BOYSEN or
DAVIES only for all painted works.

Application:

1. All sample paint shall be ubmit on at least 300-mm x 300mm plywood panel, color and shade as
per approval by the Procuring Entity.

2. Application shall be as per paint Manufacturer‟s specification and recommendation.

3 . Provide all drop cloth and other covering requisite for protection of floors, walls, aluminum,
glass, finishes and other works.

4. All applications and methods used shall strictly follow the Manufacturer's Instructions and
Specifications. All surfaces including masonry wall shall be thoroughly cleaned, puttied,
sandpapered, rubbed and polished; masonry wall shall be treated with Neutralizer.

All exposed finish hardware, lighting fixtures and accessories, glass and the like shall be
adequately protected so that these are not stained with paint and other painting materials prior
to painting works. All other surfaces endangered by stains and paint marks should be taped and
covered with craft paper.Manufacturer: Boysen or Davies Paint