Unless indicated otherwise, the meaning of terms used in these specifications shall be as follows:
CONTRACT
The agreement between a developer and contractor or municipality and contractor performing the site improvements.
CONTRACTOR
The company performing the construction of site improvements.
DEVELOPER
The subdivider or potential buyer, property owner, or equitable owner who has executed an agreement with the contractor performing site improvements.
DRAWINGS
Those land development and subdivision plans or construction documents approved by the municipality. Drawings shall meet the requirements of the plan standards contained herein.
ENGINEER
The Borough's appointed engineering firm.
MUNICIPALITY
Dallastown Borough and its full-time employees, elected officials and appointed representatives and authorities.
The following abbreviations are used in the text of these specifications:
AASHTO
American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials
ACI
American Concrete Institute
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
ADT
Average daily traffic
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
AWWA
American Water Works Association
BCBC
Bituminous concrete base course
DI
Ductile iron
ESAL
Equivalent single-axle load
FS
Federal specifications
HES
High early strength
HMA
Hot mix asphalt
HDPE
High-density polyethylene
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IES
Illuminating Engineering Society
IPCEA
Insulated Power Cable Engineers Association
MUTCD
Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices
NEC
National Electric Code
NECS
National Electric Safety Code
NEMA
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
OD
Outside diameter
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PA DEP
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
PE
Polyethylene
PennDOT
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
psi
Pounds per square inch
PTM
Pennsylvania Test Method
PVC
Polyvinyl chloride
SDR
Standard dimension ratio
SESPC
Soil erosion and sediment pollution control
UL
Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.
WWF
Welded wire fabric